Evening star., 1920-02-01

augurate a series of special musical
services this afternoon. commencing
at 4:40 o'clock. taking the place of
the regular vesper service. Claude
Robeson, organist. will be in charge,
and soloists will be engaged to as
sist the regular quartet, which con-
sists of Frances Scherger. soprano;
Agnes Charnstrom, contralto; James
X. Young. tenor. and Herman Fakler.
bass. For this afternoon Isabelle
Buchanan Akinoff. soprano. of Phila-
delphia, and Edythe Marmion Brosius.
harpist. will be the attractions. Mrs.
Akinoff, as Isabelle Buchanan. was
soloist here several years ago with
cellent impression. She was soloist
also at one Of the concerts under the
auspices of the Mems Club of the
Mount Pleasant Congregational
Church. when she performed the rath-
er extraordinary feat of singing Schu-
bert's ''Erl-king" and playing the
tremendously difficult accompaniment
herself. Mrs. Brosius' attainments as
harpist are too well known here to
need further comment. She will play
this afternoon the solos "Chorale," by
Palestrina; "PrayeS," and 'At the
Monastery" both by HasseImans. and
as the opening number, duet for
harp and organ. "Nocturne' Of maj
or) by Schumann. Mrs. Akinoff's Sc
lections will be blessed Are They"
(anonymous). "Jesu, Jesu. Misereri."
by Ethelbert Nevin. and 'Hymn of
Praise" by Eugene DAlbert.
In addition the quartet will sing at
the offertory Lord. Hear My Voice"
by Gordon b. Nevin, and Mr.. Robson
will bring the service to close with
the organ solo. Finale" from Sec
ond Organ Symphony by Widor.
This morning the music will consist
OF the anthem. There Shall Be No
Night There" rendered by the Mount
a ant fnl NV fnro
NJ. Little. with Mrs. Akinoff singing
the soprano obligato; bass solo, THE
Land of Beautiful Dreams" by
Blount, Herman Fakler: organ prel-
ude., "Medi ation," by Harker, and
postlude. "Scherzo," by Kinder Next
Sunday Charles T. Tittmann, bass. and
Mrs. Horace Dulin. violinist. will be
the special soloists; 18th. Mrs. J. R.
Reynolds. contralto. of Philadelphia,
and Mitchell Bliss. violoncellist; 22d
Miss Daisy Fickenscher. violinist. and
on the 29th. the full choir. assisted by
an orchestra, will render the "St. Ce-
celia Mass" by Gounod.
Mrs. Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler, So
prano: Alden Finckel, cellist. and
Adolph Trowsky. pianist, will give
the program next Friday at the Cos
mos Club for the Friday Morning Mu-
sic Club. Mr.. Torowsky is the or
ganist of Epiphany Church. Other
announcements ior the month lnclude
program to be given on the 18th
by Mrs. John J. Stahl. soprano. and
Miss Mary Kelly pianist; Goth. Mrs
H. A: Brooks. soprano; Miss Miriam
Larking, cellist; Mrs. Joshua Quincy
OF Boston and Louis A. Potter. jr.,
pianists; and 27th. Mrs. Aitcheson and
Nine. Scudo- -Ragland. pianist.
The Choir of ST. Matthew's Church.
under direction of Nation Boyce, gave
concert Tuesday evening in Masonic
auditorium for the benefit Of St AIMS
infant Asylum. in which a character
lstlc and exacting program. largely
Oh the early English school of music.
was eXcellently rendered. The choir
consists Of twenty-seven men and
noys, who sing in well balanced tone,
with perfect accuracy. good attack
and phrasing and careful interpre-
alton. -
The program opened with The Star
Spangled Banner" and a group of
MesSowaa sfred madb,gd,s bu When ,. Flowery
Bright Sun by William Byrd, and
.As Vesta Was From Latmos Hill
Descending" by Weelkes, given by the
full choir. The last number, which
would be severe test to the most ex-
perlenced of singers, was sung with
which characterized all of the choral
work. Other ensemble numbers in
cluded The Angel" by Rubinstein,
ana i know a Bank Whereon the
Wild Thyme Grows" by the trebles
and altos; Barnby's Sweet and Low"
F: Bridge; one number from Handlers
Judas Maccabeus," and the old Eng
lish Mermaid" sung by the boys of
the choir, with Masters Joseph Quig-
ley and Carolus Yingling, in the Incl
dental solos; 4 group of Christmas
carols. Good King Wenceslas" and
sleep, Holy Babe" and "The First
Noel That the Angel Did Say" closing
with Novelties arrangement of "Adeste
Fidelis-" The soloists of the evening
were William Darlington, tenor. who
Schumann's "Lotos Flower as en-
core; William E. Hopkins. who gave
Aylward's Beloved. 1t Is Morn" and
an encore; J. Frank Duggan, whose
rendition of Pinsuti's ct Shot an Ar
Out of the Deep on. a recall, and
Master Frank Bastable. whose de-
lightful singing of Balfe's "Killar-
ney" aroused applause that called for
a repetition of the number. The most
of the choral numbers were sung a
caapelIa, the others having orchestral
accompaniment.
The American Guild Of Organists,
District of Columbia Chapter, held it's
first free public organ recital Tues
day evening at the Mount Vernon
Place Methodist Church South. The
program was given by Maud G. Sew
all, Henry H. Freeman, William STAINS
field and Charlotte Klein, assisted by
Meta Craig, soprano. Miss SewaIl
PLAYED two numbers by Johann Sc
''o-.-'.'i Bach. being especially fine in
yelude in G." Mr.. Freeman gave
.'occata in D Minor (Edwards)
and sous les Bois' (Durand), playing
the first number with brilliant tech
nique and the second with delicate
touch and shading: Three movements
from -'Messe de Marriage" (Dubois)
were given by DR.. Stansfield. with
breadth of tone and lovely pianissi-
mo in the Invocation" Miss Klein's
numbers included "Scherzo in G
Minor" (Bossi), "Idyl," from the suite
"In Fairyland' (Stoughton). and
"Paean" (AIatthews), all of which she