The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1893-05-19

ABSOLUTELY PURE

was managed. Mr.. Eugene HICKS some.
what marred the effect of his incidental
| solo by omittiug the useful preliminary
! OF opening his mouth. The soprano lei!
iu pitch in Vests "Love aud Summer"
but not enough TO seriously als
specs to Abt aud his w~sll-established
| reputation. his "Gaily Ger the Ocean"
would do very well for a kindergarten
| motion song, Miss Turner's soprano SOLO
in the .Sauctus" from Gounod's Messe
SoleuneiIe, was ably supported oy the
WORK OF the chorus. The Victor baler
| Quartette gave four excellent selections,
Brahms LULLABY" Like the Woodland
Roses,n Rartel,s II Think OF Thee" and,
best of all, Neidlinger's Come. Love.
Gomez In this last named, especlal at
tention should be directed to the oeautl-
full quality of Mr.. e S. Smiths voice,
which his few lines of incidental solo
serve well to display.
The Tabernacle Quartette rendered
Pinsuti's "Parting Kiss" with excellent
effect. Mr.. john Giliies sang the "Song
of Hybrias the Cretau, "and in responS 70
an enthusiastic recall. "Will-o'the-W isp."
Miss Turner'S solo was "Nevin's spring
Morning. with Mr.. Hollands violin OBJ
ligato, the whole forming a thoroughly
delightful number. On a recall, she saug
Julian Jordan's Loves Ph~ilosophy"
Mr.. Holland played with great sympathy
and EXPRESSION two Rhiueberger num-
bers. "Elegie' and "Abendlieh," with
Mr.. Baier at the organ. Ihese were
among the thoroughly artistic mum ers
on the programme. His opening NUMBER
was an eccentric romanza OF Nacnez,
and instead of the Brahms Hungarian
dance announced. he played WieniaWskl'
"Kinvawaiak," a Polish dance" VITA a
great deal of double-stopping. in which
Mr.. Holland Delights.
The concert closed with ChamDnev's
Rustic Coquette" for fuli choir Mr..
Baier is to be congratulated on having
brought his choir to such a high position
among those OF the ci <.
Musical Notes.
The "Black Patti" will sing in this city
on Thursday evening, May rs. at the Ber-
gen Baptist Church.
The next meeting OF the Fortnightly
Musiealess will be held at the residence OF
Mrs. Koonz, GU Communipaw avenue.
Several competitions will be rendered
from manuscript.
The Jersey City Athletic Club will ben
eft by another concert on.Thursday, May
Is, at the clubhouse. Mr.. j. Williams
Macy and the Metropolitan Qnartette
will be the stars. The comeiietta cups
and Saucers'' will be presented.
The Hasbrouck School of Music is In
active preparation for the Commence
ment Musicale, which will take place
next mouth. Several new faces will be
seen on the stage. The Hasbrouck Glee
Club expects to make a gre It hit with its
.sDeceunlal Medley" SO christened by Nj.
Stimets, on Commencement night. MI.
Victor Baier has arranged it from Gar
men," "Fatinitzl." aud "The Merry
War;
Next Thursday evening, May 25, there
will be an organ aud violin recital of
unusual Interest, in the Lafayette Re
formed Church., Communipaw avenue
aud Pine street. The urgautst will be
Mr.. Louis Sher wood: the vlolinist, Mr..
John Arnold HOLLAND. Mr.. Sherwood
was q pupil of Dudley Buck, Mr.. Hoi-
land of Benno Walter, violinist to the
Court of Bavaria aud concertmeistet OF
the Royal Conservatory OF Munich. Ger
many. The evenings WORK will consist IN
the main of COMPOSITIONS OF Rhineberger,
of wnoHi both artists are Close sJudents.
The ~soioists assisting will be Miss Lucy
f. Nelson. Soprano, aud Mr. Edward
Groeschel, teuor: nsltner or whom re-
cure more than a word of Introduction.
Three hundred tickets are out lor che
recital, which VIII bs attended by a large
proportion Of the musical community.