Evening star., 1918-02-03
MUSICAL MENTION.

Owing to requests from many who
heard the rendition Of THE Messiah
| by the Oratorio Section of Washing
ton that the organization give at its
next concert something Of equally high
standard instead Of some smaller
| works. as originally planned, Sydney
Lloyd WriThtson, musical director, has
| abandoned the idea of giving THE
Crucihxion" and The Word of Cod"
and announces performance of Men
delssohns Elijah" the probable date
| to be May 13. The concert will take
place in Che auditorium of the Central
High School. and Mr.. Wrightson ex-
poets by that time to have built a rs-
! ing platform which will place each row
of singers so that they will have an un-
| obstructed view of the director, an ar
| rangement which will add also to the
carrying power of the voices. In order
to give an adequate presentation of
this work it is desired to have a chorus
of 500 voices. and any one with voice
and an interest in high-class choral
works is invited to join. Rehearsals
will be held Wednesday evenings at
80 o'clock in the chapel Of the Church
of the Covenant. beginning Wednesday
of this week. The organiza tion is l1n-
UNCONVENTIONAL, and there are no dues
The Y. W. A. c. Choral Clu3. Mrs. A.
NJ. Blair. directing. will sfngs tomorrow
evening at an affair in which Mr.. Dun
bar. the sculptor, will also take part.
| The preliminary program by the club
will include Greeting" by Charles Gill
bert Spross; "Allah's Holiday" by Ru-
dolph Friml: "Melican Man." by Arthur
Bergh; Mister Mockin' Bird" by Carl
Hahn. and 'Dusky Lullaby by HaIlett
Gilberte. Miss Esther Linkins, a mem
Der of the club, will give as solo "Our
Flag and Your Flag" and the usual
patriotic note will be given to the af-
fair by the singing of "'rhe Star
Spangled Banner" at the opening and
America at the closing of the pro-
gram.
Anne Kloss. violinist, will give the
program at the Arts Club this evening
under direction of c.. w O'Connor
Mrs Howard Coombs will play the ac-
compartments. and among Mr.. Gates
numbers will be an aria from '.L'Elisire
dAmore," by Donizetti. and from La
Boheme," by Puccini, and "Cielo e
Mar" by Ponchielli. /
The recital for the blind at the Lii
brary of Congress Tuesday was given
by Miss Jessie Masters contralto, with
Albert w. Harmed at the piano.
The recital for piano and violin by
Mrs. Helen Corbin Heinl and Alexan-
der Saslavsky. concert master of the
New York Symphony Orchestra, which
was postponed last week on account
OF the orders of the fuel administra-
ton, will be given at the New Willard
hIyr do So
Miss Lillian Chenowith and Mrs. Fan
ME Shreve Heartsill, District chairman
and vice chairman, respectively. for the
music Of the United Daughters OF the
Confederacy. were sponsors for delight
full affair at the Confederate Home re-
Gently. The program was given by the
reorganized Nevin Quartet. consisting of
Miss Edna Barber and Mrs. Nellie Newton
Shore: Mrs. Maude Howell Smith, reader:
Miss Helen Weishampel. pianist. and r.
d. Shepherd, reader. the selections being
linger; "Tis the End" from ''Ka.inka."
quartet; 1.-THE Star" Rogers. Mrs. Shore;
selection. Robert Service" Mrs. Maude
Howell Smith: "Song of India" from the
legend 'Sadko''), Reinsky- -Korsakew. Mrs.
to Jane: viking Song Coieridge-Tay-
lor. quartet: "Scherzo B Minor" Chopin.
Miss Helen Weishampel; Inter Nos" Nc
Fadden. Miss Winner; selections, Shake
speare. Mr.. r. D. Shepherd: solo, selected.
Miss Barber: "Amaryllis," Parlow. Sc
! lected. quartet.
Katherine Rich. mezzo soprano solo,
ist of the Church of the Incarnation.
day afternoon from $50 to 7 o'clock
at the Y. w. c. A. Among her numbers
will be 1.-The Open Secret" by Wood
man: The Rosy Morn" by Ronald:
WInd, m,shi BY B. Branseombe: eon me rvs 0re Beea
Lover and His Lass" by Osborne: Re
membrance." by Mary Turner Salter,
and Ma Curly Headed Baby" by
Clutsam. Emelie Margaret White. who
arranges the Tuesday programs for the
Washington Alumnae Club of Pi Beta
Phi, will assist as accompanist.
At the Church of the Epiphany today
| under direction of McHenry McChcrd.
organist, will consist this morning of
the professional. Praise. My Soul. the
| King of Heaven" bv Haydn; litany
by Hervey: offertory: Love Divine by
Hawens, Miss Richie Mclean and
Walter SorreH; recessional. "Ierusa-
lem. My Happy Home" by stubbs
Choral evensong. o'clock; onertory
by Vanderwerker. John Walker. bari
tone. Evening service. 8 o'clock, process
sional Jesus Calls Us Ger the Tu-
multi" by Jude: "Magnificat" and 'Nunc
Dimittis,' by Glare: offertory. Let
Not Your Heart Be Troubled" by Mat
thews: recitative for baritone ana
chorus. This Is the Promise" from
Life Everlasting.
Edwin Hughes, Washingtonian who
met with success in concert work
abroad before the war. writes from
New York. where he has been settled
for the last year and half, that he has
been engaged by the Institute of Musi-
cal Art to take over the work of its
principal piano instructor. Carl Fried
berg, who is returning to Europe. He
has also accepted position on the
staff of prominent music publishing
house. These activities do not. how
ever. interfere with his appearance In
concert and recital, as he has recently
returned from the middle west. where
he met with much success.
William Stansfield. organist and choir
director of the First Congregational
Church. has arranged the following
program for the service this morning:
Organ prelude. "Andantino in d Flat
Major" by Lemare; anthem, THE Lord
Is My Light" by Parker: offertorv
! quartet. still, Still. With Thee" by
Speaks, Mrs. +. Fl. Smart. Miss Marian
Larner. Herbert f. Aldridge and ].
Walter Humphrey: organ postlude.
Thanksgiving, from "pastorale Suite"