Evening star., 1926-05-23
MUSIGRAPHS

singers who affiliated with the Ma
tional Federation of Music Clubs early
in the year under the direction or
Mrs. Henry White. Miss White and
Mrs. Helen Crouch were at the piano.
The Wilson Normal Glee Club pre-
sented a program last Sunday eve
ming in the lounge room Of the City
Club. Helen Harper. soprano. gave
several numbers. representations by
Florence Adams brought much ap-
plause and an interesting encore.
The numbers rendered by the sles
club, which were particularly suc-
cessful. were "Children's Songs. Al
lah's Holiday" by Frimi. and BY
the Waters of Minnetonka." By
Liaurance." which brought 50 much
applause az to cause it to he repeateh
The repertoire ranged from light
numbers. such as Fearfs Moon
Money" to Tschaikowsky's God OF
All Nature" taken from the "F1nh
Symphony"
Margaret Bowie Grant aocomp6-
MED the club Miss Harper supplied
lovely obbligatos to several Of the
numbers.
The Washington College OF Music
voice department was represented by
g. group Of young women from the
studio of Fl. r. Roberts, who were
heard in an unusual program Mon
day evening.
Misses Bissig. Humphrey Main
and F'ollmer sang several we'll
selected songs as the first part OF the
progra m: the remainder OF the eve
ming was presented in beautiful cos
TUNES typical of various countries.
Norway. Miss Langley: Ireland, Miss
MacCready: Wales. Miss Hughes:
France. Miss Delano: Spain. Miss
Denecke: Italy. Mrs. Romeo Guaraldi:
! American Indian. Miss Helen Humph
rev. and early American. Miss Valck.
| Each sang one song in the language
| of the country represented and one
| IN English.
| Weldon Carter of the Washington
! College of Music presented Sara Beck
/ er and Rebecca Easterbrook in a Joint
| piano recital in the concert hall OF
! the college last Friday evening lie
! fore {. large and dppreciative audi
| ence.
| Miss Becker il member of the
| faculty Of the college. She has ap-
! peared several times on college pro
! grams and has been heard over the
! radio.
| Miss Easter brook is Well known in
| WASHINGTON AS concert pianist. Sne
| is a member of the Pianists' Club and
| has been here in concerts frequently
| Both Miss Becker and Miss Easter
| brook have received their artist Ill
| plomas from the college.
| Alice l. Fowler of New York. art
| ist coach and Mr.. Carter's tea acher
| who had class of advanced students
| at the college Saturday. came down
| Friday to hear the recital.
! Mildred Kolb Schulze. recently
elected chairman OF the Orpheus club.
| has Just announced the appointment
of her committee. which constitutes
the only other officers of the club
| Katherine Riggs as treasure and
Jerome Williams as secretary. Miss
| Riggs is we'll known as a charming
harpist and Mr. Williams is one OF
the younger group Of piantsts who
also has marked talent for compost
ton.
Ruby Potter. Washington soprano.
who with her husband. Louis Potter.
the organist- has been here only on
short trips since moving to- Charles
ton. w. Va. to fill important church
positions there is in town and will be
here visiting her mother through next
Wednesday Mr. Potter will come TO
the city T. esday and play for the
C'ivitan Clut Both the Potters will
remain over for the annual Orpheus
dinner to he .iven al the home of the
new president. Mildred kolb Schulze.
next "Wednesday evening.
The Rubinstein Club gave a de-
lightful concert recently at Walter
Reed Hospital The club was directed
by Claude Robeson. with Pauline
knoeller al the piano The assisting
soloists were members OF the club.
All arrangements were handled by the
phia nthropic department. the chair
man of which is Mrs. George o. VII
cox
Students and faculty of the George
town Visitation Convent enjoyed a
musical treat last Sunday evening
when Mrs Weldon Carter presented
Evelyn Scott. violinist. in recital As
sociated with Miss Scott in giving the
program was youthful pianist. Flor
ence Eleanor Davis of Chicago.
Miss Scott gave finished perform
ance of several numbers that might
easily tax the technical equipment of
more experienced violinists. She wields
a free bow, playing with breadth and
purity of tone. and in one number.
Dance of the Sylphs," by Goldblatt
produced beautifully belllike har.
monies She was especially happy In
her Interpretation of "Chanson ct
Pavane" by Couperin- Kreisler, Hun
garian Tone Poem" (No. u by Hubay,
"Larghetto" by Haendel-Hubay and
From the Canebrake" by Gardner.
Scene de Ballet" by De Beriot. other
numbers being "Minuet in G." by
Beethoven and "Moto Perpetuo" by
Bohas.
Florence Davis is a gifted young
pianist whose attainments far outstrip
her years. The outstanding feature Of
her work Is a clean. facile technique,
and she was her best in "Solfegiet-
to" by Bach. Minute Waltz" by Chop
in. Scotch Poem by MacDowell and
Percy Grainger's spirited Country
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