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! tbove,.s Worship of God In Nature" all
With niapo ~ndi quartet of strings accom-

THE Crucifixion" "a eqi.aton on the sa-
cred passion of the Holy Redeemei, by Sir
st. Johns Church on Wednesday evening in
Holy Week. March 20, at o'clock, under
the direction of Mr.. II. H. Freeman, or
ganist and choifmaster of the parish. The
entire work will be rendered complete, and
IN addition to the organ accompaniment
there Will be a quartet Of strings-first and
SECOND violins, viola and cello. "The Cru
clfXion'' is work for two solo voices (tenor
ana Dass) and chorus and fnterspersed with
beautiful hymns to be sung by the choir
and congregatio The words were selected
and written by the Rev. j. Sparrow-Simp-
son, NJ A, a well-known English clergy
man.
Sir John Stainer. the composer, is profess
sor OF music in oxford University, Eng
land, and Is unquestionably the leading
composer of church music in the Anglican
school. A large part of the music in The
Crucfixion'' is of a subdued character, but
IS thoroughly English in manner and senti-
ment DIR, Stainer has obviously endeavored
1 throughout the work to establish a close al
! lance between the music and the text and
the result Is work which, although it
may not contain anything particularly novel
IN design or startling in character, is new
ertheless an admirable example of sacred
art.
| tings to Fling Wide the Gates, for the Sa-
vior Waits to Tread in His Royal Way"
The Appeal of the Crucifed" and a tenor
and bass duet so Thou I.iftest Thy Di-
vine Petition
The treatment of the entire subject, as
| might be expected frcm musician of the
attainments of DR.. Stainer is both thought
ful and dignified, and from musical stand
point is interesting throughout The. effect
gained is noble and satisfying without any
resort to strained means.
On the evening of rendition the church
sittings will be reserved for the regular
new-holders until five minutes before s
o'clock. after which hour the remaining un-
occupied seats will be offered to strangers.
iCtc will I11 o1,-;1 ~
ltensey, tenor: Charles F. Roberts and Ma
thanel B. Fugttt, bases: Herman Rake
| mann. first violin; Taylor Branson, second
violin: Henry Donch, viola, and Ernest
! Lent vioIoncello.
| The music to be rendered by the choir of
| st. Mary's Church. 5th street northwest be-
will be as follows: High mass at 1890 M
Asperges Ne. Domino, Theo. La Hache; :;
| Hosanna Filio. David, Gregorian: Sanctus
| and Benedictus, B. HANNA During the
! blessing of the palms,. Mass in A ('Gloria'
| omitted. w. Kalliwoda: offertory, "Ad te
clamat anima nostra." opus AZ, No. l, Men
dessohn-Gubing (frst renditionl.
NeSper service at 4 p.m.-PSalmS: Domino
| Ad Adjuvandum, Dixit Domnus and Laud-
| ate Dominum. H Millard: Magniticat. A. Fl.
Rosewig; Ave Regina baritone solo), r.
| Ries: stabat Mater with, stations of the
solo), 3. HANNA: Tantum Ergo (alto solo
and chorus), w. Berge: Laudate Dominum,
Gregorian. Organist and director Mr.. VIII
| liam Waldecker.
The tenebrae services which take place
at this church on Wednesday, Thursday
| and Friday evenings next 0Holy Week. at
| 7:3o will be particularly impressive and the
music of a high order. A chorus of children
has been trained to chant the psalms. The
| first lamentation on one of each evenings
will be sung by Messrs. Aloysius S. Fennell,
Joseph A. Gauges and Frank A. Rebstock
respectively, and the third 1amentation by
a choir of selected male voices. who will
render a capella. the three lamentations
| T CtSI,l0 ~,
cathedral In st. Ga}len, one on each evening.
| In the arrangement of these lamentations
the original Gregorian chant is maintained
but emheIIished with modern harmony and
! by thus skilfully blending the old with the
new a very beautiful effect is obtained. This
| choir will also chant the Miserere and Bene-
dictus The gentlemen constituting this
choir are the following excellent singers:
! First tenors. Messrs. Aloysius s. Fennel.
William NJ. Mooney and Jacob Scharf: sec
ond tenors. Messrs. joseph A Gauges Chas
P. SWEET and George Scharf; first basses
| Messrs. Frank A. Rebstock, J. Frank White
and joseph A. Eckert: second basses
Messrs. Taylor Cronin Charles J. Moore
and Henry Nolda conductor Mr.. William
Waldecker.
Last Tuesday evening there was a notable
musicale at the residence Of Nine Murio-
celli in New York. at which Misses Marie
Engle Anna Russell, Mary Helen Howe
and EleanOre Broadfoot were among the
participants
Profs H f. SALESMAN and Wm. DE Ford
are successfully rehearsins theirjuvenile
company Of singers who will appear at an
early date in Gilbert and Sullivan's fairy
opera. "Iolanthe." This opera. which is es-
pecia1ly elaborate in costuming and stage ef-
fects will be produced with every attention
to detail Miss Tretler will introduce a
fairy ballet composed of the smallest
children in her dancing class, and the stage
will be under the personal direction of Prof.
De Ford.
The Euterpe Musical Club held its twenty
second regular meeting at the residence of
Miss Knight. Mr.. w. Cunningham Axe was
elected secretary. After the business of the
meeting the following program was render
ed: Papers on Schubert and Sgambad. by
Mr.. Italo Fronani. were read by Mrs. BY
ram and Mr. J. Lewis Johnson two march
es by Schubert, Messrs. Angelo c. Fronani
and w. CUNNINGHAM Axe: violin duet.
''Sumber Song" F,lsfent. Miss Ella Knight
and Mr.. Gambrill; "A Vision" sgambatii;
Miss Ivy Herriott: violin SOLO "Rerceuse."
GODDARD. Mr.. scholz: "Prieree.',, sgambati;;
"Rlaender," .sgamhati, Angelo c. Fronani:
Schubert. Miss Amy Law; Faith in Spring
and Cradle Song" Schubert. Mr.. Frank
Byram: Romance from "Rosamunde."
Schubert Miss De Pero. The Euterpe is
rounding out its second year in a most pros
porous condition. Angelo c. Fronani. who
has been the efficient musical director since
the club was first formed. is largely respon-
sible for the past successful season.
The quartet at Foundry NJ. f. Church,
which has been rendering service for the
past year has met with signal success, the
excellence of their solo and concerted work
attracting much favorable comment. The
engagement of Mr.. Thomas L. Jones as
tenor for the coming season has greatly
strengthened the quartet, which now COM
prises Miss Gertrude Dana. soprano; Miss
Belle Carpenter. alto; Mr.. Thomas L.
Jones. tenor; Mr.. Charles F. Hall, bass;
Mr. William X. Cohen, organist.
st. Peters choir I'd and c streets south
east has prepared an evening of sacred
music for tomorrow, Palm Sunday, even
ing, which will no doubt be very enjoyable,
as the work of this choir has been stead
lily improving in an artistic sense. The
names of the composers mentioned on the
program is sufficient guarantee of the ex-
cellence of the music, which are as follows:
Rossini. from whose ''Stabat mater six
numbers have been selected. including
'Stabat Mater" 'Cujus Animae," PRO
Peccatis,'' Infiammatus,' 'Sancta Mater
1stud Agas'' and Ella Mater" Gounod.
several numbers from his solemn Passion