Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1913-01-05

The Washington Oratorio Society. un.
der the direction Of Sydney Lioyo
Wrightson. will make its initial. appear
ance tomorrow evening at the Church OF
the Covenant. present the cantata'
The Word Of God" by Spross The
performance will be repeated Wednesday
evening at the same place. with different
soloists. Tomorrow evening the solos
will be sustained by Mrs. Ethel Holtz-
claw-Gawler. Miss Gertrude Reuter- So
pranos: Miss Faye humphrey. contralto:
Richard p Backing. tenor, and ]. Waiter
Humphrey. bass: Wednesday evening by
Miss Isabel Hall. Miss Gertrude Reuter-
sopranos; Miss Marian Larner, contralto:
Messrs. J. F. NJ. Bowie. tenor, and
George Miller, baritone Harvey Muir
ray, Organist of the church. will &C
company the society at both perform
ances, but on each occasion the cantata
will be preceded by an organ recital, H.
n. Freeman. organist of Old St. Johns
Church. Lafayette Square. playing to-
morrow evening, and Percy Chase Miller,
organist Of st. Johns Church, George
present the FESTIVAL Fantasie' and
.F'ugue' In c major and c minor. by
Tschirch: "Cantabile' in ma jor. by
Edwards. and Mr.. Millers numbers will
include 'Intermezzo" by Henry NJ Dun
ham: "Benediction,'' by Sigfrid Karg-
Ebert, and "Hosannah," by Theodore
Dubois.
During the offertory each evening Har-
vey Murray will play selection, 'Elsa
Entering the Cathedral" from Lohen-
grin. The preliminary program will be-
gin at 7:45. Admission Is by invitation
only until s o'clock. after which the
organization has an active membership
of 1870 voices, many Of whom are among
leading soloists in our city churches and
the business affairs are in the hands of
Freeman. chairman; Mrs. II. W. Jayne.
secretary; John l.. Downs. treasurer:
Percy Chase Miller, Walter Gawler, Ro-
land Carter, Mrs. A. F.. Tenille. Miss
1sobel Hall and DR.. Carl Davis. Mr.
Wrightson Is, ex-officio. also a member
of the board. The members of this board
will be elected annually from the active
membership and it is the plan of the
board to engage only local soloists for all
of their concerts
A recital will be given tomorrow even
ing at st. Pauls Episcopal Church, Wash
ington Circle. under the auspices of the
American Guild of Organists. by Harold
Conservatory of Music in Baltimore. Mr.
Phillips studied with DIR. keeton, Sir
Hubert Parry, Sir Walter Parratt and
Sir Frederick Bridge. At the age of fif-
teen he won the harmony prize at Trim
ity College, and at the age of seventeen
passed the examination making him a
fellow in the Royal College of Organists
Two years later he won the musical
scholarship at Cainus College. Cambridge
over more than 100 competitors. His
will include: Toccata and fugue in d
minor. by Bach; "PastOrale," by Wely:
Oriental Sketch by Bird: finale from
Sixth Symphony" by Tschaikowski;
scherzo in G minor. by Bossi; In Sum
mer.'' by Stebbins, and Solemn March, :"
by Smart.
Miss Brickenstein arranged an attrac-
tive program for the entertainment or
the Friday Morning Music Club and
their guests last week. Mrs. King
played .Feuillc d'Album," by Cesar Cui,
and ''Scherzo.'' by Tschakowsky: Charles
Trowbridgc Tittmann sang "Pi annts
Song by Tschaikows Ky; ,. o s,n,ssa
aus der Natur." both by Beethoven; AN
Old Sacred Lullaby uG4O, by D. Cor
ner. lie Ger by Flegier. and The
Friar's Song from 'Ivanhoe'D. by Sui
Ivan Mr.. kalpaschinoff, attache of the
Russian legation, and an accomplished
y @dagio. gave All ssna'" Min%et Ac by
Gluck: ''Adagio' from opus 20, No. -.
by Beethoven, and "Mazurka,' by Wien
iawski.
An attractive program has been pre-
pared to be given Friday evening at the
Congress. by Miss Marguerite Howard.
soprano soloist of the choir of st. Steph.
ems Catholic Church. Miss Howard viii
be assisted by Louis a. Bradford. celiist.
who will play 'Tarantela,' by Squires;
After Sunset by Pryor. and My Heart
At Thy Sweet Voice. from Samson and
Delilah' Miss Howard will sing "A
Birthday" by Huntingdon Woodman;
When Roses Bloom" by Reichardt;
THE Black Bird" by Horatio Parker:
the Wind" by MacFadyn: 'tLaddie." by
Thayer; "A Love Note by James II.
Rogers; "Chanson Triste.' by Zimbalist:
"Will-o' the Wisp." by Spross. and It'll
with a cello obligato by Mr.. Bradford.
Mrs. Paul Bleyden will assist as accom-
PIANIST.
The following musical program will be
rendered at the First Congregational
Church this morning: Organ prelude, by
Saint-Saens; Elevation in E major; an
thems. Sweet is Thy Mercy, Lord"
Cod Foster). and Stevenson's II Sought
the Lord: alto solo and chorus; organ
postlude, March in minor, by Schu-
bert. In the evening: Organ Prelude.
Paraphrase of Nazareth" (Gounod-West-
brook; anthems. Woodward's Radiant
Morn" and Seek the Lord by Roberts,
and the choir hymn. Come Unto Me"
CWagner), and organ postlude by Dethier.
Carl Rupprecht, organist and choir
master Of st. Luke's Evangelical Luth-
eran Church of Chicago, was heard in
recital Monday evening at Christ Eng
lish Luthern Church, this city. He was
assisted by Mrs. George Johannes and
the choir of the church in giving the fol-
lowing program: Concert Overture, in c
major. by A. Hollins; ''Schmuecke dich.
o liebe Seele," by ]. S. Bach; Fugue in
c. by Buxtehude: Funeral March and
Song of the Seraphs,' by Guilmant; So
prano solo. angels Song" by Hawley.
Mrs. Johannes; organ solos, Caprice in
B, by Guilmant; "Andante Cantabile," by
Widor; 'Toccata,' by Roger: Sonata,
No L. by Guilmant; Largo MaestosO,
Allegro, Observation-Disclosures Allegretto,
and Allegro Assai (Toccata); Largo from
the New World Symphony, by Dvorak:
anthem. GLORIOUS Things of Thee are
Spoken" by Burdett, by the choir; 1.-THE
Holy Night" by Buck. and Finale" in
fiat, by Wolstenholme.
Miss Clarine McCarty will leave the
middle of the month for a tour through
the south. where she will appear in recital
at several of the leading colleges.
The musical program was an interesting
part of the last meeting of the Young
Woman's Foreign Missionary Society
of Foundry NJ. L. Church. There
were duets for saxophones and cornet,
"The Angels Serenade" and "AHce,
Where Art Thou?" played by DR.. Will
liam r Dieffapderfer and III Iennpr e..