Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1895-08-24
IN MUSICAL CIRCLES
Program of the Choral Society for This
- g. Season Outlined.
The Three Oratorios to Probably Be
and "Elijah,-Other Notes.


gram for the coming season. and it Is as
has already been outlined in The Star. The
first work will be tie Messiah" which,
as usual, will be given during the Christ
mas holidays. It has become the custom Of
the society to give this oratorio each year.
and no body of singers has ever given the
grand choruses of this oratorio with better
effect. 1t may safely be assumed that the
good work of previous years will be i'm
proved upon. trt,n
Saint Saen's Samson, and Delilah' will
be the sec md orEtorib, and much interest
is felt in the presentation of this work.
Fer two years now the society has hoped
to present it, but circumstances have pre-
vented Last year the society was I'M
able to secure am orchestra but this year
it is expected thai the local Symphony Or
chestra will be available. This orchestra
will accompany the society at the Mes
siah" performance AND it is expected that
1t will fully meet all requirements. For
the third concert the Chorals will give
Elijah" and that will round out a series
that cannot fall to appeal to it's friends and
the public generally. ,7.-.
A suggestion has been made that a Sun
day night concert be given during the
season, when Rossini's "Stabat Mater"
might be presented with local soloists and
with the assistance of the new Symphony
Orchestra, but this has not yet reached such
shape as to be taken up by the board of
directors. 1t would seem to be worth con-
sldering, however. for there is no more
deeply religious composition than the one
INDICATED. and parts of 1t are frequently
sung in the regular Sabbath services. 1t
mas been many years since the work has
been given entire in this city and 1t would
appeal strongly not only to the society's
particular clientele, but to all lovers of the
highest form of sacred music.
Nap -oP
street has recently arrived from Europe,
where she has been pursuing the study of
the piaEo under Prof. Pruckner of the
fcyal Conservatory at Stuttgart. She is
accompanied by Miss Fanny Koehle, vio-
mist, pupil of Prof. Singer of the same
Famous institution. Both young ladies are
not only brilliant performers on their re-
spectlve instruments, but thorough must
clans as well. Washington is to be con-
graduated on such an addition to it's list
of competent artists
washington will. next year. have season
OF herman opera. Mr.. Walter Damrosch
VIII prlng mis- full company to the Grand
Opera House during the month of January
Mr. Leon Margulies, who is Mr.. Damrosch's
representative, was in the city this week
and said that the list of principals this year
would be much stronger than last season,
SO that the people here would have an op-
Portunity Of hearing the great works of
Wagner and other German composers pre-
scented in bettar manner than has ever be.
fore been done in this country He has en-
gagged Frau Katherine Klafsky. Fraulein
Johanna Gadski and Fraulein Milka Ter
nina, who have great regulations abroad,
the first at Hamburg and London, the sec
ond at Bremen. and she has also been
heard in New York, and the last a favorite
at the Munich Royal Opera and Bayreuth.
His other ladies will be Gisela Stoll. Miss
Mulder, Miss Nina Schilling, Miss Marie
Maurer, Miss Eibenscheutz and Miss Marie
hatfield. Max Alvary is re-engaged be-
cause no other was found who could equal
him In Seisfried. but Mr.. Damrosch has also
Wilhelm Gruening. from the Hamburg Opera
and Bayreuth. Paul Large and Barron Ber-
thald on his list of tenors The only new
baritone is Demeter Popovici, who made
remarkable success in Bayreuth and Prague,
and who, 1t Is expected, will be received
with great favor in this country. The 9th
er baritones and BASES are William Mer-
hens. Conrad Behrens. Gerhard Stehmann
and Emil Fischer. The length Of the Wash
ineton season will depend upon the SUBJ
soription. but it is believed that the desire
to hear this company in the first season of
German opera in ethis city in nearly thirty
years will be so great that 1t will justify
Mr.. Damrosch In coming for week, at
least.
The improvements In st. Patrick's Church
are progressing with icommendable rapidity,
and when they are completed this will be
one of the most beautiful houses of worship
in the city. Rev. Father Gloyd. the pastor,
evidently desired sto improve his choir as
well as the church building, and SO he Sc
cured the services of Prof. Mariana Mama
as direc tor. Profa Mama first gave to this
church choir that commanded attention
and commentator, and during his former
service as director, under the paStorate of
the late Father Walter, he was constantly
seeking to improve the efficiency Of the
force under his control. The congregation
has recently greatly increased, and since
Father Gloyd hasghad charge Of the parish
and Rev. DR.. Stafford the brilliant orator,
has been his assistant the capacity Of the
church has been tested nearly every Sun
day. Music forms an important factor In
the Catholic service, and In the competent
hands of Prof. Maria this will be Of the
highest order. Mrs. Mama, who will be the
solo contralto of the choir, Is a finished
artist, who has gained high reputation both
in concert and opera, having sung with
Patti, Kellogg, Minnie Hauk and other
great singers but who now devotes her
magnificent voice principally to church
work. Miss Mattingly is the soprano. Mr..
Mcfarland stands at the head of tenors in
this city, and his work in oratorio, concert
and church is always reliable and excel
lent. Mr.. B. A. Ryan has had long ex-
sesses a bass voice of much power. 1t is
understood to be Mr.. Maina's intention to
supplement his quartet with a large chorus,
SO that full effect may be given to the
masses sung. With it's improved church,
an improved choir and handsome new
organ, st. Patrick's will undoubtedly enter
upon a new career of prosperity:
Mr.. Warren Young. who was for so many
whose fins Baritone voice has been heard
so frequently in concert recently, spent
some time at Chattauqua, where he sang
several times and was received with de-
cided favor.
At the conclusion Of the Manhattan
Beach engagement of John Philip Sousa
and his concert band the organization will
resume its tours, and before it returns to
New York again for long engagement
will have played f1fty-1ve consecutive
weeks, an achievement never before ac-
complished by any other musical organi-
cation in this or any other country. The
band makes a jump in a special train of
LOCO miles to St. Louis from New York,
and after playing a six weeks engagement
at the ST. Louis exposition will make an
SOO-mile jump to Dallas, where it is en-
gagged for the Texas state fair From Dali
las the band will tour en- route to the At
lanta exposition, where it is the principal
musical attraction, touching at Houston,
New Orleans, Montgomery. Birmingham,
Memphis, Nashville, Evansville, Louisville,
Cincinnati Lexington and knoxville.
After a six weeks engagement at At
lanta the hand will tour northward through
Washington, Baltimore. Philadelphia and
New York and then will start Immediately
for the Pacific coast and the northwest.
Among the larger cities that will be visited
on the coast tour will be Denver, Salt
Lake, Los Angeles, San Francisco. Port
land, Seattle, Vancouver, Victoria, Tacoma,
Spokane, Helena, Butte. Then the tour
will TAXA in the princiDal cities from Min