Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1914-01-04

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Finnin; Waltz by Moszkowski. Miss
| Fegner: Sous Bois," by Staub, Mrs.
Johnson.
| The District of Columbia Chapter of the
American Guild of Organists will hold
| the January meeting Wednesday evening
| at the studio Of Oscar Franklin Com
| stock. At the conclusion of the business
| meeting the sanctuary choir of st. Alloy
| slus Church, composed of men and boys
under the direction of Glenn Ashley, will
! render an informal program of musical
numbers.
| AT the afternoon service today at the
Church of the Covenant, beginning at
| $780, the double sextet. under the direc-
| ton of Mr.. Wrightson, with Harvey Muir
ray at the organ. will render the can
| tata, THE Message of the Star by
| Huntington Woodman. The solo parts
! will be sustained by Miss Hall. Miss Har-
| per. Mr.. Backing and Mr.. Humphrey. In
addition to the cantata. Mrs Gawler will
| sing The Birthday of King by Neid-
! l1nger. there will be an anthem, Sing
ad Rejoice by Barnby. and Mr. Muir
ray will play the "Grande Choeur'' in G
by salome. and march from Judas Mai
! cabeua by Haendel: At the evenil
service the vested choir of 100 vocel,
with solo quartet. will sing the cantatal
The Holy Infant" by Frederick Field
| And the Glory of the Lord" and the
,Halielutah Chorus" both from THE
! Messiah
| The Friday Morning Music Club re-
| stunned its weekly meetings Friday
morning at the Washington Club, when
| the following well arranged program
sented: Piano solos. "Berceuse'' and
! "Valse Caprice" by Cyril Scott: Mar
chen, by Raft. Miss Clarine McCart>
vocal solos. Cavatina. "se oppressi-og
nor from "L'Ebrea." by F. Halevy;
| Romanza. ell lacerato spirito," from
Simon Boccanegra, by Verdi, Edward
Chamberlin; soprano solos. "Aur Heinz
veg, "Daheim," 'Auf leisesten Sohlen''
and "Zwei Strausse.'' by Hugo kaun,
! turne, opus Sc, Spanish Serenade,''
opus 63, and Ball "reminiscences" opus
| o.. by xaver Scharwenka. Miss Kelly:
| vocal solos. Earl Bristors Farewell"
| by II. Burgess Weston; How Do Love
Thee by Maude Valerie White, Ed
ward Chamberlin.
! Ormsby, soprano; Miss Mary Clark Whit
| aker. contralto, and Franklin Jackson.
pianist, assisted by Mrs c. L. True.
reader. at the workingmen's meeting of
Epiphany Church. Tuesday evening: The
following program was well rendered:
Duets. Spring by Hildach: "Barca-
rolle,' by ofenbach, Mrs. Ormsby and
Miss Whitaker; songs. "a RIOT of
Roses. by Coon Coombs; MY Heart is Like
ormsby; Hear Thrush at Eve by
Cadman; Down in the Forest" by Lam
! don Ronald, Miss Whitaker; readings by
Riley and Dunbar; Mrs. True. piano
solos; "Liebestraume,' by List: Waltz, .
| opus "a in C sharp minor by Chopin. Mr.
jackson; soprano solo, Behold, 1 Bring
| You Glad Tidfngs.'' by Coombs, Mrs
Ormsby; Song Of the Chimes" by wor-
rel: Miss Whitaker; duet. Christmas. .
ire nrr,, INV
aker; readings, Mrs. True; piano solo,
"Polonaise," opus 50. in A fiat Mr. Jack
son. Miss Whitaker's and Mrs Orms-.
by's duets were especially enjoyable and
musicianly feeling and were warmly re-
ceived. and as an accompanist he was
most capable.
Church, supplemented by a chorus, will
give the following program this evening
under the direction Of Miss Florence
Noack: Chorus. Shout the Glad Things;
lyn.' by GODDARD; bass solo, Nazareth
by Gounod; chorus, Sing, o Heavens"
by Tours; string quartet, angels Ever
Bright and Fair by Haendel: soprano
Adam: string: quartet. .'Traumerei.'' by
Schumann; chorus. Holy Night, Silent
Night" German hynln). The solo. quar-
tet IS composed of Miss Noack. soprano;
Miss Mary Whitaker. contralto: L. A.
knight, tenor, and Raymond Moore, bass,
and the string quartet consists Of Chris
Meininger. Frank Howard, Miss Lillian
'Milovich and Paul Finckel, with Mrs Ed
mund Barry at the organ.
Mrs. c. G. MacRoberts has accepted the
position of choir director at st. Andrews
Episcopal Church. and will take charge
of the music the 18th Of this month. The
choir of men and boys. organized and
trained by Rowland Durham, will be dis
banded and a chorus of mixed voices
VIII render the music under Mrs. Mac
Roberts direction. Fred Schaefer will
be the bass soloist of the new choir
Mrs. Van Ripper of Richmond, formerly
Flora Jackson of this city, for many
wears soprano soloist Of the Church of
the Ascension, is meeting with marked
success in the Virginia capital She is
the soloist both in st. Pauls Episcopal
Church and in the Synagogue of Bethe
Ahaba. and sang recently in concert with
the Philharmonic Orchestra, being re-
ceived with much enthusiasm after each
| of her numbers.
| Robert Won Ezdorf, now of New York.
formerly of Washington, and for sew
eral years associated with the Calcium
Club of George Washington University,
| has written an operetta entitled HAL
loween," which will shortly be produced
| by the Song and Jest Club at Science
| tady, N. Y.
| Mrs. Hazel Wegner Reeder. who was
last season soprano soloist and musical
| director of the choir of Ingram Con-
gregational Church. has been engaged
for a series of concerts in Philadelphia
New York and Pittsburgh.
| Signs of renewed activity and the
promise of at least one concert during
the season by the Washington Symphony
Orchestra is reason enough for much en-
were trying last spring to raise an
endowment fund to secure the organiza-
ton as a permanent institution at the
National Capital Arrangements so far
made include one concert after Easter
with a good soloist, and the support
given by the general public on that
occasion will be taken as an indication
!of how much demand there is for it's
continued existence.
| J. Willis Conant. organist and choir
master of the Church of the Epiphany,
! will give an organ recital tomorrow even
ing at the church under the auspices of
the District of Columbia Chapter of the
American Guild of Organists. Mr.. Co
nant will present program of unhack-
neyed numbers, among them Men
[ delssohns Sonata. No. l, two numbers
by Dubois, "Pastorale" and Fiat Lux
two numbers. Prologue and ''Andan-
tino." from Suite in G Minor" by James
r. Rogers: Nocturne." by Arthur
Foote; Christmas Musette,'' by Mailly;
"ScherZo,' by Federlein, and EST. Ann $
F'ugue,' by Bach. Mr.. Conant will be
assisted in giving the program by Otto
Iuebkert. baritone, who will sing THE
People That Walked in Darkness" by