Evening star., 1929-12-15

THE Parthenon Male Quartet will
give special program of Christmas
carols as part of community celebra-
ton to be held next Saturday in the
Northeast Savings Bank. The members
of this quartet are H. A. Martin, first
tenor; H. G. Leef, second tenor; Howard
Moore, baritone. and Thomas N. Leef,
basso. r. e. Rapp, pianist, is accom-
panist for the quartet.
Students Of the Institute Of Musical
Art, Inc, were presented in q recital
last Friday. The young singers, pia-
niStS and violinistS participating in
cluded Hanna Booth, Daniel GevinSon,
De Witt Feeser,. Jane Elise Hastings,
Charles Hyder, Margaret Gilligan, Mary
Helen Cook, Sylvia Shappirio, Mildred
LOCKER, Flora Clayton, Rose Bright and
Glenn Carow.
At the special dedication service of
the new parish hall of the Lutheran
Church of the Atonement last Sunday,
the choir, under the direction Of Emer-
son Meyers, sang the anthem, What
Are These That are Arrayed," by Sir
John Stainer. Mildred Holt, soprano,
and Robert Volland, tenor, sang 20,
Trust in the Lord" by Dudley Buck.
A newly installed pipe organ in the
chapel will be played in dedication con-
cert by Robert Ruckman, Washington
pianist and organist, the latter part Of
January.
Ray Palkin, soprano, will give her
next Washington program Saturday
for the Fellowcraft Masonic Club. She
has recently made some phonograph
records of "Ah! Sweet Mystery Of Life
and "Oh, Sole Mo"
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rehearsal of the morning and evening
groups at the Willard Hotel, Tuesday
at 7:45 pm. RehearSalS are to be suS-
pended during the holiday period, but
regular practice will be resumed Tues
day, January z.
Those interested in joining this
choral society are urged to get in
touch Immediately with Mrs. Albert
Volkmer, 234 Willow avenue, Takoma
Park, or telephone Shepherd 2154.
Ruth Kobbe, contralto will take part
in the Sunday school service at Keller
Memorial Lutheran Church, 80 O'Clock
next Sunday morning. She will sing
THE Virgins Lullaby from the cantats
by Dudley Buck, and will be accom-
panied on the piano by William j.
Weber.
Special Christmas exercises by the
Sunday school at 7:30 next Sunday
evening will include the cantata, THE
Children Of Bethlehem" sung by
younger members of the school, direct
ed by Mrs. E. A. Seltzer. The large or
chestra, under direction of Edward
Weber, will render special selections.
The soloist at the German service al
Concordia Lutheran Church this morn
ing will be Esther Celander, soprano
She will sing "Wie Lieblich auf dem
Bergen" by Harker. At the English
service at 11:15 am, the chorus choir
will sing the chorale How Shall
Fifty Meet Thee" by J. S. Bach, and
the anthem, God Shall Wipe Away
All Tears" by H. Alexander Matthews
For the offertory Esther Carrico, So
prano, will sing Tell Ye the Daughter
of Zion," from the Light Of the World, u
by Sir Arthur Sullivan.
At the evening service the choir will
sing the cantata, 1.-THE Life EverlaSt-
ing" by H Alexander Matthews. The
soloists will be Carla Santelmann, con-
tralto; William H. Bell, tenor: William
Strobel. baritone, and William E
Thomas bass.
Maud Sewall, an authority on musical
matters, was the guest Of honor and
gave the talk at the Arts Club last
Thursday evening, when Mrs. Ralph P
Barnard was the clubs hostess.
Miss Sewall's subject was What
Some of the Modernists Say About
Themselves" with piano illustrations
Among the moderns discussed were
Ornstein, Schoenberg, Stravinsky, Ca
sella, CoWell and John Powell. The
piano illustrations for Miss Sewall's
| talk were rendered by Mildred Kolt
Schulze, who proved an able interpreter
of the modern composers.
Roslyn Garter and Isabel Squibb Of
| the Washington College of Music pre-
sented several students in piano re-
cital at the college last Sunday after
noon.
The recital hall, with seating ca
pacity of $50, was filled with parents
and friends. Those on the program
we're: Dora Brotman, Irving Gertler
Jean Sanford, Dorothy Kopsch, Evelyn
Eibender, Pauline Leatherwood, Bar
bara Bornet, Harriet Palkin, Pauline
Cohen, Faigs Elvove, Jane Gibbons
George Kennedy, Grace Powell. Ruth
Diamond, Virginia Grove. Winifrec
Ing, Jean MCNEIL, Edith Donovan
Beatrice Gunner and Edith Harrison.
At the conclusion of the recital DR.
and Mrs Roberts received the guest:
In the reception rooms.
Messages of Song" is the subject fol
of the 10 events to be given In the
chapel of Georgetown Presbyterian
Church tomorrow night. 1t will bt
illustrated by members of the Wilnoi
Choral Club, assisted by Harry Angelica
who will sing some of the Italian song;
for which he is famous. Bernice Ran
dali Angelica is director of the club.
Marcelle Privat, n1eZzo- soprano, anc
Louis Potter, pianist. recently appeared
in particularly successful joint re-