Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-05-17
Crotchets and Ouavers.

EDWARD GRIEG, the Norwegian composer
is just now occupied with the composition
| of what is termed an "OratoTio of Peace,
| the words being supplied by no less re
nowned a writer than Bjornsterne Bjornson
THE Allegheny Musical Associations final
concert of its most successful season-given
May at Carnegie Hall, is said to have fur
nished fine wind-up to the years work
Mr., Lafferty and his chorus were assisted by
Miss Bertha Mckaderly, soprano; Miss Manic
Reuck, violinist; DR.. Carl Martin, the New
York bass, and Mr.. John A. Bell, accom-
panist.
ONLY short time ago the first production
of Massenets new opera, "Le Mage" was
telephoned from the Paris Grand Opera
House to the London General Postoffice, and
now it is proposed during the time OF the
Electrical Exhibition, soon to be opened at
performances at the Munich Court Opera
House to the audiences present at the Frank
fort exhibition.
Mr.. F. X. ARENs, writing of his recent
American concert in Berlin to the Musical
Courier, is made to say: 81 had received some
charming songs from the pen of Rogers, Will
son G. Smith, and, through the kindness of
Mr.. Rogers, two very interesting songs of
Ethelbert Nevin, very promising young
fervor. Miss Passekel, from New York, pupil
of Prof. Julius Hey, was to sing them, but
unfortunately she became i'll two days before
the concert" But why didn't Ethelbert
Nevin, being soprano land of such long
range, tool, sing cher" own songs when the
other girl couldn't? Somebody has mixed
those babies up" most ludicrously. -
A NEW work for soloists, chorus and Or
chestra, entitled 'St. Francois d'Assise," by
Mr.. Gounod, was produced recently by the
Societe des Concerts, Paris. According to
that eminent Paris writer, Mr.. Arthur Pou-
gin, the work is melodious in character, but
without any great originality. Mr.. Pougin
dimensions. 1t opens with an orchestral in
PRODUCTION in which a special feature is a
broad phrase played upon the fourth string
of the yiolins. This is followed by song for
phonic interlude played by the strings alone,
accompanied by harps, and after a chorus of
monks and few brief snatches of a solo for
st. Francis the saint expires, the whole can
tata ending with the chorus of angels.
ART SocIETY's 10th reception will be held
next Thursday evening in the Pittsburg Club
Theater. Miss May Beesley, soprano, Miss
Blanche Newcombe, violinist, and Mr.
Theodore Salmon, pianist, will present
brief musical programme before the i'm
portant annual business meeting set for the
same evening. In addition to the election
of officers and other yearly business a
formal organization under the new charter
will be effected, and complete corporate by
laws Will be presented for adoption. At this
vitality important meeting the Board of Di-
rectors hopes to have a free expression of
the members views upon the broader
policies attempted in the past seasons re-
ceptlons, and it is to be hoped, in the pub
lies behalf that every encouragement will
be afforded to those who are endeavoring to
develop the wide field of activity in the fine
arts, in which this time-fonored society
should be the leading factor.