The Washington herald., 1914-11-15

or passionate In immediate appreciation" :"
Mr.. Simon then shows how this has been
met and solved in q very surprising
measure Of success by the Motet Choral
Society. This art is described thus: III
wells itself In atmosphere and fingers IN
the shadow, the early dawn and the
starlight. It Is shy, repressive, unob-
trusive, far from vanity and ostentatIon.
mood. Music OF this description is the
especial feature Of the program of the
Motet Choral Society. Such an art re-
quires q definite technique 1t Is a tech
nique that prepares the necessary in
strument and encourages a subjective
quality Of exquisite proportion and re-
finement- II suggests a scheme OF color
ttnts that corresponds to the delicate
grays, blues, and mauves of the paint
er's art"
A beautiful recital was given at the
Martha Washington Seminary. Connec-
| ticut avenue and Q street, last Friday
evening by Mrs. Elizabeth s. Maxwell,
soprano; Miss Marguerite o'TooIe, harp
ist; Miss Ethel Garrett Johnston. pianist.
and Mr.. Hermann c. Rakemann, violin
ist. These artists are all members of the
musical faculty of the seminary. The
following program was given: Valse, op.
"a. No. 1 CMoszkowskr, Miss Johnston;
Romance" second concerto CwIeniaw-
SKID and 'Amourette' Bornschein), Mr..
Rakemann; with q Violet" CGrieg), The
Lass With the Delicate Air Dr Arne),
Love Is the Wind" (MacFayden), and
! June" Beach), Mrs BaxweII; medley Of
Irish airs, Miss O'Toole; Caprice EspaE-
nor' (MoszkowskD. Miss Johnston; ''Si
mes vers avaient 'des ailes," with harp
accompaniment CHahn), and ''Chanson
Provencele" (del Aqua. Mrs. Maxwell;
Swedish ances'D' CBruch), Mr.. Rake
mann.
Mr.. Harry Patterson Hopkins, pianist,
has arranged his classes at the Washing
ton College, so as to permit several aft
ernoons each week to be devoted to spe-
cial pupils who prefer a more central
location. After considerable trouble and
search for a desirable place, Mr.. Hop
kins finally selected an attractive studio
in the Belasco Theater.
At the Church OF the Covenant this
afternoon the double quartet, under the
direction of Mr.. Sydney Lloyd Wright
son, with Mr.. Harvey Murray at the or
gan, will render the following musical
program: Hail Gladdening Light" CNo-
ble); duet, TT Was for Me" CBlount).
Miss Harper and Mr.. Humphrey; II
Win Lay Me Down in Peace" CHIleS, in
cidental solo, Mr.. Backing; "Jesus Live
to Thee" (Speaks), incidental solos, Miss
Harper and Mr.. Humphrey; anthem
hymn, 20 Father Almighty CKoschat).
The evening choir Of the Church Of the
Covenant, under the direction of Mr.
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson, with Mr.. Har-
vey Murray at the organ, will render
the following musical program this even
ing; Organ prelude in c" HoIlins); /;
Choral (MeistersingeD Cwagner);: con-
tralto solo. ABIDE With Me" Giddle).
Miss Harper: Just as I Am" (Neidlin-
ger), bass obligato! Mr. Tittmann; Lead
Ne Lord" CWesley); organ postlude,
''Marche Solenelle" (Mailly).
Important announcements Of great local
interest were made last Monday even
ing at the regular weekly rehearsal Of
the Washington Oratorio Society when
thirty-two new members enrolled.
Mr.. H. H. Freeman. chairman of the
board OF managers, announced that "The
Messiah will be given with full orches-
tral accompaniment some time in the mid
die Of January. What orchestra viii be
engaged has not yet been decided upon,
but will be announced later. The entire
net proceeds Of the performance will be
turned over to the Belgian Relief Com
mittee headed by Mrs. John A. Logan,
under whose auspices and patronage the
event will be given. Negotiations are
pending and. from all appearances, prom
Use to be closed soon. to secure Polls
Theater for the presentation Of this work
The management is trying to arrange so
that the theater can be secured on a
Monday evening, thus avoiding the ne
cessity of having the performance in the
afternoon.
Every effort is being made to secure
the hearty cooperation Of all the choir
leaders and singers In the city to join In
building up chorus of not less than $50
singers to make the event a memorable
and stable success, artistically and finan-'
cially. Any one and every one interested
is urgently invited to come to the next
rehearsal on Monday evening at 8 O'clock
or any rehearsal following, always held
in the chapel OF the Church Of the
Covenant. entrance on N street, around
the corner Of Eighteenth street To show
his sincere and unselish interest In
making this production a success from
every standpoint, Mr.. Sydney LIoyd
Wrghtson announced to the society on
Monday evening that II the regular con-
ductor OF the orchestra to be engaged
could be secured to conduct the ora
torio, he CMr, Wrghtson1 would cheer
fully hand over HE baton to the Waiting
conductor and sing himself in the chorus.
The society urges members of ali
other clubs in the city to jotn with
them for this one big event Their
amIiation with their regular club viii
In no way be interfered with or tres
passed upon and no conductor or choir
leader need feel that any singer from
his society or choir vii gain any-
thing but profit by joining the Ora
torio Society. 50 that The 1lessiah'
can once more be heard in the Capital