The Washington herald., 1914-06-28
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

The last special musical service OF the
season at the Vermont Avenue Christian
Church will be given. by the quartet under
the direction of Mr.. John L. Walker, this
evening at s o'clock. The program viii
be az follows: Anthem. FESTIVAL Te
Deum Dudley Bucki alto solo, In the
Hour Of Trial" Gohnston). by Miss. Har-
riet Shaw; anthem, Fear Not Ye D
Israel OansingO; tenor solo, 1T Was
For Ne" (BIount). by Mr.. D. G. Ange-
vine; anthem, 20 How Amiable" (Maun-
der). A short address by the pastor Dr.
Earl Wiley will follow.
At the Church of the Covenant tent
service this evening beginning at 7:4S'
Mr.. William Conrad Mills will be the
soIoist. Mr.. Mills is the director OF the
vocal department in Arizona School OF
Music, Phoenix, Ariz. He will sing the
following numbers: The Publican
IVAN de Water, and Arise, Shine
CMacDermid). Mr.. Klein will direct the
congregational singing with Mrs. Klein
at the piano.
The Washington College Of Music closed
its tenth year last week. The coming
season starts September Il with some
changes in the officers and faculty. MI
S. NJ. Fabian is now president and Mr.
Frank Norris Jones vice president. Mr..
EDGAR Pull, of New York, Will be IN
charge Of the vocal department in place
of Mr.. Wrightson, resigned. Mr.. Anton
Kasper will be al the head Of the violin
department with Miss Daisy Fickenscher
as assistant teacher. Mrs. Estelle Smith
Pope has been engaged as elocuhon
teacher and Mrs. Brosius for the harp.
The other members Of the faculty remain
the same.
Mr.. s, NJ. Fabian and Mr.. Frank Norris
hones. of the Washington College OF
Music. sailed for England last Tuesday.
They will visit Scotland and Ireland our
ing the summer, returning IN time tor
the opening of the college on the 18th OF
September.
Tondon. where Mr. Jones will study with
Tobias Mattay, the celebrated teacher
and Mr.. Fabian will do some special work
with him
Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler Will be
out OF the city for the summer, returning
IN time to resume her teaching at the
Washington College OF Music septem-
ber Il.
Miss Beulah L. Harper, of the Wash
ington College of Music, has LETT town
for her home in Michigan, where she Will
spend the summer, returning TO "ashlhg-
ton some time after September L
Miss Merrill has gone TO her home, Mel
son. Nebr, where she has large Class
of piano pupils for the summer. she Will
return to Washington in time Tor her
teaching in the Washington College or
Music this fall
. Progress SO notable as to cause surprise
has attended the early efforts of the
Music League of America, the philan-
thropic organization formed few months
ago to benefit music, musicians and tne
music-loving public.
After less than three months of activity
She league has developed its undertaking
into full working order. And conspicuous
among its accomplishments is the aoso-
SIte maintenance of those essentials to
SFhich 1t pledged itself.
Perhsps the most interesting feature, as
swell as one of the most oenehcial, has
peen the musical hearings and their OUT
some. One hundred and ninety-siX young
singers and instrumentahsts have ap-
.Deared before the several judging commit
itees at the ten hearings held in New YORK
CITY during the last two months. OF this
number IA were singers, eighteen were
y5olfnists and thirty-four were pianists
Nine singers, four pianists and three Vlo-
nnists were all regarded by the expert
iuries as possessing the Qualfncafions en-
ftlinR them to recommendation for pro-
Sessional appearances by the league
these successful candidates. who are now
sure of receiving the full support Of the
new unique musical organization, are
Mile Challet-Balme, Pauline l. Cnrley'
Dora de We're. Edna Dunham, Greta Tor
uadfe and Helen Reusch, sopranos; Hilda
DeIghton and Christine Schultz, contraI-
tos. and Robert Gootschalk. tenor; Marie
-GrunvaIdt, George Halprin, Anne
Pease and Sinaida Schafran. piantsts, and
Samuel Gardner Sascha Jacobsen and
Helen Jeffrey, violfnists.
Among the judges who placed the seal
of approval on demonstrated efhciency,
and who discountenanced mediocrtty, are
such recognized professional and amateur
musicians as Andreas Dippel, Francis
pogers Adriani Ariani, Gustav Becker.
Paolo Calico, Maximilian Pilzer, Edouard
Dethier, Max Karger, Michael Banner
and Mesdames Charles B. Foote, Kelly
Cole and Miss Florence Pease.
Every one of these young singers Vio-
linists and pianists, newly indorsed oy
the Music League. will be gwen eVerS
oDportunity possible to be heard in pub
lie at professional fees in accordance
with their respective artistic abilities.
Orchestras choral societies, women s
clubs, universities, colleges, seminaries,
and individuals giving private musicales
will engage the services OF these young
musical artists.
Howard Z. Potter, who has successfully
served as acting manager on the Ameri-
can tours of Melba, Sembrich and kube-
lik, is the business representative Of the
league And part of his duties are the
advantageous placing of those whose
abilities the Music League unhesitattngly
recommends.
Another move taken by the league, in
whose board Of directors Mrs. W. X.
Vanderbilt is now serving is the ex-
tending Of cooperation to communities
feeling the need Of expert musical ad-
vice and guidance As the result Of re-
quests for such aid, the league is ar
ranging as fast as possible, to give a
series Of Music League concerts in Yari-
Gus cities and towns
Four such series are now planned for
Boston, New York. Pittsburgh, and
Youngstown, Ohio. Every concert in
each series will provide chances for the
best of the Music Leagues younger ar
lists to be heard. But the programs
will be made further interesting and OF
value by the appearance of some artists
of distinguished reputation.
And the financial profits accruing from
each concert are to be set aside in a
fund which is to be used to EDUCATE the
most talented young music students re-
siding in the city or town where the
series take place. To make the progress
of every music student as certain as pos