Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1916-04-02

"Priere a la Verge" by Grey. ant
'Iarghetto," by Westbrook.
At an entertainment at the Home fol
the Blind, Wednesday evening, Miss
Nancy Barbee of Kentucky read sew
eral dialect selections and Miss Vera
Hambly. a young Canadian soprano
gave the following program: 20 Tina,
We Two Were Maying," "Macushia,
Little Gray Home in the. West. Per,
feet Day." by Bond: "Entreaty, Land
of Nod" MY Drowsy Babe" My Lad,
die" IT'S Jest Her Way and Think OF
Me Sometimes"
Recent events among Washington or
PLANTATIONS include the affair given last
week BY the Bureau of Standards Music
Association. W. E. Brathawaite. presl-
dent The program included cello solos;
lie Cygne,'' by Saint and
"Czardas." by Fischer. rendered by Dr.
Whelan: trombone solo. Song TO the
Evening Star by Wagner. W. F. Meg
gers: violin solo. Fifth Air Varie," by
De Beriot. J. F. Skogland. and seiec-
lions. FESTIVAL March," by Mendelssohn;
overture. Queen of Autumn" by Bigge
princess Pat" by Herbert. three dances;
morris Dance shepherds Dance and
Torch Dance from Henry VIII" by
Edward German. and "Chi Mi Frena.
from Lucia di Lammermoor, ny sex
tet composed of Miss Whelan. Miss Flor
ence Sterens. Mr.. Brathawaite. George
Ross, Walter l.. Lewis and Lawrence +;
Murray. The orchestra. which furnished
also the accompaniment to the last num-
Der. was composed Of Victims. J: F. Skog-
land. r. L. Sanford. D. w. kessler and }.
H. Dellinger; cellos, r. F. Jackson and
Dr. w. +. G. Swami: flute. P. D. Merica;
clarinet. P. d. Foote; cornet, H. ]. NC
Nicholas: trombone. w. F. Meggers;
drums. c. G. Peters: piano, A. V. Llufrlo.
George Dixon Thompson. pianist. viii,
be heard in his third annual recital Fri
day evening at Rauschers Mr.. Thomp-
son will be assisted by Miss Alma
Thomas, soprano.
Fulton g. Karr. organist of Mount
Vernon Methodist Church. played last
Sunday afternoon at the First Consre-
gational Church at the cara barton
Memorial service, his numbers includ-
ing. before the service. "Quis Est
Homo" from Rossinis "Stabat Mater
"Andante" from Mozart's Symphony,
OPP. "a" and the Bach-Gounod Ave
Maria and. as postlude, sanctus,
from 'Messe Solennelle. by Gounod'
arranged bv c.. H. Morse.
Student events Of recent date include
a son=s recital in which numbers mostly
by modern composers were presentea
by Mrs Samuel Peacock. Miss Ruth
Money, Miss Esther Bromwell. Miss
Lillian Everson. Mckinley w. kriegh,
c. II. Ruhl. William Fl. Davis, Miss
Lillian Taft, Miss Margaret King,
Frank Goebel. Miss Katharine Peacock.
Miss Nina Clafin and J. P. Redeker.
The program closed with chorus,
Lady Bird by Cowen. sung under d.
rection of John G. Klein. Mrs. Klein
and Miss Margaret King assisted as
accompanies. -
The musical history and sight read
ing class of the Virgil Clavier School
met Saturday morning last. During the
sight reading hour compositions by
TourSs Schubert, Gries, MosZkowski,
pianos. were read. During the musical
history hour musical terms and the
meaning of their different combina-
lions were studied. also musical forms
and their meaning, after which some
of the pupils were heard in program
of piano numbers. On the same even
ing the class under the direction of
Miss Mabel NJ. White of the northeast
branch of the Virgil Clavier School
was heard in an interesting recital In
following pupils took part: Lucille
Nolan. Dora Gibson. Madeline Nc
Donald, May Hudson, Dorothy Phillips.
Lawrence Cogsweli. May Parker, Cyril
Mary Young, Myrtle Nolan. AIDA May
Williams and Rose Howard.
Word has been received here of the
appearance of Lassalle Spier of Wash
ington with the Berlin Philharmonic
orchestra February in Berlin. Mr..
Spier is the son of Mr.. and Mrs George
W. Spier Of this city. He is a Wash
ington High School graduate and has
been studying music in Berlin for
has achieved great success in the
German capital and recently was
one of the musicians selected by the
Duke of Cumberland to give a series
near Gmunden, in the Austrian Alps.
Mr.. Spier's program consisted Of Con-
certo, E Minor. OPP. IL, Chopin: Pol
onaise Brillante. E Major. Weber Car
ranged for piano and orchestra by F.
Liszt: Concerto, D Minor. OPP. %, Mac
Dowell. AS encores he gave the Rach-
maninoff Prelude in g Minor and the
List Sonnetto, 1o4 del Petrarca.
The press of Berlin gave Mr.. Spier
complimentary notices concerning his
concert The Berliner Tageblatt's music
critic said, in part: 'Lassalle Spier is a
gifted pianist, with excellent technic
and, above all. makes very favorable
musical impression. Other accounts
Of his work appeared in the Berlin
press. in part, as follows: A1lgemeine
Musk Zeitung-"In Lassalle Spier we
made the acquaintance of skillful
pianist. whose strongest point at pres
ent is the performance of compositions
of great virtuosity and briIliance."
Deutsche ichs-Anzeiger-"In his
concert with the Philharmonic Orches-
ira Lassalle Spier played with beauti-
full tone and fluent technic. Generous
applause was bestowed upon the ar
fist. which he in every way deserved -
Signale Fur Die Musikalische Welt
He showed himself at his best in the
performance of the work Of his com
patriot, Edward Mcdowell" Neueste
Nachrichten-"Mr Spier is an excellent
pianist of great technical dexterity
and with good musical comprehension
His modesty is also a point in favor of
the young artist"
In a letter to his father in this city
Mr.. Spier says:
I'm the rehearsal the day before the
concert the orchestra members raped
on their music stands at the end of the
program. which is their manner of ap-
plause. Burmeister said that this was
very unusual honor. for orchestra
musicians are the severest critics of
ALL"
Valley of Virginia.