The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-01
MUSICAL NOTES.

The ST. Paul Choral club announces
1.-THE Messiah for Tuesday evening,
Dec. TO- The unqualified success of its
work last season has not beer. forgotten,
and the musical public accords this or
ganization a standing Of the highest rank.
The giving Of the oratorio Mes
e eeg is Of cG ensf0m Mhich reco on s
as an established institution, and is reck-
oned upon a regular part of the cele-
bration of the WoSds Christmas fes"
tival 1t Is to be rendered at this time
with an accompaniment of Danz's full
orchestra.
Joseph S. Baernstein, until last spring,
was a singer new to the Northwest, ex-
cept by reputation. He was introduced
by the club to a large ST. Paul audience.
Ii was enough. His re-enga cement was
demanded, so instantaneous was his sue
cess. He sings the Messiah without
score. and is reported to have more
engagements for this oratorio than any
other basso. So genial is his bearing, SO
clear his enunciation, SO broad and ar
tistic his perception that these charac-
teTistics of his voice made him an artist
of the first rank. The other soloists In
the quartette are: Mrs Genevieve Clark
Wilson, soprano; Miss Mabelle Crawford,
Chcago's favoiite controlto, and Glenn
Hall, tenor.
Mrs. Norman Nash McFerran will give
q song recital the midle of this month
to introduce Mrs E. Payson Smith Mrs.
Smith, who is now doing the soprano
work at the Woodland Park Baptist
church, is the possessor of remarkably
sweet voice of wide and even range and
of pronounced dramatic timber. Assoc
ciated with her in her choir work are
Mrs. Allen Krieger, contralto; Harry
Drake, tenor, and Mr.. Woodwork, BARI
tons.
The Church of st. John the Evangelist
No CT
Katherine Richards Gordon has kindly
volunteered to supply until the first OF
the year, and it is hoped that by that
time somebody will be found who can fill
the place. There is rather a dearth of
soprano soloists in ST PAIL, matrimony
and an ambition to work in wider fields
having robbed the city of many of its
Among the songs which Mr.. Lewis
ShaWe will sing at the Shawe-Johnson
recital, to be given Wednesday evening,
Dec. 4. at the Aberdeen, are 1.-The Spirit
Song. by Haydn. the words of which
We're written by Shakespeare; Dreams
by Wagner; ''Ich Grolle NIGHT" Schu-
mann man! "A B5qrque at Midnight" Lam,
Forget" White. Mr.. Johnson will read
from Hamlet and the songs Mr.
Shave has selected will be sung between
the different acts, and will fit in admir-
ably with the various acts of the tragedy,
as read by Mr.. Johnson.
The second Students section recital of
the Schubert club will be given Wednes-
day afternoon, Dec. II. at Summit hall.
A miscellaneous programme will be pre-
sented.
Prof. George. H. .Fairclough will give
an organ recital the last of December
In Fergus Falls under the auspices of the
Ladies' Schumann cllb~of that city. Miss
Florence Marion Pace, formerly of this
city, but now of Chicago, will be the So
The vested choir of the Peoples church
new numbers fifty children's voices The
chllofen meet for practice every Wednes-
Gay at o'clock. Mr.. Musgrove has
charge of the choir and is already obtain,
ing some good results from his CHORUS.
Mrs Grigsby is a new addition to st.
Paul musical circles. She comes from
Philadelphia and has done considerable
concert work in the East. She is a So
prano soloist, who will make her debut
IN the concert to be given next SHncay
afternoon by the Minnesota State band
Miss Katherine Richards Gordon win
give special recital for the Schubert
club New, Years afternoon Miss Cor
don will sing a programme of French
songs.
Arthur Bergh and his sister. Miss Min
ME Bergh, will give their second violin
Rnd piano recital Dec. 20 at Mozart hall.
Frank J. Rosenthal has been engaged
as basso of the quartette at ST. Imke's
church, and win begin singing there to-
day.
Alexander Musgrove will sing the reei-
tative, THUS Saith the Lord" ard the
aria following it at this mornings
service in the Peoples church. This
evening he will sing another oratorio
number from Mendelssohn's "St. Paul"
Miss Clara Williams has been engaged
to sing in two concerts to be given by
the Ravenswood club of Chicago, next
month
David Ferguson Colville will sing the
pass part in the Creation Dec IS, at
Mortified, MINI. The other artists will
be Mrs. w. l.. Gray of Northfield and
Edward Strong, of New York city
On account of the Nordica concert the
st: Paul Choral club will hold its rehear-
sal on Monday next. instead of on Tues
day evening, at Christ church guild hail