The Washington times., 1919-09-25
Among the Musicians

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The Washington College OF Music,
Inc, announces that on October 1t
will remove from its present Ioca-
tion, Il47 Connecticut avenue to 7O4
Seventeenth street, at the northwest
corner Of Pennsylvania avenue and
Seventeenth street. The College Of
Music will occupy the entire build
ing with the exception Of the ground
floor. This will consist OF three
floors. with sixteen large rooms for
studios
The building is exceptionally well
arranged for the purpose. having
all outside rooms with many win
doWs on both streets. The entrance
Is on Seventeenth street. making Il
a separate and distinct building. II
is only a half block south Of the
Metropolitan Club at Seventeenth
and II streets.
For the past year or more the
college has felt the need Of larger
quarters, but e has been impossible
TO secure building suitable before
now, and this one has been occupied
by the Railroad Administrator,
who vaeate Il at the end Of the pres
ent month.
The Washington College OF Music,
Inc, opened its sixteenth year on
the Sth OF this month with an ex-
/ ceptionally large enrolment The
faculty OF last year has been great
ly enlarged, with the following ad-
dittOns to It's stan: Emmanuel Wad
piano, late Of the Peabody. Conssrv-
atory Of Music, Baltimore; J. c. Van
Hulsteyn, violin, Of the Peabody
Conservatory; Miss Florence Hart,
piano assistant to Mr.. Wad, OF the
Peabody; Marguerite Cope.man Carter,
violin, Of New York, a graduate OF the
DamrosCh school; Gertrude r. MILL
er, voice; Richard Lorleberg, cello;
Nellie E.. Noel and Leland Parker,
piapo; Regina Vandeveer. and VIII
liam Santelmann. violin.
The new organ at the Metropoli-
tan Baptist Church. Sixth and A
streets northeast built by the Hook
& Hastings Company, was formally
opened on Monday, September Is,
with an organ recital by Louis A.
Potter, jr., with the assistance 6f
Mrs. Ruby p. Potter, soprano, and
Oliver Mellum, barytons.
The orpheus quartet, composed Of
Mrs. Ruby Z. Potter, soprano, Miss
Marion Larner, alto, Herbert AID
ridge, tenor, and Oliver Mellum, bari
tone, with Louis A. Potter. ir., ac-
compaRist, gave a concert for the
Alexandria County Red Cross in the
lCherrydale Auditorium on Friday,
September 18th. The program was
made up Of quartets, solos and duets,
with readings by Miss Mary New
comb, who recently returned from
entertainment work in France.
Miss Katherine McNeaI, pianist. has
been IN Washington for short visit
TO her parents. Miss McNeal has
taken a studio at Carnegie Hall in
New York this season, and will di-
vide her time between New York and
Philadelphia, where she d in charge
Of the piano department Of the COwles
school for Gifls.
Miss NcNeaI also has in prospect
an extensive season Of recitals. She
has recently been studying harmony
with Harry Rowe Shelley, the com
poser, and viii be associated with
him in New York.
Sydney Lloyd Wrighton will return
p washington from OEunquit, Maine.
on Wednesday next, to open his six
teenth season in this city.
Mr.. Wrighton announces that the
Oratorio Section Of Washington will
give its annual rendition OF ''The
Messiah" early in January, 1920. pro-
vidinE satisfactory arrangements can
a e q -
for securing the Central High School
Auditorium. Mr.. Wrightson has been
fortunate In hearing this summer a
new bass singer who has recently ar
rived in Canada and whom he says Is
the greatest Oratorio singer he has
heard since the days Of Sir Richard
Santley. He Is a pupil of William
Shakespeare Of London, England, and
he comes with remarkable press no
tices from Europe. Mr.. WrightsOn
has arranged for him, to sing the bass
solo parts Of "The Messiah" The
other solOists will be announced later.
The Evening Choir OF the Church
Of the Covenant will begin rehear-
sails for its eighth season on We'd
nesday evening next in the chapel
OF the church, entrance on n street
just east Of Eighteenth and Connec-
ticut avenue. This choir numbered
last year 165 voices and Il is the hope
Of Sydney Lloyd Wrightson, the di-
rector of music to increase the num-
Der this season to 200 voices.
The choir is an unique organiZa-
tion in this respect, it sings only at
the evening services from the first
Sunday in November to the last sun
day in May. Any singer is cordially
invited to become a member whether
able to read music at sight or not.
There are no services during the
month OF October, but rehearsals are
held every Wednesday evening during
that month preparing for the seasons
work. This choir sings nothing but
the highest classical church music
and at Christmas gives portion OF the
Messiah" on Good Friday night,
The CrucifiXion," and at Easter this
season will give part OF the Elijah"
The greater part Of the work of the
choir this season will be chorus sing
ing as much Of the solo work will
be eliminated.
For the regular double quartet
to sustain what solo parts there will
be Mr.. WriEhtsOn announces the
engagement Of the following singers:
Meta Craig and Jewell Downs, So
pranOs; Mary Beisser and Ella Allen