Harrisburg telegraph. [volume] (Harrisburg, Pa.) 1879-1948, 1919-06-14
Choir and Orsanist

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Church is to have the services of
John w. Phillips who has been
director of music at Grace Metho-
dist Church for several years. The
was made during the
week that Mr.. Phillips had severed
his connection with musical affairs
at Grace and would join the Stevens
Memorial choristers as directing
head. 1t was assumed in music
circles that the pupils of the direc-
tor would go with him to Stevens
church.
Lovely Appear" from Gounod's
Redemption" with Mrs. Florence
Cooper Ley as the soloist, will be
the opening choir number at Mes
siah Lutheran Church tomorrow
evening" Also there will be sung
Thirsteth," incidental solos to be
sung by the choirmaster, Abener
W. Hartman, basso.
H. Flaxington Harker's beautiful
conception of the penitential poem.
30 Paradise, o Paradise" will be
sung by the Fourth Street Church
of God at the morning service. Mrs.
Lee s. Izer, formerly soprano soloist
at Messiah Lutheran Church, re-
mains with This organization and
with Miss Nina Ruth will sing Les
lies "The Invisible Land" at the
evening service. The evening an
them selection is Reeds The Day
Is Past and Over"
Salem Reformed Church, with
Mrs. Edwin c. Thompson at the
a, In Oh nf
misses splendid music at Sundays
services. In the morning the we'll
known "Sanctus" from Farmers
Mass in b Flat" will be the offer
ing. At the evening service two
numbers will be given, Whitney's
arrangement of Sullivan's familiar
Onward, Christian Soldiers" and
Lansing's '"Te Deum."
The late Edwin j. Decevee prob
ably was at his best in his treat
ment of gospel hymns. Among other
poems clothed with musical beauty,
he wrote most effective setting of
Jesus, Lover of My SOUL" which is
to be sung by the solo quartet at
the evening service in Zion Lutheran
Church. Augustus G. Shantz is to
sing a gospel hymn. At the morn
ing service Mrs. Butterworth will
sing Salter's 20, Lord of Life" The
anthem will be Spirit of God" by
Humason, a little known writer,
whcRe works many singers think
are too seldom sung.
A correspondent suggests that
among the beautiful music adapted
to choir work are the Storer COM
positions. Like AS the Heart and
The Day Is Past and Over" splen-
didly adapted for quartet choirs.
Likewise may be mentioned the
Shelly arrangement of THE King
of Love My Shepherd Is" and Dud-
ley Bucks Rock of Ages"
At Second Reformed Church to-
morrow morning the choir will sing
1.-The King of Love My Shepherd
Is" by Shelly. Miss Jennie Shart-
zer, contralto. will sing the opening
solo and Mrs. Ada Culp Bowman,
soprano, the other incidental num-
bers. In the evening the choir will
sing n new anthem, Browns "Be
Thou Exalted, o God" Henry Stew
art, baritone of this choir. who has
been with the army in France, will
return to his duties the first Sunday
of July. Miss Nancy Cannon, for
merly organist at Second Reformed.
will sing Obey Speaks '"The Lord Is
My Light" at the evening service.
An excellent program has been
arranged by Howard E. Gensler for
Derry Street United Brethren
Church. The anthem numbers will
be Turner's Praise the Lord. Ye
Heavens Adore Him" and J. Varley
Roberts Peace Leave With You"
Mr.. Roberts is the composer of the
we'll known number, Seek Ye the
Lord" probably more widely sung
by the larger church choirs. where
there is a capable tenor soloist, than