Evening star., 1919-05-25
MUSICAL MENTION


De Koven; "a Wanderers Night
Song" by Rubinstein: GLORIOUS For
ever" by Rachmaninoff; May Morn
ing" by nensa: The Nightingale by
Ethelbert Nevin: Lullaby" by Fos-
Hawley. Miss Gertrude McRae pre-
sided at the piano.
There will be a unique beneht for
the fatherless children of France in
the parish hall of the Church of the
Epiphany, Saturday afternoon at 4:30
o'clock.
Pupils of Miss Roberta Tefft of this
city, will give an operetta of their
own composing. The plot and the
greater part of the music and words
are the original work of Miss Laura
White, but every one in the class has
had hand in the composition. even
the youngest child having made her
own song, Wont You Buy Ny Pan
sies?'
Lovers of children and music are
cordially invited to he present, and
1T is hoped that a generous collec-
tion Will carry the fairy gift of hap
piness to some of the children across
the sea. who have been so cruelty
robbed of it. =
The afternoon and evening choirs
of the Church of the Covenant will
sing today for the last time this sea-
son. after which they will enter upon
four months vacation and resume
work in the fall. During the summer
Richard Lorleberg, violoncellist; Her
man Rakemann, violinist; Claude
Robeson. organist and Lieut.. Siet-
sema, precentor. will render the mu-
sic al the evening services from June
to September 80, inclusive. In ad-
dition. Netta Craig. soprano, will be
the soloist for the first three Sundays
in June and the last two Sundays IN
September; Wheeler Wilson, baritone.
Tor the last two Sundays i'm June and
the first two Sundays in September;
Beulah Harper Dunwoody, contralte.
for the month of July, and Mary
Beisser. contralto. for the month of
August. There will be no afternoon
services during the summer months.
A preliminary musical service will
precede the regular Sunday evening
service, commencing at 7:45 o'clock.
Meta Craig. soprano. and Richard
Backing. tenor. will be the special
soloists at this afternoons service at
$40 o'clock, with the triple quartet.
and this evening the musical portion
of the service will be rendered by the
chorus choir Of 165 voices both serv-
ices being under direction of Sydney
Lloyd Wrightson, with Harvey Muir
ray at the organ and Jewell Downs at
the piano. substituting for Claude
Robeson.
The programs follow:
Afternoon-Organ prelude, AN
dante Religioso'' (Thome); anthem.
The Shadows of the Evening Hours
(Matthews), incidental solo, Miss
Craig; tenor solo. Pour Out Thy
Hand Before the Lord" tMolique).
Mr.. Backing; anthem, This 1 Know"
(Cutter), incidental solo, Miss Jacobs:
soprano solo, These Are They
(GauD. Miss Craig; anthem, softly
Now the Light Of Day" (BerwaldJ;
offertory anthem. "The Earth Is the
Lords" (Rogers). and organ postluds
(Volkmann).
Evening-Organ prelude tHoratio
Parker); anthem. Lord, How Long,"
(BlounD. incidental solo, Miss Craig:
soprano solo. THE Shadows Lengthen'
(Henrich). Miss Craig; anthem, 20
Love That VIII Not Let Me Go" (Gei-
beD. incidental solos. Mr.. Kruger
my M hord piSine Miies5. S.y ineiaensai entssmi
solos. Miss Craig and Miss Jacobs:
organ pestlude. Festival (dAcosta).
A program of miscellaneous num-
casion at the last meeting Of the CO.
Iumbia Chapter. Order of the Eastern
Star, when the following program was
presented:
Piano solo. "carollins of the Birds"
soIe Miss Rcker Ias George :. violin n
hid Helander.. accompanist w. ].
Oates; piano solo, "Faust-Transcrip-
ton" Neybach), Miss Hilda Emsnual:
violin solo. Souvenir" Drdla). Dur
ward Bowers, accompanied, Miss Hat
tie Klawans: dances. Miss Ruth New
man. and lecture, Experiences at the
Front" DR.. Smith.
The music at the Church of the
aam shs % ,nsGs Gs
ers); aTe Deum in e Flat Major"
(Baumbach), "Jubilate" (Holden).
anthem. "The Lord Is Exalted
tWesD;> organ postlude. March
Evening-organ prelude. "Priere"
pimittis fdaaa iMarks}; anthem, ao savioT.
When Night Involves the Skies
(Shelley); organ postlude, 'Sortie"
Mr.. and Mrs. Josef Kaspar enter
tanned at a musical Friday evening.
presenting young lad. Milton
Schwartz, as a solo violinist. and the
ensemble class of the Hendley-Kas-
well chosen program. A string quar-
tet. consisting of Mrs. Parks. Mathew
Sazama, Josef Kaspar and Oliver
Smith. played in finished style
"Andante Cantabile"
and Morning Prayers (affanged by
Ernest Lent) and characteristic
Lent. the latter especially evoking
much enthusiasm. The ensemble class.
in which the personnel consisted of
Miss Mary Lally, Miss Mary p. Glenn
ents Miss Amanda L. Ransdell. Miss
Dorothy Dryer. T. d. Barnea Locke A.
sprague and Mrs. Parks. with Josef
and Grieg's 'Bsrceuse.
(arranged by Robert Cary Stearns).
Quite the sensation Of the evening.
though, was the playing Of Milton
Schwartz. which won az storm of ap-
plause. The gifted child played with
the poise OF mature artist, giving
the exacting technical passages with
ease and clarity. He gave Accolay's
Concerto in A Minor" Drdla's Sou
Bohm's "Bolero" and two en-
core numbers. doing especially effect
tion." by Bohm. Miss Eulalie Bu-
chanan presided at the piano through
put the evening.
Invitations have been issued by B.
Frank Gebest to a students recital
Miss Elizabeth Morgan, soprano, will
assist in giving the program. and
among the students participating will
be Emily Christiani. Katharine Beall,
0tho Thompson Beall, jr.; Margaret
Baron Joseph Mullaney,
Edith Bush, Cora Gibson. Hilda Rey-
holds Hanes, Claire Philomene Sgueo.
Ida Gibson. Gertrude Nelowich,
Frances Cureton. ]. Russell Hogg,
1verette Stone, Elizabeth Williams
ind Elizabeth Muldrow.