Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1910-06-05

r. Mills Slby, organist and director of
st. Patricks sanctuary choir. will sail
for Europe June 90 to. spend his vacation
at his old home in England. The sum-
mer schedule for the two choiFs Of ST.
Patr.cks Church goes into effect today.
The sanctuary choir. under Mr. Silby,
! will sing at the 10 o'clock mass until
| June 10, inclusive. and the senior choir,
| under Armand Gumprecht, will furnish
the music at the IL o'clock mass and at
| the benediction service Sunday evening
until August /, when the sanctuary choir
will resume work and the senior choir
will have a vacation until September 1.
When Mr.. Silby came to Washington
| last September from the Westminster
Cathedral in London the movement for a
| male choir at st. Patrick's was consider
| ed practically an experiment, but it has
passed that stage, and both the choir and
Mr.. Silly will be a permanent institution
in the parish. One thing that has con-
F.. tributed to the success OF the organiza-
| ton is the fact that 1t has not, to any
extent, used the GregOrian chant. The
| programs have been made up largely of
motetS and other compositions built on
more melodc lines, including sometimes
| familiar hymns, such as Lead, Kindly
| Light" to which the choir gives a new
and very devotional Interpretation. That
| the work OF Mr.. Silby has been along
new lines, which have proven eminently
| successful, is generally admitted by
! those who have followed the progress of
| the organization during the winter. AS a
result of the winters work, each boy
can read Latin as well as English, and,
except the probatiOners, each one is able
! to sing satisfactory solos when required.
| Twenty difficult motets by 1ngegneri.
| Vittaria, Palestrna, Peril. Allegri and
modern composers, as we'll as four new
| settings of the Proper of the Mass"
We're given by these boys during holy
woek. Following the course of lectures
| on church music at the Catholic Univer-
| sity given by Mr.. Silby. he was engaged
| to train the choir of sem!narians at Holy
Cross College, and number of divinity
students and priests of the university are
| also taking a special course in plain chant.
One handicap in Mr.. Silbys work this
winter will be done away with in the
| near future-a new organ will be INSTALL
ed in the sanctuary and ready for use, is
, it is hoped, early next season.
A short musical program was given at
Epiphany Parish Hall Friday night. pre-
ceding the strawberry festival. Mrs. II.
l.. Parkinson sang "A May Morning" by
| DenZa, and responded to an encore by
{ the old Irish song, kitty of Coleraine"
| Miss Nan Fled gave What the Chimney
Sang" uy Griswold, and Flower RAIN
by Schneider. for an encore. Mr. Jett
| sang Absent and Nevin's Rosary
| The Accomplishments were played by Mrs.
| +. l.. Owens.
| An Old Folles' Concerto was attended
recently by large audience at the
Northminster Presbyterian Church. A
chorus of forty voices was assisted by
Mrs. Cecilia Howard Fentress, soprano;
Mrs. Ellen Vockey Seifert, elocutionist:
Mr. Richmond f. Bingham, baritone;
Master Oscar Zeitler, humorous singer,
and Miss Cruit and Master Simpson.
pupils of Prof. Howard Holt The fol-
lowing program was rendered under the
direction of Mr.. Harry P. Wilkins: Pro-
cessional. AUD Lang Syne'' and 'Jeru
salem, My Glorious Home" by the
chorus; ''Minuet Song" and Yankee
Doodle" by the infant class octet, con-
ssting of the Misses Genser. King.
Mockabee, Chamberlin. and the Masters
O'Bren, Trujan. Hoist and Mcpherson;
my Grandma's Advice by Miss Eleanor
Bushee: MY Country, 'Tis of Thee" and
anvil Chorus by the chorus; believe
Me il All Those Endearing Young
Charms (contralto solo). Miss Rose
Began; 1.-The Song That Reached My
Heart Nenor soo). Mr.. Harry P. Will
kins; "Sambo's Wedding March (ban-
jo solo), Master Walter Hook; MY Old
kentucky Home" by the chorus; ''Doro-
thy" (piano solo), Miss Lille P. Bailey;