Evening star., 1918-11-24
MUSICAL MENTION

The development Of the community
spirit, as evidenced at the various as
sembIages today. seems to be acquir-
ing fresh impetus and gathering mo-
mentum with each passing occasion,
and is peculiarly in accord. in its
movement Of Eoodfenowship and mu-.
tual helpfulness. with the spirit Of
the present Thanksgiving season.
Community singing in Takoma
Park. which has been Interrupted for
two months by influenza, will De
resumed tomorrow evening with
thanksgiving and anniversary pro-
gram at the Presbyterian Church, on
Maple avenue, at o'clock. Songs ap-
propriate to the occasion, both old
and new, will be led by James Dyre,
Takoma's singing leader. and report
will be given Of the first year OF
community singing in Takoma PARK.
The soloists for the evening will De
Mrs. e. Clyde Shade and DR.. A. y.
Penny, and the Washington Mission
ary College Orchestra, under leader
ship of Mrs. F. T. Stratton, will fur
nish one number and accompany the
singing.
A number of song slides of the loan
collection, contributed by severai
leading business houses of Washing
ton and Takoma, will be used. IN tnS
singing, and the Takoma Park rol'
of honor in the great war Will oe
shown on the screen.
A detachment of soldiers from tne
Bliss School will be present and Will
sing their fayorite songs.
The Washington Community Or
chestra, Hamlin Cogswell, conductor,
will hold it's first regular rehearsal
Tuesday evening at 1880 o'clock, at
the Wilson Normal School, The pre-
ljuinary rehearsal brought out q
number of new players of ability ana
work and is open to all who can play
the part assigned and who will at
tend the rehearsals regularly. The
membership is not limited as to num-
bers except to keep the parts well
balanced. D1t there are always vacan-
cies for double basses, French horns,
oboes, ciarinets and violas. The >pur-
pose is to carry out the real COM
munity spirit. and any one playing
an orchestral instrument is invited
TO come to the rehearsal, bringing his
instrument and stand.
The Washington College of Music
will give it's fifteenth public student
concert Saturday evening at the Ma
sonic Auditorium for the benefit of
the District Chapter of the American
Red Cross. It has been the custom
at the concerts for the past two years
for members of the Red Cross to take
UP a collection, there being no admis-
sion charged and the public being cor
daily invited to attend. The program
will consist of piano. violin and vocal
selections, among the numbers being
. piano concerto with orchestral ac-
compartment and three numbers by
the college orchestra of fifty mem
bers. directed by c. Z. Christiani.
Among those announced to take part
in the affair are Clara Young, Estella
Thomas, Effie Drexilius, Agnes
Fischer. William Santelmann, Kath-
arine Bouck and Mary Thompson,
and among the numbers by the or
chestra will be Schubert's "Unfin-
ished Symphony
Music appropriate to the season will
be given both today and Thursday at
Epiphany Church. under direction of
McHenry McChord. organist This
morning the program will include the
professional, Lord God. We Worship
Thee" by Cruger; TIE Deum." by
Bracket; .Benedictus." by Novello;
Tibi," by Woodward; II Heard the
Voice of Jesus Say" by Spohr; offer
tory. Praise the Lord, o jerusalem"
by Protheroe; occasional, w hen
Morning Gilds the Skies by Barnby;
choral evensong, o'clock, Love Di-
vine All Love Excelling." by Stainer.
Miss Ruth Bronson, violinist, will as
sist in giving the preliminary recital
to the evening service. beginning at
7:30 o'clock. playing Solitude of the
Shepherdess," by Ole Bull. and "Aria,"
by Dethier, and Mr.. McGhords organ
numbers will be In Paradisum." by
Dubois. and the second movement
from Fourth Sonata" by Mendels-
sohn. During the service the choir will
sing the professional. Come. Thou
Long g-Expected. Jesus" by Hassier.
"Magnificat" and .:Nunc Dimittis." by
Clare: offertory, THE Silent Land"
by Heurich, and occasional, Now
the Day Is Over" by Main. The
musical portions Of the service Thurs
day morning will be the professional.
Praise to God" followed by Amer
ica"; "Te Deum," by Parker; "Jubi-
late" by Nevin; offertory, What of
the Night?" by Thompson; hymn, The