The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1916-03-14
National Cathedral School Has
Opportunity for Those With
Musical Gifts.
FILL EDUCATION is GIVEN
These Courses Are In Addi-
ton to the Regular Vocal
Training.

Lack of musical environment u .
thing that Is constantly bcirg deplored
in connection with musical education In
the United States. We have In Wash
Ington a splendid endowment that az
fords both environment and opportu-
nifty OF an exceptional character for
eighteen boys who through special mu-
steal gifts, prove worthy OF a scholar
ship that not only gives them training
in music FREQ OF charge. hut also In
cludes a full education that takes the
student up to a college entrance point
These scholarships are the gitt OF
of President Buchanan. as a part Of hor
beouest ~ $500, 600 to the National Cath
dral School for Boys. at Mt: 81. Alban.
One half this 10000 to the Washington
cathe1r nnw fund wa n. for tine osnn
buiiding, and tho other half az an en-
dowment fund, the income to be APP
piled TO the free maintenance. educa-
ton, and training OF choir boys, primnr-
lily for those in the service q the Sath;,
and two sons.
Happy Environment.
The Cathedral choir school has an IN
comparable location overlooking the en-
tire city. with large wooded grounds
quite ideal for harboring an embryo Gre
ator Of sacred music. II has already
graduated one of its scholarship boya
who has gone on to college: Another,
now teaching in the University 81 WIS.,
ccnsin and Is organist and choirmsster
at Beloit, Wis. having previously been
In charge OF O choir In Chicago.
Such care Is taken of the voices OF tbs
boys that they usually sing through
only three of the six forms of the
school, thus receiving fully three years
tuition with no service rendered. Inc
ages for singing in the Cathedral cholI
is from ten to fourteen, but the boyl
OF a junior choir for those who are not
old enough for regular church work are
given skilled instruction and one rehear'
sal week. The regular choir boys
have rehearsals twice day. with
daily service In Bethlehem Chapel
They have a special music room In ths
school, and recently received the gif!
of a Victroln to broaden their musical
repertory. 80
At present the twenty-five boys of the
choir are preparing representative pro
gram of church music, which includes
the anthem, before the Heavens" Ho,
ratio Parker; Fierce Was the wild BIZ.
low" Tertius Noble; GLOW Lovely Ars
the Messengers" Mendelssohn; Let the
Peace of God" Sir John Stainer; tn.
''Cast Thy. Burden" from "Elijah,
Mendelssohn. They also use the tradi'
tional church music OF Travers. Clarke
whitford. and Purcell.
. Gave Two Cantatas. 49,.
At Christmas the choir gave on two
Sundays artistic rendition Of the Christ
mas cantata, 1.-The Eve OF Grace" by j
Sebastian Matthews. Quite the gem OF
this lovely work was the solo. "The Vir'
gins Lullaby" sung by the boy soprano
Howard l.. Young. Four old English
carols are incorporated in this work
and one OF the most impressive wat
"The Little Door" given with fine shad'
ing by the choristers.
The choir school Is in charge of Edgar
Priest, who for nine years had been or
ganist and choirmaster with Bishop Sat
terlee, the first Bishop of washington
at st. Paurs Church, this city. Mr.
Priest, who is now organist and choir
master of the cathedral, is eminentlJ
fitted for this position, having spen'
four years as assistant organist OF Man
chester Cathedral, England, where III
was also connected with the Royal Col
lege of Music He now has full charge
of all music for the services undel
Bishop Harding in the Bethlehem
Chapel OF the Holy Nativity. the beau
tiful crypt chapel. the first part Of the
cathedral to be completed. Two orgar
recitals are given here each month, OF
the second and fourth Sundays at
o'clock. ]. MACH.