The Washington herald., 1912-04-07


An interesting recital was given Fri.
day night by the pupils OF Mr.. Joseph
Harrison in his studio eSs d street north.
east Those who contributed, to tho sue
cess OF the programme and the numbers
played were: Solos, Alteration" Borrow
skD. Mr.. Edward Weber; Romance
Q-agye). Mr.. Frederick Towers; "Sere-
made" (Drdla). Miss Isabel MCGEE;
ANGELS Serenade" CBraga). Mr.. Roberi
Robertson; "Berceuse" (Nelson), Mr.. Al
bert c. Reed; Polka GraciGuse" Gam
brosio), MIR. Darragh Bagley; "Cava-
tina" (Schmidt), Mr.. Herbert Gates. and
''Humoreske'' Dvorak). played by Mr..
Harrison. The piano numbers were EAU
Matin'' (Godard. Mr.. Herbert Games;
The Pink" Oichner), Miss Margaret
Forney; TN Rank and Hile'' Qangey)
Mr.. Samuel Waters; ''Pierette" (Chami-
nade), Miss Anna ShEout: Monastery
Bells Cwely), Miss Helen Robertson;
Cavalry Charge" (Spindler), Mr.. Harry
Hoffman, and vocal solo by Miss Daisy
Harrison concluded the programme.
In a recent article upon piano playing
and piano music Josef Holman says
piano concertos are the hardest of all
music to compose, adding that few new
works of this class were attempted
nowadays. Harry Patterson Hopkins, of
this city, has completed his new con-
certo, in ID minor. op. 81, which II is
hoped will be heard by Washington audi
ences and elsewhere next season.
This work Is strictly in form, and
therefore has much strength in its con-
struction, although Mr.. Hopkins was in
clined to yield to the style OF Russian
ultra-modernists. With the form goes. Of
course, the tonality. In this the key
design Is likewise conventional but the
hardest of all was the actual piano tech
nique. A single idea was tried IN four
or five different varieties to get the
pianistic effect, which Is in reality the
basis of work OF this nature. The viz
tuosity, however, is not too demanding.
but 1t has enough pianistic quality % be
rightly classed a true piano-concerto.
The regular monthly musical service Of
the North Carolina Avenue Baptist
Church will be given this evening by the
choir, assisted by several instrumental
ists-Miss Ruby Stanford. violinist; Miss
Ethel Lee, 'ceIlist, and Miss Ethel
Sunny, pianist. The singers will be
Miss Lillian Lewis, soprano; Miss
Ritchie Mclean, contralto; Philip Lee
Scantling. tenor, and J. f. S. Kinsella.
basso. William H. Starnell is orsanist
and director.
Mr.. and Mrs. william ]. Oates gave a
musicale last Thursday evening at their
residence, In Fairmont street. An or
chestra played THE Pink Lady" waltzes
and THE Winning Fight" The rest OF
the Programme was made up of selec-
tions for piano and Violin. Those who
participated were: Piano-Misses f.
Lyons, d. Wooden, d. Claiborne, and
Messrs. G. Risk and ]. Mcdonald. Vio-
III NJ
Goepfert, and Messrs. c. Godfrey, T.
and c. Bitter. Accompanists-
Misses A. Kidwell, d. Dom, d. Hop
wood, NJ. Belt, and Mrs. W. J. Oates.
At the Holy Name Church to-day
the Junior croir will sing at the 8
o'clock service, directed by Miss Doyle
and accompanied by Miss Marie r. Mel
ling. Misses Edna and Marie Strudley
will render a duet, and the offertory will
be the Regina Coeli," with duo work
furnished by the Messes McLane. An
Easter anthem adapted to Mendelsohn's
Spring Song will be sung by Miss
and a full chorus will sing
THE Lord Is Risen To-day" solo part
carried by Miss Burns. The senior choir,
by Mrs. Charles Hughes,
will sing Bartschmidt's Mass" with
Gounod's 'Benedictus," at the 1880
O'Clock service, and the offertory will be
the Regina CoeH." Mr.. John Irving will
sing Unfold, Ye Portals Everlasting"
at the close of the service.
The male choir will render Sterns ves-
pers in the evening. under the direction
of Mr.. James Duncan, who will sing Hold
ems 20, Salutaris' at the benediction
service Verdusen's "Tantum Ergo will
be sung in chorus. The chief soloists
OF the choir are Messrs. ]. Duncan, F.
BeTes, A. Handiboe. ]. Irving, NJ. Cum
ningham, and r. Dunigan.
The choir of st. Stephens Episcopal
under the direction Of Henry
Purcell Veazie, barytone soloist, gave
an impressive and effective performance
Of Sir John Stainer's THE Crucifixion"
on Wednesday evening in the church.
The solos mere sung by the rector, Rev.
George F. Dudley, who has an excep-
tiOnally good and pleasing. tenor. voice;
Mr.. Veazie. whose excellent barytone
voice and delightful method is especially
effective in church, and who sang with
much devotional fervence. and Master
Eugene Amiss. soprano, and Mr.. Wesley
Peckham, basso. The organist, who
played the beautiful Accomplishments ex-
well, is Mr.. Claiming VII
iams Lefebvre, a very young and tai
snted player. The croruses were sung
by the boy choir, who at times sang
very beautifully.
Miss Clara Drew. a Boston girl, who
has made Washington her home the
past few years, will join Victor Her.
oert's Orchestra Company tomorrow in
for ten weeks tour in con-
cert. Miss Drew spent last summer and
fall In Berlin and Is refurntnv .bera this
summer. after spending the winter at
he Ontario here, and doing much concert
work. She is a splendid linguist and
nusicianly singer.
Harry Patterson Hopkins, of this city
and Baltimore. gave an organ recital in
Alexandria Monday evening. in the Sec
ond Presbyterian Church, assisted by
Miss Catherine Horisberg, soprano, of |
Baltimore. Their programme was as
follows: Prelude and fugue. in C minor |
BACH, Toccata, from organ symphony |
.Widor), Lend Ne Thine Aid" air for |
soprano and organ Gounod), First |
from group Of Henry VIII |
music CGerman), BarcaroIle (Offenbach), |
March OF the Magi' CHarker), "One !
Fine Day." aria for soprano CPuccinD, |
'Benediction des Anges" Davenport, |
Grand offertory. in E fiat CBatiste).
Mr.. Hopkins gave a recital on Mon |
lay afternoon at the Friends School, as |
sisted by Miss Horisberg. in this city,
with the following programme: (a) Bal |
et scene, in D minor, from Lalla |
Rookh CRubinstein), (b) Romance, in |
fat, butterfly etude Chopin, for |
oiano; The Lovers Pledge" (Strauss), |
Thy Beaming Eyes CMacDowelD. |
One Fine Day." from Madam Butter 4