The Washington herald., 1912-04-21
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

Miss Angela Small, OF ms Euclid
Street. is continuing her study OF voice
30 Paris, and Il gaining much In the
newer French and general folk songs
which she Is giving In recital ''en cos
tuna Miss Small has sung twice re-
Gently Tor the American Art Club IN
Paris.
an exceptionally good programme At its
last meeting. It was arranged By Mrs..
True ana was as follows: Notes on ne
composers. AIRS. NByrnes; suite for piano,
violin. and cello. op. 3 QIorntio Park
Mrs. True, Miss Allen. Mr.. Lent:
''SprinEtime Of Love- (E5orstio Parkerl,
The Hawthorn Wins the Damask
Rose arthur Foote). with cello obli-
eata1, Mrs. GawIer; ''Romance'' for piano
and violin, op. arthur FooteJ. Mrs.
True and Miss Allen; % Ask Ne Not .
spring song CHoratio Parker. IAN IRISH
Folk Song" with violin obiigato Ckr-
thur Foote). Mrs. Gawier; Into the 81
(Horatio Parker. the chorus. Mrs.
Dean. director.
The Reed Club gave a musicale at
Takoma Park Thursday evening. The
principal numbers were operatic sslec-
tions by Prof. Lax. mandolin solo by
George Louis, color sketches by Everett
Johnston, and q ten-minuts live-wire
farce By Harry z. Brown. in which Dr.
Becker starred, assisted BY Walter
Miller.
The Rebew Orchestra, under the dIrec-
tion OF H. W. Weber. viii give its
eleventh annual concert Wednesday
evening in ODD Fellow Hall. The so-
loists VIII be Miss Viola Schippert, So
prano; Mrs. Margaret Koontz Holland.
contralto; Mr.. William Atherholt. tenor;
Mr.. j.. z. s. KinselIa, bass, and Mr..
Raymond l. Gilbert. fiutist. The or
chestra's numbers will include a march.
True to the Flag" (von Blon), over
ture, "'Nabucodonozor' CVerdD; Dvo-
rak's "Humoreske," a march by Mr..
William Eichnear. played from manu-
script, THE Commissioners" two
movements from Mendelssohn's italian
Symphony" a waltz on celebrated Hun
garian melodies, 'Puszta Maiden and
selection from the -spring Maid"
The regular meeting OF the Students
Club Of the washington college Of
Music was held last Thursday evening
In the recital hall Of the college. l22o
Street, and was attended by a large
number OF pupils OF the college and
their friends. The programme was:
"Fague," In G minor CRheinberger). Miss
Bouck; Sonata. in @, second movement
(Beethoven). Miss Miller; May Song.
OHeller), Miss Meyer; Scotch Poem
(MacDoweID. Miss Drexcilus; Shadow
Dance CAlacDowelD, Miss Boehne; Five
Garden Songs Uohr), Miss Harper;
''Nutcracker and Mouse King (Rei-
necke). Miss McGregor and Miss Wright:
"Pierette" (Chaminade), Miss Terrett:
Air de Ballet CChaminade), Miss Rey-
nolds; THE Fauns" CChaminade), Miss
MorreIi; La Morena" CChaminade),
and Juliet" recitation, The Weeping
Parson," Miss TomIinson; The Two
skylsrl1s'' Oeschetizky). Mrs. Chambers;
"Warum' (Schumann), Miss Glaser;
'Minuet rAutico'' UeeborclO; "Marche
MIgnonne" (PoldinD. Miss Thompson;
'.Marche Orfentale" CRetterer), Miss
Primm and Miss Kampfe.
Mrs Hazel Reedsr, soprano sololst at
Ingram Memorial Church. will sing. by
request, this morning. Dana's ''salse
Regina
The PolyphonIc Choir. under the direc-
tion, OF r. Mills SiIby, gave its first per-
formance Of madrigaIs, part songs. &c,
before a large and appreciative audience
last Monday night IN Carroll Hall, In G
Street, between Ninth and Tenth Streets
Northwest. A feature OF the programme
was the singing Of Mrs. John Hornsby
Silby, the English contralto. who was
pupil OF Manuel Garcia and Sims
Reeves. 1t was the first appearance Of
Mrs. Silby as a soloist in this city, and
her selections were received with much
favor.
Founded by Mr.. silby for the purpose
of elevatIng choral singing and perform
ing polyphonic music. the Polyphonic
Choir will hold a unique place among
the musical organizations OF Washington.
The performance of unaccompanfed
choral selections Is one OF the features
of the work that will make It distinc-
tive. The first concert was such a sue
cess II is probable that a second per
formance will be given in June.
The members of the choir are: So
pranos, Miss Jewel B. Ansley, Miss Alva
Christofaini. Miss Eleanor Day, Miss
Agnes E Dedge. Miss E. Duxfeld. Miss
Marjorie Emery, Miss Pauline Mcdonald,
Miss Katie Hoover, Miss Cora Leigh,
Miss NJ. Lucas. Miss Rosalie LAWNS,
Miss r. 3. McGrath. Miss z. Nohe,
Miss Helen O'Connell, Miss Anne O'Con-
nell. Miss Ella Sargent, Miss q. B.
Scott, Miss NJ. White, Miss z. T. Young.
and Miss NJ. Weaver; contraltos, Miss
E. Benin. Mrs. ]. F. Craven. Mrs Deeds,
Miss E. Forsyth, Miss Hilda Gloetzner,
and Miss May Sullivan; tenors. Andrew
Altorfa, c. A Benson. c. II. Ivens, B. s.
LAWNS, and A. c. wilkins: bass. z.
Behm. L. p. Baldwin, I. N. Hoffman. E.
T. Miller, F. J. Palcho, J. K Schofield,
P. c. slby, J. I. Sullivan. and E L.