The Washington times., 1919-09-11

Il LII w LAkOA
who made her professional debut here
| last winter as assisting artist with
! the famous opera tenor Martinelh, has
! just signed a three years contract
with Fred Whitney. the well-knoWn
! light opera producer, as prima donna
4 with the Sweet Sixteen" company.
| Miss Moore is a pupil OF Thomas
! Etans Greene. She is now rehearslng
| for her first theatrical season. 1t was
Mr.. whitney who produced The
Chocolate Soldier" in this country.
Music for the War Risk Bureau pic
mic last Saturday. held on the grounds
of the sixteenth street reservoir, was
| given by the Department of the In
terror Band, under the direction OF the
assistant director. w. G. Wilmarth.
: Community singing was led by A. w.
Harmed. and several War Risk songs
were sung by the bureau bard"
The school for song leaders and ac-
companists of the War Camp Commun-
ity Service, under the direction of Hol-
lis Edison Davenny, will hold its or
September 10th.
This school is conducted without 4
fee from the members, the only re-
qUisite being a willingness to serve as
song leader or accompanist in the
many civic events that the w. c. c. S.
sustains in its community service.
Lieutenant Davenny says that the
demand for such service is increasing
steadily. He therefore desires to en-
list the corporation Of experienced
musicians of the city who may be
willing to devote, perhaps, but one
evening n week to this community
work; as we'll as the musically inter
ested who will need the tuition Of the
class for future song leaders,
He would like to have possible ap-
plicants register at the Community
Music Headquarters at 140s Penna.
avenue northwest so that permanent
assignments may be made.
Through an error in our typesetting
department the address Of the Wash
ington Conservatory Of Music was in
advertently given as at T1OS New
Hampshire avenue. The correct ad-
dress is 140S New Hampshire avenue,
adjoining Dupont Circle, where the
summer Scnool Of the conservatory has
Just finished a very successful season.
Many music students of Washington
have taken advantage Of this summer
term:. the Washington Conservatory
OF Music being the only large school
of music which has kept open during
the heated period. thus enabling many
to get a start in music before the
encroachment of school duties.
II has been decided to make the
summer term a special feature each
year at the Washington Conservatory
of Music. The conservatory is now
open for the Fall and Winter season.
a advertised elsewhere in our col
Umns.
The personnel of the students or
Chestra will be largely increased BY
many new advanced violin students
and the addition Of other orchestral
Instruments The orchestra is under
the personal direction Of the head Of
the violin department.
Seven hundred voices, at the small
est estimate, will form the National
Community Chorus in the "Welcome
Home" to General Pershing extended
through the War Camp Community
Service.
The chorus will be massed on seats
in front Of the w. c. c. S. headquar-
ters,f at Pennsylvania avenue and
Fourteenth street northwest. The
Camp Humphreys Engineers Band, |
led by Lieutant Weber, will accom- |
pany them.
! Lieutenant Davenny will direct the |
large chorus. He has been called to |
New York in connection with the |
Pershing celebration there, leaving on |
last Tuesday evening.
The National Quartet, under the di- |
rection of Mrs. Ethel Garrett Parrish, |
organist and accompanist for this |
quartet, has arranged an attractive |
program for next Sunday at the In |
gram Memorial Congregational |
Church. This will be the first serv- |
ice sung by this quartet in its new
field of church music. The program |
includes:
Festival "Te Deum" in z nat (Dud-
ley Buck); Christian, the Morn |
Breaks Sweetly Ger Thee" CShelley); !
Prepare Ye the Way of the Lord"
(Garrett); "Sing Alleluia Forth"
CBuck), and Fear Not Ye, o Israel"
(Spicker).
The large chorus choir maintained