Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1927-12-18

A IBERT PARR, for many years
recognized as leading figure in
local music circles and a vocaldra-
matte coach of note, succumbed to
an illness that lasted about two
months Wednesday morning early.
His passing will he mourned by many
here and elsewhere for he was widely
known both as a singer Of the leading
roles in light operas in the earlier
days of his career and more recently
in his works in the Wentworth arr
studios in conjunction with Estelle
Wentworth-Mrs. Parr. Although
Mr.. PARIS health had not been good
for some time, il was bronchial rne"-
monia that was the real cause of his
passing.
At the Takoma Park Presbyterian
Church this evening Mrs. u. G, Jack
son viii give an organ recital with
the following program:
Dawn" Observation-Disclosures. Jenkins
rage, song ..,,...-..,... krelsltr
Christmas Pastorale". ............. Rogers
"Andants Soraphloae beTst, Ponsan
Christmas Eve .............. DeCkmann
March of the Mag Kings" .,...... Duhois
Quest of the Msgi'. ........,. Matthews
The many friends in music circles
Of Louis Potter. organist and pianist,
and his wife Ruby Potter. soprano
formerly of this city. now in Charles
ton, W. Va. will be interested to
hear that there is a prospective new
musician in Thomas Van Potter, who
weighed s pounds when he first open.
ed his ears to the worldly symphonies
and cacophonies on December II.
BeuIah Beverley Chambers present
ed a group of students in a piano re
c;tal in her studio on Columbia road
ticipating ,rc'uded Anna Ruth Collier,
Louise Stengel, Mary and Cynthia
Brooks, Beatrice Marsh, Fredna
Truitt and Frances Pope.
Assisting were Mrs. Montgomery
Blair and Miss Chambers in compost
tons for two pianos, by Saint Saens,
played at the conclusion of the pro
gram, and William Tufts, young VIC.
Inist. assisted the pupils in their part
Of the program.
The Harmony Entertainers will give
a program for the Mount Alto vet
Grams Thursday, and another at Naval
Hospital December %. The group
gave an earlier program at Mount
Alto Wednesday. The members in
clude the Club Mirador Orchestra,
Ray Palkin, soprano; Ann Brinley,
accompanies; Ivy Randall, dancer;
William Singleton, tenor; Howard
Lloyd, marimbist.
A special violin recital was given at
the Washington College of Music Fri
day evening. The program was ar
ranged to demonstrate the different
grades, starting from the first and
going through the eighth A short
talk was given by DIR. Christian on
The System of Grading Music Stu
dents"
The program was presented by Rol
land Roberts. Daniel Gevinson, Jack
Hutchinson. Milton Dorfman. Alan
Bradley. Nouris Thies, Ford Cramer
Harry Humphrey, Margaret Robey
David Peters, Franklin Jameson,
Stanley Smith. Samuel CAN'T, Helen
Ogle. Victor de Ladurantaye and Vic
tor George.
Elsa Louise Raner, violinist, has had
4 number of local concert engagements
within the last few weeks, among
them a joint recital with Horace
Smithey. baritone. at American Uni
versity; solo recital for the Kentucky
Society at the Willard Hotel and an
appearance at the annual concert
giEen by the Vaughn Glass of Cal
vary Baptist Church.
At Takoma Park Baptist Church at
| the service at s pm. tonight the
music will feature the OffertorY. mixed
| quartet, And There Were Shepherds
| FoOte), Mrs. W. S Allison, Mrs. V. NJ.
| Giffen, Roy L. Whitman, NJ. r. Rey-
nolds: and the cantata 1.-The Manger
| and the Star" CR. NJ. Stults), directed
| by Bessie \. Wild.
! The junior students of the Wash.
| ington Conservatory of Music, on Du-
| pont circle. gave an informal program
/ Wednesday. This was to have been
| given at the beginning of the second
| term, November Is. but was postponed
owing to the illness of Homer Carley,
! viOlinSt.
Lena Siegel sang, and gave as en-
! cores, Roses of Picardy" and "At
! Dawning"; George and Grace Petrides
were heard in violin and piano duet:
Rose Pincus gave her radio progra m
of last month. with addition of the
new "Tarantelle." which she will play
at the Jewish Community Center in a
! few days. and Rodney Glascoe gave a
scale study. All these children showed
earnestness and intelligence in their
interpretations.
The Washington College of Music
gave a concert at the Mayflower Ho-
tel Thursday for the benefit of the
American Children's Aid Society.
The program was:
''Vepetienne ,Barcarolle" ........... GODDARD
Rondo Cf T,tbsriS. BENSON NAM Hendelssohn
Song Of the Robin. ......'... Anna Case
A Brown Bird Singing .......,4 Wood
Adele Deano soprano. az 80
..STsereenade Esparnoe Chamlnadts3- Kreisler
"schosn Rosmarin ........... -. . Krelsler
Fritz Male. violin.
Emile Mann. piano
Sod Touched a Rose .....,...... Brown
bIlnd F,ouGhm3n .''..'.....'...'' IIarke
-u'"s' All sebs Christie. tenor. MARSH
"6 H%mlanse Naznra WI srenas sf
Virginia Cureton. violin.
Catherine Benson, accompanist,
At the Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Church this morning at IL
o'clock the music will be given by the
Mount Pleasant chorus and solo quar-
tet under the direction of Norton NJ.
Little, with Claude Robson at the or
gan.
The program is as follows:
Organ Prelude. Indian Wall" Dvorak
Contralto Solo. The Good Shepherd"
oFertory Anthem. 90 Thou Who Keep Keep S'ef
est the Stars AIght" SeaIv
Organ POstlude. Fanfare" Lemmens