The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-04-20
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

The Motel Choral Society, directed by
Otto T. Simon, with Mrs. Simon at the
piano, will give the final concert of its
fourth season next wednesday afternoon
at 4:30 o'clock at the Columbia Theater.
The work to be presented will be The
Crusaders" by the Danish composer,
Niels Gade, contemporary of Men
delssohn. 1t is a work for chorus and
soloists, a feature being the varied
choral treatment Some of the best
choral effects are for female voices
alone and others are for the male choir.
The BARITONE part of Peter the Her
nit" the leader and exhorter of the
Pilgrim band, is one of sustained dignity,
while the duets between Armida, the
spirit of darkness. and M. Rinaldo, the
typical crusade knight, are unusually
dramatic.
The solo parts will be taken by Miss
Marion McFall, soprano; Mr.. Joseph
Whittemore, tenor: Mr.. John Waters.
barytone, all well-known soloists in
prominent Washington churches.
Today at the Holy Name Church.
the devotion of the forty hours will
be celebrated by a solemn high mass
at 1890 o'clock, during which the
senior and male choir of the church
Anna Doyle with Mrs. Charles Hughes
at the organ. The music which was so
well rendered on Easter Sunday will
be repeated as follows: Kyrie. Gloria,
Ereds from Marcos Second Mass;
Sanctus Benedictus Guonod), by the
male choir; 'Agnus Dei-Giorza. After
mass there will be a procession of the
blessed sacrament, and the Litany of
the Saints will be chanted by the male
choir.
In the evening. at 1880 o'clock, the
excellent male choir of the church, I'M
der the direction of Mr.. James Duncan,
will sing the beautiful Vesper service
by Stern. and at the benediction, Hold
ems 20 Salutaris." will be rendered by
Mr.. Duncan. and Rosewig's 'Tantum
Ergo" by Messrs. Duncan and Irving.
Mr. Sydney Lloyd wrightson has re-
turned from New York and will resume
his duties at the Church of the Covenant
today. At the afternoon service, at $50
O'Clock the following programme will be
rendered by the double sextet, with Mr..
Murray at the organ: Anthem, Have
Mercy Upon Me" (MinshalD, incidental
solo by Miss Hall; solo. Lead, Kindly
Light (Hawley), Miss Hall; anthem,
Judge Me, o Cod (Mendelssohn; Offer
tory solo. 20, Paradise" (Hawley); an
them, Grant Us Thy Peace" Mendels-
sohnl.
At the evening service. at S o'clock. the
evening choir of 100 voices will repeat, by
request, the Wagner special musical
service given on December ] last. The
programme is as follows: Organ prelude,
Choral" from Die Meistersinger'
CWagner); professional hymn. No. go.
oh, Mother Dear, Jerusalem WARD;
anthem, 20 Lamb of God" (WagneD;
soprano solo. 20 Blessed Saviour (Wag-
ner), Miss Reuter-; anthem, 'All Praise
TO God, in Light Arrayed" (Vagner).
Mr.. Miller and the choir; offertory an
them, Shout the Glad Tidings' CWag
ner: anthem, Glorious Is Thy Name"
from Twelfth Mass (MozarU, Sevenfold
sional March from die Meistersinger'
CWagner).
The following musical numbers will be
rendered at the First Congregational
Church today:
At the morning service: Organ pre-
lude by Whiting: anthem, Seek Ye the
Lord by Roberts; ''Te Deum Festival"
by Buck; offertory bass solo, Mr.. Hum |
phrey; organ postlude, ''Triumphal
March, by Archer.
At the evening service: Organ prelude. !
Largo" by Handels; anthem, THE |!
King of Love. My Shepherd Is" BY
Shelley; offertory, tenor and bass duet, !
THE Watchman.' by Sargent, Messrs. /
Ogden and Humphrey; organ postlude, |
"Offertory in c. by Wely.
At St Pauls Church, Twenty-third
Street Northwest, the regular organ re-
citals will be resumed again, starting
with tonight, and will be heidi as usual
on the third Sunday of each month. |
Following is the programme for tonight:
70 hai
ger, ''Canzone della Sera," E. dEvry; |
Concert, Prelude, and Fugue, Faulkes;
AT Twilight" sketch, Steb bins; |
''Marche Sollemelle," Borowski.
Mrs. Susanna Oldberg's artistic studio |
was filled with guests last Sunday AFT /
ernoon to hear one of the best pro- |
grammes which has been given there |
this season. Those giving the numbers
were Helen Donohue De Yo, soprano: |
Mrs. William T. Reed. contralto, and
Mr. Louis Potter pianist |
The beauty of Mrs lie Yo's voice, as
well as her dramatic power, was dis
played in Gounod's Queen of Sheba.'
Mrs Reeds rendering of the Cry of
Rachel" was a revelation, showing the
depth of her splendid contralto. feat
ure of the afternoon was a song by
Miss Josephine Underwood Munford,
VINO Is a pianist ana nONellSt ds wen. \
Miss Mtnford is a cousin of Representa-
tive Oscar Underwood. Mr.. Potter's pi-
ano solos were well received by the
large number of guests present, among
them being Mrs. Christian Hemmick,
Judge and Mrs. Job Barnard, Mr.. Jo-
seph r. Edison, Mrs. Romeyn. Mrs.
Andrews, Mrs. Jocelyn. Mrs. Gardiner,
Mai Pierce c. Stevens. Mr.. and Mrs.
lie Roy Cough, Mr.. and Mrs. Frank P.
Reside, Miss Lois Reside, and Miss
Dick Root. Mrs. John Joy Edison poured
tea.
Mrs Susanna Oldberg has discontinued
her musicals on Sundays at her charm
ing studio in the Belasco Theater until
next season.
r. Lauhon and Miss Nora Virginia Har-
rison in a piano recital tomorrow evening
at o'clock in the Vermont Avenue
Christian Church, to which the music
loving public is cordially invited The
will be as follows: Piano
solo, Mr.. Lawrence: concerto ID minor
(Rubinstein), Mr.. Lauhon: soprano solo,
Mrs w. III. Shir-Ciiff; concerto A minor
Grieg), Miss Harrison; (a) etude G fiat
fChopin), OBJ nocturne (Schumann), and
tc) IF / Were a Bird" Qdeuselt), Mrs.
I.auhon; concerto (Beethoven, Mr. Law
renee, accompanied by Kaspar String
Quartet.
The fourth pupil, Miss Elsie Campbell,
Of Marion, Va, gave her graduating re-
cital last "Wednesday evening at the