Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-12-30
MUSICAL MENTION.


one Of the notable factors in the musi-
cal lie of the National Capital is the
Friday Morning Music Club. which gave
last week at the New Willard the las,
of its December recitals. the entire
months series having been Of an un-
usually high order. The artists OF Fri
day MORNINGS affair were Miss Kath-
arine Lee Jones, contralto; Miss Eulalie
Buchanan, Henry Kaspar and Miss Mar
Earet Milham. pianists. Miss Jones sang
Les Berceuse" by Faure; Mutt
dEtoilcs." by Debussy; La Vision" by
Tschaikowsky: Virgins Lullaby" by
Morris Glass, Deep River" by Bur-
leigh: The Star" by Rogers, and
Light" by Marion Bauer, and Mr.. kas-
par played Grieg's "Ballade" (Op. 2D.
.'Petits CIoches." by Hendricks: "Valse :
by Straus-Schuett: "Tourbellon., by
: hachmaninoff, Miss Buchanan al
second piano. Announcement will
be made next Sunday of the musicians
contributing to the January programs.
The Friday Morning Music Club. unlike
the other musical organizations Of the
city. is not a choral club. though having
a chorus as one of its activities, but it
includes in its active membership many
OF the successful instrumentalists of the
city as well as the singers who have at
tained prominence. ID was established
IN 1886 and interviewer with the record
larv IF ~ IT. Tha yeci,s,s eiven aach
Er;day y,or,,Cs, 1bis se.so, 81 ~ Tay,
Willard, are of a high standard and last
from il to II o'clock. In the thirty-two
rang.d - $500, - ,.,i,,,o ~.
periods soma,i,nas ~ ,iasitscafinns ~
comnosers mn today ,raat Iatitude i
auau-ad * 81 49, = - - =
80 81 81 u 'ile e'LoiSe - iosId'liS. anu
i nreseTta5 o'ie 81 Ai'iei van pig an
IN ard,t;o,, - -. ,,,.,,,
hers thera a,,5b uial ~ MN Nm.
nifty chorus sinears ana ~ associate
memhersbin n annroxir,a.ei, 80 m
dred nersnns comnosed nf met ,nvars
who attend ~ racitsi ~ - 1850 d,,as
with those OF me acfiva members si1n
cis1Iy .ioa ael.sllIes nia a
Tuesday ,norninEr a. tba Netu WiIIard
and neriodicaliv contr tibT .s" can,at. ~
similar work IL rho ci,h nrograms In
add;tion X - ranit.t. - II 4, t,,si
many artists Of note have anneared
under its ausn;cas ire nfficere r., +ba
presidanI NJ 49, M p 80, d,. IN
Srsf vice nresi5ent. Ms Pichar,, 49,
second vice nres;j.nt Me- Eio,.,s,a,il
Howard rorresnonding sscretarv, Nv
Owen E,rancb rscordins acra+ars,-. NJ,
Henry eobbins trsssmTers M E,,e -,
Byrn. mnsiraI director. MIS- i,nny
Rrickenstein assistant musical d.
rector; Miss Bradiel. chorus manager.
Heinrich Han1mar rborns dirantnr
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The last of the sunday afternoon teas
at Studio Hall proved TO be one Of. the
most enioyable IN the saries Miss Mary
Louise Noble nresided az tbe re-, tah,s
and the Informal musical program was
well chosen and artisticaiIy rendered.
an Interpretation of Purceil's Passing
Rose" by Whitney Coombs and IAN
Open Secret" by Woodman, playing her
own accomplishments and Walter
Charmbury pianist was equally accep-
table. playing a beautiful tone and real
numbers and. by special request, one of
his own compositions, The Water
Sprite," still in manuscript.
r. Robinson Stetfins. bass, is spending
the holiday season here with his par
ents and will sing with the choir OF
the Church of the Incarnation today.
Mr.. Steffins viii return to his studies
at Cornell University the latter part
of the week.
-
fertory soloist this morning at Ham
line Methodist Church. when he will
be heard in The Clock of the Uni
'the program, under direction OF the
organist, Miss Edith II. Athey, will in
ciude the organ prelude. Invocation"
by Guilmant: quartet. Ring Out. Wild
Bells. by Gounod-Gilchrist: organ post
Jude. "Aileluia,' by Loret- This evening
Miss Athey will play for prelude,
voluntary by Rheinberger and for post
lude. HaiieluJah Chorus, from The
Messiah, and the choir viii render
two choruses from the new Billy Sun
day hymn book.
stituted last SUNDAY at the western
PRESBYTERIAN Church for Miss Virginia
Robinson and sang at the morning
service. by special request. 'The Birth.
day of a King" nv Neidlinger and in,
the evening. HOLY Night" by Adam
A. The Kendall Pantist rbr-ch tha
nusic this morning under direction Of
Ms Is,beI Carv;n SbalIs,. u;II ;nciuda
the anthem arise shine !; Nv Tnya
land. soprano solo "Star of tho Eas,,
afiss JuciIe WiIber and IN me evening
~ Kines by ne Joss Sn;,b 't' INNS
TIVE cbr;s;mas cants4a ..rb. Sau,
porn Kire" ~, .oDaian5 ,;.an ~, 49,
nSnir - r-o,etanu. si CIV. oy ene
MI. rendarad - ! Iar-a a,,disr,oI
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Holiday events in the schools include
the musical given al Eastern High
school under direction of Mrs. Frank
gvrarn. among the selec,ions hsinp
The Christmas Herald" bv whitnev
.cooubs. sung by Miss Bessie prize
with violin obli.sato by James Starau.
"Hark What Mean Those IIoI,.
Voices by c. W. Heurich. rendered nv
the Girls (ilee Club. HOLY Night" by