Evening star., 1926-10-10
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.of Epworth NJ. F.. Church South. Thir.
teenth street and North Carolina ave
nue. northeast. recently was complies
| ed. The choir Will have approximately
"a voices, directed by Herbert +. Aid
| ridge. tenor. who has been engaged
again after q successful season last
year.
| Other soloistS will hc Olive Ramsey.
| soprano; Annie Smith, alto. and Game
| ron Burton, base. :. Edwin Moore, In
i will be organiSt again this season. M.
Moore has lately returned to this city.
| having spent part of the Summer
studying organ music under Thomas
| Whitney Surrette ut his Summer
school in Concord. Mass.
Sidney Seidenmann, for many years
musical director of the Shoreham Ho
tel, has been appointed director of
music at the MaytlOwer, it was ON
| nounced today. He will enter upon
| his new duties next week.
| Mr.. Seidenmann is native of Rai-
timore. He was graduated from Pea
body Conservatory and received his
| first professional engagement as con
| ductor of the Maryland Theater Or
| chestra. Later ne was associated with
| orchestraS at the Bellevue Stratford
| Hotel in Philadelphia and the BelVi
] dere in Baltimore. He has also played
| several concert engagements as violin
soloist throughout the East.
| A "Valse Caprice in + Ma jor." for
piano. by Henry Smidt -Gregor. Wash
| ington composer pianist, has recently
| been published. Ii is said To have
rich. flowing melody, piquant rhythm
| and harmonic originality.
| Smidt -Gregors "Norrland -SCherzo -
published last Spring, has become pop.
| ular as Il study and concert piece.
! Among other we'll known musicians.
| Mrs. I'll. II. Beach. leading woman
composer-piapist, has made il par
of her programs.
The HerndOn. Va. Music STUDY
Club. Annie Robey-Walker president.
met Friday evening with Mrs. +. New
| ton Mohler, whose daughters, Mrs.
Floyd Thompson and Miss Mildred
Mohler. were joint hostesses. The
| subject was a miscellaneous program
French composers were chosen for dis
| cussion at the November meeting.
| The program included: Instrumental
solo, ITO Spring" (Griegl. Mary
| Frances Parker; vocal solo. From the
| Land OF the Slsy Blue Water" Cad
MANI, Esther Cooper; Instrumental
solo, Melody of Love" EuGlemani.
! Helen Crtppen; vocal solo. out of the
Dusk to You (Lamb>. Mrs. William
II. Dawson; instrumental solo. 'Sou-
venir" Ordla), Annie Gibson; instru
mental solo. ''Rondo Capriccioso'
| (Mendelssohn), Mildred Mohlcr.
| The quartet for the coming season
at Grace Reformed Church includes
| Cornelia T. Hardness, soprano; Alice
| d. Jones, cOntralto: T.. G.. Halback,
tenor; Edwin Callow, bass. c. NJ. Da
wilson will again serve as organist.
Eleanor Glynn, president of the Mac.
Dowell Music Club, has returned T.
the city having had four month va.
| cation, visiting in her home in Boston
and nearby Summer resorts WhiLe
on her vacation Miss GIynn motored
to the PeterbOro Colony in New
Hampshire, the home of Mrs. Edward
| MacDOWell.
POrtia Clifford Bailey has been re-
engaged as the contralto soloist at All
| Saints Church, Chevy Chase Circle
| Monday evening the MaCDowell Mlr-
| sic Club held its first meeting Of the
| season in the club rooms, 1906 II
| street. There was no musical program
| on this occasion. The meeting was
| devoted to arranging for the annual
card party and dance for the Mac
| Dowen Association fund, which will
| be given the evening of November G.
After this business meeting Miss
Glynn, the president, gave an inter
esting and descriptive talk on the
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