Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1924-10-19
MUSIGR A PHS

DAUL BLEYDEN has in preparation
two musical compositions. One Is
?. one-aCt operetta, entitled The
Magic Hours written by Homer
BARTLETT, based on Greek mythology,
with two roles, those of the Shep-
herdess and Pan. Helen Harper, So
rrano. and Louis r. Goodyear. tenor.
will sing these roles. Mrs. Bleyden
will play the accompaniment at the
piano. The work VIII be broadcast
from station WCAP next Friday night
at $3.50 o'clock.
The second work upon which Mr..
Fleyden is working is a song cycle
for four voices. II is Lily Strick-
lands new work. called IN Il Suff's
Tent, with verses from THE Iazu
Mat of Abu1-ala" Those who will
sing this work are Mrs. Clyde f.
Aitchison, soprano: Miss Hattie Her
furth contralto: Clyde Bruce, bass;
Paul Bleyden, tenor: with Mrs. Bley-
den at the piano. 1t is said that this
will be the first performance of this
work in this country.
Mallette Roach Spengler soprano,
sang group of southern songs We'd
nesday evening at the Willard Hotel,
when the Virginia State Society held
us nTSt meeting Ol the S'dSoE
Mrs. Spengler also was soloist at the
reception given by the ParentTeach-
ers' Association in Clarendon, Va,
last week.
Katherine Lippert, 13-year-old stu
dent of the piano. recently gave
group Of selections before the Wom-
ans Democratic Club in the ballroom
1T the home of Mrs. Francois Berger
Moran, Miss Lippert also broadcast
p short recital from the studio Of
WRC last Tuesday evening. She
will again be heard on the air next
Saturday.
Margarita Harris, pianist, and Eu
Eenia Harris, soprano graduates OF
Georgetown Visitation Convent OF
Washington. will he visitors here this
week. They are the daughters of Col.
Frank E. Harris, stationed in Panama,
where the girls spent the past winter.
Before sailing for America in Sep
tembeT. the Misses Harris appeared In
recital in Colon and received I'M
usually favorable comments on their
musicianship.
The Twenty-third Psalm" motel
by r. Deane Shure, Will be one of the
features of the composition recital to
he given at the Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Episcopal Church South
Wednesday evening, October %, at
o'clock.
Mr.. Shure. who Is director of music
IF the church, has planned a series of
concerts during the year. one to be
riven on the last Wednesday of each
month, the first. The one this month.
20 be made up entirely of his own
compositions.
He will play a piano suite recently
written by him entitled Meadow
Madrigals," and, with Mrs. Frank A.
frost, organist of the church, Will
play q piano and organ arrangement
of his Lyric Washington Suite"
Other organ compositions will be
'played by Mrs. Frost and various
nuartets, solos and anthems, most of
which have been published, will be
sung by Mrs. J. Frank Rice. soprano;
w. Arthur Mccoy, tenor; Everett s.
IIardell, tenor; Howard p. Bailey.
baritone: James T. Schick. basso, and
the Mount Vernon Chorus of 80 voices.
An organ recital will be given at
tho Mount Pleasant Methodist Epis-
conaI Church South Tuesday evening
nv Mrs. Frank A. Frost, organist of
the Mount Vernon Place Church. as
sisted by Mrs. Flora McGill Keefer,
n,ezzo>contralto. and Durward Bower
~sox. violinist. The program will be
% follows: Fifth Sonata" andante,
sndante con motto. allegro maestoso
(Mendelssohn). Mrs. Frost; How
lovely Are Thy Dwellings" Giddle),
"The Penitent" Van de Water), Mrs.
K.efer: premiere Arabesque" ODE
hus.y). rPoeme Erotique' (Grieg),
"Elegis Melody ,(Grieg), 'Berceuse"
fCriex,. Mrs. Frost; Romance"
(WieniawskD, Alteration" Borrow
.kD. "Berceuse" from "Jocelyn" God
ard), Mr.. Bowersox; Rhapsody"
(Siiver), Mrs. Frost.
The vocal scholarship offered by
Alice Tyersman has been awarded to
FRANCIS Swan, tenor, of Washington
n G. Mr.. Swan possesses lyric
voice of good range. The two-part
scholarships have been given to Mrs.
cJaro NJ. Recto, dramatic soprano, of
Manila, Philippin Islands, wife of the
minority leader in the Philippine
House Of Representatives, and Edna
smith. lyric soprano, Of Washington,
D. c.
Berenfce Randall. teacher OF music
in Wilson Normal School, led the
children In tho singing Of America at
CrandaIrs Tivoli Theater, yesterday
morning when the SECOND OF the sps-