Evening star., 1922-11-12
Musical Mention

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|, address on this subject a. the forum
luncheon of the Women's city Cluo
yesterday afternoon.
Otto Torney Simon, conductor OF
the Motet Choral Society. announces
the resumption Of activities BY that
organization with the FIRST rehearsal
next Wednesday evening inaugural
ing Its eleventh season. This chorus
of mixed voices has given some nota-
BILE concerts in the past ana music
lovers will welcome the announce
ments in the presentation OF chorai
music Of the highest standard. The
rehearsais will be held each Wednes-
day evening in the parish hall OF old
st. Johns Episcopal Church, Lafayette
Square, and former members and
others interested are requested to be
present Wednesday for enrolment.
Gertrude McRae Nash will be the ac-
companist.
Charles 8. Wengerd, conductor OF
the Washington Choral Society. until
this season known as the National
Community Chorus, announces the
engagements Of Washington solofsts
for the performance of "The Messiah
in December as follows: Meta Craig.
soprano: Flora AcGill Keefer. mezzo-
! contralto; Victor Golibart, tenor. and
Charles 7. Tittmann, bass. Rehear-
sails for the presentation OF fhe
Messiah" are held by this organiza-
tion Monday evenings in the lecture
terian Church. and the Christmas per-
formance will take place December
Is at Masonic Temple.
Miss Beatrice Wainwright. the New
York soprano, who has recently taken
up her residence in Washington, gave
a musical Monday afternoon with
Miss Fannie Helner as accompantst.
Among her numbers were Phyllis
Has Such Charming Graces." by
Young; "a Pastoral" by Henry
Carey; Romance" by Debussy: "Ari-
ette." by Vidal: "Apres un Reve." by
Faure: Bon Jour. Suzon," by Deli
wood" by Cadman; my Little
House." by Pearce. and Musetta's
Waltz Song" from La Boheme."
Wednesday evening at s:15 o'clock
at the Knights Of Columbus Hall a
of St AIMS Infant Asylum. The
Casey Quartet and other singers will
render q program OF both popular and
classical selections.
The first of this seasons musicals
by members Of the Friday Music Club
will take place Friday morning at IL
o'clock in the Assembly room of the
Cosmos Club. Mrs. Ethel HoltZclaw
Gawler. soprano. will give a group Of
songs. Kathryn Riggs will play Saint
Saens' "Fantasie for Harp" and Eliz-
abeth Winston. pianist. will play a
Bach prelude and Fugue" and Orn-
stein, Alkan and Schlosser etudes.
George Daland will give the first of
series of organ recitals at st. Johns
Episcopal Church, Georgetown. Mon
day evening, November 20. He will
be assisted by Meta Craig, soprano.
and the public is invited to attend, no
cards of admission being necessary.
An audience representative of both
social and musical circles of Laurel
tilled Masonic Hall in the Maryland
town to overlooking Wednesday even
ing at the concert given by Miss
Beatrice Seymour Goodwin and Mrs.
Charles G. McRoberts under the
auspices Of the choir of st. Phillips
Episcopal Church. H Alvin Lake was
also expected to take part in the pro-
gram, but was unable to appear. and
his place was filled by Rev. E. P.
Wroth. rector of the church. who has
a tenor voice of pleasing quality, and
who gave several numbers. Mrs.
Wroth supplied the accomplishments.
Miss Goodwin. who is pupil of
Jacques Bouhy of Paris and Albert
a group Of Tuscan folk songs by
Caracciola, q group of French songs.
, number OF compositions by Dvorak,
Lieurance, Weikel and Woodman and
three duets, in which the second part
was taken by Mrs. McRoberts.
T. S. Lovette will present three of his
out-of-town students In a recital Friday
evening at Fairmont Seminary. Mary
Ruth Matthews of Plainyiew. Tex. will
Minor tGrieg). Romance" (Sibelius),
prelude in C minor (Rachmaninon).
Gladys Hillyer of Palacios Tex, will be
heard in three Chopin preludes. "Papil-
Ions (RosenthaD and ''Scherzo" OH
genska). Zelma Brown Of Temple, Tex.
jor,' "Sonesto 123 del Petraca" (Ldszt),
and "Valse Caprice" STRAUSS -Tausig).
The In-com Co Club. Clyde B. Aitchi-
son, conductor, made its formal bow to
the public for the current season We'd
nesday evening in concert of unusual
merit given in the auditorium in the
Interior Department. The club, which
is composed Of members of the Inter-
stats Commerce Commission, presented
with precision in attack and intonation
and fine sense Of the dramatic in the
climaXes. Special mention should be
made of the effective singing of compo-
sitions of such different character as
THE Lasses O. Linton" CMillgan), Isl
1.-THE Musical Trust (Henry K. Had
ley), Victorious Forever (Rachmani-
noff) and Mr.. Aitchisop's own arrange
ment Of "Uncle Rome" (sydney Homer).
Other ehoruses given were Land Of
March" (Protheroe), "Forest Harps"
lschultz) and ''Ths Ploughman" Carl
Lowner). The club presented as SOLO
list Charles T. Tittmann, bass. who
scored his usual success IN lie Cor
Italian Iinb song AmsTilIi" nI and two old
Slowly" from 1.-THE Fairy Queen" and
Arise. Ye Subterranean Winds" from
.'The Tempest" (Henry PurcelD, and
for encore; Down Among the Dead
Men," Robert l.. FeuerStein, at the
piano. proved to be an excellent accom-
panist.
The women's City Choral Club. with
Mrs. John J. Stahl as director, will
appear in public for the frst time
Women's City Club to be held at the
Mems City Club on the evening of
November l8.
This club, which is part Of the mu-
sic section of the Women's City Club,
meets Saturday afternoons at 4.3O
o'clock for study and practice. The
members are emphasizing the i'm
portance Of studying American music
and of encouraging American profess
sional musicians who are working in