Evening star., 1898-02-19
THE CHORAL. SOCIETY.
Program of It's American Composers
Concert Monday Night.


So much interest is being taken by the
Society next Monday night at the Con-
cert, which will be given by the Choral
Society next Monday night at the Som
gregational Church, that the detail of the
program which will then be rendered will
be quite acceptable. The chorus numbers
are selected to Illustrate chronologtcally
the development of choral composition in
America and alternate with groups of
solos by American song writer's. rendered
by soloists of American birth, who also
have some concerted work with the chorus
in most of the choral numbers Billings
Eastern Anthem; rendered by the chorus,
is the opening number. and represents the
quaint and vigorous but rather eccentric
style of composition OF the period of the
American revolution QT46-1SdD), which will
be followed by group OF three contralto
solos, rendered by Mrs. Anna Taylor
Jones, the young and beautiful contralto,
whose artistic rendition of the contralto
work i'll the Messiah for the Baltimore
Oratorio Society recently won for her
such applause. These songs will be "Al-
lah' and Dear Love, When in Thine
Arms by George w. Chadwick and "He
Was Prince by F. Synes, The third
Uxbridge, the Missionary Hymn and
Health Of the psalmedist, Lowell Mason
1732-1S72), rendered by Nine. Emma Juch
and the Choral Society, as an illustration
OF the work OF the great school of psalmo-
dists who fourished between the war of
1872 and the civil war. These hymns were
specially suggested TO the society for this
particular occasion by DR.. William Mason,
the son of the composer, as being the best
illustrations of his fathers style of conn
position. The fourth number is a group
of two tenor songs. rendered by the hand
some young tenor, Mr.. Theodore Van YORK,
whose recent work in oratorio has been
hU nf
the country. The songs are "A Summer
Night" by c. Whitney Coombs and Awake
to Love" by c. B. Hawley. The fifth num-
Der, one of the chief numbers on the pro-
gram. Is THE Redemption Hymn" an alto
solo and chorus, written by James Cutler
Dunn Parker QS2S) and rendered by Mrs.
Jones and the Choral Society. This is a
work of some thirty pages, written in
numbers, and Is great fatorite with the
choral societies of the country. 1t will
be followed by two Of E. A. MacDowell's
songs for soprano voice, THE Cradle
Song" and Deserted which will be sung
by Nine. Emma Jrch, who is SO well and
favorably known here ana everywhere
that 1t is only necessary to say of her
that her voice is pronounced by such COM
Towne to be in as good condition today
as 1t ever was. The seventh number on
the program is the "Sprang Song" from
Dudley Bucks Light Of ASIA" by the
of the favorite numbers of this well-known
and much-admiIed cantata at all of it's
past renditions here by this society, who
gave it the first public rendition 1t re-
this comes the well-known chorus for fe-
male voices, Into the Silent Land by
Arthur w. Foote (1S53), to be given by
the ladies of the chorus, which. 1t will
be remembered, they last sung at the
Sherman memorial concert. in the fall of
1896. This will be followed by a song,
Loves Rhapsodie,' by Homer N: Bart
lett, dedicated to and rendered by Mr..
Van YORK. The tenth number on the pro-
gram is another choral work in the larger
form, Lovely Rosabelle," a ballad, by
George w. Chadwick t1S54), rendered by
Nine. Juch, Mr.. Van YORK and the Choral
Society. The words of the ballad are from
Sir Walter Scott's Lay Of the Last Min
strel" Following thfs Mrs. Jones will
sing Dudley Bucks contralto solo, "Salve
Regina" a work Of considerable power,
often heard in the churches. Eleventh on
the program comes one of the gems of the
evening, "Wynken, Blynken and Nod
Dutch lullaby. by Ethelbert Nevin Qs62).
Neither the work nor it's composer are
unknown to Washington nor without ad-
mirers 1t Is number Of some fifteen or
twenty pages. and will be rendered by
Mime. Emma Juch and he.Choral Society,
and will be followed by a group of two
songg by Nine. Juch. 'Eestacy' by Mrs.
II. III. A Beach and Harris "Madrigal."
The program, which, it will be seen. is
one OF unusual beauty and interest, VIII
close with two well-knosn. Patriotic songs
harmonic ed by Prof. Horatiu w. Parker
of Yale University Qsc3), ..The Star Span
gled Banner" and "America,s which will
be given by the society, assisted by Mrs.
Jones and Mr.. Van YORK. II is safe to
predict that with such program and
with the seats selling an they have been
all this week, those who witt until the
last moment before getting their tickets
Will be fortunate to secure even standing
loom. as was the case at the Messiah