The Sunday Oregonian., December 24, 1916, SECTION THREE, Page 6, Image 34

THE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX,- PORTLAND, DECEMBER 24, 1916.
THE fifth annual production of
Handel's oratorio, "Messiah," by
the Portland Oratorio Society will
take place this afternoon at 4 o'clock
at the Lincoln High School auditorium,
entrance on Park street, near Market.
For the first time since the organiza
tion of this society It rives "The
Messiah" unassisted by an other or
ganization. The chorus numbers nearly
60 voices, and has been studying the
work ever since early September.
Many of the members have sung the
"Messiah" since 1911, the first year of
the existence of the society. Joseph A.
Flnley, conductor during the first three
years of the work and succeeding
E. Maldwyn Evans, who conducted last
year's work, will direct this afternoon.
Judging by past successes of both
chorus and conductor, a splendid per
formance is anticipated.
The chorus Is well balanced and well
acquainted with the oratorio. Mrs. M.
Gabriel-Pullin, soprano, who two years
ago so acceptably sang "Rejoice
Greatly," will sing that number and
"I Know That My Redeemer Llveth."
Miss Merle H. Wooddy, soprano, will
sing "Come Unto Me." Mrs. Katharine
Gabriel, contralto, will sing "And the
Glory," "He Shall Feed His Flock" and
"He Was Despised." E. Trevor Jones,
tenor, will sing "Comfort Ye" and
"Every Valley." E. Maldwyn . Evans,
director of music at the Central Pres
byterian Church, will sing "The People
That Walk in Darkness," "Why Do the
Nations Rage?" and "The Trumpet
Shall Sound." The choruses, "And the
Glory," "O, Thou That Tellest." "For
Unto Us a Child Is Born," "Glory to
God," "Surely He Hath Borne Our
Griefs," "All We, Like Sheep," "Halle
lujah." "Worthy Is the Lamb" and
"Amen," will be sung.
The soloists are all thoroughly Im
bued with the spirit of this magnificent
work. The accompanists, Mrs. Ethel
Meade, organist at Patton Congrega
tional Church, and William Lowell
Patton, are both well known In mu
sical circles.
No charge Is to be made for admis
sion, nor is any collection to be taken.
It is the offering of this society, solo
ists, accompanists and director to the
Christmas season of this city.
The chorus includes Misses Daisy
Eevans, Bertha Crosby, Emma Erb,
Flurence Freeman, L. V. Guest, Kath
arine Mader, Helen Manchester, Flor
ence Mayfield, Nellie Munger. Mattie
Ringo, Edna Swiney, Jessy Tiptaft,
Adele Walter, Fannie Walter, Merle H.i
Wooddy, Ruby M. Zlmmer, and Mes
dames Neal Brown, C. E. Carlton, M.
Pullln, N. W. Johnson, C. D. Lazenby,
M. A. McPherren, W. H. Numan, George
Penketh, D. M. Pertz. J. H. St. Rayner,
W. H. Sullen berg and W. K. Thomson,
sopranos; Misses Evelyn Cornutt,
Lillian Downing, Belle Ellenwanger,
H. R. Hood, Mary Lepper, Irene Rippey
and Mesdames H. P. Bloxham, J. M.
Davis, 1C Gabriel, Ida Reynolds, H.
Wilbur and B. M. Zimmerman, con
traltos; R. Bradley, C. M. Godfrey, J. C.
Guyer, E. T. Jones, L. B. Kinne, M. P.
Richards, J. B. Simmons, E. R. Will
iams and C. C. Wood, tlnors; H. Carl
son. C. E. Carlton. J. W. Carlton, C. S.
Higgins, P. C. Jones, H. Moore, A. Roal,
J. A. Wuest and G. N. Woolley, bassos.
UNUSUAL SONGS CHARM.
A most enjoyable concert was given
before the Monday Musical Club, De
cember 18, by George Hotchkiss Street,
baritone, and Mrs. Kathryn Crysler
Street, soprano. The singing of Mr.
and Mrs. Street was marked by work
of a high order of merit. The pro
gramme was composed of seldom-used
gems and consisted of these groups:
"Chauson - Du Pare - D'Une Prison"
(Hahn). "Passage" (Hahn). George
Hotchkiss Street; "EIn Lone (Corne
lius), "Death and the Maiden" (Schu
bert), "Songs My Mother Taught Me"
(Dvorak), Mrs. Kathryn Crysler Street;
"Over Night. Over Night" (Wolf),
"Weitas Song," "The Friend," Mr. Street;
"Across the Steppes" (Schytte), and
"Humores que MowTey," Mrs. Grace
Weiler; "The Mission" (Burton).
"Where Go the Boats" (Del Riego),
"The Turn of the Year" (Willeby), "The
Leaves and the Wing" (Leone), Mrs.
Street; "Let Miss Lindy Pass" (Rogers),
"The Roadside Fire" (Williams), and
"I Am Thy Harp" (Woodman), Mr.
Street. The first group given in French
was made most interesting by a short
exposition of the usual American meth
od of presentation, as contrasted with
the "finesse" of the French, by Mr.
