Evening star., 1921-02-13

The Church Of the Covenant will
fnaugurate this afternoon a series OF
Lenten musical services commencing
at 3 o'clock instead of $3.50. the usual
hour. Felian Garzia, French pianist
will give a half-hour recital preced-
ing the service from to $3.50 o'clock.
Other events planned for the Lenten
season by Sydney Lloyd Wrightson.
choir director, will be the presenta-
ton of Macfarlane's cantata. The
Message From the Cross" which will
be sung by the double quartet: ''The
Crucifixion," by Stainer. to be render
ed by the evening choir. on Good Fri
formance of composition Com
munion Service in F Flat" by Will
liam Shakespeare. George Harold
Miller. baritone. will be the special
soloist at this afternoons service. the
program being as follows:
Moonlight Sonata (Beethoven).
"Polonaise A Flat" (Chopin). "Liebe-
scraum' and Forest Murmurs"
GiszD. "Aveu' ed. Schultz, "Stacca-
to Etude" (Rubinstein). Mr.. Garzia:
organ prelude, AT Evening (Buck).
Backing: baritone solo. THE Souls of
the Righteous" (Rogers), Mr.. Miller:
anthem, Blessed Jesu. Fount of
Mercy" DvoraD, offertory anthem.
Hear Me When ! Cali. 5king). in
postlude. "Sortie" (Metzler).
A forum will be held at the City
Club. Wednesday at noon. at which
Percy Foster will preside and Nd
Opera for America" Solos will be rem
dered by Cleiia F'iorvanti contraito.
and H. Randall. baritone.
The National String Quartet. COM
posed of Henri Sokolove. first violin:
Max Pugatsky. second violin: Samuel
Feldman. viola. and Richard Lorle-
berg. violoncellist. will assist in Civ
ing the program at the musical yes
per service this afternoon. at the
Church, playing "Andante Cantabile."
by Tschaikowsky: Music of the
Spheres" by Rubinstein. and Moment
Musical and Death and the Maid.
en-" by Schubert; ''Minuet in c. by
Beethoven. Herman Fakler, baritone,
will be the vocal soloist. his selec-
Capel: when With Doubling and
With Dreading." by Tosti. and 20 Low
ing Father" by Del Riego, the last
named supplemented by violin and
cello obligatos.
Elsa Louise Raner has returned from
New York, where she was soloist last
Sunday afternoon at musical at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Mon
tague.
, Guests of the Friday Morning Music
Club. were entertained last week by
an unusually interesting program.
both because of the classical charac-
ter of the compositions and the artis-
try of the performance The occasion
served also to introduce to Washing
ton music lovers a newcomer from
California, Mrs. Edward c. Crossman.
who sang 20 del milo dolce ardor,"
by Gluck, and Natures Alteration"
by Beethoven. displaying a contralto
voice of mellow quality and inteIIi-
gence In Interpretation. Ruby Potter,
soprano. was charming in two songs,
care Selve." by Handel. and PAS
toral, by Veracini. because of the me-
!odious beauty of the compositions and
her graceful delivery, especially in
the second song. which she was COM
PEELED to repeat
A novelty in the form of a sonata for
TWO vfollns and piano, by Handel.
was rendered by Mrs. Noble. Mrs,
W1nslow and Miss Brickenstein. with
nne ensemble and finish, and Virginia
Bestor. pianist. opened and closed
,he program. with Sonata. F Minor"
by Scar1atti; Fantasia" by Mozart.
Clique" by Scarlatti; Moment Must
cal, by Schubert. and ''Ecissaise." by
Beethoven n1avod