The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1892-11-25
IN THE MUSICAL WORLD.

FOrtnightIy Musicales Study Grieg,
GIuck and Lassen-Notes.
The regular meeting of the Fortnightly
Musicales was held at the residence of
Mrs. Robert G. Lyle, No. z Suydam ave-
nue., last Tuesday evening. Owing to
the storm Of the preceding week, which
had prevented several of the Grieg illus
traitors from putting in an appearance,
the composer was considered a second
time, Miss Mary Barton Lamberton read
ing the essay on Scandinavian Folk
Songs" Mr.. Louis R. Dressler played
three characteristic sketches, a berceuse,
Mrs. Frank Cavalli, the famous
"Peer Gynt" suite, which marked her
first appearance before the CLUB as a solo
ist. The four numbers, with their widely
varying and truly Greigian
difficulty of execution, were rendered as
all who were acquainted with Mrs. Cav
alli's methods, had fully expected. Mrs.
George Case read the essay on Gluck.
Mrs. Hunter Brown played a snatch of
his ballet music aud u gavotte from
"Iphegenie in Aulis," and Miss Katrina
Green sang "Che faro senza Euryd1ce."
Lassen WAS the third composer bio
graphically introduced TO the audience by
Miss Lucy Nelson, who sang three of his
sixty-nine songs, "Romauce," "a Sum-
mer Evening" and a wonderful combina-
ton of piano effects and sustained tones,
ut Wa a Dream"
Miss Zetti Kennedy. a guest of the cluls
introduced q novelty in the second part
by whistllng two selections. MIR. Jerry
Meyer rave a piano selection from
Shumann, Bliss Nelson sang several Greig
songs, and Miss Green d "Creole Love
Song" though what kind of q Creole it is
that talks ABOUT '"SinmoD Trees" and
"Darkies Singing" and "My Ousky
Queen" deponent saith not. Miss Brown
also played Liszt's 'Liebestraum" for
piano.
The next meeting of the club will In all
probability take place December 8. when
Raft will be studied at the same time as
Mendelssohn
The most important event of the COM
ing musical week will, without doubt. be
the opening concert of the Schubert Giee
Club. when the "Columbus' cantata will
he given. The Tabernacle will probably
be filled with the usualappreciative audi
ence next Tuesday night. November 20.
There is Il prospect of an organ recital
cite Reformed Church some time
In the first half of next month. Mr..
Louis Sherwood and Mr.. John Holland,
who v often played together, the
former ON the organ. the latter OH the
violin, are arranging the details of an in
vitation affair, which will no donbt fill
the church to OVERLOOKING. AT irregular
intervals the wanderer on Communipaw
avenue MAJ see u light in the organ loft
OF the Nchurch GU the corner of Pine
street. and hear strains varying from
Rhineberger to Brahms.
The first Sf the organ r~ecitals In the
First Presbyterian Church WAS given
with much k~success last Monday night,
that the SERIES received an undoubfel i'm
pefus. ~Thebsoloist., whose work has al
really been Reviewed ut length in these
columns, wefe Mr.. Frank u. Dessert at
organ, aud Mrs. Dessert, soprano
Among th.. ~soloists to appear at this
series Of recitals will be Mrs. J..Letts,
solo soprano OF St. Johns; Mr.. John
White, orgaEist of the same church. and
Mr.. II. Woodman, a Brooklyn organist OF
consider bic repute.
Mr.. Edward Boys, one of Jersey City's
favorlte tenors, and Il prominent member
of the Schubert, saug ut the funeral of
Mrs. August Belmont in New York City.
Mr.. Boys viii appear as one OF the Schu-
bert's soloists in ~.'Columbus.n nex Tues
day night.
Miss Bertha Waltzinger, who made her
debut at the production of 3CbiHies of
Normandy by the Amateur Operate
Association last winter. and subsequently,
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