The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-01-13
MUSICAL NOTES.

Last Sunday being the Epiphany. more
than usual care was given the music at
st. stephens Church. Columbia Heights.
Quite appropriate to the day was the CT
fertory anthem. Wise Men From the
East" by Vincent. and the complete COM
| munion service by F. C. F. Cramer was
finely sung by the vested choir Miss Lii
liam Lewis whose clear voice has quail
| ties particularly adapted to the rendering
of church music. is Ill with throat trouble
and unable to sing. Her place as soprano
soloist was satisfactorily filled by the
Misses Ethel and Mabel Hughes.
1t is said that Miss Sara Anderson,
who is to be one of the soloists OF the
| Choral Society entertainments this sea-
son. has been engaged for the Bayrsuth
| season next summer. II Is also said that
| there are few German visitors to the
sacred shrine of Magnetism now as most
| of the pilgrims are English and Ameri-
| cans. All of the seats for the first series
Of performances Of Der Ring der Nibe-
lungen" have already been sold. though
the performances win not take place until
June 25-2s.
In place of the usual service last sun
day evening the choir of Hamline NJ E.
| Church, augmented with other singers
under the direction OF Mr.. William ].
Palmer. rendered sacred cantata, THE
Holy One of Israel" by Charles H. Ca
briel. The soloists were Misses Dolan.
| Grossart, 0'Neal, and Houchen and
| Messrs. Webb. Springer, Young, and Al
burger and Mr.. Dufey gave The People
That Walked in Darkness" by Handel.
During the offertory Miss 0'Neal sang
}''The Three Visions" b. Giebel. The or
gan accomplishments were played by Mr..
Otis ID. SWEET.
| The Georgetown Orchestra is rehearsing
The Egmont Overture. by Beethoven.
| The Scotch Symphony" by Mendelssohn.
and Bizet's Suite No. % to be in readi-
ness to give it's next concert whenever an
| off night occurs at one of the theatres.
| The concerto for violin by yieuxtemps
will be played by Mr.. Anton Kaspar,
musician of unquestioned ability, and
there is to be vocal soloist not yet de-
cided UPON.
The Marquis de Souza treated few
fri lends of his manager to a private hear
ing of his voice the other day. in New
| York. and one of them describes 1t as
being quite phenomenal. Wien he makes
a crescendo one could imagine himself
listening TO male chorus in unison, and
yet he is able 10 command the most deli
cate pianissimo tone. and can sing, IL he
wishes. with the lightness Of a tenor.
Miss Willenbucher will sing today, dur
ing the offertory. at st. Stephens Church.
/ Columbia Heights. Randegger's arrange
ment Of Rees Save me. o God"
| At the concert to be given the aftsr-
noon of Wednesday January %, at the
Columbia Theatre. by the Pittsburg or
chestra, Victor Herbert, conductor, aud
Ernestine Schumann- Heink, soloist, the
programme will be as follows. Beetho-
ven's overture "Leonore" No. 3; Vitsilia's
aria from the opera OF Titus by do
Fart; symphony No. ), minor. From
the New World,'' Dvork; group Of
songs with pianoforte, ballet music, THE
CD, by Massenet. and a new work by
Vf.tor Herbert. the symphonic poem He
no and Leander" to be heard in Washing
ton for the first time.
Enrico TosseIIl, the Italian pianist, ar
rived in New York last Sunday. He is
only eighteen years of age. His first ap-
pearance in this country will be on Tues
day, January Is, at Carnegie Hall. New
| York. He will play with the Pittsburg
Orchestra in Baltimore the evening of
January %. Signor Tosselli was born in
| Nice. and went as child TO Florence He
is pupil of Sgambati OF Rome and Mar
| tucci of Bologna two men who stand for
4 the most progressive musical culture in
Italy. He is a typical disciple of ltaly's
new music.
| Harry Wheaton Howard is giving ex-
| cellent satisfaction with his work at the
organ at the Church of the Immaculate
| Conception. The music on Christmas
/ Day and New Year Eve has received great
/ commentator. Haydn's First Mass will
/ be sung today by the choir, under the d.
rection OF Mrs. Clara Baker Smith.
| At the last meeting OF the Damrosch
| Society Otto Tourney Simon assumed tho
duties of musical director. Mr.. Simon took
up the work with an enthusiasm which at
once inspired the members. and the re-
suit was mutually satisfactory. Edmund
A. Varela. whose impaired health caused
him to sever his long connection with the
| svciety as musical director. was elected
| an honorary member. At the next concert
given by the society, which will take place
the evening of February 6, at the Congre-
gational Church. the soloists will be Mrs.
| II. c. Browning. soprano. of this city;
Ericsson Bushnell. basso. and Paul
Miersch. vioioncello, who are both from
New York city.
The oratorio. The Birth of Christ"
| composed by William A. Kirkpatrick, or
| ganist of Trinity Church. which was SO
well given recently by the vested choir Of
that church. was repeated last Thursday
| evening at the Church of the Ascension.
| Or this occasion the Trinity choir was
| augmented by male voices from the As
cension choir. The soloists were, howev-
en- the same; sopranos. Miss Bertha Wood
ward and Mrs. A. X. Benson: Tenor. James
| G. Trsylor; baritone. Halstead P Hoover:
| bass. c. Moore with Mr.. Kirkpatrick as
| director and organist. The music is OF
| that sort which loses nothing by repeti-
| tien having the notable merit Of appear
| ing more beautiful each time 1t is heard
and il was sting with spirit and expression.
| The rector OF the church. the Rev. DR..
Elliott. gave an interesting talk abous
the origin and meaning of oratorios. In
| spite of the weather goOdsiZed congre-
CATION filled the large church.
The next concert to be given by the
Philharmonic Club. is piano recital by
Edward Mcdowell. the well-known Amer
lean composer. which will take place the
evening of February 6.
The concert to be given by the Pitts
on Wednesday afternoon. January %. is
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