Evening star., 1928-12-22

communion nymn, TO- " LlttLS tS"n "
After benediction, ;"Nnnc Dimittis,"
Recessional Hymn, "A, "of the Fathers
Love Begotten" .,...... Ancient plain song
A new Festival TIE Deum in A
Minor" by August King Smith, Wash
ington musician, will be sung at the III
am. service Christmas day at st. Johns
Church, Georgetown, where Mr.. King
Smith is organist and choir director
The "Te Deum" Is scored for mixed
voices, with tenor and bass solos, and
is dedicated to st. Johns choir.
The other numbers for the Christmas
service will be:
Sing. o Heavens" "................To Tours
"A Lovely Rose is Blooming :Praetorius
Communion Service" amman. King Smith
The music for the Christmas eve
service, just preceding midnight COM
munion, will be:
while Shepherds Watched Their sheep"
"HePe EtG@ Herora Torch. % %Jeannette,. Isabella,
The "Oil Angels elsa and the Shepherds, -
There were Shepherds. ......... Vincent
The Christmas music at All Saints
Church, Chevy Chase, on Christmas
eve, at midnight, will be presented by
the following singers, with William II.
Taylor, organist and director: Sopranos,
Emily Harold and Bertha Gottsman;
altos, Marguerite Groomes and Nellie
Moran; tenor, James T. Nicholson;
baritone, Robert H. Davidson; bass.
William H. Waters.
/ The program will include:
Professional. 20 Come, All Ye Faithful
Communion service. .CruiCkSndnh
aymn Game Upon ,ns the N midnght asnod G1saT
Recessonai, Recess 'o Little Town Of Bethlehem"
Eleven o'clock Christmas morning the
music will be:
Processional. Christians, Awake. Salute the
"venitea Chant
Re peum'. .Drsss,sr rnTa.2 II {
Hymn. fEru"'C1 "O Little Town Of Bethlehem'
Offertory anthem, THE Hallowed Day.
Recessional, "Hark! the Herald Angels
The music at the midnight service.
Christmas Eve, beginning at 80 p.n.,
at st. Johns Episcopal Church Wis
consin avenue and Bradley lane, VIII be:
Organ prelude. played by Edwin II.
Ballenger. "CantiQue de Noel'; Pro-
cessional "Hark the Herald Angels
Sing" Mendelssohn; '"Te Deum," West;
anthem. There Were Shepherds" VIM
cent: 20 Little Town of Bethlehem"
Knox offertory anthem. Sing, o Heav-
ems" Tours; occasional hymn, 20
Come, All Ye Faithful; reading. Or
gan postlude, "Toccata," Du Bois.
The old familiar carols will be sung
for half an hour preceding the COM
munion service, which will be at IL mid
night.
Incidental solos will be sung by Mrs.
Zoe Wilmot. Mrs. Albert A. KlaSs. Roo
ert Milner, r. Hanson Weightman, Mrs.
Thomas Pyle and Mrs. Waterman and
Mrs. Blackwood.
The choir is under the direction Of
the organist, Edwin r. Balenger.
At the Church of the Ascension.
Massachusetts, avenue at Twelfth street
northwest, devotions appropriate TO the
Christmas season will be uShered In
with the "candle-light service" which
will take place Christmas Eve at
o'clock. At this time the lighting in the
church is furnished entirely by candles
and each member Of the choir marches
in singing the professional hymn and
carrying a lighted candle in his or her
solos, quartetS and choruses.
The musical accompaniments will be
played by organ, piano and violinS. The
program will include ancient and mod
ern carols and songs in the form Of
solos, quartet and choruses.
The program will be:
Prelude by the instrumental ensemble.
There Were Shepherds Abiding in the
Them" FiSsn arr tfrom sns The Any yMessiShl Handel
PROFESSIONAL hymn. 1T Came Upon the s,,,,.
Carol, "The First Noel
Solo The Holy Mother Sings (xiv Gen.
tury), ARRANGED by McKim
Carol Caro- ,.,eH,od IG9od KING Wenceslas'
0'''' Willard Quick. baritone.
Solo, with chorus. rus Silent Night Holy Night"
Hannah Klock, SoloiSt
Quartet Sleep. Baby, Sleep" arr. from an
Mary d'ssafs Gss. 1ilSs4s 1TEsssy csFE SaEy'F Leslie
hs1Hi Hs%n oh; as come XII XII 7. Faithful" 12d
Choir and congregation ,.-r,
oIertory. Three Kings Are We" from n,,,,Irs rIns
esg Leslie S coyle. first tenor; Jack willis. sec
ond tenor; Gilbert Clark; baritone, ao.
Recessional hymn. "AnSei from the Realms
postlSde Isl b By thu; instrumental ensemble
Music for the service Christmas day
at 10:30 am. will be-
Prelude from Christmas Oratorio' Sacn
Instrumental ensemble
Professional hymn. ut Came Upon the
Introlt anthem. Rejoice in the
"kyris. Gloria Tibi and Laus oonnod
HYMN. Sing. oh sins. This Blessed $50
oheptory Gto anthem. sing, Heavens Tours
sSnctas" rst from" from Messe soesnneile" Goanod
''I3enediotus" ,,,.,.................. .Gounod
'Aenus Dei' ':.,.,,..,........... Bi5et
Flock; air for soprano. Come Unto
Him. both from The Messiah. Handel
Recessional hymn. Angels from the So.
Postiude. .GHaIielujah Chorus from
9is Pisyed 1ssitn by the instrumental ensemble.
The choir of the Church of the Trans
figuration, under the direction OF Char
lotte Klein, organist and choir director.
will render a special program Of music
at the Christmas services, including
Hymn of the Angels" West: sui
livan's "It Came Upon a Midnight
Clear" and sleep, Holy Babe"
Gevaert.
The incidental solos will be taken by
Mary Stevens, soprano; Alice Huber, /,
contralto; A. Nelson Wilson, bass.
The choir of st. Andrews Church.
Marguerite Allen Ross. organist and
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