Street. Ir his songs his diction and
Interpretation were charming. Mrs.
Street's voice Is mellow and appealing,
with a rich Southern tone quality that
brings dreams of moonlight and mag
nolia trees. The two piano solos by
the accompanist. Mrs. Grace Weiler,
were pleasing, especially In delicacy
and pianissimo work.
OPERA STARS ENJOY VACATION.
Stars of the Boston National Grand
Opera Company, orchestra, chorus and
artistic staff are taking a holldav
vacation in New York City, nrior to
the beginning of the second portion
or ine isio-iv season.
The Boston National, traveling In Its
10-car special train, plans to reach this
city on tour early In March. 1917.
Among the distinguished stars who
were members of the Boston National
Grand Opera Company last year, and
who again appear in performances this
season, are Giovanni Zenatello, Lulsa
Villani, Maggie Teyte, Maria Gay,
Tamakl Miura, Riccardo Martin. George
Baklanoff, Jose Mardones, Giuseppe
Gaudenzl, Giorgio PulitI, Thomas Chal
mers, Elvira Leveroni, Francesca
teraita, Kathryn Kee, Dorothy Follla,
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THREE MUSIC PEOPLE AC
TIVE IN CURRENT EVENTS.
Joseph A. Flnley, music di
rector at the rendition of the
oratorio "Messiah," by the Port
land Oratorio Association. Lin
coln High School auditorium,
this afternoon, at 4 o'clock.
Mrs. Elsie Bond BIschoff has
resigned as music director in
J;he choir of Atkinson Memorial
Church, and has accepted a simi
lar position In the choir, of the
East Side Christian Church, East
Twelfth and Taylor streets.
Mrs. Dldrlckson Hoyme, pianist,
a recent arrival In this city from
Norway, took part in a recent
muslcale at the Norwegian Lu
theran Church, Fourteenth and
Davis streets.
Mabel Rlegelman, JVIncente Ballester
and Paolo Ananian. Roberto Moranzonl
will return again in the capacity of
first conductor, and associated with
him will be Fulgenzlo Ouerrieri and
Adolf Schmid. The orchestra will num
ber SO of the finest instrumentalists,
and the chorus will number 60. The
operas to be presented are "Andrea
Cenier," "Madame Butterfly," "Ea
Boheme," "La Tosca," "Iris." "Atda"
"Faust."
MUSIC TEACHERS' BILL AIRED,
A great deal of Interest has been
aroused all over Oregon by the bill for
standardization of music teachers, and
there are many inquiries regarding It.
"This bill Is the work of Frederick
W. Goodrich, who has made a special
study of the subject and who was the
author of a more stringent bill several
years ago," says a member of the. leg
islative committee of the teachers in
terested in the case. "The other bill
seemed too severe in requlrements.'and
so th present bill, which is very mild
in its provisions, was formed.. This
bill requires only an honest statement
of the teacher's preparation for his
work. There Is no requirement In the
way of examinations and absolutely no
teacher Is prevented from the work of
teaching music. These are the two
points which are most misunderstood
by those who have not read the bill.
It is asserted by those musicians who
have been convinced of the bill's value
to their profession that it will protect
the honest, reputable teachers, and also
protect the parent who wishes to choose
a teacher or the student in search of
an instructor. The question of stan
dardization is not being worked out in
Oregon alone. Almost every state In
the Union Is working on this question
in some form. "The standardization of
music teachers' and the 'granting of
musical credits in the public schools'
are the two big questions before the
prominent musical educators all over
the country. Mr. Goodrich presented his
bill to the Oregon State Music Teach
ers' Association at its first meeting last
June, when it was heartily indorsed.
It was hoped to have a discussion of
the bill at the recent convention, but
Lthe short two days' session was so over.
crowaea witn Dusiness mat it could not
be kept to Its schedule, and a number
of question had ta Po omitted In
favor of new Dusiness. This bill has
been presented also to the State Con
gress of Mothers at The Dalles, by
whom it was indorsed, and to the State
Federation of Women's Clubs at Sea
side, who Indorsed the bill and placed
it In the hands of their legislative
committee."
The new bill In question provides for
the registration of teachers of music
for the state of Oregon, confers addi
tional powers upon the State Superin
tendent of Public Instruction, and fixes
fees. Applicants for such certificates
of registration must state their mu
sical qualifications, and the price of the
certificate is fixed at 60 cents. All
music teachers in Oresron who shall fail
to register as the bill provides, shall,
upon conviction, be fined not less than
25 nor more than $100, or be confined
in Jail three months for each and every
offense. v
SYMPHONY NEXT SUNDAY.
Mozart's "Jupiter" symphony in G
Major will be played In this city for
the first time by the Portland Sympn
ony Orchestry next Sunday afternoon
at the Eleventh-street Theater, when
M. Chrlstensen conducts and Carl
Grissen is concert master. This sym
phony, it is said, stamps Mozart as
one of the most broadly constructive
music mind minds the world has pos
sessed. Its conception is of the boldest
Intellectual span.
