Evening star., 1896-12-05
IN MUSICAL CIRCLES
The Choral Society Preparing for Its Annual
Messiah" Performance.
The SaenEerbund's First Big Concert
TOMORROW N1ght-WashinGtOn
String Orchestra.


lively rehearse the Messiah. which will be
given at the Congregational Church dur
Ing the Christmas holidays. This work is
given annually by the society, and SO the
members are thoroughly familiar with the
score. yet Prof. kaspar. the musical di-
rector. wants each performance to be bet
ter than the one that preceded 1t, and he
insists that all shall attend the rehearsals
The soloists will be Mr.. Ericsson Bushnell
of New York. Mrs. w. H. Shir-Cnn and
Mr. w. d. Mcfarland Of this city, and Miss
Sophia Church Hall of Baltimore The
prospectus of the society is out, and the
responses are beginning to come in. 1t is
hoped by the board of managers that the
number Of sustaining members will be
sufhciently large to meet all the expenses
and TO create a surplus which shall wipe
out the slight debt left over from last year.
The Washington Saengerbund will give
Its first big concert this season tomorrow
night at the Columbia Theater. This will
be the first opportunity for the public to
observe the progress and improvement the
bund has made under its present musical
director. Mr.. Henry Xander. Those who
have attended the musicales at the club
house know that the vocal work of the
bund has been steadily improving, and II is
expected that tomorrow night its singing
Will be up to a high standard. The Saen-
serbund will sing Beschnitts "Rhen-
Herzeus Kindchen:" Maers "Wie Die
Wilde Ros' i'm Wald' and Abt's "Des
L.edes Verklaering." The bund will be as
sisted by an excellent orchestra of picked
musicians. that will play the overture To
william Tell" selections from Carmen
and will accompany the bund in its last
number The soloists will be Mrs. Kitty
thompson e Berry, who will sing the Jewish
Song from Faust; Mr.. Otto Luebkert
VINO Will sing Cantor's 'Du Best VIE Zine
Blume and the Barcaro,le from La GIa-
conda; Mr. Chas r. Crosby, who will sing
d Eroup OF tenor songs. and Mr.. Herman
Rakemann. who will play the andante ann
nnale from Mendelssohn's violin concerto
Inc remaining number on the program is
tne Weil-knoWn trio from "Attila" by the
.nTee .T singers above mentioned. The whole
Xander. i'
The Washington String Orchestra, which
is under the direction of Mr. Ernest Lent.
VIII give Its first concert this season next
FRIDAY night at the Universalist Church
Ih1s body of amateur musicians has grown
IN number as 1t has improved in its PLAYING
ana n It's work now commands warm praise.
Inc program has been arranged with a
good dea: of care. and the selections for the
orchestra have been chosen that 1t will
appear at Its best In the opening and
closing numbers-Meyerbeer's Corona ton
march and two of Moszowskrs Spanish
dances-the orchestra will be aided by
pianos. The other numbers for the orches-
ira are the Allegro Moderate and Sara
bande. from Robt. c. Stearns suite: Mr..
Lents La Columbine," Baccherini,s Sec
ond Mnuet. Laub's Slavic Fairy Tale
and Meyer-Helmuds Serenade Roccoco
Ihe soloists will be Mrs y: Clay Browning.
who will sing Alabieff's Russian Nightin-
gale and the grand aria from La Travi-
ata,' and Mrs Ernest Lent. who will play
two of Mr.. Lent's piano compositions, a
concert maZurka and three meditations and
Liszts Hungarian Rhapsody No. T.
Mr.. Otto Luebkert, who assisted Mss
I-otta Mills at her recital is coming for
ward as baritone singer. for he will be
he icfc tn tI..c
cert tomorrow night. He has a voice of
excellent quality and good power and
phrases quite intelligently. He is the most
promising amateur that has been heard
here in some time.
Miss Florence McNelly has resigned her
position contrato soloist at the First
Congregational Church. Her resigna ton
is deeply regretted by her numerous Church
and musicaD friends Miss McNeIly will
continue singing before Washington audi
eEces, and her voice will undoubtedly be
heard in some church choir
Master Randolph Sweet, who sang last
season with ST Marks Episcopal choir. is
one of the soloists this season at Trinity
Episcopal Church.
Mr.. Alexander Mosher has resigned his
position as tenor of ST. Marys Church, to
take effect December 81
The comic opera "PatieEce which is to
be produced shortly by the pupils and
friends Of Prof. H. E. SALESMAN and Mr..
William de Ford. is being rehearsed with
great care The chorus is large and we'll
balanced and Is working with much en-
thusiasm. Mr.. de Ford, who is still suf
ferirg from the effects of fractured thigh.
will be unable to direct the stage or sing
the role Of Bunthorne as he had expected,
and Mr.. W. H. Comfy will assume these
duties for him. During the first act Miss
Jennie Tyrer, as Lady Angela, will intro
Guce the beautiful song Gift of Gifts"
composed by Miss Wilmuth Gary of this
city. The following ladies and gentlemen
compose the cast, many of whom are well
known to the musical public: Colonel Cal
verley, Mr. Chas. Bell: Major Murgatroyd,
Mr.. c. II. Wright: Duke of Dunstable, Mr..
Ernst: Reginald Bunthorne. Mr.. w. H.
Comfy: Archibald Grosvenor. Mr.. p. H.
Maxwell: Bmthorne's solicitor Mr.. Stein
bach: Lady Angela. Miss Jennie Tyrer:
Lady Saphir, Miss Ella Ehshlager: Lady
Ella, Miss Elanor Burgess: Lady Jane. Miss
Eva Whitford. and Patience, Miss Nellie
Macnulty.
The Sunday Night Music Club met at
Miss Rebecca Behrend's and played pro-
gram Of Washington composers, including
club as illustrating his versatility COM
poser, and consisting of trio, a quartet,
a quintet, piano duet, q gavotte and an
air and variations for violin and piano:
four numbers by Mr.. Lovy, minuet for
piano and strings. quartet, four hands
piano and strings, fugue and an andante:
together with a rocturne for violin and
piano by Robert c. Stearns, one of our
younger musicians, who is in Brussels,
studying composition and violin under
Ysaye.
Money to lend at 5 and per cent On real
estate. Frank 7. Rawlings, 1905 Pa. ave
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