The Washington herald., 1920-12-05
Musicians of Washington J.
Preparing for Activities


Waugh on. Tuesday from IL to IL
o'clock at the women's City Club in
Jackson place. These lessons Will
be presented in an elementary form
with the hope OF interesting those
who have not studied music serious
ly, but who would like to know how
to listen to IL more intelligently.
Burial Glass Chorus
Mrs George H. Price, who has
been the director of the chorus or
the Burial Glass of young women
at Calvary Baptist Sunday School
for the past three years, has been
compelled to conclude the important
work she had done for this organi-
zation. As a token OF their appre-
citation the class presented Mrs
Price with two interesting and use
full presents. Her work will be
continued under the direction OF
Harry Edward Mueller. organist and
director of the choir of First Con-
gregational Church.
#. w. surette's Lecture.
The second in the course of LEG
ture-recitals by Thomas Whitnes
Surette will be given tomorrow eve
ming at Central High School audi
torium. The subject will be the
Classic Composers"
Public Organ Recital.
Tuesday evening will mark the
twenty-second public organ recital
at Central High School at S:15
o'clock by Edith B. Athey, organist.
She will be assisted by Ruby Potter,
soprano, and Louis Potter. accom-
panist. All admirers of good music
admirably presented should attend
these free concerts.
Friday Morning Club.
An unusually interesting program
of early music given by the FRI
day Morning Club was as follows:
English songs, Miss Elsie Edwards:
Italian songs. Mrs. John ]. Stahi;
American songs, Mrs. Harold
Brooks. and Irish foIk-tunes. Miss
Katharine Riggs. harpist: Mrs.
Charles w. Fairfax, who was to
have sung a group of French songs.
was unable to be present. Miss Lucy
Brickenstein was the accompanist.
II. Leroy Lewis, soloist.
II. Leroy Lewis, baritone soloist,
will sing at the kennaird Musicale
in New York city on December 81.
.Judas Maccabaens.-
by handel, will be given in connec-
ton with the service at Eighth
street temple next Friday evening
at o'clock, under the direction of
Lewis Atwater, organist. The reg
ular quartet consists OF Mrs. Nellie
Shircliff, sorano: Mrs. Flora Bry-
! lawski, con.ralto; Louis Thompson,
tenor. and George Miller, bass. They
will be assisted by Miss Selma Sell
niger, soprano; Mrs. Gertrude Mil
ler. contralto; Herbert Aldridge,
tenor, and Charles Tittmann, bass.
Mr.. Brenob sings.
NJ. Arrest Brenob, of the French
Opera Company, which is to appear
at Polls under the auspices of the
Washington Opera Company during
the week of December 13, gave a
delightful recital in Major George
Oakley's Totten's studio last Fri
day evening. NJ. Brenob was 10
have sung in the afternoon but ar
rived from New York too late to
appear. His evening program was
varied and unusually representative
of the best French school. NJ. Bre-
mob will appear in the leading tenor
role in La Mascotte" on the eve
ming of December II. The after
noon program was given by Ruby
Potter, soprano, and Louis Thomp-
son, tenor. both of whom are resi-
dent members of the Washington
| Opera Company. Mr.. Thompson
played excerpts from a one-act
opera which he is writing and which
will be produced for the first time
/ by the Washington Opera Company
| later in the season.
Joint Recital.
An exceptionally interesting pro-
gram was presented by Miss Nj.
! Katherine Floeckher, pianist. ana
George +. Schimmel, tenor, last
Sunday afternoon before a large au-
dience at 5 Dupont circle. The pro-
gram was as follows: Miss Floeck-
her - "Gavotte" (Gluck Brahms)
'Etude in + sharp" (Arensky),
''Scherzo in B flat minor" (Chopin),
| Spring Breeze" (Boyle), "Arabesqur'
(Debussy). Claire de Lune'
| Ode bussy). and ''Staccato Etude'
! (Rubinstein). Mr.. Schimmel-'La
Procession" tFranck). Pour Ellie
(Engle). Passing BY" (Purcel)
t"Sweet Blue-eyed Maid" (MacDow-
elD, 20 Lovely Rose" (MacDow ell)
when Molly Smiles" CBuzzi-Pec-
cia). and Ave Maria" Uuigi Luzzi)
with violin obligato played by Miss
Daisy Fickensher.
Church of the Covenant.
At the Church of the Covenant
this afternoon at $3.50 o'clock, the
musical program will be rendered
by the double quartet. In the eve.
ming at s o'clock the Evening Choir
will give the program. Both serv-
ices are under the direction of Sgd
ney Lloyd Wrightson with Harvey
Murray at the organ, and in the
evening with Claude Robson at the
piano. At the afternoon service
Richard P. Backing. tenor, will sing
The Ninety and Nine" (Campion)
In the evening Mss Beisser, con-