Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-07-27
IN MU SICAL CIRCL E S
The Success Which One Washington Musi-
clan Has Earned by Good Work.
Many Changes In the Different Cho1rs
Next SeasOn-Other Inter-
esting Items.

While the Choral Society feels the need
in Washington of a music hall sufficiently
large to give oratorio, it Is not believed
that the directors generally think that the
movement for such hall should be made
in conjunction with the effort of the Y. NJ
C. A. to erect a new building. True, the
aim Of the Choral Society Is to produce the
highest form of sacred music and in that
respect its mission is in the interest Of
good morals and the elevation of the COM
munity, just the same as the Y. M. c. A..
but hall such as is needed for oratorio
would be used for general concert and
other purposes. and would be business
investment which the Y. NJ. G. A. would
hardly care to undertake. Besides. to meet
the requirements of the Choral Society, the
hall must be a large one. capable of seat
ing from two to three thousand people. and
In the expressions Of the meeting Of the
Y. NJ. C. A. people yesterday hall of
thousand seating capacity only was re-
ferred to.
The difficulty experienced by the Choral
Society in securing a place in which to
give it's concerts grows each year, and
cannot be overcome until an appropriate
music hall is built The directors of the
society are struggling with the problem.
and hope that sooner or later some OF the
wealthy and public-Spirited citizens of
Washington may be induced TO erect hall
sufficiently large for oratorio purposes, with
fine organ and all the equipment needed.
The society feels that its work of edu-
eating the people In the highest form of
music has given it standing in the COM
munity that well justifies it. when the
proper time comes, in making direct APP
peal for support in effort to secure the
erection of music hall, with reasonable
assurance Of success.
Mr.. Fred Lillibridge is visiting his par
ents in this city prior to taking charge of
the musical department in the Ripon. Wis,
College. Il shall go out little before the
term commences he said, the other day,
Fin order to ascertain exactly what of the
old faculty I shall retain, and for what
especial branches I shall need to secure
new assistants. The place which I have
accepted came to me unsolicited. and was
the result Of the work have been doing in
New York and elsewhere for the past ten
years. l have been teaching. playing the
organ in church and doing concert work.
and I am happy to say I have been sue
cessful IN every respect. I have also found
time to do some composition. and have put
out quite number of songs which have
met with favor. I have also written a
suite for orchestra and a complete SYM
phony.
This is. of course, my most ambitious
composition. but SO well mas 1t been spoken
of by competent musicians who have ex-
amined it that I have commenced an
other. which, / hope will be even better"
Since his arrival in Washington Mr. Iilli-
bridge has met many of his old musical
friends. all of whom have complimented
him upon the success he has made. and
prophesied even greater results In the
future. 1t is hoped that he may be in
duced to give either public or private
recital before he shall go west.
1t Is now understood that the tenor of
the st. Andrews Church quartet will be
Mr.. Melville D. Hensey. This young gem
tleman has made rapid strides during the
past year, and will undoubtedly do good
work in connection with his associates in
the choir. His singing of the solos in the
Crusaders, when given by the Capital Glee
Club in the spring, was excellent, and
gained for him much praise
Mrs. Thomas C. Noyes will go to Rich
mond, Va. on the 18th of August to sing
for the Mozart Association of that city.
Several Washington singers have been en-
gagged by this organization IN the past, but
the prediction is made that none have
given greater satisfaction than will Mrs.
Noyes.
There is general satisfaction among
musical people that Prof Mama will again
take charge of st. Patrick's choir. With
its new organ. good quartet. and with
the aid OF large chorus. which Mr.. Mama
will no doubt bring around him, the music,
under his direction, will be equal to that of
any church in the city.
Mrs. zaidee Jones Smith will be gladly
welcomed back to her old place as leading
soprano in St. Matthew'S Church choir.
She is a graceful and reliable singer, with
a voice peculiarly adapted to the class of
music that llr. Cannon selects for his
force.
Miss Cecilia Murphy, who has been at
St Matthew's since Mrs. Smith left the
city, will go back to st. Aloysius choir as
leading soprano.
Mrs. Clara Blacksmith, who has brought
the choir Of the Immaculate Conception
Church to such a high degree of perfection,
hopes to accomplish even better results
next year. She is the only woman having
charge of a choir of such magnitude in
the city, and her energy, fidelity and true
musicianly spirit have enabled her to rank
as one of the best directors here.
1t is understood that Miss Cora Boyd will
not resume her work with the Congrega-
tional Church choir, but who her successor
will be has not yet developed.
The music for Robert Downing's new
play, Helena" which he purchased from
Sardou and which he will make his piece
de resistance next season, has just been
finished by Mr.. A Tregina of this city,
and Mr.. Downing says that in all his
travels he has never met a more accom-
plished musician, and that of all the COM
poSeTS who have written music for him
Mr.. Tregina has made the most har-
monious, effective and at the same time
the most correct score that ne has ever
used. Mr.. Tregina is a member of the
Marine Band and has already acquired
quite a reputation from several excellent
compositions that have been published. 1t
was he who arranged Dudley Bucks Fes-
tival TIE Deum for the band on the occa-
sion of the Capitol centennial, and he is
known as an excellent adapter and ar
ranger, both for orchestra and military
bands.
Montreal financial circles are excited by
the resignation of Manager Benoit of the
Banque Rationale, said to have been caused