The Washington herald., 1911-03-19
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

The Rubinstein Club gave, Rubin
stein programme last Wednesday morn
ing in the ballroom # the Arlington
Hotel before a large audience of invited
guests and associate members. They
sang with more than usual good tone
and shading. their every attention di-
rected upon their remarkable conductor,
Mrs. A NJ. Blair, thus being entirely
responsive to her wonderful tempera-
ment One of the most beautiful num-
bers given was Rubinstein's Water
Nymph," Mrs. William T Reed, con-
tralto soloist in the choir Of the Calvary
Baptist Church. singing the incidental
solo in beautiful voice and with great
tenderness and repose. The solo suits
Mrs Reeds voice particularly well, and
she was never heard with more sue
cess Mrs. A. T. Gage nee AtLee), So
rrano sOlOiSt in the choir OF St. Andrews s
Church, showed her excellent high So
Irano voice excelIentIy we'll in her solos,
doing some really beautiful work in the
last one. Mrs. johnson and Miss How
ard sang two duets very Charmingly, and
Mrs. W. Sinclair Bowen, pianist; Miss
Ruby Stanford. viOlinist, and Miss Ethel
Lee, cellist. played a Rubinstein trio
with great brilliancy and beautiful
style. They did splendid ensemble work,
and Miss Stanford played upon one of
Mr.. PartellOS most valuable ViOlins,
SIradiVariuS worth some thousands of
dollars, and rich in tone possibilities.
The work Of this trio elected much
Well-earned enthusiasm The singing of
the club in The Angel and Since We
Parted" was exquisite and satisfying.
s NJ Fabian. head Of the piano de-
IGrtment of the Washington College Of
Music. will give "A pupils recital on
Tuesday evening in the Memorial Con-
tinentaI Hall. when the following Young
players viii he heard: Miss Olmstead,
Miss Miller. Miss COhenCious. Mrs. Jen-
nings Mr. Engel. Miss Primm. Miss
kampfc Miss Thompson, and Miss Mel
son The 'InvitatiOn to the Dance will
he PLAYED ny a GUartet-Misses ThOmp-
son. Cohcncious, and k"mpfe, and Mr..
Engcl
The Mountain Ash Male Chorus, Of
Wales, has been giving Washing
ton music lovers one OF the greatest
treats they have ever had, during the
past week. by their several concerts.
There are twenty rare voices in the or
reached perfection. They have an enor-
NOUS repertoire. and one of the most in
tercsting and commendable things about
them is that everything they sing is from
memory. and not d sheet of music ap-
rcars at their concerts. not even on the
piano. for the accompanist also memo
rizes every note. and no matter what
encore they spring upon him. he never
falters with his skillfu and clever work.
They we're heard on Monday evening in
n" Emmanuel Baptist Church and on
Tuesday evening in the Hamline Metho-
dist Episcopal Church, on each of which
occasions the church was filled to the
doors with an enthusiastic and apprecia-
tive audience. Seldom does one hear such
perfect enunCis ton and such exquisite
shading. to say nothing of the magnif-
cent body of tone.
On Wednesday evening the beautifully
trained MOtet Choir Otto Torney Simon
conducting. will give their second concert
this season, in the Memorial Continental
Hall. They will be assisted by Miss Alma
Stengel, of New York, recently returned
from a series of successes in Europe.
where She has spent many years study
ing. This choir has attained a very re-
markable state Of perfection in singing
numbers on Wednesday. They will in
Clude:
Throa ChorIscs RussLan)-
Sunrise. Tanevef
Folk S0nE........ ......--
sun and VI on' retclaninof
Piano sOlus-Fuur EtudeS.. Chopin
fiat major. minor. 6 fiat jur A minor
Chorus and Choralc from ''Slecpcrs Awake. Bach
Three Ch1rl~rs from the Tower Of Babel.
'Sou-~ "f the Sons of Shem Ham and Japheth),
ChnrIs. "NhC-r The Bee Sucks. There LlTk ".Arne
DTeNt fr m Shakespeare
Piano solos
Ar de Ballet .fr1m '.Alcezze' 1.................
-..... ...... GluCk SsInt-SaCns !
NoI~' tarr10 Strauss-Tausg
HalI,lu1Ih CT.. Beethoven
lFlom "Cl-I-t an the Mount Of Olives
Mis- Hal" Franklin, the young mezzo-
soprano who has gained many admirers
with her m,lodious and sympathetic
voice. sailed las, Monday for England
for an eight or nine months visit with
Mr.. and Ms. W. W. Fairbanks.
OF this city. Mr.. Fairbanks is
now connected with tho embassy in Lon
don, where nc has recently been trans