The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1900-12-09
MUSICAL NOTES.

MUSICAL NOTES.
Last Tuesday evening at a musicale
given by Mrs. Terrili and Miss Amy Lea
witt. at Miss Lsavitt's studio in Vermont
Avenue. an opportunity was given many
prominent musicians and music lovers Of
this city to hear Miss Voigt and Miss
Marguerite StillwelI. Of New York, who
were the soloists at last Sundays concert
Of the Saengerbund. Miss voigt sang sew
eral songs by Brahms. Schubert, Neidlin-
ger. and other composers. and charmed
everyone by her beautiful voice. breadth
of STYLE and artistic finish. Nevin's
Love Song and a waltz and polonaise OF
ChOpin's were brilliantly rendered by Miss
Stillwell on the piano and Walter Paris.
Of this city. played the Romance" by
Svendsen. for the violin. and Bohm's
"Cavatina." Miss Leavitt was the ac-
companist.
The music at ST. Stephens Church. CO..
lumbia Heights. special feature Of tho
services is under the direct supervision
OF the rector. Rev. George Fiske Dudley.
who has a me tenor voice The organist.
Mrs. Brown. is one of the best accom-
panists in the city.
Platon BrounoH who gives the lecture-
recital on Russian music. for the Philhar-
monte Club, in January. is not only a lee
turer. but composer of music. good
pianist, and the possessor of fine BARI
tone voice.
| Two more concerts will be given this
| season by the Damrosch Society, one some
! time in February. when Ericsson Bush
nell. basso. and Paul Miersch. 'cellist.
| will be the soloists. the other in April,
when Mckenzie Gordon, a tenor from
! New York, will sing with the society.
! The members Of the choir Of st. Johns
| Church, xho did such excellent work in
! the rendition Of the sacred cantata Seed
Time and Harvest last Thursday even
| ing. are now studying Gounod's Re
| demption." under the direction Of Fl. n.
Freeman. the organist of the church. This
oratoriO. which has never yet been sung
by church choir. Will be given during
Holy Week, some time in the spring.
The Georgetown Orchestra has arranged
to give two more concerts during the sea
son, but the dates cannot be fixed until
it is known what evenings the Lafayette
Square Opera House can be at the dis
posal of the orchestra
AT the recital last Monday evening.
Nine. Teresa Carreno played. as an en-
core. dainty little waltz of her own
composition entitled .'Teresita"
At the concert last Thursday evening
at the Wesley Methodist Church. perhaps
the most enjoyable numbers were the
duos sung by Jasper Dean McFall. BARI
tone. and William ID. Mcfarland. tenor.
whose voices blend wonderfully well.
Their versatility showed TO excellent ad-
vantage in the sharp contrast between
the music Love and War by Cooke.
and the '.Crucifx,' by Faure.
At the last meeting of the members of
the Choral Society it was decided to ceIe-
brate the end of the century with dancing
and an appropriate musical programme.
At the reception given by the Mems
Club OF the New York Avenue Presbyte-
rian Church last Tuesday the music
throughout the evening was furnished by
The Madrids''
An interesting musical event will be
pianoforte lecture recital. to be given De-
cenber 10. by Miss Marie Benedict in the
room for the blind Library of Congress. 81.
pianist and each selection rendered will
be prefaced by brief verbal analysis de-
scriptiye Of the historic or imaginative
interest OF the composition. This recital
is but one of series Of concerts. given
Wednesday of each week for the pleasure
and instruction of the blind people of the
District. but they are free to everyone,
and those in charge Of this work are
pleased to have the interest and attend
ance OF others besides the blind. Some Of
the best musical talent in the city has
been freely offered for these entertain
ments. The concert next week. when
Miss Helen MARI Campbell will sing will
take place Thursday. instead of
Wednesday. which is the Capital Centen-
NAL.
The singing OF Heath Gregory. of New
York. at the bazaar for the Home of In
curables. last Wednesday evening at the
Shoreham. was greatly appreciated. Mr..
also sang later in the week at
the musicale given by Mr.. and Mrs.
Ffoulke.
The opening concert of the Philhar-
monte Orchestra. to be given next Sunday
evening, bids fair to be very popular
casion. Many persons. aside from mu-
sicians. had only learned to appreciate
the high order of compositions rendered
by the Boston Symphony Orchestra. when
those concerts ceased. and they have. ever
since. been longing to hear more orches-
trail music. so it would seem that much
felt want is about to be satisfactorily
filed
The musical part of the entertainment =
given last Wednesday evening. under the
auspices OF the. Columbia and Children's
Hospital School of Nursing. included
piano solo by Mrs. Frank Byram. songs
rendered by Mrs. J. NJ. Rieman Perry
rurpin and W. C. Shannon and two trios
D. Miss Florence Stevens. violin: Miss
Florence Wieser cello. and Mrs Frank
oyram, piano Charles W Woodward
vas the accompanst.
At the concert for the blind given last
Wednesday at the Library OF Congress-
olos by Tosti. Nevin, Cowen, Goun5 ID and
auhinstein were sung by Mrs. HollyfleId
md Miss Walk. They also gave Carac-
'iollos beautiful duet. Nearest and
Dearest. and Miss Kate Grady played
;roup OF piano compositions by Wallace
'aur, Kruger. Gimble. and Iitton
Miss Estelis Wentworth of this city
Who made distinct hit with the Rcs-
onians last season, will be the soprano
ioloist at the concert to be given by
ialey's Eand this evening.
\ charming musicale was given Thurs
ay night at the parlors OF Mrs Milton l..