The Washington herald., 1917-01-07
MUSIC and MUSICIANS

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The following appeal has been sent out
by the board of managers of the Wash
ington Oratorio Society. to singers ana
interested musical people of the city:
| Plans for what Is anticipated to be one
of the greatest musical festivals ever
held in the National Capital have been
made by DIR. Hamlin E. Cogswel1, musi-
cal director of the public schools of this
city and director of the Washington
Oratorio Society
] Tho festival is to- be held for three
days beginning Tuesday afternoon fol-
| lowing Easter and will be held in the
large auditorium of the new Central High
School. over $500 pupils Of the schools
will take part in this event and also the
District Symphony Orchestra.
| Wednesday evening the oratorio Society
/ and the Symphony Orchestra will give
Fair Ellen" by Max Bruch and
Plaudrig Crohoore" by Charles villiers
Stanford. Thusday evening they will
! render HandePs Oratorio Samson" with
local and outside well-known sololsts.
The first lecture recital under the aus
pices of the Peabody Club. of Washing
ton, will take place Monday evening at
the Young Mems Christian Association.
Miss virginia Blackhead, of the Peabody
Conservatory, Baltimore. will give a lee
ture on Violin" assisted by Mr.. Henri
Sokolove, who will play a program from
the best violin literature. These lectures
will be made to appeal to the general
musical public, and the subjects will not
be treated academically. There will be
community singing. in which all will Join
at the close of the recital.
| The regular rehearsal of the Studio
Hall Choral Club was held in the studio,
1918 Connecticut avenue, Thursday even
ing An interesting program is being ar
ranged for a concert, to be given later in
the season. Miss Ethel Noble johnson is
directing the club.
| An attractive musical was given at the
home of DR.. and Mrs. Riggs New Years
Eve, when a group OF Washington's rep
resentative musicians gathered to watch
| the old year out. Miss Ruby Stanford,
violinist; Miss Katherine Riggs. harptst,
Mrs. William Reed. contralto; Harry
Wheaton Howard, accompanist; Miss
Casselman, pianist Mrs Gertrude Lyons.
soprano; Jerome Williams. pianist, and
gram.
Mary Carlisle Howe and Anne Hull,
| of Baltimore, gave a joint recital before
the members and guests of the Friday
Morning Music Club last week. The al
legro from Schumanns melodious con-
certo in A minor. which was played by
Mr.. Frtedburg, with the Boston Sym
phony. last Tuesday. was the opening
number and was followed by the An
dante" Brahms. Les Larmes" and
"Valse," Rachmaninof. ''Habaurra," de
Cinna-Howe prelude a rApres-Midi
dun Faune." an "Cortege," both by
Debussy.
Piano pupils of Miss Casselnnan. of
Studio Hall, were heard in recital at the
studio on Wednesday afternoon, at 4:3O.
Misses Margaret Sterling, Eleanor Phelps,
Mary Barksdale. Regina Marzolf, Eliza
beth Mitten, Octavia Eisinger, Olive
Crowder, Evelyn Mathews, and Mrs. Ed
ward Kane were among those who par
ticipated.
Miss Beatrice Seymour Goodwin was
hostess at an attractive musical Tea given
| in her studio, 1906 II street, Thursday
afternoon. A charming program was
given during the afternoon by Mrs. Paul
Ewing, soprano, who sang a number Of
songs by Irving Hyatt, who accompanied
her. and who also played some of his
own compositions.
Mozart's aria, BATH, BATH" from
| Don Juan" was rendered in brilliant
style by Miss Edith Lucille Robbins at
| the Home Club last evening. Miss Rob-
bins appeared in a program of unusual
numbers. including several by Schumann,
''Vergebliches Staendchen'' by Brahms,
Lisxt's "Oh Komm i'm Traum," and sew
erald Old English ballads besides songs
| in Norwegian dialect. Claude Robson
presided at the piano. The complete pro-
gram follows: Part 1-Aria, BATH,
Batt," from Don Juan (Mozaro; aria.
| "Oh Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me?"
from "SemeIe" CHandeD: My Mother
Bids Me Bind My Hair (Haydn);
| ''Mondnacht'' (Schumann): "Sta end chen"
| (Schumann); "Oh Komm i'm Traum"
(IAszD; ''Vergebliches Staendchen"
(Brahms): aria Bel Raggto Lusinghier''
| from "Semiramis" CRossinD. Part ,
MY Lovely Celia (Old English; "Phyl-
lis Has Such Charming Graces'' (Old
English): Tears. Idle Tears" from THE
Princess''-Tennyson CWhelply); "Oh
| Swallow, Fly South" from The Prin-
| cess" (wheIply); Echo Song" Norwe-
gian dialect CThrane); Songs My Mother
Taught Ne" Dvorsk); "Chanson Indoue"
(Rimsky- -Korsakow); Summer (Chami-
nade).
Nine. Marie Won Unschuld will give the
first of a series of recitals next Satur-
day. January 13, at the Raleigh Hotel,
with the following program: Piano
THO in fiat major (Beethoven); and
Trio in Flat Major" thuUrnsrein.)
An unusual and varied program will be
given at the Arts Club tonight by Miss
AcCathrane. soprano, Mr.. Walton, cei;ist,
and Miss Syldester pianist. Miss Syl-
| dester, who is a pupil of Nine. Carraneo.
is native of the Philippines, and will
play in the costume of her native land.
ALwARDA CASSELMAN.