The herald., 1894-11-29
MUSIC.

The annual entertainment course OF
the Young Mems Christian association
IL announced aud 10 of high order.
The opening concert Is on Thanksgiving
night, and will be given by Mrs. Emily
]. Valentine, sssisted by E. II. Clark,
Miss Helen Mar Bennett. Prof. Sawvelle,
Mrs. Severance and others. Subsequent
concerts will be given by Frederick
Stevenson, the Ideal Guitar. Banjo and
Mandolin club, the Fuller-Blsir trio.
Modini. Wood, the Schubert quin tette.
| d. H. Morrison, an evening of read
| ings and music under the direc-
ton of Miss A. L. Murphy. And q lee
ture on The Trial OF Jesus OF Nazareth
From Legal Point OF View, by Judge
CYRUS L. McNutt OF Terra Haute, Ind.
The association has also planned other
lectures of an educational nature. The
! programme for this evening 10 ~ fol-
lows:
Cornet solo, from The Trumpeser. sakkineen
-nr. L. 81. Clark accompanied by MISS FL
Recitation, selected-Miss Helen Mar Ben
Vocal solo, Hybriss. the Crstan-Proi Carl
Harp solo, Fantasia Huguenots-Mrs. J. M.
Piano solo. Rhapsody Hongroise No. IL, List
Mrs. E. J. Valentine.
zitner sole, schmerz, viesiessen. B. umiauf-
Mrs.. Pearl Valentine.
Duet, nu,e and violin, Nocturne. Behr-
Messrs. Mead and Valentine; accompanied by
Miss Lena ID. Wiley. 49,
Trio for piano, violin and yioloncelio. Ale.
gro, ID minor, Mendeltsohn-Miss Jordan, ana
Messis Valentine snd stevens.
Guitar solo, operate selection, Arevalo-Sig.
Vocal so O, (a) Cavntina from Semiramide,
Gluck, (b) Absence with vioioncello obligato,
Chapman-Mrs. Jacob Horton.
Banjo solo. The Words Fair Astbury-Miss
Trio for piano. violin and violoncello,
Marshner-Miss Jordan, Messrs. Valentine and
S.evens
The next concert in couree 10 con-
Quoted bv Frederic Stevenson, December
10th. All are invided to the social given
under the auspices OF the Ladies' Auxil.
larry, Friday evening, November 30th.
The De Kontski recital at Bartletts
music hall last night drew q large crowd.
As a pianist De Kontski Is astounding.
The strength, the volume of tone, he
can draw from the instrument are
phenomenal. and no matter how loudly
the piano is made to epsak the tone is
always agreeable and musical. His
touch in pianissimo is delightful. He
plays with elegance, with feeling and
carries his audience along with him
without effort.
His first selection, Beethoven's Moon.
| light sonata, was most beautifully per-
formed. Then followed two OF Chopin's
mum bers, a nocturne and valse, the lat.
ter most bewitching in the grace and
eloquence with which it was rendered
and the delightful pianissimos woven
through it. But the piece de resistance
was his rendition OF his own compost.
tion The Awakening of the Lion.
| Each number OF the programme was
seemingly better than the one preced-
| ing it, as each was q revelation, in that
! under De Kontski's master hand it re-
ceived q new Interpretation. He was
assisted BY Miss Floy Bradshaw, who
sang charmingly Fulfilled, by Robyn.
and IT'S All That l Can Say, by Hope
Temple, and Mrs. George Simpson, who
has never been heard to better sdvan-
tsge.
The first OF q series OF four concerts
that promise to be especially interest.
ing, in that each OF the programmes will
be made up OF different composers
works, will be given Friday, December
7th, at 2:3O pm, at Bsrtlett's new
music hall. The rest OF the series will
take place every alternate Friday there
alter, and all will he under the direction
OF Mr.. William Piutti and Herr Arnold
Krauss. Mas Jenny Kempton will ss-
eist at the first concert, Miss Anna V.
Metcalf at the second, Miss Jessie Pndg-
ham ut the third and Miss Jennie Win
ston at the fourth. These concerts will
! be called the Piutti- Krauss classic after.
| noon concerts.
Another series OF concerts, which will
BIO given every Saturday ct tho Bartlett
music hail. commencing December 9Th
at 3 o'clock. will be high.class ballads.
and will be under the direction of
o. Stewart Taylor.
On Thanksgiving night, November
Goth, a concert will be given in Vincent
| N. E. church by the Vincent chorus
and orchestra under the direction of
Prof. F. B. Reichen bach, assisted by
Miss Jenny Kempton, soloist. A fine
programme has been prepared, and
those who enjoy good music ought not
to miss this treat. Admission only Is
cents.
At the Fuller. Blair concert to be
given this evening at Blanchard-Fitz.
gerald hall Mrs. Washington Berry will
sing the following numbers: En- Che
min. Augusta Holmes; Minuette, Cs-
mile, Saint-Saens.