Evening star., 1920-01-11
Musical Mention

/ at All Souls Unitarian Church will
open this evening at o'clock, Edythe
Marmion Brosius. harpist; Richaro
Lorleberg, violoncellist; Maj. Charles
T. Tittmann. bass, and Lewis Atwater
! organist, being the soloists MRS
Hrosius will open the service with
and among the other numbers will be
The Swan" by Saint-Saens, for harI
and cello; cello solos, "Andante.'
from Symphonic Pathetique, by
Tschaikowski, and "Andante.' by
Delibes; bass solos. why Do the Ma
tions So Furiously Rage?" from THE
Messiah" by Handel. and 20 Father
Hear U.s." by Gluck, with harp ac-
companiment: organ solos. ''Medita-
ton by FIorent Schmitt, and Toe
cata, by Arthur Foote.
The voice committee of the Rubin
stein Club will meet Friday evening
at the home of the chairman. Mrs
Jessica e. Benham, at which time ap-
piicants for active membership in the
club will be heard
Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler, soprano.
was the assisting soloist Tuesday
recital given by Edith B. Athey at
Central High School. under the aus
plces of the community and civic
center department of the public
schools of the District of Columbia,
and scored her usual success in the
aria, L. .lnsana Parola," from Aida. y
by Verdi: The Wood Pigeon by
Lehman. and "Pastorale," by Carey.
Miss Athey played effectively Hol-
Inns Overture in c Minor" tran
scription of the famous 'Sextet' from
Lucia di Lammermoor." by Doni-
a 1o ms l.
lis: will o the Wisp"( Scherzo-Toc-
catina), written by Gordon Balch Ne
win. organist of the Second Presby-
terian Church, Cleveland. Ohio;
Communion in c." by Batistee
man. at present organist of the First
Presbyterian Church. Brooklyn, N. Y;
"Humoresque" and Largo" both by
Dvorak, the latter from the New
World symphony.
The appearance of Nine. Olga Sama-
rolf in concert at the Auditorium last
Thursday evening, was coincident with
the participation of her cousin, Mrs.
Elaine Sebring Ford. of this city. in
the role of Little Buttercup in H. NJ. S.
Pinafore," at the Central High School,
with the National Peoples Opera Com
pany.
The first of series of musical
events at the Women's City Club was
given last Sunday evening by Paul
Bleyden, tenor, who, assisted by Mrs.
Bleyden at the piano. gave a generous
and well selected program. divided
into groups of English, French and
Italian numbers. Among the more in
tereSting was a song, "A Bag of
Whistles" by Bainbridge Crist, which
had to be repeated, and, the composer
being present in the audience, was
called to share honors with the sing
er. Mr.. Bleyden sang also two old
English songs, "Pastorale" and "Phyl-
lis; Sacrament by MacDermid; ITO
You" by Rodenberg: Deep River" by
Harry Burleigh; "a Khaki Lad" by
Aylward; ''Romanza." from "Mignon,'
old Breton folk song; I'm Doux Lieu,
by Delbruck; III Neige." by Bembefg;
Pretty Polly oliver Gold English),
"A Memory" by CAM; Inter Nos. by
MacFadyen; Sylvia" by Obey Speaks;
''Ho, Mr.. Piper" by Curran; 20 Bocca
Dolorosa," by Sibella; Nina" Nea-
politan song; I'm organetta," sibella;
Tosca," and encore, "The Little Irish
Girl" by Lohr.
The program at the usual Sunday
afternoon musical tea at the King
Smith. studios will include today a
lecture on Beethoven and the Devel-
opment of the Symphony" Four-hand
arrangements of excerpts from the
Beethoven syphonies will be played
by Miss Tyrell and Mr.. King-Smith.
Last evening the students gave the
French play, lie Choix de Uisette," !"
and sang some old-fashioned rounds" I"
The play was under direction of Mile.
Breithut and the characters sustained
were Nine. LIE Corbeiller, Ruth Miller;
La File Lisette. Theresa Frega; La
Marchande, Miss Pesek, and Les Pou-
pees.
Earl Carbauh, baritone soloist of the
Central Presbyterian Church, will sing
this morning 'It Is Enough" and this
evening. the recitative and aria Draw
Near. All Ye People" both from ELI
jah, with Mrs. Wilbur at the organ.
Richard Lorleberg. violoncellist. win
be the special soloist at the thirty third
special service at the Church Of the
Covenant this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock.
and this evening Oliver Mellum, BARI
tone. will be the special soloist with the
choir Of 200 voices, both services being
under direction Of Sydney Lloyd Wright
son, with Harvey Murray at the organ,
and in the evening with Claude Robe
son at the piano. The program follows:
Afternoon-Organ prelude, "Adagio"
(second sonata), by Mendelssohn; an
them. 81 will Lift Up Mine Eyes" by
ENhic, iitCiucHtdl SOiO, MI. Backing,
violoncello solo, 'Nocturna," by Chopin.
Mr.. Lorleberg; anthem, Bread of the
World" by James, incidental solo, Miss
Craig; violoncello solo, 'Indian Lament, -
by Dvorak- -Kreissler. Mr.. Lorleberg;
anthem, ..Oh Thou. From Whom Ali
blessings Come" by Tchikovsky; offer
tory anthem, 1.-THE Silent Land" by
Heinrich, incidental solos. Miss Craig.
Miss Beisser, Mr.. Miller; organ post
lude in D, by Loret.
Evening-Organ prelude, 'Fantasie-
Pastorale." by Renaud; anthem, 'Tnvo-
cation" by Grieg: baritone solo, Hear
My Cry" by MiIligan; anthem, "The
Holy city, by Adams -Jacoby, Miss
Craig and the evening choir; offertory,
baritone solo. "By the Waters of Baby
lon," by Watson. Mr.. Mellum; organ
postlude, Symphonic Allegro by Sa-
lone.
The music at the First Congrega-
tional Church today, under direction
of Harry Edward Mueller, organist,