Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1902-10-04
M USICAL MENTION

The Ladies' String Quartet-Miss Marie
Bastianeili, first violin: Miss Mabel Mont
gomery. second violin. Miss Jessie Bloomer.
viola: Miss Helen Bastianelli. violoncello-
will give a series of three concerts at The
Washington Club on Tuesday evenings De-
cember 2. February II and April %. They
will be assisted by prominent vocalists.
Mr.. Herman Rakemann has not dropped
out Of musical work. but will be heard fire.
Quently during the coming season as here
tofore. His string quartet will give IS
usual number of chamber concerts, and
MIR. Rakemann is very much interested IN
the success of the Washington Symphony
Orchestra
Miss Cecilia V. Murphy has been engaged
as leading soprano sooist for the choir Il
the Church of the Sacred Heart Mi. Pleas
ant. of which Mr.. L. E. Cannon is director
Mr.. David Moore has presented the choir
with twenty-five copies Of Marcos Vespers
No. l, all well bound in canvas.
Miss Julie Geyer. the pianiste. has been
engaged by Rudolph Aronson for The
| "Kocian" tournee beginning November 2,
in New York Miss Geyer was a pupil CT
Joseffy in New York and OF Moskowski in
Berlin.
Mascagni. the great italian composer and
his opera company, numbering 80 people.
will be heard In one performance at the
New National Theater the afternoon Of Oc-
tober u. MaScagni Is probab the best
known Of the living opera composers and
his "Cavalleria Rustlcana," which made
him famous in one ght, has been given In
all large cities of this country over and
over again. In fact, it is one of the best
| liked operas written the past century. This
opera no doubt shows the modern Italian
school of music at Its best. A performance
under the direct supervision and direction
w nj
OF the most important musical events in the
history of music In this country Washing
ton is one of the few cities included in the
tour Of this company. which lasts only ten
weeks. In addition to the opera ''Cavalleria
Rusticana' another short opera will be
given the same afternoon at the National.
All the principal singers and orchestra were
selected in Italy by Mascagni himself, and
the voices selected were those best suited to
the operas which Mascagni will produce in
America. There is double set of principal
singers, so that in of Illness the an
nounced operas need not be changed The
orchestra numbers sixty of the best mu-
sicians that could be found in the leading
opera houses of Italy.
During the coming week Mascagri will
make his first appearance before an Ameri-
can public at the Metropolitan Opera House
in New York. and the tickets are almost
entirely sold. which indicates an intense
interest in the event Early in the season
the boxes were disposed of to New Yorks
400, SO that the operas will attract not
only the pest musical interests, but society
as well.
The one performance here will also re-
ceiVe the patronage of the most distinguish
ed people in the city. and every reason
exists for believing that the event will
prove one long to be remembered
In London Kocian. the Bohemian violin
Virtuoso. was pronounced the Paderewski
VI o. one Fiohn; AT the conclusion Of his
concerts at st. James Hall veritable Pa
oerewski scenes We're enacted. Herr Kociau
possesses TO great degree man qualities of
thaL poet-pianIst Herr kocian's first ap-
Peafance In New York is announced for
Thursday evening, November 20 at Carna-
gle Hall He will be assisted by an orches-
ira of 100 musicians.
The Peabody Conservatory of ,frs,o -,
Baltimore, Md. will shortly begin its mir
ty-hfth year with promise of increa sed use
Lulness IN Its various well-equipped depart
nents or study. The faculty of professors
Is exceptionally strong. among the eminent
musicians on the staff being Director Ran
dolph, Otis B. Boise. W. E Heimendahl.
Joan {. Van HulSteyn, Ernest Hutcheson
Pietry Minetti, Emanuel Wad and numer-
Gus others, thirty-seven in all. An interest
Ing phase of the conservatory's work is
seen IN the selection of teachers of the
preparatory depa rtment, all OF whom are
holders of the Peabody teachers certificate
the conservatory thus maintaining its solid
methods in the earlier grades as well as
stimulating the advanced pupils by appoint
ing graduates to these important positions
on the teaching staff
Mr.. Ernest t. Winchester for the past
three years organist and choirmaster of
the old St. Marks Pro-C'a thedral begins
his engagement at st. Pauls Episcopal
church. I'D street northwest, tomorrow
The new three-manual organ at St PauTs
is second TO none in the city. and Mr.. Win
chester is enthusiastic over it, He expects
to maintain fine choir in St. Paurs.
Mr.. William 3. Trott takes I'D the musi-
cal work at st. Marks tomorrow and will
continue Mr.. Winchester's work there The
soloists at St. Paul'S viii be as before: So
prano, Miss Beatrice Goodwin: alto, Mrs
Mercer; tenor, Mr.. Fred Siebold; baritone
Mr.. Percy Thompson. The chorus will be
augmented by several boys and men.
At st. Marks the soloistS will be: Bass
Mr.. Charles +. Roberts; tenor, Mr. George
Rock, with the same chorus of twenty
boys.
can evening of song, scene and story is
contemplated by the Ladies' Aid Society of
the Eastern Presbyterian Church when
The Holy City will be sung. with twelve
stereopticon views displayed during its rem
dition. Other vocal numbers will be II
Know That My Redeemer Liveth' and the
''Hallelujah Chorus from the Messiah"
Musicians who will participate are Mrs.
w. B. Smith. pianist; Mrs. c. H. Fentress.
vocalist: Maj W. B. Beebe a male quar-
tet and Miss Corinne Hay, reader.
Mr.. Henry w Straten, who was the or
sailed for Europe today to take a special
course Of organ study under the famous
Gullmant of Paris.