Evening star., 1925-11-22

organ postlude. Song Without words
in E" MenGelssohn), Mrs. White
Special numbers will also be given
by the quartet and the organist at
the Thanksgiving service Thursday
morning.
Henry midt-Gregor. Europea
pian mist. has recently come to Wash
ington to reside, and will make his
initial appearance before the public in
complimentary piano recital which
will he given at McHugh & Lawson's.
1922 6 street northwest, Friday.
The Queen of Rumania is among
this pianist's patronesses.
Mr.. Srnidt -Gregor has already sew
eral engagements for concert in and
near Washington. His program Fri
day night will include selections of the
old masters. modern and group Of
his own compositions. At this recital
he Will have the assistance of Mrs
Frank p. Lord, soprano.
The America MIA tion School Asso-
citation Orchestra has been reorgan-
lied this Fall under the able lead
ership of Samuel Desoff Mr. Desoff.
a former member of the school, has
been the director of the orchestra for
the past year. it was feared this
year that. owing TO his college work.
he would he unable to direct. But he
| has made special arrangements TO CON
tinue the work. There Is an increase
| in the membership of the orchestra.
and the new organization has had ex-
| cellent rehearsals. The first public
program was given Saturday evening
at the opening of the Service Lihrarv
of the America nization School Asso-
| citation.
|
| Of music AT kellar Memorial Lutheran
Church. announces a special musical
service this evening. Dore Walten.
| cellist. will play Walters Prize
Song" from Wagner's Die Meister-
| singers" and "Arietta. by Giorda nj.
| The choir will sing Maunder's Praise
| the Lord. o Jerusalem" and Gounod's
20 Divine Redeemer." with soprano
| obbligato by Deborah Lawson. Ruth
kobbe, alto will sing Campions Tho
| Ninety and Nine" Raymond Fillius
and Mrs; Lawson will sing Nicolai's
| ''Tarry With Me" The quartet will
| sing Even Me" by Warren. with
| bass solo by Douglas Shaver The
| organ prelude will be "Priere a Notre
Dame" from Boellmanns Suite
Gothique.' and the postlude will be
the chorale from the same suite.
|
pretations Of music by Mozart. Bee
| 1hoven and Dvorak at the vesper serv-
ice It the First Congregational
| Church last Sunday afternoon when
| the National String Quartet gave a
| trio of selections. Particularly in
| teresting were the andante and minuet
movements of the Mozart "Quartet
| No. a." and the extremely melodious
| and lifting passage in the Beethoven
variations in which the mellow pizzica 20
! notes of the cello dominated. The
Dvorak work Finale of Opus a6.
was typical of that composer at his
best in utilizing the American negro
| music as basic themes
The National String Quartet seems
destined for an increasingly success
| full career. performing as il does. al
! ways worthwhile compositions with
| the fine artistry that comes of talent
| plus constant. painstaking rehearsals.
| The members are Henri Sokolov. Max
Pugatsky. Samuel Feldman and Rich
! ard Lorhberg.
| Miss Amy Clement Leavitt. gradu-
ate of the New England Conservatory
| of Music. and for many wears asso-
| ciated as a leader with musical en-
| deavors in Washington is. in addi-
| tion to her activities as teacher
| of various phases of music. well
| known as fine accompanist She
| recently acted in that capacity for the
| last meeting of the German Literary
| Society when music was feature
| of the evening, playing a group of
| songs by Schumann. Brahms and
| other of the German Iieder, for Mar
| garet Emile White, and accompani-
| ments for Mrs. RAYMOND Dickey's
violin pieces by Wieniawski and
Mlynarski.
Miss Leavitt played two piano solos.
Beethoven's Largo Appassionato''
and Chopins "Mazurka in b Flat"
in a program November l. at the
Women's City Club. She also &C
companied Mrs. r. II. Smart in a
group of songs.
The Madrigal Quartet. composed of
Viola Schippert kingle, Edith G.
Schillirg. Mabel McCalip and Edith
White, presented a program that
showed versatility at the Masonic
Hall of kensington. Md, recently
Maj. Edward Bowes of the Capitol
| musical features given in conjunction
with King Vidors new big picture
called The Big Parade" as mot Just
A musical accompa niment. but. rather
| a cumulative symphonic treatment ot
moods and characters. 1t has been
arranged by David Mendoza. first
conductor at that theater. and Will
liam AXt. The story is by Laurence
Stallings. co-author of What Price
Glory?'