Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1894-12-22
IN MUSICAL CIRCLES
The Excellent Program of the Georgetown
Orchestra's Concert.
The SolOists Are to BE Mrs. Thos. G.
Noyes and MI. John Porter Law
rence-Other Items.

announcement to their friends, old and
new, that they expect this, their fif-
teenth season, to be the most nota-
BILE in their history. Their forty-eighth
concert will be given on Friday evening,
January 4, 1895, at Metzerotts Music Hall,
and another concert will be announced
later. This orchestra is continual re-
minder to Washington people of the gen.
uine and steady growth of the love for
good music in this city. Hundreds Of fine
orchestral compositions have been perform
ed at its concerts. and the finest soloists of
the city consider it an honor to take part.
No money-making spirit keeps up the life
of the organization. but love of music
for its own sake. The price of subscrip-
ton tickets, $1.25 each for the season, is in
tended to cover the necessary expenses
Mr.. Herman c. Rakemann, the accom-
phshed director, who has recently returned
from a three months stay in Europe, Sc
lected large number of compositions,
which have been added to the library of the
orchestra, and some Of them will be played
at each concert
Two of Washington's best known SOLO
lists, Mr.. John Porter Lawrence, pianist,
and Mrs. Thomas G. Noyes soprano, will
take part In the concert of January at
Metzerott Music Hall, and other we'll
known artists will take part in the second
performance. Miss Anita Cluss Washing
tons accomplished harpist, will assist A
large number of season tickets have al
ready been sold, but tickets can be secured
at Metzerott's, from the secretary or from
members of the orchestra.
The program for the first concert will be:
Prelude from opera Carmen" BizeO;
Scene e Cavatina, "Ernani" (VerdD or
chestra accompaniment, Mrs Thomas c.
Noyes; Loreley Paraphrase CNesvadba);
b Passe-pfed, string orchestra (GilleD, eel
fantasia UiszD, piano and orchestra, Mr.
John Porter Lawrence; overture, May"
manuscript CA. N. WighD. first time in
America; For All Eternity MascheronD.
Thomas G. Noyes; Mascarade, Airs de Bal
let P. Lacome), a Cortege, b La Famille
Polichinelle, C Les Mandolinistes. d Polacca.
The congregation of the Church of the
Covenant are much pleased with Mr.. T.
Williams Pearman, the precentor, who pos
sesses a fine tenor voice. and his solos on
Sundays are always well selected and ex-
cellently sung. His voice Is pure and true,
possesses a sympathetic quality and he
sings with q devotional spirit and with
true artistic finish. The proper develop
ment of music In this church will be a
fine quartet, the other members Of which
shall equal that of Mr.. Pearman.
Like Haydn, Handel made his last ap-
pearance in public on the occasion of a
performance Of his choral masterpiece, at
Coyent Garden, in London. 1t was fitting
than any other one composition. the inn
mortality of his name depends, should be
his death hymn. He died on April IA, 1T59,
eight days after the performance In the
Choral Society, Washington has an organ
iZation which enables the people AMI so
journers at the capital to hear this great
work each year at the most appropriate
season, the Christmas holidays. and to
thus commemorate the great fact of the
Christian religion, as well as to pay
tribute to the memory OF one OF the
worlds greatest musicians and composers.
The fifth annual performance of The Mes
siah" occurs on Friday evening, the 2Sth
at Convention Music Hall. with a chorus of
$50 trained voices, and a quartet Of artists
in the solo roles. the whole under the cap
able direction of Mr.. Josef Kaspar.
The Glee, Mandolin and Banjo Clubs OF
Columbia College. consisting of thirty
members, will appear in this city. on
Music Hall. The Columbia College Man
dolin Club is pronounced by critics and
the press to be the best mandolin club in
this country, and has made a success Of
class of music played by no other college
club. The young men composing this or
ganization are ambitious in their work,
and the result Is that the club is constant
ly improving in excellence. A special fea-
ture of the concert will be the appear
ance Of Mr.. Forest D. Carr, the well-known
basso Of this city, who for the past two
years has been studying music In New
York and Is now a student at Columbia.
The patronesses of the coming concert
will be Mrs. Walter Q. Gresham, Mrs.
Daniel s. Lamont, Mrs. Richard Olney.
y. IT,
Stetson, Mrs. Charles d. Walcott. Mrs.
Theodore Roosevelt, Mrs. Herbert NJ. Will
son, Mrs. William F. Warner, Mrs. Mel
Vile w. Fuller Mrs, John W: Foster, Mrs.
William G. Whittemore, Mrs. John w.
Powell, Mrs. Arnold Hague, Mrs. Stanley
Brown, Mrs Albert Ordway, Mrs. William
d. Cabell and Mrs. Bailey Willis.
Mr.. VIM. A. Cropped, basso, of Baltimore,
has been engaged as enc Of the soloists
for "Retekah,' a beautiful cantata by Jo-
seph Barnby, to be produced here carly in
January. study of the features neces-
sary for complete success has placed Mr..
Cropped in the front rank Of Baltimore's
basso soloists, although comparatively
young in years. He is at present the prir-
cipal basso at Christ P. E. Church, Balti-
more, and recently accepted an engage
ment to fill similar position at the Madi-
son Avenue Synagogue. He has under
gone thorough training with the
best Instructors. He will, no doubt
add greatly to the success of "Rebekah."
The rehearsels are progressing finely and
the director Professor Geo. w. Lawrence
feels greatly encouraged at the increased
attend dance and interest as the time for its
production, approaches.
Mr.. Arthur d. Mayo and M. Perry Tur-
pin will give a musicale next month at the
Universalist Church. and the program ar
ranged Is ar extremely interesting one.
Mr.. Turpin will sing the aria from Don
Giovanni" which he sang with such pro-
nounced success at the recent Saengerbund
concert, and group of songs by Schu-
MAIN ana FRANZ. Mayo Will play the
second movement OF the Schumann fam
TASTE, Bcethoven's sonata in + sharp. the
Bach-St. Saen's gsrotte in Z, RATS min
uet, Schumann's "Papillons," the Mendes-
sohn-Heller caprice etude on themes from
the Hebrides overture, Lists "Liebers-
traum," La CARTE" Rossini-Liszt and ST.
Saens' etude en- tonne de valse. Both these
gentlemen are we'll known and appreciated
in musical circles.
The greatest honor to be conferred upon
a piano player is to play with the Boston
symphony Orchestra, an honor which many
of the best pianists of New York and Bos-
ton have aspired to in vain. That this dis
tinction was extended to a Washington
pianist, Mrs. Ernest Lent on the occasion
OF the eighth symphony concert in Boston,
in memoriam Anton RubinStein is q mat
ter of particular congra tiou. Mrs. Lent
achieved great success, giving spirited
Interpretation of the Rubnstein concerto
Dminos, and receiving enthusiastic ap
plause and a double recall. She was also
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Emil Paur at
dinner party given in her honor. Among
the invited were Mrs T. A. Simons and
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Taelten. the distinguish
ed Boston pianist.
Prof. Maina's second musicale will take
place early next month, and the Euterpean
Club will be heard in new choruses, and
some of its members will also sing solos
The chief attraction on the program will
be a scene from Verdrs latest and by
many competent critics considered his
greatest opera, "Falstaff," which will be