New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-09-10
MUSICAL NOTES.

Tho sur,roor night orchestral concerts al the
St Nicholas Rink are maintaining so firm polu-
larity that would not he surprising II they were
run into October. There features in them
(s,ich as excessively ambitious programmes. III pre-
pared performances. etc) which are dseouraeins
H. the serious music lover. but the concerts ~
lighter order are thoroughly enjoyable. The an
nouncerncnfs fo- this week would De- calculated 90
excite an interest Of something more than curiosity
II new works were interpreted 1T these concerts IN
ii way 10 convey correct notion OF their contents.
This not being so. 1t is not wise 10 form opinions
on what one hears in the line Of unfamiliar music
either 10y well known unknown composers The
reputation Of good man as Dr. pvorak ought
not 20 be assacd as Il was last Friday evening by
the performance OF his symphony From the New
Worli' and his symphonic poem Die WalGtauhe."
Among the novelties down on the list for this
week IS the overture TO Siegfriod Waenors 'Baren-
nautor." which will he given on Wednesday even
ing when Mr. Louis Kocmmonich. Of Brooklyn.
VIII conduct for half the evening. This evening
Ncw-Nork composers vii receive az unusual
amount Of attention. Professor MacDowors TWO
fragments from once contemplated symphony.
"Tuc song az Roland Will he played; also TWO
solos for French horn hoy II. Spicitor and Charles
He ekcr. an American lntermozzo" by Mr.. kretsch-
mer and Homer y Bar'icti's orchcsirafion Of
Chopin's Polonaise in major The solo perform
ers will be Nh Beyer-IIane. vioinccllo, Mr. Kalten-
born violin and Wilhelm Schulz horn.
Carl Hug Enscl. who played violin solo at
last Friday nights concert at th" ST Nicholas
Rink is 10 be the second violin in the Karenhorn
Quartet during The coming season.
Following is the programme for Mr.. Kaitenborn's
concert tomorrow evening:
overture Bohemian Girl Bale
trombone solo, Evening sisr" from "Tarnhau-e ''
Bale, music Queen Il Fs ss.ls s'ol- eoau.,.
Prelude 10 the third act 'Lohengrin' Wagner
waliz. Roses from the South" from queen Lao
wo'sn's Farewell and Magic Fire scene Die Nj
a Arr:asei by Rooefi Rei,z Of Nv York
Dance of the Hours "Gaconda" ..... Ponch.eih
Minuet 'LArlesienne" ......... .H.zet
Overture The Bat. ''1'''' strauss
March FL CAPTAIN solsa
Rose Etneer is expected TO arrive in Ncw-York
| in the last week Of December and to sing at some
! of the Metropolitan sunday nght concerts. She is
Young soprano from Iowa. who has studied with
: Nine. Marchesi and attracted considerable atten-
/ ton by few concerts in Paris and Germany.
M W. J. Henderson Will deliver series of
lectures at the NewYork College Of Music In the
! season which is just opening
Miss Clara Butt. the best known Of English con-
traitos. Wi! spend TWO months in America this sea
son-from the middle of October 70 the middle Of
| December
The solo artists engaged for the Worcester fes-
! rval which Is 20 begin on september y are Mines.
I Sembrch. Evangeline Florence and Louise Noisht.
] sopranos, Mrs Katharine Bloodcood and Miss
! Grace Preston. contral'os. Evan Williams George
HaT.in and Theodore Van YORK t,aors. D.
Ffranrcon-Davies and Gwily Mu,- la~-os. NJ d.
lachmann. pianoforte and II. schuecker. harp.
The conductors VIII Dee George Vs. Chadwick
Horauo ". Parker and Franz Knclscl
Arrangements have been made with Frank "
Sanger. manager Il the Madison Square oar9or
for series 81 concerts by the Banda Rossa Ff,-
genio somen'ino conductor. beginning on sunday