The first movement. "Allegro Vi
vace," opens with the whole orchestra
in a sparkling phrase, which, with the
inversions, seems to unite the whole
symphony In one common concept,
without a defined melody. It is like
a broad fanfare. Not until the keen
air of the original key is forsaken
is there lapse into gentle swinging
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melodies. The development of the sec
ond melody begins In light humor,
with charming counterpoint. The whole
symphony deepens as it proceeds, and
so. in the "Andante," as the first theme,
is rather formal and stately In its
mood, the second is fairly steeped in
sentiment. There begins the poetry of
the story and from this point the treat
ment is richer and fuller.
The "Mlnuetto." with all its charm
of lightness and dainty swing. Is a
pure dance. In the finale there Is the
most thrilling architecture, all out of
a theme of four notes. In the wake
of the main subject come other phrases,
and one In the bass recalls the begin
ning of the whole work. After this
thundering voice comes a fugal fabric
in five separate voices from the strings
on the motto, sung In quiet fancy, each
entering voice shutting off the last
word of Its forerlunner. Then echoes
the blast of the full orochestra with the
theme above and the "thunder" below.
This is followed by a sudden change to
the gentle second melody, still in the
violins. Around Its disguised entrance
the former phrases are constantly hov
ering. This Is followed by the most
royal counterpoint, all with surest
touch and perfect harmony.
The other numbers of the programme
are the overture to "The Flying Putch
man" (Richard Wagner), "Zorahayda"
legende (Johan Severin Svendsen),
"Death and the Maiden" (Schubert), for
strings only, and "Caprlcclo Espang-sky-Korsakoff
).
Wagner was a great admirer of the
sea and was fascinated by the raging
storms. - It Is said he preferred to
compose when the weather was at Its
worst. The Inspiration for "The Flying
Dutchman" came to him on a Journey
from Pillau to Paris, by way of Lon
don, when the craft labored hard in
the hurricane. The opera had its in
itial representation at. Dresdon Janu
ary 2. 1842, and later in the same year
was produced at Paris as "The Phan
tom Ship." But it did not prove a suc
cess until produced in London in 1870
in Italian as "The Accursed Dutch
man." It was first presented in Eng
lish by Carl Rosa in 1S76 as "The
Flying Dutchman."
Johan Severin Svendsen's number is
a classic that has found 'much favor
in Europe, where many of the works
of this Scandinavian composer are well
known. The Schubert number is an
"Andante" with variations, built upon
the same theme as the famous string
quartet. It is written for violins, violas
and 'cellos.
Rimsky-Korsakoff Is one of the ultra
modern Russian writers, and the bril
liant Spanish '"Caprice" will prove a
splendid closing number for the con
cert, every number of which will be
played in this city for the first time.
Friday morning the orchestra will
hold its final rehearsal for this con
cert at the Eleventh-street Theater, to
which students from the four Portland
high schools have been invited. The
students will obtain admittance upon
presentation of tickets now to be had
at the store of Sherman-Clay & Co..
where the advance sale for the con
cert will also be held.
COMING MUSICAL, EVENTS.
Mrs. Alice Brown Marshall states she
has sold out the opening seat reserva
tions to the Clarenoe Eddy pipe organ
concert January 2, 1917 at the Colum
bia Theater. Mr. Eddy, one of Ameri
ca's great organists, will play the fol
lowing programme: "Prelude and
Fugue" (Bach), "Soeur Monique" (Cou
perln), "Gavotte" (Martini), "Fourth
Sonata op. 44" (Rene Becker), "Rus
sian Boatswain's Song" (Anon). "Pas
torale, op. 26" (Guilmant), "Var de
Concert op. 1" (Bonnet), dedicated to
Clarence Eddy; "Egyptian Suite"
(Stoughton), "Evening Chimes"
(Wheeldon), Fountain Reverie"
(Fletcher) "Allegro Coy Fuoco" (de
Boeck).
At the reception to be given by the
Congress of Mothers and the Parent
Teacher Associations for the State
Teachers' Convention Thursday night
this musical programme will be pre
sented: Piano numbers. Dr. John
Landsburg; songs, "Rah, Qui Brula
D' Amour" (Tchaikowski), with violin
obligato by Franck Eichenlaub; "Der
Lena" (Hlldach). "The Spirit Flower"
(Campbell-Tipton), Madame Lucie Va
lair, with Mrs. Beatrice Hidden-Eichen-laub
at the piano; "Romance" (Mrs. H.
H. A. Beach). "Torreador Song" from
the opera "Carmen" (Bizet). "Maid and
Man" (Barnes). "Old Irish Melody,"
John Claire Monteith. Mr. Monteith,
as president of the Oregon State Mu
sic Teachers' Association, has been
asked to be in the receiving line with
the officers of the organization giving
the reception. Governor Withycombe
and the officers of the State Teachers'
Association will assist also in receiving.
The choir of the First Methodist
Episcopal Church. Hartridge Whipp,
director, will sing the Dudley Buck
Christmas cantata, "The Coming of the
King," at the First Methodist Episcopal
Church, Vancouver, Wash., Tuesday
night.
