Evening star., 1895-06-08
IN MUSICAL CIRCLE S
What the Concerts by the Public School
Children Demonstrated.
The Need of n Large Music Hall With
an Organ-Other Matters
of Interest.

fled at the excellent work done by the
scholars. They sang with a precision,
clearness of tone, a distinctness Of enun-
citation and an intelligence of phrasing that
was highly commendable. The compliment
paid them by Prof. Tomlins was eminently
deserved, and these-concerts only show
what can be accomplished by the school
children if the proper effort is made. 1t has
been matter off surprise that no previous
attempt has been made in the direction of
showing the resulf of the teaching of music
in the public schbols,iian it Is hoped that
now a beginning has been made such COLI
certs will be an annual feature. 1t will
not be necessary to import a conductor
from Chicago or>any other city in order
to produce as good effects as were heard on
THURSDAY and FriqaE nights. There are
number of music teachers in this city, any
one of whom could train the young people
fully as effectively yandsintelligently.
These concerts emphasize the need N
this city, which has been so frequently re-
ferred to in The Star, of large music hall,
capable of stage holding a chorus of at
least five hundred, and which shall contain
n large pipe organ for Accomplishments.
The piano and reed organ employed this
week was but a faint support to the slug
ers, and the tones could scarcely be heard
In some passages. 1t was thought at one
time tina organ would be put in Con-
vention Hall, but the management found
that 1t could not incur the expense, and SO
the project fell through 1t is possible that
such a music hall Is needed may be
erected through the instrumentality OF the
Choral Society, but there is no definite plan
yet in regard to 1t, only the directors are
united in the opinion as to it's necessity.
There men of means in this city who
are interested in the cause of music and its
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building as is desired, or at least start the
movement by generous. subscriptions to
stock. and it is hoped that some of them
will take sufficient interest in the subject
to inaugurate the work.
The enterprise once fairly begun would,
it is believed, receive announcement and
substantial aid from those interested in
music in other cities, for they take in
terest in the development of music at the
national capital.
In this connection one of the members of
the Hnrchs Company, artist who has
visited every capital of Europe and every
prominent city in this country, said
washington needs not only large music
hall for the giving OF oratefio and choral
festivals, but it also needs an opera house
capable of holding at least $500 people
and with a stage sufficiently large to prop
erly put on the best of Wagner's operas.
This city is the capital of the United
States, a naticn as much honored as any
in the old world and with a people more
vigorous and progressive than any other
people in the world. Here is the seat of
government, the center of social and in
tellectual culture. The people should not
be compelled to depend upon Mr.. Abbey
o. Mr.. Damfosch or anybody else for their
musical enjoyment ~ ~-~---
IF you had an opera house here such as
l. have indsca ted your o&n manager could
go abroad and make his own contracts
with artists, vocal and Instrumental SOLO
lists, chorus and orchestra, and bring them
direct to Washington, where it seems to
n he thsa
middle of December to the middle of
March. Then, if, after you have had all
the enjoyment you want out of them. send
them on a tour of couple of months, and
let the, 9th " cities OF the>country have the
benefit of their work. Such an opera house
should be supported by subscriptions just
the same IS is the Metropolitan Opera
House IN New York There should be
enough wealthy people in Washington to
ought TO take a pride in doing So"
The Vested Choir League is preparing to
give a concert early IN the fall which will
enable the choir singers to show what they
can do much better than the annual cele-
bration of st. Mark day, which has here
tofore been the only time of their coming
together. 1t is Understood that a cantata
will be given, Nfnei solosts to be selected
from local singers, and choruses that will
show the voices to the best advantage. The
direction of the affair will probably be un-
der the care of Mr.. VIM. H. Daniel, presi-
dent of the league.
The annual song recital by Miss Katie "
Wilson and her pupils will take place at
Metzerots's Music Hall next Friday even
ing. The program will include two ladies'
choruses. Bucks Concert Waltz and La
comes "Estudiantna," two numbers by
the Cecelian Ladies' Quartet; "Dest Thou
Know That Sweet Jand?" Mignon, Thomas
Miss Thompson; The Regatta, Rossini, Mrs
Wilson and Miss Pillsbury: Mia Piccirella,
Comes, Miss Robert; Sunset, Buck, Miss
Gertrude Bangs: Cavatina, Robert LIE
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at Thy Sweet Voice. Samson and Deli
lah," Saint-Saens, Miss Pillsbury; Love in
Springtme Arditi Miss Wilson (violin obli-
cato, Miss Bertha Lucas); Non Torno, Mat
tel. Mrs. w. L. Wilson; Scena and Duet I'll
Trovatore.' Verdi, Miss Wilson and Mr.. w.
L. Wilson; Jewel Song, Faust" Gounod,
Miss Thompson; Cavatina, "Ernani Yer
di, Miss Biscoe.
An enjoya Bile musicale was given Thurs
day night by Mr.. Frank E. Ward, at which
were present a number of the best amateur
musicians of the city, together with many
of their friends. The program was varied
and interesting the composers ranging
rom Bach to Chaminade and even to more
recent ones, for several origina compost
tions by Mr. Edmund A. Narela ana Mr.
Ward We're given their first hearing before
an audience. The rendition of the program
which included the Allegro and Andante
from Mendelssohn's trio in ID minor for
violin, cello and piano, Messrs: Crandal'
Ulke and Ward; piano solos, (a) Menuett,
in B minor. Bach; (b) MaZurka, in minor
Chopin; (c) Spring Dawn. Mason, Miss
Ward contralto solos. (al Thou Art Like
Unto Flower" and (b) "Under the Mistle-
toe both by Frank e. Ward, Miss Corby;
Beethovens Sonata No. 5. for violin and
piano, first movement, Mr.. Cranda!l and
Mr. Ward; piano solo, Bercense Chopin,
Mrs. Byram baritone solo, air from 'Das
Waffenschmied," Lortzng. Mr.. Luebkert;
piano solos. (a} AIinuet E. a. varela; Ob)
Gavotte, E. A. Varela. Mr.. Varela; soprano
solo, ''Still as the Night" Bohm, Miss Amy
Law; trio in G major, for violin,
cello and piano, by +. E. Ward. (a
Allegro; 0D Andante. quasi Allegretto,
Messrs. Crandall, like and Ward: piano
solos. Schumanns Warum and Des
Attends, Miss Elsie Uike; soprano solos,
Gounods Spring Song, and Nevin's I'm
Winter Miss Amy Law; piano solos. (a
La Tisonjera, Chaminade; (b) Erzahlung
am Clavier, Scharwenka, Miss Barnes; con-
tralto solo, Twilight Sadness" F. E.
Ward, Miss Corby; piano solo, Grieg's
"Fluglein," Miss Won W.mpffen; baritone
solo. schumarns "wanderer's Song" Mr.
Luebkert; piano solo, Bizets Menuet
L'Arlesienne, Mrs. Byram; soprano solo,
1.-The Loreley,' List, Miss Law; and
Scherzo. from Sonata in E minor. for violin
and piano, F. E. Ward, Mr.. Crandall and
Mr.. Ward. Mrs. Byram was accompanist
for Miss Law, Mr.. Varela for Mr.. Luebkert.