The Washington herald., 1915-12-05
MUSIC and MUSICIANS

The Rebew Orchestra will give q re-
cital for the entertainment Of the In
| diana Society In the ballroom OF the
Raleigh Hotel. Monday evening, Deccm-
| ber 6. at o'clock. Hoosiers with their
families and friends win be admitted
without cards and an opportunity win
be given to meet others from their home
State.
The music for the annual Elk's me-
mortal service. which Is held this after.
noon at Polls Theater. will be furnished
by the United States Marine Band and
q choir of fifty voices. Lieut.. Santlemann
will lead the instrumental numbers and
Albert W. Harmed the choral parts.
Miss Beulah L. Harper has resigned her
position as a vocal teacher in the Wash
|ington College Of Music to take place i'm
mediately. She will devote her whole
time in the future to her church work
and her duties as a teacher OF singing In
the Paul Institute.
Mr.. Harry Patterson Hopkins gave his
third concert OF this season last Monday
Female High School, OF Baltimore. and
was assisted by Mrs. Sara Storm Crom.
mer. soprano. Of that city. Having an
audience OF 1000 young ladies. Mfr. Hop
l<ins was given unusual attention, espe-
|cially when he played two versions of his
Masquerade Dance" He related how he
drst played II In Bohemia before Dvorak.
who criticised It; then how It sounded
after the master had gotten him to in
fuse more rythmiczf spirit into it.
The other numbers on the program were
the first movement of St Saen's Concerto
in G minor played as a solo. Chopin Bal
lade No. I and Moszkowsky's .'Scher-
zetto In A fat
The concert was repeated last Wednes-
day before the woman's Club Of Roland
Park. Nd.
The third studio recital by the pupils
of Miss Marie McCourt took place on No
vember .. Those taking part were: Es-
telle Lewis. Irene Umberger. Helen Se-
bastian. Anita Bergholz. augusta Mayer.
Assunta Sari. Marguerite McDonough.
Louise Brown. Mabel Bowie. Florence
Cady. Edna Meyer. Eva Meyer. Catherine
DAILY. Mary Williams. Mary wrenn and
Ruth Green.
A few selected pupils from the Junior
and primary classes OF Miss Beard Stew
art Wilson gave their first musicale for
this season Friday afternoon at her resi-
dence studio in Park road. short
analytical description of each piece was
given by those In the junior class pre-
vious to its rendition. Miss Wilson IL
lustrated and rendered Chopin's ID fiat
Nocturne" and Rosenthars "PapIllon."
Those participating were: Misses
Eleanore Wilson. Virginia Mitchell. Dor
cas- Barber, Helen and Elizabeth james,
Dorothy Rideout, Anna GiIiin. Vida De-
laney, Marian Wallace, Edith Finney.
Audrey BELL, Ruth StrinScr. Laurctte
Marks. Grace Royal. Helen Weschler.
Elizabeth Ellis. Francis Lloyd. and
Louise Mcfarland.
The musical history and sight reading
class of the Virgil CLavier school had
its monthly meeting on Saturday morn
ing last. During the sight reading hour
compositions by Handel Diabe!li and
Schubert for two pianos were read.
For the musical history period. papers
on the life Of Beethoven and Mozart
were read respectively by Helen Lattern-
er and Elvera katzman. kathryn Beck
played two Bach Inventions. after which
the class gave a program of piano num-
bers.
A vell-selected song recital Was given
last Tuesday At the Library of Congress
by Miss Marguerite Brown who has re-
Gently returned from abroad. The songs
which were in French. German. Italian
and English ranged from the dramatic
arias to the melodies Of Shubert.
Mrs. Franklin r Howe and daughters
entertained at an informal musicale on
Saturday last In honor of Miss Mary
Helen Howe. who was IN Washington for
the Thanksgiving HOLIDAYS. Mrs. Estelle
Willowby Ions delighted with har own
compositions which displayed originality
and atmosphere. Miss Howe was heard
TO advantage in the aria of the Queen
of Sheba' and groups OF American songs
Including The Cry of Rachael (Saltcrl
and "Hush-SOnG" and Transit both
hy Philip James. Shc was accompanied
by Louis Potter. who also gave a solo
number. Felix Carzislia played compo-
sitiOns by Chopin and Mendelssohn. end
ing with Tho PolIywog's Cake-waIk''
Of Debussy. which introduced TO the conf
pany the human side of the great COM
poser
The initial concert of the Rubinstein
Club will be given in the Raleigh ball
room on Wednesday evening. December s.
when it Will inaugurate its season Of
l9lI-lsl6. under the leadership of its new
director. Mr.. Herndon Morsell. On this
occasion the soloists for the club will be
Sig. Milo PicOo. who sang here recently
prior to that appeared with the New
York symphony Orchestra at the exposi-
tion in San Francisco. and Mrs Brosius,
the well known local harpist. In addi-
ton, several choruses will be given by
the club. to which is attached especial
interest in view of the fine progress
which has been made this year under Mr..
Morsell's direction. This is the first of a
series of concerts which will he given by
the club throughout the winter season.
The Motet Choral Society, directed
by Otto T. Simon. will give its first
concert of the season OH Wednesday
evening. December Is. at the Memorial
Continental Hall. This is the ,hir-
teenth season of this organization and
its seventh season. Its programs arc
known for their classicism and I'M
usual artistic rendition. The Christ
mas music sung about the lighted
tree has always been a feature Of the
December concert. Those who have
aided in the success of this organiza-
tion are Mr.. Edgar Embrey. executive
chairman; Miss Jean c. Stier, secr.-
tary; Mrs. Edgar Embrey. treasurer;
Mr.. Louis Thompson, librarian; Mr..
George Davis. Mr.. Charles L. Smell,
MIR. Marvin Gaylord. Mrs. John Nolan.
Miss Annie Scammell. The work of
the Motet Choral Society is known
outside of Washington and It has re-
ceived letters of appreciation from
the following composers: Sir Asger
Hamerick. Of Copenhagen. Denmark;
Sir Edward Elgar. Granville Rantock
and Josepb HolhrooGa 80 ra-a