Evening star., 1935-12-15
In Local Music Circles

TIME Schubert Singers directed by
Mrs. Chester Adair will render
English Cathedral music and
Il Christmas carols in the forth
coming presentation of Charles Dick
ems "A Christmas Carol" by the
Washington Players next Sunday
afternoon at 4 o'clock in the old
church edifice of the present National
City Christian Church. located at 1903
Vermont avenue northwest.
The musical version will be arranged
and played on the organ by Mrs Adair
and the choral numbers will be sung
by the double quartet of male singers.
The Schubert Singers are J. Ed
mond Veitch, Ed Wilson. William
Jackson, Hugh Miller, Melvin Haus-
man, Vernon Hill and Oscar Kuldell.
The Friday Morning Music Club will
present a program of early madrigalS
and English and French carols by the
Madrigal Singers, Mrs John Slvester.
director, on Friday at 1880 am. at
Barker Hall. A string trio will assist.
The Washington Alumnae Club of
Mu Phi Epsilon met Monday night in
the home of Ruth Bronson Logan,
local president. The subject for study
was the programs for the Thursday
and Sunday concerts of this week by
the National Symphony Orchestra.
Fannie May HenbeSt gave talk on
the composers whose works appeared
on the programs and vocal numbers
were sung by Vera Nicely Ross and
Aurelia Beck, contraltos, accompanied
by Margaret Tolson. Greta Won Bayer
played two Of her new compositions
dedicated to Shirley Temple and the
program closed with the singing of
Christmas carols with Edith B. Athey
accompanying.
The Gertrude Price recital on
Creative Music" this evening. at the
Ethel Hoffman Kane Studio, is at
$50. Mrs. Kane has sent out invita-
tions to hear this New York pianist,
who is Mrs. Herbert Wollner in pri-
vate life, in original compositions for
piano, in improvisations, and in a
demonstration of how facility for
composition is developed in the young
student.
Martha Jane Livesay and Marjorie
Vesta wilkins will give a Joint recital
this evening at the Washington Col
lege of Music Tamara Dmitrief pre-
sents the young pianists. The pro-
gram includes Bach, Beethoven,
Chopin and a two-piano arrangement
of KreiSlers Caprice VennoiS."
Sophocles Papas, well known au-
thority on fretted instruments will give
an illustrated talk on the origin and
development of the guitar, mandolin.
banjo and other fretted instruments at
the University of Maryland Tuesday
afternoon. Mr.. Papas will be assisted
by Lisa Wolter, lutenest, George
vickers, guitarist, and Harlan Randall,
baritone.
christmas in Provence" by Helen
and Jeanne Curtis will be presented
at the Sunday Music Hour today at 5
O'Clock at the Y. W. C. A. by the Girls
Chapel Choir of the National City
Christian Church, directed by Helen
Turley. Mrs. Lee Tooley is the ac-
companist. The public is cordially in
vited.
The Business and Professional
Women's Glee Club of the Y. w. c. A.
will sing the Christmas cantata The
Childe Jesus" by Clokey at the
Women,s City Club today at S o'clock.
Mary M. Burnett directs the club and
Riethel Grim is the accompanist.
"The Shrine of the Star" by Helen
Devreaux Pyle, will be presented by
the Lovette Choral Club as its third
calendar event of the season tomor-
row evening at $50 at the club
studio. 1925 G street northwest. Mrs.
George Tennyson will act as hostess
and Eve Whitford Lovette will tell the
story and direct the singing OF Christ
mas anthems and carols.
Solo numbers will be given by Eve
lyn Scott, violinist; Ethel Lynn Fast,
soprano; Francis Bass Wilson ana
Charles C. Love, with Elsie Cramer.
accompanist. Associate members and
guests of members are invited.
The fifth annual Christmas concert
of the Arts Club Chorus, Otto Torney
director, will be presented at
the club Wednesday evening. The
program will include choral compost
tions of Handel, Bach. Cornelius, Wit
toria, Praetorius and Franck. Kath-
crime Morrison, accompanist. will be
heard in group by Bach and Handel.
The Music Committee Of the Fiji
teenth Street Presbyterian Church
presents the choir, augmented by To-
cal talent, in special service Of
Christmas music, Sunday, December
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The choir Of the Takoma Park
Church. under the direc-