The Providence news. (Providence [R.I.]) 1891-1906, 1893-04-15
MUSIC NOTES.
Items Of Timely Interest to Providence
Lovers Of the Mslodious.

Items Of Timely Interest to Providence
Lovers Of the Mslodious.
The Brown opera, written by Professor
N. B. SpraRue. is in the hands of Oliver
Ditson q Co., publishers, and will soon
be of the press. Copies will be on sale
at the beginning OF the performance dur
ing the first week In May.
Miss Mary Woodruff Coombs is plan
ming two concerts to take place Friday
evenings, April 81 and %. April 81 the
Edward +. Holden of Boston, tenor; Miss
i. Christi ma Remington, soprano; Miss
DIR. Frederick Wheaton Seabury
baritone, and several pupils Of
Miss Coombs, assisted by ladies'
chorus. April 2s the program will be a
historical recital OF old Italian song. by
William Heinrich, tenor; Miss Mary
Coombs, soprano; and William II. Ar
mold, accom- PIANIST. Both entertai me n Is
will be given at Blackstone hall.
A benefit concert will be given at
Blackstone hall on Tuesday evening,
April lS, by the Gounod quartet. The
men bers OF this quartet are Miss Louise
Parker, soprano; Miss Sarah B. HawKes,
contraito; William Z. Rogers. tenor,
aud Classsn Mowry, basso. Mart Dow
of Boston, humorist, will give several
selections, aud George Enzsngrr, either
soloist. will also assist. Miss Sara w.
Is. Hawkes., accompacist.
The choir OF the Westminster Uni
tartan church at morning service to-
morrow will sing the anthems. "My God /,
look upon me-" by Hopkins; Consider
and hear me-" by Pfueger; "And the
city hath no need Of the sum-" by Whit
tington. Miss Dean, the contralto, will
sing, 20 rest In the Lord" from the
oratorio Of Elijah"
The follow ing program will be rendered
at the Kneisel- Busoni concert under the
management Of Messrs Jordan aud Bon
ner, at B ackstone hall, Mouday evening,
April IL: Quartet, in ID major for strings,
Ha ydn: sona,e, for piano and violin IN &
min6r, Grieg: variations from ID min r,
string quartet. Schubert; andante from
g minor, quartet. Grieg; scherzI from
pia 10 quintet. Sinding, as well "a solos
Tor piano. The Kneisel String quartet
is ackno ledg ed to be the finest Ia The
country, and Busoni's wonderful pla 10
playing at one OF the Symphony concerts
last winter, aroused an enthusiasm
rarely seen here. There is great CURIOSITY y
to hear him this year. Tickets Oh sa o
at Steinerts.
The usual monthly meeting OF the
Rhode Island Musical association post
poned from March) will be held in the
music roo N of Miss Thompson aud Mr.
Brigham. 40 Conrad bulldog. Tuesday
evening, April lS, at o'clock, punctually
! Miss Charlotte Broome, pianist, II. l..
Carpenter tenor, and Frank Raia. harp
ist, will give the concert. Clarence q.
Hamilton will reao "A snort paper on his
musical experiences in Europe last sum-
mer.
A concert was given last night in the
parish room OF Grace church for
the benefit OF the Ship Street Day
nursery. The program was m liked
collection oil instrumental music rem.
dered Dv local artists together with sew
eral vocal solos. The select ions were
presented by Frances Is. Rhodes. So
prano: Amey c. Rider, pianisl, and NJ ISIS
Evangellne Larry, violinist. There was "a
fl attendanc. despite the storm.