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position. Both words and music are by
Mr.. Flymen. The refrain of the song is
thus:
For La Fiesta de Los Angeles,
Will show the world at large how We progress
In this glorious land of ours.
OF bright sunshine and flowers;
Let us all be happy together,
For now is the time TO have q jolly srrce, etc.
The music 10 worse than the words.
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Carlyle Petersilea will give a series of
twelve piano recitals at the Southern Cali
fornia Music hall. The recitals will begin
Thursday evenings, the remaining dates
for the month being the 18th, 10Th and
26th. These recitals are a fitting con-
clusion to the many musical opportunities
which have been this winter placed in the
reach of the Los Angeles people, who in
Schott's concerts, have showed themselves
woefully unmindful of their opportunities.
1t is now hoped that they will not lose the
advantages which would accrue from at
tending the magnificent Interpretation of
Beethoven and Chopin's compositions, of
which Carlyle Petersilea is so renowned as
an expositor. The recital on Thursday
evening next will include Beethoven,
sonata, c minor, opus l IL; Chopin, etudes,
Nos. l and g. opus 10; Beethoven, A fiat
major, opus 11O; Chopin, ballade, A fiat
major, opus AT.
That unique musical organization of Los
Angeles, the Women's orchestra, will give
an evening Of harmony at Spurgeon's hall,
in Santa Ana, next Friday evening, March
9th. The orchestra now numbers thirty of
the representative lady musicians of Los
Angeles and through the efficient leader
ship of Harley e. Hamilton. have reached
a very satisfactory degree of proficiency.
At recent concert given in Pasadena the
Treble Clef club had charge of affairs, and
in addition to the Young Ladies' orchestra.
some local singers took parW The local
press, in speaking of the affair, pronounced
the orchestra "unique company of mar
mony producers. An orchestra. COM
posed of society young women who play
ing feature in the R9usical development of
the city.
The music committee for the fiesta I'M
der the able presidency of Mr.. e. Modini
Wood got into harness last week. Mr..
Wood has already sketched out some cf
been bee decided on. He He Watchina v % over Israel. n.
from the Elijah. The Damascus march is
always to be feature Of the choral work
and Mr.. Wood is anxious to produce the
grand finale from The Queens Lace Hand
kerchief. Rehearsals of at least two of
these grand choruses begin at once, invita-
tions having been sent out to q large num-
Der Of singers to meet at the Y. M. c. A.
building on Broadway tomorrow, Monday
evening. 1t is hoped that q really repre-
sentative and grand chorus will be organ
lied and Mr.. Wood is sanguine of collect
ing at least two hundred voices. Volun-
teers will be welcomed by the conductor,
and every man or woman who is blessed
with good voice and some knowledge of
music should gladly join the fiesta musical
forces. The arrangements for the orches-
trail music are not yet fully formulated but
will probably be announced next week.
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Mr.. John Humphrey Burke of this city
city has just published q taking little song in
the negro dialect entitled "A Dollah am a
Mighty Handy Thing.'' Mr.. Burke's mu-
sic has been arranged by H. Wilinartitz, a
we'll known and able musician, and the air
! is spirited and will undoubtedly prove pop
| ular.
An interesting piece of workmanship is
on exhibition at one of the music stores in
this city. 1t is bass flute, built on the
Boehm system, entirely the han1icraft of a
young Angeleno, by name George Law
renee.
The first edition of F. W. Blanchards
popular march, Our Italy, has been sold
out. Mr.. Blanchard is at present hard at
work on his opera Costa, and has COM
pleted the music for the first two acts.
The libretro is by Miss De Luna. The pro-
duction of this work of distinctively local
talent will be looked for with much inter-
est.
Stray Chords
Jack the Ripper is the subject of new
opera about to be produced at Verona,
music and words by an Italian named
Gioma.
Melba has inherited from Patti the per-
nicious habit of singing Home, Sweet
Helm. Why. no one can exactly tell.
After a concert the ballad is not ungrateful,
hut <,x,ora-x,calfl liz Of