Evening star., 1919-10-12
MUSICAL MENTION


to be getting rather an earlier start
than usual and the middle Of October
will find most of the choirs and other
musical organizations with plans
fairly well outlined for the season.
II,ocal clubs and singing societies have
already resumed rehearsals. and ma
iortty of administrations after
much tribulation in the quest for
tenors-have settled down to the reg
ular winter schedule.
| In some respects the outline for the
winter promises to present to music
lovers IAN embarrassment of riches,
with two societies, the Motet Choral
Society and the Washington Oratorio
Society each giving a performance
of 1.-The Messiah" at Christmas time;
a symphony concert each week and
two opera companies. consisting of
home talent offering of various as
sortment of both light and serious
operas, in addition to tho regular
complement of professional attrac-
tions in the way of symphony con-
other concerts and recitafs by met
ropolitan artists. 1t might add to the
| interest and convenience of music
lovers If choir directors, in arranging
dates for their special musical serv-
| ices, which are generally well worth
hearing. would choose different Sun
days. instead of all having these at
fairs on the first and last Sunday
evenings of the month. just as 1t is to
the advantage of every one con-
cerned not to have conflicting dates
for concerts.
The date for the presentation of
Society dennitQlv
nounced as January 13. Miss Netta
Craig will again sing the soprano
solos and Miss Mary Beiser, a new
conner to the city from Philadelphia.
ney Lloyd Wrightson. the conductor.
is in negotiation with Robert Fitz-
gerald, first tenor Of the famous Pill
grim male quartet. Of Boston, and he
Innes for the bass soloist. Mr.. McInnes
has recently come from London to
make his home in Canada and has
indorsements from some of the most
as an oratorio singer of rare. gifts
and attainment. The work of this
quartet of soloists will be supplement-
ed by the usual chorus of from 400
to SEQ voices and rehearsals will be-
gin the frst Wednesday evening In.
November, in the chapel Of the Church
of the Covenant. Members Of the
chorus Of previous years will receive
personal notification and others
wishing to join the organization may
enroll at any time by applying to the
director.
The first meeting of the Rubinstein
Club, Mrs. R. H. Dalgieish, president,
will take place tomorrow evening at
o'clock at the Mount Pleasant Congre-
gational Church. After a short rehearsal,
under the baton Of Claude Robson. an
informal program will be given to
which Miss Frances Scherger and Miss
Clara Young, sopranos; Mrs. John A.
Kiernan. contralto; Miss Katherine
Rich. mezzo-soprano: Miss Gertrude
Misel, contralto, and Miss Daisy Flick
enscher, violinist. will contribute.
The public organ recitnis inaugurated
last week by the community and civic
center department Of the Washington
public schools promises to add another
attractive feature to the city's musical
life Miss Edith B. Athey Of the music
faculty Of the schools presented the
initial program Tuesday evening at the
Central High School. with Miss Marie
Miss Athey gave a varied program Of
numbers by such eminent organ COM
posers as Guilmant, Dethier. D'Evry
and Batiste, with transcriptioIls OF well
known compositions by Handel and
Flotow. and one number, AN Autumn
of the Apollo Club of New York. Miss
Culp scored her usual success in a
group, i've Been Roaming" by Horn;
''The STAR" by Rogers, and a negro
spirituel. Swing Low. Sweet Chariot"
arranged by Harry Burleigh. Miss
Athsys p1ogEam for Tuesday evening
Fantasia" by Tours: Air" (for g
nor" BY Bach: aGrand Onertoire de
St Cecile" (No. ~, by Batiste: Hymn
Of the Nuns" by. Lebefure-Woly;
mezzo in d Flat Major" by Hollins.
and March in D Major by Best.
Mrs. Frederick Lawrence Strang,
soprano, better known In Washington
music circles as Elsie Carleton Small.
is visiting her parents in this city and
will sing this morning at the Vermont
Avenue Christian Church. where she
was solotst before her marriage last
June.
Mrs. Elizabeth Collision Hill. for
merly organist and choir director Of
the West Washington Baptist Church.
sition at Emory Methodist Church.
This church. due to its proximity to
Walter Reed Hospital, is said to be
pre-eminently soldier church" and
the pastor. Rev. DR.. Prettyman. is
planning to make the musical services
especially attractive this season.
Tho first Of the series OF concerts
at the First Congregational Church
choir win take place Wednesday
evening at S:15 o'clock in the audi
torium Of the church. when Harry Ed
ward Mueller will play the following
piano program: "chromatic Fantasy
and Fusue" (Rach). 'Ecoossaisen"
fLeschetizky). Sonata in b Flat Mi
mann), "Ballade and Danse" (De-
bussy), 'Polonaise" (Liszt). No ad-
mission will be charged and the pub
lie 10 invited to attend.
Charles D. Church. former tenor So
loist Of Mount Pleasant congrega-
tional Church. has been engaged as
tenor soloist and director of the mu-
sic at Trinity Methodist Church. The
other members of the quartet are:
Mrs. Louis e. Potter, soprano; Mrs.
Helen Mcleod Cliff. contralto; J. e. S.
Kinsella, bass. with Mrs. A. M. Henry
at the organ. They will sing together
for the first time today.
James Kreh Young. tenor. furnished
the program of music at the recent
marriage ceremony of Miss Elizabeth
Davis to John H. Smith Of Cambridge.
Mass, which took place at St, Mar
tins Church. Before the ceremony
Mr.. Young sang "Oh. Promise Me-"
and during the mass he was heard in
MUSICAL INSTRUCTION.