Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-11-17

G sharp Minor" for violin and piano,
will be played by Evelyn Scott and
Catherine Benson. Mary Apple, con-
tralto, will sing a group of songs includ-
ing some interesting folk music, and
Mrs. Alden Emory, pianist, will include
music by Sinding and Sibelius in her
group.
At the meeting of the board of gov
, errors the new membership claSsifica-
| ton, the composers group, was dis
cuSsed Under this classification COM
posers wishing membership in the club
may be admitted after submitting their
manuscripts TO the committee in charge
of this group. Maude Sewall is chair
man, with Mary Howe and Mildred
Kolb Schulze.
Cecile Littlefeld, soprano, and Cath
crime Gross, contralto. of the Tuesday
Evening Music Club gave a short pro-
gram of solos and duets before the club
last Tuesday evening. The club gave its
first radio recital Thursday over sta
ton WMAL.
Oba Jan Gibson, lyric soprano. as
sisted by Jeanette Lewis Doty, concert
pianist, recently gave program for the
Columbia Commandery at the Masonic
Temple, Thirteenth street and New
York avenue. Miss GibsonS numbers
consisted of popular art songs and
group of old-time favorites, also selec-
tions from light opera.
The outstanding selection which Mrs.
Doty played was the first piano solo OF
record in the United States that was
| composed and published by q woman.
| AS far as Is known there are only two
| copies of this number in existence and
| Mrs. Doty is the proud poSSeSsor of one
of these. The title is THE Conflict"
The composer is Georgia Boyden.
A chorus of 1875 voices will sing r.
Deane Shures Dawn in the Desert"
| during the Christmas season. This
work, which requires one and one-half
| hours in performance, will be given at
Mount Vernon Church and also in
Takoma Park in the new school audi
| forum.
The Mount Vernon Chorus will be
augmented by the Takoma Choral So
| ciety of IS voices for these special per-
] formanceS. The work, which was re-
| Gently issued by Boston publisher, is
| to be given many performances in vari-
Gus cities during the holiday season,
notably among them one in Los Ange-
les under the direction OF DR.. Roland
| Diggle, and another in Fort Worth,
| Tex, under the direction of Sam Losh.
| In a recent issue of the American
| Organist, the editor remarked that
| Dawn In the Desert" is by far the
| most pretentious work which had come
| to his desk this season and that the
work should not be attempted by any
but the most skilled ehoirs.
The Takoma unit will begin rehears-
ais next week with the Mount Vernon
| unit. They have both been rehearsing
separately under the direction OF the
composer.
| A program will be presented by the
music department of the Mount Vernon
| Church Friday night. A play which
was q favorite of Maude Adams, called
"'Op o. Me Thumb" will be given by
the Dramatic Club of American Uni
| versity under the direction OF VIII
| HutehinS, teacher of dramatic art in
| that institution. Preceding the play a
! recital will be given by the Shannon
| Whitman Trio, radio artists. The trio
consists Of Grace Shannon, piano;
Kathryne Shannon, cello, and Don
whitman, violin. The recital will be-
gin promptly at o'clock. These re-
citals given monthly by the choir are
well attended.
Rho Beta Chapter and the Washing
ton Alumni Club, the two local units OF
! Mi Phi Epsilon, Q national honorary
musical sorority, Joined In the ohserv-
ance of Founders day last "wednesday,
this occasion representing the twenty
sixth anniversary of the founding OF the
sorority. A banquet was served at the
| Dodge Hotel, which was followed by q
varied program given by members OF
the local units. Many OF Washingtons
prominent women musicians are MEM
bers of the sorority and were present
| on this occasion.
Next wednesday evening, the Alumni
Club and their guests viii be entertain
cd at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Myron
Writer'S, in Clarendon, Va.
John H. Marville, bass, will be guest
soloist on the program of modern 1tal-
ian music presented by Lewis Atwater,
organist, this afternoon at 5 o'clock
in All Souls Church, Unitarian. The
public is cordially invited. The program
"Scena Pastorale" (BossD. 20 Del
Mic" Oonaudyl, Mr.. Maryille;. "Vivace"
(Pick-MangiagallD, The Talking Doll
! (Tarenghi), "Contrasto" (ReSpighD, Mr..
Marville; Armenia" Malipiero.
Warren r. johnson will give an organ
recital at the Church Of the Pilgrims
at 7:30 o'clock this evening. He will
play Introduction and PasSacaglia, In
d Minor" MAX Reger). "Scherzo, ="
from Fifth Sonata" (GuilmanD and
! 'CAnIlleUc lttllSAlucI8ClVs
The Capital City Choristers, under
the direction of Mrs. Henry Hunt Me-
Kee, will give their first program next
Friday night at Del Ray, Va, for the
benefit of the Parent-Teacher ASsocia-
ton of the George Mason school,
The chorus will include in its program
hauser": Lullaby of Life" and Gypsy
Love Song"
A group Of comedy sketches has been
arranged especially for the children,
by Mae Leonard and H, G. Rose. The
chorus will sing Chicken Hash" and
TON, Tom, the Pipers Son" In this
/ group.
are Edith c. Beebe, soprano, and Mary
Templin, contralto. Several duets have
been arranged for Helen Clark and
Evans Brooks and Hannah Clark and
| Mr.. A. 8. Parsons.
Dorothy Radde Emery. the regular
accompanist will be at the piano.
The Madrigal Singers in costume,
under the direction of Mrs. John Milton
Sylvester, recently presented program
of early English madrigalS and folk
songs at American University. In
cluded with the ensemble numbers, the
aria "A Pastoral" from the opera Rosa
| llnoa, by Veracml, or the seventeenth
century, was delightfully."- sung by Eliza
beth Waters. The program, presented
at a convocation of the entire student
body, was enthusiastically received,
The regular program of the group
will be given at the Episcopal Diocesan
Home. on Wisconsin avenue, tomorrow
! night. Traditional Christmas carols of
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