Evening star., 1946-06-23
3-Day Meeting
Set Tomorrow
Business Sessions,
Recitals Scheduled
For Three DAYS

The Regional Conference of the
American Guild of Organists will
open at 10 o'clock tomorrow morning
with the registration of delegates at
the Covenant First Presbyterian
Church. At IL noon an opening
luncheon will be given at the May
flower Hotel. Following luncheon the
delegates will proceed to the Metro-
politan Memorial Church where they
will hear Charles Craig, F. A. G. o.,
organist and choirmaster of All
Saints Episcopal Church of Rich
mond. Va, and dean of the Virginia
Chapter Of the American Guild Of
Organists play.
At 4:30 pm, following evensong
at the Washington Cathedral, Rich
ard Ross, minister of music
at Brown Memorial Presbyterian
Church. Baltimore, Md. will be
heard in recital on the great organ
of the Cathedral. After the recital
the Right Rev. Angus Dun. D. D.,
Bishop of Washington, and Mrs. Dun
will receive the delegates in the
bishops garden.
The evening program consists Of
a reception at "Hillandale," the es-
tate of Mrs. Anne Archbold on Res
ervoir road. A trio, including Thom-
as Dunn, organist of Baltimore. Md,
Doris Horwitz and Kathryn John.
son, violinists, will present a pro-
gram of recently published church
sonatas composed for organ and
strings by Mozart including Sonatas
II, III, w, v and VI.
Tuesdays program will start with
a session at the Library of Congress.
At 1870 am. there will be concert
of classical and contemporary
chamber music for flute, harp and
viola at the Phillips Memorial Gall
lery. Sylvia Meyer, talented harpist
of the National Symphony will be
assisted by Britton johnson, fiutist.
and Abe Cherry, violist, also Of
the National Symphony.
At 2:30 pm. in the Covenants
First Presbyterian Church DR. Her
mann Reichenbach, musicologist Of
Mary Washington college of the
University of Virginia in Fredericks-
burg. will lecture on Historical and
Musical Values of the Canon" Fol-
lowing the lecture Viola Fisher,
organist of st. Pauls Methodist
Church of Hagerstown, Md, and
subdean elect of the Cumberland
Valley Chapter, will play recital.
| At 8 o'clock in the evening a
choir festival will be given at the
Washington Cathedral in which 10
Washington choirs will participate.
The massed choirs will sing under
the direction of Theodore Shaefer,
M. S. NJ, organist and music di-
rector of the Covenant-First Pres
byterian Church, with Robert Ruck-
mann, organist and choir director Of
Epworth Methodist Church, at the
organ. The service will be preceded
by short recital played by Wayne
Dirksen. assistant organist of the
Washington Cathedral
| On Wednesday morning at $50
m. in All Souls Unitarian Church
DR.. Carl Wiesemann, F. A. G. O..
organist and choirmaster Of Grace
Episcopal Church. Newark, N. j..
and past chairman of the region,
will give program.
The closing organ recital will be
played at IL am. in the National
| City Christian Church by Ernest
White. organist and music director,
Church of st. Mary the Virgin. New
! York City, member of the Council
! of the American Guild of Organists.
After Mr.. Whites recital the dele
gates will gather at the Hotel Bur-
lington for the final luncheon, fol-
! lowed by sightseeing trims