The times., 1901-03-31
MUSICAL NOTES.

The sixth and final recital of the sue
cessful series given during Lent by Mr..
H II. Freeman, organist, took place yes
terday afternoon at St Johns Church
Mr. Freeman was aided by Miss Anita
Cluss, harpist, and by a male octette
composed of Messrs. Alexander Mosher
and George Y. Seren, first tenors; Frank
NJ. Parker and William A Boyd, second
tenors; r. H Atkinson and John c. spen-
Ger. first basses. and Charles f. Roberts
and Dr. p. w, Huntington, second
basses, all members Of the choir
The organists of two other prominent
city churches Mr.. Harvey Murray of the
Covenant and Mr. Harry Stratton of st.
Andrews have also been giving public re-
citals in Lent which have been exceed
ingly popular. An opportunity of hear
ing good music has thus been placed
within reach of everyone. 1t seems un-
fortunate however, that these orsanists
should have selected the same day and
hour for their recitals, as they are events
Of enough importance TO music lovers to
make one unwilling to miss amy OF them.
Mr. Harry w. Strstton gave the closing
organ recital of a series at St Andrew $
Church yesterday afternoon. Mr. STRAIT
ton was assisted by Miss Elizabeth Tyler,
contralto, who sang He Was Despised.
from Handel's Messiah, and by Mr.. II.
s. Whitney. bass, who gave The Coming
of the King" by Roeckel. The organ
numbers We're the allegro movement
from Dudley Buck sonata, Op- y;
'IdylIe' from the sonata, op. l65. by
Rheinbergrr. and March for q Church
Festival" by ". 7. Best.
Mr. Edmund H. Varela who has been
engaged as orgauist and choirmaster by
the vestry of St Thomas Church, will
not take charge of the music until Oc-
tober / Mr.. Earela was director OF the
Epiphany choir for several years, which
position he has recently resigned. and
feels that he needs a long rest before en-
tering upon duties that promise TO be
most arduous In addition to the solo
Quartette which now constitutes 81.
Thomas choir. Mr.. Narela will organize
a chorus of about twenty-eiSht voices,
and although as vet he has not com
rnenced the work of organization. ne has
already had applications from so many
excellent singers that the choir bids fair
10 be fine one from the very start.
The members Of the Doubleday Sunday
Night Club met last week at the home Of
Mr.. Julius like and studied Mozart
"Quartette in c Major, No. 6" and the
first two movements of the Schubert
'ltulutetIe. opus lts. ne tiub Will meet
with Mr.. like again this evening
The eighth and last musical entertain
ment given by the Washington Saenger-
bund this season will take place tonight.
under the direction of Mr Henry Xand-
er. The programme is as follows: Chorus
by Saengerbund, My old Kentucky
Home arranged Bv Wander StuCken,
violin solo by Master r Clinton Balnger
with piano accompaniment, played by
Master Edwin q. Baliager; contralto solo,
The Lord is My Light. by Alitsen, Mrs.
William T Reed. baritone solo, a Son of
the Desert Philips, Alr Daniel y. Mil
brick, soprano solo. aria from Carmen,
BiZet Mrs <ittie Thompson Berry. tenor
solo. Il Love You, MIR. Thomas r. Tur-
pin; baritone solo, "Fruehlinscsgla
Schubert Mr.. Otto Luebkert, quiutette,
Allegro Moderate Reissiger. Messrs.
J. FinckeI, g Duuch. H. DOnch, w.
pOnch. and II. Nander
Miss Clara J.. Moran has charge Of the
music to be furnished for the blind az
the ConCressional Library next Wednes-
day afternoon. Miss Lucia Nola will be
the vocalist of the occasion, and for one
oi her numbers VIII sing from manu-. manu-
SCRIPT song IN Come Unto Ihee,
composed by Mr. Robert Carey StearhS,
Of this city.
on Easter sunday Haydn's Third Mass
viii be sung by the choir OF Immaculate
Conception Church. assisted by an or
chestra of twenty players. The offertory
viii be a duet for tenor and bass, with
coruet obligato, played by Mr. e. p.
Winters To-day being Palm Sunday.
special programme has been arranged.
including the rendering of "Intlammatus'
for ofIertory by Miss Mabel Latimer. and
The Palms. by Mr. T. y Murray
Dasso
The church was crowded to it's utmost
capacity last Sunday evening when Ros-
sinf's "Stabat Mater was finely sung by
the choir. The choruses were given with
precision and correct expression and the
solo parts well sustained. Miss Annie
Grant sang "lunammatus splendidiy.
and the "Fac ut Portem,' by Miss Mabel
Latimer: the Pro Peccatis' by Mr.. r.
A Murray and the "QuaHdo Corpus
quartette received high compliments
Many leading musicians Of the city were
present. 1t IS probable that the entire
programme viii be repeated with the as
sistance of an orchestra, in the near fu-
ture.
The following programme was rendered
at the meeting of the Euterpe Club last
Monday evening: "Barcarolle," Neyin. Mrs.
Frank Byram; "Anathema. Won Felitz
Miss Saome Wingate; "Gavotte," JEFF
fiery, Miss Anna Marshall; quartette
Who're Are You Going, My Pretty