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Cecil Parkes, a phenomenal boy vio
linist, and William Conway, a brilliant
pianist, who are in the Orpheum show
opening at the Heilig this afternoon",
entered professional stage work after
making several concert tours. In their
Orpheum act they give 19 minutes of
concert, their programme including four
violin solos by Master Parkes and two
piano solos by Mr. Conway.,- The boy
violinist plays "Gypsy Dance (Sara
sate), "The Swan" (Saint-Saens). "Hejre
Kate" (Hubay) and "Gavotte" (Gossec).
Mr. Conway's solos include "Fantasia"
(Tschaikowsky) and "March Hongroise"
(Kowalskl).
Lester Donahue, one of the most
brilliant of the younger piano stars of
America, one who has played with sen
sational success in recent -high-class
concerts in New York and other East
ern cities, Is engaged to appear In
concert by the MacDowell Club, at the
Multnomah Hotel ballroom, at 3 o'clock
P. M-. January 6. 1917. This concert,
one of the high-class ones of the season.
Is free of all charge to members of
the MacDowell Club, but some tickets
will be sold to the general public. The
hotel ballroom has seating capacity for
about 360 people. Mr. Donahue was
born In California.
Madame Julia Culp, the eminent
lieder singer, who appears in concert
in this city, Saturday night, is using
this season several of the songs writ
ten by Earl Cranston Sharp, a recent
Portland composer, and is winning new
success with them. In speaking of
Madame Culp's recent appearance at a
Boston concert, a music correspondent
from that city writes: "Symphony Hall
was thronged ,for the first Boston re
cital this season of Madame Julia Culp,
the eminent lieder singer. Her pro
gramme was the same as that she pre
sented in New York in Carnegie Hall,
the week preceding, and Mr. Bos, as
usual, accompanied her at the piano
with consummate art. v Madame Culp
has many times a season packed Jordan
Hall In this city, and that she should
now turn to the larger auditorium is
the natural result of her great popu
larity. There is little left to be said
about her matchless art. Her voice is
the same lovely organ, her management
of it controlled by the same great men
tality. With what compelling force she
cpmmunicates the inner meaning of her
songs. She was indeed 'in the full
flood of her distinctive powers.' "
Miss Gayle Roberts, a well-known
singer of Astoria, will be presented in
recital by Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed after
the Christmas holidays. Miss Roberts
has a high, coloratura soprano voice of
clearness and clarity.
Ml'SIC NOTES.
Mrs. ' Edward - Sturgeon (Mabel
Riggs), of Pocatello, Idaho, is In Port
land, the guest of her mother. Mrs.
Frank Riggs. Mrs. Sturgeon is remem
bered m the. charming interpreter, of;
children's songs, who was presented In
a number of, recitals by John Claire
Monteith and who was in demand as
soloist at musicals.
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Anthony Euwer, the Hood River poet,
whom the Literary Digest recently
eulogized so highly, gave several read
ings before the Progressive business
Men's Club last Thursday at the Mult
nomah Hotel. The club gave him a
warm welcome. Others on the vocal
programme were Dr. George H. Ward
ner, baritone, and William Grler, tenor,
who both sang excellent vocal selec
tions, accompanied on the piano by
Harold Hurlbut.
John Claire Monteith has been en
gaged as the director of the Ladles'
Musical Club chorus of Vancouver.
Wash. Mr. Monteith has been working
with the chorus for some time and
passes each Tuesday in Vancouver.
Miss Jean McKercher had a Christ
mas party and musical for her younger
students December 16. The children's
piano numbers were Interspersed with
games. Those invited were Ellen Woe
ner. Helga Hyde, Charles Gillespie, Ma
rianne Dunham, Eleanor Banes. Lionne
Gilpin. Helen Story, Virginia Banes,
iaita jjunnam ana uertrude. JHansen.
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The Rotary Club trio, Harold Hurl
but, tenor; Dom J. Zan, baritone, and
William A. Montgomery, bass, will sing
this afternoon at the Benson Hotel at
the special Christmas celebration which
the Rotary Club gives annually to the
children of the Fraser Home. Miss May
Van Dyke will be piano accompanist:
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Hallle Watson Millsap presented a
number or students in piano recital at
her residence, 1043 East Twenty-fourth
street North. A house full of friends
and parents were present and their ap
proval of & splendid programme was
attested by generous applause through
out. These students took part: Bernlce
Albertson, Lorna Hunt, Ida Welser, Ma
rion Millsap. Irma Hunt. Revabelle
Nudleman, Bernlce Hunt, Edyth ' Janin,
Mable Thomas, Rose Ivy, Gladys Wor
den. Ralph Millsap, George Noyer, Mrs.
Emil Stavosky and Fennlmore Walrod,
the latter two being students of Al
bert Millsap.
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The Junior students of Miss Nettie
Leona Foy appeared in piano recital at
her home In Piedmont. This was the
first recital appearance for most of the
children, whose ages range from 7 to
10 years, and the little people aquitted
themselves with credit.in a programme
of classical and modern music. Those
taking part were Katherine Bonham,
Ellen Hopkins. Cornelia Mlnsinger, Ena
Pullln, Evan and Harold Whitlock. Mrs.
