Birmingham age-herald., 1895-04-22

m1ngham music circle.
 The Union Band concert of sixty musi- clans will be given at East Lake, ar engagements having been made to that effect.
 Owing to popular demand the prices of admission to the Houston testimonial concert have been reduced from $1 to 90 cents; reserved seats 75 cents.
 MT. Fred s. Stowe has written a sacred solo for contralto or baritone, using Phoebe Cary's words. 'One Sweetly Sol emn Thought" with Nearer. My God, to Thee" was a closing refrain, and which will shortly be rendered by pop73 ular singer.
 In the general improvement of choirs can be see the gradual movendo of good congregational singing, choirs and pres centors. When at first simply intended for leading the music, now they are ex-, pected to sing the praise of God for the entire congregation.
 Trial by Jury had two fine rehearsals the past week and the date of it's per- formance is set for May IT. The orches- tral score of same having been receivd,. it is intended to practice with the orches- tra shortly. The next rehearsal is to be Wednesday night at Elks hall.
 The Age-Herald is in receipt of copy of ITO Thee Alone" words and music by MT. J. E Gilleis. It is an excellent com position of boero movement, in which the author has fulfilled the natural ten- dencies of the intervals of his melody and one of the most important laws in compo- sition
 The reception of the new ritualistic cio in ha ch dently that the old traditional airs relics of the ages are more dear to Jewish hearts, awakening as they do, to the older people at least, pleasant memories of childhood days. It is also quite inter esting how these airs have been promul- gated, since it is only during the last seventy-five years that they have ap- peared in print, and. yet some of these airs are over 1900 years old. The manner of instructing the rabbis in the use of these old chants was by mouth to ear," by those who travelled the different countries, and were called Chasans. Modern music set to these self-same prayers do not impress one as do the beautiful traditional melodies.
 An excellent programme of music was rendered at yesterdays service of the Southside Baptist church, by the choir composed of: Miss Herndon, organist; Mrs Fl. H. Sinnige. soprano; Miss Patti Ruffner, contralto; MT. J. M. Cartright, tenor, and MT. W. E. Smith, basso. As a professional Miss Herndon played a selection of Batiste, which showed her to be a master of the instrument, and evidenced splendid technique, with suffi- cient strength to bring forth the organs beautiful tones. The opening voluntary Easter Anthem" by Leo P. Wheat, was excellently rendered.; good shading and phrasng especially being noticeable in the different voices. Only on one or two occasions did it seem that the heavy open diapason Q6 feet in pedals) ap- peared just little to prominent for the beautiful, soft swell accompaniment in one of the tenor solos of MT Cartright, thus preventing his clear tenor voice from being heard in those particular passages. The second number, "Te Deum," by Mora in B flat, adapted from Mercadante's Earth and Heaven,' was exquisitely rendered, the voices blending harmoniously together. As a recessional Miss Herndon played the march from "Le Prophete"
 FRED l.. GRAMBS.