The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1914-02-22

The third and last ensemble concert
given by Miss Ethel Garrett Johnston
pianist, apd Mr.. Herman Rakemann
viollnist. win be held at the Washing.
ton Club next Friday evening. Mis-
/ Johnston. who has proved herself q
brilliant pianist viii be the soloist ant
VIII play a group OF Chopin numbers
Special interest win be centered in this
sonata by the talented young American
composer. Howard Brockway. Mr.
Brockway has received recognition abroad
by well-known European critics. and
| several years ago gave a concert In
Berlin Of his own works which were
well received.
AT this concert Mr.. Richard Lorieberg
'ceIiist, will assist and viii be heard In
q trio by Beethoven with Miss John
ston and Mr.. Rakemann also In grour
OF smaller numbers The program VIII
be as follows: Trio. Op. /. No. :, 9
major CBeethoven); berceuse, op. 81 and
polonaise, op. So (chopin);' trios, Even.
ing Song" (Nachez-Rakemann), and
..scherzo, op. 1885, (schuberp; sonata
Op. . CIIoward Brockway).
Mr.. Sydney Lloyd wrightson announces
1 with regret the resignation OF Miss Helen
Crennan from the Double Sextet Of the
Church OF the Covenant, Miss crennan
viii have to give up singing for the bal
ance of the season owing to i'll health.
Mrs. John i. Downs has been engaged
TO take Miss Crennan's place.
Owing to the continued illness Of Mrs.
Gawler. Mr.. WrighNon's invitation
Thursday morning musical. which was
scheduled for next Thursday. win be post
poned until Thursday. March Is.
Oliver DItson & Co, of Boston, have
just published an article entitled What
Sydney Lloyd wrightson, of Washington.
ID. c.. the leading exponent Of Mr.. VIII
lam Shakespeare in America. has to say
about the art OF singing" The article is
published in pamphlet form and Is a COM
prehensive treatise on voice production
well worthy Of publication. A biograph-
ical sketch OF Mr.. Wrightson precedes
the article.
At the Church of the Covenant this aft
ernoon at $50 o'clock the double sextet
under the direction OF Mr.. sydney Lloyd
Wrightson, with Mr.. Harvey Murray at
the organ. will render the following music.
Miss Grace Rails will substitute Tor Mrs.
Gawler. THE Earth Is the Lords"
CRoberts). Incidental solo. Miss Hall; ION
Thee Each Living Soul Awaits" from
Creation" CHayden), Miss Hall, Mr..
Backing. Mr.. Humphrey; Sun OF My
Sour CBullard). incidental solos, Miss
Rails. Mr.. Backing, and Mr.. Humphrey;
The Souls Of the Righteous" Ffeld).
At the Church of the Covenant this
evening at O'Clock the vested evening
choir OF 100 voices will render the follow
ing music under the direction Of Mr..
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson:
Prelude, Andante in CBattishilD,
How Lovely Are the Messengers" from
"St. Paul. CMendelssohnl. Thy Way Not
Mine" CAmbrose). Mr.. Blanchard: God
Shall Wipe Away CMarks). Come Unto
Me- (GounodD. ''Sevenfold Amen stain
err. organ postlude. sortie (Renaud.
The Philadelphia Orchestra will give its
last concert this season, under the direc-
ton OF Leopold Stokowski. at the New
National Theater on next Tuesday after
noon. The soloist will be Mischa Elman.
the celebrated young Russian violinist.
who will be heard in Saint-Saens' third
concerto in b minor. This concerto has
always been a favorite with modern vio-
linists. and IL represents the French
school at its very best in the way OF mel
ody, grace and orchestral oloring.
The orchestral numbers which Mr.
Stokowski has selected for his final con-
cert will include the overture, nocturne
and scherzo from the incidental music
which Mendelssohn wrote for "A Md
summer Nights Dream" at the request
of the King of Prussia. That Mendelssohn
would create a masterpiece in his music
to Shakespeare's play his friends and
relatives knew even before a note had
been set down. I'VE were mentioning
yesterday" wrote Fanny Mendelssohn.
what an important part the Midsummer
Nights Dream has played in our house.
and how We had all at different ages
gone through the whole OF the parts from
Peachblossom to Hernia and Helena.
Felix especially had made II his own. al
most re-creating the characters which
had sprung from Shakespeare's exhaus-
tive genius.
The symphony will be the sixth one
of Tschaikowsky. in B minor This
work was first produced at st. Peters
burg. in October 1881 At the rehear-
sails IL made no particular impression
on the players, and Tschaikowsky,
whose gentle soul was abnormally SEN
sitive to outward influences. felt de-
cert. II he had any fears that his work
would fail to win the triumph he ex-
pected, the result showed that these
fears were justified. The symphony
gained only a moderate success. It
was applauded and Tschaik0Ssky was