Wheeling Sunday register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1882-1934, 1898-01-30
IN MUSICAL CIRCLES.
COMING EVENTS.

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Concert, Turner Hall.
Tuesday, February 1-Ricci Song Recit-
al; Carroll Club Auditorium
Wednesday, February mozart Con-
cert-M zart Hail.
Thursday, FEBRUARY shines Band Con-
cert. Opera House.
Haydn Celebration A. o u. w. Temple
Tuesday, February S-Orpheus Society
| Concert. Opera House.
Thursday, February 10-OratOrlO Society
Concert, Opera House.
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a musical event 10 which every one is
looking forward with pleasure, is the
song recital to be given by Sgnor Ricar
do Ricci, assisted by Mrs. Ricci, accom-
PIANIST, and the Philharmonic Club, at the
Carroll Club auditorium. Tuesday even
ing. The programme will be as follows;
Philharmonic Club.
(a) Graben Hoffman. Der Schonste Engel
% Faure. ...--'.'.-Les ReInea TX
Co Oliver King,i . p,o:; ISRAELI
(a) Jonas. .........................l1o Love song
(b) Schumann.. ...... ......:... .Traumerei
Philharmonic Club.
.....,. How Wiling nv Paternal Love
% Handel....;;,. Honour ana Arms
Mozart. ...... Mr.. Fiooi ii Major, op. !
Piano violin and cello
Andante cantabile.
Philharmonic Club
(al Verdi. IL lacerato spirito
(SimOn BOCcanegra)
CD Mozart Non Pin Andai
CNozze de Figaro)
Mr.. Ricci
"a Victor Herbert............ .5erenade
irish Songs 5--i''''' -'-'' w
(a) Alice Needham. -. The Fxile's Return
(b) Alice Needham. Inc l1ohoVanS
- w. = ~ Mir. Reel
The Mozart Singing Society will give
it's annual public concert Wednesday
evening, on which occasion the chorus
Will be assisted by Mrs. Flora Williams,
Messrs. Zulauf and Clemans, and Meis-
ters orchestra.
Thursday Innes Band will be the music
al attraction at the Opera House. and this
sterling organization will interpret
splendid classic and popular programme.
49,
A feature of the Haydn celebration by
the Woman's Musical Club. at A. O. Z.
w. Temple, next Friday evening, will be
a paper on Haydn by that accomplished
and favorite musician, Mrs. Flora VII
lams. The concert will be an open one,
and there should be very large attend
ance of Wheeling's musical people.
The Wheeling Oratorio Society VIII
present Haydn's "Oratorio" at the Opera
House February TO- For this production
they have engaged three Of the best
known oratorio singers to be gotten in
the country. They are Miss Elsinore
Meredith, soprano: Mr.. 0. Z. Towne, ten
Ia
Meredith is a representative American
soprano, having received her musical ed
ucation in this country. Most Of her
study has been under j. Harry Wheeler.
one of the most noted of the Italian school
of teachers, now located in New York
city. In 1896 she studied oratorio under
Mr. Frank Damrosch, who is the most
famous teacher of oratorio in the United
States. Her voice. a high soprapoi is even
throughout its compass and is alike sweet
and powerful Nine Meredith made her
first appearance in New York city, in the
title role of the opera Mara" with An
ton Seidl and his orchestra. In her rep
ertoire of oratorios are the following:
THE Creation" ''The Messiah Elijah,
.,42nd Psalm" THE Redemption" Holy
CITY, "Stabat Mater" and other we'll
known oratorios She has sung under the
direction of Frank Damrosch, Theodore
Thomas Walter Hall and many other
equally well known conductors. and all
speak in highest terms Of the interpret
alton of the roles assigned to her.
Mr.. Heinrich Meyn. the baritone, IS
singer of the first rank, possessing voice
of rare power and sympathy. Mr. Meyn
began his musical studies in Hamburg
and later studied under Herr Shockhaus-
en-. in Frankfort. He is a native of Ger
many and has at his command four diff
ferent languages, English, German.
French and Italian. The compass of Mr.
NEWS voice enables him to sing roles
within widely different range, even on
the same occasion. In securing the SER
vices of Mr. Meyn for the coming pro-
duction of THE Creation" the Oratorio
Society is TO be congratulated. as they
have one in whom they can place entire
confidence and know that the baritone
part, the principal one in The Creation,
viii be well taken care Of. MIR. Meyn has
inst completed a tour with the Nine. Calve
concert company.
The tenor engaged for the Society's pro-
duction of The Creation" is Mr.. Q. E.
Towne. a pure tenor, whose voice IS re-
markably clear ana sweet. throughout
its entire range Mr., Towne has sung in
all the leading oratorios and has created
much favorable comment by his con-
scientious work. 1t is not often that a
voice so clear and sweet and Of such car
rying power is heard in a male singer.
In speaking of his work IN The Creation"
at Fall River. Mass. the Evening News,
of that city, says: He has a tenor voice
Of much strength. and it is both rich and
sweet. His solos were well received and
in duets with Mrs. Juch and Mr.. Helm
rich. his voice was admirably used. Spe-
cial mention is due his In Native
Worth
The members OF the society are all
working for the success Of their coming