The Washington herald., 1914-05-31
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

This afternoon At the Church Of ths
Covenant q special musical service will
be given at $50 o'clock by the double
sextet under the direction Of Mr. sydney
Lloyd wrightson, with Mr.. Harvey Muir
ray at the organ. This Will be the eighth
special musical service given by ths
choir. which will sing for the last TINT
this season on this occasion. The nex'
Sunday afternoon service at the church
will be on the first Sunday In October
Mr.. Wrfghtson has made no announce
ment 30 far Of the personnel Of the choiI
for next season The musical number
for this afternoon are - follows:
Organ prelude. 'Tntermezzo" (Hollins)
rstD; Lead Kindly Light" tHawley)
by Miss Hall; Fear Not Ye. o Israel
QAnsins). incidental solo by Mr.. Back
ing; Holy. Holy. Holy" tst Cecilia
(Gounod), incidental solo by Mr.. Backing
Blessed Be the Lord God" est Cecilia)
tGounodl, incidental solo by Mira Gawler
Sun Of My Soul" (stsanel; organ post
Jude in A tGuilmano.
At the Church of the Covenant this
evening at o'clock Rev. Charles Wood
d. D.. viii preach the baccalaureate ser
mon to the class of 1914 Of the Washing
ton College Of Music. On this occasion
the evening choir of 100 voices will give
its sixteenth special musical service. Mr..
Wrightson has planned a most elaborats
musical program. It being the Hast ap-
pearancc of the choir this year until next
November. The musical program ID a.
follows:
Organ prelude, "The Largo HandeD;
Brightly Cleans Our Banner" (Sulli.
van): Jesus Meek and Gentle" (Harring-
NJ Il (yVo ..
ner); "Hark, Hark. My Soul" (Smaro;
THE Trumpet Shall Sound" (Messiah)
HandeD, by Mr. Tittmann; "Come Unto
Him" (Gounod): abide with Me-
Monk: .Infammatus'' (Stabat Mater)
(Rossini), incidental solo by Mrs Gawler;
Saved by Grace" (stebbins). by Mr..
wrightson and the choir; "Sevenfold
Amen (Stainer); organ pcstlude, Pro
cessional March" MeistsrsinseD CWas-
ner).
commencement exercises of the WASH
ington College of Music will be held on
Friday, June Il, In the New National
Theater at 2 o'clock. The address will be
made by Rev. W. R. Wedderspoon, and
the presentation Of diplomas by Mr.. sgd
ney Lloyd Wrightson. who retires az
president Of the college on that occasion.
The full program will be published later.
The class Of 1914 will hold its annual ban
quet with members Of the faculty and
quet hall Wednesday evening. June 10.
The annual reception Of the college. given
each year by the graduating class, will
be held in the ballroom of the Shoreham
Hotel from $50 to II p. m. on Friday
evening. June u.
The concert given by the choir Of
st. Johns Church last Thursday even.
ing, under the management and direc-
ton of Mr.. Henry H. Freeman, for the
benefit of the camp fund. was a decided
success. The choir on this occasion
was assisted by Miss Alice Maydwell.
reader; Miss Ruth Bronson, violinist;
Miss Ethel L. Keats, soprano; Signorina
Gina Rernucci. Miss Ethel Garrett
pianist; Mr.. Edwin Callow.
reader, and Master Hamilton Bell.
The program in full follows: Part
I-Ca) The Goslings (Bridge). (b)
Who Rides for the King (Somerville),
st. Johns choir: Isle d'Amour cd
wards), Master Hamilton Bell: (a)
Ashes of Roses. male chorus (Cole). (b)
The Jolly Elacksmith's Lay tGeibeD.
by the gentlemen of st. Johns choir;
Her First Call on the
Butcher" CFiske). Miss NJ. Alice Mayd-
well. reader: (a) Calm as the Night
(Bohml, OBJ Little Thief (Stern),
Miss Ethel L. Keats; piano solo.
''valse in A nat Chopin, Miss Ethel
Garrett Johnston; ta) Little Gray
Home in the West Uohr), (b) On the
Road to Mandalay (Speaks). Mr.. Paul
Bleyden. tenor, Mrs. Paul Bleyden. ac-
Impersonation. The Crino-
line Girl" Master George Jenvey-
Abrams: ta) Silver Threads Among the
no
Master Judson d. Cobb. Part IL
(Selected). Mr.. Edwin CAL
low; Ca) "Chi sci tu che mi Parli''
CTosti), Cb) "Penso" (Tost). signorina
Gina Bernucci: violin solo. 'Liebes-
freud" (Kreisler), Miss Ruth Bronson.
violinist. Miss Marion Balinger. accom-
panist; Drink to Me Only with Thine
Eyes" Cold EnglishJ. Mr.. Charles
Tittmann: (a) Once in a
Purple Twilight (CowIes), (b) o.
Happy Day. o Day So Dear (Gotze)
Master Richard McCarteney; Les Roses
lie Boheme. valse brillante tKowalskD,
Miss Ethel Garrett Johnston and Mr..
Get Under" Master George Jenvey-
Henry H. Freeman; (al Pullman
Porters on Parade" (b) Get Out and
Abrams and Master Hamilton Bell;
(a) Love is Sickness Full of Woes
(Marchant), (b) When Allen-a-Dale
Went a-Hunting Ode PearsalD. st.
Johns choir.
The last meeting of the District Of Co.
lumbia Chapter Of the American Guild
Of organist for the season will be held
In Mr.. comstock's studio tomorrow
night. The guild examination will take
place next Wednesday.
The Doctor Of Alcantara," a comic |
opera by Julius Eichberg. will be given |
next Friday night in Trinity Parish Hall |
under the direction Of Mr.. Oscar Frank |
in Comstock, the cast being composed |
entirely Of Mr.. comstock's students.
Mr.. Henry Kaspar sailed for London |
asst Tuesday on the Msuretania where |
lis former teacher, Tobias Mathay, Of |
he Royal Academy of Music. Mr.. Kas-
var returns in September to continue his |
.lasses here and at National Park Sem
nary, Forest Glen, Nd.
Mrs Huron W. Lawson closed her pro-
essional season last Thursday as soloist |
or the commencement exercises Of the |
National Park Seminary. Forest Glen,
Nd. Mrs. Lawson sang the ''Waltz-
by Leo Stern.
Miss Beatrice Seymour Goodwin has
esisned the position Of director and
oprano of Christ's Church. Georgetown.
which position she has held ever since !,
er return to Washington two years ago,
fter two years spent studying In Europa |
diss Goodwin Is a well-known local
niger, possessing a soprano voice or
leasing quality. Miss Goodwin's resig-
alton takes effect September L