Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1900-02-19

BANDA ROSA CONCERT.-The Banda
Rosa, under the leadership of Eugenia Sor-
rentino, gave two concerts at the Columbia
Theater yesterday afternoon and evening,
which should have attracted more of the
mustc-loNng populace of the capital city
than they did. The programs were well
selected, and the band is superior one in
every respect. but the attendance at the
matinee performance was exceptionally
light, almost painfully so, and, while the
attendance at the evening concert was
much better, there was not the turnout of
people that the merits of the band justified.
The Banda Rosa has been heard here not
long ago, so that there is hardly need of
going into the merits of the organization
1t is sufficient to say that it plays all
classes and schools of music well. and the
Italian school better than any other. In
the afternoon concert yesterday the skill of
the band, both as an organization and in
the strength of its solo players, was shown
in the Tannhauser overture. a selection
from Boito's La MephiStofele,' and a Sc
lection from the fourth act of III Trovatore."
all of which were given with splendid eff
feet Enthusiastic applause was given
Leader Sorrentino and his men for all the
selections, but the grand climax In the Me-
phistofele Sc ectOn fairly brought down the
house. Encores were generously accorded
at both concerts marches and patrols, in
which American national airs figured lber-
ally. being the principal ones given. Two
solos Were given at the afternoon concert
one by Signor Tavani Wagner's ''Walther
TrOmanlide, FOR the trumpet, which was
played with such excellent effect that the
soloist was forced to respond to an en-
phatic encore, and the other by Signor San
ma, florid selection for the bass clarinet,
which served to show the remarkable skill
of the soloist this rather difficult instru-
ment. The program for the evening con-
cert was even better selected than that for
the afternoon. The principal numbers Were
the William Tell overture, a selection from
Meyerbeer's "L'Africaine,' the quartet from
"Rigoletto," and the sextet from Lucia. de
Lammermoor," all of which were given
with splendid effect. SignOr Sauna repeat
ed his solo of the afternoon concert in the
evening One of the most enthusiastically
received numbers was the intermezzo from
.'Cavallerfa Rusticana. which was given
as an encore, and in which the superiority
of the band in the matter of wood-Winds
was plainly manifest.
SACRED CONCERT.-A sacred concert
was given last night in Masonic Temple in
connection with the bazaar which was held
all OF last week in the interest Of the
Church of the Sacred Heart, and which will
be concluded this evening with a euchre
party. The soloists of last evening were:
Mr. Herman Rakemann, Mrs. William H.
Reed. Mr.. William II. Conley, Prof Anton
GloetZner, Miss Edna Bishop Mr.. George
O'Connor, Miss Annie Grant, Mrs. NJ Mai
ma, Miss Bertha Lucas, Mr.. w. d. McFar-
land and Mrs. Margaret NJ. Martin. There
was also quartet selection by Mrs. Flow
er, Mr.. Mcfarland, Miss O'Brien and Mr.
Cannon. Mr.. L. E. Cannon was musical d.
rector and the accompanies We're Mrs. Cla-
ra Y. Flint, Miss Ebert, Mr.. Lawrence and
Miss Lucas. The chorus was composed as
follows: Sopranos, Miss NJ. OBrien, Miss
NJ. Miller, Miss c. Holmead, Mrs. G..
Thomas. Mrs. Kelser, Mrs. Flower and Mrs.
Byrne; altos. Miss A. oBrien, Miss A.
Hanley. Miss F. Calvert, Miss Colburg and
Mrs. Thompson; tenors, E. j. McQuade, J..
Carew, c. Callan, Harry Warthan, D.
O'Brien, F. ]. Mulhall, j. O'Leary and p
O'Farrell; bassos, K. oDwyer. B. Prague,
J. G. Trail, G. L. Fisher, G. Cannon, George
w. Barry and G. H. O'Connor.
The next lecture in the Y. NJ. C. A course
at the First CONGREGATIONAL Church will be