The times., 1901-03-24
MUSICAL NOTES.

| gramme." of the series under the aus
pices of the Columbian Women, will b'
| given Saturday evening, March 80, at Co
| lumbian University. 1t will consist of {
| lecture on The Nibelungen Cycle" by
| Frau Hoegelsberger with musical inter
! probation by Miss Clara Wilenbucher.
The members of the Euterpe Club viii
give one of their semi-monthly musicales
tomorrow evening, at the club hall, 51'
Ninth Street.
Mrs. George Routt-Johnson is prepar-
ing her pupils for another musicale, tc
take place during the Easter holidays
either in knabe Hall or at her uptown
studio 1905 Rhode Island Avenue.
The Saengerbund gave its seventh musi-
cal entertainment Of the season last Sun
day evening, for which Mr.. Henry Xander,
the director of the club, had arranged a
specially enjoyable programme. Miss
IouTita Howard sang a soprano solo. Mir.
Harry Wheaton Howard played some OF
his own compositions on the piano. Miss
ROsalie Holberg rendered a contralto
song. Mr.. Sol Minister'S violin solo was
enthusiastically applauded. Mrs. Ivy Her
riot Shade sang waltz song by Arditti
and a baritone solo was given by. Mr.:
Frank Rebstock. The Saengerbund
chorus was also heard in several numbers.
At the Immaculate Conception Church
this evening at vespers, Miss Annie Grant
will sing an 20 Salutaris7 by Braga, with
violin obligato played by Miss Mary King.
Miss II. Theodore Wight sang before
the Friday Morning Club at it's meeting
last week, at the Washington Club. Her
numbers We're three songs, the words
from Some Verses" by Helen Hay, set to
music by BSrence Thompson. Miss Wight
has gift for choosing pretty and popu-
lar songs, some of them quite unusual.
Mr.. Charles Rabold, the Baltimore bari
tone, has recovered from his recent i'll
ness and was able to sing the offertory
at st. Matthew's Church last Sunday
morning, during the II o'clock mass. Mr.
Rabold was in fine voice and rendered
the bass selo from Verdi's Requiem Mass
with the style and finish for which he is
justly noted.
The testimonial concert rendered Mrs.
NJ. r. Waldecker by her pupils last Mon
day evening at Masonic Temple was a
great success The programme consisted
of weIl-selected vocal and instrumental
music, which was well received by the
large audience. 1t included several num-
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chestra and songs by Miss o. Hoffman
and Mr.. F. O. Haring. Miss Florence
Metz played the overture to Tampa,
by Herold, and Mr.. A. II. t. Luerssen
gave Bach's prelude and fugue, A minor,
for the piano. Mrs. Waldecker and
Messrs. c. Campagna, ]. Immich, and +.
Kuemmel rendered Allison March" com
posed by NJ r. Waldecker; Others f.eI1sotta, tax
Media Waldecker, T. r. Williams, NJ
Ballad. e. Steward, E; Hermann, S.
Herring, and Masters Albert Babendreier
and lido Waldecker The entertainment
closed with bright little comedy sketch
entitled The Wager" in which the char
acters were taken by Miss Violet Warren
Pierson and Mr.. William H. Bright.
The choir Of Immaculate Conception
Church VIII sing Rossinis "Stabat Mater
entire this evening at o'clock. in place
of vespers. Following the 'Stabat Ma
ter there will be benediction: The pro-
gramme for the service, under the dl5
rection of Mrs. Clara Il. Smith, leader and
choir director, is as follows:
Introduction to "Stabat Mater. for
organ. Mr.. Harry W Howard
With tenor solo by Mr. r. c. Ballinger
and quartette by Miss Annie Grant,
Miss Grace Maher. Mr.. r. G. Ballin-
ger, and Mr.. e. Hell Hlc,... ,,,,
e''0- Mr.. Howard o. Cook.
Duett "Quis Est Homo"
Miss Mabel Latimer and Miss Nellie
Bass solo..'..................."Pro Peccatis'
~ Mr 4 A. Murray;
Win bass SOLO by Mr.. So 7 A MqEFay Wstsr
Miss Grant, Miss o'Hare. Mr.. Cook,
Soprano solo...... Fac VI Portem'
Miss Mabel Latimer
solo. 'lnfiammatuS
Miss Annie E. Grant, with chorus
Quartette. tluando corpus
Miss Grant. Miss O'Hare, Mr.. Cook,
Mr.. Murray.
Chorus. uS.....-.-....----.---.-.- .-----.- Amen
Choir
Benediction.
Ave Regina Coelorum Dana
Miss Mabel Latimer. D.
20 SalutariS' '..............-.-......... Braga
Miss Annie Grant, with violin obligato
.n PLAYED by Miss Mary King p,aa
'Tantum Ergo cioi. ic;ii.;ii..'.'-'''-''''''''ilga
'Laudate Dominum Plain Chant
Choir.
Mr.. Harry Wheaton Howard.
Miss Cryder's second musicale last Fri
day afternoon at the Washington Club
proved to be a most interesting affair.
Mrs. Lent, pianist. gave artistic rem
lerlng of Sinding's Spring Song" selec-
ions by Grieg and MacDowell. and one
IF Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies. Miss
Tryder sang very charmingly Gounod
Au Printemps" and Sterne Nit Den
Pierce's sweet tenor voice was heard in
liza I.ehmann's Mirage and some
duets with Miss Hunt. Mr.. Lent gave
some fine cello music, and Miss Hunt
was most successful In little Russian
song by Tschaikowsky.
A large crowd attended the thirteenth
aeolian and pianola recital, given Friday
evening, at Knabe Hall. A special feature
was Mr.. II. c. Rakemanns violin playing
Of two movements from Beethovens
'Kreutzer Sonata" and the prelude to
Dianola and aeolian accompaniment.
The two lectures delivered by Mr.. G..
Edward Stubbs, NJ. A, at st. Johns Par
sh Hall last Thursday and Friday even
ngs were particularly interesting affairs
to musicians. Mr.. Stubbs is instructor in
music at the General The
illogical Seminary New York, and organ
list and choirmaster of St. Agnes Chapel |
Trinity Parish. The first lecture, Land
marks OF Early Musical History" was
Illustrated by stereopticon views and was
largely devoted 10 the development of the
various musical instruments. especially
the organ. IT. StuDbS drew comparisons
between the different ways I'm which or
gans are built in Europe and America,
TO the latter country. Abroad
the organ, a cube, IS built with all the
sides free but one; in this country the or
gan is confined within walls and mason
ry top, bottom, every side but one, of
course making a vast difference I'm the
volume of sound. The lecture Friday
evening was about the training of boys
voices, the origin of the choral service, |
and the history of the male choir. Illus |
rations of various methods of boy voice |
culture were given by members of the |
,hoirs of St John and the Orphanage.