The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-04-07
MUSICAL NOTES.

lhdHlla BAY.
MUSICAL NOTES.
The second instructive programme in
the interesting musical series arranged by
the Columbian Women was recently given
in the post graduate room of Columbian
University. 1t consisted of an explana-
ton. in lecture form, by Frau Hoegeis-
berger. of Richard Wagner's music drama
1.-The Nibelungen Cycle" Frau Hoegels-
berger comprehensively guided her hear
ers through the perplexing labyrinth of
tine NEUROLOGICAL and legendary theme
and clearly demonstrated how the music
expresses the meaning of the poem. Miss
Clara Willenbucher gave the musical in
depreciation on the piano, by playing
most expressively the different motifs
which symbolic the action OF the drama
She also played some of the more promi-
nent melodies. THE Song of the Rhine
Maidens,' the beautiful love song. Thou
Art the Spring, and siegffrieds Fun
eral March" y large and remarkably
attentive audience completely filed the
room. The next event in the series will
be talk by Miss Leavitt on Orchestral
Instruments: characteristics and Uses"
to take place April 20.
Mr.. q. Francis Hyde, President of the
New York Philharmonic Society. has
written an interesting account OF the
chestra, which recently celebrated its
fifty-ninth birthday. In addition to being
the oldest orchestra In America, it is the
largest regularly performing orchestra
in the world. 1t never numbers less than
100 players. and somtimes is much larger
II habitually has seventy-eight perform
ers in the string quartette, equal to the
total number of most regularly establish
ed orchestras The society has had among
its honorary members nearly all the great
composers contemporary with its exist
ence. such as Felix Mendelssohn. Louis
Spohr Franz List, Richard Wagner. Jo-
achim Ran, Anton Rubinstein. and An
tonin Dvorak. Among the conductors
have been Theodore Thomas, Anton Seidl,
and Emil Paur.
Miss Clara Moran and Miss Lucia Nola
will furnish music for the blind al the
Congressional Library. Wednesday after
noon. April II. instead OF Wednesday, the
Cd, stated last week. Miss Nola will
then sing from manuscript tine song, I'm
Come Unto Thee composed by Mr. Rob
ert Cary Stearns, of this city.
a portrait of Miss Mary Helen Howe
dramatic soprano. whose home is in this
city. appears on the cover of the current
number OF the "Concert-Goer."
An interesting organ, violin. and song
recital was given at the First Presby-
| terrain Church last Tuesday evening by
Jenny Lind Muller-Green, concert organ
| list; William +. Green, violinist: Mary
Mackenzie Byrne, and Mrs. T. c. Neon
| nell, sopranos; Alexander Mosher. tenor;
| George Wright, baritone. assisted by the
| First Presbyterian Church choir, of forty
voices. The concert was given under the
| direction of Mr.. George Lawrence.
The date of Miss Mary KimbaIIs piano
recital has been postponed to avoid con-
| fiicting with other previously arranged
musical affairs. The recital will take
place Saturday afternoon, April 20, at the
| Washington Club, no | Street.
| At the celebration of mass this morning
at the Soldiers Home Chapel the choir.
under the direction of Miss Mary Agnes
Browne, organist. will have the assist
| ance OF Miss Mamie Donnelly. soprano,
and Miss Lena Zimmerman, violinist.
| Mrs. Blanche Muir-Dalgleish will sing
| Geibel's Easter song, From Gloom to
| Glory at the o'clock service at the
! Soldiers Home this afternoon.
Slivinski, the distinguished Polish pian-
/ list who came to this country with the
| Leipsic Philharmonic Orchestra, is to
make a short supplementary recital tour
| OF the Eastern and Middle West cities
| Wherever Slivinski has played this sea
| son he has had very great success. and
| his recftals are looked forward to by
| those interested In music with pleasant
anticipations.
AT the services at St. Aloysius Church
today the choir will be accompanied by
an orchestra directed by Mr.. Sol Minister
| and Mr.. Erik Rath will officiate at the
organ during the II o'clock mass.
| Miss Anita Cluss, harpist of St Johns
! Church and late of New York. will play
| at Calvary Baptist Church this evening.
Miss Cluss will play the harp. as usual.
at the services at st. Johns this morning
and afternoon.
The Doubleday Sunday Night Club
| spent last Sunday evening in reading the
overture from lie Domino Noir," Auber;
| the Mozart Qunrtette. No. To- and the
allegro from Beethoven's Quartette, opus
! II. No. 3. Miss Lucia Noa sang one of
Mr.. Stearn's new songs and 1T is not
Always May by Gounod. Miss Moran
acted as accompanist.
|
Some very beautiful sacred music has
been rendered during the past week. in
| one instance entirely new to this city
| At the three hours service on Good Fri
day at st. Aloysius Church, it has been
| the custom for many years TO sing the
seven last words to Mercadantes compost
| tons. but this year Gounod's lovely SER
| vice was substituted. In spite of the
| fact that Gounod was the composer of
many operas and had a peculiarly worldly
| career, he was religious enthusiast ali
! his life. and the feeling manifested In his
| compositions of sacred works is never
| anything but religious, and the hearer is
| always surrounded by atmosphere of
| devotion. This service Is sometimes sung
| without an accompaniment of any kind,
| but last Friday the large choir was as
| sisted by strings and the organ In ad-
| dition to the service. the choir sa NJ, with