Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-08-17
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NK RS. FREDERICK sHuRTLEFF
M COOLIDGE, donor of the
N charming chamber music hall
4 in tho Library of Congress,
was guest OF honor Tuesday
afternoon at a tea and reception given
at Mountain House in Pittsfleld, Mass,
by Mr.. and Mrs. William Willeke. Mr.
Willeke is violoncellist In the Elshuco
Trio (named In honor Of Mrs. COOLIDGE
The group played a trio written In F.
major by Mrs. Coolidge, who has fire.
quently appeared as active musician
participant In chamber music programs
as well as having won worldwide graf
itude and recognition as an intelligent
patroneSs of musical endeavors. On this
most recent occasion, however, Mrs.
Coolidge appeared in the role OF COM
poser.
Among the famous musicians men
toned as attending the event, which
included $50 guests, were Nine. Mar
celia Sembrich and Nine. Susan Met
calf CaSals.
Mrs. Coolidge left Pittsfield Thurs
day for Santa Barbara, Calf, where
she will remain until October, when she
goes to her Chicago home to supervise
the presentation of a five-day music
festival, given under her auspices, in
that city.
FRANCESCA Kaspar Lawson, Washing
ton soprano, has just had q most sue
cessful recital at the University Of
Maine, where she appeared before the
Summer session students, The Bangor
Daily News account states that:
Mrs. lawson was enthusiastically re-
ceived by al appreciative audience. She
possesses q beautiful, clear voice, Of
sympathetic quality and wide range.
with unusual ability for high notes,
which, united with her great technical
skill, produces q highly artistic per-
Torrance. Mrs. Lawson has peculiar
skill in interpreting the spirit Of her
selections and producing In her audi
ence the mood intended by the COM
poser. She has a charming personality,
which leads to her popularity as con-
cert artist. Mrs. Lawson is exceedingly
skillful in selecting artistic and in
structive programs. She is not new to
Maine, having sung at the university
Summer session last year, when she met
with such enthusiastic reception that
she was urged to return this year."
The soloist for the German service
at Concordia Lutheran Church this
morning will be Mabel Kennedy, mezzo-
soprano. She will sing "Gott Wird
Abwischen ALE Thraenen," by A. s.
Sullivan.
At the English service Mrs. Fred
Graebner will sing "VeSper PRAYER" by
G. 8. Briggs. There viii be no re-
hearsal Of the choir this week.
Theodore Harrison, head Of the vocal
department of Bush Conservatory, Chi
cago, III, will be guest soloist at All
Souls Memorial Episcopal Church, on
Cathedral avenue, during August.
Mr.. Harrison's selections today viii
be THE Ninety-first Psalm" by Mac
Dermid and THE Lord Is My Light"
by Allitsen.
Frances Harrison is organist at this
church.
Thomas N. Leef, young Washington
bass has been fe-engaged for the third
consecutive year as bass Soloist at Grace
Lutheran Church. He will give his first
selections for the new season the first
Sunday in September.
Mary and Martin A. Dowd will open
a music studio early in the season at
1919 Nineteenth street northwest
After short vacation this month
both will study again In New York
City, Mrs. Dowd with Nine. Luella
Melius, noted coloratura soprano, and
Mr.. Dowd with Edwin Hughes, distln-
guished pianist and pedagogue, who was
the guest Of the Dowds over the week
end recently.
Pearl Waugh Washington pianist and
teacher, Ia visiting in her home town,
Upton, Indiana, spending q quiet va
cation in motoring out there and in that
vicinity. She will return TO Washing
ton TO reopen her studios early in Sep
tember.
The Summer series of union services
which have been conducted by the
Mount Pleasant Congregational Church,
All Souls Unitarian Church and the
National Universalist Church, viii be
continued for the next six Sundays, be-
ginning today. at the Mount Pleasant
Congregational Church, Fourteenth
stree and Columbia road. The service
this morning viii be at Ii O'Clock.
The music, TO be given by the Mount
Pleasant Solo Quartet, composed of
Elsie Schulze, soprano; Mary Apple,
contralto; William p. Shannahan, tenor,
and Herman Fakler, bass. with Claude
Robson at the organ, will include or
gan prelude, "Offertoire" (HalD; an
them, THE Lord Is King" lMarstcn);
bass solo, mot Understood" (Hough-
ton); organ postiude, "Jubilate! Amenl"
(Kinder).
Warren r. johnson will give an organ
recital at the Church of the Pilgrims at
7:30 o'clock this evening. He will play
"Fugue In E Minor" 9Th. Salorne),
"Impromptu" (Horatio Parker) and
'Paraphrase on Handel Theme"
(Guilmant).
Hugh Ramon, tenor. who has been
singing until recently in the quartet at
the Keller Memorial Lutheran Church,
has been engaged for the Church Of the
Ascension during the month of August.
His sister, Blanche Ramon, soprano, is
also a Soloist there. Next Sunday they
will render Nevins In Peace With
Thee" az a duet at the IL O'Clock
service.