New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1897-03-21

The Boston symphony Orchestra will be IN New
York during the last three days of the week. and
will give two concerts devoted TO Wagners music
one d the Metropolitan Opera House on thursday
evening and in the Academy of Music Brook
lyn on Friday evening. besides miscellaneous con-
cert on Saturday afternoon In the Brooklyn Acad-
envy. The Wagner programme (the vocal numbers
OF which will be sung by Mr.. Ben Davies. tenor is
as follows:
"Parsifal," prelude; "Lohengrip," Lohensrin's
ude to Act b. prelude to Act iii siegfried Idyl
w KfHS and HVsTSnee pie wakare sies
munds Love Song; Die Walktre" Ride of the
Walkyres."
The Saturday afternoon concert in Brooklyn is
the last of the matinees givsn under the auspices
Of the Institute for Arts and Sciences. 1t Will con-
tain two novelties. namely. a concert overture by
E. c. Phelps. OF Brooklyn. dedicated to the memory
Of Augustus Graham, founder Of the institute, and
a symphony called Gaelic" by Mrs. H. II. A.
Beach, Of Boston. This work has already been per-
formed in Boston, and the first composition Of
such a scope written by a woman In America IL IS
bound TO attract wide attention. Mrs. Beach has
many friends in Brooklyn and she has been invited
to visit the city and attend the performance Of her
work 1t expected that she will accept and sit In
Box E next Saturday afternoon For the follow
ing biographical notice We are indebted to Mr.. APP
thorp writing in the programme book of the Bos-
ton Orchestra:
was born at Henniker Merrimack County, n. H.,
on September s, 1867. Her parents came of very old
.>ew-Engand Colonial stock; Charlotte Cushman
and Major-General Dearborn had the same an
Her musical talent showed itself very preco-
ciously. At the age of four musical Ideas ALREADY
began to take definite shape IN sHI n out Of
own head Even Before she had taken any theo-
sCrfes e she nad an Of
absolute pitch by nature Her musical education nr ion
panoforts; and this education was contnuedI,aWs
far as regards the pianoforte-under Junius w.
II q / PerabO
mann She also studied harmony under Professor
Sep VIC h She q has Seen entirely sefaught musical
theory and eT ea and
courses of study in counterpoint, fugue, musical
ID y by snd
her in the named study For the last fourteen
inc analyticaly all the best works performed by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra, before, during ana
s6ssr bs mT Wilhelm Gerek ths
ally Sns % s ss Me aid Is to nf Se
first gTe @ on oSso s a @ hs
f Being s0S Hee M"s on this Moseh
minor concerto op 60 a with sec
isls At the age OF seventeen she played Chopns
minor M w ers Re snd the
n minor concerto with Theodore Thomas's or
r1en s rec tse Boston and
every season, the programmes OF some or her re-
S Wh o SG symphony orchestra has played
certos by Beethoven. Mozart Chopin and SAINT
the exception Of couple Of s songs ea all he
s. S mas mas a in a Sat
riefy in 1892: scena and aria "Eilende Wolken,"
with chestra sung BY Mrs Ayss nnas eonSea OF
fo a chorus and orchestra brought out under Thee
woman's B1iding at the Columbian Exposition in
Chicago besides over sixty shorter works for piano
cantatas. Her latest completed composition is a
sonata for pianoforte and VIOLIN
Thu third week Of Mr.. Damroschs season Of opera
At the Metropolitan Opera House will open with
"Tannhauser" with the same cast as that with
rvb,ch II was given before by Mr.. Damroscn.
n, "wednesday evening "Siegfried will be given,
With Nine Nordica Brunnhilde and Herr kraus
os sfegfried Nine. Nordicas debut In this role Is
awaited with unusual interest. as this IS the part
which created the arrangement between Jean de
peezke and herself and it will be her first appear
go On this role in New York On Friday evening
..I obanerin' will be repeated. with Nine. Nordica
es Elsa Nine. Lil Lehman as Ortruo ana Herr
Kraus as Lohengrin Others in the cast VIII ne:
K,ng Henry. Gerhard stehmann Teramund, Carl
comer and Herald Wilhelm Mertens. This VIII be
Nine Nordica's farewell appearance In America
Tho matinee on Saturday afternoon will be The
Flying Dutchman." with the following cast: Fly
ing Dutchman Carl Somer Daland, Gerhard Steh'
mann: Senta Nine Johanna Gadski: Seaman, Will
heln Xanten This will he the only matinee per-
vears The Nibelungen Trilogy will not be per-
formed until the last week. in order TO give more
time for preparation. The machinery for "Das
Rbeingold" is now being put In place
The first performance Of Xaver Scharwenka's
onera "Mataswintha." which had 10 be postponed
on account of the unreadiness Of the scenes will
,oto MACE on Thursday night, April /, at the
METROPOLITAN Opera House. The leading parts will
be sung by Messrs Ernst Kraus, Emil Fischer
Mertens, Ernst and Mines Won Januschowski
Eibenschutz and hatfield. Gerhard Stehmann vii
assume the stage management. and the composer
Will lead the orchestra. This is a special perform
ance not included in the regular German opera
season, and tickets may be had on application a
the box office Of the Metropolitan Opera House. oil
at Schubert's. No. % Union Square.
concert for the support Of free patients in thu
Medical Annex Of the Flower Hospital will b'
given in the hall of the Mendessohn Glee Club, No
1l3 West Fortieth-st, on Thursday evening Marcl
Is at $50 o'clock. Miss Marguerite Hail. Mrs
Charles b. Foote. Miss Geraldine Morgan Mr.
Richard Hoffman, Mr. Mackenzie Gordon Mr.
Ericsson Bushnell and Mr.. Stanley Knight hav
generously offered their services and the Mendels
gohn Glee Quartet will assist. Tickets at II %
may DO had OF DR.. 7. F. Allen, No 10 East Thirty
s.xth-st; DR.. L. L. Danforth. No 50 West Fifty
frst-st and Mrs Charles b. Foote. No. 10 Yves
Forty-sxth-st
Following is the programme for the third con
cert of the American symphony Orchestra, q
Chtckerins Hail. on next Wednesday afternoon. be
ginning at 230 o'clock:
Overture "Promeheus' ...................B eethove
symphony-A major go. 20. Il. and HI. Mozal
For strings, oboes and two horns.
Concerto for pianO--A minor ..'.'''''.s..,....GHe
Paolo Calico
Ballet suite tMS). Henry X Haoe
Great interest Is being manifested by must
lovers In general. well as by students. IN tn
approaching lecture by w. j. Henderson tn
orchestra Explained" at Chickering Hall on Apr
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