Evening star., 1922-10-01
Musical Mention

the solo quartet. composed OF MISS /
Frances Scherger. soprano; Miss CLEO
tenor, and Raymond Moore, !
bass, the last-named substituting for |
Herman Fakler. and Claude Robson, |
will be. as usual, at the organ. Inc
program this morning will include |
the organ prelude "Intermezzo,' from |
Sonata A Minor" lRheinbeTser3: !
(Gounod); ofiertory, "Cantate Domi- |
no (Buck). sung by Mount Pleasant
chorus; organ postlude. Festal
March" (Calkin). Vesper service. or |
gan prelude. I'm the Twilight" (Har- !
kerr: soprano solo. 80 Savior, Hear |
Me" (Gluck): offertory. quartet. art |
solo. "Postlude" (MerkeD.
Harry Waller. violinist, Charles I
Trowbridge Tittmann. bass, with
Lewis Atwater at the piano. will fur !
nish the musical program at this
tartan Church. which lis held in B.
F.. Keith's Theater pending the COM
pletion of the new church. The pro-
gram will include the violin solos.
from "Air. Concerto in A Minor
sHS, aaa Andant pvcrsH9 b"ss
solos. All Praise to Cod (Wagner)
and "Give Aims (Bontemps).
The choir Of Ingram conEregationai
Church will have very strenuous
experience today. Following the
morning service, the ladies Of the
church will serve dinner to the choir
In the parlors of the church. After
this automobiles will convey thirty
members of the choir to Grennock.
Md. where. at o'clock. there will be
given a musical, service in the Meth
odist Church of that place. The ladies
of that church then will serve a hot
supper and the drive back to the
city will give just time for the sing
ers to reach Ingram Church for the
o'clock evening. service.
follows: Anthem. Praise Ye the
Father" (Gounod); quartet, Jesus.
Meek and Gentle" Margaret Baker.
soprano; Lillian Harms. alto: Charles
Guest, tenor. and Leslie Coyle. bass;
wolves the Sky" ishelley). incidental
bass solo. G. A. Johnson; duet. Fad
ing Still Fading" Bessie Afford. so
prano. and Myra Tilley. alto: anthem
Jerusalem" CParker). solo by Miss
Proctor: solo. Hold Thou My Hand
"Oh. Could I Speak" (Ashford). solo by
Margaret Baker: chorus. Calvary
CRodney). Mrs. Henry Hunt Mckee
will direct the choir, with Robert
Ruckman at the organ.
Mrs. Marie H. Little has heen en-
gagged as organist of the Chapel of
the TRANSPORTATION. and the choir
will resume its duties this morn
ing. The offertory number viii be
a trio for womenS voices. Lift Thine
Eyes" from Elijah" sung by Mary
stevens, Helen Stevens and Mrs. Lii
liam S. Wrenn. The junior choir Will
sing at the evening service.
Mrs. Emily Frech Barnes opened her
season last week with two recitals. in
which pupils both In music and dramatic
art participated. The programs con-
sisted of piano solos, songs. recitations
and scenes In costume. Among those
contributing to- the occasion were Mar
garet Parsons, Minnie Eilin; Evelyn
Arnold, Aida Johnson. Virginia Decker.
Mary and Bertha Beans, Dorothy Meh-
lin Marian Hartley. Mary Ready, Aida
Welsh. Jean Ellis. Miriam Davis. Char
lotte Hammer. Hulda Broden. Dorothy
Barnes. Rose Perkins. Mildred King.
Shirley Pearlman. Anita Summers, Ruth
Brill. Miss Worrell, Miss Dalkin. Mrs.
William Davis. and Masters Milton
Dean. Everett Mehlin, Frank. Donald and
Douglas Parsons.
The Columbian Male Quartet gave an
attractive program at PurcelIville, Va.
Friday evening, under the auspices OF
the Lyceum bureau, the occasion being
fall music festival at the mountain
town. This was the third appearance
of the quartet before a Purcellville
audience in two months. The personnel
Of the organization being Paul Ledig.
William E. Braithwaite, W. S. Haynie
and B. A. Linebach.
The National Opera School, which is
the training school of the productions
of the Washington Opera Company, is
organizing it's seasons classes.
The professional opportunity offered
by this school can not easily be
duplicated.
operate and concert appearances
have been arranged for numbers Of the
students as soon they have had the
requisite training TO meet the demands
OF the public. Which has get the seal of
its approval on the work done in the
var!oY; departments-vocal. dramatic.
ballet and choral.
The work OF this school is still in its
infancy. but it is already being recog-
nized as one of the real forces in the
artistic, social and business life of the
capital.
The Choral Art Society OF Wash
ington. George Harold Miller. direc-
tor, will start rehearsals for this sea-
son Wednesday evening at o'clock
College of Music. 714 18th street;
The custom Of giving '"The Messiah"
in Washington every season will be
continued by the Choral Art Society,
with two evenings at Central High
ton. The Washington College of
Music Orchestra, C. E. Christiani.
conductor, will be used for the ac-
All persons interested in choral
Ha6
fence or not. will be cordially wei
coined to help make the Choral Art
Society a lasting institution of Wash
ington.
Mrs Roland S. Fl. Dyer of Brook
ing's service at the Washington
Heights Presbyterian Church, when
she will sing the contralto solo.
How Long Wilt Thou Forget Me,
o Lord?" by Mietzke. and a duet.
God Shall Wipe Away All Tears" by
Roma, Mrs. Wayne B. Wheeler sus-
tanning the soprano part.
The National Community Chorus. un-
der direction Of Charles S. Wergerd.
win resume it's rehearsals on next Mon
day evening, October 2, in the lecture
room Of the Northminster Presbyterian
Church, corner Of Rhode Island avenue
and 11th street. at o'clock. The pro-
gram for the 1929 season is very
ambitious one, including the "Rose
Maiden" "The Messiah" "Elijah." and
a miscellaneous concert. together with
seven monthly student-artists' concerts
at the Mt. Vernon Methodist Church.
Singers are invited to become members
of the chorus and voice tests can be
arranged. Persons having Messiah"
scores are requested to bring them to
the rehearsal.
Miss Lucy H. Paul. organist at Christ
Church, Georgetown. for the past five
years. has resigned that position to ac-