Evening star., 1899-03-18
MUSICAL MENTION.

Mr.. Forrest D. Carr, the basso, formerly
OF this city, left yesterday with the South
well Opera Company of Philadelphia for
San francisco, where the organization has a
six months engagement. Mr.. Carr gained
quite a reputation in New York as a choir
and concert singer and went out last fall
with the International Opera Company.
Mr.. w. Bruce King, president of the
Choral Society made a trip to New York
this week in connection with the coming
concert of German composers by the So
cety.
The Euterpe Musical Club met at the
home of Mrs. Byram, Wednesday, March 8.
The following program was rendered: Pa
per on Nevin, Italo Fronani; Radiens Walse
de Concert Gottschalk, Miss Mayrer and
Mrs Gambrill Florian Song, GODDARD, Mr..
Frank Byram; Madrigal, Gillet. Mr.. T.
Gambrill; Berceuse, GODDARD, and One Spring
Morning, Nevin. Miss Ivy Herriott; En-
Courant, GODDARD, Angelo C. Fronani; Noe
turne, Field, Miss Ella Knight; Amour,
GODDARD, and A Song of Love, Nevin, Miss
Amy Law; Au Soir, Paderewski, Mr.. VIM.
Z. Axe; April, Nevin, Miss BERTHE Reichen-
bach; Grand Cavatina, Raft, Masters Crol-
land; Swallows, GODDARD, Miss Nettie Law;
tleur du Valon, GODDARD. and Thy Beamng
Eyes, MacDowell. Miss Fanny Tuley; Bar
carolle, Nevin, Mrs Frank Byram. The
piano playing of Angelo C. Fronani de-
serves special mention. His faultless tech
nique and profound musicianly interpreta-
tion aroused intense enthusiasm.
The Misses kieckhoefer who as talented
young girls are we'll remembered in this
city, will render the music at a private
musicale to be given at the Cairo next
Tuesday evening. These young ladies left
Washington some years ago to pursue their
musical studies in Europe and have since
located in New York. Three winters ago
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short time which has since elapsed their
merits have won an appreciative recognf-
tion manifested in the patronage OF Mrs.
Fredk; w. Vanderbilt, Mrs w. c. Whitney,
Mrs. Van Rensselaer, Cruger Mrs. Nicholas
Fish, Miss Leary and Miss Breese Their
success, so gratifying to their friends here
Is due principally to their excellence in en-
semble work with piano violin and yiolon-
cello, although they have achieved consid-
cradle distinction as soloists on their re-
spective Instruments.
9 The new quartet will be heard for the
first time at the Eastern Presbyteria n
Church tomorrow. The quartet is composed
OF the following weu-known singers; Miss
Ancello Fisher, soprano; Miss Emma
Houchen, contralto; Mr.. Frank C. Roach,
tenor: Mr.. Chas. E. Myers, basso and lead
er; Mrs. ]. l.. Shedd, organist. The music
for morning will be Dudley Bucks festival
Te , Deum and offertory, by Miss Fisher;
The The Good sssepherd'n She vanderwater: Night
the Skies" offertory by Mr.. Roach
The regular meeting of the Sunday Night
Music Club was held at 715 H street where
Miss Lucia Nola sang Abt's Last Wish
and Barri's Come Unto Me-" both with
piano and string accompaniment. The in
strumental pieces were Smetana's Barter
ed Bride" overture, his quartet and the two
Chopin poloRises Op. 40
An appreciative audience assembled in the
music room of the Washington Club on
Wednesday evening to hear an excellent
program rendered by Miss Virginie Bestor,
p
Miss Bestor's numbers comprised selections
by Beethoven. Schubert, Chopin. MacDowell
and Clayton Johns, all of which were given
with clear technique and musical intelli-
gence. Mr. Welti played with his usual
finished technique and refined interpreta-
ton.