Evening star., 1917-10-07
MUSICAL MENTION.

Burroughs. bass.
The musical portions of the service
at the Church OF the Ascension today
will include this morning the holy COM
munion service with "Kyrie, by Elvey;
Gloria Tibi.' by Gounod "Sanctus," by
Taylor: anthem. Jesus. the Very
Thought of Thee" by Borth. incidental
bass solo, Francis Thompson: evening,
'Magniicat." by Simper; quartet. Lead
Kindly Light" by A. L. Peace. sung by
Messrs. John de Bell. Francis Thomp-
son. Ellridge Casselman and John Pa
trick: anthem. MY Faith Looks up to
Thee" by. Lachner. incidental solos.
Miss Elizabeth Dayton and Mrs. Fran
will be at the organ at tho morning
service and Miss Alwarda Casselman
this evening.
Tho Rebew Orchestra. H. w. Weber.
conductor. will open Its season with a
celebration of its twenty-five anniver-
sary. and will give public rehearsal in
the new lecture hall of the Keller Me
hall will seat about 500 persons and
music lovers are cordially invited to at
tend. Assisting the orchestra in giving
the program Will be Miss Viola Schip-
pert. soprano: Miss Lillian Chenowith.
contra1to; John G. Klein, tenor. and
Miss Pauline Scott and Edward Weber.
Violinists.
of the First Baptist Church, announces
the personnel of the quartet for the
season to be as follows: Mrs. Howard,
soprano; Miss Mary Jacobs, contralto:
wig, bass. with Mrs. Edmund Barry
again at the organ. The quartet Will
sing only at tho morning service and
Mrs. Howard will contribute a solo each
Sunday evening; Miss Jacobs will not
sing with the choir until next Sunday,
and this morning the numbers Will in
clude the trio. Praise Ye," from AT
tila,' By Verdi, and duet for soprano
and tenor, The King of Love Ny Shep-
herd Is.'' by stainer
Mrs. A. NJ. Blair. musical director of
the Rubinstein and Y. W. c. A, Choral
clubs, has called a '.get-together'' meet
Ing for Wednesday morning in prepara-
tion for the first rehearsal. which will
take place the Wednesday following.
The meeting Is to be held in. the audi
trotum at Woodward & Lothrop's. where
the rehearsals will be held for the pres
ent. as the management of the Raleigh
Hotel has decided to utilize tho space
formerly occupied by the ballroom in
committee rooms. That auditorium con-
sequently will not be available during
the present season for either concerts
or rehearsals and the Rubinstein Club
expects to hold it's concerts either in
Continental Memorial Hall or in the ball
room of the New Willard The date of
the hnr first concert e isannouneed for De- De-
club and not an artists recital, as was
planned earlier in the season Singers
desiring to join the Rubinstein Club as
active members and music lovers who
wish to become associate members, may
make application to Mrs. Elmer Curry.
who is acting secretary in place of Miss
Blanche Yewell, recently resigned.
Mrs Susanne oldberg entertained
Monday evening at lecture recital at
her studio. the second in series Of in
formal gatherings she is having for her
pupils and their friends. The subject
of the lecture was Manners in Sing
ing" and the illustrations were given
by Miss Glayds Kane and Harris Frank
lin.
The choir of the Church of the In
"Kyrie EIeison," by Barnby: GLORIA
Tidi.' by Garrett: "sanctus," by
Gamidse; "Gloria in A.; ESesisis,n s. s;,, by
At the offertory Miss Katharine Rich
will sing Take Heart. Ye Weary" by
Mendelssohn. and Emile Margaret
White. at the organ. will play Mo
ment Musical by Schubert. for the
voluntary. and Birthday March" by
Schumann. for postlude.
Mrs Charles W. Fairfax. president
of the Monday Morning Club. has re-
opened her home here after a stay at
the Monterey Inn, Rlue Ridge Summit
During her s.a~ there Mrs. Fairfax
sand at the Episcopal Church OF the
ansfiguration. and contributed also
to the program of several social and
charitable affairs. both at the inn and
at Buena Vista HoteL Miss Beatrice
FairfaS. who made such an Impression
as a harpist when she played in July
before the summer school of the Cath
olic University. appeared also on sew
eraI of the programs with her mother.
charming the audiences with her per
formance of folk music and patriotic
airs on the quaint little Irish harp.
For the Washington Heights Presby-
terian Church today the following mu-
steal programs have been arranged by
Mrs Charles Brooks Smith. oreanist and
choir director: Prelude. "Pastorele
Guilmant: quartet. 90 Lord. Thou Hast
Searched Me-" Sealy. incidental solos by
Mrs Agnes Rode: response. Lead Us.
o Father" by Harling: offertory solo.
Fear Ye Not. Israel" Buck. by Miss
Nellie Moran: postlude. Allegro Mar
tale" Vincent. Evening-Prelude. 'Ro-
nance" from 'sViolin Concerto" Vieux-
temps: quartet. Come Unto Me-. Gou-
nod Shelley: response. Grant Us Thy
vine. All Love Excelling.' from THE
Daughter of Jairus.' Stainer, duet, by
Mrs. Bode and Adolf Werner; postlude,
Hubay.
The choir has commenced rehearsals
for the first special musical service.
which will be given the last Sunday
evening in October For this event the
choir: assisted by a second quartet. will
give Gaufs cantata, Ruth.
s. NJ Fabian. president of the WASH
ington College of Music, has inaugural
ed a series of rectals at his studio in
the college. which have been largely at
tended Last week George Dixon Thonlp
son gave the entire program. and the
week before Mr.. Fabian was the artist
Of the evening.
William Stansfield. organist and choir
director of the First Congregational
Church. has arranged the following
program for the services today: Morn
ing-Organ prelude, "Canzonetta del
Salvador Rosa" by LisZt: anthem,
Light Of the World" by Starnes: Of
fertory. by the quartet: organ post
lude. allegro Moderate" from Ninth
o'clock-Orean prelude. Overture in C
Minor" by Fricker: THE Evening Star"
by Wagner: contralto solo. Miss Marian
Larner: anthem. 20 Paradise" by
Geibel: otfertory quartet. THE Twilight
Shadows Fall by Wood: organ post
Jude. March" from ''Tannhauser," by
Wagner.
The series of concerts for the stu
dents and faculty of the Wilson Normal
School was auspiciously inaugurated
Friday afternoon. when Paul Bleyden
tenor. was heard in a program of songs.