Evening star., 1919-05-04
MUSICAL MENTION

person of Alvin H. Eley, corporal OF
marines. Mr. Eley has a we'll trained
! tenor voice. lyric in quality. ard is a
| protege of Maestro Emilio Roxas
! who was the teacher of Martinelli
| the Metropolitan tenor. He is a native
of Norfolk, Va. and prior to his en-
listment did successful concert work
| through the south. After completing
his training in the service he was
! detailed to Paris Island. S. C.. as song
Leader and secretary to- the post
,, chaplain at the marine barracks;
From there he was sent to the I'd
Machine Gun Battalion at Quantico
and in January of this year was
transferred to Cuba. where he sang
in the Marine Minstrel Company
which raised substantial sums for
the building of recreational facilities
! and halls in the marine camps of the
island. Returning to the United
States in April he was assigned by
Admiral Cowie to sing for the victory
loan and has appeared at the rally at
keith's at the noon hour during the
week. and at other gatherings each
evening. This morning at Temple
Baptist Church he will be heard in
God Be Merciful to Me-" by F. Leon
Percippe.
Joseph Conner and Arthur Guilford,
tenor and bass soloists. respectively.
of the Temple Baptist Church, will
conclude their service with that
choir the middle of May to accept
similar positions at Epworth NJ. e.
church, where a quartet is being or
sanlzed. Mrs. Ruby Potter. who has
been the soprano soloist for several
years past, will be the soprano of the
quartet.
Calvary NJ. Z. Church was the bene-
hclary of concert given Wednesday
evening by the evening choir of the
Church of the Covenant. Sydney
Lloyd Wrightson arranged the affair
and directed the choruses the solo
parts being sustained by Netta Craig,
Mary Jacobs, Wheeler Wilson and
Fred East in the following program:
organ prelude, March" from 'Ie-
more Symphony (Raff). Harvey Muir
ray; evening choir. GLORIOUS Is Thy
Name from Twelfth Mass" (Mo-
zart: Invocation" (Grieg); contralto
solo. Like as the Hart Desireth" CAL
lltsen), Mary Jacobs: evening choir.
saved by Grace" (Stebbins): Incl
dental solo. Fred East; sacred cantata,
Hear My Prayer" (Nendelssohn).
MISS Meta Craig and the choir: piano
and organ duet. "Air de Ballet" (Vic-
tor Herbert). Mr. Murray and Mr..
Robeson: baritone solo, ut Is
Enough" from Elijah" (NIendels-
sohn), Wheeler Wilson: evening choir,
Fearful Thing to Fall" (Gounod).
incidental solo by Mr. East; bass solo.
calvary (Rondey). Mr.. East; even
ing choir. Lead Us Gently Home"
'Br1ggs). incidental duet. Mr.. Wilson
and Mr.. East; evening choir. 20 Light
Eternal (Miles); "Seven-fold Amen"
tStaineD: organ postlude, Grand
Choeur" Hemaigre).
Recent student events at the Wash
ington College of Music must include
the informal recital given Tuesday
evening. when the following program
vas presented: Piano. "1dilio" (Lack),
Margaret Chase: violin. Air varie'
81 apaneia,, Ma Eva Rosenbloom; piano,
violin. "Old English Dance" (Smith),
Marie Graeff; piano. "Pizzicati" de-
libes), Pearl Jaffe: violin. selections
from Faust" (Gounod). Minnie Buc-
halter; piano. Prelude" Chopin
Kathryn Ross; violin. Flower Song"
Lange) and "Minuet" (Bach). -Vir-
aMoskowskD. Louise Lord; violin
Sixth Air Varie" Dancla), Herman
Weihe: piano. Witches Dance" (AIac-
nowelD. Pauline Fass; violin. Air
Narie' (Dancla). Marie McCarter:
Fifth Air. Varie" Dancla). Violet
tMendelssohn). Miss Marion Spencer
violin. Romance Sans Paroles
tGoens). Miss Regina vandeveer;
piano, "Concertstuck" (Weber), Miss
Nellie Noel. CMr. Carter, second
piano..
The Washington College of Music
announces Junior students concert
to be held in Masonic Auditorium
Friday evening.
Weldon Carter: pianist, and George
Harold Miller. baritone, of the fac
ulty. will assist
The college gave a junior concert
last spring in Gurley- Memorial
Church, but the junior orchestra has
grown to thlrty-two members and
tbs demand for invitations is so
great that it was found necessary to
the many friends of the pupils and
with stage room sufficient to accom-
modate the orchestra
AS is the custom a all the college
concerts. Red Cross collection will
be taken by members of the Wash
ington Chapter. under Mrs. Gallo
ways supervision.
The public is cordially invited, and
there are no cards of admission re-
quired.
Among those who will participate e
in the program will be Sylvia Luber.
Emily Light. Louise Lord. Genevieve
Wagner. Fred Fuglester. Helen Mus
sen. Edna Burrows. Marie McCarter,
Ella Pergler, Ruth Rodier, Ethel
Bliss, Minnie Klatskin, George
Finckel, Clara Young, Minnie Buc-
halter. Beatrice Beall, Emily Jung.
Leland Parker, Kathleen Ross, Anne
Delano. Virginia Cureton, Ruth Cole,
Mai>aret Cristadoro. Violet Sullivan.
Marion Keefer. Adele Delano, Lille
kravitz. Gertrude Dyre, Estelle Gill
christ. Paul Hanes. Albert Musher.
Herman Weihe. Marion Bailey and
Bertha Luber
Edith B. Athey organist of Hamline
Methodist Church and accompanist of
the Polymnia Society. will give the
preliminary organ recital at Central
High School this afternoon. commence
ing at 2:4o o'clock, to be followed by
me usual community sing" Miss
Athey Will play the overture to "Stra-
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