Evening star., 1914-05-17

/ rector of the choir OF mixed Noieeo y
A st. Patrick's Church. An ausnlehteu
\ choir of 100 voices will render Gounod $
! "St. Cecilia Mass" many prominent
| singers of the city having volunteered
for the occasion. The soprano and alto
parts will be strengthened by twenty
| five young voices chosen from students
| of St Patricks Academy. The choir
! will be supplemented by an orchestra,
| and the usual organ accompaniment will
! be played by Miss Marguerite Allen.
| At the meeting Of the Rubinstein Club
| Wednesday morning Mrs. Blanche Muir
! DalgleIsh was elected second vice preSl-
| dent to succeed Mrs. ID. Olin Leech. who
| declined to serve another term. The
1 other officers are the same as for sew
| eral seasons past: Mrs. Blair, president:
/ Mrs. Rheem, first vice president; Miss
\ Blanche YeWeIl, seer. tary: Mrs, \. L..
! Gage, treasurer. and Mrs. +. l.. 1eweIi,
I librarian. At the close Of the rehearsal,
! Mrs. balSleiSh. representing the club,
I presented Mrs. Blair with a watch set
| III a gold link bracelet and Miss julia
| Huggins was the recipient of a gold
! chain and cavalier from the club u
/ testimonial of faithful and efficient
/ service as accompanist during the past
Z season.
I The oaks, the residence of Col. and
4 Mrs: Henry Bloumt made a charming
| setting Saturday evening for the re-
| cital by Regina Elizabeth Winston.
\ which was in the nature of a farewell
! appearance to the friends Of the young
I pianist, who will shortly so abroad to
| make her formal debut in concert in
/ Berlin. Miss Winston has not played
here in public since her appearance sew
/ eral years ago as soloist with the
I honorary member During the inter
! vening years she finished her course
under Ernest Hutcheson. and spent last
| season coaching with Harold Bauer,
| who at the close of his season pro-
nounced her ready for the concert field.
4 The program of the recital was a varied
and eXactins one, and was given with
poise. virility and almost infinite tonal
| variety. Her performance of the great
Chopin Sonata was worthy of a
mature artist and the Saint-Saens
Etude en- Forme de Valse' made d
brilliant climax to a most satisfactory
| were the Italian Concerto" by Bach,
Allegro. Andante and Presto; '.Waltz'
IN IN \ hat minor Preludes." op: 2s, No:
9 49, ar and 90 9p; - 2s, No; 20, and rscherzo."
Lark by Schubert-Liszt; "Gnomen-
reigen," by List. "Etude de Concert"
by List; '.Jeux d'Eau. by Maurice
! Ravel.
| Two spring recitals by the advanced
pupils Of Henry H. Freeman served TO
attract capacity audiences Tuesday and
Thursday evenings at Old St Johns
was given by Miss Ethel Garrett Johns
ton. organist, and Miss Ethel L. Keats
soprano. and the well rendered numbers
included the organ solos. Concert Over
by Guilmant, Meditation" by Frysing-
er "Fugue" in G minor. by Bach. Miss
Johnston; vocal solos. 20 Jesus Thou
Art standing, by True. and Come Unto
Him. by Leslie. Miss Keats; organ solos.
"Cantilena." by Grison. "Intermezzo'' in
fiat, by Callaerts. 'Toccata' in F ma
jor, from the Fifth Symphony. by Widor
Miss Johnston. Thursday evening Mrs
Charles Brooks Smith. Samuel a. Leech
Edwin G. Bainger, organists; Mrs r. c,
Ruth Bronson, violinist, gave the pro-
gram Among the selections were the
gan solos. ..Hosanna.' by Wachs. Con
as, aoia song by Lohr: March Of the
from the opera "Mignon." by Thomas.
Mrs. Smith; "A Sunset Melody by Vim
cent, "Toccato" in G major, by Dubois,
Samuel A. Leech: vocal solos, But
st. Paul, by Mendelssohn, and open
the Gates Of the Temple" by Knapp,
Mrs Moncure, organ solos. Festival
Fantasia" and "Fugue' in C major and
by Lemaigre. Edwin G. Balinger; violin
solos. by Miss Ruth Bronson; organ solos.
''Nocturne" in G major, by Frysinger,
and "Allegretto' in A major. by Archer,
Mrs. Smith.
The Polyphonic Club of this city. r
Mills Silby, director, was heard in con-
cert recently in Baltimore before an
audience which crowded one of the
largest theaters of the city. An elaborate
rendered. Among the numbers that
seemed to be worthy of special mention
were BY Babylon's Wave by Gounod;
Come. Pretty Wag." by c.. II. Parry;
Gounod. Hunting Song" by Edward
Peirs; Its Oh. to Be a Wild Wind by
Sir Edward E1gar, and several others.
Among those members of the club par
ticipating in this program were the
| Noight. tenors; B. S. LAWNS, alto. and
solos were sustained by the Messrs. f.
| II. Mealy. A. A. Moore, Eugene l..
Walter, basso. NOVEL; Swan Ferris was
the piano accompanist, and also render
| er several solos.
| Nine Marie Won Uhschuld scored
great success last week as soloist of
the May festival of the Valparaiso Uni
| versity Of Valparaiso, Ind Although
booked to appear only Friday. she was
| induced to remain another day and then
| played with the Minneapolis Symphony
| Orchestra the Iiszt Hungarian Fantas!e,
4 a InefNDer the musical faculty udNIIIB
| the orchestral score in his library.
Mrs Warner Gibbs was heard in recital
before the students and faculty Of Madi-
son Hall Seminary Tuesday evening. the
usual program being almost doubled in
response to the applause and requests OF
| the audience Mrs. Gibbs opened her pro-
gram with the aria III Est Doux, il Est
| Bon from Herodiade, and in addition
| gave the songs, Love Is a Rose" by
Sans SouG: Down in the Forest" by
Ronald; 20. Haunting Melody. The
Lily and the Rose Her Greatest
Charm and Just Wearyin' for Lou
all ny Carrie Jacobs Bond; THE Robin
Sings in the Apple Tree, by MacDoweli:
| From the Land of the Sky-blue Water,
by Cadman: Twas April by Ethebert
Nevin: THE Thought of You.'' by Nata-
lie Townsend; The Bonnie Banks of
Loch Lamoir. by John McCulloch:
| Santa Lucia" tBarcarollal from Folk
Songs of Napoli: aria, "Vissi d Arte,
| Eissi d d'Amour." from La Tosca." by
| Pucc!ni Miss Mildred Rider assisted at
the piano and proved an acceptable ac-
| companiSt.
Miss Marian McFail. soprano and Mrs.
| James Kerr. contralto. sang yesterday at
the Washington Club al a concert for the
benefit of the Guild of New York Avenue
| Presbyterian Church. Miss McFall was
| in excellent voice after the long rest ne
cesstated by her sprained ankle and
| gave in good style the Waltz Song,
from Romeo and Juliet: Spring Song,
by Rhemhold Becker; Souls Blossom,
| by Lehman; "A Little Home for You .