Evening star., 1898-07-23
SOME MUSICAL NOTES

| morrow morning the quartet will render
The King of Love My Shepherd Is," an
them hymn. by Harry Rowe Shelley, and
| I'm a Pilgrim, I'm a Stranger hymn an
them or response for church service, by G.
| w. Marston. The congregational singing
| will be led by the quartet and chorus choir.
| Mrs. John D. Morgan will be the accom-
panist until DR.. Bischoff returns from his
| summer vacation.
Rosenthal, the pianist, Is now in excel
| lent health, having played in England and
Italy last r1oi.th. At present he is rusu-
| eating in the Tyrol. preparing for his
American season, which opens in Carnegie
| Music Hall in New York city on the even
| ing of October 20.
! Cecile Lorraine is the name of the young
! prima donna soprano who win appear this
coming season in this country. She is said
| to he of most prepossessing appearance
| and an artist of rare ability, possessing
beautiful voice Although an American by
| birth. Miss Lorraine has never been heard
| in her own country.
All details have been arranged for the
opening Of the Ovide Music Nirtuoso School
| of Violin at Stenway Hall in New York
| city during the first week in August. Mr..
| Musin is expected to arrive in this country
| the latter part Of this month, having just
| finished with his examinations at the Royal
| Conservatory of Music at Liege Belgium,
| where he is first professor.
| Mrs. Laura Zen Johnson, the well-known
contralto of this city, has been engaged at
| the Mountain Chautauqua at Mountain
| Lake, Md, from August 6 to August 13.
This shows that Mrs. Johnsons reputation
as an accomplished singer is expanding. 1t
| can safely be predicted that she will fully
| rect all the requirements of the engage
| n-ent.
| News comes from New York of a new
| operatic enterprise which bids fair to fur
pish one of the sensations of the coming
| theatrical season. The Imperial Amuse-
! ment Company of which H. E. Blair of
| Cincinnati is proprietor, and Milton Aborn
| general manager, which controls the Royal
| Italian Grand Opera Company, has taken
the masterpiece of Puccini La Boheme,'
had 1t translated into English, and Will
| give grand scenic production of the op
| era, opening the season early in Septem-
| her. La Boheme,' which was seen for
| the first time in this country last season.
| when it was sung in Italian by the Royal
| Italian Company, is said to have the most
wonderful story of any opera which has
| beer written during the century, and
! should afford an excellent opportunity for
| English artists and scenic effects
Mrs. Harriet Mills says that although she
| at times feels rather New Yorky,' she
| has no idea of abandoning Washington,
| but will simply go over to Gotham Mon
days and Tuesdays. as she has done for
| the past two seasons. Miss Lotta Mills has
not yet signed for any tour. Her success
! as a pianist entities her to select her own
work, either alone or in conjunction with
some other artist.
| The program committee of the Choral So
ciety met at Miss Leavitt's music rooms on
| Vermont avenue last Wednesday evening
| to continue the study of works under con-
Sfderation for the coming concert season.
Several meetings have already been held
| and the works under consideration for the
| second concert are Prof. H w. Parker's
! st. Christopher. Verdis requiem mass.
| Handers Israel In Egypt and Handers
! Deborah Either of the first two named
would. it is thought. prove very satisfac
| tory to the musical public of Washington.
Verdi's requiem is a work of great beauty
| and rarely heard. being given chiefly by
| choral organizations. 1t is particularly
| rich. both in harmony and melody, and the
| only adverse criticism that has been heard
about it is that for a requiem the music
| is of too cheerful a character, fault which
| is hardly grave one from concert stand
point THE Messiah" as usual, will be the
first concert of the season, and for the
third concert there is some talk of Ger
man composers concert of a nature similar
to the very successful American composers
concert given last winter.
Mr.. Fred. Gomez. the assistant manager
| Of the Boston Symphony Orchestra passed
through the city Tuesday. on his way TO
the Thousand Islands. where he will spend
a portion of his vacation. A few Of his
| friends met him at the Baltimore and Ohio
station. and enjoyed brief chat with him
Until his train pulled out. He said hat it
| had been decided to abandon the concerts
| of the orchestra in Baltimore and 20 in
crease the number in New York city
Washington will not be deprived of the op-
| portunity of hearing this splendid organ
ization. for there will be the same number
of concerts as usual.
The Sunday Night Music Club met at
Miss Rebecca Behrend's and played W 9ber's
F minor concert-stuck. with string quartet
accompaniment, Miss Behrend at the piano;
Meyerbeer's fackeltanz. in Bb; the andante
from Schubert's symphony in C (No. 81; tive
of the Moskowski all three for four hands
piano and string quartet. Miss Lucia Nola
sang "Alla Stella Confidante" (Romanza),
by Robaudi, with piano, violin and cello
accompaniment by Miss Behrend, Miss Jes
sic Cowling and Dr. E, G. Seibert; Rein
ecke's Spring Flowers and Mascheronfs
For All Eternity" both with violin obl
cato. by Miss Cowing.
Il Love My Dolly Best is the tile of a
very pleasing song. the words and music
of which are by Malcolm Williams 1t is
dedicated to Katherine May Brooks. the
daughter Of Mr. and Mrs. Hobart Brooks
of this city, and a handsome portrait of
the little one adorns the title page.
To the qualification of his many friends
| in Epiphany Church. MIR. c. Berkeley Gr;f-
fifth, bass soloist, will not sever his con-
nection with the choir, as has been init
mated. His friends wish for Mr. Griffith
the success in his chosen profession that
| he could have attained as a professional