Evening star., 1901-05-18
MUSICAL MENTION.

trtct. made a distinct success at lHe ietllS'i
given by the pupils of Otto Torney simon
last Tuesday night. He sang Arm. ARM
Ye Brave from Handel, and "Lungi del
Caro- Bene." by Secchi. and he was COM
PEELED by the emphatic applause to give an
encore number. Mr.. Roberts is the bass
soIoist of St Johns Church choir and his
services are frequently in demand at con-
CertS.
Mrs. otto Torney Simon will attend the
Bach festival AT Bethlehem, Pa. which will
begin Thursday the sd instant, and last
three days. 1t promises TO be an exceed
iuSly interesting musical event. Among
the works of the great composer to be
given are the passion music the B minor
mass and the Christmas oratoriO.
A musical entertainment will be given IN
the New National Theater on June j., by
Flyuns Business College. Many of the
best local talent have been engaged. and
the entertainment promises to be better
than past entertainments given by this
college. and which have given the greatest
enjoy ment.
The prose poem on music written by Mrs.
8. +. Norton for her reading to the blind
has been honored by the request that it be
given 10 them for printing in raised let
terS for the blind.
The program rendered by the Euterpe
Musical Club GSgt) on Monday evening
last at Giunton Memorial Chapel was the
most artistic and enjoyable one this club
has ever given. The program in detail was
ltiitWS. concerto NO T., 1Or NlOi1n
CRo.lei. moderate. addgiO, rondo con spiritO.
Mir William H Scholz; Il Live and Love
The tCampanal. Mrs Blanche Muir
DaISlrish. contralto. Mr.. Melville Hensey,
tenor: tenor solo. Mr.. Fred Seibold: Span
isch- TaeuZe No. = CMoszkowskiI. Miss \.
+ Law: "Diviner Light (Allitsen). Mrs.
Charles 3. Bayley. Miss Salome Wingate;
The Red Scarf tBonheur), Mr.. B. Frank
Meyers. idl NdChtStuck No tSchumann).
tho Posthumous Waltz. minor Chopin,
Miss Rebecca Behrend; "Ballatella' from
'FJgiiarci' LeonCavallo). Miss Matte Glib
son: The Refractory Monk Frederick
E1sSi. Mr. Henry Statham: I'll PregO. Oh,
Padre" tNicolab, Mrs Fanny AtIee-Gage,
soprano. Mrs. Blanche Muir-Dalgleish, con-
trJltp. Mr.. Melville Hensey. tenor: Faust
Fantasie'' (Gounod- -AIard). Miss Flor Ste
vens; ''Phreghiera'' (MascagnD. Miss Flor
euCe Dudley; violin obigato by Mr.. Will
lam II. Scholz: Trio. minor Mendels-
suhnt. Miss Florence Stevens. violin; Miss
Florence Wieser. cello: Mrs. Frank By
Oimstead, Mrs. Frank Byram, Mrs. Harry
Davis Mr. William F. Worcester.
Among the persons in the audience
prominent in musical circles were Misses
Aiice T. Burbage. Amy Law. Lillian HALEY,
Emma f. Juliand. Bernice Thompson
Messrs. Percy Foster. Archibald Olmstead,
Arthur d. Mayo. Harry W. Howard. Anton
Kaspar, William CauItield and many 9TH
erS-
y new tenor of great promise has been
discovered in Bad kreUZnach by the famous
Cpncert singer and professor OF singing.
Hermann GauSche. \ German publication,
IL speaking of him. SAYS: The visitors of
our renowned bathing place will perhaps
remember the goOd-lOoking young man
who used to be placed official at one of
the entrances of our splendid kUrgarten.
He was sitting one evening enjoying him
self with his comrades in a restaurant.
Prof. GIUsChe passed at this moment and
WIS surprised at the beautiful and Won
d-rfulIy high voice. He entered, inquired
the name of the singer. visited him the fol-
lowing day. persuaded him to devote him
self u the art of singing and to study for
opera singer. As the young man, kon-
rad R0srer by name. is poor. G. arranged
a concert for his benefit. which had such
success that the means were provided to
keep the young man during his training.
Prof q. has undertaken his professional
education without payment Undoubtedly
H:OSncr will become a star of the first
magnitude. The full splendor of his voice
begins where other tenor voices are usually
at an end. and his top c is of a beauty and
power rarely TO be found"
Tomorrow night there will be IAN evening
with the choir" at Foundry VI. f. Church.
when GabriHs 5 oratoriO. David King of
Israel" will be rendered by the Foundry
quartet Mr. Cohen. the organist and di-
rector of this choir has taken great pains
with his force. and it is expected that the
presentation of this OratOrio will be un-
usually well done. Chas. H. Henney
euphOnium sOloist. will assist. and the
pastor Rev. l.. B. Wilson, will make an
address on the Songs of the Shepherd
King"
Mr. George Lawrence director of the
choir of the First Presbyterian Church. is
preparing a special program of music for
tomorrow morning and evening The pro-
gram for the morning service includes the
Te Deum in Z fiat. by Dudley Buck with
the following sOlosts: Miss Mary Mac
Itenzie Byrne. soprano: Miss Lucy Smith
contraltp: Mr.. George Lawrence. tenor
Mr.. George Wright, baritone. Offertory
will be sung by quartet Arise, Shine. for
Thy Light is Come" Buck. The evening
program viii include '.Nunc Dirnfttfs /"
Schneider, baritone solo and chorus; "Jubf-
late" solo and chorus. by Buck, and at
the onertory male quartet will sing
Glorious Things of Thee Are Spoken"
The quartet will consist of Carl Wall. first
tenor: George Lawrence. second tenor;
George Wright, first bass; VIII A Hop
kins. second bass. Mr.. George Lawrence Is
making preparations to hold another of his
popular recitalS at the First Presbyterian
Church on June 4. He will be assisted by
some of his advanced pupils as We'll as
some of the best local talent. large
chorus Is being organized to sing at this
concert, and any local singers who are
anxious to assist make application to
Mr.. Lawrence. 1121 10th street northwest.
Miss Anita Cluss. harpiste of St. Johns
Church. will play a harp solo at the con-
cert to be given by the choir a their
parish hall on 16th street next Thursday
evening. She will play some brilliant ac-
compartments with the Georgetown orches-
ira on the following Saturday night Miss
CIuss' harp accompaniments with the or
Chestra at the Columbia Theater this week
have been as usual effective and added ma
terially to the harmony of the wel-bal-
anced orchestra
The pupils of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Lent
will give musicale at St. Johns parish
hall on 10Th street near II on Friday even
ing. May "a.
Miss Lucy Madison Lehman. contralto
sOloist of one of the large New York
churches. sang the offertory at the Church
of the Covenant last Sunday and at Grace
Church during the confirmation services.
Her voice is rich and sympathetic ard has
many other beautiful qualities Miss Ieh-
mann leaves for Philadelphia next week TO
sing at musicale to be given by Mrs
Clement A. Griscom at her country home at
HAY yerford, Pa.
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