Evening star., 1920-12-26

M.1e .ST, III me Na1rnSn
(Arditi). Adams "Cantiq6e de Noer
and the Song of Ages" (Meredith.)
Special Christmas music will be
given at the Church of the Covenant
evening at 8 o'clock. The double
quartet. augmented by four solo
voices. Mrs. Smart. soprano: Mrs.
Dunwoody, contralto; Henry Kruger,
tenor, and j. Walker Humphrey, bass.
will give its fifty-second musical serv-
ice this afternoon. singing for the first
time in Washington the Christmas
cantata. THE, Alteration" George B.
Nevin). The solo parts will be'sus-
tanned by Blanche Bolln, soprano:
Backing. tenor. and George H. Miller.
bass Miss Mary Beisser will sing
Calm on the Listening Ear on Night"
(Harker). with violoncello .obligato
Orchard Lorlebergl. Harvey Murray:
at the organ. will play .Largetto"
This evening the chorus choir, aug
mented by thirty-five. male voices
from the Washington Oratorio Society,
will give selections from THE Mes
Borne Our Griefs,"; "The Lord Gave
the Word" Worthy Is the Lamb"
and the "Hallelujah Chorus" Herman
Fakler will sing The Newborn
play Bethlehem" (Mallin) and Grand
Choeur ALA Handel (Faulkes). Both
services will be under direction of
Sydney Lloyd Wrightson, with Mr..
Murray at the organ, and. in the even
ing. with Claude Robson at the
piano.
This afternoon at 4:3os o'clock the
choir of ST Margaret's Church, A. G.
Eldridge. director, will sing the
cantata. Bethlehem (Maunder).
At the lexington Presbyterian
Church, the Christmas music will be
given this evening. The quartet.
composed of Gertrude Lyons, soprano
and director; Miss Marie Cisco, alto:
Daniel Morgan. tenor, and James
Bates. baritone. will be supplemented
by chorus choir, and Miss Grace
Neidig win be in charge of the or
gan; Misses Margaret Morgan and
Vesta Pollock will be the pianists, and
Miss Lucille ;Ehling, violinist, will also
assist. The program includes the or
OPP. 26" (Beethoven); violin solo.
Night. Holy Night" (Haydn); choir.
anthem. ...Kihg All Glorious" (Barn-
by); 20 Quiet Night (Neidlinger):
NieSt sHea"o (Adamss sH1 ana unsecompanied eSo
rus. 'Lo. How a Rose Fer Blooming"
Praetorius); alto solo. Virgins Lul-
laby" (Buck); organ. offertory. Pas
torale" (HandeD. The following ex-
cerpts from "rhe Messiah" in which
the quartet. chorus. organ and piano
will participates: Chorus. And the
Glory Of the Lord; recitative. There
Were shepherds Abiding in the Field":.
recitative. "And the Angel Said Unto
Them: recitative. And Suddenly
GLORY to God": soprano aria. "Rejoice
Greatly; chorus, "Hallelujah": organ
postlude, "Tannhauser March" (Gag-
ner). The musical numbers at the
morning service will consist of an
1rgan prelude nmho,s, March Of the Magi
anthems by the choir, "Christmas An
them" (Shelley). and "Sleep. Babe Di-
vine" (Warren): "Sanctus" (Gounod).
and organ postlude. Alteration"
(GauD.
Friday afternoon, at the service of
holy hour. at 4:45 o'clock. complete
program Of Christmas carols and an
thems will be sung. by the sanctuary
choir at st. Patrick's Church
At Gunton Temple Presbyterian
Church Fred East and John G. Klein
will be the soloists this morning. Mr..
East singing my Task" (Ashford)
and the duet. only a Step to Jesus"
(Fanny Crosby, with Mr.. Klein sus-
tanning the tenor part. This evening
the vested choir. directed by Mr..
Klein. will render the anthems.
There Were Shepherds" (Buck), with
incidental solos by Misses Callahan
and I4ackey: Sing, o Heavens''
(Tours). incidental solo by Miss
Peacock; 'It Is the Blessed Christmas
Morn" (BartletD. incidental solo by
Miss Kissinger;. Holy Night
(Adams) will be sung by Mr.. Klein
and a quartet, and Fred East will give
Might of Nights ivan der Water).
Miss Ruth Bronson, violinist, who
will assist the choir. will play "Air'
(Kuhlau). and "Bourree" (HandeD.
with Mrs. Klein at the organ at both
services.
This morning. at the First Congre-
gational Church, the singing Of IA
vorite Christmas anthems by the
chorus choir. under direction Of Harry
Edward Mueller, will be the out
standing feature of the music. In
addition to the singing Of MacFar-
ren's while All Things Were in
Quiet Silence" and Tours "Sing. o
Heavens" by the choir, Mrs. Eliza
beth w. Campanole. soprano. will
give Bucks arrangement of Adams
20 Holy Night" with choral accom-
paniment. BY special request. Beulah
Harper Dunwoody. contralto, will sing
"A Virgins Lullaby" from Dudley
Bucks Christmas Cantata, "The
Coming of the King" The musical
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