The herald., 1895-10-14
MUSICAL NOTES

time when tho soft notes OF the guitar
accompanying the love songs o.. the dark
eyed senors AMI senoritas was the only
melody known to this always fair city
has there been such a brilliant anticps-
ton for the lovers of music:.as is prom
Used for the coming season. Our present
population, made up as it is 30 largely
of intelligent and musically cultured
people, demands a great deal Of th ose
who are in a position to bring about mu-
steal events.
Among the various m usical attractions
which we may expect during tho coming
season the most noticeable is a series of
cham Der concerts by the Krauss string
quartette to be given at the Blanchard
Fitzgerald m usic hall. This quartette is
made up of artists of exceptional ability.
The Piutti- Cornell classical concert
which was given Thursday evening of
last week was the frat OF a series of five
and will prove very popular, as the pro-
grammes are to be short and exception
ally pleasing.
The second of the series, prepartions
tor which are now being made, will be
given October "a at the same place
A symphony orchestra is being formed
under the management of Msssrs.
Blanchard & Fitzgerald to give six con-
csrts during the winter. They will be
patronized by the elite of our city, and
already a largo demand for seats is as
sured. The following circular will be
mailed by this firm 10 all those who are
believed to desire not only to hear music
of a high order but to encourage its fire.
quent production:
1t has probably been brought to your
notice through the press of Los Angeles
of the intention OF forming a symphony
orchestra, capable OF producing tho great
to our people The advantage of enjoying
a we'll trained orchestra. We have taken
the initiatory step to form such and now
take the liberty Of addressing this lie tier
to you with card ENCLOSED, urging that
you will lend to the enterprise your
portant at this time to know that an I'M
dertaking of such magnitude will require
the hearty support of every music lover in
and about Los Angeles, as tho estimated
expense already approximates $4,000 for
tho SIX evening S a.. ' and SIX after
ceding each concert is to be public, with
uniform admittanoe of IS cents. and is
not supposed to be given for those who
can maze it convenient to attend the
evening concerts, but more especially for
the advantage OF stldents and the gen
eral public. The evening performances
will be given to subscribers and no sub
scription of less than So will be accepted.
Tickets will DO good for one admission to
each concert. The supporters will, how
ever, DO expected TO subscribe as Literally
for the six concerts as their means will
permit. the highest subscribers taking
first choice OF seats.
Owing to the large influx of musicians
to our favored section, it is now possible
TO assemble q symphony orchestra equal
to some of the best in the United States.
The work OF the orchestra will be de-
voted to concerted effort. to the general
exclusion of solo performances, only
on the programme to relieve the contin-
uous labor and strain involved in the
rendering of the concerted music. The
first number on each programme will be
an overture, the second a symphony con-
certo, being the study Of the evening.
balance will be made up of standard pop
ular WORKS.
The first concert will be given during
the first week of December and probably
at the Los Angeles thsatsr.
A special stage has been planned to
project over the orchestra stalls, thus
bringing the orchestra out from under the
stage wings, which we believe will great
ly i'm prove the music carrying power.
The orchestra will number nifty mu-
sicians under the direction of Mr.. A. J.
Stamm and under the management of
Messrs. Blanchard & Fitzgerald. The en-
merits, and we ask the patronage OF ali
musicians and lovers Of music purely on
that basis. Our city is now large enough
and has sufficient number of cultivated
and intelligent persons to warrant the
belief that music of this class will be pa
tronizsd "for itslown sake"
st. Paul's chur,h has undoubtedly
taken the lead this season in the way OF
church music. The engagement of Nine.
Isidora Martinez as soprano and a selected
choir of forty voices make il possible to
produce works which have not been mere
tofore attempted in Los Angeles.
There seems to DO very marked de-
mand from his many warm admirers to
have Herr Philo Becker give q piano reci-
tai. 1t is hoped that this may be included
among the many Good things to be an
There is yet to DO mentioned the com.
ing OF sousa. The public knows already
what to expect from this great master
and his world famed band. The virtue OF
the Sousa programmes lies in the fact
that they are at once educative and en-
tertaining. Tho conductor 10 q musical
educationalist in the best sense, but he
does not hug the delusion that m usical
culture cannot be secured except at the
expense of musical fatigue. He applies
the saving principle Of light and shade to
h,s programmes. nor does ne deem it an
overture and After the Ball to the same
audience. This is the secret OF sousa's
gay and Keeps up with this times In TO-
spect Of both. It is unfortunate that
Sousa Is not at the head OF representa-
tive orchestra. On the other hand, suoh
function might be fatal to the Integrity
and effectiveness OF the best military
band in the country.
Very few, perhaps, know of the wonder
full talent Of a little 6-ysar-oid girl living
in our midst, Miss Poloma Schramm,
whose first appearance at . recent concert
astonished her hearers BY her wonderful
execution ana Interpretation Of Bsetho-
ven and Chopin. More Of the ability and
talent of this musical child will be shown
at later performances.
An organ concert will be given at
impson tabernacle next Friday evening