Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1930-05-25

THERE b no more thrilling writing
4 to be found than that In the re
ouiem" Of @. verdi, which Ii to be given
In rs entirety by the choir Of 90 voices
of Ham1ine Methodist Episcopal Church,
Sixteenth street at Allison, wednesday
opera has put his best efforts into this
work, and it Is considered by many to
be his masterpiece. It was written
shortly after his Aida" and the listener
will find q striking similarity at times
between the two compositions.
Verdi divides his mass into seven
parts. The opening Requiem ct KY
rie," for quartet and chorus, Is treated
with deep feeling. its finest portion be-
ing the melody LUX Perpetua."
Irae,"' Is treated in remarkably effec-
tive fashion. It Is divided nine times
The first. division. Is the Dies 1rae"
chorus Of powerful, almost startling
effect. The Tuba Mirufn," with its
Accompaniment of many brass instru-
ments, is a magnificent trumpet chorus
Following Is the "fdber Scrtptus." .
solo for contralto. perhaps the most
dramatic Of oil the solos. leading into
trio. "ouid sum Miser," Is followed BY
the ''Rex Tremendae" for quartet and
chorus. The prayer. "Recordare," o
duet for soprano and alto, gives way
for q splendid tenor solo, "Ingemiseo,"
immortalized by Caruso in hts last ma
jor photograph recording. After this
Is the majestic bass solo, "Confutatis."
The powerful "Lacrymosa," for quartet
The third part is the "Ofertory,"
written for quartet, and the fourth the
"Sancttis." fugue for double choir.
The "Agnus Del" or fifth part, IL
the gem OF the work. 1t Is duet for
soprano and alto with the chorus, and
Is treated In an extremely simple but
original fashion. The duet consists
throughout Of unison phrases an octave
apart. The sixth part Is the trio LUX
Aeterna," and the seventh. the Liberia
Me-" for soprano solo and chorus. re-
peatine the Requiem" and "Dies Irae"
in expanded form, closing with ma
The guest tenor soloist is Edward
Austen Kane of Atlanta, the 1929 first
prize winner of the national radio au-
dition. Mi. Kane has voice Of operate
caliber and after this season intends
to enter that field. He can never be
heard to better advantage than IN this
work.
The other soloists ere oil washing
tonians and are: Ethel Stickles, So
prano; Mabel r1ehr, oontralto; John
Marviile. bass and director Of the per-
Torrance, and Thomas Ieef, bass.
Edith Athey will be at the organ, with
the orchestra Of as pieces.
The members Of the chorus are:
Sopranos, Winnie M. Beers, Roberta
Ericsson, Mrs. Gertrude D.. Breckway,
Mrs. Mardella D. Dobbiris, MRS. Thomas
Parker Dudley, jr.; Laura G. Engle. Viz
ginia M. Facer, Mrs. T. David Gates,
Eveline Kay, Mabelle Kay, MRS. Thomas
r. Law, Mrs. Florence Moody Letizel,
Mrs. Flora Ferguson Lybrand. Edith J.
MacCartee. Catherine ONeal, Gene
O'Neal. Mrs. oliver U. Ports, Mrs. j.
Robert Shaffer, Ethel D. Stickles. Mrs.
Irene Finch WOLF: altos, Gladys N.
Anderson, Marta Brokaw, MRS. Grace
w. Close, Mrs. j. A. Eisenbeiss, Julia
Facer, Mrs. Gertrude w. Finney, Mabel
Flehr. Mary z. Gordon, Mrs. N. ID.
Hawkins, IT.; Mrs. Henry @. kamm,
Marguerite Kappel, Mrs. David II. Kin
oheloe. Gertrude Z. Parkinson, Mrs.
Vera Neely Ross, Mrs. Ida Seyboth,
Mrs. IVY e. Strobel; tenors, Earl II.
Brown. James Cowling, T. David Gates,
Charter Heslep, Lawrence II. James,
Henry granville Leei, John Murphy,
Robert M. O'Lor1e, D. WendeH Fnanps;
BASES, M. Edager Allen, ivan W. 1aney'
Frank Landon Beisser, II. tneiRs OIsIk'
Leonard r. Davis, Clyde =. EDWARDS,
Thomas N. Leef, John H. Marviiie, OIL
yer u. Ports, w. H. Schmucker, LOUIS
N. Swinsie. D. A. witt ana EcperS NJ.
YeaboWer.