Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-11-01
MUSICAL ME- TON


| The symphony Orchestra of Washington
commenced its rehearsals during the Week.
under the direction of Reginald de hoVeh.
| The string section rehearsed Tuesday ana
| "Wednesday and on Thursday the strings
| and reeds played several of the numbers
| that will be included in the first concert.
! The dates of the Symphony concerts are
! as follows: December 8, January g. Febru-
! airy TO- March II and April 2l Ihey Will
| be given at the National Theater at 4:l3
| clock.
| Already much interest is being manifested
! in the forthcoming concerts, which are eX-
| pected 10 be even better than the first ef-
| fort of the body of musicians under the d.
! rection of Mr.. de koyen last year. 1t mas
been supposed in some quarters that the
reorganization of the Symphony Orchestra
of Washington, caused by the local muSl-
cal conditions, would have a tendency to
weaken the organization, especially as none
of the members of the Marine Band viii
this season be included in the makeup Of
the orchestra, but Mr.. de koven is author
ty for the statement that the trio of re-
| hearsals that have already been held lead
him to the belief that instead of being
weakened the orchestra will be considera-
| bly, strengthened. number of capable
| musicians will be brought to Washington
| from New York for the season, and their
! services will be under the complete control
Of the Symphony Orchestra at all times.
The Ladies String Quartet Miss Maria
Basttanelli, first violin; Miss Mabel Mont
gomery, second violin; Miss Jessie Bleomer,
VIOLA and Miss Helen Bastianell violon-
cello) will combine this season with the
Lyric Quartet (Mrs. Charles Bayly jr, first
soprano; Miss Elisabeth Wahly, second So
prano; Mrs. Charles Fl. Henney, first con-
tralto, and Mrs. d. Olin Leech, second con-
tralto), under the direction Of Mr.. Ernest
Lent. A very interesting program incluG-
ing several new selections given for the
first time In this country has been pre-
pared for their first concert.
The Washington Saengerbund will give
its second musical entertainment this sea-
son at It's club house on C street tomorrow
night. Mr.. Henry Xander, the musical di-
rector, has arranged an attractive program.
The soloists will be Miss Mabel Latimer
soprano; Mr.. ]. A. Ffnnegan, tenor; Miss
Fanny Heding koehle, violinist; Mr.. T. A.
Murray, bass and Mr.. Wencesslao Villa
pando. 'cellist. Miss Latimer will sing
Cookies over Hill, Over Dale;;' Mr. Finne-
gan, osewig's "One Heart Dlvine;'' Mr..
| Murray, Gounod's 1.-The Vulcan;" Miss
koehle will play Mlynarsky's ''MaZurka;''
| Mr.. Nillapando will play Gochermanns
'Cantilena" and Fischers ''Czardas' and
Miss Latimer, Messrs. Finnegan and Muir
ray will sing Nicolas '"Te Prego." The
Loride" and Baseps die Vielen Musikan-
ten
Miss Katie V. Wilson. who made sue
cess last season in the presentation of Nor
dica and other artists, has arranged to
bring quite number of people prominent
in the musical world to Washington this
winter. Her first venture win be Mime.
Schumann-Heink and David Bispham in a
| joint song recital Either one would be
big attraction, but together they should
prove big winning card.
Spencer Webster formerly choirmaster
and organist of the Episcopal Church of
st. Johnsbury, Vt, has been engaged as
choirmaster and organist of st. Adams
Church, on the Tenieytown road. Mr. Web
ster, while at st. Johnsbury, studied music
| under s.. Frederick Smith OF st. Johns
Church, Georgetown.
Acting upon cable request from Kocian
the Bohemian violin virtuoso, Manager Ru-
dolph Aronson has procured the co-opera-
| ton Of Bohemtans resident in New York
| city, who are forming a committee to as
| sfst in a special concert to take place there,
| the proceeds to be given to the Bohemian
! poor Of Chicago, St. Louis, Cleveland, Mil
waukee, Cedar Rapids, Omaha, New York
| and other Bohemian centers in the United
States The program on that occasion will
| be made up entirely of Bohemian compo-
! sitions, as follows: Dvoraks "A Minor Com
| certo;" Sevclks ''Holkamadrooka,' Not
| turno (Bretislav)" and 'Fantaisie Bo-
| heme," and Kocian's Dumka.'
| The Georgetown Orchestra held It's first
| rehearsal this season last Saturday night
| Director Kaspar was much pleased with the
| interest manifested by the members and
/ with the many accessions to the force of
last year. Secretary Stone says that two
| concerts win be given, and each program
| will be attractive one The soloists have
| not yet been decided on.
| The first regular rehearsal of the Wagner
| Institute chorus was held last Tuesday
/ evening, with fairly good attendance
1 After praeticing energetically on the chorus
parts of the "Stabat Mater the chorus en-
1 joyed themselves by half hours singing
| of the lighter class of music. The members
| left very enthusiastic, and large chorus
/ is guaranteed for the next rehearsal.
| AS Sousa goes to Europe again In Deem
Der, he will make his customary concert
1 tour during the fall, instead of winter as
| in previous years. This will be the twenty
/ first semi-annual tour Of the Sousa Band,
which is just celebrating It's tenth birthday,
/ from Boston to San Francisco, from Min
| neapolis to Ell Paso. The band has been
playing continuously since early in jan
uary, and was never In a higher state OF
discipline artistic efficiency. Mr. sseusa
/ has prepared attractive series of pro-
| grams for this tour, and will present two
new soloists.
Miss Leila Morse. granddaughter of the
| late Prof. Morse, inventor of the telegraph,
sang at the dedication of the Kaiserin Au-
gusta Institute in Berlin recently. The en-
press who was present, said she remem-
bered having heard Miss Morse In a school
| concert several years ago and called her
| up and complimented her. Her majesty
referred to the fact that everything Arneri-
can interested her.
! Miss Morse, 1t win be remembered. gave