The Washington herald., 1914-05-24
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

A benent concert win be given by
the Washington Singers Club nexi
Tuesday evening at the Pythian Tenn
pie. The club will be assisted by
Charles E. Meyers, tenor: w. T. De
Luca. fiutist. and Miss N De Luca.
pianist.
This club is one of the newest
among the really serious musical clubs
of the city and It's efforts will no
doubt be received by q very large
audience. Hazel Wegner Reeder is
president and director of the club. and
Miss Bessie Van de Bosert is the ac-
companist
The program to be given next Tues
day night Is as follows:
Laughing Gas" (GeibeD. by the club;
soprano solo. "villaneili." from Dell
erere," from al Trovatore," H. w. Reed
er and Charles z. Meyers; barytone solo.
When Shadows Gather (MarshaD, Paul
y. Bachschmid. jr.: Anvil Chorus.
from III Trovatore." by the club; Mann
my's Lullaby" Devorak), by the club;
tenor solo. Morning" 0oley speaks),
Charles z. Meyers; soprano solo, "Lo.
Hear the Gentle Lark" CBishop), H. w.
Reeder, Mr.. de Luca and Miss de Luca;
Goodnight" PinsutD. by the club.
by Miss Margaret Ella Alien. dramatic
contralto. assisted by Mr.. Ernest ]. Behm.
organist and pianist, next Wednesday
evening, at $50 o'clock at the West WASH
ington Baptist Church. corner Thirty
first and n streets. The program to be
presented is as follows: 20, Thou Bill
lowy Harvest Fields of Grain, Liiacs
(Rachmaninon). Sing. Smile. Slumber
(Gounod). and Meme, Hiebe list Grun'
(Brahms), Miss Allen; 20. Thou That
Tellest Good Tidings to Zion" (HaendeD,
aria from THE Messiah" Miss Allen;
ITO a Wild Rose" Op. 81 (MacdowelD,
and Meditation" tMasseneo. Mr.. Behm,
Now Sleeps the Crimson Petal (Quilter,.
THE Swan Bends Low" Opt. IS tMac-
doweID, "A Necklace Of Love" Nevin),
MY Laddie'' CThayer), and The Valley
of Laughter" tSandersoD. Miss Allen;
..Larghetto" (Schumanr), Mr.. Benin;
"Adieu Forets" Tschalkowsky). recita-
tive and aria, Jeanne dare" Miss Allen.
At the Church of the Covenant this aft
ernoon at 800 o'clock the double sextet
under the direction of Mr.. Sydney Lloyd
wrightson, with Mr.. Harvey Murray at
the organ, will give the following musi- |
cal numbers: Peace and Light" tChad- |
wicl), incidental solo. Mr.. Backing; The
Lord Is My Shepherd Cysn der Water), |
by Mr.. Backing; THE Souls of the Right
eous' Foster), incidental solo, Mrs. CAV
ler; In Heaven Now the Stars Are
Shining" RheinbergeD.
At the Church of the Covenant this
evening at o'clock the evening vested
choir of 100 voices under Mr. wrightson's
direction will give the following musical
numbers: Organ prelude, "Priere" Oev-
red); '.At Evensfde 1t Shall Be Light
Cwoodman), solo by Miss Harper; still
Still With Thee" (Speaks): incidental
solos by Miss Harper and Mr.. Tittman;
Lead Me Lord" WesleY and organ
postlude in A Faulkes).
The choir of st. PauTs Lutheran
Eleventh and d streets, will give
a musical service Sunday evening, May
a. at O'Clock, instead of the last Sunday
in the month as Is customary. II
The program will include the prize an {
them by Carter. Thy Hallowed Pres
.nce" 20 God Have Mercy (Noyes). and
incline Thine Ear Jones). The So ]
orano and alto duet whispering Hope" {
Is My Light (MacDernidD. Organ num- a
Ders will be ''Reverie," by Rogers; Can
ilene'' in Minor CMarchanp, and !
Triumphale," Krhns. b
, This quartet, under direction of the or '
;anist, Mrs. William Hamilton Bayly.
las done most efficient work the past {
winter. Mrs. Bertha Dausen Gottsman is n
he soprano. with Mrs. A Julian Brylaw- S
Xxi. alto: Mr.. Herbert F. Aldridge, tenor, h
nd Mr.. Charles F. Roberts, bass.
Those who have read the vocal pamph- d
cts issued by Mr.. Otto T. Simon, from I
ime TO time, will be interested to know F
hat his pamphlet No. has just ap-
eared. This pamphlet is entitled Science a.
nd Singing" and takes up the history of c
and aesthetic development of n
he vocal instrument. tracing the progress b
made down to the present time, and v
makes recommendations as to proper
lethods for its training. Others of this q
cries of pamphlets recently published N
re Breath Control in Singing The d.
tudy of Vocal Physiology" "Qualifica- v