The Washington times., 1902-08-31

Within the next few weeks many
changes will be made in the personnel
OF local choirs, as the winter schedule
will be in effect in all the churches by
October l, and It will be necessary to
have choir affairs in shape by that time.
| The first announcement of this kind
came last week In the engagement OF
Miss Nellie Corrigan as soprano soloist
of st. Mary's Catholic Church. Fifth
Street northwest. Miss Corrigan will re-
lieve Mrs. Kitty Thompson Berry.
DR.. Anton Gloetzner will remain at st.
Mary's as organist and director of the
choir, a position which he held during
the latter part of last year. DR.. Gloetz-
ner is a brilliant musician and has been
connected with many prominent Wash
ington choirs. 1t was understood that
he would not remain ct St. Mary's this
season. but he has evidently yielded TO
the inducements offered him and will
continue in charge.
The other members of the quartet will
be the same as last year. Miss Margaret
Eichorn, contralto; Mr.. Aloysius Fennell,
tenor. and Mr.. Frank Rebstock, bass
The retirement of Mrs. Berry will be
a matter of regret on the part of St.
Mary's congregation. Mrs. Berry has
several tempting offers which are still
under consideration. Her musical work
during the coming season will keep her
quite busy. and it is likely that she will
not do any choir work. unless she can
do so without interfering with concert
engagements.
Mrs. Berry is a member of the Wash
ington Ladies' Quartet. whose appear
ance for two weeks with Sousa's band at
Atlantic City was one of the features
of the organizations season at the Jer-
sey resort.
The wedding last Thursday of Miss
Bertha Lucas and Mr.. Eugene Frost
Stoddard formed the most important
topic of interest in musical circles last
week. The ceremony was quiet one,
and was performed in the pastoral resi-
dencc of the Church of the Sacred Heart
by Rev. Joseph McGee.
Miss Lucas has long been aeknowl-
edged the most brilliant violinist in
Washington. She was a pupil of Josef
Kaspar, and was easily the star So
loist Of all his concerts. Her work is
that of an artist, for she exercises her
head with her musicians soul, and her
effects are beautiful. Washington will.
indeed, lament her departure, for the
city loses not only a gifted musician,
but one of Its most attractive and popu-
lar girls.
Mr.. and Mrs Stoddard left immediate
ly after the ceremony for New York and
Newport They will reside in Pitts |
burg.
Announcement comes from over the
seas that America will have an oppor
tunity to hear another violin virtuoso
during the coming season. The youthful |
prodigy is one Kocian. a Bohemian vio- |
linist. who, according to his press agent, |
"concertzes" under the management OF |
Rudolph Aronson.
Managers have been known to "pre-
sent" and submit their stars. but to
be heralded as ''concertizer'' is |
unique. However, If young Kocian |
is musician, and good one,
the American public will go to hear
him. He will make his debut in |
New York some time in November, when |
he will play Ernsts + sharp minor con-
certo. Kocian is now in Prague. where |
he is the guest of Dvorak, his instructor
in composition.
Calve will again be a member of the
Metropolitan Opera Company next win
ter The prima donna has developed
new fad and is indulging it quite freely.
She is buying different sections of the
land around her home, Alvey
ron. and naming each for one of the
roles which she has essayed during her
noted career, She has called one Mont
Carmen another Mont Marguerite, and
still another Mont Santuzza.
Buffalo will soon have permanent
orchestra under the leadership OF John
Lund. Concerts will be given only on
Sunday afternoons. as it has been proved
that it is only on that day that the large
foreign population of the city will at
tend The concerts will be under the
of committee of citizens
During the Covent Garden opera sea
son, which terminated recently. twenty
three of the works offered were Wag
merriam compositions, and as that was
practically a third of the entire number