Evening star., 1926-12-12

THE Mount Holyoke College, Glee
Club of SIS voices will give a spe-
cial musical service next Sunday at
the Church of the Epiphany at 8
pm. Some Of the carols on the pro-
gram have never been sung before in
this country. They include thir-
teenth, fourteenth. fifteenth and
sixteenth century compositions. DIR.
William Churchill Hammond Is the
director. He is head Of the music de-
partment of the college. Miss Annie
Parker, 2941 Massachusetts, avenue.
this city. is business manager of the
club.
On Sundays program. DIR. Ham
mond also will play a short organ re-
cital. He came to Washington a
year or so ago to give the dedication
program on the organ at Mount Yer
non Seminary Chapel
Kathryn MacNeal. Washington
! pianist and interpreter. especially of
the moderns, has just returned from
| New York, where she spent 10 days.
| She was particularly interested while
| there in the program of modern
music which she heard given by the
| International Composers League. Eu-
gene Goosens, conducting. 1t was in
teresting to hear that this modernist
composer-conductor looks not unlike
the late Rudolph Valentino.
| Miss MacNeal drove a party UP
from Washington and on the return
| trip stopped over in Philadelphia to
pay honor to the Sesquicentennial
| The District of Columbia Chapter
of the American Guild of Organists
will hold its third meeting tomor
row at s:15 PM. at Epiphany
Church. After the business meeting
Katherine Fowler will play a short
| organ recital for members and their
guests.
Miss Fowler will play Sunrise" by
George Jacobs; "Intermezzo," by
Barnes. and prelude and Fugue In
A Minor" by Bach.
The program for the Friday Morn
ing Music Club this week will be
given by Mrs. Tooke. pianist; Helen
Belt, violinist. and Florence Sindell
soprano. The French and Russian
music will include:
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Grace French Tooke.
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"AAdario"I-;G minor concerto. .... Bruct
Gypsy Airs Helen A.i,. 'so5a''s'
| Gertrude Smallwood sccompanist.
A delightful program was presented
at the meeting of the music groul
Of the District branch Of the League
Page Stell. pianist; Virginia Hazel
Morris, soprano; Irine Chainey, pi
anist: Mrs. Warner Gibbs, soprano
and Clara M. Breed, pianist. Paper
read were History Of Music" b.
Miss Breed; Technique Of Musica
Composition, by Mrs. Chainey. AM
Listening to Music" by Willard
Howe. Features were the playinl
Of original compositions by Mrs
Chainey and Miss Breed. The pro
gram was arranged by Sade CATHERINE
Coles. chairman Of the group.
The S. Coleridge Taylor Choral So
ciety effected a permanent re-organ1
zation Tuesday at the Phyllis Wheat
lev Y. w. c. A. J. Townshend Bea
son, leader Of the Mount Zion Churcl
choir. was chosen director. Alice Mel
son Williams, secretary. Tuesdays
pm. are to be the regular rehearsa
days. Those particularly intereste
in this movement are requested t
communicate with either the director
secretary or DIR. Amanda v. Hillyel
Junior leaders Of the District Of CO
lumbia Federation Of Music Clubs ar
asked to attend an important meeting
called by Frances Gutelius. chairman
for Thursday morning at IL oclocl
in Miss Goodwin's studio. 1406 T
street Plans will be made for tn
the New Year.
Teachers of music are invited t
form their pupils into clubs and brinl
them into the District Of Columbia
Federation Of Music Clubs in time TO
participation in the concert. Man.
advantages may be derived from mem
bership. Telephone Miss Gutelius TO
further information.
| Practically all federated JUNO
clubs are collecting pennies for tn
Mcdowell crusade fund.
A diversified program was presented
by the Music Club of the Internationa
Federation of Catholic Alumnae at tn
home of Mrs. Frederick J. Rice Tues
day. Miss M. Aughinbaugh. pianist
PLAYED Hungarian Rhapsody 13" AM
other selections. Miss Mae Brosnal
gave two songs. Miss Edna Jones in
terpreted 1.-The Flower Song" from
Faust" Miss M. Bazzuro displayed
fine whistling ability. The Chora
Clubs selections were "Welcome'
DENIAL and "The Spinning Song
(Wagner) Miss Angela Brosnan .ac
companied.
DIR. Alexander Henneman directed
and gave a. short talk on choral or
= ganization. BY request he played tw'
original. compositions, THE Rescue.
a child study. and the prologue to th
photoplay "Fabiola."
The Choral Club will meet Tuesda,
at 1902 Columbia road at 1880 pm. Re
hearsals will be discontinued during
the holidays.
The .Chaninade Glee Club. Esther
Linkins. director. and Helen Murray
accompanist, will broadcast during the
Kit Hour of Music Thursday evening
from 6:15 to p.m., through station
WRC.
They will be assisted by Helen Belt
violinist; Elizabeth Jordan, soprano
Arthur c. Gorbach, baritone, and
William r. Hamill, organist.
Miss Belt will play the obbligato for
"Cantique de Noel" sung by the club
Mr.. Gorbach will sing "They That
Dwell in Darkness" from THE Mes
siah," and will assist the club. Miss