The Washington herald., 1915-01-31
MUSIC and MUSICIANS

Music Club, OF this city, is a member,
to aspiring young students of voice,
piano, or violin. At a recent meeting in
Chicago Of the Federation board a plan
was evolved whereby twelve young
American-taught musicians by estab-
fishing themselves as capable can
didates may have the privilege
of appearing on a program as solo,
lists at the great biennial festival to be
held at Los Angeles next June.
This plan arranges for State and dis
trict contests in voice, piano. and violin,
beginning in March. 1915. for musicians
not over thirty years of age whose train
ing has been received entirely I'm the
United States. Selection of candidates
for the biennial festival will be made by
means OF elimination, Judges of national
and local reputation pronOuncing upon
merits Of contestants, with absolute i'm
partiality insured. The winners will give
concert at the biennial in June, and
delegates from the 39 music clubs, Of
which the Federation is composed, will
go TO Los Angeles with instructions to
engage from these winners artists for
their American Day" programs. Op-
pOrtUnity to secure occasional engage
ments from the various federated clubs
is an additional incentive to candidates.
All applicants and those seriously in
terested should read the January issue
VI TIE -huSlCtl aOnllDG, lile Olllcldl maya
zine Of the Federation, to be had by
sending 10 cents to the publisher, ll6
South Michigan avenue, Chicago, III. For
full particulars address Miss Lucy Brick
enstein. district vice president, 1913
ineteenth street, Washington, d. c.
The Monday Morning Music Club. Mrs.
A. NJ. Blair director, gave a delightful
program at the New Willard last Mon
day night. Miss Inez Barbour. soprano,
of New York. assisting. Much interest
and charm was the cantata. 'ZOrah," the
poem by +. II. Martens, the music by
Franz c. BoOnschein. The significant
themes OF this short work. keeping with
excellent truth to the spirit Of the poem.
were well brought out by the chorus. and
Miss Barbour who sang the incidental
solos. The caravan theme, just manifest
in the skillful piano part. is a subtle
work of art, ably brought out in the
acCompanimet last Moday night.
The voices of the chorus were in gen
eral remarkably well balanced. This was
more than usually apparent in the plain.
simple Welsh air, All Through the
Night" choral arrangement from one
of MOszkOwslli's waltZes and an arrange
ment from Pierne completed the choral
program.
Miss Barbour sang two groups of songs
La Servia Padrone' CPaesiello). Der
sense" (GretChaninOn), lie Tasse'
CGodarD. ''Mermaids' Song CHaydn).
Ljuba's air from Cars Bride" CRimsky-
KOrsakofD and Love Has Wings"
CROgers). La ForEe's Come Unto These
Yellow Sands" was sung for the first en-
core. and the last two sOnsg on the pro-
gram were repeated.
Miss Barbour has been the guest of
Mrs Blair on former occasions, and the
fine texture and beautiful timber Of her
voice is well known here. The Haydn
song and the GretChaninon "Berseuse,"
as also the Rimsky- KorsakOff, brought
int relief the best qualities of Miss Bar
bOurs voice.
Mrs w Fl. Noble played two violin
solos, a Romange of Wieniawski and a
CanzOnetta Of AmbrOsia. Miss Lucy
Brickenstein played the accompaniments.
G. ). w.
The quartet and Evening Chorus
of the Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church. Columbia road and Fourteenth
street, will give a concert at the
church on Wednesday evening, Feb
ruary 3. The soloist for the occasion
will be Miss Isabel Buchanan, of
Philadelphia. Miss Buchanan, one or
Philadelphia's foremost sopranos, is
said to have a beautiful voice. She
will sing the aria from the opera,
Der Freischutz" Weber's master
piece, while among her lighter and
less brilliant numbers will be (a) For
Nell" by Douty: b) Song of the
and the Prayer from lie JOngIeur de
Notre Dame" by Massanet The
chorus numbers are among others:
20 Lovely Night" (BarcarOlle from
Les Contes dHoffmann'O, by Often
bach-Spicker; THE Water Fay CwOm-
ems voices, with soprano solO). by
Parker; "Serenade from Jocelyn'
with tenor solo), by GODDARD, and
Joshua" Csix part chorus. with so
Prano solo on Hebrew theme), by
Moussor gsky. The director of the
chorus is Dr. william r. Buchanan;
accompanist, Mrs. Charles L. Bliss.
On account Of an unexpected engage
ment Of both Mr. Sokolove and Mr..
Peters. the program of the fourth fac
ulty recital Of the international Con-
servatory of Music had to he changed.
The following selections were rendered:
Overture. Tampa" for four hands CHer-
old; Spanish Dance No. - CMOszkow
skD. Prof. F. MOri and Mr.. Alfred
Mori: soprano solos, Most Wondrous''
CRiesD: ''VTIanelIe" CEva Dell Aqua.
Miss AIvaritc Reaney: guitar solos.
Spanish Melody" q. SANCHEZ; Her
zensklaengc'' CR. BeerinCer), Mr.. Max a.
Schmidt: soprano solos, Amor ii ChiedO'
CCimino). "Amami" Denza, SIgnOrina
Gina Bernucci.
All Me performers were well received
and had to furnish encores. Mr.. Schmidt
played a serenade. Miss Reaney sang a
chopin waltz song. and Miss Bernucci
sang If by Deuza.
Miss Augusta Braun. pupil OF Miss
Grace GilChrist. played for the Theo-
sophical Society Sunday night. She
played a Chopin valse and etude and
mazurka by Christian. Her playing
was admired for beautiful tone and
finish.
Last Friday afternoon Mr.. Hopkins
gave an hour OF music at the Wash
ington College, presenting several very
interesting selections at the piano. Tea
was served by Mr.. Menefee and the
ladies of the faculty. Miss Feagin as
sisted with several recitations. and Mr..
Hopkins rendered the following: Fan
TASTE in c major" (Schumann); out of
the Depths (MacDowelD: March to
the Scaffold" transcribed by Mr.. Hop
kins from the score) (Berlioz); "Jardin
sous la pluie" (Debussy); "Tarantella,
in G minor" CLiszO.
This afternoon at the Church of the
Covenant. the double quartet. under
the direction of Mr.. Sydney Lloyd
wrightson with Mr.. Harvey Murray at
the organ, will render the following
program: Thus Saith the Lord" CHos-
mer). incidental solos, Mr. Backing and