Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-10
MUSIC NOTES

The Imperial Male Quartet announces
the engagement of ELLSWORTH E. Con-
dron as second tenor. Mr.. Condron
succeeds Edward @. Lippit, who has re-
moved from washington, and who was
q member of this organization Tor
several years.
Mr.. Condron is well known in musi-
cal circles of washington, having served
as soloist In number of the leading
churches. His voice is ideally adapted
to the singing of male quartet music.
The quartet is regularly engaged at
Metropolitan Memorial NJ. e. Church,
and is busy with concert and radio en-
gagements. The other members are: w.
Arthur Mccoy first tenor; j. Benton
Webb baritone and director; Francis p.
Heartsill, bass. Elsie Montgomery Is the
Accompanist.
At Concordia Lutheran Church. Will
liam j. Naehle, tenor, viii be the soloist !
for the German service this morning.
He will sing HARE, Meme Seele," by
Winterberger.
At the English service the chorus
choir will sing the chorale "A Mighty
Fortress" by Martin Luther, and the
anthem Peace ] Leave With YOU" by
j. Marley Roberts, with tenor solo by
Howard Bursley. Mayne r. Coe, bari
tone, will sing "Recessional' by de
Koven.
At the evening service, at 8, Mar
garet Randolph Muse, soprano, and
Robert H. Rathvon, bass, will sing the
duet, BE Thou Our Light, by Bohm.
Under the baton of Kurt Hetzel,
the new Washington Choir. is making
rapid progress. Seventy-flve singers
from the various church choirs and
other musical organizations of the city
have enrolled In all probabilities the
quota of 100 will be reached at the
next meeting, at which time Mr.. Hetzel
will begin rehearsals on THE Thir-
tenth Psalm" by List. This number,
1t is reported, has never been presented
in Washington.
Registration of the new members will
be taken care of at the next meeting
Tuesday night, at the Thomson School
Building, Twelfth and L streets north
west, at 8.
The Capitol Theater City Organists
will hold their regular meeting at
Union Rooms tomorrow night at 1880.
There will be nomination of officers
for the ensuing year and dancing and
refreshments after the business meeting.
President Courtney Hayden OF the
Musicians Union made brief address
at the last meeting.
Gertrude Lyons, lyric soprano, will
sing "Out of Night the Bugle Blows"
at the evening service tonight of the
Metropolitan Baptist Church, Sixth and
A streets northeast, when the d. G.
Chapter of American War Mothers will
attend through the invitation Of the
minister, John Compton Ball Mrs.
Lyons will be assisted by John j. Miller
and william E. Rankin, trumpeters,
from the Marine Band, and Gertrude
Smallwood Mockbee, organist.
The Washington Conservatory of
Music annually gives free tuition to
children between the ages Of 4 and
IA for the purpose OF detecting
and fostering tncipient talent Without
the large expense gcsieEhly incident to
starting a musical eC.Icatlon which
many times keeps the parents from at
tempting to determine their children's
talent
The instruction includes violin, piano,
voice training, and orchestral instru-
ments such as cello, clarinet, cornet,
drums, trumpet, etc.
Appllc=ts5n may be made to the
secretary OF the conservatory building,
located at 1408 New Hampshire avenue,
or by phoning the school-North 6244.
Kathryn z. Bowers, contralto, was
guest soloist of the Mount Pleasant
Rebekah Lodge, No. Q, Thursday eve
ming. Among her songs was the well
known MY Ain Folk" by Laura Lemon
Miss Bowers also sang last SUNDAY
placing Helen Tucker, who was out OF
town.
Children between and IS are some
Of the best witnesses, according to Coro-
Saf