Evening star., 1922-06-18
Musical Mention

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sealed and delivered" are. just now
dividing public attention with the
perennial pupils recital" and each
week brings announcement of resig-
nations and appointments of great
interest to large portion of Wash
ington's musical forces The first
of the churches to announce COM
pletion of its choir personnel for
next season is the Church of the
Covenant. which has long held an
important place on the musical map
of the city. Claude Robson, organ
ist and choir director of the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church, who
has for several seasons past supplied
the piano accompaniment to the work
of the evening choir, has been engag-
ed to direct the evening chorus cholr,
and Mrs. Howard Blandy. accompan-
ist of the Rubinstein Club. Will sup
ply his place a the piano. MIR. Robe
son will continue his work at the
Mount Pleasant Church, as II holds
no service in the evening. The
chorus of the Church of the Covenant
will be supplemented by solo quar-
tet. consi sting of Ruth Peter, soprano;
Richie Mclean, contralto: Ross Far
rar, tenor, and Herman Fakler, bari
tone. Harvey Murray VIII preside al
the organ at all of the services and
will be in charge of the music for the
morning and afternoon services. In
the morning the music will be as pre-
viously. congregational. with Frank
Reeside as precentor. AT the AFTER
noon service. Richard Loreleberg'
violocellist. and Estelle Thomas,
vioiinist, will assist in the musical
portions of the service, with special
vocal soloists for occasions. Mt.
Murray will conclude this season s
work at the church wit hthe serv-
Ices today and during the summer
Arthur Mayo will substitute for hip
in the mornings and Claude Robeson
in the evenings.
William Clegg Monroe. soloist of the
Second Presbyterian Church. New YORK
city, gave recital Wednesday evening
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Smith, In Chevy Chase. Md, before an
appreciative audience. composed largely
of Washington musicians. Mr.. Monroe,
who is a pupil of w. Henri Zay, teach
er of the late Evan Williams. delighted
the gathering by his pleasing person.
ality and we'll cultivated voice. includ-
ing among his selections Handlers Lar
CO." lieder by Brahms. Schumann anu
Schubert. negro spirituels and ballads
by American composers. well dlVersl-
fed range of songs. He was accom-
panied at the piano by Gertrude Nc
Rae Nash. who acceded TO many re-
quests in contributing two piano solos:
Walter Nash, violoncelliSt, also added
to the pleasure of the occasion by play
ing the prelude to 'The Deluge" and
"The Swan both by Saint -Saens, and
"Minuet" (Zoellman). Mr.. Monroe. who
has at various times been fortunate in
enjoying the hospitality OF Nine. Ernes-
tine Schumann Henk in her home, fur-
nished one of the most delightful fea-
lures of the evening by relating anec-
dotes which gave the guests an init
mate insight into the character of this
great-hearted artist of international
fame.
Estelle Wentworths many friends
here will be interested to know that
she will again make her home in WASH
ington next season. Miss Wentworth
has accepted the position OF soprano So
loist at the First Congregational Church
for next season and will take up her
duties there during September. She
succeeds Miss Nelson. who will sail for
Europe early in August for two years
study abroad.
Dr. and Mrs. T. s. Lovette. the lat
ter we'll known here as Eva Whitford.
have resigned their positions as head
of the piano and voice departments. re-
spectively, of Baylor College, Belton,
TEX. They will arrive in Washington
will sail for England in July to visit DR..
Loyette's relatives They are arrang-
ing to return here in the fall and will
in future divide their time between
Washington and New York.
Successful student events of the
week include a plano and violin re-
cital by pupils of Miss Helen w;
CAN'T Among the numbers rendered
were: THE Streamlet" lRisher). Al
,te' L iof IN r.
litt), Frances Marshall: 20 Sole Mic"
Arthur Wood: Merry Little Brook
let" (CrandaiD, Katherine Collins:
Angelina (Martin): Angelina di
Georgi; The GYPSY Grace tadg: LADY:
June Morning. ns MaTEare5 M,;ared sote1: lsea:
-On the River" (duet. Grace Lady
and Margaret Peed; "Humoresque".
(Dvorak). Dorothy Wood; Scarf
Dance" (Chaminade), Eloise Holmes:
Elizabeth Stall: starry Eyes" (Gei..
beD, Herbert Miles: Morning Song"
Devaux). Frances Amidon: Tossing
Kisses" (Heins), Marguerite Smith;
Pony Race" Roy Perry; smiling
Eyes" Olive Perry; Carnival OF OF
iBocherinD. Beatrice Pestell: GYPSY
Dance" (Smith). Helen Lentz; "False
Petite" Joseph Werres; "A Country
Dance" (Sartoris), Eugene Lentz
Second Mazurka" (Godard), Mar)o-
rie Firor: First Rosebud (violin),
Back to Ole virginy," violin solo. by
powell; Alpine Flower" (violin).
Harriet Mcnamara; Sixth Nocturne
Francis Holmes: "Heatherbloom
(Huerta), Anna Hengstler: I'm Wal
de- (Heller). Louise Turner: "Rustle
of Spring" Eta Webb; "Auld Lang
Syne." Iris Cowen: "Humming Bird"
Mildred koons: "Solfegietti' (Bach).
Ernestine Hicks; Spring Dance"
Ellice de Forest.
Invitations have been issued for the
sixteenth annual commencement of
the Washington College of Music to
take place Saturday evening at Gen.
trail High School The class of 1922
consists of the following students,
who will receive artists diplomas.
graduate diplomas. teachers diplo-
mas and certificates: Artists diplo-
mascara Lillian Becker, piano. and
Gladys Irene Price, voice. Graduate
and teachers diplomas-Stella May
Bryant, piano (graduate); Helen
Genevieve Wagner, piano tgraduate)
Marjorie Gilbert Davis, piano (teach-
err: Percy Keneipp. piano (teach-
err; Benjamin Rather. piano (teach-
err. Certificates-Ruth Minerval AL
berty. violin; Ruby Lee Booth. piano:
Juicy Gillingham Buckman, piano;
Helen Virginia Clarke. piano: Mar
garet Cristadoro. piano; Mildred
Elizabeth Crown. piano; Anne Delano,
Piano: Edith Viola Fussell. piano;
Edna Vernon Galbreath, piano; Mary
Sayona Griest, voice: Marian Helen
Harding, piano; Charlotte Miriam
Keefer. piano; Rose Gravits, piano;
Louise Delphine Lord. piano, Harold
Edgar Luber, piano, Ella Miller,
piano; Wynema Jane Mckinley. voice
and piano: Emily Putnam, piano;
Ruth Eloise Rodier. piano; Frances