Evening star., 1895-04-30
IN SICAL CIRCLES
The Georgetown Orchestra Preparing for Its
Last Concert This Season.
Program That VIII Please It's Friends
and the Public-Beginning of
Pupils Exhibitions.

The Georgetown Orchestra will give its
last concert some time about the middle
Of May at Metzerott Hall. The members
are now actively rehearsing under the -1i-
rection of Mr.. Herman Rakemann. a pro-
gram that cannot fail to commend itself to
the friends of the organization and the
general public. The orchestra will play
the coronation march from Kretchmers s
opera, Die Folkimger. Haydn's Second
Symphony, in d major. the full five move
ments; Wagner's "Albumblatt. the prayer
and scene from Weber's Der Frieschutz,"
Cannes "Czarina," a Russian Mazurka
and Nicolai's overture. Merry Wives of
Windsor" The soloists will be Miss Anita
Cluss and Miss Mary Helen Howe. Miss
Cluss is harpist of recognized ability, and
has an established popularity among the
musical public. Miss Howe Is a young
soprano, who, during her first season before
the public, has won appreciation for the
purity of her voice and the brilliancy Ct
her execution. She will sing a cavat!na
from Faust" with orchestral accompani-
ment. Mr.. Rakemann, the director of the
orchestra, believes in progress. and intends
that each program shall be better than
those that have gone before The Haydn
symphony will show what his force can do
while the other numbers will appeal to the
general musical taste.
The season Of the year for pupils exhi-
bitions has now arrived. and soon all the
music teachers, both vocal and instrument
tai, will be presenting those whom they
have been teaching to their friends and the
public, to show what progress they have
made The first in the field to announce a
students concert is Mrs. H. II. Mills, who
finds it necessary to furnish program for
two nights at Metzerott Hall. May and
TO- The programs will be different each
night, with one exception, and that Is the
quintet from Carmen" which will con-
clude each evenings work. On the first
evening there will be a chorus for ladies'
voices. Sodermann's wedding March,"
quintet from Rob Roy" sung by Misses
Kappeler. Jeffrey and Muir and Messrs.
Mills and Kappeler. and a piano solo, Mem
delssohn's "Cappricio Brilliante,' by Mrs
Gilbert.
The other solos will be forest song from
Robin Hood" by Miss Mitchell; two songs
by Grieg, Miss Mckee; Hindoo love song,
Miss Millken; d'Aqua's Willamette" Miss
Whitcomb; group of songs. by Miss Doe;
Elsa's Dream. from 'Lohengrin," Mrs
Barnes; two songs. Miss HALEY; Chami-
nade's Summer" Miss McCulloch; two
songs, Mr.. Luebkert; He Was Despised,"
from the Messiah, Miss Stidham. and
20 Don Fatale." from Don Carlos. Mrs.
Hills. For the second evening the concert
ed numbers include the spinning song from
the Flying Dutchman.' two songs by the
Philharmonic Quartet. Misunderstanding On
Wings of Song" arranged by Miss Lotta
Mills. and MacFarrens Good Night" and
the Carmen quintet song by Misses Turner,
Doe and Judson, Messrs. Skerratt and Lueb-
kert The solos are Lynes' He Was a
Prince" by Miss Armstrong; two songs by
Miss Corby; Becker's I'm May Time" Miss
Turner: Vulcan's song from philemon and
Baucis," Mr.. Roberts; Hindoo love song.
Miss Whitaker; Indian bell song from
"Lakme." Mrs. Flint; Benberg's .'Nymphs
and Fairies Miss Reichenbach; blind
girls song from La Giaconda." Miss
Simonds: Schumanns "Betrothed." MIR.
Skerrett; cavatina from "Ernani." Miss
Judson: Caro- Nome from "Rigoletto," Miss
At Lee, and two numbers by Schutt for
piano, by Miss Fassett All the accompani-
ments will be played by Miss Mills. -
During the recent Lenten period there
was no sacred musical event that involved
greater care and judgment in the selec-
tion of soloists and the rehearsal of orches-
ira and chorus than Mercadante's Seven
Last Words. that were sung at st. Mat
thew's Church on Good Friday night. Mr..
L. E. Cannon, the director of the choir
of that church, has since received many
Herds of praise for the excellent manner
in which that noble composition was inter-
preted The solos were we'll sung, while
the choruses were given with fullness
of tone and spirited effect that showed
the most careful and intelligent rehearsal.
The feature of the solo work was the i'm
pressive singing Of the sixth word by Prof
Mariana Maina. whose full, rich baritone
voice and splendid method were never
heard to better advantage. There was
dignity and vigor in his Interpretation that
compelled attention and added to the nat
ural devotional sentiment that the occasion
and service engendered. The string or
chestra was an efficient aid to the organ
in the accompaniment. and the solos by
Mr. Rakemann were artistically given.
The Imperial Banjo and Mandolin Club
is an organization that, though young, has
already attained quite a good reputation
Tx-
bers are Frank NJ. Jones.C. Percy Rearden,
Clarence Nj. Jones, ChaS. w. Becker and
Paul G. Hough. and Prof. Geo. ]. Becker is
their director. The club contemplates
month"; when it will be assisted by Mrs.
Kitty Thompson-Berry, Miss Pauline Whit
aker, Miss May Whitaker, Miss Anita Cluss,
Miss Ellen Vockey, Messrs. Elphonzo
Youngs, jr., E. ]. Walsh, ]. j. Fisher, G.
Garvin Gilmaine and others.
Washington Singers Praised.
The Philharmonic Quartet of this city
sang in Cumberland. Md, last Thursday
and made a decided hit. The Evening
Times of that city says of their work:
1.-THE musical treat of the evening, how
ever. came with the entrance Of the fair
visitors from Washington. The quartet is.
pleasing In stage presence. the voices blend
well and show entire appreciation Of the
theme. Their encore, Beethoven's "A B c.
was very catchy, and the graceful tribute
to the Elks, improvised in the last bars,
brought forth rousing applause. The So
loists were both charming and of such
er tirely different types to be in no wise
rivals. Miss McColloch's soprano is voice
full Of sweetness, Of good compass and
volume, her manner is charming and her
rendition entirely pleasing. Her response
to an enthusiastic encore was Tosti's Good
Bye an old but ever acceptable favorite,
which she sang delightfully."-. The rich con-
tralto of Miss Stidham gave unqualified
pleasure. Her method is faultless and her
presence, commanding and graceful, adds
to the effect of her singing. AS an encore
she sang, with exquisite pathos, Gene
We've ballad so sweet that it will never
grow old. The Elks are to be thanked for
securing such rich treat as the quartet
gave the music lovers Of this vicinity
A SPLENDID TRIBUTE.
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