Evening star., 1896-09-26
IN MUSICAL CIRCLES
Outlook for the Coming Season Much Better
Than Last Year.
Some Concerts Already Determined
Upon and Others PrOpOsed-NOtes
About Local Artists.

The outlook for music in this city during |
the coming season is better than at this
time last year. 1t is not likely that Italian |
opera will be heard here, but Mr.. Walter
Damrosch will bring his German company
to the new Columbia Opera House and give
season of Wagnerian opera, and there
will be the usual light operas at the thea
ters. The Boston Symphony Orchestra will
play its regular series. and Rosenthal. the
great pianist. is already booked. The
Choral Society will give three concerts. the
outline of which has been already publish
ed in The Star. The Saengerbund will also
give its regular concerts. and Mr.. VIII
Haley's Washington Military Concert Band
will be heard in at least four concerts. 1t
is understood that Seidl may bring his or
cEestra here during the winter. and John
Philip Sousa will come here with his band
after he gets back from Europe.
There Is project for five metropolitan
concerts. II the subscriptions shall Justify
them, and the artists announced are such
as to Justify the belief that there will be
no difficulty on that score. The idea is to
have one concert a month, beginning in
November At the first Nine. Lillian Nor
dica Is to be the principal attraction, sup
POI ported by Nine. Rosa Linde. contralto;
MIR. VIM. H. Reiger, tenor; Mr. JnO. G.
Dempsey, basso, and Sig. Clementino di
Macchi. pianist and conductor. For the
December concert Herr Moritz Rosenthal
the great pianist, is the stellar attraction
assisted by Miss Martha Garrison Miner,
soprano; Sig. Quintano. violinist. and Miss
Julie Levy. accompanist. The next pro-
gram includes Mime. Camilla MISC. the
greatest of all female violinists, with Miss
Carlotta Devisnes, contralto; Mr.. Edwin
Douglass, tenor; Mr.. Conrad Behrens,
basso ard Mr.. F. sonnekal. pianist.
A brilliant concert Is scheduled for Feb
ruary by Rafael Josoffy, whose work with
BOSTON SVmnh0pv 1aS W
ter proved him to be a pianist of great
talent With him will be Miss Marguerite
Lemon. soprano; Mr.. Hans Kronold. eel
| list. and Miss Levy. accompanist The last
| of this series is to be known as the Maud
| Powell concert, that accomplished violinist
being the principal attraction, supported
| by Miss Frances Miller. dramatic soprano:
Mrs. Tirza Hamlen. contralto; Mr.. VIM. r.
| Williams. tenor: Sig. Clemente Geneva,
| basso, and Mr.. Jacques Friedberger, plan
| ist.
Prof. Josef Kaspar. the musical director
| of the Choral Society, is back from his
| summer vacation. which was s2ent at
Smokers Gap. in the Blue Ridge noun
tains and will be ready for the opening
Monday week Mrs Kaspar has returned
| from her trip to Europe very much bene-
| fitted in health.
Mr.. Sol. Minister, the violinist, will be
| the assistant leader Of the orchestra at
the New Columbia Opera House. NJ. Min
| ster is an excellent soloist and will be fire.
| quently heard in concert during the COM
| irg winter.
St Mary's Church will celebrate its If
tieth anniversary on the 25th Of next
mol nth, and already Mr.. William Waldeck-
er. the organist and director Of the ctNir
CT that church, is making preparations for
a splendid musical program. He intends to
give i2eethovens Mass in c. Diabellis Ju-
bilate Dec and the 'Hallelujah Chorus. "
from Handers Messiah" The quartet
choir " Ill be assisted by large chorus and
W a IN
Mrs. Pauline Maina will probably resume
her duties solo contralto at st. Patrcks 8
Church tomorrow.
Quite a number of Washing tonians will
go over to Baltimore Monday night to
attend the opening of Nixon and thinner
mans new Academy Of Music. and they
will have an opportunity of hearing John
Sousa's opera. ''El Captain" by De Wolf
Hopper and his excellent company.
Mr.. Henry Xander. the new musical di
rector of The Saengerbund, is already max
ing his powers felt The singing of the
Bund on the occasion of the visit of the
New York Beethoven Society and then a.
the Fanciulli anniversary showed the effec
of Mr. Aander's careful and capable train
irg.
''Theu Art Mine All" is the title Of a
. song recently composed by Mr.. A. Tregina
of the U. s. Marine Band, which bids fail
to beoo me very popular. The theme is melo
dious and the accompaniment artistically
arral ged. 1t can be sung effectively BY
teEor or soprano and will undoubtedly b.
heard at concerts this winter.
Miss Goodwin has gone to Trinity Churcl
: choir as soprano in place Of Miss HALEY
who will fill Mrs. Shir-Clff's position a
| Epiphany Church.
| Much interest is felt in the new opera
Brian Boru," with which the new Colum
bia Opera House will be opened. Mr.. Whit
ney, whose company will interpret tn
work. has determined to give 1t brillian
\ | setting. 1t will be staged by John E. Nasf
e who was for six years the stage manage
r | of the Bostonians, and who produce
. | robin Hood for that organization. MI
Julian Edwards the composer of the opera
: | is to be the musical director, and will brin
| a large orchestra from New York to SUI
| plement the regular house orchestra Th
| scenery and costumes will be rich an
| elaborate. The period Of the action Is tn
. | beginning Of the eleventh century, and thi
: | will admit Of Sumptuousness and eleganC
in the matter of costume, while the local
| showing the Wicklow Hills, Dublin Castl'
2 | st. Patricks Cathedral in Dublin and othe
historic points will give the scenic arts
| opportunity to do some beautiful work.
The Sunday Night Music Club met at til
: residence of Miss Elsa Ulke and played
g micellaneous program which included a tr
= | for piano. violin and cello by Gade; or
movement of Hummel piano concerto
: | Rossini's overture to the Italians in Algier
one movement of Beethovens first piar
t concerto, with string orchestra, the piar
g solo part by Miss Annie Marshall; Weber
Jubel overture, four hands piano an
strings, a number Of the MosZkowski Spal
ish dances, the vocal selections being Du'
u ley Bucks Sunset and three Schumar
d songs by Miss Willenbucher.