M. Gabriel Pullin contributed greatly to
the pleasure of the little ones as well
as the older folk with her rendition of
two songs, "The Fairy Pipers," by
Brewer, and "My Treasure."
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Mrs. Walter Kendall, mezzo-soprano,
and Walter L. Bacon, violinist, ap
peared recently before the Portland
Women's Co-operative League, at the
residence of Mrs. John Schull, in Irv
ington. Both soloists are finished per
formers and Mrs. Kendall's beautiful
voice and fine interpretations and Mr.
Bacon's rich, sinering violin tone and
his mastery of ths instrument made
deep impressions on the listeners.
Miss Martha B. Reynolds was the able
accompanist.
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Hartridge Whipp, baritone, and Mrs.
Leonora Fisher Whipp, accompanist,
appeared in a highly successful concert
at Astoria. Or., December 15, at the
First Presbyterian Church. This con
cert closed the Fall season for Mr. and
Mrs. Whipp and was the last of & series
of 13 concerts which they have given
since October 6, the opening of their
reason. The Astoria audience was rep
resentative of the musical and social
circles of that city and gave the solo
ists a splendid reception. Mr. Whipp
was in excellent voice and delivered his
interesting and heavy programme in
a manner that left nothing to be de
sired. After the concert Mr. and Mrs.
Whipp were immediately re-engaged
for another appearance in Astoria for
the month of May, 1317. Mrs. Whipp
was again an excellent accompanist.
Plans for Mr. Whipp's early Winter
and Spring appearances in concert are
now definitely settled. Early in Janu
ary he will appear in Pendleton, La
Grande and Baker, Or., followed by a
return engagement at Monmouth, Or.,
before the State Normal School. After
this engagement Mr. Whipp will ap
pear in Boise and Pocatello, Idaho, and
Cheyenne, Wyo., in early February.
Following the Cheyenne engagement,
Mr. Whipp will appear with Frederick
Innes' Municipal Band at the Audi
torium. Denver, Colo., where he will
also appear in recital.
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Harold Henry, the young American
pianist whose reputation as a gifted
artist and programme-maker grows
daily, has a method in his work. He
divides his "daylight day" into three
parts, one for practice, another for
teaching, and a third for recreation,
which latter Includes gymnasium and
out-of-door exercise. But he never al
lows one to encroach upon the other.
These periods of work and play "clear
each other" as do his beautiful chords,
that Is, they are never allowed to
"blur." Mr. Henry finds time also for
French and German literature as well
as music, being a fluent master of both
tongues. Of his recent New York re
cital. Maurice Halperson, the critic of
the New York Staats Zeitung, said: "He
is beyond doubt an artist of great in
telligence and superb qualities."
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The New York Symphony Orchestra's
talented leader. Dr. Walter Damrosch,
has chosen Miss Christine Miller, the
American contralto, as his soloist with
that organization at their concert in
Auburn, N. Y.. March 20. Miss Miller
will then return to New York, singing
hep way through seven states.
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A striking feature of the recent Har
ris Theater, New York, Sunday elite
muslcale was the all-British girl trio,
Ethel Leginska. pianist: Evelyn Starr,
the Nova Scotlan violinist, and May
Mukle, the distinguished 'cellist. In the
famous Tschaikowski "Trio in A
Minor." written "in memory of a great
artist." All the women are members
of the rapidly-growing League of
Short-haired Musicians.
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Miss Kathleen Sealy. soprano, will be
soloist at the First Methodist Church,
Oregon City, tomorrow night at a song
service arranged by Mrs. Nieta Bar-
Mrs. Katharine Gabriel,
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dltlon of the Oratorio, "Mrs- f
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low Lawrence. Miss Sealy will also be
the soloist Wednesday afternoon at a
students' piano recital given by Miss
Sadye Evelyn Ford.
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Mrs. Elsie Bond BischotT. soprano
and piano accompanist, has resigned
her position as choir director at Atkin
son Memorial Church, and has accept-;
ed a like position at the East Side
Christian Church. East Twelfth and
Taylor streets, where Mrs. L. M. Cleek
is organist. Before she came to reside
In this city, Mrs. Bischoft was promi
nent in the music life of Washington.
13. C. where her husband was a distin
guished music composer. In this city
Mrs. Bischoft has given quite a num
ber of successful vocal recitals, at
which the fine singing of her students
has been much admired. Her .most
successful and widely known student
was Rev. Frank W. Gorman, tenor,
pastor of Atkftison Memorial Church.
who subsequently engaged in profes
sional work as a singer on the the
atrical stage.
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. Mrs. Dldrlckson Hoyme. pianist, who
took part with much success in a re
cent muslcale at the Norwegian Lu
theran Church. Fourteenth and Davis
streets, is a recent arrival in this city.
She was educated as a pianist in Nor
way and lately appeared In piano re
cital at Camrose, Alberta, and Spo
kane, Wash.
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Lelah Coyre recently presented two
of her piano students in recital. Vir
ginia Hill and Pauline Kldwell. aged
8 and 9 years, respectively, who played
a programme consisting of 22 selec
tions, quite acceptably.
