The Washington herald., 1910-11-20

The Motel Choir. directed by Otto 7.
Simon, win give its first invitation con-
cert of this season at Memorial Cont
mental Hall Wednesday evening. Decem-
Der z. before an audience of 2.000 guests
which viii include members OF the uni
veTsities and other educational institu-
tons of musical and art societies and Of
the different women's clubs OF the city.
This musical art organization Of eighty
voices exists for the purpose of increas-
Ing the appreciation OF the best class of
choral music. It's significance is educa-
tional TO the participating singers. as
we'll as TO the audiences. The programme
viii be interesting In its music and texts,
not only from the classical standpoint,
but also as an expression of the spirit OF
the Christmas season. A number OF the
compositions date from the sixteenth
century, and will attract by the quaint
ness Of text and music. The old Christ
mas song "Stllle Naeht, Heilige Nacht,
will be sung in German. and, as in Ger
many. ii viii be sung by the Motel Choir
about the lighted tree. with all It's deVo-
tional significance.
The choral body will have the assist
anee Of a piano trio, with the following
artists: Mrs. otto T. Simon. piano: An
ton Kaspar. violin. and Ernest Lent,
cello. The following IS the complete
programme
Afoiet 20 Alagnum Mysterium" ..NitoE1s il54elasl
"Chenlbm song tfrom the Russian chnTehl
.IAehaiAoNSAy
Piano tho.
Allegro. Andante.
Two Christmas songs
ta) Celebrated Christmas Song. .Caivisius
(Composed ISL
(b) Three Kings Have Journeys" ...... Cornelius
Chorus and tATytone solo by Mr.. John Waters
Prelude. Minuet. Romance.
tal THE Morning Star on High Is Glowing.
10 "Lol Rose l. blooming"
lel 'Stille Nacht. Heilige Naeht' German Christ
song arranged by Damroschl
Piano THO "Adoration Fipued
'Haeluiah Chorus Handel
Miss Alice Burbage. one OF Washing
toms brilliant and most cultivated plan
fists, gave programme OF Chopin music
before the Friday Morning Club and its
guests last Friday morning with pro-
nounced success. Miss Burbage played
with beautiful technique and tone. Her
programme was as follows:
Valse Brilliaute. op. a.
Etudc In sharp minor.
Nocturne in + sharp
Third Ballade
Three MazurEss. op II. Nos. and 4; op. s..
No. lposthumousl,
N0ctune IN ID fiat.
Nalse. Gp 90 lposthumogsl.
NCctume in minor.
Audante spanato and Polonaisc in E fat.
The Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church has arranged a short programme
this evening The programme. which
VIII commence at 1890 o'clock, will be
given by Miss Ruby Stanford. violinist:
Miss Elizabeth Leckie. meZZO-sOpranO.
both scholarship students at the Pea
body Conservatory of Music in Balti-
more, and Mrs Blanche Muir Dalgleish,
contralto, the soloist at the church
Miss Ethel Tozier. pianist, scored a
success at the home Of Lieut.. Commander
Wiley last Sunday afternoon at their
reception. when she played a Chopin
ballad. the Rigoletto Fantasy. a group of
Chopin preludes and waltzes, and num-
bers OF Liszt, Strauss, and Joseffy Miss
ToZier has recently organized an inter
esting club among her pupils 10 study
the life and works of the different great
studied Bach, with an interesting story
about him. and number OF his most
important works.
The Misses Brickenstein will entertain
at tea on Thursday afternoon. Miss
Lucy BTickensteIn is the acconpanist OF
the Monday Morning club.
The Washington Lodge, l. o. O. F..
gave an entertainment and musicale last
Wednesday evening, with an excellent
programme. given by Miss Viola Skip
pers. meZZo-sOprano, and Miss Augusta
Hin. eontralto, Miss Margery Cox ac-
ccmpanying
Jasper Dean McFan. of this city. who
has been in the West for some time. has
recently been engaged as barytone solo
ist ia the quartet of the Vincent Meth
odist Church. of Spokane, Wash. This
choir Is shortly to be augmented by a
chorus. and viii then be vested. Mr..
McFall is reported as singing exception
ally well.
An interesting personality is Able Abel
Gabert, who has been appointed 10 the
newly created chair OF music in Catholic
University. He was formerly maitre de
chapelle of the Cathedral OF Grenoble,
France, and maitre de chapelIe de Notre
Dame in Paris. He has just completed a
new mass TO be sung at the festival on
December at the university by the
male choir. and has recently returned
from Morristown. where he was con-
nected with the Church OF the Assump-
ton some years ago. He went to con-
duct his "OffertOry for the Dead" sung
for Mgr. Flynn. at MoTriStoWn The
chair Of music is an important step Of