The Washington times., 1901-10-27
EUTERPE MUSICAL CLUB.
MIR. HeimendahI Chosen Director for
the Coming Season.

| The Euterpe Musical Club entertained
the largest audience Monday evening. at
it's third musicale, that ever assembled in
| the clubrOoms. The programme was espe-
cially interesting.~t the magnificent voice
of Mr.. Clifford Alexander Wiley being
heard in the famous baritone solo from
Elijah 1T Is Enough"
Miss Anna Ulke. a new member. rem
dered the 'celo part in trio, "Medita-
ton" by Richardson. which was received
with great applause.
A social evening .s being arranged by
the club. to give members an opportunity
to become better acquainted and to meet
the now musical director.
The marked artistic and financial sue
cess which the Euterpe Musical Club has
enjoyed since it's reorganization last sea-
son. and the unstiGted favor with which
it's biweekly musicales have been re-
ceived. have induced the board of man
ayers 20 somewhat widen the scope of the
clubs work. and to extend the enjoy
| ment and benefits to be derived therefrom
to a greater number of the music lovers
of Washington. With this end in view
the club has engaged the eminent mu-
sician, w Edward He.meHdahl as mu-
sical director for the season Ig1l-1992 Mr.
Heimendahl enjoys natioaal reputation,
selection the club has been very fortunate.
as he is peculiarly fitted for the position
He is director Of orchestra at the Pea
body Conservatory of Music, Baltimore
and is held in high esteem in local mu-
sical circles. In his capacity as musical
director Of the Eutsrpe Musical Club he
viii exercise a general supervision over
all musical renditions, and will have spe-
cial charge Of the concerted vocal and
Instrumental numbers, which will be
made a feature of the clubs biweelSly
musicales
Mr.. Heimendahl was born in Elberfeld.
Germany. He showed more than the
usual musical talent at an early age. and
was placed in the hands Of the local con-
cert master TO study the violin before he
had reached his seventh year. At the age
of nine he made his first public appear
ance. playing with orchestral accompanl-
ment Beethoven's Romance" in +. While
on a visit TO EIberfeld. wilheImj heard
him, and persuaded him to accompany
him to Wieshaden, where he remained for
two years studying under WilhelmTs su-
pervision. He then left for Brussels. Bel
gium. entered the Conservatory under
Wieniawsh and after year carried off
a first prize at the annual competition Of
students. He remained another year per-
'fecting mis- theoretical studies. enjoying
instruction in harmony. counterpont. and
composition under Dupont, Kufferath, and
Govaert He then settled in London,
called there by Wilhelmj to take part in
the great Wagner Festival of 1S77
In 1873 he was engaged as solo violiuist
by the Boston Mendelssohn Quintette
Club and Travelled extensively over the
United States and Canada. He settled
year later in Chicago, where he organized
the symphony concerts known under his
name In 1854 ne left Chicago and went
to New York to take charge Of the Lie
derkranz and Brooklyn Philharmonic
Chorus, as Theodore Thomas assistant.
1t was then that he gave attention to vO-
cal matters, taking lessons Of Madame
Cappiani, which he dfterward continued
with Mr.. Shakespeare, Of London. In
lSS6 he was called 10 Baltimore, where he
took charge Of the MaennerchOr Society,
organized the Philharmonic Orchestra,
and conducted the sacngerfest of the
North American Federation in lsSs.
In the year following he retired from
public life. giving his attention chiefly to
vocal culture wherein he has developed a
method essentially his own During the
coming season he will again give part Of
his time to public duties, and besides hay-
ing been engaged to conduct the Peabody
symphony concerts in Baltimore. will give
his best energies to further the growing
prosperity Of the Euterpe Musical Club,
Of this city. which already occupies a con-
sPicuOus position In the front rank of
prominent musical organizations.