The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1900-03-04

programme includes two choral works by
Lansing and Gounod, the quartet in the
former to be sung by Misses Calvin and
The solos. eff with All Your Hearts"
c'Elijah). Mendelssohn, and "Oh, God,
Have Mercy est. PaurD, Mendelssohn,
will be sung by Messrs. Van VIE and Nell.
(.'Steele), by Messrs. Talbot, Van VIE,
Nell and Roberts, will be one of the fea-
lures. Mrs. Hansen will play Dashayses
'Extase'' offertory and the Festival Post
Jude March in c. by Spinney.
The Indianapolis Symphony Orchestra
announces it's third concert of the season
at English's. March 10. with Elsa Ruegger.
the young Swiss 'celliste, as solo:st. The
orchestra is preparing for this concert a
programme of rare value and of a varied
nature. which promises to please the nov
ice and the unlearned in music, as well as
the musically cultured The works pre-
scented, all of standard worth, will be found
to afford especial opportunity for effective
use OF the strings, with fine rhythmic ef-
fects, such as require no trained ear to ap-
preciate. The composers represented in
clude Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven, Tschai-
kowsh and Mcdowell. OF the soloist,
Elsa Ruegger, much has been written in
the last few months, the young artistic
having received only the highest praise
from the critics and the most enthusiastic
greetings from the public since her arrival
in this country, last October. Since her
opening engagement as soloist with the
Boston Symphony Orchestra, she has ap-
peared many times, and with all the best
orchestras, including Theodore Thomas's
Chicago Orchestra and the Cincinnati
Symphony Orchestra. The tone of the press
ever she has played, has been very favor
able.
The second concert of the Philharmonic
Club will be given at Plymouth Church
Wednesday evening. The programme which
Is Of unusual excellence includes a num-
Der by the Philharmonic String Quartet
composed OF Mr.. Hugh McGibeny, first
violin: Miss Bertha Schellschmidt, second
violin; Mr.. Rudolph Roster, viola, and Mr.
Adolph Schellschmidt, cello. who will play
the celebrated variations on the Austrian
national hymn, by Haydn. This work.
known as the Emporer's Quartet, instead
of giving all the advantage TO the first
violin and cello as is usually the case with
themes OF this kind, gives each instrument
in turn a solo with exquisite, varying ac-
compartment. Mr.. McGibeny will play a vio-
lin solo, Hauser's "Hongroise Rhapsody"
Houser. though practically unknown in
this day and country was virtuoso of the
first rank and so recognized in Europe. The
rhapsody is fantasia, the opening sor-
rowful wall being CHARACTERISTIC of all Hun
garian music. This is followed by a reso-
lutte movement martial strain the work
concluding with a terrific octave finale
Seven part-songs and Bucks Paul Re-
vere's Ride" will be taken by the club. The
sens humorous organ sketches, soprano
solo, my Noble knights" (Meyerbeer) by
Mrs Schelke, and baritone solo, ''The
Sword of Farrava" (Bullard), by Mr.
Among the soloists to the Prof Black
concert. to be given at Tomlinson Han.
Wednesday. March IA. Prof. Hubert Joseph
Schumacher is the best known and was.
at not so remote date, the only concert
pianist in the city. Prof. Schumacher,
whose musical ability, broad culture and
Innate modesty are well known, was born
in Toledo, O., on Jan. 49, 1872 When two
years of age his parents removed to De-
troit, Mich, where music, that was to DOM
mate his life, was a characteristic of his
boyhood days. The best of private tutors
were engaged, and under their guidance
and instruction he received his musical edu-
cation. When nineteen years OF age he
came to this city, and aside from several
years of residence in Cincinnati and East
ern cities has been identified with its musi-
cal progress and development. For one
year Prof. Schumacher was one of the
teachers at the st. Louis Conservatory of
Music, directed by the Kunkel brothers and
of whom Rubenstein said, on his visit there
In 1873, 'They are the best duet performers
in the world" For the past sixteen years.
Prof. Schumacher, in addition to the duties
of teaching, has devoted much time to com
position. In volume and quality Prof
Schumacher is easily the leading composer
of this city, and some of his works have
received recognition by teachers all over
the country. His many works are thorough
ly original in style and ideas, and some
possess unusual technic difficulties. In
addition to one scene for Shakespeare
1.-The Tempest" Prof. Schumacher has
written seven masses and large number
of sacred songs, duets, trios and quartets.
The sacred works are the most serious
however. His lighter compositions, piano
pieces and songs. of which four volumes
are in print, number several hundred that
Beautiful Dream, and Loves Dying
Dream" for piano. published by the John
Church Company, are two of his most
popular and successful compositions. Nine.
Rive-King has frequently played the latter
at recitals. His set of ten pieces, without
Octaves' and the -Four Tone Poems
have been favorites for many years and
are being used by many local teachers. At
Prof. Blacks concert Prof Schumacher
will play one of his latest efforts, entitled
Heart Secrets" a set Of four pieces
Desire, Presumption. Absence and Peace.
These little tone pictures were suggested
by thoughts from Longfellow. Jean Ingelow,
Francis Anne Kimble and Whittier. For the
past eight years Prof. Schumacher has been
organist and choir director of IS. Peter
and Pauls Chapel. on North Meridian
street. The enormous amount OF work
done by him and his able choir is best
shown by the fact that during the past
year no less than thirty-three different
masses were sung, in addition to the
hymns and anthems of the vesper service
Prof. Schumacher has just completed his
seventh mass, portions of which were COM
posed forty years ago. 1t is now being re-