Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1926-07-04

Aria. Minister to the United States
from the Dominican Republic. will
sing the offertory solo at Christ
Church, Thirty-first and 0 streets
northwest. this morning at the II
O'Clock service.
The hour Of evening service at tho
Church of the Covenant for the rest
OF the summer has been changed
from o'clock to o'clock. A pre-
llmlnary musical service beginning az
b 40 Will be given this evening by
Miss Suzanne Stone, harpist; Mrs. 4
l.. Chase, violinist: Herman F'akIer.
boritone. and Claude Robson. organ.
lst The regular service begins at
o'clock. The public is cordially IN
vited
Helen Marie Koontz. contralto 90.
lolst OF the Mount Pleasant NJ. F..
church South. is spending her vaca-
ton in Europe. She sailed on the s
,. Leviathan June - She expects to
visit England. Scotland and several
of the continental countries in the
course of her trip. and will probab bly,
be abroad nearly three months. Miss
koontz and Mrs. Fannie Shreve
Hartsill, soprano. both of whom are
members of the well known Kimball
quartet, have provided the entire
musical program of the Mount Pleas.
ant church during the past sea son.
Mary Garden will sing before a
New York audience this Fall for the
f1rst time in five years. October %
she VIII give the opening program Of
the annual service of recitals at the
Hotel Roosevelt
According to the preliminary an
nouncement. this will be Miss Gardens
only. New York appearance during the
coming season. She will give
popular program" supported by
Geza de kresz. a new Hungarian
violinist.
The series of recitals, as an
nounced, includes three other pro-
grams, to take place on alternate Sat
urday afternoons between November
. and December 4. On the former
date Emilio de Gogorza. baritone, and
RosZi Varady, cellist, of the Salzburg
Festival. will give q costume program
featuring Spanish music. November
20 will mark the seasons first New
York appearance of Esther Dale, said
to be described by European critics as
the most interesting soprano America.
has sent over" with Albert Spalding.
in program including severa
numbers for voice with violin obbligato.
The series Will close December 4.
with a daring innovation. in which
Marguerite d'Alvarez, contralto of the
Chicago Opera Co., will appear with
George Gershwin, America composer
The program will include a group
of Gershwin's songs. sung by d'Alvarez
with Gershwin at the piano. This
partnership in support of modern
music comes as the result OF
Madame d'Alvarez's recent defense of
jazz in a debate with the Rev. DR..
John Roach Straton of New York
Jazz is Americas greatest contribU
ton to art" she declared. 1T Is
real music and worthy of a high place
on our modern programs
George Perkins Raymond. tenor.
who will sing in Washington next
season, is a native of Ohio. a State
that has been prominent as the home
of Presidents, but less conspicuous
as the birthplace Of artists.
1t used to be said that one must
go to Italy to find the real tenor
voice, but that theory has been multi.
fled. Some great tenors have come
out of sections less sunny than Italy.
John Mccormack came from ireland,
Dalmores and Muratore from France.
Fleta from Spain. Tokatyan from AL
geria. Johnson from Canada. while
America numbers, among many, Alt
house. Chamlee, Diaz. Hackett, Har-
rold, Marshall. Martin. Meader. Muir
ply and the latest addition to the
ranks-George Perkins Raymond
The particular characteristic about
Raymond is that he is a. natural vocal
iSt- With a lyric quality and linguiS-
tic proficiency, his appearances have
gained quick recognition.