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The Freja Singing Society, conducted By Ar.
John L. swenson, will give its annual Christmas
Concert in the North Side TurnerHal1 on Tues
day, the 26th inst, with the following pro
gran1me:
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s. Solo-selcctions. ............ Miss Emma Larsen
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THE TWO SOCIETIES.
The usually excellent critic Of the I1tcT-C Ctcats
says:
Il the reader who is acquainted With local music
wori d1o!s Of the Club viii b thst the
delssoha's Eijah, Beethovens Mass, aoanoas :.
Has the Apollo Club given my selections Of such
majestic proportions as these: We think not.
OF course not. How could it! The Apollo
Club Is maennerchor, and the repertory OF q
maennerenor is confined within exceedingly nar-
TOW limits, being composed almost exclusively
OF part songs. Upon general principles, how
ever, the Gradus ad Parnassum should be SLOW
The question IS not what has society done,
but how has It done its No person or society Is
doing ANYTHING TOR music when music is not
well done. a common German part song III
simple harmony well done Is step
forward. Even Bacn cantata bad
y done is a step backward. But the
benefit OF the Apollo CLUBS slew and sure
progress and martial discipline, now that Mr.:
romlius has an auxiliary 1adies' chorus Of picked
voices at his command, viii manifest itself be-
fore the season is over. he bus underlined
work which, under the spur OF his educational
process, will do something for music in Chicago.
CHICAGO ABROAD.
Chicago musicians are making name for
themselves I'LL over the country. Balatka has
organized quintette club In St. Louis, which
gave its first concert on the goth. Its members
are Ernst Spiering, first violin; john Boehmen,
second violin; P. G. Anton, vio1a; E. Balatka,
cello; and Miss Lima Anton, pianist. He has
also organized chorus of 250 voices and an
orchestra OF forty pieces, which will give "The
Messiah next Thursday evening, the solo parts
to be taken BY Mrs, Seguin, and Alcssrs.
'foape moa9 and Sea ess'e Celebrity vi VII ss9s d. s
soprano solos. Mrs. CLARA D. Stacey
sang Afozart's s Violet - at the first Ladies'
Day OF the New York Lotos Club on the 18th
inst. Goldbeck has announced series Of con-
certs IN St. Louis. Mrs. Flora Mueller, who will
sang on the goth inst. in all amateur perform
ance OF ss Maritana,' as Ldza,lllo, in Ciuclnnati
Mrs. Imogene Brown sang an aria from - Ira
Yiata ~ for the New York Arion Society few
evenings ago. Caryl florio, formerly ct th,s
Club. On the 10Th inst, Mr.. e. G. Eddy, our
wcll-kuown orgauist, exhibited the new organ Of
the new St. Paul's Church at Cleveland With his
customary skill aud elegant playing. It will be
seen from the following numbers that he gave
Guilmant's Sonata, No. l; Merlieps. Concert
Adapion; Lux's "Fantasie de Coucert';
Bach's' ast. Ann's Fug1e"; Meyerbecr's
. Schiller March e.. =; and Thiele's " Theme and
WHEREABOUTS.
Nine. Essfpoff, the distinguished pianist,
played At Boston on the 10th, Providence on the
18th, Springfield, Mass, on the Goth, New York
on the ed and 223d, and will be in Philadelphia
this week. Last week the Holman English
opera company were at Detroit; Ole Bull in
Providence; soldene in Washington; Julia Rive
In Boston; Camilla Urso, Fabbri, Tag1iapietra,
and the Parisian Military Band in San Francisco;
Annie WIS In New Orleans and sang in Leeocq's
new opera, 'sLa Petite Marie" De Vivo an
nounces season Of italian opera to commence
in New Orleans, Jan. 10, With Palmieri, Persiani,
Galimbcrti, Cooney, Tagliapietra, and Colts
chalk. He also announces a second season with
Di SIurska; Roseati, tenor; and Susini, basso.
The Barnabee troupe was in Milwaukee last
week. The SherWoods were In Boston. Mrs.
Mchings- Bernard was IN Memphis.
The Old Dominion Jubilee Singers, forty In
number, will give concert this evening at
Hayerly's Theatre.
siguor Farini has gone to New York to nego-
tiate with soloists for his forthcom ing operatic
performances.
The third reunion OF the Beethoven Society
will take place next Friday evening At the First
Methodist Church. The Scnumann Trio in D
Minor will be the leading feature OF the pro-
gramme.
The Chicago Philharmonic Club Is rehearsing
Beethoyen's Fifth Symphony for its first con-
cert that takes place next month I Mias Jennie
Burge will play Chopin concerto.
The Root & Sons Music Company have Just
issued Gounod's magnificent psalm, " BY Baby
Ions Wave" for mixed chorus, which the Apo-
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tion Of this delightful work will be an event in
the history Of the Club.
The programme for the Turner Hall concert
this afternoon will be as follows: "Christmas
March," by Faust; "Ungurian overture"
(new), by Kea Bella; finale to Masaniello ~;
IA Nuptial Eve Potpourrl," :" By Marchek: 'Life
and Joy Waltz" by Gungl; bright Star Of
Hope, - romance, BY Haleyy; overture to "Mm
chus Potpourri,,'' by Atenze1; and s'sirene
Galow," by Neumann.
hlr. Liebling's last recital will take place next
Thursday evening at Reeds Temple OF Music:
the programme will include Bach's prelude and
fugue In a minor: air and variations f. Har-
monfous Blacksmith y by Haendel; Scarlatte's
sonnta in & minor, arranged bT Tausig; Che
pin's ctudes, op. 10. Nos. l and L., aud op; 2',
Nos. Z and II, and tho polonaisc op. So; Schu-
mann's "Kreislcriana," !, 2, S; and Liszt's
=" Hexameron " for two pianos.
ABROAD.