Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-09-05
IN M USICAL CIRCLES
New Singers to Be Heard in Washington
Next Winter.
Church Choirs Preparing to Resume
Their WOrlk-Other Items of
General Interest.

The regular monthly meeting of the board
of directors of the Choral Society was
held last Wednesday evening, and it was
then practically determined what the cast
OF the second concert, at which Mendes-
sohns Hymn of Praise is to be given, is
to be. The leading soprano will be Miss
Camille Seggard. the young Belgian wo-
man who has made quite a pronounced
success on the other side of the water, and
who will make her first appearance in this
country with the New York Philharmonic
Society. The second soprano will be Mrs
H. c. Browning Of this city. The tenor
will be Mr. d. Williams. of whose work re-
port speaks very highly.
Prof. Thorald Jerichau returned this
week from sojourn in the Blue Ridge
mountains. He will remain only long
enough to complete his arrangements with
reference to his coming musical season.
which opens October /.
Most of the church choirs will resume
their duties this month many commencing
the season tomorrow. Among the new or
CARNATIONS which will be heard for the
first time tomorrow will be the choir of
St. Andrews Church. which viii be under
the direction of Mr.. Herndon Morsell. Mrs
Watson-Sm.h will be the soprano, Mrs
Herndon Morsell the contraito. Mr. Nor
sell, of course, the tenor and Mr. Clarence
Zepp the bass. Mr.. Clarence f. Doyle will
be the organist and it is proposed to sup
plement the quartet with some voluntary
singers, so as to make chorus of about
twelve voices. Under Mr.. MorseHs skill
full direction there is no doubt that the
music Of this church will be fully up to
the standard that it has heretofore MAIN
tanned.
The new choir at the synagogue is per-
haps one of the strongest organizati )ns
that has been heard in this city since the
old quartet at St. Aloysius' Church, with
Eva Mills as soprano, Mrs. H. c. Sherman
contralto, Mr.. John Drew as tenor. and
Mr. J.. F. Cannon as bass. The present
OF gan.za ton at the synagogue consists of
Mrs Mary Wilson Shfr-Clif, soprano: Mrs.
MarGaIet lan-Martin, contralto: Mr.. w.
D. Macfarland tenor and Mr.. John Nolan,
bass. TIr George W. Waiter is the organ
list and director. than whom there is none
better IN this District.
Mr.. John Porter Lawrence returned from
Winthrop Mass. where he has been spend
his vacation with his mother and sister, to-
day. He will preside at the organ at the
New York Avenue Presbyterian Church for
the first time tomorrow. The new quartet
which Mr. Lawrence has engaged and
which he will direct. will begin it's duties
tomorrow week. AS has already been
stated in The Star, this quartet consists of
Mrs Nellie Wilson Shr-Clff. soprano; Miss
Edna Scott Smith, contralto. Mr.. Melville
d. Hensey, tenor, and Mr.. w. d. Hoover,
SIS.
Mr. F. c. Crosby, the well-known tenor,
has gone to visit his parents in Montana.
Mr. Henry \ander has already COM
menced rchearsals OF the Saen gerbund, and
is making his force and ability as leader
felt. The Bund is now rehearsing a pro-
gram which will be given on the occasion
of the visit OF the New York Singing So
ciety.
MIR. Fred R. Gomez of the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra management is preparing
an interesting account of the work per-
formed by this organization since its first
formation. Ii will give the total number
of selections performed. the number Of
instrumental selections, with subdivision
into orchestral and solo selections: the
number of vocal selections. the composers
representa- and TIE different works Of
each, and 1t will also show the gradual in
crease in the demand for the works of
Wagner. and the modern composers When
this is finished the paper will be extremely
valuable to musicians and also to those
amateurs who keep in touch with the pro-
gress CT musical art.
Rosenthal the great pianist, whose re-
cent sensational triumphs in London made
such stir in the musical world. will surely
visit America the coming season, and
Washington is one of the cities that will
hear him. 1t has been MANY years sfnce
heard MIN at the Congregational Church