Evening star., 1922-09-24
Musical Mention

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very novel feature. a..
'The English text is by David Ste
vens and the late Frederick Manlsy,
well known as poet of distinction.
The arrangement Of the music
Worthington Loomis. a musician Of
national repute.
Yours very truly.
&c. c. BIRCHARD & Co.
In December the Washing tonians
will give Sousa's comic opera. Ell
Captain" and John Philip Sousa has
promised to be here to personally
conduct the orchestra at this pres
entation Of his famous opera by the
Herbert's "The Fortune Teller" Will
be produced. and next spring and
summer beginning some time in June,
Mr.. Bond announces that the WASH
ingtonians will inaugurate season
Of several weeks open-air opera,
comic operas will be performed on
the same plan as the municipal opera
in st. Louis. which has been so sue
cessful the past four/summers.
Next Friday afternoon. from to 6
o'clock. at the Thomson School.
Edouard Albion, general director of
the Washington Opera Company. Will
hear voices of those who desire mem
bership in the company during the
present season. The first rehearsal
of the Washington Opera chorus will
be held Tuesday evening. october 3,
at the Thomson School.
The classes in the washington
Opera School are now forming. ana
as only a limited number can be ac-
commodated in each departmen.
of these cultural and professional
studies should make arrangements
through Mr.. Albion at the earnest
possible date.
Miss Elena de Sayn. violinist. re.
cent addition TO Washington musical
circles. is not a stranger in the Ma
rional Capital, having appeared sew
eral years ago in recital at the 60
lumbia Theater and at the congress
sional Club jointly with Miss Alice
Eversman. formerly of the Metropoii-
tan and Chicago Grand opera CON-
pany.
Belonging to high military circles
in Russia, her father having been a
full general of the czar's army. MISS
de Sayn was driven from Europe by
the war and came to America Whlch
she has toured extensively, PLAYING
in twenty-five states. Miss de Sayn
belongs to the "Auer" school Of vio-
linists, althoug she is a graduate OF
the Royal Conservatory OF Leipzig
and owes her technical training to
Hans Slit and Otakar Sevcik- both
OF whom rank among the great peda-
gogues of the world. Due to her pre-
vfous training in Russia. Leopold
Auer. with whom she coached sea-
son in New York. recognized his own
method in her work and gave IT hieh
praise However, Miss de Sayn claims
she owes her broad musical education
to all great violinists and none in
particular.
Miss de Sayn offers scholarship of
a school year to a serious and an in
dustrious student in Washington and
will give hearings this entire week at
! the Playhouse.
. Miss Cleo Scanland has been engag-
ed as contralto Of the solo quartet
of the Mount Pleasant Congregations
Quartet and will sing there at both
services next Sunday. The other mem
bers of the quartet. re-engaGed from
! last season. are Miss Frances Scher-
! ger. soprano: William Shanahan
tenor. and Herman Fakler. baritone.
Miss Scanland succeeds Miss Cor
tuelia Black. who resigned to take up
public school work in the west. Re-
hearsals already have been resumed
! by the Mount Pleasant Chorus. under
direction of Norton NJ. Little and both
organizations will sing at the serv-
/ ices next Sunday, with Claude Kobe
! son. as usual. at the organ.
F., The District of Columbia Chapter
of the American Guild of organists
! has sent out its announcements 10!
the musical activities Of the coming
! season Besides the regular montn!s
meetings the chapter is planning &c
| give a series of organ recitals SINH
! 1a, ~ that Of the past two winters
and their efforts will be concentrated
| on arranging for three recltals, the
; nrst by Frederick W. Schlleder. VINO
vould be assisted by the quartet OF
! fhe Collegiate Church Of st. Nicholas
! of New York city: Charles Heihrotn
i of Pittsburgh and Marcel Dupre oi
! Sotre Dame Cathedral. Paris. France
/ Tbese affairs will all take place at
! tha church of the Epiphany.
! Misc Allie Trayer. soprano OF thlN
, CITY will be the soloist TINS morhNIs
at the dedication service or "aNerl!
! Methodist Church in Baltimore: Mnen I
! cod" by O'Hara. and Ihe Loro -
Nv Light" by Allitsen.
Miss Sue Kennedy. contra!to. WI!
be the offertory sololst tnls mornils in
at the Georgetown presbyterian
Church, her selection being an ara
| 20 Thou Afflicted" from ELI. oy
| Costa. with Carlysle Crump at the
organ. lie Roy Lewis. baritone: the
regular soloist and precentor OF the
ichirch. will resume his work there
/ next. Sunday for the coming season.
! Miss Amy c. Leavitt. pianist. mas
| returned from a holiday outing. dur
| ing which she visited at the nome OF
her sister. Mrs. c. W. X. Strongman
! at Holliston, near Boston. Mass. 60
| mo later to Buffalo and Niagara
En- route homeward Miss teavitt
; snent several days in New York city
DR.. and Mrs. Lowry. the latter well
remembered here as Miss Marie Culp
who have been living for some time
mast in Annapolis. have gone to Los
Angeles. Calf. where the doctor has
heen detailed by the Navy Depart
ment. Mrs. Lowry was we'll known
i'm washington musical circles for
| several years, serving as contralto
| sclofst Of the Fourth Presbyterian
| Church and later Of Calvary Baptist
| Church, resigning the latter position
when she took up her residence in
| Annapolis. She appeared In recital
hoth at the Arts Club and the Friday
! Morning Club. and during it's firs'