New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1888-06-04
TIE DOINGS or MUSICIANS

Tho unexamplcd energy Oh MI William Il Chap
man has created choral society which ought wlthIns
year to take the first position among the choS Of tn
United States Last season Mr.. Chapman called Ia
Rubnstein Club into existence. II embraced ma
jority OF the solo, soprano and contrao singers d
the C. y, but being limited TO womens voices It's a.
tistc usefulness and value was doubtful It's sigma
canoe was purely social Whether not It has been
abandoned does not appear, but Mr.. Chapman ha
transformed It into the female portion OF tho Metrop
tan Musical Society, and has succeeded In obtaining
the cooperation OF equal number OF tenon aud
bassos from the Mendessohn, Musurgie and other hs
class clubs The combination places the finest choral
talent In New. York. IL not IN the country, at Mr. Chap
mans command, and the public ought now to @x
choral music Of an ideal character. Unfortunately foe
the good of the art the plan Of support adopted
like that Of the clubs mentioned, and to hear the
choir our musIc-overs will have to become subscribing
members of the new society. Two concerts win b
given In the Metropolitan Opera House on January 10
and May IA and so lively is the interest IN them thai
all but fifteen boxes have already been
subscribed for at $40 box. The officers
of the society DIR. William IL Draper, PRESIDENT
Robert Hoe, vlce-prcsldent; j. Seayer Page, secre
tary L. ". Devoe treasurer, and William r. Cha.
man, musical director. The socety's affairs are to
DO administered by an Executive Committee chosen
from the patrons, and Governing and Admission Com
mlttecs chosen from the active members The Board
of Patrons IS composed of the following ladies and
gentlemen ]. Crosby Brown, Edward Cooper, William
T. Dodge, T. Francis Hyde, ID. Wills James, Morris
X Jesup, Thomas L. James, Thomas NJ Markoe, I. A
Potts, Whlteaw Rcd Arson Phelps STOKES, MIS-. W.
Lanman Bull, Mrs. Amos COttlng Mrs. 5. ]. Colgate
Mrs Ben Ali Haggn. Mrs. r. Duncan Harris, Ms
Oliver Hartman Mrs. Richard Irwin, jr, Mrs. o. B.
Jennings, Mrs. Alexander I. Leith, Mrs. c. 81 Ray
mond Mrs Charles Pomeroy, Mrs. Lawrence Turnurs
and Mrs. Edward Winsiow The Execu nis,,,. Gop
Chapman, George a. Meyer and Frank G. Stiles There
will be private rehearsal of the society tomorrow
evening in Chckerng Hall.
A private letter from the Rev. J. S. d. Hodges,
rector of st. Paurs Church, Baltimore, conveys tho
interesting information that he is in possession Of two
old sets of organ keys one of which is said 70 be that
of the organ presented by Thomas Bratlc, ESQ.,, to
Kings Chapel, Boston, in 17l3, which Is Thought %
other set is that belonging to the organ imported
for the chapel I'm 1856. They were given 70 Dr Ed%sN
HGdges for many ssar ~ re- Rsv Mr. Hodges by
friend in Boston. The second organ was built u
London and there Is tradition that ~ was selected
Mmo Fanny Bloomfield gave TWO pianoforte recitals
in Pennington Thursday evening and Friday morn
ing of last week The recital was In illustration OF
the of Mr. KrehbePs lectures on the pianoforto
and its literature under the direction OF ernafdus
BoehelmaD at Miss Porter and Mrs. Dows school
Mr.. Boekelman has been summoned to Europe by
Of the serious illness of his wife and Will SAL
next Wednesday. He hopes to return In september
been associated with him in the operate and concert
season which recently to disastrous close In
Boston appeared last night in farewell concert at
the Broadway Theatre. The programme contained
two divisions, the first Of which was taken up By
Rossni's Sabat Mater" the solo parts OF which were
sung by Slgnora Tetrazzin Miss Marie Groeb, slgnor
Campaninl and signor bologna. The chorus was an
exceedingly inefficient body, and though there was
better material In the orchestra, there was nothing
to commend In the instrumental portions OF Rossins
popular work. Miss Groebps singing OF the a" Fac ut
portem' and Signora 1etrazzins pei formance OF the
solo part Of the Inhammaus' were the only features
of the Interpretation worthy OF praise. The stabsi'
was followed by some miscellaneous pieces
THE BUFFALO MUSICAL FESTIVAL
Buffalo June (Specal).-For the fourth time in ths
history Of the organization the Buffalo Musical Aso
citation, whose members represent combined wealth
Of $40, o0O,O OO will attempt to place the city In The
front rank of musical cities by giving grand festival
the dates for which june and 0. 1t Is the In