Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1925-02-01
IN THE CHURCHES

THE Russian Balalaika Orchestra,
Della Baker, lyric soprano, for
merly soloist with the New York and
Philadelphia Symphony orchestras,
and Charles T. Ferry, organist, will
present the musical vesper service, at
4:45 pm, al the First Congreg ational
Church, today.
The Balalaika is the national in
strument of Russia. 1t has a long
history reaching back for centuries
into the nebulous unwritten. past of
the early tribes of northern Europe.
1t is the connecting link between
primitive savagery and civilization
and was the first step toward culture
undertaken by what is now a great
people.
When circumstances seemed TO in
dictate that the balalaika would pass
out of existence, a musical genius of
explorative turn Of mind analysed the
instrument and was surprised to find
IL possible to produce remarkable
crescendos and diminuendos. The
wonders of the balalaika inspired
within him the dream of reviving 1T
as the national instrument of his land.
His first step was to perfect himself
as performer upon it and his next to
practical musical employment. His
own playing won sympathy. 1t ap-
pealed to the Slav ina gination, and
after years of labor and the expen-
diture of a vast fortune, he had the
satisfaction of seeing balalaka or
chestras established throughout the
Russian empire. His own organiza-
tion of players was made by imperial
command the court orchestra.
At
soioist, numbering among her engage
ments appearances with the New York
and Philadelphia symphony orches-
tras. Newark Festival, Carnegie Hall,
Aeolian Hall, Oberlin Musical Festi-
val Waterbury Choral Society, keene
Festival. Summit Choral Society and
Englewood Choral Society.
Announcement is made OF the en-
gagement Of Willard 8. Haynie, bass
baritone, as director Of music Of the
II Street Christian Church, Sixth and
II streets southwest.
The following numbers Will be pre-
scented today, with Edith Gottwalls
at the organ: Morning-Anthem
Ashamed of Thee" (De Vere), and
baritone solo, 1T Was for Me-
| (Blount). Evening-Anthem, God
! Be Merciful" (Danks), and male quar-
Home" (Bottorf).
The personnel Of the male quartet
! is: Kenneth Scates, first tenor; NAL
colin Scates, second tenor; Willard S.
| Haynie. baritone, and Frank Cook,
bass.
The choir of All Saints Church
Chevy Chase, will give the regular
musical service tonight at 8 o'clock.
The numbers will include: Mag
nificat" and "Nunc Dimittis" wood
ward): introit, God That Madest
Earth and Heaven" (Matthews), and
offertory, Saviour, When Night
(Shelley) The solos will be sung
by Phyllis Price, soprano, and Leslie
Coyle, baritone. There will be short
| organ recital following the service.
At the morning service "Commun-
ion Service" Ooveday) and Whose
Dwelleth" (Martin), with solo by
James T. Nicholson, tenor, will be
given.
At the First Baptist Church the
music this morning includes: Prelude,
| Prayer" from "Tannhauser" (Wag-
ner); offertory solo, The Good Shep-
herd" (Van de Water);, and postlude,
Pilgrims Chorus" (Wagner). This
evening the pre-service organ num-
| bers Will be: allegro con Grazia"
from "Pathetique symphony
(Tschaikowsky) and "Traumerer
(Schumann). The offertory solo will
be How Beautiful Upon the Noun
| tains" (Harker), and postlude,
| "Marche de Fete" (BarrelD.
w. Harold Whiteside is soloist and
precentor and Robert NJ. Ruckman
organist
This evening at the Church of the
Covenant. beginning at o'clock, the
| following program OF music will be
given by the evening choir, Claude
Robson, director; Harvey Murray
companist, and the solo quartet:
Anthems, Here, o Ny Lord" Der
wald) and Lord, How Long" (Birch)
| duet for contralto and tenor, Gross
ing the Bar" (Asheford3, Miss Smith
| and Mr.. Farrar; bass solo, The Lord
Is My Shepherd" (Liddle), Mr.. Fakler
In response to numerous requests
it Is announced that the Russian pro-
gram presented last Sunday night
including Joan of Arc" sung by Miss
Pasvolsky. will be repeated next Sun
day night, February s..
The public is invited to these serv-
ices. The doors of the church will
be open at o'clock.
The following is the program of
music today at St. Marks Lutheran
Church, Eighth and B streets south
west. The morning service will in
clude organ prelude, selected; anthem
by the choir, 20 How Great Is Thy
Goodness (Adams), with incidental
| bass solo by William F. Hanft; offer
tory duet for tenor and bass, For
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