Evening star., 1925-04-12
MUSIGRAPHS

John r. Monroe presented Edith
Miller Haring. soprano, in recital 81
Advent Parish Hall recently. kath
crime Riggs, harpist, assisted. The
singers numbers included works by
Arditi, Barthelemy, Veracini, Wagner
Brahms. Schubert, Bizet. de Lara.
Massenet, Handel, Burleigh, Ronald
and Chadwick.
J. p. Matthews, a resident of Wash
ington for several years End teacher
by profession, has just had a, song
published by the Equitable Music
Corporation entitled AN Acre Of
Heaven"
Beginning September II, 1925, the
New England Conservatory of Music
Boston, Mass, will offer four-year
courses leading to the degrees
bachelor of music and bachelor Of
contemplates an extension of two
years work in major subject in
advance of requirements for the di-
ploma as they have been in force in
recent years, together with advanced
work in harmony, theory, counter
point, etc, and the addition of numer-
Gus cultural courses in English.
psychology, history, modern Ian
guages and fine arts.
The course for the degree bachelor
| of school music provides a, full year
| of work in addition to the comprc-
hensiVe three-year course which be
came effective last September.
At the annual Easter service held
in the knights of Columbus Hut at
! Walter Reed Hospital this year the
solo parts of the mass to be sung
! will be sustained by the KimbalI
| Quartet, composed of Mrs. Fannie
| Shreve Heartsill, soprano; Miss Marie
| kOontZ, contralto; Charles b. Myers
| tenor, and Francis p. Heartsill, bass,
accompanied by Mrs. Albert j. Gerrer
| at the organ and by an orchestra Of
several pieces.
The Imperial Male Quartet, com
| posed of W. Arthur Mccoy first tenor:
| George Y. Anderson, second tenor:
J. Benton Webb, baritone, and Francis
| p. Heartsill, bass, will give an in
| teresting program Wednesday eve
| ming at the Columbia Heights Chris
| tian Church, 1895 Park road north
| west. They will be heard in both
! solo and ensemble numbers, and will
| be assisted by Eugenia. Botkin, yio-
! ltnist; Aida Johnson. reader, and the
De koven Trio. Mrs. ]. Benton Webb
| Will be at the piano. This concert is
to be given under the auspices Of
the Cleaners class Of the church
The numbers will include instru-
mental selections by the De Koven
| Trio; Come Where the Lilies Bloom
| (Thompson), "Snowfakes" (Cowen-
Parks), "A Little Close Harmony"
| (OHara), the quartet; reading, select
ed, Aida Johnson; tenor solo, Morn
| ing" tSpeaks), Mr.. Anderson; still,
Still With Thee" (Gerrish), The
| Rosary (Nevin), Where Ny Caravan
Has Rested" Loehr), the quartet;
til,
| Eugenia Botkin; bass solo, Until"
| (Sanderson), Mr.. Heartsill; instru-
| mental selection by the De koven
Trio; tenor solo, Because Cd'Harde-
lot), Mr. Mccoy; reading, selected,
! Miss Johnson; baritone solo, Rolling
| Down to Rio" (German), Mr.. Webb;
Asleep in the Deep" tPetrie), ken
| lucky Babe" (GeibeD, DE Sandman"
(Protheroe), the quartet.
Charles F. Googins, organist At
Epiphany Chapel, gave an interest
ing series Of Lenten organ recitals
March 15, %, % and April o His
kowski, Boellman, Handel. Chopin
Stainer, Dudley Buck, James Rogers,
Schubert, Saint-Saens and Vice Presi-
dent Charles G. Dawes.
The music section Of the Twentieth
Century Club will meet for the last
time this season April 2S at the
home Of Mrs. Frederic harrington.
Mrs. Eugene ByrneS will give talk
on early English music and poetry.
Mrs. harrington Will give songs OF
that period.
Paul Bleyden has been engaged Ia
sing the tenor solos in Elijah" to
be presented by the University Of
Maryland Oratoric Chorus at its
fourth annual festival of music, May
IL and IA. Mr.. Bleyden is the only
soloist from Washington. The other
soloists are New York and Chicago
singers. Homer c. House is director
of the production.
Helen Cans of Philadelphia who
has been studying the works of the
modern composers for the piano here
this Winter with Katharine MacNeal.
will sail for Italy April 10 to spend
the Summer in Italy and Paris
France. She will probably return to
Washington to resume work here
early next Fall.
The Princeton Chapter of the
Y. W. c. A. will enjoy a musical
evening tomorrow from to 10
o'clock, when members of the Rubin
stein Club will sing at the home of
Mrs. Charles Randolph Hughes, JIJ
Rock Cheek Church road.
A Danish Music Week.