The herald., 1897-03-07
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( MUSICAL COLUMN ;

The Monday Musical club, the de-
lightful organization of twenty-five
ladies, which celebrated its hundredth
meeting couple of weeks ago, will give
on Monday, the 18th inst a matinee
concert at Music hall in aid of the Young
Women's Christian association. The
concert promises to be both social and
artistic success, and the program, so
far as arranged, is full of charming
promise. Herr Thilo Becker and Mrs.
Botsford will play Beethoven's great
Second Symphony, for which two grand
Steinway pianos will be provided.
Greig's Concerto in A minor and a Mo
zart Sonata, arranged by Guig for two
pianos. are alsG. t. be given by, some of
the best young pianistes in the city.
There will be several string numbers,
and the lately organized Ladies' quar-
tette, consisting. of Mines. Modini-Wood,
Haralson, Scarborough and Schallert,
have promised their assistance.
Spiritualism has found its way into the
domain of music as well as that of the
drama, says w. J. Henderson in the New
York Times. ]"Kermaria, produced re-
Gently in the Opera Comique, Paris, is
a three-act lyric poem of M. Gheusi, the
music by M. Camille Erlanger, the prom
ising composer of La Legende de Saint
Julien" According to the London pa
pers the subject, though saturated with
mysticism, iSfull ofinterest. A monk,
who imagines that he is accursed be-
cause he has forgotten his vows, is saved
by an old Breton legend, which makes
the ruined chateau of Kermaria the
sanctuary of pure love and the balm of
consolation to wounded souls. The un-
folding of this motif in cold prose would
only lessen its transcendent force.
Ecstasy, pardon, and redemption are
commingled from the brief prelude till
the fall of the curtain. The simple and
emotional music is that of symbolism
The organ, Accomplishments, the half
barbaric melodies of old Armorica, and
the chaste love duets stamp "Kermaria"
as noble work. >liiil
Said a lady sitting in her box at the
last performance of Faust" at the
Metropolitan opera house, to a gentle-
man somewhat disposed to foolish seri-
BUSINESS about matters artistic: do you
think that New ! York is a musical
city?" And the gentleman, gazing out
over the sea of faces with an infinite
weariness in his amused smile, said
with an intonation of contempt: mo!
i should hardly call city musical which
worships only musicians and cares moth
ing about music. Jean de Reszke is a
greater than Wagner and Paderewiski
more glorious than Schubert A city
where only the old old tunes ravishing-
ly sung can attract an audience is not
musical. Give me a community which
enjoys the consideration of new works
and which is capable of pronouncing an
opinion upon them. That Is a musical
community. Why, the going pub
lie of New York is utterly unmusical."
The following musical program has
been prepared by Herr Josef Rubo for
this mornings service at st. Vincent's
church, The choir will render "Cim-
arosa's Mass" Before the sermon WILL
Jams lovely quartet, "Veni Creator"
written for ladies' voices. will be sung
by the following well-known singers:
Mrs. L. P. Collette, first soprano; Miss
Dora Hovel, second soprano; Mrs. H. J.
Stocker, first alto,- and Madame Rubo,
second alto. The offertory number will
be the grand soprano solo with chorus,
rlnfammatas. from Rossinfs 'Stabat
Mater" The solo will be sung by Mrs
l.. p. Collette. Prof. T. w. Wilde will
preside at the organ.
The Simpson Tabernacle choir, COM
posed of fifty voices, assisted by Mr.. and
Mrs. T.. T.. Rowan, tenor and contralto
soloists, and Miss Delphine Todd, So
prano, returned to the city on Tuesday
after an absence of five days on a con-
cert tour of Southern California, en-
bracing San Diego, Redlands, River
side and San Bernardino. The trip was
a pleasant one from first to last, and no
in charge to make it both pleasant and
profitable. 1t was an admirable piece
of enterprise and was evidently thor
oughly appreciated by the towns Wis
tied.
Stray Chords
Mascagni Is writing grand patriotic
symphony for>the centenary celebration
of Leopardis birth, which occurs early