Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1889-06-09
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Mr. HARRY B. BRoCKETT has been engaged
as tenor solost of Calvary P. E. Church at a
salary equal to that received by any other tenor
in this city.
THE Alpine Quartet sang at Beaver Falls
Opera House on Monday evening" and are also
the Pennsylvania Female College tomorrow
evening.
DEACON W. h. EvERsoN, aged 73 years,
sang solo at the Baptist jubilee in the Fourth
Avenue Church last Tuesday evening with a
ringing tenor said TO be truly remarkable for
his years.
THE Bellevue summer-night concerts for
this season begin next Tuesday evening. The
series includes ten concerts, and Managers
Fleming and Ghriest have made the other ar
rangements upon much the same basis that has
proved so popular and successful in past years.
THE Pittsburg Festival as seen by the Amer
icGa MUSfcfun: ''The programmes were of a
miscellaneous character, the only large works
performed in their entirety being The Deluge :"
dramatic cantata by Saint-Saens, and the
Ninth Choral Symphony. A portion of "The
Creation" was also given. Of such is the
travelling festival made"
THE annual concert of the Pennsylvania Fe-
male College came off last Thursday evening
with the customary credit to the fair young
performers and their instructors, Messrs.
Joseph H Cuttings and Amos Whiting Misses
Mary and Ethel Jones, Alice E Smith, Nan M
James, Annie b. Edeburn, Anna B. Hassler
Grace REYNOLDS, Carrie NJ. Gosser, Leonora
Hunter and Grace G. Grifith were the solo
pupils The Nilsson Club tchoraD Mr. Franz
Wilczek and, Miss Mamie Reuck also figured on
the programme.
Mr. W. S. Weeden and his Verdi Club will
give the cantanta "Belshazar," prefaced by a
brief miscellaneous programme &C the North
Avenue NJ. E. Church, Allegheny, next Thurs
day and Friday evenings. This will be the
clubs first appearance; it numbers 100 men,
bers. recruited mostly on the Northside. The
soloists will be Miss Belle Toner, Mrs. T j.
Leak, Messrs. Harry B. BrocketL. Dan E.
NuttaIl W. S. Weeden, John. A Strouss and F.
J. Holden, with Mr.. Theodore Salmon and
Miss Clara Miller at the piano.
THE Retter benefit concert will take place in
Old City Hall next Wednesday evening. In
the elaborate programme the May Festival
Chorus will be assisted by the following SOLO
fists: Miss Agnes Vogel, Miss Grace Miller,
Miss E. P Cooper, Miss Z. K. NJ. King Miss
Mamie Reuck Mrs. ]. E. Porter. Mr.. Joseph A.
Nogel, Mr.. G. II. Siedel, Mr.. D. NJ. Bullock,
II. Cuttings. Mr.. Theodore Salmon. It is to be
hoped that large sum may be realized for the
above all others, the brilliant May Festival IS
due.
JUDGE E c. Converse, Of Erie, passed
through the city yesterday. He was delayed
by the Johnstown flood for over a day. and had
to make the 40 miles across the mountain by
stage. Inc Judge Is one OF our most prom
inent native composers. One of his Orchestral
works, an overture, was recently performed by
the Thomas orchestra with marked success
and retained by Theo. Thomas for future
performances. He studied under Spohr and
Richter, among Others, and has letters from
them expressing their conviction that
brilliant musical career awaited him. How
ever he preferred to finish his law course, but
continues to compose music. One of his latest
works is a symphonic poem based upon the
National American airs.
THE Johnstowp calamity has brought forth
a large number of benefit concerts by Pitts
burg music makers. Among them were that of
the Poco-a-Poco Orchestra on Tuesday even
ing. at the East End Gymnasium; that of Mr..
Garter. his advanced pupils and the Orpheus
Club. at the Pittsburg Club Theater, on Thurs
day evening; that of the Zitterbart Orchestra,
aidedby Misses Agnes Vogel. Grace Miller
Mamie Reuck Belle Toner and Ida Burgy;
Messrs Franz Wnczek, f. Zitterbart w. A. Nc
Cutcheon. Joseph A Vogel Joseph Cuttings
and r. Mayer and the German singing
societies. at the Grand Opera House on
FRIDAY evening: besides the performance of
the cantata of Esther. under Messrs. Weeden
and Hamilton. at Braddock, on Friday and
Saturday evening. A still more promising
benefit is in process of arrangement by Mr..
Beveridge Webster and Director ]. p. McCol-
lum. of the Mozart Club, as TO which the de-
tails are not yet forthcoming.