Evening star., 1922-11-19
Musical Mention

ton. series of concerts will be given
during the season, some by well known
Washington talent and others BY out
of-town artists. The first Of these
will be held Wednesday evening.
when the program will be given by
Mrs. John J. Stahl. mezzo- soprano.
and Elizabeth Winston. pianist. Mrs.
Stahl will sing among other selec-
tions. the beautiful aria, MY Heart
at Thy Sweet Voice." from Saint
Saens Sampson and Delilah." and
Little Damosel," by Neville, and Miss
Winston's numbers will include
LISTS Eighth Rhapsody" Concert
Etude." by Sternberg; THE Fountain"
by Ravel, and 'Papillons." by Rosen-
thai.
Warren +. Johnson. who has recent
ly been appointed assistant to Edgar
Priest. organist and choirmasteT of
the Washington Cathedral. will be
heard in recital this afternoon in the
Bethlehem Chapel Of the Nativity. Mr..
spring. when he made a profound i'm,
preston for his admirable command
of the instrument. both technically
and Intellectually. His program Of
today is made up of works from as
ter composers of the king of instru-
''Pastorale." by Joseph Bonnet, who
has appeared here twice most success
fully in recital: "Phantasie. Op 1874"
by Josef Rheinberger: "1mprovisa-
tion" (sostenuto and fughetta). by Sig
frid karg- Ebert: "Scherzo. from,
vesperal. "Soir dams la Paline." by
Edward d'Evry.
Julia Gulbreth Gray, contralto. as
sisted by Charles T. Ferry. pianist
composer. and the Nordica Mandolin
Club. Walter T. Holt. director. will
give the second in the series of con-
certs at the Ingram Congregational
Church Wednesday evening. Mrs.
Gray has a contralto voice of mellow
quality. and it is difficult to say in
which of her groups. modern songs.
songs OF mirth. dusk songs. plantation
songs and negro spirituels. she is
most attractive. Mr.. Ferry will Of
hclate as accompanist as well as con-
tributing several original piano solos.
and the Nordica Club will provide Sc
lections in lighter vein. Mrs. Henry
Hunt Mckee will be in charge of the
program.
One of the series of weekly con-
certS at the First Congregational
Church will be given on Friday eve
ming at o'clock. The feature of the
program will be the Chopin Con
certo in Minor for Piano and Or
gan. played by Louis A. Potter at
the piano and Harry Edward Mueller
at the organ. Ruby Potter. soprano;
Gertrude McRae Nash. pianist. will
assist with the following program:
Organ. March Triomphale" (Fer-
rataD; violin. Legend" (Wieniaw-
skD; soprano. "Berceuse" from "Joce-
lyn" (Godard). Autumn" and
''SDrinR" (Nejh. violin .A,, Nt,r;,,
(SchuberD: soprano, spirit Flower"
Campbell Tipton); Concerto in F.
minor FOR Organ and Piano" Chopin.
was the program given Thursday
evening at the Arts Club by Miss
Helen Colhoun and Charles T. Ferry.
Miss Colhoun's recitations included.
besides many others Of interest. THE
Eaianfui "a Lovers: "kotchin' of Brer
Como on the Tiger Lily" by Joaquin
Miller: The Pathway of Gold and
Sandalphon." and NJ: Ferry's num-
bers. all original compositions. were
Dance of the Nymphs." Might Song"
Moon Clio" Prelude in c Minor" and
an improvisation during Miss Col
houn's final recitation
Albert Sommers. baritone. and Nine.
Mareno. pianist: were heard in joint
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Street Hall. Herndon. under the au-
spices of the Episcopal Church of the
Virginia cowr. Both soloists were at
their best in the latter part of the
performance. though it was more than
cred,tabie e,hal throughout. Among the
God Of Abraham (Mendelssohn).
Ave Maria" (Bach-Gounod), INV
Heart Ever Faithful" Bach). Mr..
Summers; piano solos: "Minuet" Gys-
derer's Song" tschumann), Hedge
"Berceuse" (Godard). "Fruhlingsrau
shen" tSinding). Mrs. Mareno: Una
Furtiva Lagrimo" CDonizettD. Mr..
"Fantssie rmpromptus a9ue echopinp' nRHoraks' Mrs
Moreno: "Romanza.'' from "Faust"
Gounod). Monotone" (P. Cornelius).
Ships: That Pass in the Night" (Ste-
phenson). Now Sleep the Crimson
Petal" tRoger Quilter). "The Blind
Plowman Coningsby Clarke), Mr.
Summers.
George Daland. organist and choir
master of St Johns Episcopal
Church, Georgetown. will give a re-
Episcopal Church. Chevy Chase. When
he will present the following pro-
gram: "E'ugue in D Major" (Gu!l-
manD, "Evensong" Gohnston). "sere-
made in Free Canonic Form" (Hause),
"Burlesca Melodia" baldwin. three
old songs: Somebody Knockin' at
Yo' Do. transcribed by John Tasker
Howard. jr.: Nobody Knows De
Trouble I've Seem" transcribed by
Clarence Cameron White; "Silve,
Threads Among the Gold" (Banks);
overture. William Tell (RossinD.
transcribed by Dudley Buck; "Scherzo
Caprice" (Charles Gilbert Spross),
Invocation" (Clemence), "Humo-
rescue (Tschaikowsky). Coronation
March" from THE Prophet" Meyer
beer). Two groups of solos for
violincello will be rendered by Oliver
Smith of Chevy Chase.
Pleasant events Of the week in
clude the recital by Felian Garcia,
French pianist. which took place at
the Arts Club Wednesday evening
before an audience of discriminating
and appreciative music lovers. Mr..
Garcia was notably at his best in the
final group. which included LISTS
"Etude in D Flat: "Tarantelle." by
Msszkowski. and Saint-Saens' "Etude