The Washington herald., 1913-12-07
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

The program presented at the Friday
Morning Music Club, at the Washington
IIub' !ast Friday morning, at IL o'clock,
was as follows: Quartet A minor, No.
is CMozarD, Miss Allen, Miss WILDER,
Prof. Josef Kaspar, and DIR. Swami;
Vol che sapete" CMozarO, THE Little
Red Lark (old Irish), Mon petit occur
soupire' (old French, Miss Elsie Ed
wards; ''At tie Brook CBoisdeffre),
Preislied from Die Meistersinger' CWag-
ner-WilhelmD, Miss Wilber; rondo, 4
minor (MozarO, "Gigue' (ScarlattD, Miss
Nirginie Bestor.
Mrs. Franklin T. Howe and daughters
entertained at an informal musicale last
Sunday when a most delightful and high
ly appreciative program was offered by
the following artists: Mrs. Warner
Gibbs, soprano, with Marie Hansen as
Rccompanist; Louis a. Potter, jr., pianist;
Mrs. Louis A. Potter, jr., soprano; Marie
McCourt, pianist; Eugene De Guerin,
violinist, with Marguerite o'Tool at the
Niano, and Felix Garzignia, French
>5ianist.
While all those appearing on the pro-
gram received much deserved applause,
a real ovation was given Mr.. Garzignia,
who seemed to get the very soul out of
the French compositions he played. This
is the first time he has been heard for
year.
Mr.. Oscar Franklin Comstock an
nounces a studio recital for next Tues
day evening, when the program will be
in the hands OF Miss Myrtle Began and
Mr.. Harry NJ. Forker. AS both of these
singers are experienced, a fine treat is
expected from both their solos and their
duets. Mr.. Comstock will open with
some piano numbers and will also sing
one duet with Miss Began.
Mrs Huron W. Lawson gave a song
recital at Hood College. Frederick. Nd,
on Thursday, December 4. Last evening
she illustrated the lecture given by Mr..
Krebbiel under the auspices Of the So
ciety of Fine Arts.
Miss Marion MacFall, soprano, who
only recently resigned her position as
soloist for the Hamline Methodist Epis-
copal Church of this city, has taken up
her abode in New York City after
months tour of the principal cities of
Connecticut and Massachusetts, doing
concert work.
Miss MacFau has many concert en-
gagements to fill. but is contemplating
accepting an offer which will give her
opportunity for full development of her
work.
At the recent meeting of the Piano
Teachers Association, Willard Howe
was invited to explain more fully the
registration OF music teachers which John
c. Freund, editor of Musical America,
of New York, is advocating. The speak
er said in part: The movement is one
that should concern the music teachers
especially and the public generally. Mr..
Freund is desirous of standardizing, as
ii We're, the music teachers of America;
to put them on the dignifed plane now
occupied by lawyers, physicians, &c. This
must. of course, come from some act OF
legislature, but whether this should be
national or State has not been determin-
ed. To discuss such a registration with
the members OF Congress was the CHIEF
cause of Mr.. Freund's recent hurried
visit to Washington. He is gathering
statistics and information from various
sources inorde TO determine just what
would be the most feasible course TO be
pursued. The movement is young, but 1t
is spreading rapidly, because the thinking
public at once realized that such regis
tratiOn would mean that the incompetent
teacher must Of necessity fall by the
wayside; that the true music teacher
would receive proper recognition and a
musical uplilt in this country would fol-
low"
went on the speaker, that Mr.. Freund
contends-and he has statistics to support
hIm-that there is no absolute necessity
for the student going to Europe for
musical education. There are just as
competent teachers in this country, and
it is his desire that this should be
realized. That is another thing Mr..
Freund is working for. Besides, he as
serts that the environments Of the music
student in America is far more healthy
for mind and body than that OF Europe.
So interested was the association in the
movement that motion was passed in
structing Willard Howe to express the
appreciation of the association to Mr..
Freund and to ascertain if he would ad-
dress the Washington public on this in
yeresting and vital subject.
The musical program at the morning
service at the First Congregational
Church today will be as follows: Pre-
lude in Alb CMacLeod); anthem, God is
Love" Shelley; anthem, 20 Lord Most
Holy" (GnberU; offiertory. quartet,
Blessed are the MercifuT' CHileS; post |
Iude. march from The Star Of Bethle-
hem"
This evening at 7:45 O'Clock a special
service will be given, as follows: |
Largo from "XerXes' GIandel: humor-
esuue CDvorak); pastorale, Evening
(Darnby); anthem, My Soul Doth Mag F!
nifty the Lord" CMarks); soprano solo, |
20 Divine Redeemer'' CGOunod); anthem, !
BY BabyIon's Wave" (Gounod; con- ,
tralto solo. God is NV Life CBradskyJ; /
chorus Again as Evenings Shadows
FalV' ONoodman): offertory, tenor solo .
and chorus: sanctus from ''Messe Solen- /
nellie" (Gounod); anthem, 'Grander than !
Oceans story" Costa; choir hymn, |
some Blessed Day (Neyin); postlude, |
coronation march from The Prophet
CMeyerbeer.
This afternoon the double seXtet OF
Church of the Covenant will give its /
1fth special musical service at 1896
n clock, under the direction of Mr.. sgd |
,ey LLOYD Wrightson. Special interest /
is being taken in this service, as Gou- |
mods St Cecilia Mass will be given in |
rs entirety. The trio parts will be sung
1v Mrs Gawler Mr.. Backing, and Mr.. |
Humphrey. The chorus parts will be |
strengthened by the addition of Mrs.
Helen De Yo. in the soprano, and Mr.. |
Tohn l. Klein, in the tenor ranks. After !
he rendition of the st. Cecilia, Mrs. /
zawler will sing 20 Divine Redeemer,"
Nv Gounod; and Mr.. Wrightson, There
Is Green Hill Far Away" by the same
COMPOSER. The entire music of the after
noon, including hymns, will be from the
of Charles Gounod.
The musical portion Of the service is