The Washington herald., 1915-01-03

Nduldldr Inc VISION Oh JOnn lnlS
evening at s o'clock.
The organ numbers include Inter
mezzo" by Bizet and 'Marche Celebre"
by Lachner. The members of the quar-
tet are Mrs. A. L. Haycock. soprano:
Miss Ada Arundel, contralto: Mr.. c. D.
Church, tenor. and Mr.. A. c. Gorbach,
bass. The organist is Miss Marguerite
c. O'Toole.
This afternoon at the Church of the
Covenant the double quartet, under the
direction of Mr.. Sydney Lloyd Wright
son, with Mr.. Harvey Murray at the
organ. will render the following musi-
cal program: 20 Gladstone Light
(Sullivan); bass solo. Defend Me
Still (JOrdan). Mr.. Humphrey: Abide
With Me" CRisher). incidental solo,
Miss Harper: The Lord Is My Light"
(Marchant). incidental solo. Mrs. Cav
ler; 20 Father Almighty" (Koschab).
The evening choir of the Church OF
the Covenant, under the direction Of
ing musical program this evening at
o clock: Organ prelude. 'Religioso"
(Selby); 20 Love That Will Not Let Me
Go" (GeibeD, incidental solos. Mrs.
Gawler and Mr.. Tittmann: recitation,
Behold! A Virgin Shall Conceive" air.
20 Thou that TeIlest Good Tidlngs to
Zion," Messiah" CHandeD, Miss Har-
per; River of Life" Gacey); incidental
solo. Mrs. Gawler. Lead Me Lord"
(Wesley): organ prelude. "COrtie"
(Metzler).
Miss Clarine McCarty, pianist. was the
sOlolst for the Ohio and Vermont State
clubs last week. Her principal numbers
were the Liszt legend. st. Francis
Preaching to the Birds" and the concert
arrangement of the Blue Danube
In January Miss McCarty presents a
number of her pupils in a European pro-
gram, which will be followed later in the
season by an American program. Both
recitals will be held at the Washington
Seminary.
Mrs. Mignon Ulke Lemasure has just
returned from visit to New York,
where she heard the great Russian opera.
Boris Godunoff," by Moussorgsky, and
Years Day at the Metropolitan.
'Parsifal' is the subject of her lecture
recital. with plano illustrations. which
she will give tomorrow afternoon at the
Comstock studio, 1870 New York avenue.
at As O'Clock. Mrs. Lemasure's dra-
matic-musicaI interpretations of grand
opera at the piano are becoming widely
TecOSnlZeu as an cSSeuIlhllN tOuCdIlOUdl
and artistic feature of the current musical
life in Washington.
The Christ Child" by Hawley. will be
sung al Trinity Church next Wednesday
night under the direction of Mr.. A w.
Harmed. The soIoists will be Miss Lock-
EFT, soprano; Mrs. r. l.. c. Moncure. alto;
Mr. James p. Schick. barytone: Mr.. Oscar
Franklin Comstock. F. A. G. q. organist.
The D. C. Chapter Of the American
Guild OF Organists will meet tomor-
row evening in Mr.. Comstock's auxiliary
studio. Mr.. StansfieId is to read a paper
and there will be refreshments.
Christmas musicale Of importance
was that given by Mrs. Franklin T. Howe
and daughters at their Brookland home.
which was gay in festival decorations and
Christmas tree bright with trinkets
The program on this occasion was offered
by local and out-of-town professionals
and included David Kennedy, who has
been associated with operate organiza
tiOns of the West and Northwest; Mary
Helen Howe, of New York, who is spend
ing the week with her mother; and Louis
Potter. jr., and Felix Garziglia, both local
pianists known for their artistic abilities.
There was brilliancy. pathos. power, dra-
matics, and delicate tone coloring brought
out in the vocal and instrumental num-
bers, which were highly appreciated by
The distinguished gathering. Special men
tion should be made of Miss Howe's
dramatic presentation of the arie from
the Queen of Sheba," and of Mr.. Gar
ziglia's brilliant Interpretation of The
Tarentel" by Moskowski. This was the
first of the Howe musicales which have
become a characteristic feature in the
National Capital.
The Fifth Baptist Church choir finished
its years work December p with an
evening Of song. Many special selections
were rendered and we'll received. A
notable incident of the day was the
presentation to the director, Mr.. William
J. Palmer, of a large Carrara marble
bust of exquisite workmanship of the
noted composer, Beethoven.
On New Years Eve the choir repeated
in part the special Christmas music. and
gave several selections by request. The
evenings program ended with the Hal
lelujah'' chorus. as has been the custom
for several years past.
The second faculty recital Of Inter-
national Conservatory of Music, given De-
cember IS, was a great success. The pro-
gram was as follows: Aria for basso
from The Life of the Gar" in Rus ;
sian (Glinks), Prof Z. E. Mori; violin
solo, "Andante from Concerto No. A.
CMozarD and ''Tambourin'' (Leclair- |
Kreisler), Mr.. Haron Sokolove; contralto
solo, "Felicita" (ArditD: encore, Till 1
Wake" CHuhn), Miss Berta Mori; vio- ,
lonceIlo solo. "Scherzo" Daniel van
Goens): encore, 'Berceuse" (Godard),
Herr Peter Peters; violin solo, "Adaglo
(Godard), ''Canzonetta" CPar- !
adies), and Les Farfadets" Emilio
Pente). Mr.. Haron SokoIove; contralto
solo. so Would Die (Degele); encore, (.
Allah" (Chadwick), Miss Berta Mori;
violoncello solo, Gavotte No. > (Popper);
encore, 'Traeumerei'' CSchumann), Herr {.
Peter Peters. Prof. Mori was accom- |
panist.
Two new artists were presented, Miss J
Berta Mori proved quite an accomplished
singer and her voice was pronounced by
several present to possess much of the
Homer nature. Mr.. Haron Sokolove
was an agreeable surprise. Although
much should be expected of an artist who
took first prize at the Conservatory of !
Herr Peter Peters was again warmly ap- |
preciated. Prof. Mori was in fine voice
and showed up well as accompanist. An |
other attractive program is being pre- |
pared for the third faculty recital, to |
take place Monday, January IL
Mime. Marie Won Unschuld has returne !
from a very successful concert tour of |
several weeks in the North and in the
Middle West, at which places she also |