Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1911-02-12
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morning in the rehearsal hall of the
Percy Foster building. No cards are sent
out for these informal programs given by
members of the club. but they are open
to all the members active. honorary and
associate. The program will begin
promptly at L. o'clock and will include
piano solo by Miss Ernull Cohencious,
vocal solos by Miss Bessie Birch: Mrs
Moulton. Mrs. Gibbs and Miss Walker
and a trio for piano and strings.
Anton Kaspar has returned from staun-
ton. Va. where he played return en-
gagement Friday evening. His program
was made up entirely of request num-
bers, from programs given by him on for
numbers were: Sonata, op. Il. No. |
(SalirD. by Beethoven. allegro con BRIO,
Theme con Nariazion and ROndo: "Ro-
manza, from second concerto, by Wien
ends by BONN: '.Scherzo." by Goens:
Vieuxtemps: Romance" by Nrlhelmy,
and two pieces of Sarasate, 'Mignon
Phantasie,' and Spanish Dance. "Zapa-
teado."
Oscar Franklin Comstocks seventy
third studio recital took place Tuesday
evening. A we'll balanced program. in
diligently performed by Miss Margaret
ceived with enthusiasm by the audience,
which, as usual. more than filled the seat
ing capacity of the studio. Miss Ash
bridge was heard to advantage in Ardi-
It's "Noci de primayera" and Miss b.
CAMS Interpretation of the group of Ger
man songs was pleasing. The two ladies
also made a hit with their singing of six
duets by DenZa.
The Motet Choir directed by Otto Tor
ney Simon. will give the second invitation
concert this season the evening of March
32 at Memorial Continental Hall. The
artistic success of the first concert has
been stimulus to the officers of the So
ciety for stronger organization. The cho-
rus now numbers ninety singers. and is
to be increased to 100 voices. Additional
applications for membership. after that,
will be placed on the waiting list. The as
Alma Stencil of New York. a young plan
list, who has just returned to this coun-
try from European success.
of Epiphany Chapel. will give an organ
recital this evening. at 7:4J, at the chapel.
his selections including concert overture
in minor. by Fricker: pastorale in G.
(by request, by Wagner; pastorale. ITO
a Wild Rose" by Mcdowell. and senate.
No. T. first movement, by Guilmant.
The quartet of the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church has in preparation
for it's next musical evening Rossini' S
beautiful work THE Stabat Mater On
this occasion the choir will be assisted by
a prominent soprano from among local
musical circles
The Rebew Orchestra III. W. Weber.
conductor. gave a concert Friday evening
in Bethany Baptist Church. assisted by
Mrs. A. W. Cummings. contralto: Miss
Lang. Among the orchestral numbers
We're march, Admiral Farragut,' by Lo-
sey: overture. Lila by Harris: waltz,
"On the Dreamy Hudson by Engelman;
selection. Martha" by Flotow: gavotte.
Affair d'Amour'' by Puerner: reverie.
Birth of the Flowers" by Roat. and
march. America Forever" by Paul. Mrs
Cummings was heard in the contralto
solos. ''Husheen.' by Needham, and TOY
land" by Herbert: Mss Josephine a..
Gould. soprano. gave "Carissima. by
Penn and Under the Rose" by Fisher,
and Mr.. Lang sang the patriotic solo,
Betsy Ross by Helf.
A pleasant feature Of tie tea given at
the opening of the New Potomac School
Tuesday was the program given by Mrs.
Samuel Y. Gusack. violinist, and Miss
FLORENCE NJ. Noack, soprano. Miss Ethel
-<OdIh was Tie dcco1lpdH1SI. MIS-
husack's numbers were "Berceuse." from
"Jocelyn, by GODDARD; Perpetual Mo-
bile by Bohm: 'Traumerei." by Schu-
mann. and ''Minuet." by Beethoven. Miss
Noack was heard in When the Heart is
Young" by Dudley Buck: "A Gypsy
Tedma and For All Eternity by
Mascheroni. with violin obligato.
Miss Harriet E. Harding. who has been
ho NJ fi,o
Presbyterian Church for the past two
years. has accented a similar position at
the Western Presbyterian Church. Her
engagement commenced with la st Sunday,
II. P. Danks Her selections for today
are Not Half Has Ever Been Told,'' by
Bischoff. for the morning service, and
Rock of ages by Morsell. in the even
ing.
The Arion Club will give it's fourth
musical Of the season at the clubhouse
this evening. and the following program
will be presented under the direction Of
Karl Holer: Choruses, "Staedtlein Traut.
by Bergmueller; Die Heimat,'' folk song,
by the club: euphonium solo, The Mes
sage" by Klein, Alfred Grosskurth: So
prano solos, "A Song Of Sunshine by
Thomas. and His Lullaby by Bond,
Parks the Schubert Quartet. composed of
Messrs. NJ. d. Hensey. NJ. McNamee, I.
A. Murray and J. F.. Duggan sonata for
piano and violin. by Beethoven. Messrs1
George W. Vail and Edgar T. Hart: bari
tone solo ''Chanson dAmour," by Grieg.
Roland Z. Rodrick; cello solos. MELODY
in q. by Rubinstein and ''Gavotte, by
Pepper. Richard Lorleberg. and Winter
Songs" by Billiard, the Schubert Quartet.
Mrs Arthur Dunn. soprano of Temple
Baptist Church. will he tie soleist a the
Lincoln memorial service this evening at
the National Theater.
Soloists and chorus choir of seventy
voices under the leadership of William
Wall Whiddt, organiSt and director, will
be heard in concert Friday evening at the
First Congregational Church. The pro-
gram, which will open and close with
numbers from Tannhauser. will include
solos and concerted selections from Myer-
beer BALI. Verdi. Rcssini. Flotow. etc.
and the singers will include Mrs. Smart,
Miss Smith, Mr.. Humphrey, Mr.. Potter.
Mr. Preston Mr.. Whiddit and DIR. Breid.
Mrs. Whiddit will be the piano accompa-
mist.
The Girls Friendly Society of st. Mar
garet's Church gave recital Yesterday
afternoon at the Shoreham for the bene
fit of the church. The program was con-
tributed by Mr.. Gareissen. Mrs. De Yo.
Miss Bestor and Miss humphrey, with
Miss Brickenstein at the piano
The Washington Heights branch of the
Won Unschuld University of Music pre-
sented interesting program Friday
evening. Among those contributing were
Misses Tweedy, Dyson. Lynch: Coffin.
Patzschke, Hull. Myers. McRae, ko'b. Mr..
Potter and Mrs. Won Unschuld-
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