Evening star., 1901-09-07
MUSICAL MENTION,

The work of organizing the new choir
for ST Thomas Episcopal Church has been
completed, and Mr.. Varely has several
names on the waiting list besides. The
choir is strong one on all the parts, and
has many of the best and most experienced
church singers in the city. Mr.. Horatio A.
Rench, for many years tenor soloist in the
quartet of All Souls Church. has accepted
the tenor soloist position in the st. Thomas
choir, in place of Mr.. Chas. E. Myers. The
following are members of the new choir:
Sopranos, Miss E. Grace Mccullough, Miss
Ernestine Rowland. Mrs. VIM. S. Torbert,
Miss Burkhart, Miss Harriet T. Draper
Miss Elliott Miss Alice B. Henning Miss
Gutherz. Miss Edna II. Baier and Miss
Pole; contraltos Miss Elizabeth A. Stuart
Miss Lena G. Shepherd, Miss Pauline
Wise, Miss Imogen Noodle. Mrs. r. w.
Moore and Miss Kate Whitcomb; tenors
Messrs. Horatio A. Rench, Clarence E.
Latimer, Chas S. Richards, Palmer Bal
lenger and Paul H. Miller: basses, Messrs.
VIM D. Hoover. Ed. F. Thomas, VIM. NJ
Whiting and Thos. C. Pole; solo, quartet,
soprano. Miss Grace Mccullough: con-
tralto, Miss Elizabeth Stuart: tenor, Mr..
Horatio A. Rench: basso, Mr.. VIM. d.
Hoover; Mr. Edmund A. Varela, choir
master.
Mr. and Mrs. Otto Torney Simon have
returned to the city after ten weeks out
ing on Lake Sunapee, N. H., and the Massa-
chusetts coast. Mr.. Simon will have his
studio at DroOps this season. He has is
sued a neat booklet containing press notices
of his pupils recitals and testimonials from
prominent institutions.
Josef Hofmann fourteen years ago star
lied the American music world with his
genius and returned here in 1898 as an ar
tist who could rank with the best in the
world. Last season he returned again, but
only for a limited number of concerts. At
ter filling them he returned to Europe. but
not before he had made arrangements to
return again, this time under the care of
Mr.. Henry WOlfsOhn, who. for the past fif-
teen years, has been the leading concert
director in this country. This season HOf-
mann's engagement begins with an ap-
pearauce in New York city with the Phil
harmonic Society, when he will play the
Rubnstein d minor concerto. Following
this he Will give two recitalS in New York.
then visit Boston. where he will play with
the Boston Symphony Society. under the
direction of Mr.. William Gerike His re-
cital In this city is booked at the Columbia
Theater November %.
Mr.. John Duffy. who last year gained
warm praise for his excellent work at Mr.
Otto Torney Simons' pupils recital for hts
Interpretation Of Won Fieldtz's song cycle
has been engaged as the bass soloist at Cal
vary Baptist Church. Mr.. Duffy went to
that church last spring when Mr.. McFall
was taken Ill, and has been singing there
since.
Mr.. Jaspar Dean McFall has resumed
his work Of teaching and the outlook is
that his time will be so occupied that he
will be unable to do any church work
Those who have been accustomed to hear
his fine baritone voice will regret this
Nine. Nordica made her first appearance
in Germany at the new Prince Regent
Theater in Munich, Wednesday night, as
Isolde in Tristan and Isolde" before a
brilliant audience. which included many
Americans. She met with a notable recep-
ton.
operas of the Nibelungen Ring there next
year.
Mr.. Gregory Hast, the English tenor, is
said TO have voice wide In range and Of
which he uses with exceptional artistic
style. His interpretations are cultivated
and refined. and he has unusual linguistic
facility. French and Italian songs, German
lieder and old English ballads are included
In his extensive repertory, besides over
sixty oratorios and cantatas. Mr.. Hast's
musical career was begun as boy soloist
at ST. Peters. Vauxhall. Later he studied
oratorto with the veteran tenor, Sims
Reeves. Since the retirement of Edward
Lloyd, Mr.. Hast has filled the place Of
principal tenor at the London ballad con-
certs. He has achieved signal success at
the Richter concerts at Manchester, as
well as at the Queens Hall oratoria con-
certs and at important music festivals in
London and elsewhere.
Mr.. Hast can give but the months of
November and December to America, and
1t Is hoped he will be heard In Washing
ton.
MISS ueOFSIe f. Miller OF llS u street
northeast has returned from New York,
where she has been attending the summer
session of the Clavin Piano school.
Mr.. T. Arthur Smith. who was for so
long time treasurer of the National Thea
ter. has inaugurated an amusement and
ticket agency in association with Sanders
& Stayman's music store. Mr. Smiths
thorough knowledge of the amusement
field. and the fact that In the securing of
tickets he does not propose to charge an
advance on each ticket, as is usually the
case but simply the cost of the messenger
service. he thinks will enable him to build
up q good business