The times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1897-1901, 1901-03-24
MUSICAL NOTES.

| lecture on The Nibelungen Cycle" b.
Frau Hoeselsberger, with musical inter
probation by Miss Clara Wilenbucher
The members of the Euterpe Club vii
give one of their semi-monthly musicale
tomorrow evening, at the club hall, 81
Ninth Street.
Mrs. George Routt-Johnson is prepar
ing her pupils for another musicale. Il
take place during the Easter holidays
| either in knabe Hall or at her uptown
studio, 12O5 Rhode Island Avenue.
| The Saengerbund gave it's seventh musi
cal entertainment of the season last Sun.
day evening, for which Mr. Henry Xander
| the director of the club. had arranged q
| specially enjoyable programme. Miss
| IIourita Howard sang a soprano solo MIR
| Harry Wheaton Howard played some OF
| his own compositions on the piano. Miss
| Eosalfe Holberg rendered contralto
song. Mr.. Sol Minister'S violin solo was
| enthusiastically applauded. Mrs. Ivy Her
riot Shade sang a waltz song by Arditti
and 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 Salutaris" by Braga. with
violin obligato played by Miss Mary King
Miss II. Theodore Wight sang before
the Friday Morning Club at its 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 BSrenice Thompson Miss Wight
mas 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 ILL
ness and was able to sing the offertory
at st. Matthews Church last Sunday
morning. during the il o'clock mass Mr.
Rabold was in fine voice and rendered
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 well-selected vocal and instrumental
music, which was well received by the
large audience. 1t included several num-
bers by the members of Immich's Or
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. minor,
for the piano. Mrs. Waldecker and
Messrs. c. Campagna, J. Immich, and F.
kuemmel rendered Allison March," COM
posed by NJ. r. Waldecker. Others TAX
Ing part were Misses Ethel Sylvester,
Media Waldecker, T. r. Williams, NJ
Ballad. E. Steward. e. Hermann, S.
and lido Waldecker. The entertainment
closed with a bright little comedy sketch
entitled THE Wager" in which the char
icters We're taken by Miss Violet Warren
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The choir of Immaculate Conception |
'hurch Will sing Rossini's "Stabat Mater
,ntire this evening at o'clock. in place |
# vespers Following the "Stabat Ma |
err there will be benediction. The pro-
yramme for the service, under the di-
ection of Mrs Clara b Smith, leader and |
hoir director, is as follows;
introduction to "Stabat Mater for
organ..............M Mr.. Harry w Howard
'horus. ............-.......... Stabat Mater
With tenor solo by Mr.. r. c. Ballinger
and quartette by Miss Annie Grant.
Miss Grace Maher. Mr.. r. c. Balm
ger, and MIR. E. Hell.
Mr.. Howard o. Cook.
)uett ."Quis Est Homo"
Miss Mabel Latimer and Miss Nellie
lass solo. PRO Peccatis"
WIZ bass solo by Mr., T 49,. 4; Mp Ts,sr
Miss Grant, Miss o'Hare. Mr.. Cook,
Mr.. Murray.
Iezzo- Soprano solo......"Fac Ut Portem''
Miss Mabel Latimer;
oprano solo. "lnfiammatuS'
Miss Annie E. Grant. with chorus.
uartette "Quando Corpus"
Miss Grant. Miss o'Hare, Mr.. Cook,
Mr.. Murray.
horns --- . Amen |
Choir.
Renediction.
Ave Regina Coelorum'' .............. Dana |
Miss Mabel Latimer.
Miss Annie Grant, with violin obligato
played by Miss Mary King,
a"'Ohh h Choir. '''i''s'
Laudate Dominum .......... Plain Chant {
Choir. !
Mr.. Harry Wheaton Howard. {
I
Miss Cryder's second musicale last Fri {
w afternoon at the Washington Club '
owed to be a most interesting affair !
RS. Lent, pianist, gave an artistic rem a
ring of Sinding's Spring Song" selec-
ms by Grieg and Mcdowell, and one S
Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsodies. Miss :
'yder sang very charmingly Gounods
Au Printemps' and 'Sterne Nit Den h
'ldnen Fusschen." by Franz. Mr.. S
"a Iehmann's Mirage" and some | a
'ets with Miss Hunt. Mr. Lent gave +
me fine cello music. and Miss Hunt n
rs most successful In q little Russian n
ng by Tschaikowsky. {
A large crowd attended the thirteenth s
olian and pianola recital, given Friday II
ching, at Knabe Hall. A special feature
is Mr.. II. C. Rakemann's violin playing
two movements from Beethoven's
Areutzer Sonata and the prelude to
he Deluge," by Submissions, with q
inola and aeolian accompaniment.
The two lectures delivered by Mr.. G..
lward Stubs, NJ. A, at St Johns Par s.
l Hall last Thursday and Friday even il
ss were particularly interesting affairs U
musicians. Mr.. Stubs is Instructor in | g,
clesiastical music at the General The
,gical Seminary, New York, and organ Il
and choirmaster of St. Agnes Chapel. s.
unity Parish. The first lecture Land | p
lrks of Early Musical History" was !,
lstrated by stereopticon views and was | it
'gely devoted 10 the development of the II
rious musical instruments. especially | "
2 organ. Mr.. Stubbs drew comparisons u
tween the different ways in which or u
ms are built in Europe and America. n
favorable to the latter country. Abroad | 81
, organ, a cube. is built with all the
es free but one, IN TINS country the or a.
n is confined within walls and mason | ~
top. bottom, every side but one of | ~
lrse making a vast difference IN the | a
ume OF sound. The lecture Friday "
ming was about the training of boys CT
ces. the origin of the choral service |
4 the history of the male choir. Illus "a
tions of various methods of boy voice e.
ture were given by members OF the u
,irs of st. John and the Orphanaee. ~
The Crucifxion," by Stainer will be fiC
g Good Friday evening. at o'clock, &c
the choir of st. Andrews Church, I'M q
the direction of Miss Virginia Powell an