The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1924-04-19
EASTER DAY Of
SONG IND.C.
CHURCHES
Music to Be Dominant Factor
In Making This Holy Day
a Memorable One.

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churches Of Washington tomorrow,
Easter, in song, will celebrate the
new birth Of the Hope Of all the
world.
For the glad "Hosannahs" will
sound for praise. "Hallelujah"
in full-throated choir Of 100 voices
will send a vast congregation forth
into a new day, with that uplift
that alone may be borne on wings
of song.
Easter carol service for the chill.
dren will bring the springtime of
human experience into this day of
souls awakening and Of natures
awakening.
Music, sacred music, traverses all
the huge drama Of mans spiritual
life.
Foundry Nj. E.-The choir win
present the following programs at
the services Easter Sunday:
Morning: Prelude, Resurrection
Morn" (Johnston); anthem, "As 1t
when the Sabbath Was Past"
duet, "Hosanna" (Granier); postlude
"Gloria in Excelsis" from Twelfth
Mass (Mozart).
Evening: Prelude, "Hosanna"
Hartman): anthem, Festival TIE
Deum" Buck); anthem, AT the
Sepulchre" (Nevin); soprano solo,
Where Have They Laid Him." from
1.-THE Light Of the World" (Sullivan);
anthem, Behold the Risen King"
(Dressler); postlude,l easter Day"
Noret).
The personnel Of the choir is,
Mary Sherier Bowie, soprano, Anna
Brett Sunny, contralto, J. r. NJ.
Bowie, tenor, Arthur Lambdin, bass,
with George H. Wilson, organist,
and Anton Kaspar, violinist.
Mt. Pleasant COngregatiOnal-Sun.
day morning at the Mt. Pleasant
Congregational Church a special
program of Easter music will be
given by the Mt. Pleasant chorus
and the solo quartet composed of
Miss Frances Scherger, soprano;
Mrs. Hazen p. Buehler, contralto;
William P. Shanahan, tenor, and
Herman Fakler, bass, under the
direction of Norton M. Little, with
Claude Robson at the organ. The
program is: Organ prelude, RES
direction Morn" (Johnston): bass
solo, "Hosannsh" (Granier), Me-. FAX.
Ter: choruses, "Arise My Soul and
Sing" (Warren), "Hallelujah Chorus"
from ''The Messiah" tHandeI); organ
postlude, "Alleluia" (Loret). There
will be no vesper service at s
o'clock. Instead, at o'clock, a
pageant, "He Is the Son Of God"
will be given. The public is cor
daily invited to this service.
NHavuva0EH -
will be special Easter services, both
Sunday morning and evening. In
the morning the music will be under
organist; the Solo Quartet, cons-
posed of Miss Ruth Peter, soprano;
Miss Richie Mclean, contralto; Rich.
ard P. Backing, tenor, and Raymond
Moore, bass, will sing "As Sleep
Fades Into Night" Shelley; ''The
Magdalene," duet for soprano and
contralto, Warren, Miss Peter and
Miss Mclean; Miss Mclean will
sing 81 Know That My Redeemer
Liveth,' from "The Messiah"
Handel. For the evening service
at o'clock, the music is by the
Evening Choir, 100 voices, and the
Solo Quartet, composed Of Miss
Ruth Peter, soprano; Miss Richie
Mclean, contralto; Ross Farrar,
tenor. and Herman Fakler, basss
under the direction Of Claude Robe.
son, with Harvey Murray at the
organ and Mrs Howard Blandy at
the piano.
Program of music, 8 p. M:
Anthems, "As It Began to Dawn, -
Martin; awake Thou That Sleep.
est" Stainer; bass solo, "Hosan-
man," Granier, Mr.. FakIer; quartet,
1.-THE Paschal Victim" Stewart;
"Hallelujah Chorus" from "The
Messiah" Handel. The public is
cordially invited to this service.
The doors of the church are open
Mt o'clock.
GuntOn Temple-The Easter mu.
bic will be sung by the vested
choir under the direction Of John
George Klein, assisted by Ruth
Bronson Logan, violinist, Of Phil
adelphia. The choir will sing
Echilling's Christ Our Passover"
and Eat the Sepulchre;" an an
them by George Nevin dedicated
20 Fred East, Washington barry.
tone. Mrs. Logan and Mr.. Klein
Will be the soloists at the eve
ming service. Mrs. Klein will
So SA0 0SSOAApuAt1SI a. UVSu CoIV"
ices.
western I'resbyterian-The quar-.
let choir of the Western Pres.
byterian Church, George F. Ross,
director 0and organist, will give
the following program Easter Sun.
day:
Morning; Quartet. Christ Our
Passover" (Tours); quartet. God
Hath Appointed a Day" BerweldD;
soprano solo, "Hosanna" (Granier).
Evening: Quartet, ''Why Seek
Ye the Living?' PeeD; quartet,
20 Light that Breaks from Yon-
der Tomb" Dressler). The quar-.
tet is composed Of Viola Har-
per, soprano: Elsie Lang, con.
tralto; Everett Hardell, tenor; Har-
Ian Randall, barytone.
Ninth Street Christian-Two Eas-
ter. musical programs will be given
Easter Sunday at the Ninth Street
Christian Church, Ninth and ID
streets northeast. Morning: Choir
anthems, who Will Roll Us Away
the Stone?" (Spence); "Hallelujah:
Christ Is Risen" (Spinney); soprano
solo, Calvary" Rodney), Miss Els
ollie Wild. Evening: Choir an.
mems, Easter Triumph Song"
IGeibeD; soprano solo, Christ Is
Risen Today" (BischoffD, Miss Bes.
sic Harrison.
Washington Heights--This church.
Kalorama and Columbia roads, will
have special music for Cts Easter
service tomorrow, with Mrs. Wayne
B. Wheeler and Mrs. George Gale
in vocal solos with obligatO, and
Mrs. Raymond b. Dickey, violin,
ana Miss Duncan, cello, in ensemble