The Washington herald., 1912-03-31
:: Doings in the Musical World =:

Miss Cryder announces that a contract
has been signed for q series OF six sub
scription concerts to be held at the
/ Columbia Theater next season. The
artists who will appear are as follows:
Eugene Ysaye. the famous Belgian
| violinIst: Adelaide Genee. the dancer.
with her "Pantomime Ballet" Alice Mel
sen, song recital: Leopold Godowsky, the
weIl-known Viennese pianist; Namara-
Toye and Jaroslav Kocian. soprano and
Bohemian vioIinist: Rosa Oiitzka and
Rudolph CAM, contralto and Swiss plan
list.
The Rubinstein Club will give a sacred
] concert in the First Congregational
4 Church, on Wednesday afternoon, with
an exceptional programme. Mrs. A N.
Blair. director. The club will be assisted
by Richard Lorleberg, violonceIlIst. The
other soloists viii be Mrs. W. II. Shir-
Cliff, who viii sing the great solo in the
Infiammatus from Rossini's ''Stabat
Mater" which has been arranged for
women's voices: Mrs. A T. Gage. So
tralto. who will take the solo parts in
Grieg's ''Cloister Gate" The other num-
bers on the programme will be the
Twenty-third Psalm. by Schubert;
Morning" Victor Harris: THE Om-
impotence" F. Schubert. by the club. and
the following cello solos: Concert, An
dante. Golterman: (a) Eligie des Erin
nyes. Massenet; % Gavotte. Mozart, Mr..
r. Lorleberg. The club will have a plano
and great organ accompanist.
The choir of the First Presbyterian
Church VIII give Gounod's st Cecilia"
Mass this evening. illustrated by. the IA
nous Tissot pictures or the last days or
Christ The members OF this choir are
as follows: Mrs. l. A. Roberts, soprano;
Miss Mary Belle Finney. contralto: Mr..
w. st. J. Blanchard. tenor; Mr.. h H. X.
HeIwig. bass; Mrs. @. +. Schultz. organ
list and director
Richard p. Backing has been offered
the position as tenor soioist IN the First
Church of Christ Scientist and the Ca
thedral OF st. Peter and ST. Paul, dur
ing his stay in the city until August 81.
He has accepted the position IN the Ca
thedral. where he will sing at the morn
ing and afternoon services. He COM
menced his work there last Sunday.
Pupils Of Miss Mary Upton Talbot
gave a class recital at her studio. III
Irving street. Saturday afternoon. Those
Miss, Ruth Brashears, Miss Minnie Da-
Wis, Miss Natalie Gordon, Miss Anna
Margaret Hane, Miss Jean Taft Handy.
and Miss Dorothy Eleanor Garner.
The choir Of Christ Church. George
town. will sing this evening. at O'Clock.
THE Burden of the Cross" a Lenten
cantsta by William Reed. This has never
been heard here, as Il Is entirely new.
having only been published this year, and
Is a work OF great merit and beauty.
Mr.. Howard Butterworth and Mr.. Fulton
Lewis win assist the choir.
Mrs. L. Mace Starbuck. OF New York.
who was formerly Miss Bessie Burbridge,
OF this city, and is the guest Of Mrs. +.
W. Behrens in Harvard street. will sing
solo this morning in the Church of the
Reformation, where she was contralto
soloist for several years previous TO her
marriage. Mrs. Starbuck Is a daughter
OF Mrs. Samuel Cross. also well known
as a musician here and a brilliant plan
list. who now makes her home In New
York with her other daughter, Miss
Daisy Burbridge.
Special music VIII be rendered IN Grace
Evangelical Lutheran Church, Thirteenth
and Corcoran streets, on Palm Sunday
and Easter Sunday mornings. Mrs. NJ.
Eambly and Miss Vera Hambiy will rem
der solos and duets.
A special meeting of the students Club |
OF the Washington College OF Music was
held last Thursday evening in the re-
citai hall OF the college. A number OF |
advanced pupils gave the following in
teresting programme before large
gathering Of students and their friends. |
At the conclusion Of the programme re- !
were served: Allegretto from |
Op. 81. Beethoven, Mr.. James Barr; MY |
of YOU" Hawley, Alone"
Watts. Love Is the Wind" MacFay-l
den. Miss Mary Isobel Hall; Three Pre-
ludes. Nos. q. p. and q. Chopin. Mrs. |
Sue Burrows Jennings; ''Thou'rt Like /
Unto a Flower Rublnstein; ''Florian'sl
Song" Godard. Mrs. w. w. Fuller; STAG
cato Etude. Rubinstein. Miss Isabel |
Primm; Bowl of Roses" Conlgsby-t
Clarke. Mrs. Arthur caiyer; scene from
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