The Jersey City news. (Jersey City [N.J.]) 1889-1906, 1894-01-25
VALENCIA'S CONCERT
Excellent Amateurs Satisfae-
torily Entertain a Large
Audience.

The pretty hall of the Hoboken Quartette
Club was filed last night to the full extent
of even the balconies, when the Valencia
Orchestra gave its concert, assisted by Miss
Kathrin Hike, soprano; Mr.. E. W. Groes-
chel, tenor: Mr.. John Friedrich, v~ioloncello,
and Mr.. Oscar Lang, accompanist.
An amateur orchestra is too often some
thing to be endured by the audience for the
sake of the satisfaction the players get out
of it. 1t is therefore a cause for rejoicing to
find one which is capable not only of playing
concert pieces of medium difficulty in a most
| pleasing manner, but of placing upon its pro-
gramme a movement from Schubert sym
phony, and playing it in a manner which
entities it to high praise. The writer of
the analytical programme of the Boston
Symphony says of the beautiful melody
running through the Allegro moderate of
the B minor symphony that it is zone of the
most beautiful flowers in the Schubert gar
den of song,n and the blossom received
tender treatment. In many respects the
Valencia would stand close comparison with
professional orchestras: their shading is
excellent, their pianissimo effects unusually
ROOu. ne IlAl1 u1lcIcuCc lcS III Uuclt luil
orchestra attacks. which are somewhat
ragged. Then, as is usually the case with
amateur orchestras, the second yiolinS were
not up to standard. DIR. Julius Peters, the
conductor, reads after apoetic fashion rather
than a dramatic; it is easy to see how the
men come to treat Schubert in such a
thoughtful and sympathetic way.
Hell LaGHTER WORK.
Their lighter work was in a mazurka of
Came; a Sousa march, "The Rifle Regi-
ment y a selection from "LAfricaine," and
a concert waltz by Hermann. On the whole,
Hoboken is to be congratulated upon her
ability to produce so many talented players.
OF the assisting artists, Miss Kathrin
Hike made the hit of the evening. Her
entrance number was the Jewel Song, from
Faust" " and during the evening she sang, in
GLIDING recalls, Bohm's ''Still vie die Nacht,"
Chaminade's Summer" "My Love he is a
Weaver" and a song of Victor Herbert's,
sDie Stille Rose.p As 1 had just come from
William G. CARTS organ recital in New
York, where she had sung ocean, Thou
Mighty Monster" from "Oberon,h glorious
ly, | was afforded an opportunity of proving
her great versatility. Her voice is magnifi-
! cent in its breadth and tone, its compass is
something remarkable, and she seems to sing
with equal ease in the extreme lower or
upper register. 1t seems surprising that a
voice of such power and fullneSS should be
at the same time SO flexible and SO perfectly
under control, yet her trill is delightful and
her staccato passages beyond reproacb. The
Jewel song.
Mr.. E. W. Groeschel was in good voice-a
voice that improves continually, by the way:
He sang two German songs, "An der Weser,"
by Pressed, and BohmS ssIm Fruhling," the
latter in response to a recall. Mr.. John
Friedrich's cello solo, a ballade OF Golfer
mann, was the signal for accidents. First a
violin string snapped explosively, then the
lights went out, then a door leading to the
balcony blew open and slammed loudly.
None of these, not even the momentary
darkness, affected either soloist or orchestral
accompaniment to any great degree, al
though the lights went out just at a ticklish
| place to play. Mr.. Friedrich evidently
pleased his audience, which recalled him to
play a Serenade Badine by Gabrielle Marie.
Mr.. Friedrich gets a good tone, and his in
depreciation Of the second number was
thoughtful.
The coneept concluded with a selection of
Braham's, and a reception followed.
THE MEMBERS OF H CLUB.
The list of active members follows
DIR. Julius Peters, conductor; l. Violin
| Robert Rahlff, Charles A. Koch, J. Fl. Stroll,
| Albert C. Jail, Gus. ~Spangenberg and H.
Kneisel. II. Violin-Charles F: Roster, ".
| Weise, Jr. Violas-John A. Schwartz, A.
Jacobsen and E. Monckton. Cellos-
John Friedrich, Henry L. Ebsen.
| Bassos, J. Heath and D. Madden: Oboe,
Charles HI. Stubbe; Basson, William Toede;
Flutes, E.Biggio and A. Sterckx; Clarinettes,
w. Mountford. J.. G. Peters and w. A. Eb-
sen; Comets, W. Lindsey inc F. s. Conklin;
| Horns, R. G.. Hartwick and H. j. Lohmann;
! Trombone, Fl. Walters; Drums, Charles Mol
Ter and George Moller,
The passive members Area. Behrens,
F. w. Jail, CD. RahlR, L. Borneman, =.
B. Ruthenberg, J. F, Harrass, G. W.
Sierck, O.. Lehmann, A. Becker, R. vom
Cleft, w. Keuefel, J. J. Prigge, G. w.
Travers, J. A. Roebuck, B. L. Dusenbury,
Henry Kopp. A. Koeppe, H. Holtin. E.
Vogelsang, A. Lankering, C. lille and J.
| c.. Kastendieck,
The officers are:-Charles A. Koch, Presi-
dent; DR.. Julius Peters, Conductor; Robert
RahlF, Jr., Concert Master; Gustav A.
Spangenberg, Vice-President; Albert c.
Jail, Secretary; Herman j. Lohmann,
| Financial Secretary; John A. Schwartz,
Treasurer; Walter Mountford, E.. B. Monck-