Evening star., 1922-12-17
Music Mention

MentlOn
Movement: Harold Randolph. di-
rector of the Peabody Conservatory
Of Baltimore. will talk on the "Femi-
nization of Music: "Old Time Com
munity Music" will be discussed by
w. J. Baltzell Of New York city: a
sspors 5v VIII ssc,s be read on o1K Mn
report from the committee on Com
munity Music" by Rossiter G. Cole;
William Arms Fisher OF Boston, Mass.
VIII pay his respects to Song Sharks
and Their Victims: Frederick Holm
berg Of Norman. Okla. will discuss
Audience" and. after an address by
the president of the association.
J. Lawrence Erb on "Why Study Mu-
sfc? Other addresses will be given as
follows: The Need for Simplifying and
Sonaensng tays n R.oTes Teaching Methods Gus, =.
Comparison of the Impulses at Work in
the Rise and Decline of Tonality."
George l.: Dickinson. Poughkeepsie, n.
u; Celebrating the 400th Anniversary
81. 81 ths First Hymnal." Charles N. Boyd,
mittee on organ and choral music.
Mr.. Boyd. chairnan: Music Settle
ment schools Augustus d. Zanzig,
Concord. Mass: The Use of Color
symbols in Teaching Musical Form"
city: The Sentence Structure Of
Modern Music Karl Eschmann.
Granville. Ohio: Music Teaching
Among the Blind" Mrs. Leda Craw-
ford Steele. Muskogee. Okla: The
Lighter Side Of Bach" w. H. Humis-
q IL ,;t, rt,a
Function OF the Music Critic as In
sentative New York music critics;
report of affiliation committee. Mr..
Leon r. Maxwell. acting chairman:
The Golden Hour Movement" James
Better Hymn Singing" p. c. Lutkin.
evanston. Ill: changing the Point
of View" Leon r. Maxwell, New Or
leans. La: Evolution Of Public
school Music in the United States
Prom Lowell Mason to the Civil
j. Meconathy. Evanston, ILL.,: From
the Civil War to 1900, Settling the
Problem of Reading" Ralph l.. Bald
WIN, Hartford. Conn; THE Twen-
,ieth century. Singing Revival"
Karl ". Gehrkens. Oberlir. Ohio:
The Evolution Of High School Mu-
sic. viii Earhart. Pittsburgh. Ia:
Music Appreciation in the Schools.
Dream Fulfilled" Edward 3. Birge.
bloomington. Ind: Modern French
Music" II. II. Beliamann. Columbia.
s. C.: report Of the committee on coll
leges and universities. H. II. Bella
mann. chairman-"First Steps To-
ward Organizing Il College and Uni
versity Section" discussion Of Ger
tain Entrance Requirements in Mu-
sic. opened by Messrs Dickinson and
Sleeper.
Handel's masterpiece. the oratorio
Of THE Messiah" will be sung to-
borrow 'rening By the Washington
choral Society. Charles S. Wengerd,
rum. This inspirational work. COM
posed in l.G. was completed in an
amazingly brief period-twenty- -four
days-and IL stands uniquely as a
colossal world sermon of scriptursl
texts. alternating musicaliy in mas
those OF JOY or appealing tenderness.
IT received its initial performance at
the Covent Garden Theater In Lon
don in i.43 and was at once recog-
niZed as classic Of noble proportions
on the story Of the Christ child. No
other musical composition has so en-
richcd the cause of charity. as even
in the years following its first per-
formance il was given annually for
the D.ncfit of the Founding Hospital
Of London. the composer himself con-
Quoting. In conformarce with the
previous policy Of the Washington
Choral Society. Washington singers.
Meta Craig. soprano: Flora McGnl
keefer. nezZo- -contralto: Victor Coli
bart. tenor, and Charles Trowbridge
Tittmann. bass. will sustain the solo
and small ensemble parts. William
F. Brathwaite will he the assisting
conductor. and the accompaniments
will be furnished by Helen Nash. at
the piano. and Harvey Murray. at the
organ.
The Christmas cantata. The Com
ing Of the King" by Dudley Buck.
will be rendered this evening by the
choir Of the First Baptist Church.
under direction Of Mrs Florence How
ard. with Charles T. Ferry at the or
gan. The solos wifi be sustained by
Mrs. Howard, soprano: Mrs. William
T. Reed. contralto: Charles L. Riddel,
tenor. and Arthur c. Gorbach. bass.
The regular monthly business meet
ing of the Rho Beta Chapter. Mu Phi
Epsilon. National Musical Sorority,
was held Monday in the chapter rooms
at the Washington College of Music.
Among the new members pledged are
Estelle Wentworth, Richie Mclean.
Blandy. An informal musical pro-
which Edith B. Athey is chairman. in
cluded the violin solos, "Canzonetta.
by D'Ambrosio: Spanish Dance" by
Granados. and "Andantino." by Mar
Thomas; piano solos, waltz. c Sharp
Minor" by Chopin. and minuet. from
Sonata in E Minor" by Grieg. Miss
Clara Wolf: songs. Little Lassie o
Nine" by Garrett. with violin obli-
cato, and Jasmine Door," by Scott,
hS,
Mabel c. Linton at the piano.
Mrs. R. H. Dalgleish. president of
the District section of the National
Federation of Music Clubs. has sent
out the following letter to the mu-
sicians in Washington:
1.-The National Federation of Music
Clubs is conducting membership
campaign. and we. feel that every
musician in Washington should be
a member and lend support. The list
would not be complete without your
name.
DO YOU know what the National
Federation Of Music Clubs is doing?
1t is the one great power for music
in America today. 1t encourages the
native composer. not only by offer
ing prixes for the best compositions
in every field. but also by giving
these compositions the best rendition
by the greatest orchestras.
"a few years ago the best opera
submitted received a prize of $4,000.
and $4,000 was spent in producing it.
1.-The federation is seeking out the
most promising young executive mu-
sicians by contest and is helping
them to reach the public. 1t is Gre
ating a public that can listen with
discrimination and it is willing to
give the native artists hearing. 1t
Is helping to perpetuate the names of
our best composers. II is helping to
make America musical by its promo