The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-25

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beth Winston gave to her friends last
Thursday night, at 1719 street. was from
first to last q triumph for Miss Winston
and q delight to the audience. Not only
extraordinary technic. but poetic fire dis
tinguishes the playing OF this young piano
artist I'll. ,5'
From Ernest Hutcheson, Miss Winston
has learned some marvels Of fine piano
detail: the sweeping into climatic SEN
fences of flying arpeggios and runs; the
majestic rolling up Of splendid masses OF
tone; the subtle use Of light and shade,
eloquent beyond words; q delicatfssimo
of runs and trills, the perfection Of the
feathery touch; a singing tone OF depth
and vitality. This powerful source OF
musical expression Is never misused as
| mere skill, but always for the
! definite poetic purpose; to portray
| tenderness, as in the Chopin Der
ceuse;" mercurial changes Of mood. As
in the Chopin "Fantasie; to lend emo
tional significance and almost human per-
sonality to melodies such as the Andante
movement OF the Sonata ''Appasslon-
ata." the List decoration Of Schubert's
| "Du Dist die Ruiz" and the song in the
midst of the Chopin Fantasia; to
make dazzling brilliancy. as in the
Beethoven presto" the "Papillons'
Of Rosenthal. or. the Etude of Saint
Saens, clean and well defined.
Ono criticism. only. we have to
make of q program in every other
respect perfect, we think Miss Win
ston should not play Schuberts
"Marche Militaire" 1t is not In her
style, which 10 wholly expressed in
subtlety of poetic detail, and not in
gradations OF dynamics. G. S. w.
The final concert Of the Motel Choral
Society for this season will take place
next Wednesday evening. April g. at
the Memorial Continental Hall. An I'M
usual program of Bach. Handel and
Wagner will be given.
Mr.. Otto T. Simon, director of this
organization. has given his best endeav-
ors in the perfecting Of his very efncient
choral organization. and the very large
audiences which greet this society upon
its every appearance attest the appre-
citation of tho musical public Of Wash
ington.
A concert of old jubilee and plantation
songs will be given by the Male Jubilee
Company, in the First Congregational
Church, corner of Tenth and G streets
northwest, under the auspices of the
Ladies' Aid Society of this church.
This concert organization Is follow
ing in the steps of the Fiske Jubilee
Singers. who were such favortes, and
no doubt the many enthusiasts for the
old Southern melodies will be on hand to
hear this company Of singers. Words Of
praise for the work of these singers
have been quoted from the Rev. ]. Hem
ming helms, rector of the Church Of the
Ascension, and Percy Foster, widely
known musical director, and head of
the Percy s. Foster Piano Company in
this city.
The Marine Band Orchestra. at its
final concert of this season tomorrow
afternoon at go o'clock, at the Marine
Barracks Auditorium, Eighth and I
streets southeast, will give a new work
for orchestra. by the well-known local
composer. A Tregina. This new work
Is entitled Symphonic Fantasia, North
and South" and Is said to be new de-
parturs in the field of descriptive COM
positions. The work is based on the
conflict between heredity and environ
ment. where the vigor of the Northern
nature is drowsed by the sultry charm
OF the South and wooed to case for a
time, until, rebelling at last, 1t returns
once more to the mountain heights Of
stern endeavor.
Through the courtesy Of Lieut. San
telmann Mr.. TreEina will conduct the
oi1hcSto III tho pfcoGHt&tlOH VI his
own work. i
! At the Church Of the Covenant this
afternoon the music will be given by the
double quartet, and in the evening by the
evening choir of 100 voices. with solo
quartet. both services being under the
direction of Mr.. Sydney Lloyd Wright
son. with Mr.. Harvey Murray at the or
gan. The following are the musical
numbers:
Afternoon--''o Gladstone Light" (suli-
van); bass solo. Defend Me Still
Dobbs) Mr.. Humphrey; abide With
Me" Risher), incidental solo. Miss Har-
per; 'The Earth Is the Lord's'' Rogers),
incidental solo, Mrs. De Yo; Lead,
Kindly Light (Briggs,. incidental solos,
Miss Harper and Mr.. Backing.
Evening-Organ prelude, "Religioso"
(Selby); How Lovely Are the Messen-
gers" from st. Paul CMendelssohn};
duet. Jesus. Lover of My SOUP CKim-
Sun Of My Soul (Newton), incidental
solos, Miss Harper. Mr.. Wrightson and
Mr.. Tittmann: abide with Me" CReed),
Incidental solo. Mr.. Tittmann: organ
postlude. Allegro. Sonata in D (Volck-
mar.
Mr.. Sydney Lloyd wrightson gave a.
program Tor the students OF the normal
school last Friday afternoon. assisted |
by Mrs. ]. L. Downs, who played two
plano numbers and accompanied Mr..
Wrightson in his songs. She played the |
'Liebestraum,'' by Liszt. and tho Pre- |
lude," by Rachmaninon. Mr.. Wright
son sang the following program: when
All the World Was Fair in May"
"Whene'er My Tears Are Flowing" "All
Grief and Sorrow Buried Lies" I'll
Not Complain" all from the Poets |
Love-" by Schumann and edited BY Max |
Heinrich; "Ah. Death" CBrahms). 'Syl- !
velin'' (Sindlng), "Still Unexprest" |
Bond, "Ths Rosary" (Nevin), and con- |
cluded the program with the song cycle. |
The Seminole Legend" by Huntington |
Woodman.
Miss Beuiah Harper and Mr.. Sydney |
Lloyd wrightson will give a joint re-
eital in Rockville on Friday evening, |
May Z, accompanied by Mrs. ]. L.
Downs, who will also take part In the
Miss Inex Barbour. coloratura sotrano. /
Of New York. will appear In recital at
the New Willard Hotel. Friday evening. |