Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1920-07-25
MUSICAL MENTION

music courses and of the movement to
stiles as we'll as in high schools will
feel that a great stride has been made
toward the realization of their efforts
in the announcement made recently
that so conservative an institution as
the University of Virginia has con-
sented to the innovation of offering
regular music courses at the opening
of the scholastic year this fall.
Yale and Hazard have long had an
up-to-date music department with
such men as Horatio Parker. the dis
tinguished American composer, in
charge. and a seemingly well anthem
ticated rumor conveys the information
that large Understanding like
half a million dollars-has been left
to one of the most noted institutions
of learning in this section for the
purpose of establishing a music de-
partment.
The announceme concerning the
University of Virginia comes from the
Mc1ntire' School of Fine Arts at the
university. and Arthur Fickensher.
who holds diploma from the Munich
Conservatory, has been elected by the
board of directors and will take
charge of the work in September.
Several courses will be offered by the
school of arts under Mr.. Fickensher
and credits toward the degree of
bachelor of sciences and bachelor of
arts will be given in two of those
courses. There will be advanced
courses in composition and analysis.
Choral singing and technical training
in piano. organ. violin and violoncello
Will also be available to the students.
Announcements of the week include
that of the engagement of Miss Marie
Culp as soloist of the Fourth Pres
byterian Church for next season,
commencing September /. This is a
return engagement. as Miss Culp
sang there before going to the First
Congregational Church, where she
was the contralto of the quartet last
season.
Miss Culp is one of the war work
ers and within few months of
her coming to the National Capital.
established her claim to a place in
filled several roles with great sue
cess with the Washington Opera
Company. and has been soloist at
the Arts Club and Friday Morning
Music Club affairs.
She will leave for New York tomor-
row to visit friends and, incidentally.
to make records for a photograph
company. She will stop en- route for
few days at one of the Jersey
coast resorts, and for the last two
weeks Of her vacation in August will
join house party Of friends at
Bramwell. w. Va.
Henry H.. Freeman will leave the
end of this week for Blue Ridge
Summit, where he will spend the
month of August and where he will
be in charge of the music at the
picturesque Church of the Transfig-
uration, over which he has presided
for six summers past. Mr.. and Mrs.
Freeman have been motoring to Blue
Ridge Summit for the week ends
during July and Albert w. Harmed
has been officiating at the organ of
old St. Paul's Church, Rock Creek
parish, where Mr.. Freeman is or
ganist and choir director during the
regular season. Miss Mary Ross will
substitute there for Mr.. Freeman
during August.
Mr.. Freeman is looking forward
with great interest to his associa-
ton during August with DR.. Miles
Farrow, the distinguished organist
and choirmaster Of the Cathedral of
ST. John the Divine, in New York
city. DIR. Farrow will be the guest
for an extended period of Mr.. and
summer home, at Blue Ridge Summit.
and at Mr.. Freeman's invitation, it is
expected that DR.. Farrow will preside
over the music of the Church of the
TRANSPORTATION at least one Sunday
during his stay,
MI. Freeman will resume his work
at st. Paul's Church in the fall.
DR.. James Dickinson. organist and
choirmaster Of st. Johns Episcopal
choirmaster Of st. Johns Episcopal
choir boys are on their annual sum-
mer outing at Wade's Point. on the
eastern shore of Maryland, where
they are enjoying the boating, fishing,
bathing and other sports dear to the
hearts OF boys.
Miss Lillian Chenowith, contralto,
will substitute again today at the
Mount Vernon Place Methodist Church
South in place of Miss Marie KoontZ,
the regular contralto. who is spend
ing her vacation at Atlantic City.
the soloist at this church. and her
temporary return was warmly greet
ed by many friends. Miss Chenowith
substituted also the early part of the
summer at the Church of Our Father
where she was at one time a member
of the quartet.
Martin Richardson. tenor soloist of
St. Margarets Episcopal. Church. is
spending the summer at Lake Mo-
honk. N. Y, and giving weekly con-
certs as well as singing Sunday morn
lHsS dI Tic SIMPLE TcilSlOuS SeTNlCcS
held at the hotel where he is staying.
The management recently celebrated
it's fiftieth anniversary, when Mr..
Richardson was heard in an elabo-
rate musical affair in conjunction with
New York artists.
Walter Reed Hospital patients who
attend the Sunday morning services
held in the X. of C. hut have been
enjoying the unusually finished pro-
grams of music arranged by Miss
Marie Louise Sullivan, organist and
director of the music. During July
quartet consisting of Miss Agnes