Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-04-20
Crotcbet. and Ouavers.

4 1888
renewed for another decade his contract with
the Vienna Court Opera, which was 10 expire
| next July. The new contract is said to forbid
| the acceptance of other engagements. ooes
| this mean the termination of the hlchter con-
certs which have long been such an important
| feature of Londons musical seasons!
AT the entertainment soon to be given at the
Allentown Turner Hall, Thirty-first ward, for
the benefit of St. Georges Roman Catholic
| schools Messrs. William Guenther, Frank A.
Ammon and T. ]. Fitzpatrick are programmes
| for solo numbers. Miss Bertha Galentlne VIII
| bert Nevin's Doris" with piano. violin and
| vIoloncello accompaniment. The Rothleder
Orchestra will assist
THERE will be lecture and musical enter
tainment next Tuesday night at the Soho
public school for the benefit of st. Paurs Epis-
copal Church. The musical portion will be in
| charge Of the arlington Troubadours," con-
sisting of Mrs. w. H. Barnes, Messrs. Al
StImmel and Harry Lamb mandolins; Messrs.
Henderson and Abbey. guitars and Miss
| Hettie w. Thompson, piano. MISS Ella Sem
| pie. soprano, will assist
THE New York Philharmonic Society, of
which Theodore Thomas has long been the con-
| ductor, closed its forty-eighth season Saturday
| a week ago with strong programme including
| the 'Sinfonia" from Bachs christmas Ora
| torio," Thomas orchestration of the same
| masters minor sonata for violin and piano
ninth symphony, for which the Metropolitan
Musical Society furnished the choral contin-
| gent.
MISSES Marguerite Wilson, Bertha Haler
| Nellie Brown, Lulu Montgomery, Mamie Leak,
Ola Lockwood. Anna Newbern, Hattie Cook.
Emma Lury, Carrie Beall, Nellie Fuller, Nellie
| Menges and Dawson. pupils of the Pittsburg
| Female College, will take part in concert TO
| he given next Tuesday evening at East Liberty
Presbyterian Church for the benefit of the
W IL L. Alt
full to see the young women turn in to earn
money for the Young Mems Association. 1t
devolves upon the young men, however, to buy
up all the tickets.
Two Jewish melodies were utilized by the
bandmaster of the Royal Marine Light Infan-
try by desire of the Princess Beatrice in the
tableaux Of Esther Before Ahasuefus," and
'Esther's Coronation at the recent Royal tab
leaux vivants at Osborne. Mr.. Henry kezarus
well known in connection with synagogue
music, supplied the two tunes, which were the
Zigdal, used at the new year and the rejoic-
moon. by the Jewish composer Momb9ch,
which the Queen has since. 1t is said, had ar
ranged as "Kyrie'' for the services at ST.
Georges Chapel Windsor.-London Figaro,
THE Mendelssohn Club gives the second con-
cert of its second season next Tuesday evening
at Orpheus Music ball, Larimer avenue and
Auburn street. East End. The chorus of about
so voices-with Mr.. ]. P. McCollum, director,
and Mr.. Rinebart Mayer accompan;st-wiil
sing Gounod's BY Babylon's Wave" Faning's
Song of the Vikings" and "Miller's Wooing,"
Bucks 30 Gladstone Light" Bishops ''Chough
and Grow" and Aliens "Dickery, Dickery,
Dock" Miss Louise Loomis Miss Lizzie Reed
and Mr.. ]. Foster McCune are programmed for
vocal solos, while Mr.. Charles f. Cooper ia
down for two violoncello solos,
THE Handel and Haydn Society. of Boston
the Nestor of Americas musical organization
-celebratel the seventy-fftn anniversary of
its foundation by brilliant Easter week festi-
val. The principal works were Mendelssohn's
"Elijahs' Bach's Christmas Oratorio," first
two parts). ]. c. d. Parkers new cantata 'St.
John" and Gounod's Redemption" The
veteran conductor, Carl Zerrahn, led the forces
which included the Boston Symphony Or
chestra. Among the soloists were Edward
Lloyd, the great English tenor, Lilli Lehman,
Emily Winant Mrs. W. c. Wyman Lillian
Nordica. William Ludwig and MYron W.
Whitney.
Mr. ErHELBERT NEv1N's sketch Book"
op. 2, has already passed through four editions,
and his three songs, op. 8, from three to ten
editions-an unusual success for works of this
high grade. Mr.. Nevns op. g. three four-hand
dances (Valse Caprice, Country Dance and
Mazurkal has just been published; next month
will see the issuance of op. z, In the shape of
four piano pieces His publishers do not
wander from the strictest truth by asserting
as they do in special list just issued of this
is one of the most talented of the group of
young American composers now prominent be-
fore the public. His writings show consider
able melodIc invention. and are charmIngly
fresh and original. In his songs, his poetlcal
conception and power of expression have pro-
duced moments of great beauty. He is always
spontaneous, and conceives and executes
equally we'll"
AFTER one more month Pittsburg will have
her third opportunity of hearing the best or
chestra in this Countrywide Boston Symphony,
OF course-ard her first chance to decide for
herself upon the wisdom of Mr.. Higgnson's
choice of new conductor in the person of Mr..
Arthur Nikisch from Leipzig. The orchestra
is to be accompanied on their tour by Mrs.
Steinbach-Jahns a dramatic soprano said to be
of great ability whom Mr. Nikisch has BROUGHT
over from his former place of abode. 1t is the
Mozart Club that brings the Boston Orchestra
here this season, as before, and the club will
participate in both the concerts to be given,
For May l9 Mendelssohn's Hymn of Praise''
will be the choral work, or the orchestral work.
as you please, remembering that in it Mendels-
sohn followed the example set in Beethoven's
immortal ninth Symphony" of adding an inI-
portant vocal portion to what seems at first an
orchestral work. Mr.. Harry Brockett will sing
the tenor solo part For May 20 the choral
work chosen is Weber's hymn Top. S6) In Con-
slant Order.
The Great Western Band did play after all
for the opening of the National League base
ball season in this city yesterday, and the at
tendance at the game did not seem to be
affected by the NJ. NJ. P. us boycott buster
The most amusing thing in the whole affair
was the latter organizations baDd-wagon be-
decked with a streamer calling atten-
ton to the "only union musicians" oc-
cupied by players not one of whom,
it is credibly stated. is a professional musician
In mere conflict between members of the K,
of l.. as against members of the Trades Coun-
ellis the public has no concern whatever But
the public-at least the musical public-is
deeply concerned IN seeing that the reliable
professional players, on whom the community
depends for the better class of band and or.
chestral music shall not be interfered with by
the crowd of incompetent, non-professonaI
players forming the vast majority In that So
called musical union which has done so much
to retard the progress Of instrumental music
In Pittsburg.