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fhe Glee Clubs of Jefferson High
School, Washington High School and
Lincoln High School appeared in school
concerts this post week, with pleasing
CHRISTMAS MUSIC FOR TODAY
AT MANY PORTLAND CHURCHES
Christmas- music with Its message
of gladness and good cheer will be
heard in many churches of this city
today; church choirs have elaborate
programmes to offer. The exceptions
among the churches today where
Christmas music will not form part
of 'the regular programmes are the
Protestant Episcopal and Catholic
churches, where elaborate Christmas
music will be heard tomorrow, Christ
mas day.
Today's programmes of Christmas
music at Portland churches are:
Presbyterian.
Central. 10:30 A. M. Prelude, "Christ
mas . Fantasia," "Angels' Song."
"Pastorale," "Adoration" (Ashmall);
chorus. "New-Born King" (Flaxington
Harker); carol for women's voices. "A
Christmas Morn" (Oliver King); Post
lude, "Christmas March" (Gustav
Merkel); 7:30 P. M., Prelude, "Chorus
of Shepherds" (Lemmens); Postlude.
"Christmas Fanfare" (Bridge); render
ing of cantata, "The Morn of Glory"
(F. W. Peace), solos by Mrs. L. M.
Leland, Misses Marian Bennett, Lois
Watt, T. R. Evans, Earl Goodwin Gray
and J. R. Jones. Violin obligato by
Miss Mollie Pierce. Miss Evelyn Ewart.
organist. ,E. Maldwyn Evans, director.
Rose City Park, 11 A. M. Quartet.
"Hark What Mean Those Holy Voices?"'
(Stair), with soprano solo by Mrs.
Feemster; violin solo, "Nocturne," op. 9,
No. 4 (Chopin), Albert Creitz; tenor, reci
tative and aria, "Comfort Ye My People'"
and "Every Valley Shall Be Exalted"
(Handel). E. N. Strong: 7:30 P. M.. spe
cial Christmas programme, quartet,
Mrs. R. F. Feemster, soprano and
director; Mrs. L. W. McCaw, contralto;
E. N. Strong, tenor; Omah Bittner. bass,
and Mrs. Hans Hewitt, accompanist.
Westminster, 10:30 A. M. Carol,
"When Christ Was Born of Mary Free"
(A. H. Brown); anthem. "Come Hither,
Ye Faithful" (W. Berwald): "Two
Christmas Songs" (Peter Cornelius);
offertory carol. "Noel! Noel!" (Tradi
tional); soprano solo. "My Heart Ever
Faithful" (T. S. Bach): bass solo. "Life
for Evermore" (Charles Gounod): 7:30
P. M., old French carol, "The Sleep of
the Child Jesus": tenor solo. "Ave
Maria" (Joachim-Raff):' offertory an
them. "While All Things Were in Quiet
Silence" (G. A. Macfarren); duet for
soprano and contralto. "The Advent"
(Anton Rubinstein). R. J. Hutchison,
organist and director.
Baptist.
White Temple, 11 A. M. Organ pre
lude, anthem. "Arise. Shine" (Dudley
Buck): offertory, "Adore and Be Still"
(Gounod): organ postlude: 7:4S P. M
organ prelude, anthem. "The Birthday
of the King" (Neidlinger) ; solo. "Holy
Night" (Adam): Mrs. Virginia S.
Hutchinson: offertory, "Christmas"
(Shelley); anothem. "The Choir An
gelic" (Coombs).: organ postlude.
Harold Hurlbut. director.
Highland. Bible school programme.
7:30 P. M. "Hail to the King."' "Sing
Hosannas" (Mendelssohn): "Ring the
Christmas Bells" (Beethoven), rfio and
Junior chorus: "Long' Ago the Shep
herds Watching" (Offenbach): Wom
en's Trio, "The Lord's Birthdav" (Clara
T. Burnham): closing song. "Hail the
Savior of Men" (Molloy). The music is
under the direction of Miss Alice Mae
Phelps.
Calvary. 7:30 P. M. Cantata. "The
Bethlehem Pageant."
Christian.
First. 7:30 P. M.. cantata. "The Star
of the East" (Fearls), organ prelude,
with violin obligato. "Arise, Shine,"
"The Stranger Star." "The Angels'
Song." "Sing. O Heavens." "Beautiful
Star." "Awake. Put on Thy Strength."
"BethlehVm." "The Prophecy Fulfilled."
"The Birthday of the King." "Rejoice
Greatly," "Christmas Postlude." Mrs.
G. F. Alexander, soprano and director;
Miss Dorothy Faye Smith, contralto:
John Deegan. tenor; Walter Hardwlck,
baritone; Mrs. Fred Newton, organist,
and Vivianne De Lory, violinist.
CongregatlonaL
Sunnyslde. 11 A. M. Organ prelude.
"Christmas Orfertoire" (Grison); an
them, "Ring Out Ye Bells" (Henrich):
solo. "The Birthday of a King"
(Neidlinger). Florence Foster Ham
mond: offertory, '"March of the Magi"
(Du Bols); double quartet, "Sing. O
Sing This Blessed Morn" (Fletcher);
postlude. "'Shout the Glad Tidings"
(Ashford); 7:45 P. M.. prelude. "March
of the Magi" (Harker); anthem, "Arise.
