Evening star., 1916-12-10
MUSICAL MENTION.


citals, under the auspices of the Dis
trict Of Columbia Chapter of the
American Guild of Organists. took place
Thursday evening in old st. JOINS
Episcopa. Church, under direction OF
H. H. Freeman. organist and choir
master of the church. Assisting In the
service was the choir of the church. and
among the specially interesting num-
bers was an anthem. Prepare Ye the
Way of the Lord" by Jewell. arranged
for tenor solo and chorus, which was
awarded honorable mention In the
Clemson gold medal contest. A. G. Q. in
1872, the solo being sustained by Paul
Bleyden- The choir sang also the Nine
ty-seventh Psalm" (Anglican chant,
by DR.. Crotch; 'Magnificat-Festival
Setting in c." by Bruce Stearne: an
them. bass solo and chorus. "Ho. Every
One that Thirsteth," by Martin. Arthur
Chester Gorbach sustaining the solo;
Covers "Sevenfold, Amen" Glorious
Things of Thee Are Spoken" by
Haydn: recessional, Savior, to Thy
Dear Name" by Hopkins. The organ
solos included Mendelssohn's prelude
Sonata, No g." by Mendelssohn, by DR..
William Stansfeld. and 'Fugue in E
Flat" est. Ann's). by Bach. John Boyn-
ton Wilson.
Mrs. Ruby E. Potter. soprano. will sub
stitute today at Calvary Baptist Church
for Miss Mabel Roberts, who is making a
short stay in New York city. The music
this morning will include the quartet,
Gloria, in B Flat" by Buck. and the
first chorus. There Shall a Star from
Jacob Come Forth" from Mendelssohns s
oratorio. "Christus." This evening Mrs
Potter will be heard in the solo, 20 Low
ing Father by Del Riego. and the quar-
tet will render THY Power Divine" by
Faure- Shelley, Louis A. Potter. jr., pre-
siding, as usual. at the organ.
At the close Of her recent recital for the
blind at the Library of Congress, Mrs.
Edith Marmion Brosius announced her
offer of a free scholarship on the harp to
blind person to be chosen by a commit
tee appointed for the purpose of deciding
as to the qualifications in the applicants.
ANY one interested may apply to Mrs.
Gertrude Rider, at the Library OF Con-
gress.
Ernest Kahlert. baritone, will be the
offertory soloist this morning at the
Westminster Presbyterian Church, when
he will sing Thy Will Be Done" by
Carl Pfueger. The choir. under direc-
ton of Mrs. Frank Byram. will sing
Nearer, ,,s fr.a Ny Cod to Thee, by Vincent.
Aileen Miller and this evening the entire
service. musically. will be in charge of a
double quartet of mems voices.
At the Mount Pleasant congrega-
tional Church today the music. under
! direction of Claude Robson, will in
clude the prelude, "Andantino." by Le-
mare: contralto solo. "Zion." by HUM.
tet. Prepare Ye the Way of the
Lord" by Garrett; organ postlude.
'Marche Religioso," by Parker This
evening the music will be in charge of
the Mount Pleasant chorus, directed by
Dr. William R. Buchanan, and the
numbers will be organ prelude, Com
| munion." by Guilmant Mr.. Robeson;
| anthem by the Mount Pleasant Chorus;
onertory quartet. He Shall Judge"
lJudicabit), from ''Vesper Service" by
March, by Clark
The Musurgia Quartet consisting of
Mrs Gawler. Mrs; Reed. Richard Sack
ing and Earl Carbauh, with Harry
| wheaton Howard. pianist and director.
sang Tuesday evening at the Central
Presbyterian Church on the occasion of
the celebration of the tenth anniver-
sary Of the pastor, Rev. DR.. Taylor, and
repeated the success that followed the
performance the following evening.
when they contributed to the prosra m
OF a reception at the Vermont Avenue
Mrs. Huron Lawson will sing today at
All Souls Unitarian Church in place Of
Charles T. Tittmann, who is absent
I.a rom the city on concert trip. Mrs.
Beautiful" and Rejoice Greatly" from
The Messiah" and Lewis Corning At
water at the organ, will play for pre-
lude Pa storale" from First Sonata y
by Guilmant: offertory, "Pastorale," by
Scarlatti and postlude, "Praeludium, !"
by Rheinberger.
The musical portions of the service
at Petworth NJ E. Church today. under
direction of Dwight S Church, will in
c!ude. this morning. the organ prelude,
"Hymne," by Meyer-Helmund: process
sional. SIC From Al That Dwell Below"
Tgee 4g Hatfon; hn Farsu,sa anthem, ] Il VIII Estol
lade." by Pache; organ solo. "Postlu-
dunn in D." by Merkel At the pa
triotic service to be held this evening
Mrs Sylvester will give a fifteen-min-
numbers: "Fugue in G Minor" by Bach.
Festal March, by Calkin: "Romanza."
by Parker. and 'Larghetto." by Mo-
Zart. and the choir will sing the pro-
cessional. 20. Mother Dear. jerusalem"
by Ward; anthem. THE Lord Is Exalt-
ed by West: offertory solo, Star
Spangled Banner" Mrs. John H. Paine:
organ solo, "Postlude." by Wiegand.
Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw GawIer will
sing at Gurley Memorial Church this
morning. THE Lord Is My Light" by
Allitsen. and this evening, Jesus Is
Calling" Towner. and a duet, "4c-
quaint Thyself With Him." by Buck
w. f. Brathawaite sustaining the other
part. Mrs. Harry Cunningham will be
at the organ.
The monthly chamber music recital
last week at the Young Womens Chris
tian Association was given by Miss
Mary Kelly. pianist: Mrs w F. G..
Swami, violinist. and Dr. Swami, vio-
loncellist. The trio of musicians were
in voice of mellow quality. gave a
group of songs-"In the Boat" and "A
| Dream" by Grieg; The Monotone" by
Cornelius: "Elegie," by Massenet, and
Chant Hindou." by Bemberg, the la st
two with violin obligato by Mrs. Swami.
Mendelssohn's melodious Trio for
Piano, Violin and Cello" Op. 40, was
rendered with good technic and en-
semble effect. and DR.. Swami and Miss
Kelly played Sonata for Piano and
Cello, Op. &c." by Grieg
William Stansfield. organist and
choir director Of the First Congrega-
tional Church. has arranged the fol-
lowing musical numbers for the serv-
ices today: Morning-Organ prelude,
La Dove" by Mozart: anthem, "In
Dreams / Heard the Seraphim," by
Faure, incidental contralto and bass
solos. Miss Marian Larner and j.
Walter Humphrey; offertory quartet,
Crossing the Bar" by Morse; organ
postlude, Variations on the Russian
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