Evening star., 1920-02-22
MUSICAL MENTION

Washington's birthday will be OBJ
served this year, not only with the
usual patriotic celebrations. but will
usher in the annual national week
of song which. at the instigation of
DR.. Hamlin Cogswell. director of mu-
sic in the Washington public schools.
has been held during the past two
years in the schools. The week of
song has now become a national in
stitution and is proving a great slim
ulus to the movement for community
music everywhere. The idea back
of the movement is to familiarize the
people generally with the best of the
national. patriotic. camp and folk
songs. and the more meritorious of
sentimental songs, as well as the
most celebrated of the classics, thus
developing a love for and adequate
appreciation of music generally and
as a force for civic betterment. Teach
ers in the Washington public schools
who have taken part in the week
of song" during the past two years
are entering into the movement this
year with increasing enthusiasm and
are finding better understanding
both pupils and the general public
In the schools Tuesday. the first day
of this years celebration, will be Civ
en- over to patriotic songs. Wednes
day to folk songs. Thursday to clas-
sic songs and Friday to miscellaneous
numbers. thus giving opportunity for
individual and charactercal pro-
grams on the last day. DR.. Cogswell
suggests also that every club and
organization place special emphasis
this week upon music at the public
gatherings and that singing organi-
other Industrial concerns add other
numbers to their usual singing of
Star Spangled Banner" and Amer
lea. He would also welcome any
volunteers among Washington ar
lists who would contribute numbers
enable the masses of children, who
for obvious reasons do not often hear
them. to become acquainted with
Washingt own talent. This move
ment has the Endorsement of educa
tors and musicians all over the coun-
try and it has grown tremendously
since it's inception in 1915.
There will be a joint community
sing" and Washington's birthday eel
ebration at Takoma Park tomorrow
evening. Old familiar songs from
and camp songs will make up the pro-
gram of choruses. The Bliss Elec-
trical School Glee Club. thirty men.
will sing several selections and A.
c. Huss, a student at the Bliss school.
will render violin solo. The ad-
dress of the evening will be given by
H. Q. Hine. secretary of the board
Of education of Washington.
The exercises will be held in the
Presbyterian Church, beginning at s
o'clock.
Announcement is made of the en-
gagement of Sydney Lloyd Wrightson
as choir director of the Church of the
Covenant for the eighth season, begin
ming June I.
The George Washington University
section of the College Women's Club,
Emelie Margaret White. chairman.
will entertain at musical tea to-
morrow afternoon from $50 to 5
o'clock in honor of Washingtons 8
lowed by program, to commence at
4:30 o'clock. Katharine Rich, meZzo
soprano: Wilbur c. Fielder. tenor. and
Lynch Luquer. violinist. will be the
soloists, with Miss White at the piano.
Miss Rich will open the program with
with violin obbligato). followed by
Until" by Sanderson: de Whip-pu-
Will" by Stickles; Tempo di Minu-
| etto." by Paganini-Kreisler; Indian
Lament" by Dvorak -Kreisler: Ca
Vote Rocco" by Haesche. Mr.. Lu-
QucTs lHC AcpEcuduH. oil Olu 1IiSl
folk song: The Nightingale" from
| Lonesome Tunes From the Kentucky
Mountains" Miss Rich; Requiem" by
Homer: Twilight" by Glen; two ne
gro spirituels (arranged by Reddick).
''Standin' in de Need O. Prayer and
Wait Till 1 Put on My Crown" Mr..
Fielder: ''Mazurka." by Nolck: ADO
! ration" by Telma. and "Rondino," by
Beethoven -Kreisler. Mr. Luquer; "Au-
tumn Song" by Salter: The Secret"
/ by Speaks, and The Dawn" by Cur
ran, Miss Rich. The program will
close with the duet, "Oh. That We Two
Were Maying," by Nevin, Miss Rich
and Mr.. Fielder, with obbligato by Mr..
Luquer.
Miss Elizabeth Yung Kwai, mezzo
soprano; Miss Gertrude Misel, con-
tralto: c. P. Frailey. tenor, and Mrs.
Matte Carter, reader of southern
dialect stories. VII give the program
tomorrow evening in the lobby of the
Y. N. c. A, beginning promptly at
O'Clock.
The Loreleberg String Quartet,
consisting of Herman Rakemann,
first violin; E. Wagner, second violin;
R. Griffin viola, and Richard Lorele-
berg. cello, will play at this evenings
musical service at All Souls uni
tartan Church, their numbers includ-
ing "Molto Lento," by Rubinstein;
Moment Musical" by Schubert: AN.
Cantabile," by Tschaikowsky. Maj.
Tittman Will Sing "He Maketh Wars
to Cease" by Chadwick, and mo