Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-07-21
| N M U SICAL CIRCLES
Proposed Formation of the Columbian Uni
versity Glee Club.
Alumni and Students Greatly Inter-
ested i'm the Project-Other Items
of Musical Interest.

There has been no college glee club in
this city that was capable of travelling to
other cities and giving concerts, as has been
the case with prominent colleges elsewhere
The students and alumni of Columbian Col
leSe have determined to organize a univer-
sity glee club and have issued a circular 10
their associates, in which they express the
Relief that with the proper effort a glee club
may be formed i'm connection with the uni
versity that will rival any college glee club
in the country. The matter has been cam
vassed quite extensively and a temporary
organization has been formed, With Mr..
FRANK H. Hitchcock as president and Mr..
5. Hazen Bond as secretary. They nave
secured the cooperation of Mr.. n Du Shane
Coward, who has agreed to become the
musical director of the organization when il
shall be formed and has expressed a willing
ness to devote portion Of his time this
summer to the examination of voices 1t is
proposed, so the circular states that those
whose voices ors experience would not at
present permit them to sing In the glee club
shall be admitted TO membership in the Co.
lumbar Glee Club Association and from
this association to graduate voices as they
improve into the glee club proper Mr.
Coward has fixed the following hours a,
which he will be in his studio and examine
the voices of those who desire to connect
themselves with this organization: Monday
and Thursday, 1 to pm; Wednesday, 8
10 pm; Tuesday and Friday, 5 to g pm
To show that the matter has been quite
well discussed the following signatures are
appended to the circular: Frank H. Hitch
COCK, "a. temporary chairman: Walter Rus
sell Hensey, ~; Milton Leroy Cough, 'ay:
Messmore Kendall, 03: Charles E. Howe.
6; Arle w. Starck. 'Q3: Melville d. Hensey,
~; Ralph r. Upton. 93; Frederick S. Doyle,
"a; J. c. Hooe. 80: Marvin McEvilly, ia:
G. W. Draper. '9S: F. r. Parks. ~; s.
Hazen Bond "a. temporary secretary. box
~. Smithsonian Institution
A Washington musician, who has spent
three years abroad in hard study, in the
effort to become a competent soloist was
expressing the opinion the other evening
that this city did not support real good
music. That Il was the popular and catch
ing composition that made the most money
while those who endeevored TO present only
artistic work got merely their trouble for
:heir pains. This, II Is believed lie an I'M
just reflection upon the musical intelli-
gence and culture of the people of this Dis
trict. There is today a higher standard OF
musical knowledge and OF musical appre-
citation in Washington than ever before ana
that standard is increasing year by year
High-pr!ced entertainments are not always
so well patronized here as in some other
cities because there is not so much wealth
or. rather. the wealth is confined 20 a COM
paratively few, in this District As an
evidence of the apprecia ton in this COM
munity of the best class of music il need
only be stated that the seats for the series
of concerts given by the Boston Symphony
orchestra are nearly entirely sold before
the first concert is given. This has been
the case for several years and there is no
doubt that such will continue TO be the
practice so long as that excellent organiza-
ton OF musicians shall visit this city IL
is believed that the same result will Obtain
next fall when Mr.. Seidl shall bring his or
chestra here. The patronage which was
given the Choral Society last season is
evidence hn af,. -. 49,
community of the efforts of its local sing
ers. This society never did better work
Than 1t did last year. and its labors were
satisfactorily rewarded. 1t is believed thar
with the program marked out for next sea-
son, which has already been publisher in
The Star, the result will show even better
than last year. 1t is giving more amhi-
tious works and in that way is bringing
up to higher standard the taste of its
audiences
A new song. entitled Look in My Heart
and See" by Miss Angelina Andrews Is
being much sung ard admired by musical
people. Miss Andrews Is a society girl of
Radcliffe College and Cambridge. Mass
anu enjoys the distinction OF being the
only girl who has completely mastered all
the courses in music offered at Harvard
She has many friends In this CITY,
There lis probably no city where the banjo
is more generally played than in Washing
ton. 1t has become the fad in social cir
cles and besides there are musicians who
have taken up this purely and distinctiyely
American instrument because OF love for
its quaint tone and the fact that much
more can be made out OF IL than the PUNK
ity-plunk Of the old negro minstrel IL is
a fact, however. that there has never been
any uniform method Of lingering the banjo
adopted, and II is go-as-you- please but
get there. with all the players. Mr. w
G.. Collins of this city. however has COM
menced the agitation Of a uniform method
OF lingering and has written on the sub
ticularly for banjo players. He says ne
proposes to keep up the discussion until
some plan is arrived at, for. according to
his view, the banjo has now attained
dignity as an instrument that justifes
teachers and soloists In coming together I'm
a uniform way of producing effects
The English tenor. Mr.. T. William Pear
man. has come to this city and one day
this week sang before quite a number OF
musicians in Metzerott Hall. he developed
a voice OF much sweetness, u good range
and volume. He will sing At ST Johns
Church at the O'Clock afternoon service
tomorrow. He has had considerable ex-
perience in oratorio. concert and choir work
and II he decides to locate in washin yton