The times., 1901-06-09
MUSICAL MENTION.

The daily band concerts at the Soldiers
Home are now in progress. They take
place from 430 to $50 o'clock. but in q few
days the hour will be changed from to
6 o'clock A good class Of music is well
rendered. Director Zimmerman gets
good results from his men. The pleasure
of a walk or drive through these beauti-
full grounds is very much enhanced by
these attractive concerts and the band
stand in front of the Scott Building IS
usually surrounded by carriages and pc
destrians during the programmes.
S. Monroe Fabian, the well-knOWn pi-
anist and teacher viii close his season
here the end of the present month, and
viii then go to New York where he will
have charge Of the classes IN interpreta-
tion in the Virgil CIavier School during it's
summer term. Mr.. Fabian has been con
nected with the school during the past
season, making weekly trips 10 New
York and has recently given two highly
successful recitals under its auspices
there. He will give several rectals dur
ing the summer, and his time will doubt
less be in great demand. for his splendid
abilities as teacher are widely known
and appreciated.
At St. Johns Church. in Georgetown,
special musical services are being given
this month before the regular after
noon services. They consist of a half
hour organ recital with solos by mem
bers Of the choir. Reginald Mccall is the
Ofganist and he has arranged attractive
programmes for the series He will sail
July for England, to be gone until the
autumn.
Gertrude Harrison viii leave for Bar
Harbor July l, TO remain several weeks.
Miss Harrison, whose speciality is salon
work, expects to do a good deal Of sing
ing during her stay at Bar Harbor.
DR. Z. S. Kimball left last Thursday for
New York several weeks in advance Of
the time originally set for his departure.
A number of his pupils are waiting for him
and at their urgent request he arranged
TO go last week Among those enrolled
for his summer class are William r. Stew
art, Albert Parr, Henry Miller, Robert S
PigOtt, Estelle Wentworth, Carita Mo
rena, Clara Belle Jerome Adele Rafter
and Celeste Wynne. Dr. Kimbau expects
to have very successful summer season
\ good story about the late Sir Arthur
Sullivan was told ~ Sir Alexander Mac
kenze in a recent lecture. While re-
hearsing the Golden Legend" Sullivan
complained TO Sir Alexander that he
found it very difficult to get away from
the influence of light opera metho1s
You know, he said, when in the Ie-
gend' the soprano comes on TO sing 1 am
not here to argue but to die / can. [ re-
sist the feel g that the chorus ought to
emerge and 'ng in true comic opera
fashion, Sh doesn't come here to argue
but 70 die
An enjoyable concert was given last
Tuesday evening at the First Presbyte-
rian Church Those who participated in
the excellent programme were Mrs. Jen-
ny Lind Green. orgaIist; Lucy Madison
Lehman, contralto; Mary Mckenzie
Byrnc soprano; Melville Hersy. tenor.
George Wright, baritone; w. \. Hopkins,
bass, and William +. Green, Violinist, and
the choir OF the church. The aCcOmpani-
ments were played by Miss Van de Bo-
gert, Miss Gisburne, and Miss Romeyn.
The Feast Of Corpus Christi which fell
Catholic churches today by special serv-
ices At ST Matthews solemn high mass
will he celebrated at II O'Clock, which
.'Guilmant Mass" in + fiat will be
sung. Before the service Heber May will
sing the 20 Salutaris" and at the offer
tory. Charles Rabold. of Baltimore will
sing Parker's "Salve Regina" The pro-
gramme for vespers AT o'clock will in
cludc Psalms" and 'Magnificat' Of Gior-
"a, of1crtoTy Ave Nerum Milard. sung
by Mr.. Stevens; "Salve Regina" arranged
frnm Elijah" solo by Carrie Burkhardt:
20 Salutaris. sung by Heber May;
''Tantum Ergo 'Berge, and "Laudate,"