Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1945-05-09
Sacred Choir Festival Program
DELAYED by We Day PRAYERS

organist of the church; Praise the
Lord" by Karg-Elert, and Little
Bells of Our Lady and Professional, /"
by Harvey Gaul. The splendid &C
complishments of choirs participat-
| ing were a tribute to the musical
standards of the directors.
Luther Place Senior Choir, di-
rected by Soren Lura, was the first
group heard. singing Schuctky' S
Send Out Thy Spirit" Christian
sens "Fairest of Roses" and wake,
Awake" Malotte's The Twenty
third Psalm" and Beethoven s
".Alleluia" were chosen by Ards A.
Cannon, director for the Petworth
Methodist Choir, which Mildred
Bishop accompanied at the organ.
The Senior A Cappella Choir
of First Baptist Church was heard
in Ippolitof- Ivanoff's II Solemn ST.
lence." Tschaikowskys 20 Blest Are
They" and Titcomb's II Will Not
Leave You Comfortless," directed
by HARDWOOD Hall. Three compost
lions by r. Deane Shure were pre-
sented by the Cloister Choir and
A Cappella Chorus of Women S
Voices of Mount Vernon Place
Methodist Church, the solo sections
of He Walketh Upon the Wings
of the Wind" and "Alleluia" taken
by Margaret Barnwell, who during
the meditation service, sang Ma
lotte's 1.-THE Lords Prayer" The
descant of I'm the Shadow of Thy
Wing" was sung by Florence Ba-
ruth and the combined groups were
heard in praise to the Lord"
The program concluded with the
massed choirs singing the "Hallelu-
JAN Chorus" from Handel's The
Messiah" led by Minnie Iverson-
Wood. who had previously directed
the Washington Missionary College
A Cappella Choir in Ackley's THE
Nearer the Sweeter," Hamblen's
Bells Over Jordan" and Lewis
20 Thou in Whose Presence"
Alice Tate Gives Program
With Cathedral Glee Club.
In the Presidential Room Of the
Statler Hotel program was given
by Alice Tate. lyric soprano, and
the National Cathedral School Glee
Club, under the direction of Justin
Williams. The concert was spon-
sored by the Board of Advisors of
the National Cathedral School And
the proceeds will be used for music
scholarships.
The attractive Miss Tate, whose
voice is of sweet quality, showed
her concert experience in her
choice of program which she sang
with taste and musical feeling. In
an opening group were Scarlatti's
Sc Florindo fedele," Martins
"Plaisir damour." Donaudy's Ma
donna Renzuola" and the Dove
Sono' from Mozart's "Nozze di
Figaro" while other groups included
Brahms ''Nachtigall" and "Wiegen-
lied" Debussy's ''Mandoline," Raw
els La Flute enchantee" and
Fourdrain's "Carnaval," all of which
we're sung with fine diction, and
Rimsky-Korsakoff's THE Rose En-
slaves the Nightingale" Shaw's
Song OF the Palanquin Bearers"
Kahn's THE Sundial," Newman's
"Strepheon Kissed Me in the
Spring" and Worth's Midsummer"
She was accompanied by Paul Berl.
The white surpliced singers of
the glee club gave a good account
of themselves in three groups of
songs. Mr.. Williams handled the
young voices carefully, bringing out
the different sections for pointed
effects and achieving smooth, we'll
blended ensemble. Accompanies
for the glee club was Elizabeth B.
Coyey.
Edith Montlack Heard
At Jewish Center
The gifted Edith Montlack. who
is also a distinguished painter, was
heard last night in piano recital
In the Jewish Community Center
where she presented varied and
eXacting program. Possessing a
fluent technique and clarity of tone,