Evening star., 1901-10-12
M u S CAL M ENTION

ciety on Monday night was attended by an
extraordinary gathering, larger than the
opening rehearsal for many years past. A
total re-enrolment of old members of 12J
was announced. and between thirty and
forty new applications for membership
were presented. The examining committee
Cor new applicants will meet on Thursday
evenings between I and at the residence
of the society's accompanst. Dr. Anton
Gloetzner. No. 122s NJ street. Persons de-
string to join the society can make appli-
cation there for examination without any
preliminary notice. This large active mem
bership bespeaks a successful season for
the society.
Heinrich Meyn. the famous German
lieder singer will give a concert with Mr..
and Mrs Ernst Lent November 20 at
the new willard banquet hall. Mr.. Meyn
is a great artist and wei known in high
social and diplomatic circles.
The National Conservatory of Music of
America. founded by Mrs. Jeanette NJ.
Thurber, on account Of the large number of
applicants unable to obtain hearing in
September Will hold a supplementary en-
trance examination Monday, October II,
from 10 am. to y IN. and from 2 to m.
and TO 10 in the evening for singing,
piano. organ, violin. cello and all other or
chestral instruments at 12S East 18th street,
New York city.
The new choir of St. Thomas Church re-
form excellence of their work at the SER
vices of last Sunday. In the opinion of the
musicians present the first work of the
organization was regarded as remarkable,
and its future success unqueStioned. At
tomorrow mornings service the choir will
sing the following: TIE Deum from Eli
jah" (Mendelssohn); Jubiate, Horatio w.
Parker; offertory anthem, oh Pray for
the Peace of Jerusalem ]. c. Knox. At
the afternoon service at o'clock Mr.. Ho-
ratio Rench Will sing the tenor solo in the
anthem Seek Ye the Lord" by ]. o. Rob-
erts.
The Euterpe Musical Club at it's musicale
last Monday evening presented a fine pro-
gram. Mrs w. L. Wilson, Miss Elizabeth
Tyler and Messrs. Horatio Rench and Leon
II. Reizenste Elm were heard in concerted
Mrs. FRANK Byram, Mrs. w. G. Wilmarth,
Misses Eva Whitford, Rosalie Holberg,
Rebecca Heine Behrend and Charlotte St.
John Elliott were the soloists. Miss Elliott
a guest of the club, sang two songs, and
Mrs. Gage gave good rendition of Luck
stones Delight"
Miss Amy Law gave the first of her
teachers song recitals at her studio Oc-
tober 8, at $50 pm. 1t illustrated her
method of placing and developing a voice.
A cultured audience was present, including
members of the Chinese legation. Miss
Law sang with distinct enunciation correct
phrasing and artistic tone coloring. She
was assisted at the piano by her sister,
Mrs. Byram. Schumann, Won Fichtz, Mas
senet. Van der Stucken. Mildenberg, Liza,
Lehmann, Luckstone. Grieg. Chopin. Fair
lamb and Allitken were the composers
presented
Mr.. E. W. Stone, the energetic secretary
of the Georgetown Orchestra, has returned
from his summer outing and is now en-
gagged in planning the concerts for that
organization this winter. A committee
meeting has been held and the main fea-
lures of the program for the first concert
have already been selected. The rehearsals
Il ,f,rlNt D-Nf
Josef Kaspar, the director. expects to have
even a better and larger force than last
winter.
Mr.. Anton Kaspar while abroad last sum-
mer put in some good study in Paris and is
now back in this city with good prospects
for solo work this season. Mrs. Kaspar.
who went to Europe with her husband, will
remain with her parents until the first OF
the new year.
The Euterpre Club Gncorporated). of
which Angelo c. Fronani is the musical d-
rector, will give its first musicale next
Thursday evening at the Washington Club,
on | street. Mr.. Fronani has arranged
attractive program. which will be par
ttcipated in by many well-known musicians.
Mr.. Oscar Franklin Comstock gave a
studio recital yesterday afternoon. at
which attractive program was in
teligently interpreted
Prof. Jasper Dean McFaH will sing Dud-
ley Bucks 'Salve Regina" at the offer
tory tomorrow morning at II o'clock at
ST Matthews Church
At the monthly meeting of the Christian
Endeavor Union, held last Monday even
ing at the Congregational Church, an at
tractive musical program was rendered.
Miss Maud Thompson, contralto, of Phila-
delphia was the soloist: Mr.. c. E. Beatty,
musical superintendent of the union.
The choir of ST. Patricks Church will to-
morrow sing a Messe Solennelle composed
in honor Of the Blessed Virgin Mary by
Armand Gumprecht, the organist and di-
rector at that church. The other musical
toral Dubois Asperges. Brosig; Veni. quar-
tet. Gumprecht; offertory. Pater Noster,
Conterno; postlude. Marche Solennelle, e.
LemaIgre.