Shine, for Thy Light Is Come" (Tozer);
anthem, "Evening Hymn" (Reinecke
White); anthem, "O Holy Night"
(Adams); offertory, "The Holy Night'"
(Dudley Buck): anthem, "And There
Were Shepherds" (Galbraith); baritone
solo. "The Nations Adore." (Shelley).
William Graham: anthem," "Voices of
the Sky" (Shelley); violin solo. "To
Spring" (Grlegt, Miss De Lory; anthem.
"Sing. O Sing This Blessed Morn"
(West); postlude. "The Chorus of
Shepherds" (Lemmens). J. H. Cowen.
director, and Miss Elsie Smith, or
ganist. Pilgrim. 7:30 P. M. Solos from
Handel's "Messiah," also duets and
quartets, under direction of Mrs. Jessie
SteckeL
Waverly Heights. 11 A. M. "How
Beautiful Upon the Mountains," and
Miss Mildred Luther will sing "The
New-Born King": 7:30 P. M.. anthems,
"Sing. O Heavens" and "Benedictus,"
with three solos, "The Star of Bethle
hem." Miss Veada Downing; "The
Birthday of a King." M. Myers, and "A
Christmas Lullaby," Miss Enid Kirk
wood. The Junior choir will sing "Ring.
Merry Christmas Bells" and "Hark!
What Mean Those Holy Voices?"
First, 7:30 P. M. William R. Spence's
cantata. "The Story of Bethlehem";
pastorale, organ, tenor solo and quar
tet. "There Were Shepherds"; bass
recitative. "And Lo. the Angel of the
Lord": soprano solo. "Fear Not": tenor
recitative, "And Suddenly "i quartet.
success. All the choruses sang with
spirit, agreement and enthusiasm. Two
of the' most admired choruses sung
were "Humoresque" (Dvorak) and "Un
fold. Ye Portals" from "Redemption"
(Gounod). The boys sang a rollicking
setting of "Mandalay." The vocal clubs
are directed by William H. Boyer and
the school orchestras by Harold C.
Bayley.
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Continuing her course of opera re
citals. Miss Jocclyn Foulkes has given
this past month Italian opera, drawing
the illustration from Rossini's "Barber
of Seville." and French Opera, the ex
ample being Meyerbeer's "Les Hugue
nots." For the students at St. Helen's
Hall Miss Foulkes gave a talk' on
"German Romanticism" and an outline
of Weber's "Der Frelschutz."
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Mrs. Grant Thomas, a bride, has been
reappointed for another year as soloist
and precentor at the Second Church of
Christ, Scientist. Mrs. Thomas was for
merly Mrs. Elizabeth Hamilton Slowers
and has a contralto voice of mucn
beauty. She was formerly contralto
soloist for six years at the First Metho
dist Episcopal Church and is at pres
ent a soloist also in the quartet at the
Temple Beth Israel.
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"Yes." said the young singer, com
placently. "I had a great reception
after my song last night. The audience
shouted 'Fine! Fine.""
"Good thing you didn't sing again,"
said the cynic.
"Why, what do you mean?"
"They would have yelled 'Imprison
ment!' the second time." Stray Stories,
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Another thing we don't understand
about a grand opera orchestra is why
ail the fiddlers finish at the same time
when they are playing different tunes.
Dallas (Tex.) News.
"Glory to God": bass recitative, "And
It Came to Pass"; quartet, "Let Us Now
Go Even Unto Bethlehem,'" also recita
tive, "And They Came With Haste";
also solo and quartet, "Sleep. Holy
Babe": bass recitative. "And Then.
Bethlehem"; quartet, "He Shall Be
Great"; bass recitative, "Now. When
Jesus Was Born"; quartet. "Where Is
He?"; tenor solo. "Earth Has Many a
NobTe City": quartet, "Adeste Fldeles";
organ. "A Song of Joy" (Stebbins).
Mrs. Jane Hums Allert, soprano;
Mrs. Mitylene Fraker Stites, contralto;
Joseph P. Mulder, tenor; William A.
Montgomery, bass: Mrs. Leonora Fish
er Whipp. organist and director.
Unitarian.
Church of Our Father, 11 A. M.
Children's processional. "Silent Night";
voluntary, "The Cadinette Shepherd
Song" (Jores); hymn, doxology. an
them, "Sing, O Heavens" (Tours);
hymn, "O Little Town of Bethlehem"";
response. "Lo. How a Rose e'er Bloom
ing" (Praetorlus) ; duet. Mrs. Herman
A. Politz and Mrs. Rose Coursen-lteed,
"Christmas" (Shelley); offertory,
organ, "Song of Adoration"' (Staugh
ton); postlude. "Christmas March"
(Clark). Mrs. -Herman A Politz, so
prano: Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed. con
tralto: John Ross Fargo, tenor: Otto
Wedemeyer, baritone, and Ralph W.
Hoyt, organist and director.
Methodist Episcopal.
