Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-02-13
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Mr.. II. II. Freeman, organist and
lchoirmaster of Old st. Johns Church,
Lafayette Square, inaugurated yesterday
the twelfth season Of Lenten organ re-
citals before an audience that packed the
) historic edifice to the doors. These re-
citals have always been an attractive
feature Of the Lenten program at st.
Johns. Yesterday Mr.. Freeman was as
sisted by Donald II. Freeze. organist OF
J Mt. Vernon Methodist Church and Rich
ard Loreleberg. viOloncellist. A novelty
was offered In several organ numbers ar
ranged for four hands, and played by Mr..
Fireman and Mr.. Freeze, among them
being Sonata op. &c. adagio, allegro,
J andante tranquilo, finale, allegro con
} spirito (Volckmar); "Berceuse in D Flat"
(Faulkes), arranged by Mr.. H. H. Free
man. and the march and chorus from
Iannhauser" Wagner). arranged by
!. Homer n. Bartlett. A new composition,
Cradle Song Oickinson), was also rem
dered most effectively by Mr.. Freeman,
besides the Scherzo symphonique by
Faulkes
Richard Loreleberg, the assisting soloist,
played "Adagio Cantable" Tartini),
Bourne" HandeD, "Andante' (GlucN
and confirmed the good impression al
ready made when he appeared with the
the recent concert of the Monday Morn
ing Club. The recital next week Will be
given by DR.. A. Madeley Richardson Of
St Paurs Episcopal Church, Baltimore.
with two assisting solosts from the boy
choir Of that church.
The choir of st. Marks Episcopal
lChurch, formerly Bishop Satterlee's Pro-
Cathedral Church, held it's annual festi-
val choral service Monday evening under
the direction of the organist, Samuel
Wood, who came recently to st. Mark
from London. The music rendered by
the combined choir Of the parish. num-
boring some eighty-five boys and men.
was delightfully."- interpreted. Among those
in attendance upon the celebration We're
two Of its former organsts, william I'm
ione-time tenor soloist, Henry Jaeger. jr,
who is now singing with such success at
lSt. Pauls Catholic Church.
The third musical entertainment Of the
Arion Gesang Verein will take place this
evening under the direction of Mr.. Karl
Holer. The program will include: Over
ture. LA Belle France" UaurendeaU,
orchestra; cello, andante from "A Minor
Concerto" (Galtermann), Mr.. Fritz Muel-
Ter: choruses, might" (AbD and Aus
trian Folk Song CKremser). Arion Ge--
sang Verein: trio for violin. viola and
cello (SchuberD, Messrs. H. Hoffman, S..
Scharbau and F. Mueller Venetian
Love Song (Nevin) and Spanish Seren-
ade." La Paloma" (Yradier), orchestra;
violin solo. Scene de Ballet (de BerioD,
gessenhert" won Fielitz) and Am Nicer"
(SchuberD, Mr.. Carl Xanten; selection,
Erminie" (Jacobowsky). orchestra.
pointed one of the assistant vocal teach
e,s at the Washington College of Music
and assumed her new duties at the open
Ing Of the spring term last Monday.
Mr.. Sidney Lloyd Wrightson and Mr..
Richard p Backing are in New York
filling some professional engagements.
The pupils of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
| Finckel gave an interesting recital Tues
day afternoon at their residence studio,
4 assisted by Miss Grace Alden, soprano,
and Mr.. Robert Cary Stearns. viola.
Among the selections given were, Bright
May Nights" (Tschaikowsky) and Bird
ling" (Grieg) Miss Katherine Evans;
"Fantasie" in c minor. MozarD and
"Nocturne' No. 3. Field) Miss Mabel
Kebler: "Ach vie lists moglich damp
weiss, "Traumerei." 1schumanp Mas.
and Temple Bells" Miss Grace Alden;
Dawn" (Grieg) Miss Gertrude Finckel
and Mrs. Finckel; "Nocturne," tGries)
and (Gnomentanz." CMacDowelD Miss
(Mendelssohn) Miss Mary Willard: "vene-
tian Love Song" and Good Night"
| (Nevin) Miss Josephine Wolhaupter and
Mr.. Finckel: Trio, No. a, In q fiat, (Mo-
Willard plano; Mr.. Finckel, violin, and
Mr.. Stearns. viola: First Movement"
| from Concerto" (MoZarD, In ID minor.
Miss Mary Wallace, with accompaniment
on second piano by Mrs. F'inckel.
Miss Elsa Murray, pianist, daughter
of Mr.. Harvey Murray, opened the pro-
gram at the Friday Morning Club last
week and her numbers proved genuine
treat. She played the Prelude. OPP. 80. by
'.Scherzo,'' in c sharp minor. Chopin.
She was followed by Miss Katherine Lee
Jones, whose rich contralto voice was
heard to advantage in "Frauenliebe und
| Leben,' (Schumann) and violin and
piano number, Romance (Arthur
Foote) given with the true artistic in
stinct by Mrs. True and Miss Heinrichs.
| The Apollo Orchestra OF forty players,
Albert p. Johnston, director, will be heard
| in q miscellaneous program at the val
entine social and entertainment to be
given by the Mckendree NJ. E. Sunday
school at the church tomorrow evening.
The recital at the reading room for the
blind at the Library of Congress last
| Thursday was given by two of the
younger coterie of Washington musicians,
and consisted of both vocal and instru-
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pianist, and Irwin N. Hoffman. baritone.
being the soloists. The selections In
cluded piano solo, '"Toccata,'' Alice Meek
ham: MY Loves an Arbutus'' (Graves),
"All Through the Night (Harry Boul-
ton), 1.-THE First Violet (Mendelssohn).
When Love Is Kind" (Thomas Moore),
| How Can l Leave Thee (Volks led,
still VIE Die Nacht' CCarl Bohm),
''Lehn Define Wang au Meme Wang
| ,Jensen), "A Warrior Bold (Adams).
piano solo, 'Valse," in A fiat (Chopin),
Alice Meekham; piano solo, Love Song
(Wagner), Alice Meekham; 1.-The Earth
Is the Lords (Schnecker) and Judge
Me, 0 Cod Dudley Buck). Irwin N.
Hoffman: piano solo, Polka de Concert
| C1offmann). Alice Meekham.
| Glenn B. Ashley, the new organist and
chormaster Of st. Aloysius Church, ar
rived in the city Monday, and assumed
his new duties Immediately. Mr.. Ashley
comes from Chicago, and If all the
ports of his previous success in musical
fields be true he will prove a distinct &C
QUESTION to Washington musical circles.
He has been associated in choir work in
Chicago with Father Finn, director of the
Paulist Chorister Choir that appeared
here in concert last season for the benefit
| of local charity. Father Finn is well re-
membered here, too, for his work in or
ganizing and launching the male choir Of
st. Paul's Catholic Church. Mr.. Ashley
| does not expect to open a studio In this
city but will give his entire time to the