Evening star., 1919-08-24
MUSICAL MENTION

The Washington College of Music
will give one free scholarship in the
piano, violin and vocal departments.
These will be awarded after an ex-
animation and will be conferred
strictly upon the basis of talent and
ability. Applicants for piano and vio-7
lin must have had not less than three
years instruction and must play ac-
ceptably one of the easier classical
sonatas and a composition of more
brilliant technic and also read at
sight a composition of moderate diff
f.ulty. Applicant for the vocal schol-
arship must have a good voice ana
sing acceptably one of the easier GAS
play simple piano accompaniments
The successful candidates will re-
ceive instruction in harmony ana MS
tory Of music. as well as tne main
tend all rehearsals. classes. etc, as
may be found necessary for their
musical education. Scholarships are
given for .sa one Yea year s,oUId ohiS nrove
unsatisfactory the college reserves
the right to terminate the scholarship.
Examinations will be held the lat
ter part of September and blank forms
Adolph Torovsky, who has oeen
supplying the organ at the Churcn OF
the Epiphany during August, has been
engaged to take charge of the music
for the season. Mr. Torovsky is
graduate of the Peabody Conserva-
tory and was organist and choir di-
rector of Emanuel Episcopal Churcn
in Baltimore during the past year
while the regular organist was In the
service overseas. He VIII give an
preceding the service, beginning at
1880 o'clock.
Mabel Galliher. soprano; Percy
oliver, comedy juggler; Dora Mat.
thews, in some talking songs, and
Caleb w. O'Connor, in some original
topical songs. with Byron Blodgett.
accompanying, gave an entertaining
program Friday evening for the men
in the service at Quantico, Va.
The quartet that sang at ST. An
drew's Episcopal Church during the
latter part of last season. consisting
of Miss Margaret Dudley, soprano;
Mrs. Lillian Wrenn. contralto; George
F. Ross, tenor, and Herbert Moreton,
bass, have been re-engaged for next
season and will resume their work at
the church the first Sunday in Sep
tember. Mrs. Marguerite Allen Ross.
who has been on leave of absence for
several months, will continue to serve
as organist and choir director next
year. Mr.. Ross has been presiding at
the organ during the summer.
Mrs. Kirk Russell will supply the
organ of the First Church of Christ.
Scientist, today, in place of Henry H.
Freeman. who is out of the city.
Mrs Clyde B. Aitcheson entertained
at a midsummer musical Friday
evening in honor Of her house guests.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Denton, of Portland.
Greg. Mr.. Denton is conductor of the
Symphony Orchestra and organist of
and Mrs. Denton is one of the city's
prominent pianists. An. informal pro-
gram by, Capt. Charles Trowbridge
Tittmann and the hostess proved q
delightful feature of the occasion.
Mrs. Marguerite Allen Ross accom-
panied the singers with her usual
skill and sympathy.
Miss Helen Barbee. a member of the
contralto section of the Rubinstsin
Club, will sing today at the First
Presbyterian Church in place of Mrs.
loist, with Mrs. Scaptlebury at the
organ.
Loyal B. Aldrich. organist and choir
director of st. Thomas Episcopal
Church, is spending the summer, as
tailed by the government to take
charge of the observatory at Mount
Wilson. He will return some time in
October.
Free organ study is offered to or
gansists by the chamberlain of the
city of New York, Mr.. Philip Berolx
heimer, who. with Mrs. Berolz-
heimer. will give an opportunity for
six deserving young men and women
charge at the Guilmant Organ School,
in New York city. The only requisite
necessary Is that the applicants pos
sess sufficient talent and ability to
enable them to become successful or
ganists, but are without funds to pay
the tuition.
The course includes the organ, har-
mony, counterpoint. composition, inn
provisation, orchestration, musical
dictation, hymnology. musical history.
training of boys voices. organ recit-
ais. accompanying the church serv-
ice, how to arrange musical services.
etc.
Examinations will be held Friday,
October 3.
Harry Edward Mueller, organist and
choirmaster of the First Congrega-
tional Church, is spending a ten-day
vacation with friends at Magnolia,
Mass. While on the North Shore, Mr.
and choral conducting, with wallace
Goodrich OF the New England Con-
servatory of Music. Mr.. Mueller ex-
29.
Miss Mary Beeser. contralto will
sing at the special musical service
this evening at the Church of the
covenant. Herman Rakemann, violin.
ist; Eichard Lorieb~rg. violoncellist.
will take part in the program. Mr.
Robson returned during the week
from an extended motor trip through
the south.
Recent events of interest should in.
clude an entertainment given for the
men from Walter Reed Hospital at
Emory Methodist Church South. at
which William H. Santelmann, jr.,
so1os maoe a Maen Mne Impression in the violin
Chopin. and Caprice viennois." by
kreisler, winning several recalls and
playing Sunshine of Your Smile" and
Aliah.s Holiday" with Mrs. E. Drex-
illus Babel assisting at the piano.
Maurice II. Jarvis. formerly Of the Ben
Greet Players. delighted the audience
by giving q number of short stories
and. Tor encore. THE Masters Motor
Car. At the close of the program DR..
Prettyman, pastor of the church, in
oenaii OF the congregation. presented
basket of fruit and flowers to Mrs.
Grace Nye Jarvis in appreciation OF
her services In arranging these enter
tainments. Tho usual patriotic note to
sucn anairs was given by the sing
ing by the assembled company of The
Star Spangled Banner" under direc-
tion OF Miss Myrtle Kersheimer of the