Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-31

| Washington Saengerbund will take place
| tomorrow evening at its club house on c.
| street Mr.. Henry Xander, musical d.
rector, has prepared an unusually attractive
| program. The bund will sing two choruses-
| Mel Mutter mag mi nit by Spicker, and
| an arrangement of '.Abschied, by Melamet
| The soloists will include two out-of- town
| people, Miss Adelaide Shepherd, soprano,
of Toronto, Canada, who will sing Dell
Acqua's willamette" and Miss Jean Taylor
of Baltimore, violinist who will play God
ards "Adagio Pathetique' and Sarasates
"Zigennerweisen." The other soloists and
their numbers are as follows: Howard O.
Cook tenor, Guy d'Hardelots 'AlI for
You;" Henry Jaeger, f1utist. Demersseman's
grand phantasy from "Oberon;" contralto
solo, lie Siege de Corinthe," Rossini, Miss
Resale Holberg; horn solo and defamation,
Der Tolle Musikant," Proch, words by
Loewe; horn, Mr.. Franz Hoefer; declama-
ton. Mr.. T. A. Rockar; soprano solo, La
Perle de Bresil'' David Mrs Kittie Thomp-
son-Berry; flute obligato, Mr.. Henry Jaeger:
bass solo, king of the Winds" David, Mr.
Charles Goodchild; duo for horn and flute,
'Serenade," It'll, Messrs. Hofer and Jaeger.
ciety on Monday evening, Mr.. Oscar G.
Sonneck, chief of-the music department of
the Library of Congress, read very inter
esting paper on the life of Mendelssohn
and the oratorio of st. Paul. He referred
to the remarkable circumstance that within
the decade Of Mendelssohn's birth, the ma
Jority OF the great composers of the nine
teenth century were born. He showed
Mendelssohn's happy and prosperous life
and pictured him as well educated, &C
complished and popular. He referred to
the remarkable early age at which many of
his notable works were produced. The
Oratnrin of ST. Pau1 Mr.
originated with MendelsSohn himself, as to
libretto as well music. The evident pur-
pose Of Mendelssohn was to reflect the
principles of the Greek drama in the chorus
oratorio form and this he accomplished
with great success. Mr.. Sonneck impressed
upon the chorus the necessity of a really
fine presentation Of the choruses and an
acute appreciation Of their dramatic mean
ing He paid a glowing tribute to the
memory of Mendelssohn declaring that, al
though in these days it has become GUS
tomary for those who admire the glare of
tFumpetS and clash of cymbalS to decry
Mendelsshon, he is entitled to be classed
among the musical geniuses, and that many
of his works. including the oratorio of ST.
Paul, are immortal
The first concert tour for Edouard de
Reszke promises to be a record breaker. R.
Z. Johnston, his manager, says the demand
is unheard of, unprecedented. De ResZke
has been engaged for the spring tour of
Duss' Metropolitan Opera House Orchestra
and Will have as an associate artist Nine.
Nordica. This aggregation makes a flying
trip during the month of May as far west
as Denver and in that short time includes
nearly every city of Importance east of the
Rocky mountain metropolis. 1t has been
the desire of Mr. Duss for a number of
years to have an orchestra instead of
band, and at the first opportunity that
presented he awaited himself OF it and en-
gagged the Metropolitan Opera House Or
chestra in its entirety.
Miss Mamie Grant, contralto soloist in
st. Patrick's Church choir, who is now en-
joying an extended rest at Saranac lake,
n. Y, Is much improved in health. Miss
Grant took part in concert last Sunday
at Lake Saranac and her work on that
occasion has been highly commented on.
ST. Paurs Episcopal choir will repeat
Memberships motel Hear My Prayer at
the evening service tomorrow. This beau
tiful work attracted such a throng to St.
Paul's Church last Tuesday evening that
the seating capacity Of the building was
in this presentation will be Mrs. Flower.
Those who attend st. Pauls regularly will
be glad to know that Miss Ethel Holtz-
claw, the soloist Of the church, is again
able to sing and will assist in the solo work
of the motel.
Mr.. Stanley Olmstead's recital at the
Central High School yesterday was a COM
plete success His program included the
Bach-Tausig Toccato and Fugue Cd minor
four Chopin, three Mcdowell and two
Lesehetizky numbers. Schumann's Des
Attends, Liszts Consolation and Mosz-
kowskis Meiodie Mr.. Oimteads technic
Is brilliant, and he possesses great power
sympathy and command over tone color
His rendering of the Bach Fugue and the
"Elhntanz" of MacDowell fully demonstrate
ed his technical powers, the passages in
thirds in the latter selection, being particu-
| larly even, and played with extreme clear
| ness His Moszkowskt and Schumann num-
bers were played with fine singing tone
and interpreted in Q. charming manner.