Evening star., 1943-12-26
Events in Music


present the New York Avenue
Presbyterian Church Choir, Charles
Dana Beaschler, conductor: HARLAN
Meyer, accompanist, this evening,
at 8 o'clock, in the east garden
court of the gallery. The program
will consist of Christmas carols,
with a tenor solo by Sergt. Ivan
Genuchi In the first part Of the
program, and a soprano solo by
Margaret Sheridan In the second
half, preceding the "Alleluja Chorus"
from Handels Messiah" which will
conclude the recital.
The Marine Band Symphony Or
chestra, under the direction of Capt.
William F.. Santelman, will present
a concert Wednesday, 8:15 pm, in
the Marine Barracks, featuring
Shostakovitch's symphony No. /,
Op. TO-" and d'Ambrosio's Concerto
In B Minor" for violin and orches-
ira, played by Albert Schoepper.
Other numbers on the program are
Mozart's "Serenade in G" and Eve
ming Prayer and Dream Pantomine,"
from Humperdinck's "Hansel and
Gretel."
A women's sextet, under the d.
rection Of Lucia Maxwell McQueary,
will give program at the Willard
Hotel on Tuesday evening for the
Christmas meeting of the Kentucky
Society's Lore-Fest Hour. Those
participating in the program are
Catherine Wright, Florence Bur-
roughs, Anna Hunt, Clarine Stone
and Carrie Starbird. Betty Smith
will be the accompanist. In addi-
ton to Kentucky folk songs and
Christmas carols, the sextet will
present selections by Rasbach,
Speaks, Geibel and Woods.
La Vergne Fairchild Jeffries will
present Merle Cormack, daughter of
the Rev. and Mrs. w. A. Cormack
OF Takoma Park, in song recital
Tuesday at the residence of the Rev
and Mrs. Heber Votaw. Yvonne
Howard will accompany Miss Cor
mack on the piano, which once stood
at the White House during Presi-
dent Harding's regime.
The young singer, who received
her education in England and lived,
prior to coming to the United States,
in India and Australia, is leaving
after New Year for Los Angeles.
Lucia Mackenzie Hendley will pre-
sent James Howard Wright in
piano recital Sunday, January 2, 4
pm, at 1858 Kalorama road. The
program will include compositions
by Bach, Scarlatti, Chopin, Bee
thoven and Debussy.
The Washington CHAPTER OF
Greensboro College -Alumnae Asso-
citation is giving a Defense Stamp tea
between 4 and on Sunday, January
16, at 2460 Sixteenth street NV,
formerly the French Embassy Build
ing, Stamps donated at the door
will be sent in book form to Green's
boro College. The guest artist is
Mark Hoffman, dean of music at
Greensboro College and a we'll
known Southern pianist.
The Madrigal Singers, directed by
Mrs. John Milton Sylvester, will give
a program at the Southern Relief
Home, 2727 Adams Mill road, on
Tuesday evening. Madrigals by
Morley, Weelkes and Praetorius,
folk music and traditional carols will
be sung about a candle-lighted table,
carrying on Elizabethan custom. The
personnel includes: Peirce Miller,
Grace Stowe, Edith Hopkins Walker,
Bessie O. Anderson, Almas G. To-
ense, Harroliese Brown and Charles
T. Hitler.
when the Christ Child Came"
cantata by Joseph Clokey, will be
given at Epworth Methodist Church
this evening at 7:50 pm. as part of
the Annual Candle Light Service.
The three choirs of the church will
participate. Soloists: Eva Goebel,
soprano; Laura Hatcher, alto:
Frank Myers, tenor; James A.
Payne, bass. Robert Ruckman is
organist and choir director.
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