Evening star., 1940-05-19
In Local Music Circles

The choir of st. Peters Church,
under the direction of Christopher
S. Tenley, organist, will present a
special program this morning at ST.
Joseph's Church, Second and G
streets NE, during the celebration
Of the first solemn mass of the Rev.
George L. Gingras. Father Gingras
member of st. Peters Parish, was
ordained in Baltimore this week by
Archbishop Curley. Due to the fire
which recently destroyed st. Peters
the service will be held at St. Joseph's
Church. The choir of 40 voices will
sing Max Fixes "Missa Solemnis'
(E minor, ''Tu Es Sacerdos," by
Vulpius; Palestrinas ''Panis An
gelicus" and "Benedicta Sit Sancta
Trinitas," by Ravanello. There will
be organ and orchestral accompani-
ment. Soloists: Cathreen Carrico
sporano; Edna S. Colbert, mezzo-
soprano; Carolyn Manning, con-
tralto: Benedict w. Konopa, tenor,
and Gerald Whelan, baritone.
Frances Gutelius Smith will pre-
sent the following students in re-
cital this afternoon at 3 o'clock at
her studio. 1885 Upland street, Ar
lington. Va: Marguerite Martin,
Polly Pierce, Mary Elizabeth Rob-
erts, Kathryn Lee Rucker, Enid
Schooler and Patricia McAuliffe.
Piano and voice pupils of Jessie
M. Olin, director of music at Friend
ship House, 6l9 D street Sc. and
violin pupils of Herman Hoffman
will be presented in a program this
afternoon at o'clock. Those taking
part in the program are: Alfred
and Ellen Basile, Rita Boyd, Alfred
Byron, Mrs. Helen Byron. Robert
Byron, Robert Emory. Reeta Larey
La Vote Moore, Gilbert Nally, Betty
Neugabauer, Charles Popanoe, Cor
don Townsend. Edward Tripp, Nettie
Ried Trent, William Wadsworth and
Norma White. The public is cor
daily invited.
Ruth Marie Gardner, lyric soprano
and teacher of voice, will present
II Of her pupils in a song recital
this evening at 8 o'clock, at the
Washington Club, 1910 Seventeenth
street NV. The following pupils
will take part: Paul Redington
Clara Rebich, Scott Daniel, Mary
Emily Sewers, Kathryn Fosnight
Hayward Murrell. Grace O'Toole
Elmina Jumonville, Malcom Bu-
chanan, Marjorie Miller, Hazel
Helsper and Boris Harms. Elena
Crivella, concert pianist, will be the
accompanist. The public is cordially
invited to attend.
The Helen Turley Studio will pre-
sent Earline King, soprano, in recital
tomorrow evening at 8:15 o'clock
She will be accompanied by Mrs
Clifford Jope.
A piano recital devoted to music
by living American composers will
be given by the class of Katharine
Frost at the King-Smith Studio
School on Tuesday at 8 pm. Those
taking part are Margie Heileman
Jean Curran, Louise Boatwright
Kay Johnston, June and Rose Berk-
shire and Jane Ellison.
The annual banquet of the Rubin
stein Club will occur Tuesday eve
ming at the Kenesaw, following
which will be held the annual meet
ing for reading of reports and elec-
ton Of officers to succeed the pres
ent officers whose term is limited
to two consecutive years.
Nelson Logan, pianist, will be
heard in recital on Wednesday eve
ming at BIS o'clock in the Vermont
Avenue Baptist Church. His pro-
gram will include works by Bach
Schumann, Chopin, Debussy and
Mcdowell.
The Civic Orchestra, DR.. Kurt
Hetzel, conductor, will give q concert
with soloist on Tuesday evening
May %, at the Central High School
st. Matthews Cathedral Choir will
present its Easter program in the
Purcellville Library this afternoon
at 3 o'clock.
Iva Loughlen Guy presented Anr
Myers in a piano recital last Sunday
at the Women's City Club, assisted
by Jordan Bentley, baritone.
The Chicago Singing Teachers
Guild announces herewith it
4th annual competition for the w
w. Kimball prize of 500, this season
to be awarded to the composer sub
mitting the best setting for solt
voice Of text to be chosen by tn,
composer himself. In addition tt
this award, the guild guarantees
publication OF the winning manu-.
script. Readers desiring full infor'
nation concerning rules Of the com.
petition may secure same by ad.
dressing Walter Allen Stults, presi.
dent, P. o. Box No. 694, Evanston
Ill. All such queries must contain
stamped and self-addressed enve,
lopes.
Dorothy Tyler presented q groul
of voice pupils in recital at tn,
Women's City Club last Sunday
Soloists were Janet Guess, Audre.
Brown, Frances Humphrey, Dor,
Goldblatt, Alvin Fincham, Jun,
Shaw, Ethel Wenger, Iris Dicker'
| son and Bertha Danck. Beth Kim