Evening star., 1926-03-21

DfeSSlNC l. MlnOE
Mass" was presented. This year The
Passion According to 81. Matthew
will be sung and played by that choir.
he Trombone Choir and the usual
contingent from the Philadelphia sym
phony Orchestra, under the direction
Of that inspired reader of Bach, Dr
Frederick Wolfe.
1t is something for WashingtonianS
to be especially proud OF that Lucy
Brickcnstein was one of the first SOLO
lists in the initial production by tnc
Bethlehem Choir Of any Bach WORK.
when, March -. 1900 she was one OF
the two soprano soloiSts IN the
Minor Mass" She also was Il member
Of both the executive and membership
committees of the choir when ar
ranged for the first Bach festival IN
this country
In 1904 she was again q sOlOist; also,
during the three festivals In the bdcH
cycle of 1905. she was sOloist; IN the
ninth festival in 1914 she won me
comment on her work as second 30
prano. In the eleventh festival III islo'
when Miss Brickenstein was a soiolst'
Charles Trowbridge Tittmann. an
other stalWart leader in music clrcies
Of Washington, was the bass soloist
and won the comment, whose me
bass voice is the envy of many. MISS
Rrickenstein was referred to AT lhe
same time as "the leading soprano Oh
the choir from its foundation.
Throughout the many years or the
quarter of a century that has passed
since the first Bethlehem Bach Festl-
val Miss Brickenstein. first OF Beth
lehem, later of Washington -; - iiaS
sung in some capacity ana tdheli
active part in the other WORK per
tanning to the performances vi .iiJ
choir. The Church Standard is quoted
as saving of Miss Brickenstein: "She
is dependable as sololst or III tile
chorus. Without such devoted women
the Bach festivals at Bethlenem
would not be possible. :.
As she has been dependable IN
Bethlehem. so has Miss Brlckenstelii
proved dependable in washington.
She is a musician Of whom this city
,an we'll be proud. II. r
Warren F.. Johnson. assistant or
eanist of the Washington Cathedral
will give the following program III 'ile
fifth and last Lenten organ recital AZ
I.piphany Church Wednesday at 4:4o
pm:
MAX Rezer was born III Bavsr,s y lsn.; 81
and died at Jena. Germany. IN, IN i"Ie. bsrronv
va; aannminierpn,nt aniois, AT the academy in Munich
in 1900 SIX wears later he was mace ulrec, ,
IeieG that Recer possessed lofty ideaisri
r Ii i"S nGomboy H,Glmie nc he las won the greatest
ninIber OF admirers through MS renldi n
ably fine works fo. orGan.'
FIRST movement ,alicsro con brio' from
second sonata: Ol4. %.
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..Tnccata Op. 80. No. D..
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mnser Colt op. T.. e nv, :,
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Immediately before the fantasia.
An interesting program, under the
auspices of the Federation of Music
Clubs was given at the Florence
Crittenton Home Thursday evening
Those participating were Mrs. Wayne
e. Wheeler, soprano; Mrs. Raymond
Z. Dickey, violinist: Mrs. lnez j.
Nails. pianist. and Mrs. Lillian Cole
Bethel. nature lecturer. with her col
lection of butterflies.
At a council in the North Capitol
| NJ. L. Church on Friday evening Mrs
RAYMOND 3. Dickey violinist. with
Miss Edith Athey. at the piano. PLAYED
a classical group. consisting OF La
Tromba" (Carbonelli-A offaO. "Canto
Amoroso" tini-Elman). "Rev'
arie" tVauxtempsl and Obertass Ma
Zurka" (WieniawsllD.
Myra McCathran Marks has resign.
ed her position as soprano soiolst OF
St. Margaret's Protestant Episcopa
Church. where she has been for sew
eral years past. to accept position as
soprano soloist in the mixed quartet
of the First Baptist Church.
Mrs. Marks first work in her new
position will be in the cantata Gal
liza by Gcunod.
The Pennsylvania Society. COM
posed of 800 members. will meet IN
Washington April % at the New VIII
lard Hotel. Mr.. Clyde NJ. Kelly. presl'
dent of the socity. has invited Louis
Cation to sing two groups of songs at
this time. Mr.. Cation has risen from
a steel.mill hand TO the concert pat
form.
Wednesday evening the choir at st.
Marks Lutheran Church. under the
direction of Lucy II. Paul. orSanlst
and director. will present Maunder' s
contata. "Olivet to Calvary. The
choir. which comprises Laura Hayes.
Selma Trede, Anne Borjes. Catherine
Gross. II. Granville Leef and William
Il trsGs