The Washington herald., 1920-10-17
Excellent Suggestions.

Prof. H. Clay Murray, the we'll
known teacher of this city, in a
letter addressed to the Music Edi-
tor of the Herald, submits the fol-
lowing suggestions which should
be a source of inspiration to stu
dents and prospective students in
music. He says:
There can be no substantial sue
cess without hard work and a fixed
purpose and determination to sue
ceed. Much time is wasted by a
lack of a system and careful study.
Let this be your motto. This hour
is dedicated to a beautiful art, II
has been set apart for me to learn
to know and understand the mes
sages from the minds of great
masters. These hands, this mind
and these thoughts must do obedi-
ent service. Once within the doors
of my hour / must not permit one
moment of iileness or indifference
to enter the hou- is short and re-
turns to me no mol
Lutheran Quartet.
The quartet choir of st. Paufs
English Lutheran Church presented
a musical program at Central Union
Mission last Friday night. Tomor-
row night they will be heard at
a meeting of the Lutheran Brother
hood at Rauschers. The quartet Is
composed of the following: Mrs
B. H. Smart. soprano; Miss Marian
Larner, contralto; Herbert +. Al
dridge, tenor and director; J. E
s. Kinsella. bass. and Miss Locke
Kinser, organist.
Mat uyftm.pu Solofst.
Mai. Charles T. Tittmann sang the
role of the Voice of Christ" in the
performance of Oscar Franck's Be
attitudes" last Thursday at the
Sixty-second Worcester Festival
Nelson Coffin conducted, and the
other soloists were Paul Althouse'
tenor, and Vera Curtis, soprano, both
of the Metropolitan Opera; Fred
Patton. bass: Merl Alcock and Mary
Allen, contraltos and Judson House
tenor. The Beatitudes," which is
based on the Sermon on the Mount
is the greatest of French pratorios'
was Franck's crowning achievement
and took him ten years of constant
effort to compose. AS given at
Worcester. the services OF the Phll-
adelphia Orchestra. large chorus
seven soloists and an organ were
required for it's presentation.
Arts Club.
Tn a Persian Garden" will be
sung at the Arts Club on Tuesday
evening by a quartet composed Of
Mrs. Lawrence V. Grogan, soprano;
Miss Bernice Randall, mezzo-so-
prano; Paul Bleyden. tenor. and
Frank w. Haneke, bass, with Mrs.
Bleyden as the accompanist. Prior
to the musical rendition of this
song cycle Mrs. Maud Howell Smith
will recite the poem.
Mrs. Matson's Musical.
The first of a series of musicals
was given at the studio of Mrs.
Vivian Matson on Friday evening.
Those participating in the program
were Alice Morgan, violinist; Vivian
Matson, pianist. and Walter T.
Matson, bass. Mrs. Morgan played
selections by Haydn, Vieuxtamps,
Kreisler, Massenet and Drdla. The
compositions presented by Mrs,
Matson were by Scarlatti, Schumann
and Olsen; while the vocal num-
bers were by Flegier, O'Hara and
Mana yucca.
Mrs. Macfarland's Songs.
At the Arts Club on Tuesday
evening several of the musica
compositions of Mrs. B. F.. Macfar-
land were presented by Miss Mar
garet Callahan, mezzo-soprano, and
Miss Mary Beisser, contralto, with
Mrs. Paul Bleyden at the piano
Miss Callahan's selections were four
one-verse songs. the words and
music of which were written by Mrs
Macfarland. They were "A Secret
"Undreamt," illusion" and "Finis.'
Miss Beisser sang FLANDERS Field
and Crossing the Bar" for which
Mrs Macfarland had arranged the
musical setting.
Park View Band.
The Park View Band, of which
A. ]. Jones is the leader, resumed
rehearsals Friday evening. All mu-
sfcians of Park View are invited to
Join this organization, which meets
in the main auditorium of the Park
View School.
Gunton Temple Soloists.
Fred East, barytone, soloist OF
Gunton Temple Presbyterian Church
will sing Prayer Perfect" (Sten-
son) at the morning service today
The vested choir, under the direc-
ton of John Georgs Klein will sing
the anthem. "I Win Give You Rest
(west). Mrs. Franceska Kaspar
Lawson, soprano, will be the SOLO
ist at the evening service, which
will be held at the former Gurley
Memorial Church. She will be