The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1900-12-16
twenty-five voices, under the direction
of Miss Elsie M. Shave, organist

invitations were issued last week for
the first semi-annual concert OF the Cho-
raj Society of the Conservatory of Music
In Red Wing, to be given Wednesday
evening". The society has issued a hand
some souvenir programme.
"a Pilgrims of the Night ..Westbrook
'p e ls1p,5jMe SIS; of Peace" from
..e,, Choral Society 49, y % ~
VoSeI ais Prophet SchlInoann
vols :, Miss Margaret Anderson = i'l''iili
l-z.o, Miss Lilly Anderson. p--'
va 9o oGnorus of Nymphs" from
ob2 The Spinning Chorus, f FROM
'Fhe Flying Dutchnlan'' Wagner
..,r Choral Society.
Miss Helga Peterson. 80. '.'@ii g
"a "a ..NT5Geturne, Op. 8, No. 2 ......., Chopin
~ MISS Miss olga Fjelde Heller
Autumn Violets' ......... -. Bartlett
Choral Society.
Not IN late years has. the advent of q
. cello vi-tuoso caused such comment and
talk as does the advent, of Hugo Becker.
the distinguished German cello viftuoso.
who is to be heard for the first time in
this country with the Boston Symphony
orchestra in Boston on the 11th of }Janu-
airy, 1901. In Europe this distinguished
musician is known as the supreme
master of his instrument. .s~
lie is true and rare artist. His
playing shows the gifts that are
seldom found in a-<hgman- person. much
less in a single artist His tone is
mellow, warm, rich, round and imposing.
European critics have compared his
pErastng with that of the most artistic
singers now before the public, ana in
their opinion his is the most beautiful.
He possesses a marvellous finger and
ooWlng technique. Such playing as Beck
er's Is only too seldom heard, says the
London Morning Telegraph. Let no one
tfllnk he knows all that can be done
with the cello as a legitimate and artis-
/ TIC Instrument till he has heard Hugo
Becker. He IS the Rubins tein of his in
strumentJ Becker is ito. She heard with
1.-THE Thomas orchestra, the Cincinnati
symphony society, Pfttsburg orchestra,
cleveland SYMPHONY, in addition to FIVE
eoneerts with the Boston Symphony or
chest He will also be heard ma Sc
ries Of trio recitaIs, the other artists he
ing Dohynanyi, the pianist. and Fritz
trelsier, the Austrian Violinist
*'--
Enrico ToselH, the first Italian pianist
to rival. fPaderew will arrive soon to
make a 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
fle 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 rectals to be given
after the holidays.
Miss Maud Powell is today the most
prominent American violinist in Eu-
rope. No American girl ever went to
Europe with brighter prospects and no
American vioiinist 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
I cember, when she sails for this cot1n-
try. Her temperance will be with the
New York Philharmonic society, jan TO
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.
49,.
=. Mr.. Goringo Thomas, whose opera, les
meralda, 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
most. complete fasco was made by the I
original work for which Victor Hugo
himself made the libretto, and in which
no less a musician; than Hector Beflioz