The Washington herald., 1912-12-08

Charles d. Church. pupil OF Sydney
Lloyd wrightson. has resigned his posi-
ton as tenor soloist In St Johns Church,
IGeorgetown, to accept similar position
in st. PauTs Episcopal Church, on
Twenty-third Street.
DR.. r. G. Davis, pupil OF Sydney Lloyd
wrightson, has been appointed bass solo,
list Of ST. PauPs Episcopal Church on
Twenty-third Street.
The Washington Oratorio Society now
numbers over 10 voices and Is meeting
with remarkable success. The rehearsals
are held on Monday evenings at o'clock
in the chapel of the Church Of the Cove
nAnt. The society will give two perform
ances of The Word OF God" by Charles
Gilbert Spross; one on Monday evening.
January 8, and the second on Wednes-
day evening. January 8. Admission will
be by invitation only. Soloists and
further particulars Will be announced
later. Good voices are always welcome
at any OF the rehearsals.
At this evenings service Of the Church
Of the Covenant, Eighteenth and N
Streets and Connecticut Avenue, at
o'clock the evening choir Of 100 voices
under the direction of Sydney Lloyd
wrightson, with Harvey Murray at the
organ, will give the following musical
programme: Organ prelude. Andante
from Sonata in d minor CWest); process
sional hymn brightly Cleans Our Ban
ner'I (Sullivan); Send Out Thy Light"
CGounod); Love Divine All Love Excel
ing Qe Jenne); God Shall Wipe Away
All Tears CField); Ten Thousand Times
Ten Thousand" Dykes: 'Sevenfold
A In
CBattishiID.
Miss Gertrude Reuter-. who made a
favorable impression in her singing of
| 20 Blessed Savior" by Wagner. at the
special musical service at the Church OF
the Covenant last Sunday evening. has
been requested to repeat it at the 3:3O
o'clock service OF the church this after
noon. Miss Faye humphrey will also
sing Abide with Me-" by Lddle In
addition to these numbers the double
sextette. under the direction OF Sydney
Lloyd wrIghtson. with Harvey Murray
at the organ. will render the following
numbers: Il VIII Lay Me Down in
Peace" CFIiles): incidental solo by Mr..
Backing. The Lord Is My Rock Wood
mani; Judge Me. Lord IMendels-
sohn): In Heaven the Stars Now Are
Shining (Rheinberger).
A meeting Of the Students Club Of tn"
Washington College OF Music was held
last Friday evening in the recital hall
Of the college, when the following pro-
gramme was given before a large num-
Der Of the students and their friends:
Invention, No BACH. Miss GIadding;
''Bourree" from I'd suite (BaChJ. Miss
GatchelI: "Slumber Song (Schumann).
Miss Morse: Butterfly GrIeg). Miss
40, ,,aF1f
CGrieg). Miss Miller; Press Thy Cheek
Against Mine Own" (Jensen). and THE
First Primrose" (Grieg), Miss Jaeger;
The Amethyst (Barrett, Miss Fuller;
The Music Box" PoldinD. Miss Tuckey;
Valse. G fiat major Chopin. Miss tr-
ban; ScottIsche CStraebbog), Master Tay-
lor: second Valse (Godard). Miss Kline:
Humoreske Dvorak), Misses Tuckey;
AT the Dawning' CCadman). and Flor
Prelude, c sharp minor Chopin. Mr..
Thompson: Valse. op. "a, No. Chopin,
Miss DrexciIus: Sous Bois" (Staub)'
Miss Bradley; la Regatta Veneziana"
OisZO, Miss MacElwee; Concerto in c
minor Ist movement CMendelssohn), Miss
Glaser.
The second matinee musicale given by
Herr de Cortez wolnungen in his studio
hall. 9lS Fourteenth Street. took place
last Sunday afternoon. The programme,
which was an entire operate one. pre-
sented Italian composers. Mrs Susanne
Ruthardt sang the Aria from Madam
Butterfly and a duet from III Trova-
tore" with Mr. Wolffungen. Miss Bertha
Millar sang the Leonore aria first act
of I'll Trovatore" and the entrance aria
from Les Hugenots." Rodolrs recital
from la Boheme," la Donne Mobile.
and the Arise OF Canio." from 'Pagli-
acct" WAS sung by Mr.. Wolffungen-
The accompaniments were very artistic
ally played by Miss Mildred Harrison. !
The rehearsals of Won Weber's romantic !
opera Der Freischuetz" are in progress. !
The Washington Grand Opera Chorus, |
however needs more members, especially !
men.
An interesting and varied programme !
was rendered Friday evening. November
%, by the Nordica Mandolin, Guitar, and
Ranio clubs. Walter T. Holt. director, |
under the auspices of the BOlgiano class
at the Foundry NJ f Church. The clubs |
were ably assisted by Miss Ethel Noble |
johnson. soprano: Maurice H. Jarvis, I'M
personator: Dufour Brown. banjoist, and
Miss Alice f. Hill. mandolirist. The
was as follows:
Tampa Overture" Heroldl, Nordica
Mandolin and Guitar OT'ntsIEd' SoPI anu
solo. Song Fairy CBemberg). Miss Ethol
Noble johnson: banjo solo. Waltz Bril-
liant (Bacon, Mr. DufOur Brown;
Memoirs de Nevin" arranged by b. w.
Del .oss), Mandolin and Guitar Club; reel
tation, Masters Motor Car by request
"a. Conan DOylel. Mr.. Maurice II. Jar
Wis: mandolin solo. souvenir de Siclle
H.eonardD, Miss Alice K. Hill: soprano
solo. One Fine Day from Madam But
terhy" -CPuccinn. Miss Ethel Noble John
son. III Trovatore'' selections lVerdD,
Nordica Banjo Club; recitation, The
Two Glasses ELLA Wheeler WHcoNl, MI
Maurice II. Jarvis: Gems of Scotland
COdelD. Nordica Mandolin and Guitar Or
chestra.
The following programme was given at
the Noel House last Friday: "At Morn
by GODDARD Cpiano solo): Serenade. by
Ruhm: Miss Constance Harndon. Read
irg. AN Old Sweetheart of Mine, Miss
Jessie Shepard. Songs. 'Old Irish Song"
cv Kitty of Coleraine; The Chrysanthe-
num- by Mary Turner Salter: His
Favorite Flower by Lowitz: Mrs. II.
l.. Parkinson Readings. "Gunga Din.
Fuzzy Wuzzy," by KiplinS; Mr.. w. b.
Piano, "Gondolieri.' by Nevin;
VaIse Caprice, by Flickinger; 'Lous
Bois." by Staub; Miss WiImina Flick
niger
Miss FIckinger also played the accom-
paniments.
ExceIsIor Literary Club
The Excelsior Literary Club met last ,
Tuesday at the home of Mrs. Frances c.
Smith. 1878 A Street Southeast. Mrs Null
er Dresident nresiding Two excellent