New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-05-22
MUSICAL MATTERS.
A CONGRESS OF MUSICIANS IN OMAHA
NINE. SEMBRICH--NOTES AND
N-f~r-,
ANNOUNCEMENTS.

\ feature Of the Trans Mississippi and lnternh-
tional Exposition soon TO be opened In Omaha VIII
be a National congress OF musicians, 10 De hed I'M
der the auspices OF tho Bureau OF Education Inc
congress will begin IL sessions on inc morning Vi
Thursday June o. and will close on the evening OF
Monday July T. The days Will be devoted 10 essays
and recitas the evenings TO concerts. The lfahs-
Nssisspp Exposition has placed at the disposal or
the Bureau OF Education FOR those concerts pof-
ton Of the Thomas Orchestra and the auditorium
upon the Exposition grounds. As the hrst step !"
the organization of the congress the Bureau Oh f-u
ucation appointed Homer Moore Chairman ol inc
Tx ,cutive Committee Of the congress. and author
ICED him TO select six gentlemen TO constitute inc
remall Ter Of the committee. They are AZ follows
Louis C. Flson Boston: Gerrft Smith. New-fork
William H. Sherwood. Chicago: Ad. NJ Forester
Plt;eburg: Ernst Il. Kroegcr St Louis and Johh
c. Fillmore. California.
Tho programme Tor each day includes four essays
upol carefully selected subjects. two rccitas ana
an evening concert. a stated above Among the
subjects and their expounders already determined
are the following. THE beautiful In Music ana III
Nature" Johanncr Wolfram, OF Cleveland Inc
Piano and Emotion" Constantine Sternbers' oi
Philadelphia; The Relativty OF Tones A. j.
Goodrich of Chicago: our National Music, LOUIS
g. Elson. of Boston; Music In the Public Schools
H. Coe Stewart Of Cleveland: Music as Factor
IN an American Education" George G. Cow. Vas
sar College; The Harmonic Basis OF Indian
Music" John {. Fillmore. OF Claremont CAL
Indian Music and Ethnoogy." Miss Alice &
Fletcher OF Washington. ID. C.: THE influence
Upon Music Of Greek and German Mythoi"g!'
John G. Van Clcve OF Chicago; Music ana inc
Development Of Child Individuality" william l..
Tomlins. Of Chicago: The Soul Of Beethoven
Music" Albert Ross Parsons. OF New-iork.
II is the intention to devote this congress partc-
ularly TO the advantage ~ American music and
American musicians The American composer is TO
have right OF way ~ every concert ana recital
and his productions Will be placed side by side
with the greatest works that Europe has given Us
Monday July {. will he called American Music
Day" and will be devoted especially TO discus
sion OF the various phases Of American music past
present and future The programmes Will be made
up Of compositions by Americans, and an earnest
effort will be made 10 celebrate our National
holiday that II will mark epoch In the history
of music on this continent Saturday July ? VIII
be called Indian Music DAY" and Will be devoted
to the exposition OF the results Of original research
In the music OF the aborigines of Alaska. the
United States and Mexico. The services OF John 9
Fillmore principal Of the musical department OF
Pomona University. California and OF Miss Alice
C. Fletcher Of Washington. d. g.. have already
been secured and they will deliver addresses upon
the music Of the Indians Of the United States.
They viii be assisted by Mr.. Francis La Flesche
an Indian. now resident OF Washington. ID. G..
who will sing number or Indian songs TO Illus
trate the addresses
Monday. Tuesday and Wednesday evenings Of
this week Will d, monstraie To the public the prog
ress the Peoples Choral Union and the People :
Singing Glasses have made during the last winter
In choral singing. The festival Of song arranged ny
these organizations will be given at Carnegie Han
and will be participated IN by large choral bodies.
solosts and orchestra.
ON Monday evening the choral selections consist
Of the hymn. Fin Fcste Burg" Luther. See. the
Conquerng Hero Comes. Handel. and THE star
Spanglcd Banner" The orchestra VIII play the
overture to Der Frelschdiz' Weber. Les Pre-
ludes." List. Largo" Handel and ballet music
from sylvia" Deibcs.
