The Washington herald., 1911-03-05
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

The second evening with the choir
of the First Baptist Church will be .giver
this evening. Miss Marion McFall, so
prano and director of the choir, has ar.
ranged a series of these evenings. The
first was given last Sunday, when the
programme was as follows:
Anthem. Unfold Ye Portals" .Gounoc
Largo Trust In the Lord" HandelJaege
Sung by Miss McFall, Mn Albert johnson, anc
Mrs. James Kerr
Alto solo. 20 Rest in the Lord" from Elijah"
Mira James Kerr.
Anthem, "Cmtate DOMINO no''................B .Buca
Tho. Rr1ie Verd
Miss McFal, Mr.. s. E. Boyer, and Mr. waltes
Wooden.
Duet. 81 win Magnify Thee'.................Ma Marsh
Mrs Kerr and Mr Wooden.
Anthem. Awake, Ny Soul" -Schnecke
The regular choir was assisted by
Mrs. Albert L. Johnson, mezzo-soprano
and MIR. s. z. Boyer, tenor. Mrs Ed
mund Barry presided at the organ.
A concert and cantata was given on
Tuesday evening in McKendree M. E.
MorselI, the new choir director of that
church The first half of the programme
was of miscellaneous selections, and tbs
other half was the cantata by Andreas
''The Lay of~the Bell" In
the last named there were solos by Miss
Fisher, Mrs Lloyd. and Mrs. Patterson.
and Messrs. Seibold, Rollings, and
Penney.
The miscellaneous programme was as
folloWsi #
The Mllers woutng'' Tanning
Mixed chorus
Incidental SOLO BY Mr.. b. Leslie Vipond.
Of Nrwffs ~
Mr.. J. B switSer.
Song Of Provence Dell Aqua
Miss AnosIla B. Fisher.
LIE .Blrneuthal
Mr.. Charles W. Moore.
Valse, opus 81 No .MoSkowski
Mrs Dorothy Houchen Baxter.
(a) Il WAIT Ny Love. .Morsen
(b) Lady Of Shadows .Roeckel
Mr. Herndon Morsl
tal The Nightingale Song.
(b) The Bees C0urtShip~ d Hardelot
Mrs. Blanche Muir Dalgleish.
The Fifteenth Calvary Band and Orches-
ira gave an interesting concert in the
post gymnasium at Fort Myer last Wed
nesday evening, when Miss Bessie Birch,
soprano, assisted by her mother, Mrs.
Isaac Birch, of Georgetown, was the
soloist- These Wednesday concerts are
becoming more and more popular, and
many people from Washington go over
for them
The Friday Morning Music Club had an
interesting programme last Friday, which
was arranged, by Mrs. Kendall, and was
as follows:
CONNIE Raggio di Sol'' Caldara
Chi Nuol Il Zingzrella .Pafsiello
i1tanel SchnnsTt
Es blinkt der Thau"- Rubinstein
Mother O Mine" Tours
words by * fIinsj
Il Am Thy Harp WoodmAn
Henry Purcell Yeazie.
Allegro Maestoso" "scherzo," -Andante Tan-
quiIlo." Allegro GraiosO,' trio op. z: Schutt
Mn& Kendall, Miss Heinichs, Mr.. LOCiebzg-
An operetta was given last Monday
Episcopal Church for the benefit OF the
organ repair and vestment funds. Those
who took part were Miss Viola Schippert
Miss Margot Wilkins, Miss Marjorie Cox.
Miss Edna Dixon. Miss Mary Marti, Mr..
H. W. Jaeger, Mrs. H. X. Gibson, Miss
Fay Holtzclaw, Mr.. w. W. Grimes, Miss
Eleanor Emerson, and Mr. H K Gibson.
Ruth, the Cleaner" a cantata by S.
F. Compton, was given last Friday even
ing at Pythian Temple. The members
IF the cast, chorus, and orchestra were:
soloists-Mrs. l.. a, Roberts, soprano;
Miss Hilda Bostrom, soprano; Mrs. Jen-
lie A. Meyer, mezzo-soprano; Miss
Emma Houchen, contralto; Mr.. W. S.
Blanchard, tenor. Mr.. NJ. ]. Fillius,
enor; Mr.. H. H. R. Helwig, basso; Mr..
!. E. s. Kinsella. basso: Mr.. Gait W.
Bowen, basso. Sopranos-Mrs. w. P.
Mrs. Nellie V. Suess. Mrs.
Elizabeth J. Harper, Mrs. Gait w.
8owsn, Mrs. LuIie Bowdler, Mrs. Addie
barry. Contraltos-Mrs. D. A. Defan-
lorf, Mrs. ]. P. Rudy, Mrs. z. W. Nor
,ock. Mrs. Frank W. Groh. Tenors-Dr.
\. NJ. Trivett, Mr.. George P. Tucker,
dr. P. E. Entrikin, Mr.. Frank Morrison,
dr. James B. Peat, Mr.. George W.
elliott, Mr.. ]. A. Robb. Mr.. ]. E Bate
nan. Basses-Mr. J. d. Rowen. Mr. Will
ION Harvey, Mr.. John A. Meyer, Mr.. D.
l. Defandorf, Mr.. A. d. Howell. OrcheS-
ra-Mr. E. H. Johnson, Mr.. E. n. Hope
veil, Mr.. b. ]. Wrightsman, Mrs. E. n.
1opeweIl, violins; hfr. ]. A. d. Turner,
.ello; Mr.. S. G. McAiister, bass; Mr.. L..
J. Fahnstock, flute; Mr.. H. B. Schmidt,
clarinet: Mr.. Charles S. Woodin, cornet;
dr. A. L. Bodwell, trombone. Miss Elsie
II. Harvey, accompanist. Under the di-
ection of the composer.
The Motet Choir of one hundred voices
will give its second concert Wednesday
vening. March ., in the Memorial Con-
mental Hall. A strong programme will
e presented. The assisting artists will
e Miss Alma Stencil, the gifted young
Jcw York pianist Otto T. Simon is the
MUSICAL director, and Mrs. Simon will be
t the piano. The officers are Edgar R.
]. Embrey, president; Charles L. Smell,
lie Roy Goff, treasurer; Robert
L Atkinson, librarian.
The Rebew Orchestra, under the direc-
ion of H. W. Weber, will give a free
'ublic rehearsal in the lecture room OF
he Keller Memorial Church tomorrow
light. An interesting orchestral pro-
ramme has been arranged, and Miss
osephine T. Gould, soprano, and F. a.
.ang, barytone, will be the soloists.
Mr. Oscar Franklin comstock gave his
eventy-fourth studio recital last Thurs
ay night Mr.. Herbert S. Moreton,
arytone, and Miss Ada Craver,. soprano,
Tho had the most OF the programme,
cquitted themselves most : creditably
nd covered themselves with honors. The
rogramme ended with a spirited per-
orrnance of ''Flora's Holiday" song
ycle by II. Lane Wilson. in which Miss
.mma Bowen and Mr.. George whitmore
the alto and tenor parts.
Mr.. Oscar Franklin Comstock will give
be third of the series of organ recitals
nder auspices Of the d. c. Chapter.
!. G. o., next Tuesday night in old
'hrist Church, Alexandra.
A new sacred composition, Song OF
'enitence." by Mr. Oscar Franklin Com