Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-12-28
IN M U SICAL CIRCLES
Mr.. Rakemann's Hopes for the New WASH
ington Symphony Orchestra.
Expectation That 1t May Give It's
First Concert Early I'm the
New Year.


Messiah by the Choral Society, demon
strated its ability to properly interpret
Handlers beautiful score, and Director
Sherman was quite pleased with its work
Mr.. Herman Rakemann, who has worked
for several months to bring together this
orchestra, felt gratified at the work of his
force, and hopes that now the public or
such portion of 1t as attended this rep
resentation of the Messiah at Conven-
ton Hall, has heard the orchestra and dis
covered what it can do will now come for
ward and add to the subscription list now
at Droop's music store. so that the sum
deemed necessary may soon be realized to
enable the orchestra to give concert that
will fully demonstrate its ability.
Mr.. Rakemann says that all he desires Is
to insure against less, and he thinks that
an organization such as he has assembled,
composed as ii is of picked performers, the
very best upon their respective instruments
in the District, should receive the hearty
and substantial encouragement of the mu-
sic-loving community. If properly support
ed this orchestra Will be source of pride
as well qualification to the people Of
Washington, for it will show other cities
that this city can furnish a symphony or
chestra of its own and that II Will not be
obliged to go to Baltimore or anywhere
else to secure an orchestra to accompany
the Choral or any other society.
The District has several orchestral bodies
that have reflected credit upon the local
instrumental musicians First and fore
most is the Georgetown Amateur Orchestra,
whose work long ago outgrew the character
of amateurship indicated in its title; then
there are the Wilhelmj Club, the Wagner
Club, the Washington String Orchestra and
others that might be named. All these have
done creditable work, and the new orchestra
of Mr.. Rakemann adds another to the hon.
orable list. 1t Is believed that additional
signatures to the subscription list will be
made. Washington
phony Orchestra can give its first concert
early in the n wv year.
News comes from Mr.. Harry Wheaton
Howard, who is now hard at work In Ber-
lin. He won his entrance into the school
at which he is studying in competition
with about a hundred applicants, being
well up on the list of the twenty who were
successful Besides devoting himself to
piano. organ and composition. he has
found time to complete a romantic and a
comic opera. which will see the light under
favorable auspices. His many friends in
this city will be gratified to learn of his
progress, for no young man has gone from
this city with higher ambition or more
indomitable perseverance. These, united
to his natural talent, should place him In
the front rank of musicians all in good
time.
Anton Kaspar is diligently studying In
Prague, and his teacher speaks in high
terms Of his preparatory equipment which
was furnished by his brother. Prof. Josef
kaspar. His musicianly speech is also rec
ognized, and he promises to become brill
liant violin virtuoso.
Miss Ruth Thompson sang Ben Bolt at
the ''Trtlby" performance three times last
week, taking Miss Clary's place. who was
called to New York This week Miss Field
ing Roselle has been the vocalist Miss
Clary being i'll In New York, and II is not
unlikely that Miss Rosele will sing with the
company in Philadelphia. Miss RoseIle has
made rapid strides since she took up her
residence in New York, and has already
iy,AI H.
and orctorto singer. She has already en-
gagements to sing in the Messiah and
Elijah for this season.
At ST. Patrick's Church. New Year eve
there will be a special Thanksgiving SER
vice, at which Cardinal Satolli will otficiate
and Bishop Kcane will preach. The music
will be of an exceptionally high order, the
principal feature being a TIE Deum COM
posed in honor of Cardinal Satolli by Mr..
Rufus c. Garland, and which will be given
with full orchestral accompaniment by the
large choir of this church, the whole to be
under the direction of Sig. Mariana Mama.
The TIE Deum is said to be a composition of
high merit, aid there is no doubt of its
being adequately interpreted.
At the First Congregational Church, cor
ner 10th and G streets northwest. tomor-
row, at IL am, the choir will render the
following: Recitative and air, Comfort Ye
and Every Valley, Messiah QHandeD; an
them, Christmas Harry Rose Shelley; an
them, Nazareth Gounod); Hallelujah
pirate for Christmas services. The choir
is as follows: Organist, John w. Bischoff,
Mus. Doc: assistant organist, Miss Minnie
NJ. Bailey. Quartet-Mrs. Hattie Meade
Smith, soprano; Miss Florence McNelly,
contralto; Mr.. Douglas G. Miller, tenor;
Mr.. Elphonzo Youngs, jr.. basso. Chorus
soprani-Miss Kathleen Bailey, Mrs. Flor
ence L. Barringer, Miss Elsie NJ. Bond,
Campbell, Miss Wea NJ. Coleman. Miss
Margaret b. Crawford. Miss Ermina NJ.
Davis, Miss Helen A. Davis, Miss Ida
Green, Miss Kate NJ. Latham, Miss May A.
Levers, Miss Margaret Z. Lewis, Miss
Adelia Estelle Mathewson, Miss Mamie X.
Mofett, Mrs. Alice NJ Onterdinger, Mrs.
Mary Willie Pattee, Miss Julia NJ. Pond,
Miss Jeanette Ray. Miss Elise E. Ray
ellie Taylor. Alti-Mesdames Emily ELL
wood Allen and Julia G. Burnett, Misses
Lizzie A. Caywood, Edna A. Clark. Minnie
l.. Doane, Letta Fisher. Zaidee w. Gibson,
Ellen E. Matthews. Alice H. Peabody,
Mabel V. Plat and Mary E. Pond. Tenori
-Messrs. David l.. Burnett, Philip W. Cole
man. Henry Allen Hazen, George c. John
ston, Henry Player, David G. Proctor,
James S. Raymond and Harry S. Tullis.
Bassi-Messrs. Walter Ellwood Allen, Vic
tor S. Barber, Horatio X. Bradford, Jesse
c. Brooke. David H. Clark, Samuel S.
Martin. Orlando NJ. Mcpherson, Russell Z.
New Kinney, Edward L. Morris, Frederick
A. Pinney. Frank Ayers Mute and DIR. N.
Willis Pomeroy. Librarian - Mr.. Walter
Allen.
The First Baptist Church will have it's
special Christmas service tomorrow. on
which occasion there will be a chorus choir
in charge of Mr.. p. s. Foster, at both
morning and evening service. In the morn
irg the program will be: Sing Alleluia
Forth, Buck, chorus: Birth of Christ, Tip
ton, n. ID. Coward; Sing and Sing the
Blessed Morn, Leslie, chorus. Evening
The Glad Tidings, Brewer; He Was De-
spised, Messiah, Miss Blanche Yewell; Sing.
On, Heavens. Tours, chorus, Mrs. F. A.
Gardner, soloist; Noel. Adams, baritone
solo; Bethlehem, -Coombs chorus, Mr.. Mel
vile Hensey. solost. The chorus will con-
sist of about twenty voices from the Rubin
stein and Capital Glee Clubs.
Rev. DR.. Radcliffe pastor of the New
York Avenue Presbyterian Church, is ar
ranging n vigil service for New Year
eve, to be held in the church, on which oc-
caSion the music will be in charge of Mr..
N DuSl4ane Coward, who has organized a
chorus of forty voices for the event. The
program will consist of All Praise TO God
Wagner; Beyond the Smiling, dundee. by
the chorus; Ring out, Wild Bells, Gounod,
Mrs. f. A. Gardner: One Sweetly Solemn
Thought, Ambrox, Mr.. Coward.
Living Posters.
From the Chicago Tribune.