Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1921-01-09
Musical Mention

Invitations have been issued by the
rector, Bishop Shahan. and the facul-
lty of ecclesiastical music of the
Catholic University to an organ re-
cital of sacred music by Joseph Bon
net of Paris. France. this afternoon
at o'clock. at ST. Dominics Church.
The recital will be followed by the
solemn vespers by the university
choir. composed of students from the
university and affiliated colleges,
which is under direction of DIR. Abel
lGabert The vespers will be given in
IGregorian chant. unaccompanied The
'center aisle of the church will be re-
served for the singers and the invited
side aisles for the general public. to
which admission will be open to any
one interested. without cards. NJ. Bon
net received his early musical educa-
ton from his father. who was or
ganist of the Church of St. Eulalie.
f, in Bordeaux. the city of his birth He
lafterward enjoyed the advantage OF
studying under the tutelage OF Alex
andre Guilmant. and was awarded the
Grand Prix at the Conservatory Ma
| tional de Musique in Paris for organ
and improvisation. He gives all his
| programs from memory, having
most extensive repertoire OF compo-
sitions from the earliest organ COM
posers down to List. Cesar t'ranck
and his own cotemporaries. He has
been a prolific writer of organ music
and toured before the war in France.
! England, Belgium, Switzerland. Aus
| tria-Hungary and Germany. For the
| last three years he has been concert
izing in the United States ana cana
da. and appeared here in recital dur
ling that period at old st. Johns Epls-
lcopal Church, for the beneht OF the
American Red Cross.
At the recital this afternoon NJ. Bon
net will play compositions based on
lGregorian themese taken from the
liturgical music of the Catholic
! Church by such masters as Pales-
| trina: Cabezon, Peter Cornet and,
among the moderns, Cesar Franck.
The Friday Morning Music Club en-
tertained it's members and friends last
week at the Knickerbocker Theater.
when an unusually interesting program
was given by Ethel Holtzclaw Gawler,
soprano; Mary Carlisle Howe, pianist,
posed of Henri Sokolove. first violin;
Max Pugatsky, second violin; Samuel
Feldman. viola, and Richard LoreleberS-
| violoncellist. Mrs. Gawler. with Harry
group. La Baiser," by Goring Thomas;
a seventeenth century minuet, Co,
lette," by Chaminade, and the aria. III
est Doux, il est Bon.' from Massenet's
"Herodiade," being much at her best in
the aria, in which she displayed hitherto
unsupported dramatic power. She was
enthusiastically recalled and gave the
French song, bon Jour, Suzon." The
| National Quartet, one of the most re-
cent Of Washington's chamber music
organizations, proved most acceptable,
playing with precision, intelligence and
| finish In the two numbers opening the
program, Tschaikowskys "Andante Can
| table" and the Finale" from Dvorak
| American String Quartet. strongly
contrasting numbers, the first was given
| with smooth legato and the second with
a delightful rhythm. In the piece de re-
sistance of the program, Brahms "euln-
| tet in Minor for piano and strings,
Mrs. Howe presided at the piano. de-
work with skill.
| Next Friday the musical will be given,
as usual, in the assembly room of the
Cosmos Club. and will consist OF Bacn
program, arranged by Miss Brickenstein
and presented by Helen Corbin Heinl.
pianist, in some solos; Charles Tit
mann. Miss Brickenstein. Mrs. George
| Watson, Mr.. William H. Noble and MIS-
Samuel E. Winslow, who will give t9e
first presentation in Washington Of
1.-The Peasants Cantata-"
| The second of the series of recitals
| being arranged by the District of Co
| lumbia Chapter of the American Guild
| of Organists will take place tomor-
| row evening at the Church of the
| Epiphany, Charles NJ. -Courboin, or
! ganist of the First Baptist Church,
| Syracuse. N. Y, and guest recitallst
| Of the Wanamaker Auditorium, being
the soloist. Mr.. Courboin is Belgian
! who came to this country after re-
| ceiving the highest honors from the
Brussels Conservatory and making
rope. He recently has been notified
! by e. Gambler, minister of science and
| arts at Brussels, that he had been
awarded by King Albert the coveted
decoration of Chevalier Of the Order
of Leopold II. Mr.. Caurboin's pro-
gram tomorrow evening will include
| compositions by Gigout, Yon, Russell,
Maitland, >Schumann, Franck and
Bach, all of which. as is his usual
custom, will be given from memory.
| Henry H. Freeman. organist of St.
Paul's Episcopal Church, Rock Creek
parish. will give a recital Thursday
! evening at the Visitation Convent in
| Georgetown.
! After an absence of several years.
caused by i'll health. Mrs. Henry Hunt
Mckee has resumed charge of the
choir at Ingram Congregational Church.
| AT the musical service this morning
Miss Katharyn Riggs, harpist, will
render several solos. and this evening
there will be an hour of music, in
which the choir will be assisted by
Mrs. Lillian Baker. soprano; Martin
Richardson, tenor; George E. Watts,
baritone, and Miss Riggs, harpist.
The third of this seasons recitals
in the associated studio of S. NJ.
Fabian and Otto Simon will take place
Wednesday evening at Mr.. Simon's
!Strpdin hall Miss Alice DplaS1vne
Taylor will render the piano numbers
and John Waters the vocal selections.
Arthur Mayo will accompany the
singer.
The Musurgia Quartet gave an en-
joyable program New Year eve at the
central branch of the Y. NJ. c. A. The
program consisted of quartet, Sonora
Extraordinarily; contralto solo, THE
Nightingale" Whelpley. Mrs. Reed;
reading, Tony the Barber" and
cailow: quartet. ION the Road to
Mandalay' (Speaks-Howard); tenor
solo. Love is Mine" (Gartner). Mr..
Young; duet, Birds on the Wing
(Nutting), Mrs. Gawleria and Mrs: Reed:
quartet from "Rigohtto" VerdD /:
Ter. Mrs. Reed and Mr. Young; quartet,
Songs Of the South (Pike).
The semi-annual examination for
boys wishing to enter the Cathedral
Choir (EpiscopaD will be held at the
Washington Cathedral, Saturday, Janu-
airy % at 10 o'clock. Application must
first be made in writing to the Cathe-
dral organist, Edgar Priest.
Arts Club musicals for January
were inaugurated last Sunday even
4 ing. when Miss Cryder presented
! Katharine Foss dramatic soprano, in