The morning times., 1895-12-15
MUSICAL NOTES.
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NUSiIAL NOlES.
- Tuesday evening. December IT, the
Choral Society, under the direction of
Prof. Harry @. Sherman, begins Its tbir-
teenth season and presents the sixth an
nual performance of The Messiah" The
Symphony Orchestra will assist the So
ciety in this production. Every year dur
ing its existence the Choral Society has
expended several hundred dollars with
every performance FOR an imported Or
chestra. This sum Will now reiura to
home talent. for the Washington Sym
phony Orchestra embraces local musicians.
and under the leadership OF Mr.. Herman
Rakcmann there is no doub bt that the rendi-
tion of this great oratorio will be more
perfect IN lis entirety than when previous
orchestras did imperfect work for lack of
sufficient rehearsals with the siugers.
The many friends of Miss Ruth Themp.
son will no doubt give this lady a cordial
reception when she appears in Convention
Hall. She will also sing on Wednesday
night In a concert given by the Mission
Circle of the First Congregational Church;
ilso on the 20tb instant. at the Foundry
Methodist Church at a joint mass meeting
of the various young peoples organiZa
tons of the several churches. Mr.. Percy
s. Foster Will lead the congregational
singing.
Tonight, Garfield Post, No. z, G. A. R.,
will hold memorial services at the First
Congressional Church. The Rest of the
Brave" will be rendered as a solo number.
The words are by DR.. Thomas Calver.
Mr.. Lillibrdge's great voice was heard
with good effect at the c. A. c. Carnival
on Thursday night ia the ''Star Spangled
Banner"
Tomorrow evening DR.. J. W. Bischoff
will give the first OF a series of concerts.
The music on Monday night will be sus-
tained by the church choir OF the First Con-
gregational Church and the quartet OF
soloists.
On the ED of December the first public
performance of Prof. Fanciulli's 'Messe
Solennelle" with full orchestra and q
chorus of forty voices will be given at st.
Aioysias' at O'Clock in the afternoon
1t VIII also be rendered on Christ
mas day. Monsignor SaioIli, oelebrant uf
the mass at the altar. The soioists will be
Mrs. Thompson Ferry, Mr.. Fear, Mr.. Nolan,
and Miss Pauline WhHtaker. AT TIE IN
stallation of Monsigpor Satolli, in Eaiti-
more on January 5. Prof. Fanciulh's
motet, "Saive Pater Saivatoris'' will be
Just received bis proof copy of new COM
position, 1.-The March OF Progress" Sig
nor Antonio De NoyeIIis. lcaGer Of the Or
chestra with Francis Wilson's latest oper-
attic venture, has been guest of Prof.
Fanciuiiis during the past week.
The choir OF st. Joselfl's Church are
working very hard with their Christmas
music and are expecting excellent results.
Mr.. j. j. Fisher will sing 80 Salutaris" at
the yesper service there this afternoon.
The Church of the Reformation, Capitol
Hill, will be augmented by a double quar-
tet on Christmas day, and also string
orchestra. Mr.. Eugene Stevens. once very
prominent in musical circles. when resi-
dent here. will come from Cleveland, O.,
for the holidays. He will sing in this
church on the 2oth inst, as will Mrs
Duncan Richmond, nee Macnichol.
The Eastern Presbyterian Church will
not hold services on the 25th inst, but are
preparing an eiabora te song service for Sun
day. the 22d, Dudley Bucks FESTIVAL
Ie beum." WicEand's "Tantum Ergo" and
Aelyil's Hail, Thy Light, Glorious Morn"
will be given with the following quartet
and large chorus: Miss sallie Nicholson.
soprano; Miss McCabe, alto; Mr. M-liis.
tenor: sDr. Barnes, basso: Mrs. Shedd, or
ganst.
Prof. Williams Pearnan, precentor of the
Church OF the Covenant, will give q concert
entirely of Christmas carols on the 23d
inst He will be assisted by Miss Florence
McNally and Mrs. Morgan ID. Lewis. Prof
PearnIan will sing Stephen Adarns' .'Siar
OF Bethlehem" Adams is the nom de
plume OF Michael Maybrick. brother -in-law
of Mrs. Florence Maybrick, who has melted
much American sympathy.
Miss Maud Bigelow is the latest Wash
ington musician who has been called to an
honorable lucrative position. She has as
suuled= charge of harmony and violin stu
dents in young ladies' seminary in CO.
iumbia, Tenn.
Prof. Ernest Lent is busy with his coming
copcertesAmnng -the selections for Febru-
ary's program win be his own ''Rhapsadie
Erotique." Rivardc, the violnist, will
doubtless create genuine sensation.
Mrs. Daisy Fox will give concert for a
Charitable purpose at st. Johns Hall ON
December 1S.
Trinity Churcff's surpliced choir of forty
members, under the direction of d. w.
91AGuietols Sifou Aidobtis VIII the
following Christmas service: Professional
Hymn 40; Adeste Fideles: Venite. Sc
lection, ancient song; Gloria Patri, arrang-
ed from 'Fuiler's Christian Soldier; TIE
Deum Laudamus. in C, by Stephens, amend
ed by solo and quartet from Loretz: Jubi-
late Dec. in C. by Middleton; Hymn No. So,
Arison: K yrie. in C. by Frost; Gloria Tibi,
from Wagner; hymn No. 90, st. Louis;
ofrertory. -Sing, o Heavens,' in fiat. by
Simmer. rpppSSionaI Hymn M 61 Man,
delssohn.
Miss Jennie Taylor. one of st. Patrick's
choir singers, is visiting friends in New
York City.
The string orchestra at the Marine Bar
racksis giving very fine concerts every Mon
proud of the result OF his work with these
musicians.
Madame Esputa Daily has assumed charge
Of the music at St. Paul's, Catholic, Church.
A Horses Queer Pred fcament.
john Martino, living near Reliance, lost
horse aud carriage about three weeks ago
and supposed the same to have been stolen.
He advertised aud made diligent inquiry,
all to no purpose. While In the woods near
his home he discoveredf the team sta udipg
with tue carriage Jammed between two
trees.
The horse was mere skeleton from its
seventeen da Us 'fastand adneariy eatenoff
u large gum tree, which was the only thing
edible within reach. The animal was taken
nome. cared for and will likely recover,
despite its terrible experience Mr. Mar
tino thinks the horse stra ycd way, withthe
carriage attached. and became a prisoner
by tue ENHANCEMENT of the vehicle BET ween