Evening star., 1926-03-07
MUSIGRAP

THE choir of ST. Marks Lutheran
l Church, under the direction of
Lucy II. Paul, organist and choir
director, assisted by number of
prominent singers from various
churches in this city, will present
Maunders "Olivet TO Calvary" March
"a. This event will be unique in
that almost the entire choir will be
composed of church soloists. The
public is invited.
At this mornings service the music
will include: Organ prelude. Sun
rise" karg- Elert); anthem, "Out OF
the Deep (Wirtz), with bass solo by
| William Hanft, tenor and alto duet
| by H. Granville Leef and Catherine
Gross; duet from 1.-The Crucifixion"
| (Stainer), 80 Thou Liftest Thy Di-
vine Petition" Messrs. Leef and
Hanft. Laura Hayes, Selma Trede
and Anne Borjes are soprano solo
lists of the choir.
This afternoon at o'clock the
choir will have charge of the music
at the Lutheran Home for the Aged.
which will include the anthem The
Twilight Shadows FALL Wood.
The Washington Quartet will give
concert for the benefit of the
| Swartzell Home for Children and the
| Methodist Home for the Aged at Cal
vary Nj. f. Church Tuesday evening
! at SIS o'clock.
Franceska Kaspar Lawson returned
! to Washington yesterday after com
pleting q tour of II recitals in North
sand South Carolina and Georgia.
begun February s. Mrs. Alonzo Rich
| ardson. director of the Georgia Chap
| ter Of the Federation of Women s
Clubs, attended the concert Mrs. Law
son gave at La Grange College Feb
ruary 19 and also heard this popular
| soprano in Washington in January.
She has engaged Mrs. Lawson for a
| concert in Atlanta next season.
Particularly interesting in the La
Grange program was the fact that
Mrs. Lawson sang a group of Eng
| lish and American songs by Caribel,
| Frank H. Grey, Charles +. Manney,
| Gena Branscombe, Arthur Penn and
| Woodman. She also sang works by
| Arne, Beethoven, Eckert, Puccini,
Rimsky Korsakoff. Del Acqua and
| GOunod.
| Rho Beta Chapter of Mu Phi Ep-
| silon gave an interesting musical in
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| College of Music Wednesday evening.
Savona Griest and Nellie Canine. so
pranos. and Rebecca EasterbroOk
pianist, gave the program. A paper
| on the classical period was read by
| Emily Elkins. Lois StuntZ was the
| accOmpa mist.
The next program. on the subject
| of the romantic composers vii! be
given March &c.
Helen Crouch will give the third
Lenten organ recital at Epiphany
| Church Wednesday of this week at
4:45 pm. She will be assisted by
| Charlotte Hartman, contralto. The
program will be:
iFauiEes, "canzone Della serva" ID Evryl
Priere BoPnwst o% '9 Toecats SS@a from Ffth
! symphony fWidorl Sonata" lBorowskil
fui' III j. S Bach1. % Give Unto the Lord
! tCustancel.
| The choir of the Church of the
Epiphany will sing Stainer's Cruel
f1Xion" Good Friday April ?. at s
pm, according to announcement
| made by Adolf Torovsky. organist and
choir director there.
| Edgar Priest. organist of the Wash.
| irgton Cathedral. and the choir of
lGunton-Temple Presbyterian Church
under the direction of John George
Klein. will appear in joint concert in
the Presbyterian Church auditorium
| Wednesday at o'clock.
The choir of 26 members is com
posed mostly of trained voices. anC
sings only at the morning service. The
solo parts will be sustained by the
sOlOists of the afternoon service. Flor
ence Sindell. soprano: Mr.. Klein, tenor
and Fred East baritone. Mrs. JOhr
lG. Klein will be the accOmpanist. Mr.
and Mrs. Klein are completing their
twelfth year as director tenor soloist
and organst of Gunton-Templc
Church.
Mr.. Priest, who is one of the best
known organists of this city. person
ally supervised the building of the
Gunton-Temple organ about a year
ago. and many of his ideas Of STOP
combinations are embodied in 1t
There will be no charge for admission
but an offering will be taken.
The program follows:
"Snite Gothlque Il. boelln1ai
| (2) Menuet Gothioue.
90 PPrayer
| Mr.. Priest
The Day of JudgmWsnt 49,. .ArlhanE"'sk'
with verdure Clad Y',,,,.i, ......,.Ha Haydn
! In the Cross Of Christ | Glory Horne
Mr. Klein and Mr, East,
"CantioMe d'Amonr Edwin HI Lsmar' Rnnar
| Song without Words Joseph Bohne
| Mr.. Priest
""e' $. Psoo Tost
"uear NV PRAYER .... Mendelssohr
near Choir. Mrs. sjndeli soloist.
| "On Thee Each Living Soul Awaits Haydi
| Mrs Sindell. Mr. Klein and Mr. East.
| Evening Song II 'tiu 0tv'
''ScherZo' ........... AieN St.lliilt, Sin -
~ Mr. Priest
Going Home. ..e;,............. 'pVorS'
| Choir.
| St. Marks Church. Third and A
streets southeast. has two cholrs-t