Evening star., 1915-10-24

Musical leaders of Washington are
making an unusual effort this fall to
outline the more important details of
the seasons activities, so as to avoid
such a contretemps as occurred more
than once last winter, when concerts
and recitals by organizations or artists
were given on the same day and at the
same hour, such as the Rubinstein
Club, the Motet Choral Society and the
Rebew Orchestra discovering, too late
to make any change, that the final con-
cert of each had been arranged for the
same evening, preventing many who
belonged to both singing organizations
from taking part in the concert, and
many more, who habitually attend both
concerts, from being present at more
than one. Last week the announce
ment was made of the first concert of
the Rubinstein Club, to take place De-
cember s, and of the Motet Choral So
ciety's Christmas concert, December
Is, and during the past week plans
Wrightson for the presentation Of Han
dels Messiah" by the evening choir of
the Church of the Covenant, IDLY
Sunday evening, January 9, following
oratoria within twenty-five days of the
great feast, as a church service and
with short address by the pastor.
The work will be repeated the Mon
day evening following, and the solo
parts will be sustained by members of
the double quartet of the evening choir
of the church, assisted by Richard P.
Backing, tenor of the afternoon choir
and of Calvary Baptist Church. Henry
H. Freeman, director of the evening
nounces the presentation of the can
tata, Bethlehem" by Maunder, Decem-
ber 26 at the church.
The first performance of the Wash
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take place the last week in November
at the First Congregational Church.
when the society will render THE
Daughter of Jairus" and "Israel in
Egypt by Gaul, under the direction of
Mr.. Freeman, associate conductor of
the choir. Immediately following this
performance the organization is sched-
uied to take up the oratorio est. Paul."
by Mendelssohn, for presentation short
ly after the holidays.
Alfred G. Eldridge organist and musi-
cal director OF st. Margaret's Episcopal
Church, has also under rehearsal
Bethlehem" by Maunder, to be given
by the choir the evening of December
20, the solos to be sustained by the
solo quartet of the church.
Notwithstanding the unpleasant
weather Wednesday morning, the first
OF this seasons rehearsals by the Ru-
pInsten Club. held at the Raleigh
Hotel, attracted a large attendance.
Plans for the opening season was an
nounced by the president, Mrs. Clarence
b. Rheem. The club will give four
evening concerts and probably one
a1ternoon or morning recital. At the
Picco, baritone, of the San Carlo Opera
Company, and Edith Marmion Brosius,
harpist, of this city. The club will
sing several numbers. and among them
Mrs. Rheem presented the new director,
Herndon Morsell, and his accompanist,
Arthur Mayo, to the club. Mr. Morsell
made brief address and then pro-
ceeded to the business of the occasion
-rehearsing four numbers for the next
concert.
Paul Hines. young tenor, who sang
for several months last season with
the choir of the West Street Presby-
terian Church, has been engaged as
soloist at the lexington Presbyterian
Church and will sing this morning at
the offertory, Savior, Blessed Re
deemer." adapted to the music of
Dana's "Salve Regina" Mr.. Hines and
Miss Florence Scherger. soprano, sang
Monday evening at Naval Lodge Hall
on the occasion of the visitation of the
Grand Lodge. Miss Scherger sang
sterne's "springtime". and "Rosalio." by
de Koven. and Mr.. Hines gave "Yester-
day and Today" (Spross) and THE
Slave Song" by Del Riego.
Claude Robeson. organist and choir
director of the Mount Pleasant Congre-
gational Church, has arranged the fol-
lowing program for the musical portion
of the services today: Morning organ
prelude. Prayer" by Lemaigre; an
them. Sing Joyfully to the Lord" by
scharwenka offertory, soprano solo,
"Sing Alleluia with Glad Rejoicing
Gave Maria), by Luzzi, Mrs. Haycock;
organ postlude. "Cortege," by Debussy
Evening, organ prelude, I'm Spring
time by Kinder: anthem, abide with
Me-" by Churchill. evening chorus, un-
der direction of Dr. William r. Buch-