The Washington herald., 1911-08-20
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

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John Porter Lawrence for many years
orsanist and choir director In the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church, has
Deem engaged as organist and choir d.
rector In the Calvary Baptist Church. %
begin his duties the first Sunday In Sem
.emoer. MI. Lawrence. who Is one OF
tne leading instrumental musicians Of
this part Of the country. was for MANY
summers past identified with the instru-
mental department IN the University OF
west virginia, and prominent as a pian-
Isl and organist, in Washington, since
ne was boy. His first experience was
as organist at old st. Matthews Church,
when that church was famous for its
beautiful and elaborate music
w. Il. Cohen, for the past six years
organist and choir director In the Trinity
NJ e. Church. will take up his duties
In the same capacity in the Second Bap-
tfst Church the first Sunday in next
month, succeeding Louis c. Potter, the
brilliant young pianist. who graduated
with high honors in music at the Univer-
sity Of Music and Dramatic Art last
spring. Mr.. Potter has been playing for
some time at Ascension Church, and 1t
Is expected he will remain there as per-
manent organist. Mr.. Cohen will have
|Sa octet for a choir, the members COM
posed of members of the church, this
voluntary" arrangement always proving
exceedingly satisfactory in this church.
Mrs. r. H. Dalgleish. contralto soloist
in the Washington Heights Presbyte-
fortnights stay at River Springs, Nd,
accompanied by her gifted young son,
Robert H. Dalsleish. jr.
John II. Nolan. basso in the. choirs OF
the New York Avenue Presbyterian and
the Hebrew Temple, on Eighth street, re-
turned on Thursday from a two weeks
visit in Atlantic City. He made the
trip. as usual. in his touring car, accom-
panied by Mrs. Nolan and the Misses
Ruth and Bessie Nolan.
Miss Marguerite Howard, soprano solo,
ist for more than year in St Stephens
Catholic Church. has re-engaged there for
the coming season. She will leave with
her mother tomorrow, for Ocean City,
Nd, to remain until the middle Of Sep
tember. They will then make visit in
Philadelphia, and return for the opening
of the choir season. the first of October.
Mr.. Howard will join his family in Ocean
City the second week of September.
Edwin Hughes formerly OF this city.
now head of the plano department of
Ganapol School of Music, in Detroit, ac-
companied by Mrs. Hughes, will sail
from Bremen September IA for New York
and make a short visit with his parents
here before returning to Detroit. Last
week Mr.. and Mrs. Hughes, who have
been in Vienna for some time, sailed up
the Danube to Passau, from where they
will go by rail to Munich, where they will
H.
whose compositions are familiar 10 all
good pianists. Schuett has recently writ
ten a new Romanza Appassionata, which
he has dedicated to Mr.. Hughes, and
which will be published this fall in Ber-
lin. While in Vienna Mr.. Hughes was
at the studio Of his former
master Leschetizky, who was still in town
when he and Mrs Hughes, who is also
a former pupil of the great teacher, ar
rived there.
Miss Estelle Murray, a leading singer
as well as fancy dancer at Miss Cora
Shreeve's annual May dancing carnivals,
and also the mascot of the Confederate
Choir, of this city. is at Round Hill. Va.
where she will remain for several weeks.
The third and final examination for
boys with good voices will be held in the
National Cathedral School for Boys, Mas
sachusetts avenue, Wednesday morning
next, August Q, at 1880 o'clock The
boys will be granted free
in the school and will sing
in the cathedral choir. Any Information
in regard to these examinations may be
had by addressing Mr.. Edgar Priest or
ganist and choirmaster of the National
Cathedral SIS. Peter and Paul
Miss Genevieve Small, soprano, has re-
turned to the city after appearing in a
series of out-of-town concerts, the last
three being given at the Chautauqua,
Mountain Lake Park, Md. where she
sang in the Auditorium to large and ap-
audiences. Her programme in
cluded both vocal and whistling solos,
which were rendered in a brilliant man
ner. and she responded to several encores
with her original bird limitations. which
were charmingly given. Miss Small will
fll several professional engagements at
the end of the season.
Mr.. r. p. Backing will sing Com
fort Ye." the tenor aria from the Mes
siah," at Ingram Memorial Church, this