Evening star., 1916-10-01

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Incarnate" Gave verum), by Gounod;
| offertory. contralto solo, Love Never
Faileth,' by Root, Mrs. Ralph Barnard:
organ postlude, 'Marche solennelle."
from Borowski's First Organ Suite"
Evening. organ prelude. Meditation,
by Dethier: anthem, THE Silent Sea"
/ by neidlinger; offertory. soprano solo.
20 Lord Most Holy" by Abt. Mrs. a. L.
| Haycock; organ postlude, .Marche" "a
major, by Guilmant.
| DR.. William Stansfield invites the pub
lie to series Of twilight organ re,
Church. to be given the first five Mon
day afternoons in October, beginning
at 4:40 O'Clock. No cards of invitation
are necessary, and at the recital to-
morrow afternoon Herbert F. Aldridge,
tenor will assist with the following
program: Organ solos. Ada gio" and
Allegro from the Cuckoo and Night
ngnie Concerto by Haendel H1sn;ot In the me
stansfield; Persian Suite, (a) THE
Court of Jamshyd," (b) 'The Gardens
of Iram." (c) "Saki.' by Stoughton:
so1Gn me hs Wss Wnen W9ggy Psw Royed Ge the
Mountains. by Lehr: organ solos
Spring Song by Mendelssohn; "a
Familiar Melody" and March Slav," by
| TSchaikowSki.
! The concert in the artist series that
has been running Tuesday evenings at
! Studio Hall will be given this week
by the faculty of the studio. each mem
Der. including the director, c. W. O'Con-
nor. contributing to the well chosen
program. Miss Ethel Noble1 Johnson
will sing selections from Schumann.
Delibes and Verecini: Miss Alwarda
| Casselman will render piano numbers
| from the works of Chopin and Liszt;
Miss Charlotte Hogan will give an ex-
hibition of modern dancing, with a
partner, and also an interpretive classic
h,vf loo OF II
O'Connor will give readings, comic and
| dramatic
The first of this seasons meetings of
the District of Columbia Chapter of
the American Guild of Organists will
| take place tomorrow evening at the
studio of Albert w. Harmed when
| plans for the seasons activities will
| be arranged.
| Mrs James Kerr, contralto, has been
engaged as soloist at Wesley Church,
/ where she succeeds Mrs. Olin d. Leech,
who has resigned after serving toT a
period of about fifteen years. Mrs.
Kerr sang with the quartet last Sunday
and was heard at the offertory in the
solo, Rock of Ages" by Herndon Nor
sell. The other members OF the quar-
| tet Mrs Mabel Lindsay. soprano; Har-
rington Barker, tenor, and Herbert
| Moreton, bass, will continue to sing
this season, with Mrs. Harrington Bar
ker at the organ.
Miss Christine NJ Church. soprano,
and Miss Edith B. Athey, pianist. gave
the recital in the artist series at Studio
Hall Tuesday evening, scoring dlstlnct
success. Miss Church was most enec-
tive in the songs, Der Neugierige" and
.Ungeduld," by Schubert; Die Lore
Iei" by Liszt; I'm der Marznacht. by
Taubert: When the Green Leaves Come
Again." by Lehman: when the Shad-
ows Gather" by Marshall; Arabian
Song" by vogrich: The Street Organ"
| by Sibella; My Lover. He Comes on the
Skee," by Clough- -Leighter: Down in
the Forest by Ronald. and Love and
springtime," by. Metcalf. and Miss
| Athey was equally acceptable in her
| solos. Poem Erotique." Dance Ca
price" and Allegro" from Sonata. Op.
T." by Grieg; "Arabesque." by Debussy:
Caprice" from "Alceste." by Gluck-
Saint-Saens; "Polonaise," by Chopin.
Both won many recalls and responded
with additional numbers
! Mrs Gertrude Lyons. soprano. will
substitute during October and Novem-
Der at St Pauis Lutheran Church for
| Mrs. Bertha Hansen Gottsmann, the
regular soloist.
Albert w Harmed has issued invita-
tions to an informal reception at his
studio Wednesday afternoon from 4:30
to $50 o'clock.
The Rebew Orchestra, II. w. Weber,
conductor. will give it's first public re-
hearsal this season tomorrow evening
| in the lecture room of the Keller Me-
mortal Church. Miss Estelle Wild. So
rrano, and Miss Marguerite Harbers.
viclinist will be the assisting soloists.
Student events of the week included
the recital by Mrs. Jesse kester. con-
tralto, and Elenore de Witt Eby. pian-
list, which took place Friday evening
at Studio Hall. and proved a most en-
joyable affair. Mrs. Sue Burrows Jen-
nings assisted at the piano as accom-
numbers: Life" by Speaks: SNOW
fakes" by stickles: Irish Folk Song"
by Foote; Sunset" by Buck; Since
First 1 Met Thee" by Rabinstein; His
Song" by Lang. The youthful pianist
repeated her success of last spring at
the Belasco. in "Solfeggio." by Bach;
Fur Elise. Beethoven. "scherzo."
wild Rose" by MacDowell, and
Presto" by Mendelssohn.
| Dr. Stansfield. organist and director of
ranged the following musical program for
the services today: Morning-Organ per-
luds Romance. in . fiat. by Lemare;
nods re fsam snn Coy
prano solo Mrs B, H. % Smart; feat ofrertoTy, ~
| bass solo, My Task. by Ashford, j. Wal
/ ter Humphrey organ postlude. Grand
Chorus" in E fiat, by Gullmant. Even
| ing-Organ prelude, andante cantabile
from Fourth Symphony by Widor; an
! them, land the Glory of the Lord" from
THE Messiah" by Handel; offertory,
Fear Not. o Israel" by spicker incl
dental solos, Mrs. Smart, Miss Marian
| Larner, Herbert +. Aldridge and Mr.
Humphrey organ postlude, Sonata" in
F minor, by Mendelssohn.
| Announcements of the week include
the engagement of Miss Louise Van
/ Wagenen of New York as soprano
soloist of st. Margarets Episcopal
| Church. Miss Van Wagenen has studied
vocal art under Arthur D. Woodruff and
Maurice La Forge of New York city,
and has been a member of the Musical
Art Society of the metropolis under
| Frank Damrosch. She has appeared as
soloist with the Orange Musical So
| ciety, Englewood Choral Society and
the Brooklyn University Glee Club. She
| will sing with the choir of st. Mar
garet's Church for the first time today.
Miss Helen F. Edgar has been en-
| gagged contralto soloist of the
Luther Memorial Church for the month
of October. and will sing there today
F. Robinson Steffens. who has been
the baritone soloist at Incarnation
Church for the past two years. sang at
the Friday evening service at the Sol
diers Home. when he was heard in the
Ave Maria" from "Otello." and 80
Salutaris." by Hargitt. Mr.. Steffens