First. 7:30 P. M. Dudley Buck's
"Coming of the King," Miss Goldle
Peterson, soprano: Miss Annie Mathi
sen, contralto: Norman A. lioose. tenor;
Hartridge Whipp, baritone and director.
Protestant Episcopal.
St. Davids. 6:30 P. M. The festival
will begin with the children's carol
service and tree. The children's offer
ing will be for the news boys" cot at
Good Samaritan Hospital. At 11:30 P. M.
there will be a midnight eucharist and
the music will be Custance's service in
A flat. The offertory anthem will be
Gaul'g "Sing. O Heavens and Rejoice."
Trinity, 11 P. M. The full-vested
choir will sing anthems at the mid
night service.
Unlversallst.
First. 11 A. M. Organ voluntary,
"Largo" (Handel); "Berceuse" (Spin
ney), Miss Martha B. Reynolds; enrol,
"Oh. Holy Night," quartet; duet. "The
Dawn of Hope" (Coombs), Mrs. George
Upthegrove and St. Clair T. Thomas;
solo "The Virgin's Lullaby" (Dudley
Buck). Miss Eva Johnson: solo, with
quartet. "The Birthday of a King"
(Neidlinger). William II. Ross; post
ludev "Christmas March" (Thcrkel);
Miss Eva Johnson, soprano and direc
tor; Mrs. George Upthegrove. con
tralto: St. Clair Thomas, tenor: Will
lam Ross, baritone; Miss Martha
Reynolds, organist.
Catholic.
Church of the Madeleine, 4 "P. M.
First Vespers of Christmas and Bene
diction of the Blessed Sacrament:
Psalms (Plain Chant); hymn. "Jesu
Redemptor Omnium" (Plain Chant ;
Magnilicat (Caspar Ett); anthem.
"Alma Redemptoris" (Victor Ham
morel); solo. "O Mlra Nox." Noel
(Adam): "Adeste Fideles (John Read
ing); "Tantum Ergo" (Webbe): carol.
"Holy Night" (Gruber): solos by Mrs.
A. F. Petzel and Mrs. Charles A. Shea.
Frederick W. Goodrich, director.
CHURCH MUSIC IS PLVNXED
Programmes Tomorrow nt Cntliolic
and KpiM-opuI Cliurclies.
These programmes of Christmas mu
sic will be heard tomorrow, Christmas
day, in Catholic and Protestant Epis
copal churches of this city:
Catholic.
St. Mary's Cathedral, 8 A. M.. solemn
high mass Before mass, "Adetste Fi
delea" ((John Reading); proper of the
mass (Vatican plain chant); mass in
honor of St. Cecilia (Father Turner. O.
S. B.); offertory solo, "O Mira Nox"
(Adolphe Adam); after mass, "Holy
Night" (Gruber); 11 A. M., solemn pon
tifical mass; orchestral prelude; pro
cession, "Ecce Sacerdos" (Edward Kl
gar); during the vesting of the arch
bishop, "Adeste Fideles" (John Read
ing); proper of the mass (Vatican plain
chant); mrase Wolenelle "in honor of
St. Cecilia'' (Charles Gounod); offertory
solo "O Mira Nox," Noel (Adolphe
Adam); during the vesting of the arch
bishop, "Adore and Be Still "Lo Ciel a
visite la terre (Gounod): postlude,
"Marche Romalne" (Gounod). The ac
companiment of this mass at 11 A. M.
will be played by members of the Port
land Symphony Orchestra, under the di
rection of Frederick W. Goodrich, or
ganist and choir director.
Church of the Madeleine: 6 A. M.,
solemn high mass: Before mass,
"Adeste Fidtles (John Reading);
proper of the ninfa ( Recto Tono);
"Kyrie" and "Gloria in Exeelsis," from
"Mlssa TTrbs Beata" (Frederick W.
Goodrich): "Credo," from "Mass of St.
Cecilia'' (Father Turner. O. S. B.);
offertory solo. "O Mira Nox." Noel
(Adolphe Adam): "Sanctus," from
"Mass in Honor of St. Cecilia" (Gou
nod); "Benedictus" and "Agnue Del,"
"Missa Urbs Beata" (Frederick W.
Goodrich); "O Salutarls Hostia"
(Thome); carol. "Holy Night" (Gru
ber); 11 A. M., solemn higli mass: pro
cessional, "Come. Let Us All Sweet
Carol Sing" (Champneys) ; music as at
the first mass: solo, "It Came Upon the
Midnight Clear- (Meyer Helmund);
""Adeste Fideles" (John Reading);
"Tantum Ergo" (Webbe): carol. "Holy
jNight" (Gruber). Solos by Miss Nona
urn itr, ,ii rs. .rv. .l' . i euei, .u rs. inaries
A. Shea. Maurice R Madxen; violin.
Miss Bernice Mathison; organist, Mrs.
C. H. Abercrombie. Miss Nona Lawler
will be In charge of the music. Fred
erick W. Goodrich, choir director.
Immaculate Heart. Williams avenue:
11 A. M. mass "Adeste Fiddle," solo
and chorus. Miss Zita Manning; mass.
(Cunuludtd ou l'&k Column. 7.).
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