Evening star., 1915-03-07

Miss Marguerite O'Toole has resigned
her position as organist and director
of the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church and will in future devote her
time more exclusively to her work as
harp soloist. At the last service
at which she played. Rev. DR.. Vincent,
pastor, paid tribute in few appro-
priate remarks to Miss O'Toole's ability
as an organist and expressed the ap-
probation of himself and the congre-
cation at the admirable service she
had given for many years past and
also the regret felt as to her present
decision. She is succeeded by CLAUDE
Robson. who came from his homo in
North Carolina last summer to spend
a season in Washington. He was given
a years leave of absence from the
Greensboro Female College for Women.
where he was in charge of the organ
department, and also by the West Mar
ket Street Methodist Church and
Emanuel Temple (Synagogue), both OF
which he served as organist and OIL
rector. Mr.. Robson has decided 10
make Washington his home and he as
sumed the duties Of his new position
at Mount Pleasant Church during the
past week. He received MS organ
training under Wilhelm Middleschulte,
the Bach exponent from Berlin, now
living in Chicago. who came 70 tnls
country several years ago through the
influence of Theodore Thomas, the
American orchestral conductor.
The quartet of the Mount Pleasant
Church is composed of Mrs. A. L. hay
cock, soprano; Miss Ada Arundel. con-
tralto; c. D. Church, tenor, and Arthur
C. Gorbach. bass, and the program for
this mornings service will include the
organ prelude, "IntermezZo," from
suite for Organ" by Rogers; anthem,
''This Is Not My Place of Resting"
Mozart Shelley; offertory. tenor solo.
Angels of Light" by Marshall. and
organ postlude, "Fugue in G Minor" by
Bach. The evening chorus OF the
Mount Pleasant Church. under direc-
ton of DR.. William r. Buchanan. Will
give a special musical service this
evening, presenting the following
numbers with Mr.. Robson at the or
gan: Prelude. 'Curfew." by Mackenzie: !:
professional anthem, 20 Gladstone
Light" from The Golden Legend" by
Sir Arthur Sullivan; Joshua" six
Moussorgsky; God Shall Wipe Away
All Tears" by c. Whitney Coombs;
quartet, Fear Not. o Israeli by Max
Spicker; organ meditation, Adagio,
from Second Organ symphony, by
Widor; anthem, Legend, story OF
vi u,
organ postlude, Toccata," from
Gothic Suite by Boellmann.
Mrs. Edith Marmion Brosius, the
young Washngt1n harp'st her rgbt Ihe TO
place in the front rank of the city,s
artists, was the recipient OF much
Kindness and consideration from Mile.
Sassoli the distinguished harpist, on
her recent professional visit to this
city Mrs Brosius had an interview
lasting more than an hour with Mile.
Sassoli who was sufficiently interest
ed in the ambitions and work of Mrs.
Brosius, to order her own harp re-
turned to the hotel from the theater
where she had been heard in concert
the day previous and invited Mrs.
Brosius to come the next day to play
for her. On the second occasion Mrs.
Brosius played several numbers and
was complimented enthusiastically by
Mile. Sassoli, especially for her inter-
pretations, which she said showed the
true musical instinct. She then gra-
ciously played an extensive program for
Mrs. Brosius. directing her attention
to many characteristic differences in
technical construction that she intro
duced in her own interpretations. and
finally, at the end of an hour and a
half, wrote for her the names Of sew
eral rare compositions for harp and
made many suggestions of practical
benefit to the young aspirant for pro-
fessional honors.
Haron Sokolove, violinist, will be the
soloist at the Church of the Covenant
this afternoon, when he will assist the
double quartet at the afternoon service
at 8 80 o'clock. He will play as solo
"Andante." by Mendelssohn. and also the
obligato to the Bach-Gounod Ave
Maria. in which Mrs. Gawler will sing
the soprano solo, followed by the double
quartet in the chorus parts. This is a
new arrangement Of this gem Of sacred
song and is by E. C. Nowland of Boston,
and this occasion will be it's first public
hearing in Washington. In addition to
these numbers the double quartet, under
the direction of Mr.. Wrightson, with Mr..
Murray. as usual. at the organ, will sing
"Come, Weary Pilgrims Come" by Tozer.
with incidental solo by Richard Backing :
This l Know" by Cutter. incidental by
Miss Harper (also for the first time in
this city,, Grant, We Beseech Thee"
by Booth.
At the o'clock service this evening the
choir of 100 voices. with solo quartet.
will sing LAS Pants the Hart" bu
Spohr, Incidental solo. Mrs. Gawler: con-
| traito solo, THE Heavenly Voice" by
Nevin. Miss Harper; Lead Us Gently
Home," by Briggs. incidental solos. Miss
Harper and Mr.. Wrightson, and :IIord.
How Long," by Blount. Mr.. Murray
will play prelude, AT Evening"" by Buck,
and "Postlude." by Selby.
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