The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1912-05-19
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

The Rubinstein Club gave m excellent
programme on wednesday in the pavilion
At Great Falls, preceding the luncheon
which the club had arranged there to
follow their annual election. The busi-
ness meeting was held at 1880 in the
morning In the hall Of the Foster Music
House The officers of last year were
all reelected except the second vice pres
ident. about which there was a misun-
derstanding and election was held over
until next fall, when the first meeting
viii be a business meeting A new
place for rehearsal viii have to be Sc
lected for next year, as the club has had
the use Of the Arlington ball room since
its second season. The programme on
Wednesday was given by Miss Ethel
Noble johnson, Miss Niemann, Miss
Ethel Foster, Miss Alice Clifford, Miss
Elizabeth Leckie, Mrs. David Salmon,
vocalists, and Mrs. w. W. Burdette,
pianist The club, being asked by the
audience Of visitors at Great Falls. at
tracted by the music, TO sing some Choir
uses, gave Chadwicl<'s beautiful Spring
Beauties" and Nevin's The Rosary, i"
all from memory. They were obliged
TO repeat The Rosary" Sixty-one mem
bers Of the club sat down 10 lunch, and
finished the afternoon with dancing.
At the First Congregational Church.
Tenth and G Streets Northwest, at 8
o'clock. the quartet and chorus choir Of
sixty voices viii render the ''Stabat Ma
ter" composed by Rossini in 1872 The
work includes the tenor solo. "cujus AMI
MANI" the soprano and contralto duet.
"Quis Est Homo" the solo for barytone.
PRO Peccatis:" and Cavatina, for con-
tralto, Fac ut Portem;" the soprano
solo and chorus 'Infammatus ct Accen-
sus," two quartets. and closing with the
solo voices and chorus in In Sempi-
terna Seacula, Amen" William Wall
Whiddit, organist and director. will at
7:45 play the overture to William TelP'
by Rossini, and at the conclusion of the
''Stabat Mater" play the "Toccata ct
Fuga" in D minor, by Bach. The quar-
tet are Mrs B. H. Smart. soprano; Miss
Edna Scott Smith, contralto; Kenneth
w Ogden. tenor, and J. Walter Hum
phrey, basso. The public are cordially
invited to this service.
Felix GarzIglia presented his pupil.
Russell L Hill, pianist, IN a recital on
Friday evening at his residence-studio,
26OI Mozart Street. The young pianist &C
quilted himself most creditably. and
played a programme Of much merit and
brilliance. He has much talent, which
has been well directed. His programme
was as follows: Prelude and Fugue
Phantasie (Schumann),
Nocturne. and Scherzo, sharp
minor Chopin; Etincelles, Sparks (MosZ-
Soirees de Vienne d'apres,
Etude, and Fri KONG Uiszt.
A recital was given at. BeIcourt Semi
nary on Wednesday evening by Miss
Ethel Eldridge, pianist, assisted by Miss
Bernice Evans, soprano, pupils Of Miss
Pearl Waugh and Miss Mckinley, re-
spectively. The programme was as fol-
lows: Etude G fiat Goescborn), lie
Cavalier Fantastique'' Goddard, Miss
Eldridse; song, "Elizabeth's Prayer
lWagrer), Miss Evans; piano, (a) Noe
turne CGrieg). Oh Impromptu Mazurka
lGodard), Miss Eldridge; songs, When
the Swallows Homeward Fly CWhite).
Hedge Song (SchuberO THE Spring
Has Come CWhite), ''Oh. Dry Those
Tears CdeI Riego), Miss Evans; piano, Ca)
IdyIl'' CMacDoweID, o. Hungarian"
Miss Eldridge; song, Ave
Maria CSchuberO, Miss Evans; piano,
Aug. Meyer, Miss Eldridge.
Mrs. Warner Gibbs gave the FIRST Of
series of musical teas at the Manor,
Randle Highlands, last Wednesday after
noon, which proved to be a genuine mu-
iical treat. She was assisted by Mr.. Jo-
;eph whittemore, tenor; Miss Lillian
Hoechlfng, violinist; Mr.. Richard Lorle-
Berg, 'celIist; Mr.. George Wilson, accom-
oanist. Tea was served after the pro-
yramme, which was as follows: Adagio
Ries), Gondoliera CRies), Miss Lillian
Soechling; Una furtiya lagrima (Doni-
.ettD; romance, ''L'Elisir d'Amore,". Mr..
Joseph .Whittemore; Nocturne Chopin,
Andante CGluclO, Vito "COPPER", Mr..
Richard Lorleberg; Ich liebe dich CGrieg),
1legie, violin and cello obligato CMas-
enet), Mrs. Gibbs; Swing Song CEthel
Barnes, 'Minuet' Beethoven), Miss Lii |
ian Koechling; romance, Pure as q |
Bud" CMingon), Mr.. Joseph Whittemore; |
Come to the Garden, Love" (Salter), |
Rose in the Bud" Forster), THE |
Wind" (Spross), Mrs. Gibbs; duet, 1T |
Vas a Lover and His Lass Cwalthew), |
Irs. Gibbs and Mr.. whittemore.
The second musical of the series will |
'e given next Wednesday.
The classes in music and dramatic art
owing programme at the seminary last |
Iondsy evening: Piano solo, Air de
BALLET" CMaurice Depret), Douglass Sin
ell; vocal solo, (O "A Bowl Of Roses
Ob) An Open Secret wood
lan), Gladys Morrison; Twelfth Night"
.ct I, Scene V CShakespeare), Mary
vocal solo, (al Love is the
Wind CMacFayden). Oh 'T Know a
Iovely Garden O'Hardelot), Corinne
thomson; reading, when Van Bean
played Home, Sweet Home" ReIla
Vim Reid; harp solo, ARIA" CPape),
.dith Hart; piano solo. (a) "Canzone