The Washington times., 1902-12-07
MATTERS OF INTEREST TO
WASHINGTON MUSIC LOVERS


more experienced musician. Master
| Bergman is not only skilled i'm technique,
| but finds no difficulty in naming any note
| when struck by another person on the
piano without looking at The instrument.
4 on hearing a chord ne as able to name
the notes fin fl Immediately upon hear
/ ing the chord itself As Mrs. Virgil and
her pupils came Unexpectedly hut few
/ heard them and it is proposed 20 bring
/ the young musicians TO this city some
/ time in January when q public concert
( will be given.
Two Peabody rpcitals are 10 be pre-
sentcd in Washington. one Wednesday
evening and the other Monday evening.
/ The ballroom OF the New Willard has
been engaged for both concerts. The
, first viii be an entire song recital by
Miss Margaret Cummins, soprano. and
Charles Rabold. baritone. Miss Cum
Minis numbers viii be made up OF arias
By PorpOra. Cherubini. Padre Martini.
and Bizet In her selection Of songs
Miss Cummins has drawn from COM
positions by James Hook. Henry Pur-
cell. Stanley Hawly. and Alicia Need
ham
Mr. Rabold. who. by the way. is ex-
tremely popular I'm Washington. Will
give selections by Buononcini. Schubert,
Richard Strauss. James Hook and Rhein-
hold Hermann. Mr.. Rabold will also
sing group Of old German songs. The
duet numbers have been chosen from
Mehul, Perez. and Arthur Whiting.
For the second recital. which Will be
given by Ernest Hutcheson. the program
is equally interesting from an historical
as we'll as musical point OF view From
Bach. represented by his great organ
prelude and fugue in A minor. tran
scribed by List the compositions iol-
low in natural succession through Bee
thoven, piano sonata I'm C major.
Chopin. nocturne in d fiat, Chopin,
etude In G sharp minor. and ballade in
A fat; Howard Brockway, Dance OF
the Sylphs." D'Albert. gavotts in d
minor, Ernest Hutcheson. capriccio.
List, etude in F minor. and Mr. Hutchc-
sons own transcription Of Wagner s
The Ride OF the Valkyrics."
The following musical program will be
sung at the Church of the Sacred Heart.
Mount Pleasant, today. AT the mass
commencing at 1920 a. m. "Kyrle. d"
"sanctus,' "Benedictus." and "Agnus
Del" from Gounod's Sacred Heart Mass.
Onertory. duet. "Volgi de Volgi," by
Mercadante for tenor and bass. Before
the sermon. Vent Creator" by Werner
and Invocation hymn. Lead, Kindly
Light" Steele Ciorza's Vespers will be
sung and Alma Redemptoris," Webbe:
20. Salutaris," soprano solo. Bragg:
''Tantum Ergo" Faure. and "Laudate
Domiuum." Gregorian.
The twenty-second season Of Bischon
concerts will begin early in January.
3 The season will consist OF four con
certs. announcements OF which are in
teresting
The recitals are TO be given Tuesday
evenings. the first one occurring Janu-
airy II. This recital will be by Ernest
Lent, the local 'cellist. and the Ladies'
String Quartet. with Mrs Elsie Bond
Bischon. soprano; Miss Edna Scott Smith
cOntraltO. and other vocalsts.
The first part Of the program OF the
second concert will consist Of miscel-
laneous numbers. while the second part
will be devoted TO the presentation OF
Liza Lehman's In a Persian Garden. q"
This is a song cycle. the words OF which
have been taken from Omar Khayyam' s
'Rubiyat." Mrs. Nellie wilson Shr-
Cliff. soprano: Miss Elizabeth Stuart.
contralto; Douglass G. Miller. tenor. and
J. Walter Humphrey, bass will be the
soloists
The selections for the third concert
viii consist Of vocal and instrumental
compositions.
Haydn's oratorio. THE Seasons. will
be presented at the last recital The
r quartet and choir OF the First Congro-
gational Church will interpret this work.
S Frederick Smith. organist OF ST..
Johns Church. Georgetown. will give an
organ recital az the church Wednesday
evening.
, Mr. Smith will be assisted by Dana c.
; Holland. bass. Mr.. Smith IS an expert
encel and capable musician. and since
. assuming charge OF the music al St
Johns he has delighted the congrega -
tiOn there with his organ work His
% rCcitais are largely attended. and the
selections chosen are from celebrated
writer's.
The program for Wednesdays recital
. is as follows
PralUdium. Sonata 10. J. Rheinberger;
barcarOUe from Fourth Concerto. Stern
r dale Bennett. prelude and fugue In A
minor. J. s. Bach. vocal solo, 'If God So
ClOthe the Grass j. W BisghoH :
-'MorgonstimmuuE and Asses Tod" from
Peer Gynt Suite" Ed GreiE; Symphony
v, Oh. Widor; ta) Allegro Cantabite;
/ lbJ "Toccata"
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