The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1915-04-18
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

Miss Berta Lee. Mr.. Donald Iiboey
Miss VI. MelkleJohn, Miss Helen Ochmler
Mr.. Charles Stutsnan. Miss Helen !.
Walsh, and Mr.. A. l.. Williams: nnando-
basses-Mr. l.. ". Teller and Mr.. J. II.
Trotter: harp-Edythe Marmion Brosius:
violins-Mr. Joseph Beal and Miss FricJa
Hauf: banjoS-Mr. \. ID. Railcy. Mr.. W.
~. Bailey. Mr.. Dufour Brown, Mr. &.
W. De Loss. Mr.. G.. e. Furbershaw, Miss
s. F. Harvey. Miss \. +. Hill. Miss Berta
Lee. MIR. Donald Libbey, Mr.. Charles
Stutsman. Mrs. Charles Stutsman, and
Mr.. Byron Blodgett, piano accompanist-
The Motct Choral Society, Otto Tor
ney Simon. director. with Mrs. Otto Tor
rev Simon and George II. Wilson at the
pianos. will give Its second concert Of
its sixth season. at ths Memorial Cont
mental Hail. Wednesday evening. April
%, ut S.l5 o'clock.
The program will be as follows: Motet
and choralc ''Sleepers. Awake BACH,
horn accompaniment, Adolph Seidler; five
choruses. Israel in Egypt. OHandeD. HE
Sent 4 Thick Darkness He Gave Them
Hailstones,' The Depths Have Covered
Them" Moses and the Children OF
Israel Sang This Song II Will Sing
L INTO the Lord, for He Hath Triumphed
Gloriously:' four folk songs, for chorus.
Sofro". flnDlSh tfainSreh' iiedi
Ache" Slovak, Dvorak,. for male voices:
"Volsa Boat Song Russian. and In
the Fields" Russian: chorale and finale,
"Mcistersinscr" OHa gner>.
Extracts from the program notes OF
this concert arc given below. and arc
indeed the expression of the enthusiasts
who admire the standards of this very
important organization in the musical
life of Washington:
The concerts of the 1totet Choral So
ciety have become a recognized factor in
the musical life of Washington. Its art
theories include the presentation of
choral music through 4 definite tech
nique, that encourages the repressive
tone as a necessary medium for psyche
logical expression; the selection Of the
inspirational periods Of different COM
tinuity of single work: the considera-
ton of the literary value of text, and
the subdued lighting OF the hall at It's
concerts.
''Musically. the program is one Of the
most significant ever given by the Motel
Choral Society. Bach. Handel. and Wag-
ner are portrayed in moments OF pro-
found inspiration. 1t includes one Of the
greatest motets OF Bach. with u strong
text of unusual appeal. 'Steepers.
Awake the trumpet call to action. In
the chorale and the apotheosis to art
from WaSners Meistersinger, Hans
Sachs, the poet-cobbler OF Nurnbers land
so truly the master singerD glorif1es art,
and urges that its spirit remain source
Of beauty. clear and uncontaminated
And who but the colossus Handel
could project through music such tonai
pictures of omnipotence as the descend
ing pail Of darkness, the ponderous
weight Of the hail stones, or the over
wheimtng destruction OF the enemy?
IN contrast. the foik songs sho" me
or. as in the Volga boat song. the ex-
hilaration OF the rowers as they sradu-
ally near the distant birches. or, again,
in the last folk song. the joy of youth
leading his horse one summer morning
through the fresh green OF the fields"
afternoon tho music will be given by the
double quartet, and in the evening by the
evening choir of 100 voices, with solo
quartet. both services being under the
direction of Sydney Lloyd Wrightson.
with Harvey Murray at the organ. The
following are the musical numbers: Aft
ernoon-"Blest Comforter Divine" Der
wald): soprano solo. "Out OF the Depths"
CRogers>. Mrs. De 70; Holy. Holy.
Holy .Mor'' incidental solos. Mrs. DE
ments Rich in Blessing Godfrey. in
cidental SOLO. MISS Harper; IN Heaven