El Paso daily herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1881-1901, 1897-02-03

promises to be the concert arranged
| for Saturday night, in aid of the T.
Paso library. While the program has
not been finally made up as to arrange
ment of the numbers, 1t has been as
certained that they will be about as
follows:
Mems quartet, Messrs. George Park
err, first tenor; Mr.. Davenport, second
tenor; DR.. Allison, baritone: Charlie
ROkahr, bass.
Piano number, Rubinstein's concer-
to in d minor, Mrs. j. Goodman: or
chestral part on second piano by Miss
Florence r. Beall.
Dance, by Miss Raymond, accompani-
ed by the Mandolin club.
Soprano solo, Summer" by Charm
made, and ''Snow Drops" by Cowen.
Miss Helen Brown.
Piano number, three, selections,
Schumann's F Major Novelette,,
Chopin's F minor Nocturne, and a
Scherzino by Kjarlffo.
Baritone solo "How so Fair" nfrom
''NIartha," Mr.. Davenport.
Selection by the Mandolin club
Tenor solo, ''Old Madrid," Robert
Dunbar.
Piano number, LISTS Twelfth Hun
garian Rhapsodie, by Mrs. J. Goodman.
Considering the makeup OF the pro
gram and the distinguished local talen
to take part in it, it is safe to say that
the concert will be sufficiently merltor-
ious to make it red letter event IN
local musical annals: and people with
any ear at all for music who miss Sat
urday nights concert in Chopin hall
will lose rich treat. Mrs Goodman
studied music for eight years in Vienna
under the best artists there: she has
played in public in several European
l., n this nOnntrV
covered with musical glory. Miss
Beall has already made an enviable
reputation as an artist in consequence
of her careful studies in the German
capital and at Dresden, and Mr.. Dun bar
is,a tenor with a very artistic voice. 1t
looks now as though the house would
be packed.
A local musician wants to know if a
musical library would not
pay in Ell Paso, musical library in
Guiding all the standard scores and
sheet music of the day. Such libraries
paw in other cities, and it is very
thing for musician to be
able to rent the scores, for two or four
hands, of the symphonies, the sonatas,
overtures or works that to buy would
cost considerable money. There is a
great deal OF music learned in that way
that would 60 unlearned if the players
had to buy their own scores.
Music dealers complain that the in
oduction of the ten cent music has
greatly injured their regular sheet
music business. In larger cities
of moderate length can be
had in small sheets for a nickel.
The Presbyterians are talking of
larger organ for their church. Some
suggest a pipe organ. Our Presbyler-
ian friends will do we'll to let these So
called pipe organs strictly alone. A
pipe organ really worth having can
not be secured for less than $4,000, and
IN instrument of that cost is hardly to
De thought of in this town--fOr some
.ime anyhow. The instrument best
liapted TO the wants of the Presbyter-
an church is what Mason & Hamlin
ire selling nett" to churches at $1,000,
although the list price is double that.
These organs have about sixteen sets of
'eeds. twenty eight speaking stops
including the finer reed stops to be
ound on large pipe organs, full row of
pedals, with couplers and mechanical
accessories and three manuals or bank 5
If keys. The pedal stops are much
heavier than would be imagined. and
here is solidity and fullness of tone
wholly wanting in small pipe organs.
The church folks will do well to cor
'espond with Mason and Hamlin. And
never mind any ornamental top"
These tops are useless only for show.
Nine. Antoinette Sterling has re
,urned to her London home after a visit
% this country. She is one of the
grandest contraltos in christendom, and
vas for some time, years ago, the lead
ng contralto of Henry Ward Beecher's
church in Brooklyn. Many time
nave audiences listened with rapture to
ner rendering of Beyond the smiling
and the weeping"
The Grau opera company are enjoy
ing their weeks vacation in this city.
Most of them appear to be provided
with bicycles and they are flying con-
tinually over our streets and taking
trips down into the republic and to the
north and east of Ell Paso. The COM
pany opens up Monday night in the
opera house for weeks season of
grand opera. They rather enjoy our
spring weather.