Evening star., 1918-06-23
MUSICAL MENTION

The commission on training camp
activities has added recently to the
w. Dykema. who comes to Washing
ton from the University of Madi-
son, Wis. Mr.. Dykema's energies
will be devoted mainly to furthering
the cause of community music. not
only in the camps. but with the gen.
eral public. To this end experiments
in the moving picture theaters have
been held during the past week to
ascertain what response might be
counted on from the public. the move
ment there meeting with a success far
beyond the hopes of it's most san
guine promoters. The plan has been
| to have the audience give five minutes
| between the reels to the singing of
well known patriotic songs. old and
new. under direction of various song
| leaders. The experiments of the
| week show that three songs will about
fill the five minutes and that the
audiences respond, not only willingly
but with enthusiasm, and the war
camp community service is now
anxious to form a class Of men and
women who will prepare themselves
| to undertake this voluntary service
say. two nights week each. Further
| Information concerning this matter
may be had by applying to Harold
Keats of the commission.
This movement is also preliminary
to a tentative plan of much larger
scope, in which Mr.. Dykema hopes to
form in addition to the community
chorus now meeting Sunday after
Moons at Central High School, a war
chorus of singers who desire to study
works of more advanced character
than those taken up by the community
chorus. There are in the city a large
number OF choir singers whose orEani-
cations will be disbanded during the
summer and who would therefore
have leisure and opportunity TO rem
der service in song. In addition, there
must be many among the newcomers,
members OF choral societies in other
cities who have SO far here not found
opportunity to continue their choral
practice. Such chorus would be able
to go to the camps to enable the
soldiers to hear some of the many
short choral masterpieces. There is a
large variety Of beautiful four.part
material. which might be prepared in a
program Of considerable Importance could
be brought together early in Septem-
Der before the regular season Of the
Washington musical societies begin
Tor the winter. 1t is to this plan that
MI Dykema is committing his first
thought and best energies.
The choir boys of st. Matthews
Church. neither angels nor deliberate q
sinners" but just real boys, with
their organist and choirmaster, Nal
ton Boyce. left Thursday for chesa-
weeks outing. They will sing today
and next Sunday at the Catholic
Church at the beach and the baIancs
OF the time will be spent in boatine.
bathing. fishing and other sports dear
to the heart of men in the making
Claude Robson. organist of the
Mount Pleasant ConereRationaI
church. who has been In charge OF
the music during the summer for
ssverai seasons past at the Church Of
.he covenant. has been called to the
former church this morning and at
the latter church this evening. Dur
ing Mr.. Robeson's time of training
MISS Edna Wolff will substitute for
MIN at the Mount Pleasant Congress-
tiomai church and Lewis Corning
grams under his direction today viii
,mciuoe , this morning the organ pre-
Iude, Canon in B Minor: contrslto
500. The Peace Of God" by Gounod
Miss Josephine Mack: offertory quar-.
| ess. Peace and Light" by Chadwick
7 Parker ov
This evening at the Church Of III.
covenant the program beginning al
Eat., so O'CLOCK CLOCK will be given by Miss
man. violinist: Richard Lorleh.re
violoncellist; F. B. Bryan. nrecen,ns
, ana MI. Robeson. who will play foi
prelude: "Romanza," by Parker. fol.
loved loved by by trio for violin. cello and
org organ, Serenade." by Widor: soprano
Forge: violin solo. "WaIther's Prize
song" by Wagner; trio for violin
ceHo and organ, Song without
Words" by Rebikofr. 0'
The Liberty Singing Club q, tb.
Mount Pleasant Conrreeationa
Church. composed of newcomers n
the city for war work, under dfrect,on
OF Mrs. Henry White. gave a musical
program of part songs Saturday even.
ing at the church. The club was a..
prano. and Katharine Rich mszso. %.
| soprano. each of whom gave a Tronr
Of songs. e'ool
The musical program at st. John,
| Episcopal Church, GEORGETOWN. TO-DAY
under direction Of Samuel A f'eseg f
organist, will consist of "Venite in e
Major" by Godson; .'Te De,m IN IN q
Minor" by Buck: "Jubilate Dao IN ?
fiat Major" by MacFarren; "Ninety-first
Psalm" by MacDermid, tenor solo aus.
tanned by George Anderson. Eyeninr
! Magnifcat" and "Nunc Dimittis in =
fat Major" by Heathcote: Come Unto
Me-" by Simper, with soprano soiS
sung by Joel Berrall.
| Recent events of intsrest in st,d.,,
circles must include the recital at which
Miss Mona Jelliman presented her ciass
In well chosen program OF plano mum.
bers. Among the selections were a duat
'Serenade." by Lebert. primo, Loretts
Hayden; Little Bo-Peep." by LIyzexx
Alta Shepherd; 'Serenade," by Ian.
ciani. Ruth Newman; "Minuet," by Mo.
zart. Lois Stebbing: "Rustling Leaves
by Geibel. Katharine Dyer: "valsette,'
Dance" by Windsor. Cora woodward
| "Courante." by Handel, Margaret Steb.
bins; "Narcissus," by Nevin, Ella Fiske
! 'Humoresque," by Dvorak, Ethel Fiake
Song Without Words" by Streabos
Margaret Boran: "Coquetting Meadoy
Lark" by Loepke. Isabelle Kellogg
..Jmpromptu in e fiat major" by Schu.
bert, Virginia Lee. Miss Jellimar
brought the affair to a close with a bril-.
A fiat major"
w. H. Brigham. bass. of Bostor
spent the early part Of the week In
Washington. the guest of Frank Nor.
ris Jones. returning to his home Thurs.
day.
| Miss Locke Inez Kincer. a youne
organist of Washington, was awarded
q teachers certificate at the receni