Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1928-07-22
MUSIGRAPHS

gia State College for Women. This
was Mrs. Lawson's second engagement
there within about year. In her
program the singer featured especially
group of modern American songs"
which included one song by Washing
ton composer. Mary Howe. The song
was Mistress Mine" which mas been
heard here.
other American composers represent
ed In the group we're Cuthbert Harris,
william wentzell. Mary Turner Salter.
Kathleen Blair Clarke, Robert Bratns
and Robert Huntington Terry.
Gertrude Lyons. singer and musical
director of the Women's City Club, Is In
Winston Salem. N. c., attending the
Civic Summer Master School OF Music,
where she Is taking the special course
in choral conducting offered by Jonn
Finl J Williamson. director and organ
| izer of the famous Westminster Choir Of
| Dayton, Ohio.
| Mrs. Lyons appeared In one OF the
recitals at the school July 9, when she
sang Dvoraks Songs My Mother
/ Taught Me- Albert Iver Coleman was
i her accompanist.
/ Twenty States are represented by
group of so students in this course
/ They include California. Connecticut,
{ LIS OI OOiuIIlDld LyOiIo pCAhA
! the one local representative, Georgia.
/ Indiana, Idaho, Iowa, Massachusetts,,
| Michigan. Mississippi, Minnesota, Mis-
| souri, North Carolina. New York, New
/ Jersey. Ohio. Pennsylvania. South Caro-
/ lima, Texas. West Virginia and Virginia.
/ Mrs. Lyons was appointed as chair
! man of resolutions for the betterment OF
choral music In America.
! Julia Culbreth Gray. "the Carolina
contralto,' has left Washington to spend
few weeks in Maine, where she has
| been filling some Summer engagements
with her speciality song program. She
appeared July 10 in a program for
the Summer session of the State Normal
School students in Frostburg. Md. and
two days later. July ~. she gave cos
tune recital for those attending the
Summer session Of the University OF
Maine at Orono. Me. She has two other
engagements listed In that vicinity and
will spend some time in Bar Harbor be-
fore returning to Washington.
Some new Hawaiian guitar music has
just been published, written for solos
duets or trios. 1t is a collection of
standard Southern melodies. including
many of Stephen Fosters most popular
WOTkS dIiU Also SONGS, SUCH a. SANTA
Lucia" Believe Me If All Those En-
dearing Young Charms" and others. ar
ranged for the guitar by Sophocles T.
Pappas of Washington.
The de Guerin School OF Music. under
the direction Of Eugene de Guerin
Kittredse. gave its first recital last Sat-
urday afternoon at the school. 1705
Corcoran street. Their program opened
with an ensemble Of eight violins. "vor-
SPIEL" by Jockisch. and closed with a
lovely violin quartet, Rockers "Andante
and Religioso." played by Mrs. Kilt
redge. Josephine Peters. Arthur Charld
Ter and Richmond Chambers. Two vio-
lin trios, Lachner's "Andante" and
Clarke's "Gavotte." were played by Mrs.
Kittredge, Josephine Peters and Rich
mond Chambers. and the other num-
oers were all solos. creditabiy performed
as follows: Lied" by Jockisch, Edith
French; ''Wanderlust' and "Abend-
glocken." Jockisch. Evelyn Patterson;
Observation-Disclosures Lied" and a lovely
Waltz" Jockisch, Fred Kittredge, son
Of DR.. Herman Z. Kittredge: Lied" and
"Pastoraie." by Slit. Arthur Chandler:
"Gruss" and "Festzug." by Jockisch.
Richmond Chambers: Sits "Romanxe
and Waltz, josephine Peters, and Colt
erman's "Aridante' and Borowski's
Elaboration" Elizabeth Edwards.