The Washington times., 1917-04-26
ACTIVE SEASON OF
MUSIC PROMISED
Capital Organizations Plan an
Interesting Series of
Spring Concerts.

are announcing an interesting series
OF concerts in their annual spring
prospectus. These already include re-
citals by the Washington Oratorio
Society under Hamlin E. Cogswell,
the Motet Choral Society under Otto
Torney Simon, the Rubinstein Club
under Mrs. A. II, Blair, and also un-
der Mrs. Blair a concert by the Y.
w. c. A Choral Club, and q recital
at the Arts Club by q double quartet
of women's VOICES. Music. too. will
be one of the topics considered in
the eighth annual convention OF the
American Federation OF Arts. TO be
held at the Raleigh in May. Many
smaller events are listed by musi-
clans OF the, city. making the spring
season an unusually active one.
In the Central High School audi
torium on the evening of Friday,
May 4, the Washington Oratorio So
cIety. assisted by the Community
Symphony Orchestra, with Hamlin z.
Cogswell, conductor. and Harvey
Murray, accompanist, will give three
interesting choral works. These are
the Irish ballad ''Phaudrig Crohoore,"
by Charles Villiers Stanford; the can
tata, Fair Ellen" by Max Bruch,
and a new patriotic hymn. "Invoea-
tion," that represents the work OF
two well-known Washingtonians, Ar
thur Tregina, composer, and Justice
Wendell Phillips Stafford, author Of
the poem.
The soloists will be Nine. de Var
enc Stock, soprano. and Arthur C.
Gerbach. baritone. The Community
Orchestra will play the 'Iarghetto"
from Beethoven's Second Symphony,
besides accompanying the chorus.
The Rubinstein Club, under Mrs. A.
NJ. Blair. will give its final concert OF
the season in the ballroom Of the
Raleigh on the evening OF Wednes-
day, May 2, at $50. Edouard Albion,
baritone, will be the assisting artist
Mr.. Albion will be heard in an italian
operatic aria, a group OF three Eng
lish songs, and'by request he will
sing "The Margeillaise" as q tribute
to France.
The choral concert will open with
the singing OF The Star-Spangled
Banner" and close with america"
Two novelties will be given by the
chorus, Dreams and Twilight" by
Huntington woodman, and a selection
entitled Moonlight" Claude Robson
will be the accompanist.
The Motet Choral Society, under
Otto Torney Simon, will again devote
several numbers to "Color Music"
The soloist will be Miss Caroline
Curtiss, soprano, of New York The
concert will be given on the evening
of Wednesday, May 2, in the New
willard, closing the. eighth season OF
the Motet Choir.
Music, literature, and this year
by the showing of
infused color reflected upon
a screen as in part an Interpretation
o fthe music-are definite features of
the MoteD work. The program is COM
posed of two choruses by Bantock.
three "color music" choruses and four
choruses by Handel, from his Israel
In Egypt
George H. Wilson aud Miss Lenore
Baker are the accompanists, and
George Davis will have charge Of the
color manipulation.
The Young women's Christian As
ISOLATION Chorus, under Mrs. A NJ
Blair, will give its annual concert on
the evening OF Monday, May IA. in the
OF the Wilson Normal
School. They will be assisted by the
Musurgia Quartet Miss Julia Hug
gins will be the accompanist-
At the Arts Club, on Sunday even
ing next, Mrs. Blair will direct the re-
cital OF a double quartet Of women's
voices. 1t is made up Of Mrs. Elliott
Miss Edith Fitch, Miss Edna
Sheehy, Miss Aileen Miller, Mrs. Al
bert Johnson, Mrs. Eugene Brown,
Mrs. Charles Lippitt, and Mrs. VIII
liam T. Reed. Solos will be sung by
Mrs. Reed and Mrs. Woods.
Arthur Farwell, president of the
National American Music Society and
one Of the foremost figures in the
country in the development of "com-
munity music" VIII be the music rep
at the convention OF the
Federation OF Arts, to be
held on May 16, II, and Is, at the
Mr.. Farwell will give an
address on COMMUNITY Music' at the
session OF Friday.
The speakers for the annual dinner
At Rauscher's will include Ernest c.
Peixotto, president of the Mcdowell
Club, of New York.
Many washingtonianS already
have arranged to take the yearly
pilgrimage to Bethlehem, Pa, to at
tend the Bach Festival, that has as
its setting the charming environment
of Lehigh University, at South Beth
lehem. The dates are Friday and
June 1 and ,.
Charles Trowbridge Tittman, OF
this city, is the leading bass soloist
and Nicholas Douty. whose lecture
recitaIs have brought him close to
the Washington public, is the tenor
The Bach Choir Is composed OF 275
voices. with soloists. members of the
Orchestra, organ and
1t Is under the direc-
tion OF DIR. ]. Fred woole. originator