The Washington herald., 1912-03-24
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

render THE Magnihcat" and '.Nunc
Dimittis" in G. by DR.. J. s. B. Hodges
After the third collect .'The Sanctus, +"
(Eyre). in E nat. WI be sung kneeling,
and the offertory anthem win be the late
bishops favorite anthem, Whose Dwell
eth" by Sir George Martin. The solo
will be sung by the head boy soprano.
Master Eugene Amiss.
Mrs. r. D. Dalgleish, contralto soloist
in the Washington Heights Presbyterian
Church. viii sing for the offertory this
morning in that church, He Was
Desplsed." from the Messiah"
The Friday Morning Music Club gave
Debussy programme, arranged by Mrs.
Kendall, at it's meeting last Friday morn
ing in the Washington Club. It was one
Of the most interesting they have yet
had, and was as follows: ''Ballade.
'Mazurka," Mrs. Kendall: lie jet
deau," lie temps laisse son Man.
teau," Mrs Hilton; En- Bateau." Men
uet'' transcribed for violin from Petite,
Suite, Mrs. Faulkner: Romance" Unit
d'Etoiles," Mr. Veazie; "Arabesque,"
''Menuet," "Clair de Lune,- "Jardins
sous la pluie," Miss Ascherfeld; aria of
Liza" from ''L'enfant prologue" Mrs.
Lawson.
Mrs. Charlotte G. Lippitt, who was
called to Norwich, Conn, because of the
sudden death of her father, Mr.. Erastus
II. Gardner. with whom she always spent
her summers, returned home on Friday.
Mrs. Lippitt is one of the leading con-
tralto soloists of the city.
The Music Study Club met last Mon
day in the home of Miss Ethel Lee, and
the subject was Chopin" Miss Iverna
Child, pianist, read the paper on the
composers life and works, and the fol-
lowing programme was given: Prelude
opus 2S No 15; waltz in G fat major.
opus 20, and Etude No. !, opus Is, Miss
Mildred Rider, pianist. Fantasie-Im-
promptu, Miss Helene Oyster; Eccosaise
No. and Nocturne No. 5, opus Is. Miss
Edith Strasburger; Nocturne No. 3. opus
(arranged for cello), Miss Ethel Lee.
Miss Nancy Read, who founded the club.
was the guest of honor on that occasion.
She has been in the South for a year or
more, and is now the guest OF her aunt,
Mrs. William Belden Noble.
Mrs. william Wall whiddit, wife of the
organist Of the First Congregational
Church and conductor Of that choir, has
Memorial Church, to succeed Mrs. Henry
Hunt Mckee, who recently resigned from
that position. Mr.. Whiddit will have
charge Of the rehearsals on Friday even
ings.
Mrs. John W. YewelI died Thursday
morning at her home on Thirteenth
street. She was the mother OF Miss
Blanche A. YewelI, secretary Of the Rub
instein Club. and of Mr.. z. L. YeweIl,
whose wife is librarian Of the same club.
Mr.. and Mrs. Yewell had celebrated their
golden wedding anniversary only a few
months ago, although at that time Mrs.
Iewell was too i'll to have any festivity
attending the event.
The choir Of the First Congregational
Church will give Stainers THE Cruel |
iMon," Thursday evening Of Holy Week, |
in the church, Under the direction of |
the organist and choirmaster, Mr.. whid-
dit. Mr.. Whiddit will go to Richmond
on Good Friday. where he has been en-
gagged to sing the tenor role in Stainer's |
'Crucifixion, on that evening in old st. |
Paurs Church.
The Rubinstein Club will be heard in |
1 sacred concert Wednesday afternoon
of Holy Week. in the First Congrega-
.ional Church. Richard Lorleberg, vio-
loncellist, will be the assisting soIoist. !
and the singers will be Mrs. A. T. Gage |
soprano, and Mrs. r. II. Dalgelish, con-
.ralto, who will sing the solos in Grieg's |
"Cloister Gate" with piano and organ ac-
and Mrs, Walter Gawler,
soprano. who will sing the solo in the |
Infiammatus in Rossini's "Stabat Mater"
Niss narmor de n pubn.r ,far;s. ,,-;u
give two recitals at the Playhouse, on /
March 2 and April u, the first being |
for two pianos, when she will have the |
assistance of Prof. Cornelius Rubner, Of
the Columbia University, who is most
favorably known in Washington. Mrs.
ldalia lde, soprano. of New York, will
sing, giving an aria from ''Traviata"
and a group of songs.
At the second recital on April u, Miss \
Rubner will be assisted by Mr. Alex
ander Saslavsky. violinist, concert master
1f the New York Symphony Orchestra,
and Miss Katherine Lincoln, soprano.
The Washington Piano Teachers Asso-
,iation met at the McReynoIds- Koehle
Music School last Wednesday night The
guest of honor was Mrs Frank Byram,
who gave an interesting and instructive
ecture on Music in the Washington
public, schools of to-day and Of twenty |,
1ears ago." She was ably assisted in
Ier Illustrations by the following teach
RS: Mesdames Sassinet and Ormsby. and
Misses Keats, Keene, and Randall.
Mrs Ernest Lent will be the guest of
honor at the next meeting, April g. Her
subject will be THE Interpretation Of
LISTS Rhspsodies."
De Cortez Wolffungen, director Of the
grand opera chorus, will give
| musical for his chorus members and
heir friends. Wednesday evening, at s
''clock, in his studio, 14o6 H street.
Besides a selection of several inter-
ssting songs by Mr.. WolffuDgun, violin
and piano solos, the sextet from Lucia
ii Lammermoor." will be sung. Ap-
'lication for admission to this musical
an be made to Miss NJ. Harralson, sec
etary, by telephoning Main 3oSs. The
.horus has almost memorized the score
0f Faust" and stage rehearsals will be
leid, beginning April l. Mr.. George H.
,. Palmer, a stage manager of wide
experience, has offered his assistance to
dr. Wolffungen. Ii
An enjoyable concert was given at ,
Baptist Church recently for the |
'eneft of the Ladies' Aid. The follow
ng programme was given: Organ solo.
Mss Mabel Dill; soprano solo. Mrs ID.
:. Welch; bass solo, Mr.. J. Walter 1
humphrey; recitations. Miss Maude Lee;
'iolin solo, Mrs. G. " Gusack: soprano
olo, Mrs, B. II. Smart; piano solo, Mrs. ! !
'ue Burrows Jennings; contralto solo,
Hiss Margaret Standiford. tenor solo !