Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1912-02-18


organ recitals at Old St. Johns Church,
Lafayette Square, will be inaugurated
Saturday afternoon by H. H. Freeman,
organist and chormaster of the church.
The occasion will be more than usually
interesting. as it will be the first hearing
by the general public of the new organ
given to the church in memory of Col
James Lowndes by Mrs. Lowndes. The
new organ is electric action Throughout,
and contains four divisions-echo organ,
swell organ, choir organ and great organ.
The echo organ is placed in the west end
of the church. beneath the tower, but is
played from the key desk in the chancel.
1t contains also full set of twenty five
chimes and the usual modern mechanical
accessories. The total number of speaking
stops is forty-siX and the organ ranks
among the most modern and up-to-date
in the city. The plans and specifications
were made by Mr.. Freeman and the organ
has been built under his personal super
vision. Extensive alterations have been
necessary in the church to accommodate
the chancel division of the new instru-
ment, together with an additional cham
Der in the west end of the church in
which to install the echo organ. Paul
Bleyden. tenor will be the assisting solo
ist at the recital next Saturday and Mr..
Freeman announces the following organ
lists and soloists for the recitals through
Thompson Williams, organist and choir
master of ST. Johns Church, Georgetown;
assisting soloists, Mrs. Virginia Denny
Bfrgfeld, soprano. and Richard Lorele-
berg, violoncellist. of Washington; third
recital. March Q, H. III. Freeman, organ
list. assisted by the gentlemen of st.
Johns Choir; fourth recital. March 16.
Ralph Kinder, organist OF Holy Trinity
Episcopal Church, Philadelphia, Pa; as
sisting solost. Anton Kaspar, violinist;
fifth recital, March % Fl. II. Freeman,
organist assisting soloist, Charles 7. Tit
man. bass; sixth recital, March 30. Lorraine
Holloway organist of ST. David's Epis-
copal Church. Roland Park, Baltimore;
list. These recitals are free to the public
and occur Saturday afternoons, beginning
promptly at 4:40 o'clock and lasting about
ffty-five minutes.
Miss Jennie Glennan, organist and d.
rector of the mixed choir of st. Patricks
Church, has accepted the appointment OF
musical director in the Gaelic Society,
and has in preparation a program to be
given at the New Willard Wednesday
Scotch evening" LIE Roy Glider will
sing "The Land of the Leal,'' I'VE Banks
and Braes of Bonnie Doom and Border
Ballad; DR.. Samuel Campbell Hotchkiss
will give ''Hush-a-Bye,' an ancient
Lochaber lullaby: Turn Ye to Me- and
''Hame, Hame, Hame." The Gaelic So
cfety Chorus will make it's first bow to
the public Monday, March 49, in the ball
room of the New Willard Miss Glennan
has charge Of the arrangements This is
new departure from the popular music
or the day and will be instructive as we'll
as interesting. Some Of the best soloists
In the city will take part, and Miss Glen
nan promises a novelty in some old Gaelic
songs with accompaniment harmonized
by Beethoven, for violin, cello and piano,
koechling, violinist. and Paul Ramsdell,
cellist, with Miss Glennan at the piano.
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson has notified
the official board of Foundry NJ. e.
Church that he cannot accept the position
as precentor and musical director of the
church for another term. Mr.. Wright
sons season at Foundry Church closes
March 81, at which time the choir will
give an elaborate farewell program under
ms direction. A special musical service
Is also in preparation, to be given next
Sunday evening. At the morning service
today Mr.. Wrightson will sing at the Of
fertory Granier's 'Hosanna'' and this
My Prayer, o Lord; Miss Gertrude Reu-
ter will give the soprano aria "In Thy
Faithfulness," both numbers being from
the cantata THE Word of Cod" by
Spross. and the program will conclude
with the anthem 20 Lord, How Mani
fold by Barnby. At a meeting of the
officers and director Of the choir Thurs
day evening it was unanimously decided
by the board to disband for this year at
the conclusion of MIR. Wrightson's fare
well musical service, March 81, at Foun-
dry Church. The members also agreed to
hold themselves in readiness, subject to
his call, for the organization of a large
chorus in the early fall. for the presen-
tat1on OF at least two oratOriOs under his
direction next season. The selection of a
name for the new organization was de-
ferred for later consideration.
Miss Marie L. Nelson of 1855 Newton
street has announced a public recital to
be given soon at the New Willard, the
affair to be in the nature Of a farewell
to her friends before she leaves for
Europe where her musical education will
be completed. The program will be as
follows:
Prelude and Fugue in Minor"
Bach: Sonata Appassiionata Op. ST."
Beethoven; 'Rhapsodie No u" and "Po-
lonaise No. 2 in E. List; the transcript
Tausg; Concerto in E Minor Chopin.
Miss Nelson is sixteen years old, and has
given promise of brilliant future in
music.
The choir Of men and boys of st. Steph-
ems Protestant Episcopal Church. under
the direction of Henry Purcell Veazie. will
be heard in the first special musical
service this year Ash Wednesday even
ing at s o'clock. The work presented
will be a Lenten cantata, 'Penitence.
Pardon and Peace by j. H. Maunder,
written for soprano and baritone solos
and chorus. Gounod's anthem, Here by
Babylon's Wave" will be sung at the
offertory. Master Eugene Amiss and Mr.
Veazie will be the soloists.
Miss Edith Strasburger. a young pianist
of local circles. was one of the soloists
at a recent recital at the Grafton, WI en-
she gave in good style Rachmaninoff S
prelude" Fantasia Impromptu" and
"Nocturne," OPP. Is. No: 1s, by Chopin;
Fourth valse,'' by chaminade. Other
numbers on the program included the
violin solos. lie Cygne,' by Saint Saens;
"Berceuse." by Musso, and Swing Song,"
by Barnes, played by Miss Lillian Koech-
ling. and the soprano solos, From the
man: Gounod's 'serenade.' Brownells
''Four-Leaf Clover Mon Occur Chant"
by Chaminade, sung by Mrs. Warner
Gibbs, with Miss Marian McFall at the
piano
Mr.. H. Patterson Hopkins. director of
music at the Washington College, and of
the Franklin Street Presbyterian Church.
Baltimore, gave a recital Sunday evening,
after the church services, at the Char
coal Club Of that city. presenting an I'M
usual program. 1t consisted, in part, of
from manuscript for the first time, and
of Grieg's princess" transcribed by
Grieg himself, and in illustrating the re-
ligion of Rubinstein as expressed In his
fourth Concert Etude in e fiat. The Char
coal Club Is composed only OF profess