Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1892-10-16
Crotcliets and Ouayers.

CONES, the Brazilian composer, has COM
posed q cartata, Colombo" to be produced
ut Rio Janer0 at the Columbus celebration.
TwESTYEIGHT thousand people visited the
Payreuth Festival this season. OF this num-
Der 1000 were English and American and
1000 French.
MAssESET has completed IN opera TO be
called "Sais." This seems like still another
evidence OF that "fatal facility" which has
prevented Massenet from writing fewer and
better works.
ANTOINE, DyoRAK is the biggest musical
gun in America nt present. Personal
acquaintance seems to confirm all expecta-
tions. Mrs. Thnrber has earned another
unanimous vote of thanks.
III. Z. kREHBIsL, music critic of the New
York Tribune, spent his vacation this year,
not ut Bavrcuth, but on the Six Nations Re-
serve, where he collected material for
series of studies on Indian music and man.
nerS.
Mr. JOHN T. IRwIS, once well known az
one of our best violinists, fas returned to
his old home and joined the teaching ranks.
Mr.. Irwin has inst finished course of study
at the Berlin High School under Johann
krUse, q iavOrite pupil ana right-hand aid
OF Dr.. Joseph Joachim, the Nestor of living
viOlinists.
Mr. CHARLES A. AUSTIN, who has come bere
rs student at the Presbyterian Theological
Seminary, has been known in Cincinnati and
Wooster. o.. rs an organist of exceptional
ability. His recital programmes at these
places have been OF Il high class, well repre-
sentlne the rich literature OF the King Of
Instruments.
LONDON M,tsicn, Times: DR.. Mackenzie 4,
rapidly completing the score of his 'Bethle-
hem," which is to be produced ut the
Chicago Exhibition in September next. Tho
work will shortly he i'll the hands of tile
printers. There is little risk in fOreteilin.s
that its special and attractive features will
so long WHY toward winning success.
ME-. FLORENCE ZTEGFELD says that the
orchestra lie has engaged to play in Chicago
next summer is really called the "Buelow
Orchestra" Mt Hamburg. whence it comes.
The correction rs to the name is cheerfuIlv
made. but the fact remains that the title il
empty one, not justified by the slight
actual connection between the orchestra
and the e: eat conductor whose name IL as
sunles.
Mr.. AD N. FogRsTEE is at work on "Sym-
phonic Ode to Byron TO go after the Festi-
val March which, at NJ. Thomas per ;onal
request, he has already sent for perfoi In-
ance at the Worlds Fair. Mr.. Foerster's
Trio for piano Orte and strings figured OIL
the particularly choice programme of u con-
cert given in C:nclnnati last Wednesday
evening by Mr.. Philip Terther, pianist: Mr..
Hugo Kupferschmid, violin; Mr. Max Grau,
cello, and Miss Elizabeth Hetlich, singer.
THE Art Society sketch and prospectus in
yesterdays papers contained much ground
for consratuiating the members of that
time-honored body, and all others who NO
interested in the higher life of the commu-
nifty. With its past prestige, its present or
ganiZation and its future plans, the Art
SOcie:y may be looked TO az IL leading, factor
in the Development of music and the other
fine arts in our midst The society has never
lloan ir1S Sr1ri1 n -:Gh hiT1r ut
present.
DIRECTOR CAP?A, of the Now York Seventh
Regiment Band. has submitted q proposi-
ton to q Tacoma syndicate to sell it the
banc for S1Oo,O0o guarantee that the syndi-
cate will pay all expenses and salaries for a
period OF five years, the fund to be used for
that purpose. The idea is TO make Tacoma
the bands headquarters, and keep it on the
Pacific coast part of each year. Csppa
and his band are playing at the Western
Washington Industrial Exposition now be-
ins. held ut Tacoma. where they are scoring
great success.
SAYS the Musical Courier: Dr. Hubert
Parry's new cantata "Job'' will be feature
of the Gloucester, England, musical festival
this year. 1t is predicted that London will
greet it with enthusiasm next winter. IG is
highly unconventional piece OF work,
making Satan the tenor and JOB the
bass, and giving narrative to the baritone
and divine utterances to the chorus. Itc
rains no female solo. Three most notable
things spoken of q delight
full little chant with clarinet oblisatO in
which shepherd boy sings the praise OF
Jobs wealth of goodness: the tremendous
orchestral rpro1r OF Sddll's visitation, with
the tenor riding. over it. all like the demon
of the storm: and the remarkable bass solo
of Ii minutes duration. giving JOBS lament
tation, The whole thing is described as
dramatic in the extreme, with mastery
oychestration and numerous very beautiful
choral bits.
1T is surprising that tho Exposition man.
agemcnt has heralded Miss Clemcntine De
We're altogether as an operate singer-"late
priIna donna OF the American and Italian
opera companies" etc. As Pittsburg has
long known, Miss DeVere's American repu-
tation is exclusively that of a concert and
church singer, in which fields she has
earned the right to be called our foremost
resident soprano 1t was all q mistake, any
how, to ask singer of that class to compete
with the varied noises and vast spaces of tho
Exposition. They might rs well have
brought "Angelus' or Christ Before Plate
and stuck it up on tIe band stand The
eternal fitness of things is TO be regarded,
gentlemen. Mr.. Brooks and his band-and
Miss Raymond, too-have been amply con-
firining flrst Impressions of their quality.
The Wagner programme of last Friday even
Ing WAS well up to the proper standard for
the classical night" and those present
seemed thoroughly to appreciate the per.
formance. Z. W. :.