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special subject According to the lee
turer, Schumann possessed the spirit
of immortal youth and into his 'melo-
dies his harmonies and his rhythms
poured the inexhaustible store of a
colorful ina gination. Prof. Mason gave
examples of Schumann's imagination
from the whimsical fragments called
1.-THE Carnival" and rendered also
portion of the Manfred overture and,
in closing, the F sharp minor Ro-
manzi'' and "Aufschwung.'
James w. Cheney, jr., will give the
organ recital in the series presented
under the auspices of the District OF
Columbia Chapter of the American
Guild of OrganIStS, the evening of jan
uary 20. al o'clock, at Bethlehem
Chapel, Washington Cathedral.
The $4,000 prize offered by the Ma
tional Federation of Music Clubs for
an opera by an American composer,
on an American subject, with text IN
the English language, has been award
ed to Horatio Parker, professor OF
music at Yale University. The lbretto
is also by a member of the Yale facul-
ty. Brian Hooker, who wrote. too, Tor
DIR. Parker, the libretto of the opera,
"Mona," which in 1912 took the prize
offered by the Metropolitan Opera
Company. Another prize won by TINS
individual was one offered by lshacS
PadeTewski in 1901 for the best choral
work by an American composer.
Mrs Edith Marmion Brosius, harpist.
and Mrs John W. Daniel, mezZo-so-
prano. will give joint recital before
the Gaelic Society at the January
meeting.
Albert ". Harmed. organist and choir
director of the Church of the Ascen-
sion. made address at the meeting
of the music section of, the Twentieth
Century Club Monday afternoon at the
home of Mrs. Howard l.. Wilkins. Mr..
Harmed gave a talk, in an inductive
line. on the subject, going back to the
earliest Hebrew Melody, The Song of
Miriam and bringing it down to the
development of counterpoint among the
troubadours, the wandering mlnstrels
of the middle ages. The lecture was
ILLUSTRATED by Miss Ethel Garrett john
ston, who played several Bach two and
three part Inventions and some Schu-
mann numbers. bringing out the chief
points of interest noted by the lecturer.
three "Gavottes'' by Bach giving tol
the music section a foretaste of the
dance forms to be studied in the near
future. These gatherings will be held
at o'clock the first Monday afternoon
of each month throughout the season.
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson was the So
loiSt last evening at the meeting of
the Missouri State Association and
proved acceptable in the baritone songs.
"A Memory" by Goring Thomas, and
inter NOS, DN hdCf duSH- MIS-. LOW Ms
accompanied at the piano in her usual
satisfactory manner.
The District of Columbia Chapter of
the American Guild of Organists met
Monday evening in the studio of the
dean, Oscar Franklin Comstock. A
short business session was held, after
which the paper for the evening, OR
gans and Organists," was read by DR..
William Stansfield, organist and choir
master of the First Congregational
Church. At the conclusion of DR.. Stans-
fields paper H. Rathbone Smith. tenor,
contributed to the pleasure of the even
ing by singing several solos. Those
present were Mr.. Comstock, Edgar
friest, Armand Gumprecht, H. W.
Howard, James w. Cheney, J. Willis
Conant. DR.. Walker. Edgar Robinson,
James W. Dickinson, John r. Wilson.
:; VI Sheney, Jr.' Glenn Ashley; Miss
G. Wilbur, Miss Jennie Glennan and
Miss Mamie Mullaly.
Nine Florence Hoffman, recently re-
turned from Europe, has been visiting
with relatives during the holidays in
Washington. Since her debut at Pom
ges les Faux she has starred in "Tosca,"
Faust" "Manon," Romeo and Juliet"
"Werther' and others and sang for two
seasons at the Municipal Opera at AL
giers- This year she under con-
tract to sing at Genoa and Venice, but
was prevented from doing because
Of the unsettled conditions in Europe.
Monday afternoon at the Rochambeau
she gave a program of French, English
and Italian songs and two arias one
from Samson and Delilah," the other
from The Huguenots:" and a similar
program was given later in the week
in Baltimore On both occasions Nine
Hoffman shared the honors with her
efficient accompanist, Miss Edith B.
Athey.
AT GuntonTemple Church this morn
ing John G. Klein will sing Howelrs
BY the Waters of Babylon; the or
bs w be seng eng
and Grand Chorus" by Lemaigre
In the evening the choir leads in a
hfteen-minute praise service of familiar
hymns. The anthem this evening will
be Shelley's The King of Love My
Shepherd Is" with incidental solos by
Miss Boteler and Mr.. Redeker, with
Mrs. Klein, as usual, at the organ.
recital of interest in both social and
musical circles took place Saturday
evening at the De Guerin studio, when
Miss Yung Kwai. mezzo- soprano,
daughter of the counselor of the Chi
nese legation, and Miss Emma Cohen,
soprano. were heard in a well chosen
program of songs. The young singers
were assisted by Miss Katharine May
Brooks, pianist, who gave in good style
group of Schumann numbers, "Vog-
iein.' "A1bumblatt." opus 2S, No. 1;
-Nocturne." opus "a. No. 4. and Nor
apparent nervousness at first Miss
| Yung Kwai made a very favorable i'm
preston. especially in La Coeur de
Ma Mie,' by Jaques- -Daleroze; the aria
from Nine. Butterfly THE Journey Is
Long, by Coombs, and the Scotch bal
lad Bonnie Sweet Bessie. the Maid of
Dundee, which she gave with much
| pathos. Miss Cohen was equally sue
cessful. showing marked development
since her appearance last season. She
was most acceptable in Draper's Song
of the Woods" Happy Song" by Del
Riego; by the Waters of Babylon" by
Hallowell, and "Villanelle," by Del Ac-
lua. Both young singers were well
ceived after each group of songs, and
were rewarded with a profusion of
floral tributes. Mrs. Sue Burrows Jen-
nings assisted as accompanist and gave
admirable support at the piano.
Mrs. Hazel Wesner Reeder,- soprano.
was the soioist last Sunday evening at
the Southern NJ f. Church in Alexan-
dria and won favorable comment for
her Interpretation of Allitsen's Song
of Thanksgiving" and Blessed Re-
deemer,' by Hawley.
Curle LulSe Corey and her mother Mrs
]. Weed Corey. Were members of a laree
house party, during the holidays at the
nome of Samuel E. Waring, on the Hud-
son. musical was given Christmas
lay. at which Miss Corey, as guest of