Evening star., 1909-05-02
MUSICAL MENTION.

program was given by Mr. Anton Kaspar:
first violin; Miss Elton Ronsaville. second
violin; Mr.. Robert c. Stearns. viola; Mr..
Ernest Lent. cello; Miss Marguerite
O'Tooe. harp. and included: Quartet.
ende'' (ZabeD. Miss O'Toole; quartet. AL
legro and The Mill Ienb: Andante
tTschaikowsky): violoncello solos; Noe
turn" Chopin and 'Scherzo" won
Goens,. Mr.. Lent: harp solo: Dane of
the sylphs'' (GodefroiD. Miss O'Toole;
| violin solos, "RomanZa CWieniawskD,
and "Zapateado' (Sarasatel, Mr.. kas-
par; quartet, Allegro from Fourth Quar-
| tet (Beethovem.
| The High, School chorus. which has
been training under the direction of Miss
Ays f. Bentley. directress of music IN
the public schools. will have Its first
rehearsal with the regular chorus of the
Washington Choral Society at George
Washington University Hall next Mon
day night. This chorus was formed by
authority of the board of education at
/ the suggestion of the board of managers
| of the Choral Society. The pupils have
taken hold of the matter with such
| evident enthusiasm that 1t is believed
next year will see very large accession
| to their number.
! The second annual concert for the bene-
fit of the music fund of Gurley Memorial
| Church took place Friday evening at the
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/ program included, "Polonaise" (Chopin),
| Miss Marguerite Allen: soprano solo.
Because" (d'Hardelot. Miss Jessie
Harnsberger; encore. the Rocks .,
Dr. Benjamin J. Madert: eontralto solo.
Hearts Delight (GilchrisD, Mrs.
Buttons Are Marked U. s." Carrie
Jacobs Bond: recitation. Deacon slo-
Gums Presence of Mind" Mrs. F: w.
/ Mrk nj Got
School,: bass solo. THE Bell in the
Lighthouse Mr.. Arthur E. Middleton;
encore. Break, Break. Break; piano
duet. "Qui vive Galop" CAM. Miss
| solo, II Rise from Dreams to Thee
Marie Hansen). Miss Bertha Hansen;
encore, IAN Open Secret NWoodman); ;
tenor solo. Tell Her ! Love Her So"
| II Wonder If Ever the Rose" (Slater):
contralto solo, Jean" Burleigh). Miss
Estelle Gulick; encore. THE Lass With
the Delicate Air Arne): piano 500.
Marie Hansen; recitation. Our Folks"
| Mrs. Mcknight: bass solo. Down in
Dungeon Cell Rreusch). Mr.. Middleton:
! contralto solo. Nora tPigoto, Mrs.
/ Blanche Muir Da'gleish; piano solo, Miss
| Marie Hansen. accompanist, Miss Neilie
i Sacrey.
Mrs. A. D. Melvin will sing at the
| Mount Peasant CONGREGATIONAL ChurCn
this morning. She will be heard in Sui
| livan's The Lost Chord" and the quartet
will sing the anthem, MY Faith Looks
| Up to Thee" At the evening service the
anthem. Son of My Soul tsalter'. will
/ be given by a quartet and chorus. with
| tenor obligato by Mr.. Howard Butter
| worth The offertory solo will be Fear
| Not Ye. o Israeli by Mr.. Theodore T.
Apple. and the anthem will b. Grander
Than Ocean Story Costa. Mr.. Lewis
Corning Atwater will preside. as usual, at
| the organ.
! given at st. Augustine's Church this
| morning in honor of the cardinal. who
| will administer confirmation after the IL
| O'Clock service. The music will be given
by the regular choir OF the church. und er
| the direction of Mr.. Anton Kaspar, with
| Miss Mamie Mullaly at the organ. and
| will include 1.-The Pilgrims Chorus" from
| Tannhauser. sung as the procession en-
ters the church; kyrie. (Beethoven):
/ Gloria tGounod). offertory, Ave Maria
| (ArcadelD; Credo (Durand). Sanctus. from
| Haydn's Sixteenth Mass; Benedictus and
| Agnus Del (Gounod). Veni Sanctus Spir-
| titus CDietsch) and Recessional, Praise
Ye the Lord
| Last Sunday evening at the Church of
| the Covenant Miss Salle Mason playei
| the piano and Miss Edith Athey, the Or
| gan accompanist. for the special numbers
| sung by the Central High School Chorus.
Miss Athey Is substitute accompanist for
the high school music classes.
Mrs. John r. Pullman gave a luncheon
| Wednesday followed by musical the
program of which was given by Miss
Alice kimball. Mrs. Matte II. White and
! DR.. Allen Gregory. The selections in
cluded piano SOLOS. Nocturne (Chopin),
Intermezzo UeschetisZky). ScherZo (Gan-
dolfo). Miss Kimball: soprano solos, "Ha-
banera" (Carmen), "Florian Song God
| ard. Bowl of Roses tClarke). Mrs.
White; baritone solos. Prologue. Il Pagli-
acci'' 1eoncavallo. Eyes That Used to
Gaze In Mine u4ohr) and Mother o.
Mine Frank Tours. DR.. Gregory.
The Junior Stage Fright Club held its
usual meeting last Monday evening at
the home of Miss Alice Burbage Beet
hoven. his life and works. was the SUBJ
Ject of the evenings study. Miss Alice
Burbage read a paper on the sonata form.
particularly as exemplified I'm the Beet
hoven sonatas and Mrs. Scranage played
the Sonata in f. minor op. 50; Mr..
Eric Schillng. Sonata op. =. No. >.
and Miss Burbage gave, the Moonlight
Sonata" the Sonata ApoasSionata" and
Les Adieux." all by Beethoven. The
usual meeting will not take place next
Monday. but will be postponed to the
following week. when the symphonies of
Beethoven and his other piano works will
be considered
Washington talent was we'll represented
on the programs of Baltimore recitals
last week. Mrs. f. Clay Browning
soprano of All Souls Church. was the