Evening star., 1948-03-27
By Alice Eversmon

Of Easter, the most significant feast
Of the Christian world. From sun
rise to late in the evening there will
be services stressing the Joy and
thanksgiving for the redemption the
day commentaries. What 1t means
to humanity will be expressed in the
glorious hymns and anthems of
Eastertide which will form an i'm
portant part of each service. such
as "The Strife Is Over" Jesus
Christ Is Risen Today" Welcome
Happy Morning" God So Loved
the World" and others. Among these
declarations of faith are the great
numbers, "I Know That My Re-
deemer Liveth' and the exultant
"Hallelujah Chorus" from Handels
"The Messiah" to be heard fire.
quently tomorrow. They were writ
ten by one who died as he wished,
close to the finish of Good Friday.
so that he could meet his good
God, his sweet Lord and Saviour on
the day of His Resurrection"
Episcopal.
Elaborate preparation has been
made at the WASHINGTON CATH
EDRAL for the musical programs
to be given at the four services
tomorrow. The choir of men and
boys under the direction of Paul
Galloway will sing at the 7:30 and
IL o'clock worship. At the latter
service will be heard for the first
time the music for the Gradual
composed by Richard w. Dirksen,
assistant organist and choirmaster.
The major part Of the service will
be taken from Palestrina's "Missa
In Aeterna Christi Munera" with,
for anthems, Brahms Here on
Earth" and Handeps "Hallelujah." /"
The "Missa de Angels" will be used
at the early morning service and at
the $50 am. celebration of holy
communion In the Bethlehem
Chapel the junior boys choir will
sing an anthem by Mr.. Dirksen,
"Alleluia. Christian to the Paschal
Victim based on the plainsong
sequence appointed for Easter Day
In The English Gradual"
An all-musical service will be held
at 4 pm. will begin with the organ
number, the Finale" from Widor's
Symphonic Romano" Williams
'Magnificat" and "Nunc Dimittis in
3 Flat" will form the evensong
music, together with anthems by
Beethoven, Leisring and Byrd. Paul
Chandler Hume. baritone, will be
the soloist in Vaughan Williams
Easter" Love Bade Me Welcome, +"
The Call" and "Antiphon." The
traditional Easter hymns will be
sung by choir and congregation at
all the services.
At ALL SAINTS CHURCH, Chevy
Chase Circle, the adult mixed choir
will sing at the and II am. services
and the boys and girls choirs at the
9 o'clock service Of holy communion.
Portions OF Rheinberger's Mass in
A Major" will be sung with the
Gloria" from Shaw's Modal
Mass" Markarov's "An Angel Said
TO Mary" and the Gallus-Handel
"Alleluia, Today Christ Arisen" will
be the offertory anthems. Organ
numbers will include Bach's Christ
Lay In Bonds of Death" and
Vaughan Williams "'Improvisatio
on 'Salve Festa Dies"
The II am. service at TRANSFIG-
URATION EPISCOPAL CHURCH
will consist of the mass portions
from works of Merbeche. Gounod,
Gilbert and Camidge, with Schill-
ing's Christ Our Passover" used as
Introit and Martins "As 1t Began
to Dawn" for the anthem. Solos
will be sung by Mrs. Galloway and
Mrs. Moore. The organ postlude
will include Worthy Is the Lamb
That Was Slain" and Handels
"Hallelujah Chorus" The Junior
choir will sing the am. communion
service. NOVEL; s. Ferris is choir
master.
For the identical services at
TRINITY EPISCOPAL CHURCH
at 8 and II am. the musical pro-
gram has been arranged by Emily
z. p. Pearse, organist and director
Marguerite Ward, soprano, will sing
II Know That My Redeemer Liveth," )"
from Handel's Messiah" as offer
tory and Easter hymns will be
sung between the ritual music by
o'1he1sS1 The Communion servioebv Brown
will be used at ST. JOHNS EPIS-
COPAL CHURCH in Mount Rainier,
of which Mrs. Perry j. Aiken is
organist and Arthur Thompson the
choirmaster The offertory anthem
will be the Reimann-Dickinson "By
Early Morning Light" The. Scot
tish chant will be used as Gloria,
followed by Stainer's "Sevenfold
Amen"
At ST. GEORGES CHAPEL the
"Kyrie." "Nicene Creed" "Sursum
Corda," "Sanctus," "Benedictus,
"Agnus Del" Gloria" and "Nunc
Dimittis" of the Rev. e. v. Hall
will be sung. The offertory will be
the "Inflammatus" from Rossini's
"Stabat Mater" and Gretchanino1 S
FESTIVAL Amen" will follow the
benediction.
Holy communion services will be
held at NATIVITY EPISCOPAL
CHURCH at 7:30 and II am. The
sermon hymns will be Bach's "At
the Lambs High Feast" at 7:3C
o'clock and Jesus Christ Is Risen
Today" at the later service. Mar
tins "As 1t Began to Dawn" and
Shippers He Is Risen" will be sung
at the offertories. Soloists will be
Andrea Kristen, soprano; Robert
Pohlman. tenor. and Noble Barnes,
bass. Mr.. Pohlman is director and
Joan Groncke the organist.
Presbyterian.
The CHURCH OF THE Pill
GRIMS will celebrate Easter with
a morning and evening service. Al
the former the choir under the di-
rection of John w. Seaton will sing
Leisring's Let All Nations Praise
the Lord" and Stainer's God Sc
Loved the World" Mrs. Leo Kelly
will sing as solo Edwards Awake
Arise" and Aaron Grant will be
heard in Rossini's "Christe Re.
demptor." For the evening service
Warren F. johnson, organist, ha'