Evening star., 1920-11-14
Musical Mention


on Friday. November ~. and the en-
suing ones on the third Friday Of each
month.
An election was held to fill three
| chapter vacancies. The new officers
are Lille Winner. treasurer; Marie
Culp. corresponding secretary. and
Elenore Eby. historian.
DR.. Homer c. House. head OF the
department of English at the Uni
versity of Maryland, College Park.
has succeeded in organizing an
oratorio society, which promises TO
give fresh impetus to music in that
section of Maryland
The organization is vet in it's in
fancy. but the interest which has
been manifested by students and
faculty at the university and by music
. lovers in the surrounding community
augurs well for the success OF the
project. The society's program con-
templates series of public concerts
and the presentation of standard
oratorios at annual spring festivals.
when singers OF national fame will
be secured TO feature the event; pr
house, Tor many years directed the
largest and Oldest oratorio society
| in the state of Nebraska
The Criterion Orchestra of United
f1uEtDuI ~ w tnHclu
director. has resumed its playing In
the Sunday school and the weekly
Wednesday evening rehearsals at 1880
o'clock.
Arthur NJ. Nyman has been appoint
ed concert master and V. =. Holle is
entering up the second season as sec
! retary of this organization.
Vacancies for male musicians ex-
perienced in ensemble playing among
the ind cecftnng
will be filled on application to the di-
| rector, at any weekly rehearsal of the
orchestra The Criterion. being a per-
manent church-supported organiza-
tion. is preparing for concert work
! this season, and win welcome new
members of competency.
! The music today at the lexington
Presbyterian Church will be under d.
rection of Gertrude Lyons. with Ea-
mona Beckner at the organ.
Miss Minna Niemann. pianist. were
the soloists last Sunday evening az
the musical at which Mrs. Fairfax
opened the seasons programs at the
! Arts Club. Mrs. Gibbs. who will
United States consulate in Paris won
much favorable comment for the
pleasing quality of her voice as wen
| as for her ease of tone production;
aditionai numbers after her singing
res SsuR ssisers Ss by
.Elegie," by Massenet; Isl Mes vers
Aviaent des Allies by Hahn; "Down
Land of the Sky-Biue Water" by
Cadman; "The Dawn" by D'Hardelot.
and THE Lily and the Rose" by Bond
Mss Niemann. who is recent acqui-
ri. "A. cks r.fr leC
displayed good tone and fine tech
! nique. and after several recalls also
! added to the Programmed numbers;
WHICH included PRELUDE mac F,ugue' ,
sgs by both htpss sy CHOPIN Ma'0%
May Might by Palmgren; Rain in
the Garden" by Debussy; "Elegie' and
Prelude. G Minor" by Rachmaninoff
Mrs. Albert Briggs. with Eta
Schmid. accompanist, furnished the
musical part of the program OF the
Takoma Park bankers banquet, held
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Briggs sang
"Carmena." by Lane Wilson. and "Wiif
10 the wisp." by Spross.
Miss Alma Bucciantini and Miss
Eleanor Rodney Smith have sent out
invitations for a student recital this
afternoon at o'clock.
The seasons musicals at the Friday
Morning Music Club were auspiciously
] lihaugurated last week by q Joint re-
! cital by Maud Albert. contraato. and
Ethelyn Dryden. pianist. Nine. Albert
disriayed a voice OF mellow quality
and wide range. and gave with char
acteristic expression numbers Of such
varied type as the aria. MY Heart at
| Thy Sweet Voice" from Samson and
Delila-" by Saint Saens. and the negro
spirituel, Nobody Knows de Trouble
See. Lord" Miss Dryden was at her
best in the selections calling for bra
voura playing, though the cantilena
in the Liszt transcription of Chopin's
polish Song displayed a most sym
pathetic singing tone. The program
will be repeated Sunday evening at
the Arts Club.
Petworth NJ L. Church choir will
inaugurate next Sunday evening
series of musical events with . sa
cred concert by Miss Jessie Masters.
contralto. In December the second
of these affairs will take place and
will consist of the, presentation Of
1.-THE Messiah" in which Frederick
Martin will be the bass sciotst. In
March Mendelssohn's Elijah" and in
May Mendelssohn's Hymn Of Praise"
will be given by the choir, with as
sisting soloists to be announced later.
In addition to the above events, in
January. February and April three
heard at these affairs.
A quartet composed of Mrs. Mary
Sherier Bowie, soprano; Mrs. William
T. Reed, contralto: James X. Young.
tenor, and Fred Schaeffer, bass. with
George Wilson at the piano. gave a
program of solo and ensemble numbers
Friday evening at the grand visitation
of Lebanon Lodge. held at Masonic
Temple
Mrs. Paul Russell was the soioist at
the meeting of Martha Washington
Chapter. D. a. R., held Tuesday even
ing at the Washington Club. Her
numbers were MY Own United
States" by Wood. and The Star Span.
gled Banner" Mrs. William c. Stier-
lin was the accompanist.
The signing by the Aeriei Quartet
was one of the enjoyable features at
the reception given by the Teachers
Club In honor of DR.. and Mrs. Prank
C. Ballou, superintendent OF Schools.
last Saturday at % Jackson place
The quartet Is composed of Mary H
Latimer. first soprano Marian Larner,
second soprano; NJ Emma Bowen. first
alto, and NJ Louise Wood, second alto
with Helen W. Merriam as accompa-
mist and Mrs. Susanne Oidberg, d.
rector.
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