Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1929-02-03
MUSIGR Apis

THE February meeting Of the Amer
l. lean Guild Of Organists. District OF
Columbia Chapter, will be held tomor-
row night at 8 o'clock, in the choir
room, Church of the Epiphany, 1917 q
street northwest. The round table dis
cussion of church anthems and organ
music will be presented by Messrs.
Moore and Torovsky, under the leader
ship of Mrs. Sylvester. The usual So
cial period will follow.
AS the date of the March meeting
would schedule Monday, March 4, 1t
will be postponed week, being held
March II.
DR.. Arthur Foote, q distinguished
American composer, longtime friend
and former teacher Of DR.. Edwin N. c..
Barnes, director Of music In the public
schools, it Is announced, will write the
"foreword" to DR.. Barnes new book
1.-TWO Centuries With the American
Composer"
The book not only gives q concise
history of the rise and development
of American music and the biographies
of leading American composers from
100 to 1880, but also tabulateS every
recording, reproducing piano and talk
ing machine of these composers works.
The work should prove a good text
book for colleges, Conservatives and
music clubs.
DR.. Barnes course, founded on this
book, opens Thursday evening at Wash
ington College Of Music.
Hugh McAmis, we'll known New York
organist, Is the guest OF Victor l..
Boenau at his studio-house, on Nine
tenth street.
Young women interested In choral
singing are cordially invited to visit the
Chaminade Glee Club rehearsal Wed
nesdays at 7:45 pm. in the institute OF
Musical Art, 831 Eighteenth street
northwest. Several interesting concerts
are being planned for the Spring.
A group from the club has formed
a class In sight singing which meets
one-half hour before rehearsals, under
the direction of Robert I. CARRIER.
A large and appreciative audience
attended the musical program last sun
dav afternoon at the Pen Women's Club
house. Mrs. Walter Hilton is chairman
of the music group. Mrs. Frank Byram
gave the history and origin Of the
adoption of music into the public
schools and said it has been such a
success that many Of the pupils who
have majored are holding responsible
remunerative positions in the music
world today. Miss Effenbach played a
selection from Chopin, Variations
Brilliante";; also one from Mendels-
sohn'S music was presented by Frances
Tucker, Miss Becker and Jean West
brook.
Today Julia Schelling will give her
second recital to the members Of the
league, with musical interpretations. at
4:30 pm. Her subject will be ode
Walkuere" and "Siegfried."
The choir of Francis Asbury M. E.
Church South. Fannie Shreve Heartsill
soprano soloist and director. accom-
panied at the piano by Nancy Alice
Lowe, organist, will broadcast a veSper
song service this afternoon from to
$50 o'clock from Station WMAL. This
choir has begun rehearsalS for "The
Crucif1xion." by Stainer. which 1t IS
planned will be given at the church the
Wednesday evening preceding Easter.
At the Mount Pleasant Congrega-
tional Church this evening at 8 O'Clock
special musical service will be given
by the chorus choir of so voices and
the solo quartet under the direction
of Norton M. Little, with Claude Robe
son at the organ and John s. De Forest
at the piano. The chorus will sing
Gounod's beautiful "St. Cecilia" mass,
in which the solo parts will be sung
by Miss Schulze, Mr.. Shannahan and
Mr.. Fakler.
At the morning service today at II
o'clock the music will be given by the
solo quartet under the direction of Mr..
Robson.
This afternoon at o'clock at All
Souls Church (Unitarian). Lewis At
water, organist, will present half-hour
program of German music. He will be
assisted by Charlotte Hartman, con-
tralto, who will sing "Wiegenlied." by
Brahms, and "Du Bist pie Ruh," by
Schubert.
At the morning service. Flora Nc
Gill Keefer. mezzo -contralto, will sing
IT Will Sing of Thy Mercies," from
"Stabat Mater" by Rossini. and Charles