Evening star., 1922-10-08

STAR, WASHINGTON,
der to make the super coupler func-
| tion properly. Likewise the swell
seventy three pipes compass.
The pedal organ is thiTty-two pipes
! compass. ,F
The echo organ division is provided
for and will be installed next spring.
of tubular chimes of = twenty-five
| notes, In addition to FIVE. speaking
stops Of seventy-.hree pipes each;
The action of the organ Is electric.
| the console Is detached and placed on
the west side of the chancel and the
| blower.
The instrument can be termed
purely an ecclesiastical organ. digni-
| fed, well balanced, excellent en-
| semble Of even tone when full organ
is played. showing purity Of tone and
At the Church of the Covenant the
\ musical program for the evening
service as arranged by Mr.. Harvey
sists Of selections by Miss Elsa Rafier.
violinist; Mr.. Richard Lorleberg, eel
list. and Mr.. Charles T. Tfttmsnn.
bass. The following numbers will be
| ,
vocal solo with cello obbligato. Like
| as the Heart Desireth" (Allitsen);. vio-
lin solo, romance from Violin Con-
certo" (WieniawskD; vocal. solo. 1.-The
Lord Is My Shepherd lDvorak); offer
tory trio for violin, cello and organ.
| "Canzene" (Nevin).
Miss Charlotte Klein. for many
years organist and choir director at
the Western Presbyterian Church.
cf1h fvyfA Cd 1od or
Thomas Episcopal Church for L. B.
Aldrich, regular organist.
Washington's gifted young violinist.
Sylvia Lent. daughter OF Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Lent, made her European
debut at Bechstein Hall. Berlin. Sep
tember 1s. scoring an unqualified sue
cess, according to the local critics.
who write of the purity and mo-
biltty of her tone. her impeccable
| and mature technic and her interpre-
| tAtion. which was full Of tempera-
ment" She is already booked for
! several other important engagements
in foreign music centers.
Mrs. Richard Dean. chairman of the
music committee of the Arts Club
this season. arranged an auspicious
opening for the musical event Of the
winter in the song recital given Wed
nesday evening by Mccall Lanham
of New York. Mr.. Lanham's pro-
| gram. ranging from the classics OF
negro spirituel. was given with
characteristic Interpretation, display
ing baritone voice OF mellow quality
and fine resonance. He was assisted
at the piano by Miss Alice Claussen
in the following numbers: Air de
"Arioso" du "Roi de Lahore" MAS
seneD. "Aus Meinen Grossen Schmer-
zen" (Franz). Itch Trage Meme
Mime" (Strauss). La Paix" (Hahnl,
Rose Messagere" lBarbiroll).
Bien" (Pierne). "A Home" (Ferraril.
20 Wondrous Flower O. Mine"
| (Stickles). wait Till All Put on My
| Crown" Heddick) and Call Me No
More" (Cadman).
The Choral Art Society of Wash
| ington. George Harold Miller direc-
| tor. held its first rehearsal for this
| season last Wednesday evening IN
! the recital hall of the Washington
| College of Music. Mr.. Miller was
| much pleased with the attendance.
and work on The Messiah" which is
| to be given two evenings during the
Christmas holidays at Central High
School. with the Washington College
Of Music accompanying. was entered
into with enthusiasm.
Mr.. Miller invites all singers who
are interested In choral work to join
| the society and thereby help make it
a choral organization second to none
| in the country.
Faculty events in Washington semi
naries this fall include a rare pro-
| gram given Wednesday evening at
the Colonial School by Helen Corbin
Heinl. pianist, Paul Bleyden, tenor,
and Anton Kaspar. violinist. Mrs.
Heinl was heard in two groups
Chant polonase sst, (cnopinL,sz pin E;r.
dance. "Seguidilla" (Albeniz). Mr.
| Kaspar played two Kreisler numbers.
"Liebeslied' and "Liebesfreud." and
ClamberinE In" (Slater), Tally Ho"
LeonD, Loves Merchant" tCarew),
Scotch Song" (walD. Give a Man
a Horse He Can Ride" (O'Hara), I'm
victus'' (Bruno Huhn) and '"Tarantella"
(RossinD.
Reopening Of the First Baptist
Church will be marked today by spe-
cial musical programs at each serv
ice. the solo quartet consisting of
Mrs Florence Howard. suprano and
director; Mrs. William T. Reed. con-
Arthur Chester Gorbach, bass. being
supplemented by large chorus.
Waiter Nash will be at the organ. and
the numbers will include this morn
ing the organ prelude. Largo"
Deum' Dudley Buck). and organ
postlude. March Solonelle' (Bo-
rowskD. Evening-Organ prelude,
"Ahendlied" (Schumann); anthem by
evening chorus. Break Forth Into
JOY" (Rogers): quartet Except the
Lord Build the House" (Gilchris:),
and organ postlude, March in b
Minor (SchuberD.
Activities as announced by the de-
partment of music at the Mount Vernon
N. f. Church South for the coming
season carry full calendar of
events. including the regular monthly
concerts which are given by the choir.
The concert for October will be