Evening star., 1915-12-12

The Motet Choral Society. Otto Tor
ney Simon directing, will inaugurate
its season Wednesday evening at Me-
mortal Continental Hail. The pro-
grams of this organization are known
for their classicism and artistic values,
and Wednesday evening compositions
have been chosen to show the contrast
of the spirit of war and peace. Ihe
program opens with four choruses from
'The Messiah" by Haendel. beginning
with the prophecy And the Glory OF
the Lord Shall Be Revealed develop
ing in anticipation of the spirit OF
Christmas good will toward men In
contrast is '"The Dance of the SWORD
(pagan song), by Priestley-Smith. eN-
pressing elemental ferocity of man and
brutality of war. The cry of the world
for redemption is heard next in the
chorus Listen to the Lambs by Dett'
and is followed by the music of the ma
tivity, The Morning Star on algh Is
Blooming (male voices). by Praetorl-
us: Ave Maria.' by Bach-Gounod; the
program closing with the exultant mu.
sic of Bach's "Sanctus. The most
interesting feature of these Christmas
concerts by the motet society mas
ways beer its rendition of the German
Christmas hymn, "Stille Nacht. Hellege
Nacht," as arranged by Damrosch'
which will be. as on former occasioas' % m
sung around a lighted tree. the so
ciety will be assisted at this conceTt
by the Rubel Trio, composed OF tidith
Rubel, violinist: Vera Poppe. ceinss'
and Brenda Putnam. pianist. IT'S selec-
tions being Aria" by Mattheson; wa
ter Music" (bourree, aria. allegro), by
Haendel: La Boucon' (air gracieux)'
and "Deux Tambourins Rameau tnlu-
sic of the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries): "Elegie," by Suk; Les
by Sibelius Emusic of the twentieIIi
century,. Mrs. Simon and George H.
Wilson will be the accompanies
The second of the series of lecture
recitals on Song as an Art FORM,
was given Monday evening by Men
olas Douty of Philadelphia at the New
National Museum, under the ausp,ees
Arts The specific subject of the lee,
ture was the German Romanticists.
and in the matter of illustrations Mt
Douty created much enthusiasm ~ oS ms ms
Schubert "Fruhlingsnacht" and
''volksliedchen," by Schumann: "Stilie
Sicherheit," "Leise zieht durch mem
Gemuth.' by Franz, and VIE hlst du
meine Konigin," by Brahms. While Mr..
Douty is best konwn for his artistic
work as a singer, on this occasion he
proved himself also a finished pianist,
playing accompaniments to all OF the
which he was accompanied by Miss
Mary >Eyre MacElree. Other numbers
by Mr.. Douty were 'Neugierige. Die
Post" "Roslein. Roslein.' by Schubert;
meinen Thranen'' and Itch wand're
nicht." by Schumann: Fur Musk" and
"Genesung." by Robert Franz. and
'.Standchen," "MinneIied" and Der
Schmied.' by Brahms
An enjoyable event of the week was
the social evening or annual frolic
given by the District of Columbia
Chapter of the American Guild of Or
~Kanists, which took place Monday sven-
ing in Trinity Parish Hall Haydn's
'Kinder Symphony" and Chawtal's
"Iolly Sleigh Ride" furnished the mu-
steal program The members We're
seen and heard. under the direction of
tambourines. drums. cymbals. castanets,
triangles, rattles. bells, xylophones,
trumpets. horns. etc. Assisting We're
Charles E. Alden. who played the cello;
ell. bass violin; Misses Mary E. King,
LILLIAN Koechling. Anton kaspar. E.
Joseph Aranoff and r. H. Feather
stone, violins. A buffet supper was
served The enthusiasm of the mem
bers was SO great that the symphony"
had to be repeated before the evening
closed. Miss Mamie Mullaly. chairman;
Mrs. George Warfield, Mrs. Harry Will
bur and Miss Jennie Glennan were in
charge of the evenings entertainment.
Others present were DIR. and Mrs AL
bert Harmed, Oscar Franklin Comstock.
Dr. and Mrs. William StansieId, George
Herbert Wells. Arthur D. Mayo. Mr..
Wilbur, Mr.. and Mrs Frank Frost. Mr..
and Mrs. A. N. Jackson. James W. Che
ney. jr.: Edgar Robinson. James Dick
inson. John B. Wilson. Glenn w. Ash
ley. Mr.. and Mrs. John T. Thiemeyer,
James l. Turner, Fulton Karr, Mrs. An
ton kaspar. Mrs. Charles Alden, Mrs
George Mitchell. Mrs. E. Joseph Aronoff.
Mrs c. G. Lippett. Miss Seymour, Miss
n A. Miller, Willard Howe and L. l..
Marks.
Owing to the illness of Edgar Priest.
organist and choirmaster of the Wash
ington Cathedral. the organ recital
which was to be given by. him this
afternoon following the regular service
at the cathedral will be omitted
At All Souls Unitarian Church the
musical program this morning will be
rendered by Lewis Corning Atwater at
the organ and Charles T. Tittmann, so
1oist and precentor. Mr.. Tittmann's
FIRST solo will be The Omnipotence,"
or Great Is Jehovah the Lord" by
Schubert. and his second solo will be
Peace" by Liszt Mr.. Atwater will
play as prelude "Pastorale." from Gull
hidiie . rHst SONATA Inc OnertOry
Will be Scarlattfs -'Pastorale'' and the
postlude, In Dulci Jubilo," by J. S.
Bach.
At the Church of the Covenant this
afternoon the music will be given nv
the double quartet. anil in the evening
by the choir of 100 voices. with double
quartet, under the direction of Sydney
Lloyd Wrightson, with Harvey Murray
at the organ. The following are the
musical numbers to be presented in
the afternoon: Anthem, Thus Saith
the Lord, by Hosmer: incidental solos
by Richard =. Backing and j. Walter
Humphrey: contralto solo. Calvary"
by Rodney, Miss Beulah Harper; an
thems. by the Waters of Babylon" by
Stroughton: incidental solos by Miss
Harper and Mr. Backing: "Blest Com
forter Divine" by Berwald. and Sup