The times., 1901-04-07

great expression some motetts by Gounod.
Dixon, haydn, Rheinberger, Tinel. and
Klein.
The wonderfully expressive music of
Gual's Passion Service was sung last Good
Friday evening at Trinity Church, Third
and Streets. Under the direction of
Prof. w. A kirkpatrick. director and or
gapist by a chorus of about sixty men
and women voices, comprising the com
| bined chorus OF Trinity and Ascension.
The soioists We're Miss Bertha Woodward,
soprano; Mrs. W, y. Kirkpatrick. contrai,
to; MIR. II. Stevens. tenor; Mr.. ialstead
Z. Hoover, baritone. and Mr. C. Moore
bass. The service is in six parts, ne
| Traitor at the Table, The Denial IN the
Palace" The Unjust Condemnation,
'"rhe Mockery on Calvary The
Shadow of Death" and The Holy Sepul-
chre; it contains solos, choruses, and de-
scriptive passages for the organ. The
music is of high order, solemn and de
votiOna1 in character, and was remark
ably well rendered by the choir, the
chorus work being especially effective.
Every seat in the church was filled early
i'll the evening and many persons were
turned away.
On Good Friday evening the "CrucitiX-
ion" was sung at ST. Andrews Church by
the choir of forty mon and women
voices. under the direction of Miss Nir-
| ginia Goodwin, the soprano soloist of the
church. The others taking part We're
Mr.. Charles G. McRoberts. bass soloist of
st. Andrew s, and Mr.. Douglas Ci- Miller
the tenor soloist of the First Congrega-
tional Church. Mr.. Ernest Winchester,
from St Marks Pro-cathedral, presided
at the organ, and an orchestra directed
by Mr.. Josef FinckeI assisted. The beau
| tiful music was well rendered and large
and attentive congregation completely
filled the church. The performance was
almost in the nature of requiem on ac-
count of the very recent death in Londoh
of Sir John Stainer. the composer OF the
oratOrio.
A solemn rendering of Rossinfs 'Stabat
Mater" was given Good Friday evening at
st. Pauls Church. Twenty-third Street.
by the vested choir, directed by the or
ganist, Mr.. William 3. Atkinson.
An enjoyable feature Of the musicale
given last Wednesday by the ladies Of
the Universalist Church was the singing
by Mr. Raphael Koester Of Hawley's Art
Is a Dream" and St. Quentin's Con
! quered.' Mr. Koester has baritone
/ voice of exceptionally sympathetic quality
and is also a fine violinist and pianist
of ability He is a graduate of the Royal
! Conservatory at Berlin and before identi-
| lying himself with the Washington Col
| lege toured with Nine. Teresa Carreno in
| the United States and South America.
| Miss Cluss played harp solos at the
| wedding ceremony and reception of Col
| d. NJ. Ross and Miss CorbelI on last
Thursday evening.
The sale of seats for the IIenschels' re-
cital at the Columbia Theatre, on Tues
day, April 16, is in progress at Sanders &
Stayman's. and promises a large audience,
one that will include a host of the city s
most notable musicians and many we'll
known society leaders
The concert in this city will be the last
appearance Of MI and Mrs. Henschel in
this country, as they will sail for Europe
two days after their engagement here, to
appear or the concert stage in London
and the principal cities of the continent
They are deservedly popular locally and
those who have had the pleasure of list
ening TO their music are their most en-
of Mrs. Henschel is iu itself veritable
lesson in the art of singing. and her
| phrasing is surpassed by no other promi-
nent vocalist on the stage today. Mr..
Henschel is a really admirable singer. in
addition to being a pianist of rare talent
while his writings on musical topics are
known all over the world as most able
contributions AIR. George Cotton. the
local manager for the Henschels' con-
cert, promises that the programme viii
be a most excellent one.
Mr. Edward Gerry Whall visited Balti-
more Thursday evening and sang several
! selections before a large and fashionable
audience at the Riding Club. The songs
| rendered We're the Recessionai. AT the
Bottom of the Deep Blue Sea-" and the
Irish Maid" and judging from the ap-
| plause at the end of each song, Mr.
| Whails singing pleased the Baitimoreans
very much. He has a large, round, and
smooth baritone voice, very musical in
| quality. and his success in the amateur
ranks is assured.