The herald., 1896-09-13

, lin virtuoso, whose skillful playing and
musical Interpretation have been high
| ly appreciated in New York, Chicago and
| Minneapolis has taken up his residence
in this city, and is located at the Crock
er mansion. Mr.. Perera is an artist and
an enthusiast concerning the mando!in Z
| ment, and his work certainly supplies
a substantiation of his theory. He has
had the honor of playing with such
| celebrities as PadereWski and Ysaye,
and has gained high compliments from
| these masters of their instruments. Mr..
Perera has consented to give a private
recital at Blanchard-F Fitzgerald Music
| hall on Monday evening, and his playing
will provide an occasion of much in
terest to all music lovers.
The high mass services at st. Vim
cents will be resumed this morning at
1880. The following clergy will offici-
| ate: Celebrant, Very Rev. A. j. Meyer,
| c. M; deacon, Rev. j. Musson; subdea-
| con, Mr.. d. Healy. The sermon will be
| delivered by Rev. F. X. Antill, c. M.
| An excellent musical program has been
| arranged by Herr Josef Rubo. Haydn's
Second Mass will be sung in it's entire
| ty. The soloists will be Madam Rubo,
| Misses Winston, Scanlon and Hovel
| Messrs. Nuelle, Jochum. Kllian. The
offertory piece will be Ave Maria, sung
by Herr Josef Rubo. The following la
dies and gentlemen constitute the choir:
Herr and Madam Rubo, Misses Jennie
Winston, Lille Scanlon, Dora Howell
H. w. Knox, N. Nash, M. Haines, Mrs.
A. Scott Chapman, Mrs. Stocker, Mrs.
Eberts, A. Gambert. M. Rohr, Messrs.
Joseph F. Nuelle, William Deity, f. X.
Mayer, T. M. Killian, F. H. Lockyer, A.
M. Thornton, M. Merten, William Jo-
chum.
In an interview lately Mrs. Fannie
Bloomfield Zeisler, who will soon be
heard in this city at the Los Angeles
theater, made some remarks which are
worthy of the careful perusal of both
teachers and pupils of music and the
art of piano-playing. She expressed
herself as follows: '"rhe American
musical student is clever, studious and
a. general favorite with every one. But
they change their methods, therefore.
their teachers, so often that they are APT
to learn nothing thoroughly, while we
born abroad commence with one master
and finish with him, working hard every
day. In order to be a great musician,
one should begin early in the teens-2o
Is too late: The fingers are too stiff
then and the brain Is not open to i'm
pressions. started my musical career
at IL, continuing for five years under the
great Leschetisky before I made nv
debut in New York, and l practice now
regularly every day."
delightful program has been pre-
pared for special musical service of
praise at the First Presbyterian church
this evening, as follows:
Organ, Cujus Amman Rossini-Miss
Blanche Rogers. Lovely Appear, from
Gounod's Redemption.
Tenor solo, The Good Shepherd, Van
de Water-Mr. link.
Benedic Anima, Buck.
Violin solo, Andante, from e minor
Concerto, op 64, Mendelssohn-Arnold
Krause.
(By request) o, Pray for the Peace of
Jerusalem, Knox.
Contralto solo. Come Thou to Me,
Buck-Miss Stoneman.
God My King, Wiegand
soprano solo. Let the Bright Sera-
phim, from Sampson-Mrs. Burdette:
flute obligato, Mr.. Mead.
The Kingdom of Heaven Is at Hand.
Foote.
Barytone solo, Lord God of Abraham.
from Eli1ah-Mr. Morrison.
Give Ear Unto Me, o, MY Nation. Sui
livan.
March, Lemmens.
Asiatic music Is unjustly maligned by
european and American experts. But
Paderewski found much to admire In
the chinese music he heard In San Fran
CISCO. and familiarity with Japanese
music does not breed contempt. In Il
review OF recent treatise on music in
India, the London Musical Times quotes