The Washington herald., 1915-05-30

At the Church of the Covenant this
afternoon and evening the double quar-
tet and evening choir of 100 voices will
eecn respectively give the last musical
program this season and adjourn until
the first Sunday in October There will
Do no further afternoon services until
then and no more evening services until
the nrst Sunday in November. The even
Ing services will be held during the sum-
mer In the Church of the Covenant tent
MI. Wrightson has re-engaged for these
services Mr.. John G. Klein as precentoF
ana Mrs. Klein as organist, and the fol-
lowing solists for the season: Miss
Harper. Mr.. Tittmann. Mrs. Downs. Mr..
Glider. Mrs. DeYo. Mr.. Blanchard. Miss
Church, Mr.. Backing, Mr.. Gorbach. Mr..
Klein, Mr.. Church and Mrs. Gawler. AT
this afternoons service the double quar-
tet will give the following musical pro-
gram:
I'VE Bless Thee for Thy Peace
(BriggO. incidental solos, Mrs. DeYo.
Miss Harper and Mr.. Backing; tenor So
10. The Sorrows of Death" Hymn Of
Praise) CMendelssohn, Mr.. Backing;
Miss Harper; Praise the Lord" Gram
desger). Hide Me Under the Shadow
Cwest).
At the evening service the evening
choir will give its twenty-second special
musical service. as follows:
Organ prelude. Largo" HandeD
THE Lord Is My Rock" Cwoodman);
BARITONE solo. abide With Me-
(spence). Mr.. wrightson; Lord. How
Long CBlounD, incidental solo. Miss
Coldenstroth; Lead Us Gently Home"
(Briggs). incidental solos. Miss Harper
and Mr.. Wrightson; God Shall Wipe
Away All Tears (Field. "sevenfold
Amen tstainer): organ postlude,
March" (schuberD.
Those anticipating going to the San
Francisco Exposition should not lose
sight of the fact that American music
Will be given an exceptional impetus at
Los Angeles when the premiere produc-
ton Of the $4,000 prize opera by an
American. "Fairyland." by Horatio Par
ker. will be heard. This will be present.
ed under the auspices Of the National
Federation Of Music Clubs during its
biennial convention from June "a to July
3. Only American music and American
musicians will be heard during this con-
clave. 1t will be remembered that
Horatio Parker is the dean of music Of
Yale University. and that this is his
second prize opera. Those selected for
the cast of ''Fairyland" are william
Wade Hinshaw as Corvain. Marcella
Craft as Rosamund, Kathleen Howard
as Myrial. Albert Reiss as Robin. and
Ralph Errollo as Auburn. Alfred Hertz
will direct and Louis F. Gottscheld will
be stage manager
At the same time there will be meet
ings Of the congress for the encourage
ment Of American composers. at which
active part will be taken by such musi-
clans as Charles Wakefield Cadman,
Arthur Foote, Mrs. Elizabeth Casterton,
George W. Chadwick. Clark Busch,
Charles Fl. Farnsworth, Arthur FarweIl.
Henry Hadley. Leonard Lebling. Tall
Essen Morgan. Leland Paul. and Oscar
Sonneck. Many other composers will be
present.
American musical education will be
represented by Pasquale Tallarico. pian-
list, who ranks by competitive examina-
ton as the highest exponent of American
training. He will be heard in the Mac
Dowell concerto with the Los Angeles
Orchestra. There will also be
a concert by the winners In the national
by the Federation of Music Clubs to en-
courage home musical education.
This convention and festival at Los
Angeles promises to be very unique and
should arouse pride in the hearts Of all
true Americans. Made in America" mu-
sic and musicians will be the slogan of
the meetings.
Tho faculty and graduating class OF
the Washington College of Music have
issued invitations for the eighth annual
commencement and reception of that
to be held June II.
The commencement exercises will be
at the Belasco Theater at 2:30 o'clock.
Rev. Bernard Braskamp. of Gurley Me-
mortal Church. will deliver the invocation
and Mr.. s. NJ. Fabian. president of the
college. will present the diplomas. A
program will follow by members of the
class.
The reception and dance will be at
Rauscher's that evening. A picnic is
planned for the following day by the
class and their friends.
MIR. Edgar Paul, head of the vocal de-
partment of the Washington College of
Music, has arranged to study with David
Bispham this summer. He will go to New
York Immediately after the close Of the
college, June %. and work with Mr..
Bispham while he is in New York. going
with him to Connecticut for the balance
Of the summer.
An unusually attractive program has
been prepared for the evening of song to
be given at the Gurley Memorial Church
his evening. Among the numbers which
appear is a solo. THE Lord Is My Shep-
nerd" by Booth. to be rendered by Miss
Edna Louise Kohmann. OF New York. a
student Of the Colonial School.
Miss Kohmann has a fine. fresh, flexible
voice of splendid tone and carrying
power. In her public appearances in
she has given an impression
# being innately musical as we'll as ar
istic Her temperamental gifts so color
Ter voice that in sacred and secular
songs she arouses her audience to en-
husiasm.
The musical committee Of the All Souls
Unitarian Church is receiving applicants
or the position next year Of precentor-
oloist, who will replace the solo quartet ,
Gounod's beautiful and well-known st. |
cecilia Mass will be sung by the vested |
horus Of forty voices Of the Mount |
'leasant Congregational Church this
vening at o'clock. 1t will be the last |
eRular evening service until the autumn, |
nd in all probability the final appear |
nee Of the chorus until that time.
On Friday. June 4, at p. m. Louis A. |
,otter, r., will present two OF his \
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