The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-04-29
MIR. HANRICK IN RECITAL

MT. George Lee Hamrickin, organist at the Woodlawn Baptist Church, and one of the city's best known musi- clans. recently gave an attractive pro- gramme at the First Presbyterian Church of Oxford, Miss, which was splendidly received
 The programme was as follows:
 Suite Gothique (Boellma); (a) Choral, (b) Minuet (c) Priere. Cd Toccata.
 This well known organ work is con structed upon four contrasting move nents. Opening with a broad digni- fled theme, first given upon the full organ and then heard as an echo, then follow the graceful and sparkling min uet, and it in turn by the prayer, which is an exquisite reverie. The melody of the toccata lies principally
 in the pedals and the accompaniment played stacate manuals, both requiring a modern organ and considerable plan istic technc for the rendition.
 Peer Gynt Suite (Edward Grieg), ta) Morning Mood, 1b) Ase's Death.
 The Peer-Gynt Suite, by the famous Norwegian master, from which the two opening movements are taken, while originally composed for orchestra, loses ncne of it's brilliant tonal coloring in
 the present transcription for the or gan. The charm of the former is in describable, as is the utter hopelessness of the latter. and both are the supera- tive of descriptive music.
 Down in a Dungeon Cell (Krensch), MT. Heron Rowland; "Traeumerei' and "Abenleid" (Robert Schumann). The infinite charm of these numbers are further enhanced in the organ set ting of the famous French organist Guilmant. The evening song deserves 1 to be as well <known and loved as the reverie The registration effectively displays the soft flute and string toned pipes of the instrument.
 Organ Fantasia on My Old Ken- lucky Home" c. F, W. Lord). | This old southern melody in fantase 1 form is the work of the English or sanist. Dr. Lord now residing in Me- ridian. Miss. After short introduce is heard. followed by four variations. The first affords pleasing contrast by 1 the strings playing the melody sgainst | a flute obligato. In the second the solo is given to the reeds with fig | ured accompaniment. followed by a short phrase in minor. A flute arpeg- eio gives a flowing establishment in ! the third. and the fourth is in dainty scherzo form. The number concludes with majestic finale and short coda. A Desert Song (Ernest H. Sheppard) Will O the Wisp (Gordon B. Nevin). Two characteristic pieces showing the organ in widely separated moods. iIr the first the drone accompanfment of a pilgrimage gives background to the plaintive song. which finally dies away in the distance. The latter is l sparkling and playful-auite suggestive , of it's name. Both are original Ameri- 1 can compositions for the organ. l Bow Down Thine Ear" tMartin), Mrs. D. c. Nelson and Mir. H. M Pryan; sylvan Sketches (Helm- Ham | rick).
 The melodic and harmonic construc- tion of this original piano cycle read fly lends itself to the tonal coloring oi the organ, displaying the softer com lbinations in delightful effect. The transcription is by MT. Hamrick, is dedicated to Edwin Arthur Kraft, the well known Cleveland organist. anG will shortly be publiShed by the Bos- ton Music Company.
 Finlandia Clean Sibelius).
 A symphonic tone poem of massive grandeur. It opens with a wierd grief laden theme leading into the song oi lament afterward building into ont glad burst of exalted patriotism. Il had such an effect upon the Finnish populace that its performance was pro- ribited by the late Russian govern ment
 Selected. by Mesdames Hume. Bel and Neilson Evening Bells and Cradle Song (will c. MacFarlane).
 An ingenious composition by the lpresent municipal organist of Melrose
 Mass. It portrays the cruning of a
 young mother over her babe. inter