The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1902-02-23
MUSICAL NOTES.


Baernstein, the New York basso, is to
be engaged by the st. Paul Choral club
for THE Creation" which the club will
give this spring. Electa Clifford (who,
by the way, has been engaged by TheO-
dore Thomas as soloist for next season.,
will sing the soprano solos, and Mrs.
Jane Huntington Yale the contralto. The
tenor will be Theo. Vsn Yerx Much in
tereStS naturally centerS about Van Yerx' s
appearance in st. Paul, for this will be
his first return to this city since he left
it to achieve fame in the East.
The Choral club has recently received
a number of new members who are anx-
nous to sing in the forthcoming produce
ton of Haydn's CRATIC. After the re-
hearSaf next Tuesday evening in Christ
church guild hall, the officers of the
CLUB have arranged for an informal re-
ceptIon and social in honor of Director
Normington. musical programme win
be given and refreshments will be served
The committee in charge is Mrs. Henry
Downs, Mrs. w. A Merrill, J. E. Starkey
and Myron Mcmillan.
Invitations are being issued INV +he Min
neSota State Music Teachers association
to various teachers in the state who are
to take part in the programme that will
be presented at the annual state meet
ing that is to be held here in ST. Paul
the latter part of May. The sessions
ana the concerts that are to be given in
connection with the sessions will be held
IN the Central Presbyterian church. The
decided upon owing to the fact that the
Kne1sel String quartette has not yet fixed
the date for the concert it is to give AS
the State Music Teachers association is
crlnglng the quartette here as one of
the attractions of the convention, the
meeting naturally will have to coincide
with the date fixed by the quartette. The
association now numbers ninety mem
berS, twenty counties being represented
A benefit concert will be given Tuesday
night in the chapel of the Dayton Ave
rue Presbyterian church, for Victor
AIsterberg, poor shoemaker who is
very III at Bethesda hospital. Mrs. Rus
sell P. DOrr has charge of the musical
programme, which will include vocal
numbers by Oscar Anderson, tenor; Mrs.
E. Payson Smith, soprano; Prof. Justus
Iundberg, basso; and the Orpheus Male
quartette. Harry Dorr will play vio-
lin number: Hugh LutgenS will read and
Mr.. Rosenherger and Mrs. Dorr win be
the accompanies.
The music department of St Paul col
lege will give its annual concert shortly
after Easter The concert will be IN
der the direction of Miss Hope and Miss
Relden, who have charge of the if1stru-
mental and vocal work respectively at
the college,
The Louis Elson Music History club
Will meet next Monday evening in the
studio of Mrs. E. H. Parne1l Ancient
Roman music will be considered Be
sides Mr.. Elson's paper each of the ten
members of the club will read short ar
ticleS.
Miss Nellie A. Hopes ladies' orchestra
Will play tomorrow evening at the recep-
ton Which will be held at the Central
Presbyterian church in honor of the
church's fftieth anniversary.
The Abt quartette will sing at the First
M. F. church this morning instead of thu
regular choir.
Mr. J. F. Kerr Cbasso), of Minneapolis,
VIII sing Brightest and Best" a new
song by DR.. Rhys-Herbert, at the Park
Congregational church this morning.
Mrs. Jessica DeWolf is to sing with
the Mendelsschn club in New York on
the evening of March 4. Mrs DeWoIf
orchestra.
William R. Sherwood, the pianist, will
visit st. Paul soon under the auspices
of the Convent of the Visitation. The
GATE of his appearance has not been
fixed, but it will be either Thursday
evening, Feb. 27, or Thursday evening.
March 6.
The Ladies Abt quartette. which was
organized last autumn by Miss Ieona
McKeow, Miss Floy Rossman, Miss Alice