The Washington herald., 1912-03-24

Tho Motet Choir Of 100 voices, directed
by Otto T. Simon, with Mrs. Simon at
the piano, viii give its second concert
Of the season Wednesday afternoon at
4:5O o'clock at the Columbia Theater.
The programme. of great musical inter
est, embracing modern choral works Of
the German, Russian. and English
schools, will be as follows:
Hiawatha's Wedding Feast Cole
ridge-Taylor), scene from The Song OF
Hiawatha,' tenor solo, by Mr.. Leroy
Glider; three pictures from The Tower
of Babel (Rubinstein). Song Of the Sons
Of Shem, Song Of the Sons OF Ham,
Song of the Sons of Japheth: cantata,
Fair Ellen" Max Bruch), an incident
in the siege of Lucknow, soprano solos
by Mrs. Archer Haycock, barytone solos
by Mr.. John Waters:
The Hiawatha music, from the text
by Longfellow, affords fine possibilities
effects The Three Pictures of Rubin
stein will show the pianissimo work for
which the Motet Choir is noted. The
cantata, Fair Ellen" Is a stirring COM
position by Max Bruch, and depicts an
incident in the siege of Lucknow. The
entire programme promises well for
successful and unusual rendition. OFF,
5. Embrey, president; Charles L. Smell,
treasurer: Miss Jean Stier, secretary;
Robert H. Atkinson, librarian.
Claiming Williams Lefebvre, the young
and talented organist of st. Stephens
Church. Fourteenth street and Columbia
road, will be heard in his first recital in
Washington Wednesday evening at s
O'Clock, at the church, assisted by Henry
Purcell Veazie. barytone. He will play
the following: Mendelssohn's Sixth Son.
alta, the Guilmant 'Marche Funebre"
and chant "Seraphique," the Dvorak
Humoreske" and "Gavotte" from Mig
non." by Thomas; the Schumann Canon
in B minor, and Bach's '.Toccata" in c
major. Mr.. Veazie will sing the Fourth
Word from the Seven Last Words of
Christ by Dubois; Before the Cruel
fix" by Frank La Fargo, and 1t is
Enough" from Elijah.
The Students Club of the Washington
College of Music will hold its regular
meeting Thursday evening in the recital
hall of the college. A special programme
has been arranged from the piano and
vocal departments, in which a number
of the more advanced students will take
part. At the close of the programme
dents in the college. with their friends,
have received invitations.
At Foundry Methodist Episcopal
Church, Sixteenth and Church streets
northwest, this evening, beginning at $40
O'Clock with an organ recital by Walter
G Armacost, will be given the last Of
the special musical services inaugurated
in the church by Sydney Lloyd Wright
SON The regular service will commence
at O'Clock, and will be an elaborate
one. The programme is as follows:
Morning CGrieg), "Traumerer' cSchu-
mann, Largo" ''Xerxes" CHandeD, Mr..
Walter c. Armacost: professional hymn
No. 6s1-"Brightly Cleans Our Banner"
CSullivan), anthem-"UnfOld Ye Portals
Everlasting" Redemption tGounod),
hymn No. P5-"Beset With Snares on
Every Hand CMason), tenor solo-"The |
Sorrows of DEATH Hymn Of Praise |
IMendelssohn), Mr.. Richard P. Backing; |
prayer; anthem-"Glorious is Thy Name"
Twelfth Mass MozarD: Scripture les
son; anthem-"Hear Ny Prayer. o Lord" |
In Thy Faithfulness Answer Me" The |
Word of Cod CSpross), Miss Reuter- and |
the choir; notices; duet-"Far From Ny |
Heavenly Home" CHammond). Mr.. Back |
ing and Mr.. Wrightson: hymn No. So
For All the Saints Who From Their |
fismmatus Est" "Stabat Mater" CRossinD, |
Miss Reuter- and the choir; sermon; an |
them-"H "Hallelujah Chorus Messiah |
CHandeD; hymn No. 16-"An People That |
on Earth do Dwell CGenevan Psalter): |
henediction; organ postlude-''Midsum-I |
mer Nights Dream CMendelssohn). At |
the morning service to-day Mr.. Wright |
son will sing 1t is Enough" from Eli |
jah," by Mendelssohn, and God Forgive |
the Past" being sacred words by Mr.. |
Wrightson, to the music of Nevin's The |
Rosary"
At the II o'clock service to-day at St |
Stephens Protestant Episcopal Church, |
Fourteenth street and Columbia road, !
the choir of men and boys will sing |
Sir John Stainer's "Benedicite" and |
''Benedictus'' in fat. Henry Purcell |
Veazie, barytone. will sing God, My
Father" from THE Seven Last Words |
Of Christ by Dubois, at the offertory.
In the evening at O'Clock there will be |
a special service in commemoration of |
the sixteenth anniversary of the conse- |
Grafton of the late Bishop Satterlee, first |
Bishop of Washington. The choir will |