The Washington times., 1902-10-19

be begun within the next few weeks
and the recital promises to be highly in
teresting. A teachers reception was
held at the institute last Thursday
when the faculty greeted several hun
dred guests. The class In interpreta-
tion began yesterday and these OF the
cry and ear training will be inaugurated
next Tuesday.
The program of music at St. Patrick 3
Church today will be as follows: As
perges Me, Brosig; Mass, Marcos No.
1; Veni Creator. Gumprecht: offertory.
o, Salutaris, Wiegand. The quartet at
St. Patrick's includes Miss Mabel Lati-
mer, soprano; Miss Mamie Grant, con-
tralto; Melville Hensey, tenor, and Chas.
Goodchild, basso. The mass composed
some months ago by Armand Cum
precht, organist and director Of st. Pat
rick's, has been published. and is now
In the hauds Of the music dealers. Mr.
Gumprecht is now at work on its or
chestration, which will be used for the
first ttmo at Christmas. Mr.. Gumprecht
has almost completed another mass,
which is said to surpass his previous
effort.
Vesper service at the Church Of the
Sacred Heart. Mount Pleasant. will be
at o'clock. instead of 4:30. The pro-
gram arranged for this afternoon in
cludes: Psalms from Giorza's vespers
No. /; "Gaudeamus." quartet, Diabelli;
"Salve Regina" soprano solo, Miss
Helene Wyman; "veni Creator" A.
Werner; 20 Salutaris." alto solo, Miss
A. Rodalie Holberg; "Hark. Hark, My
soul." male quartet; Tantum Ergo,
Giorza; ''Laudate Dominum," Gregorian
Duss and his band will give a concert
here next Wednesday afternoon at the
Columbia Theater at AIS. The organi-
cation and Its millionaire leader played
all last summer in New York and
created a mild sensation.
When Duss, the leader of the Harmony
Society Of Economy, Pa, made a con-
tract with the St. Nicholas Garden, In
New York, for a series OF concerts, peo-
pie who had heard Of the Economy, Pa
band wondered what sort of combina-
tion Of country musicians would invade
New York, and why 1t was that so
astute a manager as r. E. Johnston, the
controlling spirit Of the Garden, could
have been persuaded into making so un-
certain an engagement. Mr. Johnston
smiled, and only few knew the real
story.
A musical friend who had been tour
ing the West came into New York and
informed Mr.. Johnston that he had dis
covered 8 gold mine of musical genius |
at little place on the Ohio River called !
Economy, Pa; that the town was ownsd |
and operated by a band of people who |
were known as the Economy Society. |
and that the head Of the organization |
was one John Duss. musician Of rare
ability. a director Of great picturesque
and striking merit and composer o.
stirring music. So the manager quietl:
slipped away to Economy and found
everything as 1t had been pictured. And
he manager hunted up tine director of
,he local orchestra and found John
Duss. That same afternoon a special
concert was arranged, and until the sun
vent to sleep in the west Mr.. Johnston
sat in the concert room of Economy,
Pa. and listened to such music as he
lad rot heard since Gilmore surreu-
lered his baton to Death.
1t was an impromptu concert, the mu-
icians being called from their daily
abors by their leader Duss; and they
played music Of every sort. old and