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

THE Washington Music Bureau, Mrs
+ Henry Hunt Mckee. manager. will
open an additional Office to the one
| now maintained at 1115 Clifton street
The new quarters will be with the
Sohmer Piano Company, 1922 G street
! northwest.
In the little over a year that the
bureau has been established, it has
secured many engagements for the
musicians Of Washington, both church
and concert positions, and has also
taken on its books several artists
from Baltimore, Philadelphia and New
York.
1t is thought that a downtown office
will be more convenient for musicians
who come to the city for a short time.
Frances GuteIius and Frances
Lloyd, pianists. recently entertained
the Marcia Burns Chapter, d. A. R., at
the home of Mrs. Adolph Bowler.
Meta Craig, soprano, gave the third
of her local costume recitals in Odeon
Hall, Georgetown Convent of the
Visitation, with Helen Murray as ac-
companist, last night. The fourth
will be given under the auspices of
Veterans Hospital, February 8.
Miss Craig is also soloist at the
third of the organ recitals presented
by r. Guy Lucas at st. Johns Church.
Lafayette Square, this Wednesday at
4:45 pm. She Will sing recitative and
aria from st. Matthew's Passion by
Bach; although Both Heart and Eyes
O'erfow'' and Lord, to Thee My
Heart ! Proffer,' and Hear Ye,
Israel" from Elijah" by Mendels-
sohn.
the privilege of participating in a
special entertainment arranged by
Rev. DR.. Abel L. Gabert, professor OF
ecclesiastical music at the Catholic
University, for the students of the
Divinity College of the University,
last Sunday evening. The entertain
ment was given in honor OF the
Patronal Feast of the School of Sacred
Sciences.
Mr.. Fakler sang as his principal
| number "Oh, God, Have Mercy" from
the oratorio st. Paul. Mendelssohn
and carried the solo parts in the two
numbers sung by the Bastian Stu
dents, "Quos in hostes Saule tendisr'
and ''Tu es vas electionis." Both of
: these numbers were composed by DR.
Gabert especially for this occasion.
The program closed with brief re-
marks by the vice rector of the uni
versity, the Rt. Rev. Mgr. George A
Dougherty.
The list of famous singers who are
broadca sting their golden notes via
the radio is ever lengthening and in.
cludes such operate and concert star.
as Bori, Schumanp Heink, Aida, Pom
selle, Matzenauer. JeritZa, De GogorZa
Scott, Martinelli and Mccormack.
At a Church of England service ir
New York recently Stainer's setting
of the Amen" was sung. A non.
conformist young woman who hat
attended was asked how she liked
the service.
Well" she said, IT don't think
much OF the choir. for they had &c
sing Amen over ever so many times
before they got 1t right"
Mr.. Parker, Boston critic, writes
cleverly of Stokowski, leader of the
Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra
MFR. Stokowski has found a way te
appease such Philadelphians as abhor
modernist music. He will play II
often, but as a final number in the
particular concert. Before It begin,
there Will be pause. during which
the resentful may depart. while the
remafnder of the audience waits and
watches" Some surmise that de-
partures in these circumstances will
be few.