Evening star., 1922-12-17

der the leadership of JOSEPH Pdche.
well known Baltimore conductor Mr..
! Tittmann has also been engaged to
sing the bass roles in THE Messiah
, with the University of Virginia Choir
al Society early in January. and will
! shortly sing the same work with the
Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh.
Miss Gertrude Hennem,n. pianist.
i left Thursday for an extended con-
| cert tour. going in the west and in
Texas. in which state she has five
dates. She is booked fer seventeen
concerts. and expects to return the
latter part Of January.
Announcement is made by the Ru-
! binstefn Club that rehearsals will be
discontinued until after the holidays.
when the club will take up several
| new numbers preparatory to the next
concert TO take place March 6. when
| be the assisting soloist. The frst re-
| hearsal after the holidays will be
held January at the New Ebbitt.
Daisy Jean. Belgian cellist, harpist
| and singer. assisted by Miss Jean
Wisweil, accompantst. will give the
program Friday morning at the Cos
| mos Club before the Friday Morning
Music Club.
A rare treat was given to MUSIC
| lovers Monday evening at the Y. M. Z.
! A.. when a program was given ny
Miss Jindra Mala. soprano; Miss Hat
| tie Herfurth. contralto: c. A. Pendle-
! ton. baritone: Miss Margaret COOK;
reader: Marie McCou-t. pianist. and
Misses NJ. &. Davis and Josephine
| Leonard. accompanies. Miss Mala.
young Czechoslovakian girl, with a
soprano voice OF wide range. attracted
much attention. giving an aria from
ovse =
BrideD. by Bedrich Smetana. noted
Czech composer. and several f1li
| songs. She has studied abroad undeI
German and italian masters ana
! though she has a command of Eng
lish. French. Italian and German.
in Bohemian. The program inciudeu
Piano solos. Waltz" (Chopin) and
Court songs. 20 sleep. Why Dost
Thou Leave Me" (HandeD; "FiorIan
Song Goddard and TIE I1-t,,r,h Siafe
readings. Miss Cook: songs. Even
Bravest Heart" from Faust. ana
"Duna" (McGill). Mr.. Pendleton, Miss
Davis. accompanist: folk songs. roo
Tim Nasim Okene eckem. NeNyoanraj ~
Sd ~ Dievca Esce ana l!non1' &c.
cOmpanist.
Miss craig is young soprano OF
unusual gifts. personality and eAcep-
tional musical attainments. Snc IS
NATIVE CT Washington. ID. C.. ana hoios
degree of bachelor of music from
Irving College. Mechanicsville. "a.
from which she was graduated aiso IN
the regular college course. Miss
Craig has voice of wide range. 'yric
in quality. and her interpretstions
are marked by rnusicianly feeling and
-a1l
Messiah as well as the other ora
tortos in which she has appeared
wi thout a score.
Flora McGill Keefer is Washing
ton artist Of pronounced excellence.
those voice sheds n refreshing note
of indiy;duality wherever its tone ts
heard 1t is meZzo-contralto o!
VARYING colors. and while II carries
with j. an atmosphere sometimes Oh
lishtness. it is at the same time pow
criul and dramatic.
Victor Golibart has tenor voice ot
delight III quality. trained to the last
degree Of art. He has a command ot
phra sing and al, tina: goes to make
good singing. 1t VIII be his hrst APP
pearance In oratorio in his home
town. Washington.
MIR. Tit:lnann. being q Washinsto-
nian. is VII known here. He has ap-
peared with New York symphony.
Philadelphia Orchestra. Detroit SYM
phony. Baltimore symphony, New
York oratorio Society. chicago Ap"i.
10 club at Bach. cincinnati. cornell
and Spartanburs festivals. at New
York oratorio Society festival OF 1920.
etc, and in recital at prominent coll
leges and fer leading music clubs He
IS an American. born and trained IN
America a graduate Of Princeton and
Of the Harvard Law School. and "r-
cupies a prominent position on the
CT n -
ticularly well known through his
many appearances at the celebrated
Bach festivals and in concert -ie mas
sung with such distinguished artists
as Matzenauer. Garrison. Mary Gar
den, Heifetz and casals.
Members Of the Friday Morning
Music Club and their guests enjoyed
one of the choicest offerings of the
season last Friday when Charles T.
Ti,tmann. bass. and Helen Corbin
Heinl. pianist. appeared in Joint re-
cital. The occasion was notable. not
only for the excellent balance Of the
FL ogram. but for the artistry of its
presentation.
Mr.. Tittmann was at his best. his
voice vibrant his diction unsurpassed.
and his interpretations, especially Of
Fligier's lie Cor" Bach's Consider.
0 My Soul from The Passion Ac-
cording to ST. John" and Arise Ye
Subteiranean Winds from The
Tempest" by Henry Purcell. most in
telligert. He gave also Come Raggie
di Sol by Caldara: 'L'Heure En-
ouise." BY Hahn: ''Le Miroir." by
Ferrara: "Hark. Hark. the Lark by
Schubert: THE Cloths of Heaven" by
Thomas Dunhill. and Rolling Down
to Rio" by German.
One of Mrs. Heinl's many chagms as
an artist is her versa tility. which had
q mn To- in he
varied character OF her numbers on
this program. Whether i. were the
melodic beauty Of the Chopin Bal
lade" tNo. y. the brightness CT the
"Seguidilla, by Albiniz. or the ma
Dowell's Kettle sonata" She seemed
to excel in each in turn and while
responding to repeated recalls gave
no encores. She contributed also The
Lotus Land" by Cyril Scott, and
"Sposalisio." by Liszt.
The choir Of the Church of the AS
cension, Massa chusetts avenue at 18th
street. will render an old Eng
lish carol service. with orchestral ac-
compartment. at O'clock Christmas
clusively by candles. The carols to
be sung are as follows: "Adeste
Fideles" J. Reading: Christmas
Morn Adams: The First Novel;"
anonymous: Good King Wenceslas.' -
anonymous: God Rest You. Merry
Gentlemen" anonymous: 20 Little
Town Of Bethlehem Barnby The
offcrtory solo will be "Cantioue de
Noar' tHoly NighD for tenor After
benediction the quartet composed of
Aleen NJ Burns. soprano: Julia c.
Gray. contraIto: George F. BayIiss.
| tenor. and Lawrence f. Murray will
sing. unaccompanied. "Silent Night :"
The church doris will be opened to
the public at s o'clock. All seats are
free.
The De Luxe Concert Party of New