Evening star., 1915-04-04

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Mrs. George Wright gave the last OF
her talks on Music" for this season
Friday afternoon at the Woodward q
Lothrop auditorium. In illustration OF
| the lecture Mrs. Strickland interpreted
| MacDowell and Nevin with feeling and
delfcacy of expression, and Miss Gym
| thia Van Week sang with musical un-
derstanding and purity of tone. The
| latter was especially happy in her rem
dition of the Indian songs. Mrs.
Wright is an advocate of the music OF
the Indian of the northwest as a
foundation for our national music rath-
er than that of the plantation negro, as
advocated by Krehbiel and Dvorak. In
| this view the speaker said she was un-
| held by the late Edward Mcdowell.
| than whom no one is more entitled to
consideration as to an opinion on the
subject of American music. Among the
numbers given in illustration of the
lecture were the piano solos, Shadow
Dance; two poems, THE Brook" and
"Moonshine" songs, The Robin sings
by MacDowen; "Danse harlequin" by
Mrs. Beach; two Indian songs. From
the Land of the Sky Blue Water" and
The White Dawn Is Stealing" by Cad
man; Winter" from "Poia." one of
four dances representing the seasons.
by Nevin; Cradle Song by de koven;
Boat Song" by Gerrit Smith; Il Knew
the Flowers Had Dreamed of You, by
Lang, and ''Valse Caprice" and Ma
zurka.' by Nevin, arranged for four
hands.
An enjoyable recital was given under
the auspices of the Chord and String
Club at the Central Y. NJ. C. A. Satur-
day evening. Among those contribut-
ing were Miss Emma NJ. c. Bender,
pianist. and William H. Boyer. tenor
Miss Bender played group Of Mac.
Dowell. of which the Witches Dance
was played with much brilliancy; com
positions by Chopin, Moszkowski and
Brahms, and the rarely heard "Sposa-
lizzia" of Liszt. Mr.. Boyer sang the
"Invictus," by Bruno Huhn; Caro- Milo
Ben.' Homer's Banjo Song" and a
group Of English songs.
Mrs V. Macon Rice, pianist, assisted
by Mrs. Louis A. Potter. jr., soprano.
will be heard in recital Friday evening
at the Calvary Baptist Church.
Edith Marmion Brosius. harpist. was
the assisting soloist at the recent stu
dents recital at the former Washing
ton Club, when Mrs. George Corbett,
soprano. Miss Vera M. Budd. mezzo-
soprano. and Mrs. Jessie Kester. con-
tralto, were heard in an ambitious pro-
ton of the "Berceuse,'' by Hasselman;
'.Marionette," by Tebeschi, and MA
zurka." by Schneider, aroused much
enthusiasm because of her sympatnetlc
and she gave as an additional number
''Minuet," by Hasselman. after which
she was again rewarded with many re-
calls. The young singers made cred
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and were cordially received, but on ac-
count of the length of the program
gave no encores. Miss Budd was at
her best in the Japanese Love Song,
Past" by Mattel: The swallows" by
Cowen. and Blossom Land by Elliott;
Mrs. Kester proved most acceptable in
Sunset" by Dudley Buck: Mighty
Donald" by Rocket. and IAN Irish Folk
Song" by Foote: Mrs. Corbett was
equally successful in "Nymphs and
Fauns." by Bembers; Chaminade,s $
"summer"; "Rosaiie,n by de koyen: .yrh !:
Fairy Pipers," by Brewer. Mrs. Sue
Burrows Jennings was at the piano
and proved, as on former occasions, an
admirable accompanist.
Herman Hoffman, violinist, and Fritz
Mueller, cellist, of the Marine Band
Orchestra, will assist the choir of Trim
ity Lutheran Church this morning,
when they will play with J. S. THE
Granier. and "Andante Religioso." by
Thome. The choir will sing the pro
cessional, "Alleluia. Alleluia." and the
anthem. ERE Yet the Dawn Has Filled
the Skies" by kessel; Mrs. H. Schneider
will give the soprano solo, open the
Gates Of the Temple" by Knapp. and
| the organ numbers will be prelude in
F." by Leybach, and "Alleluia," by
Rockwell, Mr.. Thiemeyer.
A miscellaneous program was given
| at the last meeting of the Friday Morn
ing Music Club that included the piano
"Barearoile." by Grodsky; pres de la
Mer." op. ss. BY Arensky, Mrs. Dougal-
Maroon: contralto solo. The Eagle"
by Arensky. Mrs. Ralph Barnard; vio-
lin se.Gs sy and schey1o Mrs
saann: aa.'s Soprano SOLOS. aria, "Adieu
forets!" (Jeanne d'Arc), by Rimsky-
Korsakow. Helen Donohue De Yo:
| piano concerto. Op. 2, by Arensky, first
movement. played by Alwarda Cassel-
| Miss Peck: strings, Miss Roberta AL
| len, Miss Amilyn Bailey, Mrs. Lorimer
| Miller and Miss Larking.
The program for the blind at the
Library of Congress last week was
given by Mrs. Paul Anderson. soprano:
Miss Wilmuth Gary. pianist; w. Alfred
Falconer. reader. and the selections
included the readings. "a Kentucky
Cinderella" by F. Hopkinson Smith.
group of Italian dialect poems, by
T. A. DAILY. "Da Stylisha Wife," 'fDa
sweeta Soil" "Da Fightin' Irishman,"
"Da 'Mencana Girl" W. Alfred Fail
Miss Wilmuth Gary: vocal numbers,
The Little Grey Home in the West,'
"Lamour est un oiseau rebelle." from
Carmen; "a Perfect Day. by Carrie
Jacobs Bond: Naughty Cupid" by
Wilmuth Gary, Mrs. Paul Anderson
Miss Agnes Whelan is substituting
at st. Patrick's Church for Mrs Kath-
arine Rogers. the regular soprano of
the mixed choir, who is i'll.
Among successful events of recent
date was the musical given at the New
Ebbitt under the auspices of the Mac
Leod class of the First Presbyterian
Church. The program included the
piano solo. "Polonaise" in sharp
minor. by Chopin. Mrs. George Frank
lin Schutt; "A Spirit Flower" by
lCampbell-Tipton, and "A June Morn
ing" by Charles Willeby. Miss Eliza
beth Leekie; violin solos. "Cavatina."
Marsery @ Snyder tenor o solos, aoSse Vesti M'is ia
Buibba," from "Pagliacci," by Leon
cavallo. and Die Lenz." by HiIdach,
Arthur Green: piano solo, Romance"
by Sibeline. Miss Celleta Hammond,
contralto solos. "Dost Thou know
That Fair Land?" from "Mignon," AM
brose Thomas. and "Vice de Donna"
| from la Gioconda," by Ponchie.li, and
encore. my Laddie." by Thayer. Miss