Evening star., 1897-03-20
IN MU SICAL CIRCLES
Excellent Program for the Saengerbund Con-
cert Tomorrow Night.
The Choral Society RehearsIng Max
Bruch's sArmfnius-Other In
terestinE Items.

The Washington Saengerbund will give
It's second concert of the season at the Co.
lumbia Theater tomorrow evening at :
CLOCK The program which has been pre-
pared for this event is of unusual excel
lence, and includes many numbers that
should appeal strongly to music lovers The
soloists will be Miss Carrie w Myers So
prano. of Baltimore; Miss Lily Wignall
violoncellist, of London. and Mr.. Sol Min
ster violinist. of this city. The instru-
mental numbers will be further enhanced
by the playing of picked orchestra of
thirty members. The concert is under the
direction of Mr.. Henry Nander. pianist
the musical conductor of the Saengerbund
The concert will be opened by Herold's
overture Tampa by the orchestra. which
will also play Delibes' "valse Lento' and
'PiZzicato Polka" from SILVIA" and the
Tannhauser March The Saengerbund
will be heard i'm three numbers one by
Dregert, "Dornroeschen: one by Kremser,
and a composition by Mr.. Henry Xander
Cnd die Menschen sic nennen l.iebe" "
The soloists have been assigned pleasing
selections, and their part of the program
VIII be enjoyable in every way. Miss Myers
VIII sing the scene and aria from "Frei-
schuetz and Luckstone's waltz song, De
iiEht. Mr. Minister will play Vieuxtemps,
will be heard i'll two numbers, Goltermann's :
Andante" and Davidoff's Am Spring
brunnen. One of the most pleasing num-
bers on the program will be the trio, in
which Miss Wignall and Messrs. Minister
and Aander will play, giving three move
ments from Gade's ''NoVeetten" The
orchestra has been carefully rehearsed 10y
Mr.. Xander, and the concert should be one
of the most successful that has ever been
given by this popular organization.
The Choral Society has decided ,o give
Max Bruch's '.Arminius'' for two nights in
May at the Congregational Church. This
work has ready been given by the society.
but IT was some years ago, and its repeti-
ton will be Well received. Since the Choral
Society has been unable TO secure any large
hall ii has been compelled to take the
Congregational Church for its perform
ances, and as that auditorium is not suf-
ficiently large to hold paying audience at
the prices that have been established by
the society, two performances of each work
have been given. With an oratorio OF great
popularity. such as the Messiah. that has
been successful, and some money was made
by the society at its performances of that
work last December. So. too. was there
success in the performances of the Re
demption' last Year. But with the Hymn
cf Praise there was no money made: on
the contrary, there was a slight deficiency
although the time appeared propitious for
the city was beginning to fill with strangers
and the solo singers We're of good cahber,
the tenor being exceptionally fine.
In Arminius there are but three So
ioiStS, contTdito. lerOr ana bass, and TWO
trloS are under considera tion-MiSs Cleary,
Barron Berthold and Meyn and Charlotte
Devisgnes. j. H. McKinly and DIR. Carl
Dunt Either combination is a good one
and would meet the requirements of the
score, and the chorus work will be splen-
didly done by the society. under the leader
ship of Mr.. Josef Kaspar. 1t has been
suggested by some who are interested in
the society that instead of giving Ar
minus for two nights is should only
receive one performance and that the sec
ond night should be devoted to a miscel-
laneous program, including solos and two
or three choruses by the society. If this
was done the society would have to get a
quartet of soloists, but the addition of a
soprano will not be a very heavy expense
and those who believe in the change of
program for the second night think the
increased attendance would justify the ex-
penditure
The last meeting OF the Philomel Musical
Club was held at the home of Miss Eliza
beth Gardner. After reading the minutes
OF the last meeting by the secretary. Miss
Facius, the following program of Schu-
mann's compositions was given: Piano SOLO
Dedication SchumarE-Liszt, ny Miss
Gardner; song. Humility Miss Estella
Fisher: song, Devotion" Miss Lula Fa-
cius; song, The Hidalgo," Mrs Watson
Smith; piano solo. I'm der Nacht." Mrs.
r: G Preston; songs, "Du bist vie eine
Biume and Early Green, byMiss Blanche
Rueckert; song. "Widmung" Miss Adele
Levers; trio. The Earth May Winds Are
Bringing" Mrs. Smith and Misses Fisher
and Facius. By request Miss Gardner gave
Mendelssohns "Rondo Capriccioso." Th.
club will meet next at the home of its pres
ioent, Miss Blanche Rueckert. Chopin and
Chaminade's life and compositions will he
given.
Friedrich Smetana is regarded by some
good authorities being the father OF
the modern school of Bohemian music and
the Sunday Night Music Club celebrated
his birthday by playing of his quartets
and one of his trios-both very interesting
as being typical of that class of compost
tiors.
The rest of the program consisted of the
Andante ard Minuet from Beethoven's first
symphony, the Andante from his fifth and
some MosZkowski waltzes. together with
the waltz song from Gounod's Romeo and
Juliet" and Reinecke's Greeting TO the
Woods and Spring Flowers" sung by Miss
BERTHE Reichenbach, all with violin obli-
gatos by Miss Pauline Iseman
ALBERT MOTT.