The Washington times., 1919-12-11


visit to Washington last week when
she had several informal "at-homes"
to various music circles of the city
at the Hotel Lafayette, where she
spent a few days with her son, Major
Percy Blair, of the American expedi.
tionary forces.
Mrs. Blair sails for her home, ELM
leigh, at Littlebourne, Canterbury.
England, on December "a on the
Mauretania with her son, Percy Blair.
who has just been mustered out of
service. 1t was here that she did
much war work for American soldiers
in England, letting her place serve at
one time as convalesceht home to
our boys.
| Should Mrs Blair not return to her
| philanthropic music work in Wash
ington, her influence win yet remain
as one of the founders of Washing
tons choral music.
The Rubinstein Club and Mrs Blair.
as director, ara synonymous names
since the formation Of this women.s
choral club until her departure for
England several years ago.
She also directed the Monday Morn.
ing Choral Club and the chorus Of
the Young Women's Christian Asso-
| citation that was organized under her
inspiring leadership.
Many music lovers Of washington
wish her bon voyage" and . safe re:
turn to Washington.
Henry Kaspar, Of the Hendley Kas-
par School Of Musical Education. pre-
sented his students Of Interpretation
| in q piano recital last Thursday even
ing at the recital studio on NJ street
The evening was devoted to music
classic and modern.
The recital motto, one might call n.
! was given on the program-'swon.
drous is the discomfort born of, ambi-
| tion-obey it." The program ranged
from the three B's-Bach, Beethoven.
| and Brahms-to Scriabine and Oscar
Beringer, whose "Etuds de Concert"
| played by Miss Buchanan, closed the
program.
Solos and two piano concerted
works were given, with Mr.. Kaspar
| at the second piano. Margaret Mill.
| ham, who has attracted considerable
| attention for her truly pianistic play
| ing. gave an Improvisation on "Wal-
ters Prize Song" Of Wagner, and the
Brahms "Ballade" in G minor. Miss
Buchanan also gave the Rubinstein
Concerto" D minor. Miss O'Dea
played a 'sToccata and Fugue" of
Bach, two pianos. with Mr.. Kaspar:
Nancy Spalding gave 'Le Sofr" of
Chaminade, for two pianos: Mary
| Lewis, prelude" Of Rummel: Kath-
| crime Bowman, selections Of Schu-
mann and Bowen: Jean Acheson,
"Cortege" of Debussy. for two pianos;
Miss O'Dea, as solo, q Glaxounow
"Etude;:" and Sally Finney, "Andan-
| tino con motto" of Koechlin, for two
pianos.
Mr.. Kaspar played the Beethoven
| Sonata, G sharp minor; Rachmaninoff
Romance" Z fat, and the Scriabine
'Etude." f major.
The two-piano recital to be given
! by Myrtle V. Kesheimer and Harry E.
Mueller, to which the public Is invited,
has a very interesting program that
| these two musicians, who came to
Washington during the war. have
previously given at the Lexington
Mozart's Sonata in d major; the
Saint-Saens variations on a theme OF
Beethoven; the Arnsky Suite" opus
10, with it's Prelude, Waltz, and
Polonaise; Symphonic poem, Spinning
Wheel of Omphale;" and Rhapsodie
"Espana," of Chabrier, make up the
program that holds music of four dis.
tinct types, the classic, the fiorid, the
Russian, and the program music of
Spain by a modern French composer.
The recital will be given Tuesday
evening. December 10, at Sis, at the
First Congregational Church. The
public Is invited.
At the Church of the Covenant on
Sunday next, at both the afternoon
and the evening services, J. Campbell
McInnes, of London, England. said to
be one of the greatest oratorio sing
ers Of the present day, will be heard
as soloist.
Mr.. McInnes is in Washington to
sing in THE Messiah with the Wash
ington Oratorio Society next Wednes-
day evening, December II, at Central
High School This will be his first
appearance in America as an .oratorio
singer. He has sung for Joachim in
his popular concerts in London, and
for the festivals OF Leeds in 1910,
Worcester in 1911, Hereford in 1913,
and has appeared with the Royal
Choral Society of London, oxford. and
Cambridge, the Bach choirs and the
principal choral societies in London.
Paris. and the British provinces.
At the afternoon service Mr.. Nc
Tnnes will sihg the baritone solo,
"Noer' (Holy Night), by Adolphe
Adam, and 'Tt Is Enough" from
Elijah" of Mendelssohn. At the even
ing service he will sing Nazareth"
of Gounod.
The music under the direction of
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson with Harvey
Murray at the organ, and in the even
ing with Claude Robson al the piano,
will be:
3:3O-Organ prelude "Religioso"
(Selby); organ postlude, "Sortie"
(Metzler). The anthems arc "Oh Jesus
I have promised" (Brackett), Fear
Not Ye, Oh Israeli Nansing), again
AS Evenings Shadow Falls" (Fletch-
err, and offertory anthem "The Earth
Is the Lords" (Rogers). with incl
dental solos by Miss Beisser, Mr.
Backing. Mr.. Miller. and Miss Craig.
p. Morgan prelude. "PasteraIe"
(Callaerts); organ postlude, march
from Judas Maccabeus" of Handel;
anthem, 20. Light Eternal (Miles),
Beautiful Isle" (Fearts), offertory
anthem, "Watchmanfi What of the
Nipbt7p (Fieldl with Incidental solo..