The Saint Paul globe., 1900-12-16

invitations were issued last week for
The trst semi-annual concert of the Cho-
raI society of the Conservatory of Music:
In Red Wing, to be given Wednesday
evening. The society has issued a hand
some souvenir programme.
70 The .!2,i5 following numbers will he sung:
"a t PIlgr1n2S of the Night Westbrook
%? (e,: a,:Msessengers of Peace, from
,.a Choral Society ;.''''' " 's me-
NoSeI ais Prophet ........ Sohuroanr
xo,a Miss Margaret Anderson.
False in B minor ................... .Chooin
az, Miss Lilly Anderson.
"a? 2o6y,, on6Ghorus of Nymphs'' from
o. The sPinning Chorus fr1Gn-HF0~h FROM
The Flying DUtcnnlan'' Wagner
..,rono, Choral Society.
- Miss Helga Peterson.
tI2 Gby N ..TTSoSSturne, 0p g. No. Chopin
Miss Olga Fjelde.
Autumn Violets'' .......... Bartlett
Choral Society. 20 g" t-e''
Not In late years has, the advent. of .
cello virtuoso caused such comment and
talk as does the advent of Huge. Becker.
the distinguished German cello virtuOs0
who Is to be heard for the first time in
this corntry with the Boston Symphony
orchestra in Boston on the 11th of Janu-
ary, 1901 In Europe this distinguished
musician is known as the supreme
master of his instrument - s..
He is true and rare artist. His
playing shows the gifts that are
seldom found in a human person. much
less IN a. single artist His tone is
mellow, warm, rich, round and imposing
European critics have compared his
phrastng with that of the most artistic
singers now before the public AMI in
their opinion his is the most beautiful.
lie possesses marvellous finger and
poWlng technique. Such playing as Beck
er's Is only too seldom heard, SAYS the
LONDON Morning Telegraph. Let no one
think he knows all that can be done
with the cello as a legitimate ana artis-
tic Instrument till he has heard Hugo
: Becker He IS the Rubins tein of his in
5 strufnent Becker is. to be heard with
the Thomas orchestra, the Cincinnati
symphony society, Pittsburg orchestra.
Cleveland symphony, in addition to FIVE
concerts with the Boston Symphony or
,chestra. He will also be heard in q Sc
ries of trio recttaIs, the other artists he
ing Dohynanyi, the pianist. and Fritz
Kreisler, fhe Austrian violinist.
Enrico ToselH, the first Italian pianist
to. rival 'Paderewski, viii arrive soon to
make tour of this country. The re-
ports Of him from abroad are quite SEN
sational in their enthusiasm. He is only
King Humbert and Queen Margherita.
lie will be heard in Washington this
season under the management of the
Knabes.
Prof John Fenwick will spend New
Years in Richmond, Wis.
Miss Ella Richards is planning a Sc
ries of studio pupil recitaIs to be given
after the holidays.
Miss Maud Powell is today the most
prominent American yiolinist in Eu-
rope. No American girl ever went to
Europe with brighter prospects and no
American vioinist has achieved more
In Berlin she was a decided success. In
Paris she conquered both the press and
the public. In London she is at the
present enjoying more success. She has
just given two recitaIs in London, and
is now touring the provinces, which will
occupy her time until the middle of De
cember, when she sails for this cot1n-
try. Her temperance will be with the
New York Philharmonic society, Jan. 10
and IL. After her recent appearance, the
Gazette said: Miss Maud Powell has
thoroughly succeeded in astonishing
every. one. She is an artist to the fin
ger tips. Miss Powell so entranced her
listeners with her bright, clear tone
smooth. fluent technique and unaffected
simplicity of delivery that the audience,
it seemed, would never cease applaud
ing.
Mr.. Goring Thomas, whose opera, ';Es- !
-neralda," was sung last week in New
York by the Metropolitan Opera COM
pany, has had several predec 2ssors as a /
composer of an "Esmeralda" opera. but |
he was the only one who was successful, !
says the New York Tribune. Perhaps the i
most complete fasco was. made by the !
original work for which Victor Hugo |
himself made the libretto, and in which |
no less a musician: than Hector Berltoz