The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-03-17
IN The DOMAIN Of MUSIC
TESTIMONIAL BENEFIT TO ne TEN
DERED MRS. F. l.. HOFF-
MAN APRIL IL
SHE IS LEAVING FOR CHICAGO
Fritz Kreisier, the Austrian Violin
list, Is Scoring Phenomenal
Success i'm Boston Mu-
steal Notes.


A testimonial concert is being arranged
for Mrs. Frank L. Hoffman, who leaves
In May to reside in Chicago. The con-
cert Will be given April IL at the Peo-
pies church, and an excellent programme
is being arranged. 1t Is probable that
Miss Katherine Richards Gordon who Is
now in New York, will be one of the
soloists. Mrs. Hermann Scheffer will play
and perhaps Quesnel, who is now singing
with the Grau Opera company in New
York, will sing. Mrs. Hoffman, has been
organist at st. Lukes for a humber of
years. Her musical work Is too well
known not only in St Paul but through
out the Northwest to need extended COM
ment Her place in st. PauPs musical
circles will be difficult to fill, for not only
is she brilliant pianist and a sympathe-
tic accompanist but she has also a fine
musical culture
Another st. Paul girl, who is also prom
inent in musical circles, has decided to
make her home in Chicago Miss Flor
ence Marion Pace will leave March % to
accept the position of soprano soloist in
the choir of the First Universalist church
in the Windy City. Miss Pace is mem
Der Of the Synagogue quartette, the Met
the Westminster church choir in Mime
apolis. The Schubert club will give a tes-
timonial concert for her before she
leaves, the date for which has not vet
been fixed.
Fritz Kreisler, the Austrian violinist,
whose appearances this season have re-
suited in an almost phenomenal success,
has so completely captured the Boston
music lovers that they welcomed him
more royalty than any prima donna was
ever received in that city of culture. Thus
far this season Kreisler has given there
five recitals, the audiences increasing
with every appearance until at the last
two it was necessary to turn people
away.
A great compliment was paid Kreisler
on Monday last. An invitation was ex-
tended to him by the violin scholars of
the New England conservatory of music,
who number over 800 to give a recital
before the class. The invitation was sign
ed by every member, and committee
was delegated to wait upon him and to
escort him to the conservatory. They ar
rived at the Brunswick hotel, where
Kreisler was stopping, with carriage
completely covered with cut flowers, and
decorated with ribbons representing the
colors Of the United States and of Aus
like that of the triumphant return of a
great here to his native town. For one
block, before arriving at the conserva-
tory, the students were lined on each side
Of the street, and as the carriage passed
between them. they greeted Kreisler with
cheers until his carriage stopped at the
entrance to the conservatory. After his
recital, he played thirty-five compositions
from the classical to the most modern
hlJc1 two
hours writing his autograph for the stu
dents.
Kreisler is to give two more violin re-
eitals in Boston, making total Of seven,
which is a record never before known In
any country. He will remain here until
the early part of May, playing in the
meantime in a number of musical festi-
val concerts.
The Burial of Christ" the second part
of the sacred song trilogy, which has
been completed since the first announce.
ment of the sCrucifxion'' was made, will
be given with the .'Cruciixion of Christ
next Friday evening, March %, in con-
nectiOn with the regular church service
at st. Luke's church. The presentation Is
complimentary to Mrs. Frank L. Hoff-
mann and to the members of St. Luke's
parish. Miss Helen Grace Danz viii sing
both the 'Crucifxion" and the ''Bu@al.' -
On the evening of Good Friday, April s,
1t will be presented for the first time
time complimentary to the people Of ST.
Paul at the First Baptist church, when
well known singers will assist and a
programme in keeping with the day will
be given.
In q recent interview MarceIla Sem
brich tells of the way she learned to
use her gifts.
How do I come to be musicale" She
| smiled at question which she had heard
SO many times before. II think it must
be hereditary. I can explain it in no
other way. / might possibly have
studied quite as long as 1 did and quite
as hard without results if 1 had not
inherited a talent for music from my
father. He was a music teacher in Wis
niowcyzk. He taught the piano, violin,
| clarinet and organ. He taught them all
| well, too, although he had never had a
music lesson from anybody in his life.
| His name was Kochanska. which was
| my family name. But 1 took Sembrich,
my mothers maiden name, when [ went
! on the stage. There were too many ks
! in Kochanska for a prima donna For
| the same reason 1 took my middle name,
! Marcelline, in place of Faxede."
The "Hiawatha'' march, composed by
| Messrs. E1mquist and Rhoden, of this
| city. and published by the Phoenix Music
| company, has been received. The march
| is stirring and melodious and will doubt
| less prove very popular.
Nine. Eugenia Mantelli, who was for
several years connected with the
Maurice Grau Opera company as the
leading contralto and who for the past
season has been singing at the Royal
opera at Lisbon, is to return here next
month to fill q number of concert en-
gagements arranged for her by Mr..
Henry Wolfsohn.
Ernst Won Dehnanyi, the Hungarian
pianist, who has beer winning much sue
cess as a composer of late, is now busy
on a symphony, which he expects to
finish by July next. 1t is to be heard at
one of the first concerts to be given by
the Boston Symphony orchestra next
season. Dehnanyi returns to Europe on
April 2 after a most prosperous and sue
cessful season here Since his al rival
here in November last, he has played
ffty-Seven concerts. He had two orches-
tral. appearances in New York, one with
the Boston symphony orchestra and the
other with the New York Philharmonic
society. This is a compliment rarely
shown to any visiting artist and speaks
well for the success that this young
virtuoso has won.
Nine Schumann-Heink, the popular
contralto of the Metropolitan Opera
| company, is to remain in this country
| until the latter part of June, for a NUM-
| Der of miscellaneous concerts and the
larger musical festivals. Nine. Schu-
| mann-Heink is also to be the principal
soloiSt at the coming eSaengerfeSt which