The programme ,or Tuesday evening includes the
choruses 'Juhi'ate Amen" Bruch 'XCNth Psalm.
Mende .ssohn. Gypsy Life" Schumann. Gala
Gounod and orchestral numbers. the overture 20
The Marriage Of Figaro" Mozart. suite. Peer
Gynt" Griog. and prelude 10 "Lohengrin." Wag-
ner. on Wednesday evening the Union will sing
for the frat time Schers Lay % The Rel" by
Max Br1ch Popular prices will prevail At all these
performances
Dr. Hansnck in an article In the "Ncue Freie
Press" % Vienna, on the recent season u italian
opera given in tho carl Theatre OF that city. WAKES
enthusiastic over Mime sembrich. the prima donna
Of the season. IL says
w greet every appearance ~ Nine Sembrich "a
Vienna with joy. IN the elt,ru ycurs which have
ne os>j ~, has not lost d ,ttio IN ,he mellow
hes o. ucr svcry voice the fdHlt'-s putty 81 h"
bla C Or ,r no5o '" ps a Of her aalcGa
That is the blessing ~ muslcaiiy s'vere method
actress sembfCh leaves nothing 10 be- desired 30
the character of Lucia. Niolctta Rosna or No'ina,
ana 100 tlis noble symmetry the iinc OF beauty.
Sne docs not strive FOR new 'con0 options and
ousiy perfect in sclf Ana mis- i, is which mak~s
1t difficult TO emphasize details In her representa-
ing in serious and N comic "pera What pathetic
Lucia. what a fascinating Vioet'a
Mrs Divide Musin is in the city arranging the de-
tails OF 81 plan according to which ,he admired vo-
linlst teach class Of violin pupils here during
the months allowed him Tor vacation 10y the CON
scrvaiory at Lesc. whore he Is hrst professor Of
the violin The time would be from September 10
February and 'he purpose Of the instruction to
prepare pupils for entrance into the best European
conserydtoiles.
Here is a notice written by press agent which
is full Of cloqucnoe that IT would be A pity to
spoil # by condensation.
The martial spirit Of tho times finds its fulles;
expression In the patriot. music Of the Nation.
Nothing quickcns the pulse. 40 thoroughly
arouses the patriotic enthusiasm Of the masses and
completely indicates she dominant military idea
as the singing Of the National anthems. From one
end Of The continent to the other the country re-
sounds to the stirring strains of these grand melo-
dies bat IL mas renamed for John Philip Sousa. the
March King" whose own music has been aptly
STYLED THE harmonious expression OF American
ism" to present IN Spectacular form an intcTna-
tional patriotic musical carnival In which The sol
der spirit of the land j. properly exalted and cX-
plotted. Sousa has arranged a stupendous patriotic
spectacle which hc call. THE IrUopng OF the
COlOTs.' and which viii be given at the MetrOpoli-
tan Opera H1us~ commencing Tuesday. May q.
The famous Sousa Band VIII be assisted by Il
grand chorus of i've hundred voices, male ana L.,
male. dctachments OF United states soldiers and
sailors Cuban insurgents, British gfcnaders,
French and German infantry. Scotch bagpipcrs,
ryrOloan singers. standarG-bearers OF the great
Pow, ~. the forty-hve States OF the Union and
Cuba I.brc. making "a brilliant and stirring spec
taIle Miss Nella Bergen has been engaged for Coz
umbia and William f.. Pruetic will sing "Ihe Mar
seillaisc' while the great chorus organized and
trained by Mr. Table Morgan Will be heard in all
the National anthems OF the friendly Powers. In
all fuzzy one thousand people VIII be engaged IN
his superb production. which has everywhere eN-
ed the enthusiastic demonstrations of patri-
otto ardOr and has be. pronounced the finest OBJ
jcci lesson I'm patriotism ever presented. Many