The daily morning journal and courier., 1899-03-15
MUSICAL NOTES.


 An interesting announcement in con-
 nection with the coming Worcester fes-
 tival is that Professor H. w. Parker's S
 first published cantata, King Trojan"
 will be sung. "King Trojan" which
 was first performed in Munich in 1885,
 was written as thesis for the compo-
 sar's graduation honors at the Munich
 conservatory It is written for chorus.
 orchestra and solo voices.
 Professor Parkers Capella chorus. which won the McCagg prize offered by the Musical Art society of New York, will be sung by the society at the sec ond concert of the season on Thursday night. The society, which is under the direction of Frank Damrosch, occupies unique position in the respect and es- timation of musicians. Their pro- grammes are singularly artistic in pur- pose, and the chorus of sixty voices is chosen from the best solo and choir singers of New York
 MT. Thomas G. Shepard, of this city, has just gotten out book of anthems for general use in church choirs. The collection is published by Schirmer and consists of anthems for all occasions. selected and arranged by Thomas G. Shepard.". The list includes several original anthems by MT. Shepard and rurparnuc orro uoh,,,aptc AtnopU tha local composers represented are F. R. Langdale, w. H. filling, J. S. Camp and c. A. E<ies. Among the arrangements may be mentioned one of the famous love-duets from Faust to the words Gracious Spirit Holy Ghost" and one of the equally famous trio from the same opera as a "Glcria," Bradskys "Du best nein alp to "rhine earthly Sabbaths,' and the "Heil, Gottin der Liebe" from "Tannhauser" as a "Glo- ria" Whatever one may think of the propriety of adapting these tunes of dis tinctly secular association for church use, and this must always be a matter of personal taste, there can be no doubt | but that the process of transmogrifca- ton from profane to sacred is skillful and expert. The book will undoubtedly 1 prove of great value to choir-dlrectors, | and it is published in tasteful form, | with cover design by Edward B. Ed | wards.
 The "Stenertone" made its debut last night in Sanders Theater, Cambridge, | Mass. The occaion was a concert by the Knefsel Quartet, assisted by Mrs. H. H A. Beach, the well-known composer, of Boston. Mrs Beach played with MT. kneisel her new sonata in c minor for violin and piano, and instead of the pia- no-forte she used the new "Steinertone." The occasion was naturally one of unu- sual interest and importance. All the Boston critics were present. Severa! members of the Steinert family assist ed at the debut of MT. Steinert's famous invention. The new action was to have been used at Rosenthal concert in New York, but on account of the plan- ist's contract with a well-known firm, the idea waa abandoned.
 Miss Mary Louise Clary, the contral- to of St. Patrick's cathedral, New York, who will sing at the. next symphony has had an unusually varied ca reer During the famous run of "Tril- by in New York Miss Clary sang the Ben Bolt ballad behind the scenes in Inc great scene of the play. Her voice is one of enormous power and was not lacking in some of the attributes of the voice of Du Mauriers heroine. And in appearance would have realized the ar -ists conception much more closely than any of the actresses who impersonated he role in this country.