The Washington herald., 1922-05-29
DISTRICTMUSIc WEEK OPENS
AS THOUSANDS JOIN CHORUS
Central High School Auditorium Fails to Ac.
commodate Crowd at Initial Program.

And crown the good with broth
erhood." swelled 1000 voices at Cen
tral High School Auditorium last
night. while a persistently-wa
throng outside the doors added to
the sound.
Washington music week opened
to halls crowded to overlooking
wherever there was music scheduled
and was greeted with reception
that for heartiness would convince
the most skeptical Of its interest for
the public.
At Central High School last night
the concert. moved from the stadium
to the auditorium because OF the
weather. was attended by many
more than the hall would hold.
Crowds waited patiently outside the
doors to see IL they would not even
tually be accommodated, or IL. per-
haps. they might hear a part of the
program. nevertheless.
Army Band Plays.
Orchestral music by the Army Muz
sic School Band was the feature or
the evening. Cleaned from every
army post in the United States. the
band provided music that equalled
any other military organization.
A carefully y-selected program Of
classical music. with the exception
OF one medley. was given with an
artistry that obviously surprised the
discriminating in the audience. and
undoubtedly delighted those who
didn't know anything about music
but knew what they liked" The
overture to wagner's Die Meister-
singer Won Numbers" was present
ed with mastery understanding, and
the overture to "Egmont" Of Bee
thoveh was brilliant.
indianapolis Singers Here.
Selections from Bizet's Carmen"
a Southern Rhapsody" arranged by
Homer. and a Tschiakowsky march.
&C mpleted the bands program. Their
directors. John s. Martin. Manuel
ComuIada and Rocca Resta. handled
their batons with precision and
skill. The small wind instruments
were used we'll and the performance
was characterized with delicacy and
technique.
The Schola Cantorum, SIS. Peter
and Paul Cathedral. of Indianapolis,
directed by Elmer A. Steffen, sang
"Agnus Der from Stehle's Corona
tion mass. and the "Sanctus" from
Yon's Two-part mass. They are a
male quartet with rarely rich
voices, well co-ordinated and
adapted to the sacred music that is
their forte. They were accompa ed
by Frances B. Spencer on the organ
and their reception was So hearty
that they sang To the Spirit oi
Music" by Percy Rector Stephens
with words by Charles Hanson
Towne.
Crowd Joins in Singing.
Two songs. AS We Part" IlGen'
fritz, and "Walz Song" from Fire
Fly" by Friml were presented bI
Mrs. Mary Sherrier Bowie. accom-
panied by George Wilson. The re
mainder of the program was occu'
pied with community singing.
With what heartiness and jollit,
the large audience did ''join in thu
chorus" thankfulness was In ever,
voice when they sang the KATHERINE
Lee Bates America with ferror
And how they laughed over Rober
Lawrence's pet 'Howdy Do" The,
gurGled over the round, Scotland
Is Burning" with the naivete o.
third graders. and sobered after tbs
bands final number. "Weber's In
vitation to the Dance" into tn,
strains of Aud Lang Syne" anC
the -SpaNeled Banner"
Yesterdays program was furthe
featured by the concert of sacret
music sung at high mass by tn
Schola Cantorum at st. Dominic
Church in the morning. by an in
teresting program at the Arts Clul
last night. and by special sacre'
music at other churchey through
out the city. All were well at
tended and many were crowded.
Program for Today.
The Choral Art Society OF wash
ington. directed by George Harol'
Miller. and assisted by the Wash
ington College of Music. will Giv'
a concert that will figure as th'
feature of today's program.
Everywhere citizens of Wash
inSton seem interested and enthu
siastic about the ideal of musi
week and its plans, Robert Law
renee. organizing director, declared
The following is the program 70
today. which will be presented b!
the Choral Art Society of Washing
ton at Central High School at s:l'
p. m.
George Harold Miller is director
assisted by the Washington ColleE'
of Music Orchestra, c. E. Chris
tiani. conductor. and Clara Young
soprano: Gladys Price. soprano
Mrs. Marie c. Deal. soprano: J. +
NJ Bowie, tenor. and Charles 7
Tittmann. bass.
Program.
Part I-Adagio. Allegro col
spirito. from symphony in F Flat
Joseph Haydn: Washington ColleC'
of Music Orchestra.
Part 1.-THE Choral Art Societ!
OF Washington present ~The Crea
tiopD (Joxenh ITavdnl with fIi