The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1913-05-04

ing of students and their friends: Pas
torale (ScarlottD. Miss Becker; prelude
and fugue, g sharp. major (Bach), Mr..
Thompson; "Menuet" tBeethover). Miss
Marks; barghetto from concerto (Mo-
zarD. Miss Reynolds; first and second
| movements from the sonata fGrieg). Miss
Miller; violin solo, Meditation from
That's" -(MasseneD, Mr.. Schaellfeffer;
valse Dennee). Miss Messer; valse etude
tSchmidU, Miss Flood; Witches Dance
tMcDowelI, Miss Drexcilus: ITO a Wild
Rose (MacDowelD, Miss Massie; "Pas
, des Amphores' (Chaminade), Miss Meyer:
recitation .Bret Harte), Miss Stephenson;
valse, OPP. 81, No. (Chopin). Miss Fuller;
mazurka, A minor Chopin. Miss Latus;
valse. Op. AZ Chopin, Miss Bouck; Lie
bestraum." No. ? Oiszt). Miss MacEl-
wee; "Au Ruisseau'' fSchnett) and "Valse
la bien aimee (Schuett), Miss Demp-
sey
At a recent meeting of the Mount
Pleasant Singing Society DIR. William r.
Buchanan was elected director to sue
coed George III. Miller. who resigned be-
cause OF duties which are taking him cut
of the city. Mr.. Miller's resignation was
accepted with great regret The rehear-
sails of the society are at present devoted
to the cantata THE Vision of st. john"
by G. Whitney Coombs. This cantata,
which is regarded by many music lovers
as one Of the most beautiful ever writ
ten, will be sung. by the society at the
Sunday evening service of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church either on
May Is or June l.
The Rubenstein Club gives its closing
concert of the season next Wednesday
eveneing at the Raleigh. with Mrs. A. M.
Blair directing and Mrs. w. W. Burdette
at the piano. The assisting artist will be
Miss Inez Barbour. of New York. who
possesses a lyric soprano voice Of rare
her a ranking position among the great
sopranos OF the metropolis.
The club will be heard in six chorus
numbers and the song cycle "Un Giorno
in Venezia," In four themes: DAWN"
"Gondoliers," Venetian Love Song" and
Good Night The special number on the
programme is the musical poem, "O'er the
Shadows of the Silent Lake." which Harry
Patterson Hopkins has dedicated to the
Rubenstein Club. He will come to Wash
ington to be present at the final rehear-
sal and attend the concert Wednesday
evening.
Miss Barbour will be heard In three
groups of songs showing her breadth of
repertoire as we'll as her power Of in
depreciation and musicianly skill.
Mrs A NJ. Blair. director of four of
the musical organizations Of the city,
has been the recipient of numerous
tokens of apprecia ton from members of
the clubs as the musical season draws
to a close.
Before the opening Of the concert Of
the Monday Morning club at the New
Willard each member presented Mrs.
Blair with handsome American Beauty
rose They were quickly tied in a large
bunch and attached to the directors
music stand for the concert. Tuesday
evening Emmanuel Choral Union sur
prised it's enthusiastic director with a
handsome steamer rug, to be taken
abroad with her on her summer trip.
1t was presented by two small children
in appropriate original rhyme. On
Wednesday evening the appreciation OF
the work of this indefatigable woman
was shown in the presentation by the
Y w. c. A. chorus of a handsome brace
let to Mrs. Blair. 1t is an exquisite bit
of jewelry, encircled with an inlaid fret
work OF the Wall of Troy" With the
bracelet was a large basket of pink car
nations. And rumor whispers that the
end is mot yet
The second of a series OF ''Wagnera-
bende," dedicated to the memory of the
great composer, Richard Wagner, was
given by the Gesellig- Literarischer We're
in Social Literary Society, at the home
of the founder and president. Miss
Shade, ST Ontario Place, Saturday even
ing, April 26. Mr.. Frank Clandy, the
vice president of the society. gave a lee
ture on Der Ring des Nibelungen." He
was ably assisted by Miss Leavitt. who
played the Motifs OF the Ring on
the piano.
The first number on the programme
was a recitation, ''On the Death OF
Wagner" (Wildenbruch), by Miss Anita
Schade, which was followed by a violin
solo. Walthers "Priesied," played by
Or. Robert Cary Stearns.