The times. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1890-1903, 1900-04-01
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MUSIC AND
MUSICIANS
Observation-Disclosures

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A few can touch the magic string,
And noisy Fame IS proud to win them;
Alas for those that never sing,
Z But die with all their music IN, them.
Oliver Wendell Holmes.
Professor HoTatio Parker. OF Yale Uni
vecsity, has been commissioned to COM
pose a work for the coming festival OF
the three choirs at Hereford. England.
The work Is to be an extended one for
chorus and orchestra, and uhe composer
has been asked to direct personally the
preparatory rehearSats and the first per-
Torrance In September This Is
the first time, it is said, that an
American musician has been honored by
such an invitation. Professor Parker also
has been invited to the Chester Tr!ennlaa
festival, to conduct a performance OF
his ',Hora Novissima." which was pro-
duced for the first time in England last
September at Worcester. The Chester
festival takes place July 8, % and y
(which OF Wasner's works do you con-
slider the best?" was Il question sent in 4
printed circular by a Trieste musician.
Hugo Tomicich. to a rumber OF we'll
1 known musicians and writer's on music.
Out OF sixty answers only one was In
faver OF The Flying Datehaian:
'.Tannflauser received two votes and "i4o-
hengrin'' three at the head stood
Tristan with eleven. A German verSSc1
obtained in like manner by another Wag-
ner enthusiast. declared in favor OF die
MeiStersinger."
The European tour Of Sousas Eand this
summer win begin in Paris, where the
American organization will play two
weeks at the Exposition The band Will
play for week in BERLIN. at the Royal
Nfa,, IN, Nv mo,
route will also be a w,ek at Hamburg.
four days each at Dresden, Leipzig.
Munich and Cologne, and two days each
at F'rankfort-on-the-AIa Main. Wiesbaden.
Nuremberg, Wurtzburs. Karlsruhe and
Dusseldorf.
A bill Incorporating the American In
stitute of Music has been Introduced in
the Legislature at Albany. The object of
the organization Us to encourage and de-
veEop popular interest in the study OF the
art and literature of music. Frank Dam
roschr James Speycr. Rudolph e.
Schirmsr, Theodore Schorske. Bruce
Price, Z. Il. L. Could, James Loeb, ia
cob E. Schif and Ambrose l.. F'hipps
are named as trustees of the institute.
Music, 1t is reported. WIFI be repre-
sented ait the Paris Exposition from the
| point Of view OF both composition and
execution The musical works of all ma
! tions will be recognized and admitted.
subject to the approval of music COM
mfttee The compositions admitted will
be rendered by $50 performers torches-
ira and chorus) an organ. and some
sotoists selected by the commission OF
official renderings, the programme con-
siStinS of four concerts with orchestra
and vocal or instrumental solos: six con-
certs with orchestra. sotofsts and oho-
rus; organ recitals. salon music. both vo-
cal and instrumental. The larger pert
of the works to be given will be those
OF living composers.
Clara Butt is authority for the state
ment that Sir Arthur Sullivan is writing
IN opera for her, which will be produced
at covent Garden, date not given.
Word comes from Brussels of the re-
markable success of a California celst.
Lovel Lansstroth. son of ]. ~ Lang
stroth. of rhe San Francisco Savings
Union. of that city.
Edith Walker. the American soprano.
who made her operate debut ait Vienna
and has been there ever since. Will sing
next season at Covert Garden for the
first time It is not yet settled that
quite certain that Mile. Calve viii not
The season will open May 18TH aid
will continue FOR siHty-seveu perform
ancss.
For the Music Festival at Birmingham
Eng, next October, Edward Efsar is
writing a new sacred choral composition.
to the poem of Cardinal Newman. THE
Dream of Gerontius. The festival FRO
gramme will also include Elijah and
THE Messialh,-' the ST. Matthew pas
sion music of Bach. Brahms requiem
Dvorak's '-Specter's Bride" Sir HUBER
Parry's 'sDe Profundis' and some por-
tons of mass by William Byrd
Grand opera in English and on a most
artistic scale is assured by the contract
between Maurice Cirau and Henry w.
Savage. A company is now in process
OF formation TO De kuowI, as rile Nero
politan English Opera Company, OF
which Mr.. Grau and Mr.. Savage Will be
the managing directors with Frank
W. Sanger member of the board
Of directors.
4 new book by Saint-Saens, who is as
clever with his literary wfth mis-
steal pen, will soon be issued in Paris
under the title OF Portraits et socve-
Mrs They contain much about Ru
b.nStein and List, with whom The Az
thor passed many pleasant days. SAM
SaerEs asserts that he himself alereiv re-
sembles Chopin in his bodily weakness
and precarious health. disclaiming amy
p-etenson of being the successor OF chat
marvellous genius WHO revoluttonized art
and opened the way to all modern rnu-
sic He fhUnorously ADDS Ghat. even in
consumption he still remains the inferior,
since Chopin died OF phthists, while ne
t1s, fNs< Ttsls,i rta ,n>t of
nalady.
It is again asserted that the French
Government mas decided TO open cun-
test for an exhibition cantata composed
by a foreigner. Frenchmen not being al
lowed to compete No details are yet ID
hand. and There seems to BE- very III
tie time available. Bat IL IS sad That Mr.
Leon de A1ayrand has prepared librst-
to for those vino desire to use 1t, and
that several German and American conl-
poSers have decided TO enter when n1s
particulars are published.
At the Crystal Palace London. March