Evening star., 1897-03-04

educated mostly in Germany, where his
musical temperament was nodded under |
The developing influences of the Wagner |
FRA. He performed. studied and conducted |
IN the famous orcnestras of Stuttgart. |
Vienna and Paris. AS performer on his |
chosen instrument. the violoncello, he is |
almost without an equal, and he is at the |
head of the cello department in the Ma
tiona2 Conservatory of Music. AS 4 COM
poser Mr.. Herbert has received great
praise for his works, in cantatas, operas.
and repertoire music for band
and orchestra His comic operas; Prince
and THE Wizard of the Nile"
are both well known. Mr.. Herbert be-
came a conductor through purely legiti-
mate channels For years he was cello
solost and associate conductor with Theo-
dore Thomas and Anton Seidl, and he has
been the musical director of many i'm
portant musical festivals in New York,
New England and elsewhere. Under his di-
rection there is a vast difference in the per-
formancas of Gilmores Band now and
heretofore. His conception of what such
an organization should be has made of
it not cnly military band of the period.
but a distinctive concert band, which for
tone, color, grasp, skill and tee chniQue in
its playing, rivals the great orcheStras.
Mr.. Herbert is highly endowed with per-
sonal magnetism and musical enthusiasm.
Music at the Ball. -,s.,
The music. which will be furnished by
viii A. Haley's Orchestra and Victor Her
bert's Band. at the inaugural ball tonight
will be more elaborate, better selected, and
more pleasing to music-lovers than any
music that has been played at similar
event in past years. The promenade part
of the musical program will begin promptly
at O'Clock although 1t is not expected
that the fashionable holders of tickets will
begin to put in an appearance much be-
fore 10 o'clock, and some even as late as
midnight. The program for this part of
the ball is follows:
Observation-Disclosures Wagner
Band.
Selection-"Faust' t'........,Go Gounod
Orchestra.
Second Hungarian Rhapsody .......... List
Band.
Overture-"Fest" Luitner
Orchestra.
Grand American Fantasie........V Herbert
Band.
SeIection-"Wizard of the Nile" . Herbert
Orchestra
After the close of this part, the Presi-
dent will make his way to the banquet
hall, and the dancing will begin Immediate
ly- after the President has left the court
Dancing will probably not become general,
however, until some time after this event.
Promenade numbers are interspersed
and selections show the skill and taste in
cluded In its makeup The entire program
for this part IS as follows:
Waltz-"Return of Spring" .Waldteufel
IrOmenaue---l ne 6OlQ Bug ....N. nerDeTl
Lancers-"A Gaiety Girl. ............... Jones
Waltz-"Arfist Life. STRAUSS
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Dance",. .Moszkowski
Quadrille-'Jou Jou". .Gungle
Promenade-Gems from Carmen" -. .Bizet
Waltz-"La Berceuse" Waldteufel
omenade-"Hungarian Czardas."
Grossman
Two-Step-"Whte Flyer. .............. Haley
Waltz-Sympose .......................Be Bendix
Quadrille-"Miitaire' Strauss
Promena1e-Grand Fantasie. Faust"
Gounod
Lancers-"Robin Hood" "...........De Koven
Promenade-''The American Girl Herbert
Two-Step-"Black America" ........... .Zickel
Waltz-"My Dream" ...:.....:::S Strauss
Promenade-Grand Finale from Will
liam Tell. hossini
Two-Step-'Semper Fidelis" "............ .Sousa
Waltz-''Auf Wiederschen" ............B Baker
There will be feature at the concerts
which are to follow the inauguration which
have never before been introduced. but
which, 1t is believed will at once find favor
and will become an essential part OF any
concerts that shall take place on occasions
five hundred voices, which has been care
fully drilled by Mr.. Percy S. Foster. who
was selected by the music committee for
that purpose. and whose ability as chorus
conductor is well known This chorus will
be heard in several selections at the con-
cert OF. Saturday night. In selecting the
voices for the chorus Mr.. Foster has been
careful to choose only those that We're of
good quality and whose possessors had the
musical knowledge to read promptly. The
trouble has been not in securing the num-
ber required, but in selecting the proper
persons to form the chorus. The rehearsals
that have been had indicate that the per-
formance of the chorus will be OF high
order and that its work will create decided
enthusiasm
Mr.. Percy 8. Foster.
Mr.. Percy s. Foster, who conducts the
grand inaugural chorus. is Virginian by
birth: received his musical education in
Baltimore and came to this city In 1888. He
is highly esteemed, and has devoted his
life to music. He was musical director and
organist in the Seventh Baptist Church in
Baltimore for five years. Upon coming to
Washington he became precentor in the
First Baptist Church Of this city. and af-
terward its organist and choir director.
Mr.. Foster was the musical director at
the Christian Endeavor convention at the
Metropolitan Opera House. New York, in
1892. participated in the Montreal Christian
Endeavor convention in 1893, was musical
director at the Cleveland convention in
1894, the Boston convention in 1895 and the
Washington convention of 1886. ..4..
1t was in the organization and manage
| ment Of the MOODY Choir of this city,
however, that Mr.. Foster became SO great
| part in the vocal music of the capital
| city. When it was decided to introduce vo-
| cal music as feature of the inaugural
concerts, because of his success in former
choruses Mr.. Foster was unanimously Sc
| lected by the music committee to undertake
| this work. There wereoassociated with Mr..
Foster as special chorus committee DR..
Frank T. Howe. Josef Kaspar, Henry Kan
| der and Melville Hensey.
A special committee has also been ap-
| pointed by Chairman Chaney OF the music
| committee to see that the specifications of
| the contracts are complied with by both
| Mr.. Herbert and Mr.. Haley, and this COM
| mittee will attend the ball And all the con-
| certs with critical infents 1t consists OF
| DR.. Frank T. Howe. e. 81. Droop, F. B.
Metzerctt, Herman Rakemann and John J.
| Dudley.
The COlumbuseGlee Club.
The music by the chorus on Saturday
| night will not be the onlytevocal selections
that will be heard during the series of con-
certs, for the Republican 0lee Club of Co
lumbus Ohio, body of singers in which
Mr.. Mckinley takes a great deal of interest
| and which has come on here to participate
| in his inauguration, will sing at the concert
| on Friday morning and also at the one on
| Friday night. This glee club is an incor-
porated body of singers of national distinc-
tion..
1t was originally organized in 1872, and
took part in the Grant and Wilson cam.