Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1896-06-13
IN MUSICAL CIRCLE S
Plans of tho Choral Society for the Next
Season.
Mr.. SOusa Talks About GEL Captain
and Its Critics-Other Matters
of Local Interest.

President Paul Of the Choral Society has
appointed the two standing committees as
follows: Finance, D. G. Pfeiffer, chairman;
w. H. Daniel. DIR. Frank T. Howe. w. B.
King, Stasius Meade, c. ]. James and Miss
Amy c. Leavitt; chorus. N. B. Fugitt,
chairman; Mcssrs. Norton. Cunningham,
Boone, Capt. H. L. Prince, N. H. Camp
and C. A. Lee.
A meeting of the finance committee was
held Thursday evening, at which Prof.
Josef Kaspar, the musical director, was
present by invitation, and the plans for
the coming season were discussed at length
While no definite action was taken 1t was
the opinion of a majority that there should
be change in the nomenclature of the
classes of membership, those now known as
honorary members, who have contributed
to the support of the society. to be here
after called sustaining members, while the
honorary roll shall include only those who
for good reason shall be considered worthy
of complimentary recognition. 1t was be-
lieved that next season the society should
give three concerts, the first to be the
Messiah to be presented during the
Christmas season at the Congregational
Church, with organ accompaniment and
with one two solosts of great distinc-
ton, the others to be taken from local
singers. The. second concert, 1t was
thought, should be short cantata and
"Mendelssohns Hymn of Praise was sug-
geSted, with a miscellaneous program. The
third concert will probably be some larger
work, such as Dvorak's ''Specter Bride to
be given with splendid quartet and full or
cheStra.
1t is proposed to issue instead of the
usual formal prospectus, neat booklet,
giving a brief history of the Choral So
Getty, the works 1t has presented and the
singers and musicians 1t has brought to
this city. SO that the friends Of the organi-
cation and the public may know what has
been accomplished during its long career.
When John Philip Sousa was last in
old friends on the success that his opera
lei Captain had made. YES" said Mr..
Sousa, 1T has made a big hit, but what
has surprised me has been the variety Of
opinions expressed on the work by the
New York critics. Some have said it was
full of melody, while others have asserted
that l didn't know how to write any thing
but march music. OF course each critic
has right to hts own opinion, and is pre-
sumably honest in expressing it, but must
confess to some indignation when one SAID
that 1 did not know how to orchestrate.
If there is one thing that l have studied
thoroughly 1t is orchestration and when
was playing second violin 1 used to make
money by arranging compositions for or
cEestras- l was complimented by Mr. Ar
thur Sullivan himself for the orches ira ton
l made of his opera 'Pinafore,' which was
done for what was known as the Philadel-
rhia Church Choir Company. We started
and had 4 run in Philadelphia, and then
went on tour through the New England
states. 1t was in some town in Connecti-
cut, l think, that the company was play
Ing, when Mr.. Sullivan came into the
theater. No one knew him. and after listen
ing to the opera for a while he went to
Mr.. Mead, who was the manager, and
asked him where 1t got his orchestration.
He told him it was arranged by young
orchestra. Well said he, will you take
him my card, and say to him it is as good
as l did myself and he gave him a card
On which was engraved Arthur Sullivan
Now, man who will say that / can't or
chestrate after 1 have been doing it sue
cessfully for fifteen years, without ever
having fault found with my work, either
don't know or makes the statement with
malice IN satisfied with the hit Ell Cap
itan' has made. and its substantial results
are gratifying.
Are you going to play your band right
through the summer" he was asked.
Yes was the reply. I'm going to play
at Manhattan Beach until September, and
then I'm going to take vacation and go
to Europe
Miss Minnie Tracey has had many offers
to sing in concert next season. but she
has declined to make any engagements in
that direction. for she feels that her best
work is done in opera, and that she ought
not to waste her time. her voice and her
dramatic power. 1t is not unlikely that
Miss Tracey may head an opera troupe
next season, and will be given opportunity
to display the full scope of her powers
The music at the Church OF the Cove
nant last Sunday evening was unusually
varied and fine. Mr.. Bernard A. Ryan, the
basso. Sang a solo and a duet with Mr.
Pearman. and a chorus, which has been
we'll trained by Prof c. J. Toof, the Or
ganist of the church. gave several excel
lent numbers. Tomorrow night Mss Alice
Pillsbury, the contralto CT the Cec:lian
Quartet. VIII be the solcist
Miss Anita Cluss, harpist Of this city is
MIC ZINC hcrY nffh
Theater. New York. Miss Cluss has made
very successful appearance in New York,
and has already been er gagged to play harp
solos In Boston and Philadelphia
The Sunday Night Music Club celebrated
the birthday Of the composer Weber at the
residence of Miss Florence Davis on 18th
street. last Sunday evening. playing the
overture and quite lorg potpourri from
aria, arranged for clarionet, with four
hands, pifno and string accompaniment
the solo by Mr.. w. Phillips; Miss BERTHE
Reichenbach sang "Agatha's Prayer" and
the arias "Wie nahte mir der Schlummer"
and ''Kommt elm sc hlanker Bursch." from
the same opera. They also played Weber's
overture, "Euranthe." end his concert
stuck. op. 70. arranged for four hands,
versary Of the Russian composer Glinka
having occurred during the week, they
studied some of the music from his opera
1.-The Life Of a Gar" and piano quartet
Invitations are out for the last MUSICALE
of the season by the pupils of Mrs. T. D.
Bucner, at the Universalist Church, next
Friday evening, June ID. The program an
nouneed is as follows: Part Ito the
Wind Of May" Vierling, ladies' chorus;
'Anitra's Dance peer GynD, Greig, Mrs
Albert E. Hansmann and Mrs. Frank e.
Anderson; The Kings Roses" J. w. Par
sons Price, Schubert Quartet. Misses Flynn
Eckfeldt. Nourse and Darrell; Loves
Proving" Lohr. Miss May Belle Chambers;
Melodie. G. Karganoff Miss Ethel OAR
rell; Il Watch Thee From Affair."" Hamilton
Aide, Mr.. Alvin ]. Finke; 1.-THE Finch and
the Robin" E. D'Albert. Miss Daisy
Nourse: "Polacca Brillante," Bohm, Miss
May Prosise; "Cupids Crusade" ]. Is.
Webster. Miss Emily Eckfeldt; '.Hark to
the Mandolin" Henry Parker, Misses Flor
ence and May Belle Chambers Part 2
"Nocturne" Chopin Miss Sarah L. Avery.
.Swabien Maiden" Porch, Miss Caroline
Lee Flynn; BEST of ALL" NOR arranged
by c. E. Shattuck), Messrs. A. j. Finke,
Moncure Burke, Geo. P. Conn and Alfonso
ID. Rice: La Harm Aeolienne Sidna..