Evening star., 1915-02-28

Recent events of interest must in
clude the song recital given at the
Congressional Club by Miss Nola Locke
soprano, of New York. Miss Locke has
a voice Of rare quality and an attrac-
tive personality and gave a program
demanding great versatility. She was
at her best in Sinding's "Sylvalin" and
"a Child Prayer by Harold, which she
was obliged to repeat: also in "Ecsta-
sy'' by Hummel, after which, being re-
called, she sang Isl mes avaient des
ailes." by Hahn. with harp accompani
ment by Miss Marguerite o'Toole. Miss
O'Toole also delighted the audience
with solo, "Va1se de Concert, by
ent applause played "Au Monastere. a
characteristic number by the same
composer. Miss Locke's other songs
were Vol che Sapete.' by Mozart;
Lovely Celia by Wilson; "Lenz." by
Hildach: Come. Beloved" by Handel;
''Chanson Indoue," by Rimsky-korsa-
kow. "Ouvre tes Yeux Bleus, by Mas
senet; Way Down South by Homer.
Miss Locke returned to New York
Wednesday after a weeks stay in the
city. during which she was the guest
of her sister, Mrs Wingo of the Avon
dale.
The splendid ensemble work of the
government printing office chorus at
it's recent patriotic exercises brought
forth much favorable comment from
the thousand or more listeners. one
number. american National Anthe m,
a composition by a. Tregina, one o.
WaShington's best known musicians
and composers. who was preseL- in the
audience, was so well rendered tnat
the author sent a letter to the director
of the chorus praising him and h >
singers for the fine manner in which
h; work had been presented.
\ miscellaneous program filled the
hour of music enjoyably at the Fri
day Morning Music Club last week, the
"Aufschwung" and 'Warum. by Schu-
mann: "Etude de Concert. by Mac
Dowell. Miss Stonebraker; harp solos.
"Menuet," by Hasselmans: "Mazurka.
solos. "Wenn ich in Diene Augen sch"
and "Allnachtlich i'm Traume.' by
Schumann: "Sylvelin," by Sinding: In
ter Nos by MacFayden, Louis B.
Thompson. with Mrs. Otto T. Simon as
accompanist; piano solo. Sonata" opus
81 tAppassionata). by Beethoven;
Allegro assai. Andante con moto.
Allegro ma non troppo, Mrs. Walter
Bruce Howe: contralto solos, All
Death the Still Cool Night Will Be-"
by Brahms; The Violet" by Mozart;
aria. My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice"
by Sa:pt-Saens. Miss Beulah Harper,
accompanied by Mrs Downs.
At the Church of the Covenant this
afternoon, at $50 O'Clock the double
quartet, under the direction of Sydney
Lloyd Wrightson. with Harvey Murray
at the organ, will give the following
musical program: sun of My Soul"
by Steane. incidental solo. Mr.. Blan-
chard: Abide With Me- Mr.. Wright
son; Grant Us Thy Peace" by Men
delssohn, incidental solos, Miss Beulah
Harper and ]. Walter Humphrey; Fear
Not Ye. Q Israel by Lansing. Incl
plication," by Scott. At o'clock the
evening choir of 100 voices. with solo
quartet will render the following mu-
sical program: Organ prelude, "Andan-
tino in B Flat by Salome; Love Di-
vine. All Love Excelling," by Stainer-
Rees: soprano solo. NO Night There
by Danks. Mrs. Gawler; Praise Ye the
Father" by Gounod; Just AS | Am
by Neidlinger; organ postlude, March,
by Schubert.
B. A. Linebeck. director of the gov
ernment printing office chorus, sang
patriotic number at the meeting OF the
Oldest Inhabitants Association Mon
day, the poem being his own compost
tion, with music by Will L. Thompson.
II ELECTED much applause from the
large audience.
The Music Lovers Club had genuine
treat at the meeting Friday evening,
when Felix Garziglia. at his home in
Mozart place, gave a finished interpre-
tatfon of some of the compositions by
Chopin, among them "Preludes," in c
minor and D fiat; "Scherzo." in B fiat
nat; 'Berceuse.' "Barcarolle." Bal
lade,'' in F: 'Impromptu," in F sharp;
''Mazurka." opus II, No. 4; 'Polonaise, y
in A fiat
The choir of the West Street Presby-
terian Church. will render a special
musical program at 1880 this evening
as follows: How Lovely Are Thy
Dwellings Fair by Spohr; Sing AL
leluia Forth" by Dudley Buck; LAS the
Hart Desireth.' by Hall: quartet. Rock
of Ages" by Buck, and Grant Us Thy
Peace" by Mendelssohn. The solos will
be sustained by the quartet of the
church, composed of Mrs. w. G. Will
marth. soprano: Mrs. J. Albert Hough-
ton. contralto; D. Austin Howard, tenor,
and S. Theodore Howard. bass with
George Herbert Wells, organist and
director.
The Rebew Orchestra, under the di-
rection of Henry W. Weber. will give
the sixth Of it's public rehearsals of the
season tomorrow evening in the lee
ture room Of the Keller Memorial
Church. Miss Hilda Bostrom, soprano,
and William w. Keeler. basso. will be