The times., 1898-01-30
MUSICAL NOTE AND COMMENT

A number of well known musicians nave
srnified their intention of becoming mem
oers of the Washington Permanent orcies-
ira, which is being formed, but suif-
,ient number has not yet been obtained W
urarrant a commencement OF rebearsais An
,r,,r, ,,.,,, In ma de TO secure the financial
o,.anarat tion of a number of local music
lovers and others, so as to place it on an
independent footing. washington is sadiy
i'm need of such an organization, ana when
we see much smaller towns, with none of
the pretensions To social and musical I'M
portance which we claim, with their we'll
trained and supported orchestras OF thirty
and forty members, IL should arouse
spiritof rivalry US, which would speedily
bring about the desired end. While on the
subject of our needs in the way of music,
the lack of proper music hall cannot be
overlooked: and IL is to be hoped hat the
Masons, in building theli new temple, VIII
see to it that this want shall be supplied
with a hall of ample seating capacity, a
good stage and proper acoustics. The
general use of music in the Masonic ritual
should make the members of that order en-
thusiastic for a good music hall.
Mrs. Henry +. Finley will give a mu.
sicale and reception in honor OF Mrs su-
same OIdherg, at which solos viii be
given by Mrs. oldberg and number OF
her pupils.
The curr ent number of the Musical Cou-
rier has an article by Franklin p. Flan-
ders, of Boston, Mass. entitled Would
You Sing as Nature Intended?" which
contains an important lesson and warn
ing for all students OF voice culture.
On Sunday last at the Church of the
Epiphany Myles Fosters elegy, Souls of
the Righteous soprano solo and chorus,
was sung by special request Miss Lillian
Haley, who sustained the solo Pa--5,
was highly oomplimented for her artistic
rendition. This morning she will sing
Gray's Paradise with accompaniment
for violin. cello and organ, by Messrs.
Minister, Setbert and Leighter.
Theodore Thomas and his celebrated
Chicago orc hestra viii be heard here
on March :. Ysaye, the famous French
Yiolnist, viii be the seloist.
A party Of about twenty-five local mu-
sic lovers, including the official board
of the Choral Society, will go over to Bal
tiniore on Friday TO hear the Oratorio So
ciety of that city in the Messiah and
incidentally to hear Mrs. Anna Taylor
Jones, the contralto, who has been en-
gagged for tie next concert of the Choral.
The Sunday Night Music Club met at Mrs.
f. q. Doubleday son Saturday, and a Miss
Pauline Isemann's on Sunday evening last.
The program included the fifth Haydn
Symphony; Schubert quartet, opus 30;
Beethoven quartet. opus / s, No. 4; allegro
from MenceIssohn's piano concerto, No. 2;
"Waffenspiel,' "Gladiatore- -kampf, "A uf-
tritt der Jungfrau uen,' and 'Festlicher
TAM from the ballet music of WagneI'S
"Rienzi,'' all for two pianos, and quartet
of strings. Miss Isemann gave two move
ments from Mozart's violin concerto in E
flat, Mr.. Frts Issmann one movement from
the same concerto anda Mendelssohn move
ment, both with piano and string quartet
accompaniment.
Sanders q staymans large rooms were
Gro wded TO fhe doors on Wednesday even
ing to hear the song recital OF Miss Lucia
Nola, soprano, assisted toy MessFs. b. Frank
Gebest, pian nist, and Harvey Murray, ac-
companist. Miss Nola was in excellent
voice and gave her numbers most aC-
cepta bly,, with clear tone and sympathy of
eXpreSsion- From the long program, in
whic all We're good, it is difficult to pick
the best, tut the two numbers which
seemed To meet the most general approval,
were .'Bei iea ggio,' from Rossin's Semi
and Ha wleys Because | Love
You, Dear. MI Gebest was heard To
advantage IN LisZt'S fourteenth Hunga rian
Rhapsody. Mr. Murray proved himself
d most able accompa INST, playing in fuIl
accord with the singer without sacrificing
any of the heauties of the composition.
The meeting of the Friday Morning
Music Club at the residence uf Mrs. Frank
Hackett was one of the most successful
of the sea sen. The meetings are purely
the first hour being devoted to
piano ami vocal solos nd concerted mum
bers for voices and Instruments, while
the rest of the time is given up to a
class ia tone and scale exercises and
chorus singing, under the direction Of
Mrs. Susan le Oldberg The club is now
'Buar Rose (yrieline), most
for female ''4ices of the Pilgrims Chorus