Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1917-08-26
MUSICAL MENTION

| Announcement is made that several
| free scholarships are open to compe-
| tition at the Peabody Conservatory.
| Baltimore. These scholarships are
| awarded after an examination before
| the faculty. and are conferred strictly
on the basis of talent. the idea being
to provide opportunity for develop
ment to those whose natural gifts and
previous requirements promise dis
tinction as artists. One scholarship in
| the piano department, one in organ,
one in violin and two in the vocal de-
partment, are now open. and the sue
cessful applicant will receive training
for three years in the particular sub
ject, and will also be given instruc-
! tion in harmony and required to at
tend regularly such supplementary
classes as may be considered necessary
to properly round out his musical
equipment. They may be required also
to give one or two hours a week to
teaching in the normal training
| classes. and, at the expiration Of the
three years, will be expected to give
public recital. There is offered also
one-year scholarships in violoncello,
double bass, flute, oboe. clarinet, horn,
trumpet and trombone. and the Maud
Randolph memorial scholarship. in the
preparatory department, will also be
awarded after an examination to be
held late in September. Applicants ror
any of these scholarships must be first.
the applicants own selection; be able
naturalized parents; second, De under
twenty-one years of age (for vocal
scholarship, under twenty-hve); third,
have a good ear and well marked
musical talent; fourth, be free to de-
vote entire time to musical studies, II
SO required
Each applicant will be required at
the examination for piano to render in
diligently one of the earlier sonatas
by Beethoven, to be selected by the
candidate; play acceptably some clas-
steal or modern composition of his or
her own selection, demanding more
brilliant technique and read at sight
composition of moderate difficulty. For
violin, render intelligently movement
from one of the less difficult of Bee
thoven sonatas for violin and piano. to
be selected by the candidate: play ac-
ceptably some classical or modern
composition demanding more brilliant
technique and demonstrate familiarity
sufficient piano technique to play, for
instance, Beethoven's piano sonata, OPP.
2, No. i, no previous knowledge of the
organ being absolutely required; voice,
have good voice; sing one number of
the applicants own selection: be able
to read vocal music at sight and to
play simple accompaniment at the
piano
. The examinations will be held Sep
TENDER 20 at the following hours
Piano. o'clock; organ. IL O'Clock:
violin. o'clock. and vocal. o'clock.
Applicants should. If possible, send in
their names in advance.
Mrs. William T Reed, contralto .c-
companied by Mr.. Reed and William r
Reed jr., have left on a motor trip and
before their return the party will spend
some time at Atlantic City. Mrs. Nellie
Newton Shore will substitute at Calvary |
Baptist Church for Mrs. Reed during her |
absence.
Miss Edna Maedel. soprano, is spend-.
ing August at Atlantic City.
Sam wardell. violinist. of this CITY who
has been at the American embassy at |
Petrograd during the past ten months
writes to friends here that he has re,
signed his position and will return to this |
country. He is coming home by way of |
Siberia. through China and Japan and /
expects to land in San Francisco about /
September l. He will make several stons
en- route between the Pacific coast and
Washington.
McHenry McChord. organist and choir
director of Epiphany Church, has called |
his choir to resume rehearsals for the |
season Friday evening. During August |
Mrs. Hugh Brown. soprano. and Miss
Richie Mclean. contralto. have been on |
vacation and Mrs. Robert Fatt has been !
assisting Miss Marguerite Marean. second |
soprano of the church. with the solo I
work; Last Sunday evening Mrs. Fatt
was heard in THE Voice of One Crying
in the Wilderness" at the offertory
The music at the morning service
today will include the professional.
&C. 90 Mother Dear. Jerusalem" by Ward:
praise Ye' from "8t Alta by Sie Verdi.
Dresden Amen: occasional Children
of the Heavenly King" by weimer:
organ solo. "Postlude." by Woth. This
at 1880 o'clock and at the service imme-
diately following the choir will sing
the professional Through the Night
OF DOUBT nis and sorrow." by cambridge;
Rogers; II Will Sing" b. Sullivan;
offertory. Waterman, What of the
Ni"ht?' BY stryvesant Seven fo!d +
of Glory" by Stratner
Miss Emma Cohen. soprano has re-
turned from a holiday trip to Baltimore
and Philadelphia At Baltimore she
was the honor guest at a musical given
by her cousins, the Misses Kres, when
she gave a program of songs. assisted .
by Morris kaplan. violinist, of that city
Announcement is made that Mrs. Flor
ence Butterworth will be in charge of
ope vocal uepdi ttneht OF CneVy Chase
Seminary the coming season. In the
other departments Felix Garziglia has
been re-engaged for piano. Mrs. Edythe
Marmion Brosius for harp and Anton
Kaspar for violin.
S. Theodore Howard. bass soloist of |
the West Street Presbyterian Church. left
recently for visit of several weeks to
his brother. d. Austin Howard, former
ly tenor soloist Of the same choir, who is
now engaged in his profession of civil
engineering in Bartlesville, Okla.
Miss Mildred Howe. pianist. has gone
for an extended visit to relatives in De-
post. N. Y.
Stewart Smith will substitute today and
next Sunday at Ingram Memorial Congre-
gational Church for William Starnell the |
organist and choir director, who is on his /
vacation. Mrs Charles Gascoigne filled |
his place last Sunday l.