Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1899-02-18

Those Who Will Sing in the Perform
ance of Nerdi's Requiem.

In selecting the soloists for Verdi's Re-
QUEEN at the concert of February ~ the
Choral Society determined first of all that
the quartet should be familiar with Italian
music for church uses, and secondly, that
they should be accustomed to singing to-
gether, so as to give due effect to the en-
semb!e work. Fortunately, both of these
requirements We're met in the quartet head
ed by Miss kathrin Hike, as soprano, the
other members being Miss Mary Louise
Clary and Messrs. Mckinley and Duff.
During last season they made long west
ern tour together as a concert quartet,
singing as far west as Denver and this
year they are to make an extended tour of
the south. Miss Hike and Miss Clary are
the soprano and contraito of the choir Of
St. PatriCks Cathedral in New York, and
thus have regular experience in the work
of the Italian school Of a sacred character
The men have had no less extended ac-
Quaintance with music of this sort. II was
readily agreed by them that before coming
to Washington they should take up the
concerted work in the Requiem together
ana rehrarse it regularly, so as to secure
the best possible effect in the perform
ance.
Miss Hike is not so well known in Wash
ington as the others. In reviewing the
Easter music in the cathedral in New York
the New York Press said of her: In the
solos of this mass. as well as in the offer
tory. Cherubini's 'Laudate DOmnum,' Miss
Hike. the soprano, held the congregation
as in a trance"
Miss Clary has sung with the Choral So
city several times and no singer has been
found more acceptable to its subscribers.
Her last appearance here was on May /.
1877. when this paper said of her: Miss
Clary sang the part of the Priestess with
great power and perfect technique. She has
a voice of great range and beauty Miss
Clary is. in private life, Mrs. Remington
Squire, her husband being the son of eX-
Senator Squire of Washington. She has
many friends in this city, who will gladly
welcome her return.
Mr.. Mckinley has long been desired for
the Choral Societys concerts, but some
accident has prevented his engagement for
a number of years past.
The New York Herald says of him: mo
finer artist III oratorio music is before The
public today than J. H. Mckinley. When
Mr.. Mckinley sang in London he was praie-
ed highly by the Severest critics and he IS
recognized among the leading singers
in the country at oratorio Performance
He was last heard in Washington with
the CAVE Concert Company in May 1897.
DR. Duff has been eagerly sought by
festival aniZations and oratorio societies
throughout the country for a number of
years. In Worcester especially, where the
annual festival is q matter of national i'm
portance, he is special faVorite among the
great singers annually brought together
| ihere. The Worcester Spy thus speaks of
MS latest appearance there: ITO DR.. Duff
probably belongs the satisfaction of making
me most marked impression of all the So
10, SITS. The applause that Invariably greet
ed him was deserved by the Smoothness of
MS execution. the fl!llness and evenness of
bis tone and the intelligence of his phras-
ing
Taking it altogether the solo work prom
lscs to be of very special interest at the
coming concert. The sale of seats to the
PUBIC opens on Monday, and everything
points to unusual general interest in the
concert.