Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-03-01
Crotchets and Ouayers.

upon Miss Russell's success.
Crotchets and Quavers.
WAGNER's "Siegfried" is having extraor.
binary success In Brussels, the miniature Paris
The Apollo Club, which comprises a round
dozen male voices conducted by MIR. A. H.
Boyd. and assisted by Mr.. John ]. Isensee, solo
bass, gave an entertaining programme at the
Western Pennsylvania Hospital last Friday
evening,
THE musical portion of an entertainment to
be given next Tuesday evening in the Ames
NJ. E. Church, Hazelwood. will be IN the hands
of Mrs. DR.. I. j. Leak, the Misses Helen
Grimes Eta Mitchell. Carrie NJ. Angel and
Rosa Bossinger and Messrs. ]. E. Eyth and W.
H. Ott
THE Church Choral Society. of New York.
gave a second musical service at st. Georges
Church, Stuyvesant square, Thursday even
ing, February 49, The works performed under
the direction of Mr. Warren were Gounod's
"De Profundis" and Dvorak's "Stabat Mater"
The Thomas Orchestra assisted.
ORGANISTI. G. WEBSTER and his admirable
quartet, at st. Andrews P. E. Church. will this
evening give the third instalment of DR.. ]. F.
Bridges oratorio, Mount Moriah." These
special musical services are held in high regard
by the authorities of the church named, and are
largely attended by outsiders as well. Let the
good work go on
THE Dutch concert at Paris was quite an in
teresting affair; the programme contained
works by 20 Dutch composers, which were IN
terpreted by IA soloists and choral society
known as the"Union Neerlandaise; the soloists
were violinists, 8 pianists 2violoncellists and
yocalists. The works of the Dutch composers
showed more erudition and talent than orig
inality or inspiration.-Anlericdn Musician,
1t is a curious coincidence that the two best
known operetta composers of the period have
sim ultaneously turned their attention to grand
opera. Sullivan has already produced his
"Ivanlfoe'' in London, while in Vienna Strauss
handed in the score of his opera "Ritter Pas
mann TO the director of the Imperial Opera
House on February 5. The date of It's produc-
tion is not yet decided upon.-NeU York Post
Mr.. BEvERIDGE WEBSTER has undertaken
the programme for the next reception of Art
Society to be given Thursday evening. the 18th
inst. Mr.. Webster will talk on Musical
Motives and Their Manipulation" illustrating
his remarks upon the piano. Miss Elizabeth
Webster will also contribute piano solos and
Mrs. Kate Morgan Smith, accompanied by her
daughter, Miss Sybil Smith, will supply the
vocal advertisement.
IsCHAIKowSKY is coming to New York after
all to conduct his symphony and piano concerts
at the Oratorio Societys festival, opening the
big new Music fall at Fifty-seventh street
and Madison avenue. Pittsburg's representa-
tiyes rather wisely concluded, when it was
found that the distinguished Russian would
not play himself. that it would not be worth
much to have him come here merely to swing
the baton over an orchestra that someone else
had drilled. For the New York festival the
following solosts have already been engaged:
Antonia Mielke, Clementina De We're, Marie
Ritter Gotze, Italo Campanini. Andreas Dip
pei, Theodor Reichmann and Emil Fischer.
Mr.. CARL RETTER leaves tonight for New
York in order to make more definite arrange
ments with Mr.. Seidl for the programmes of
the May Festival. In addition to the artists
already named in this column, Mr.. Retter has
engaged for the festival Fursch-Madi, the emil
nent dramatic mezzo-soprano, and Clemente
Bologna, the basso cantante. Franz Rummel
has been engaged as piano soloist in place of
Joseffy. who could not be allured from his re-
tirement Mr. Rummel will be gladly heard,
and, with the two singers named, will materi-
ally strengthen the forces for this most promis-
ing event.
IT is pleasant to note the great success of
Reginald DeKoven's robin Hood" now run.
ming in London under the title, Maid Marian"
The American verdict on the American operet-
ia, as produced by the Bostonians. has been
amply confirmed at the headquarters of the
Gilbert and Sullivan school, to which this work
so clearly belongs. That need not surprise u.s.
however. Since quite a number of operas of
this class, after notable London successes, have
been weighed in American scales and found
wanting it twould be strange that if a work
that has been pronounced up to American
standards should fail of Londons approval.
But why doesn't Chicago crow louder over her
Regie's triumph?
THE Juch Opera Company has scored great
success in San Francisco with Wagner's "The
Valkyries," which, if memory serves, has been
given i'll this country by but one other COM
pany, that of the Metropolitan Opera House.
New York As one result of the success
achieved out there by Conductor Neuendorf.
and his present forces, it is stated that a num-
wealthy 'Eriscans Snbscrihed
guarantee fund for permanent orchestra, on
a scale similar to those of Boston. New Y ork
and Chicago. with MIR. Neuendorf as conductor.
Jt the proposed return engagement of the Juch
troupe at the Grand is made, we will want to
hear The Nalkyries."
A VERY successful soiree musicale was
given Friday evening at the Pittsburg Female
College under the direction of Mr.. Theodor
Miss Blanche Newcomb, a recent
Joachim pupil, said to have exceptionable
talent and some idea of locating in Pittsburg,
was programmed for VIeuxtemps' Ballade and
Polonaise, the adagio from Rles' third Sicite and
Sarasate's "Habanera." Mr. Salmon's piano
selections embraced Schumann's AT Even
ing" Chopin's Etude, op. 25. No. 2 and Fan
Iaisie lmprompJu, Foerster's melody Eros"
and Liszt Rhapsode. Miss Mary Bankerd,
was set down for songs bv DeKoven
and Norris. Miss Mary b. Kier Contributed
some elocutionary selections.
Mr.. ETHELBERT NEvIN's "Wynken. Blyn-
ken and Nod" for chorus and soprano solo, was
given at the last concert of the Washington 3D.
c. Choral Society. Doris" Mr. Neyin's song
Tor soprano with orchestra, which Miss Agnes
Nogel sang at Pittsburg's last Nav Festival
was heard at the recent concert of the Apollo
Club in Boston Music Hail. and so pleased at
least zone auditor-Mrs Emerson, the we'll
known singer-that she requested the COM
posers permission to make copies of the score
and parts and to use them in concerts at Lon
don, Berlin. Paris and Vienna. Mr.. Nevin has
recently appeared as pianist in Cleveland and
other Northern cities with marked success and
has concert engagements booked up until May.
SPEAKING with hearty appreciation of the
recent Pittsburg concert in aid of the Penn.
sylvania State Music Teachers association, the
Musical Journal which is the
official organ OF the Association, has this to
say: Ihe various Pittsburg newspapers.
notably THE DISPATCH, are doing valuable
work in behalf of the Association,
and the members display an interest
that leaves mot shadow of |
ioubt but the Pittsburg meeting |
will be the means of placing the Association on |
| most substantial basis" Let us hope-and |
1rove-that this confidence in musical Pitts |
ourg is nor misplaced. 1t takes work, though, |
20 achieve success In such matters. Maybe one |
IF the two or three objectors to the recent !
concert, winch paid one-half of tho Ass6cia- |
ions debt, will stsp TO the front with an Offer |
n some way to raise the other half Such a
ten is n ordpr-from anv dfrac+ton