Evening star., 1901-09-14
M U SiCAL MEN TON
PLANS OF THE CHORAL SOCIETY
FOR COMING SEASON.
Distinguished Singers Who Will Be
Heard With the Organization
Other Interesting Notes.

Other Interesting Notes.
The plans of the Choral Society for the
coming season are now almost perfected
and definite announcement can be made.
Rehearsals will be resumed at the Carroll
Institute Hall on Monday, October Z. The
society will be directed as usual by Mr..
Josef Kaspar, under whose leadership it
has attained it's present high mark of artis-
tic success. DR.. Anton Gloetzner has con-
sented to accept the position of accompa-
mist for the coming season to the great sat
isfaction of the society. DR.. Gloetzner has
always been deeply interested in the sue
cess of the society and has been one of it's
musical advisory board, and the society
may count itself very fortunate in being
able to have his valued assistance.
Opening Concert.
The opening concert of the season will
be given as usual in Christmas week, when
the fifteenth performance of the Messiah
by this society will take place. The inter-
est in this work is perennial and the So
ciety feels compelled to meet the annual
demand The quartet of soloists will show
that steady improvement over past years
which marks the work of the Choral So
ciety. The same soprano who sang with
them last year, Mrs. Caroline Shepard of
Boston, will appear again this year. She
is perhaps altogether the most satisfactory
singer of this role who has ever appeared
with the society. The alto will be Madame
Josephine Jacoby. The directors of the
society have felt that full justice has some
times not been given to the alto part in the
other performances of this work and they
have been at special pains this year to
select singer of distinction for the pur-
pose Madame Jacoby has very rich and
ia a uvif oil ,n
leading organizations of the country in
cluding the New York Philharmonic So
ciety, and it is believed, will be highly
satisfactory. The tenor is Mr.. Leo Lieber-
mann of New York, one of the younger and
promising singers; while the great bass
part will be taken by the distinguished
English oratorio basso, Mr.. Whitney Tew.
Mr Tew has sung in many of the great
festivals in England and has there acquired
the true oratorio style. He has been but
one season in this country, but has been
uniformly successful wherever he has sung.
The Second Event.
The second event of the society's season
1t is expected will be song recital by Mr..
David Bispham, about the close of Janu-
ary Arrangements for this have not yet
been completed, but negotiations are in
progress. The recital of last season by
Mr. Bispham has created such universal
and favorable comment that the society
felt that 1t would receive the very hearty
encouragement of it's supporters in bring
ing Mr.. Bispham here for a similar con-
cert. Ihe society will take no part in this
recital, but the active members will be ad-
mitted without charge to the concert AS
a further addition to the value Of active
membership and an encouragement to the
cultivation of the best style of singing. lee
ture recital will be given by Mr. Nicholas
Douty, the tenor singer who has sung for
the society three or four times and always
most acceptably. Mr.. Douty is a very thor
ough musician. well known as a contribu-
tor to the musical periodicals. and will
speak about the development of the song
as an art form and will illustrate it by
songs or various natfonalities, including
pronapiy some OF his own compositions.
Active members will have the privilege of
attendance at this recital which will take
place about the close of February
Verdfs Requiem.
On March IS a special performance of
Verdis Manzoni Requiem will take place
at the Congregational Church. The So
ciety has, at a very great expense secured
the service of Madame Lillian Blauyelt for
this occasion. Madame Blauvelt was spe-
clally selected to sing In this work at a.
number of the memorial performances in
Italy In honor of the composers memory.
Inc other members of the quartet will be
MRS Morris Black, contralto, and prob
aDiy Mr.. r. q. Towne, tenor, both of whom
took part in the very successful perform
ance OF the Requiem for the society three
years ago, and Mr.. Robert Hosea basso
OF New York city. who has made an excel
lent impression during the past three or
four years of his public appearances He
is new to Washington.
Nine. Schumann-Heink.
The last event of the season will be a
joint recital by the society and Madame
Schunann-Heink, about the 1st of May
Her program has not yet been selected but
she VIII occupy the greater part of the
evening. The society will present with her
group of selections from the ST. Matthew
Passion Music by Bach, and will give by
itself the interesting Irish ballad entitled
Phaudrfg Crohoore," the music by the
distinguished Irish composer, Villiers Stan
ford. 1t is expected also that the patriotic
ode composed by Frederick r. Burton for
the inaugural will be sung by the society
In addition to its regular concerts and
entertainments as above outlined, the So
ciety expects to pursue it's usual policy by
having one or more lectures on musical
subjects for the benefit of the active and
sustaining members, and at least one dane
ing reception. The above program is, In
respect at least to the artists engaged to
assist the society, probably the most bril-
liant of any ever undertaken. There can be
no doubt that the same liberal and increas-
ing support which has been given for the
past few years will be continued for the
coming season
Washington vocal teachers have been
quite successful in placing their pupils in
opcio anu iHuSiCdi COifieuy companies. one
has ten with engagements as principals,
besides numerous representatives in the
chorus; another has one in the "Floro-
dora Company; another has four as prin-
cipals and several in the Merry Merry
class, and SO this city will be well repre-
sented this season.
Mr.. Rufus Putnam has been engaged to
take part In a concert for the benefit of
the Children's Seaside Home, to be given
in the Auditorium at Asbury Park, N J.
His selections will be 1.-The Vale of Rest"
from the Huguenots. and Sulivan's Lost
Chord"
Miss Salome Wingate has been engaged
as contralto in Foundry NJ E. Church
Quartet, and enters upon her duties at to-
morrow's services
Mr.. H. Whitney Tew, the renowned
basso, who for the past seven years has