The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-08-08
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

ST. Patrick's sanctuary choir. after
months vacation. resumed singing last
Sunday Until the hrst Sunday in Oc
tober it will sing continuously through
out low mass: during August at II
o'clock. and in September at 10 o'clock
sions. besides the Our Father. Hail
Mary and Greed" frequently sung.
will be q five-part "Kyrie" by Edgar
Tinel. a six-part "Kyrie" by Palestine
CPapae Marcellh. and several G-e2orian
"Kyries'' from the ''kyriale. The
"Sanctus." "Benedictus. and "Agnus
Del from the Tinel and Palestrina and
Gregorian masses. respectively, will also
be sung Motets heard before will also
be sung. i. e. 20 Come Ye Servants by
Christopher I've. an Elizsbethan COM
poser: Bone Pastor" by Sehantion
Duron. a Spanish composer OF the eigh
teenth century: Jesus Meek and Lowry"
by Sir Edward Elger. Enslands foremost
musician, now at the front. Hymn tunes
are seldom sung at these services as the
resources of the choir library fortunately
afford more suitab music.
During the first two weeks OF July
seventeen of the choir boys went with
Mr.. r Mills Silby. director OF the choir.
to camp at Colnial Beach. The practice
was started last wear a; Chesapeake
bcdCn ana DtllS nlSH!S SUCCESSFUL III
every way il was sanctioned again. The
camp routine was as follows: Rise. $50:
prayers. 80: breakfast at s. bathing at
10. lunch at - boating or games during
the afternoon, evening meal at $50 after
which all went for 4 walk with Mr.. Sill
by: prayers $50. retiring at Q o'clock.
At the end of each week all went to con-
fession and communion at ST. Eliza
beth's
Miss Lillian Chenowcth. well known
local contralto soloist. left yesterday for
Purcellville Va. where she was the So
loist at the Chautauqua last night. Miss
Chenoweth will visit in Middleburg, Va.
before returning to Washington.
The members of the great Boston SYM
phony Orchestra hc-e scattered in all
directions throughout the country. for
the work of the orchestra for the sea son
of lsli-1sl5 came to an end Saturday
evening, July g. with the last of the
Pop" concerts in Symphony Hail. Bos-
tor. The Boston Symphony Orchestra
went out of existence for the season. OFF,
cially. May rs, when it gave the last Of
its thirteen concerts at the Panama-Pa
cif.: International Exposition In San
Francisco. However. seventy-fve of the
personnel were kept busy in Boston for
the five weeks beginning June last at the
Pop concerts. which are only second to
the Symphony concerts as an established
institution In their home city. The SYM
phony concerts have been running, thir-
ty four years, the Pops thirty years.
The Pop cor"erts are popular In the
full sense of the word. The prices are
3, 30 and 75 cents. Smoking Is allowed.
beers and light wines are sold and the
music Is. generally speaking. OF light
character. During the first two weeks
Mr.. Andre Maouarre. the first flute OF
the orchestra, was the conductor. In
the second fortnight Mr.. Ernst Schmidt.
the assistant conductor OF the Boston
symphony Orchestra. had charge OF the
orchestra and the last week was under
the dictatorship of Mr.. Clement Lemon.
the second oboe Of the orchestra. These
concerts under ordinary conditions be-
gin on Monday evening following the
last Saturday Symphony conce't in May.
but this year owing to the ~ ZEE weeks
t4ken by the San Francisco trip the sea-
son was correspondingiy shortened. Next
year the Pops begin on Monday. May 8.
and close Saturday. July s.