The Washington herald., 1916-12-24

The Christmas season In the churches
Is marked by unusual musical activities.
with Christmas and Sunday following
each other as they do Sunday being
both Christmas Eve and the end Of the
advent period, the music In the majority
Of churches viii consist Of selections ap-
propriate to advent. In the morning. and
In the evening Christmas Eve music win
be given Cantatas. carols and festival
music will be heard In all churches,
bringing the Christmas spirit, with its
Joyous message, closer and nearer to US
all. At the cathedral, the choir win give
Sunday afternoon the cantata, THE Story
Of Bethlehem" and special music will be
rendered at the Christmas day services.
= The Christmas musical services at the
Church Of the. Covenant will be held on
Sunday, the Triple Quartet giving Its
fourteenth special musical service, in the
afternoon. and the evening choir with
extra soloists, giving the twenty ninth
special musical service. The music. un-
der the direction, OF Mr.. Sydney Lloyd
wrightson, with Mr.. Harvey Murray at
the organ, will be as follows:
Fourteenth special musical service:
Before the Heavens Were Spread
Abroad CParker). incidental solo. Mr..
Backing: soprano solo, Rejoice Greatly.
o Daughter of Zion. Messiah HandeD,
GAacFarlane). Incidental solos. Miss ia
cobs and Mrs Fatt; brightest and
Best Fearis), incidental solo. Mr.. Back
ing; Sing and Rejoice" (Barnby).
Evening-Twenty-ni special musical
service: Organ prelude. Largo" CHan-
deb; For Unto Us Child Is Born,
Messiah CHandeD: tenor solo, Recit.
Comfort Ye. My People," aria. Every
Valley Shall Be Exalted" Messiah (Hsn-
Ia af
Borne Our Griefs," Messiah HandeD;
WORTHY Is the Lamb That Was Slain. -
Messiah CHandeD; Hallelujah Chorus,
Messiah CIandeD; "Sevenfold Amen
(Stainer): organ postlude, Then Round
About the Starry Throne" Samson Qan-
deb.
Foundry Epworth League will conduct
a Christmas carol service tomorrow eve
ming at 6:45 O'Clock. An elaborate musi-
cal program has been arranged for a
choir of sixty pieces There will be
Christmas readings by Misses Aida
Smith and winifred DeVoe. Miss Hazel
Huntingdon. soloist. OF New York, will
render a special number.
Christmas music Sunday by the choir
OF the Calvary Methodist Episcopal
Church, with Mr.. H. l. Amiss as direc-
tor. will be as follows:
Anthem, Sing, o Heavens" Perthold
Tours): selections from the cantata,
Holy Night E. L. Ashford: soprano
solos, Mrs. Robert LeFevre, soloist: The
Heavenly Star" H. ]. Stewart; 20 Holy
Night" (Cantique de NoeD, A. Adam.
Christmas service at the Grace Evangel-
ical Lutherpn Church will be held al
$50 o'clock Christmas day. The choir,
under the direction of Mrs. H. NJ Full
H. 3
gan, Will render the following program:
Prelude. THE Caravan Of the Magi.
from March from the Christmas can
tata, Approach and Departure" by ].
H. Maunder: Holy Night" male quar-
tet. incidental solo Mr.. N. Miles. by
Franz Gruber; Rejoice Ye Righteous
by full choir. c. Harold Lowden; Star
of the East anthem, by choir, A. ".
Lansing: for the ofrertory the anthem.
The First Christmas Morning" by the
choir. incidental solo Mr. n. Miles. E.
Newton; postlude. Christmas March" "
Gustav Merrel
Undsr the direction of Mr.. James
Cherry. Christmas music at ''old St
Paurs" Rock Creek Church, will in
clude the following selections: Opening
anthem. Arise. Shine. for Thy Light Is
Come by George B. Nevin: Festival TIE
Deum. arranged from Farmers Mass by
c. A Havens; Haven's Jubilate in A Flat;
IntrOit mOtet. 1T Came Upon the Mid
night Clear" by w. w. Gilchrist: offer.
tory anthem. Sing o Heaven" by Bert
kold Tours; communion service arranged
from St Cecilia by Frank Adam.
The St Paul Methodist Episcopal
Church. South. Second and streets
northwest. will have a special Christina
program Sunday morning and evening
The principal musical feature at this
morning service will be: Voluntary
Chimes at Christmas" by Greenwald
solo, Douglas Shaver, Might of Nights, u
by Beasdsley Van de Water: anthem
GLORY TO God" by Alfred Beirly; an.
them. "Hark. Hark My Soul" by Shel:
lev; and regular congregational singing
Evening: Voluntary. "Chanson de Noel
by Beaumont; solo, Miss Lille Winner
"CantIque de Noel" by Adolph Adams
solo. F. H. Jones Cselected); solo, Miss
Ruoy Raymond (selectedD; anthem, Isl.
lent Night" by Franz Gruber.
At Metropolitan Baptist Church, Sixth
and streets northeast. Rev. John Comp
ton Ball. pastor. the following musir
will be rendered at the morning serv.
ice: anthem. 'Hark! What Mean Those
holy Voices" Hendrickson; duet, THE
Guiding Star" Bra gdon. by Mrs Miltor
soprano solo. The Song of the Angels,
Dressler. by Mrs. j. Lester Brooks; an
anthem. Star of the Orient" Shelley, by
Miss Ethelyn r. Galloway and choir
At the evening service the followin
will ne rendered: Duet, Christmas
Shelley. by Miss Ethelyn R. Galloway and
-Irs- Gilbert A. Clark; anthem, 20 HOLY
NIGHT" Adam. by Miss Ethelyn Callawa,
and choir: duet. The Holy Child" Shell
ley. by Mrs. ]. Lester Brooks and DR.
w. Bruce Hoofnagle: solo, Might o1
Nights" Van de Water by Mrs. Gilbert
A. Clark; and anthem. And There Were
Shepherds" Williams, by DR.. W. Bruce
Hoofnagle and choir.
At the Fifth Baptist Church, Sixth ant
and One-half and z streets southwest
Rev. John E. Briggs, d. D.. pastor. tht
large chorus choir. under the direction
Of William ]. Palmer, director with
Earle Doment at the organ, will render
the following festival numbers at thu
Sunday services: Morning: GLORY Z
God" Pergolesi; There Shall Come 3
STAR" Harris; "A Holy Night" Adam
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