The times dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1903-1914, 1903-04-19
WEDNESDAY,
CLUB MUSIC [. ] S [.
The Coming Festival viii Vii. Be.
tie Best Ever Given Here.
ON APRIL 27TH AND 18TH !

S Il .Tf,e music festival to be given by the
"Wednesday Club April 9th and 2ath In
gsihe Academy OF, Music viii probably be
q tho most interesting musical event that
has occurred here, for years. SIS Il
& IA part from the programmes which are
4, pf exceptional interest the concerts are
8to III mark the celebration Of tho tenth
Birthday OF the club aud to take the
form OF a testimonial to the organ
q ton. The club has done much to arouse
and foster interest In all that Is best IN
n The glorious art OF Which iI Is the fore
B tr,f,st exponent here. Its support and
pro ressiveness should be- rs indeed
s they are, n source Of pride and era TIL
cation TO the. people Of Richmond. It
"A Tho Wednesday Club was organized IN
February, 1898, at the house OF one OF
Its members, with thirty members. y
met once a week at the same pince, ana
began the rehearsal Of Gluch's opera
4 ..Orhpeus.n This opera was given = un ll' ,
\ ,4th of the Same year in the parlors OF
r he same house before about sixty n-
3vited guests, Mrs. Meloney singing the
u title role. On that occasion the follow
Ing 4 announcement was made: Nv
think there Is a field In this city tor q
{ strong central musical organization for
#the cultivation of musical taste and the
V development Of musical talent and that
The benefits ITO be derived from such an
organization. II successful would ''''l. e
Y widely felt" ii I. III 81 u a q.
4 5,nlarged. mot at the Richmond Music
u stAra and took ilup the rehearsal OF
y stair,er,y "Cruoitixion, KS spohr,s Last
4 ma rnlent' aud Mendelssofn's Hear MY
PRAYER. THE first public performance N
4 IA 4 "The Crucinxlon'' Mt st. Paul's
Y,hilrch. by invitation Of Dr. Carmicah ma
Il 81 GOOD Friday. March q. 1884, ana that.
was followed by q concert at the Acau-
i ANY Of Music on May 18th OF 1 me SANE NJ
Y wear with about 100 mem 1, ners ~ .ts
h rhor1,s M The soloists on that occasion
4 ware Mrs. Gerrit Smith soprano, am
Ericsson Bushnell, sbasso. i 81 III
"a successive annual festivals OF music
- "a been given ever since. Mr. arthur .I1,
sr,1yer,or was chosen the director % ne i
scrii,,, G,,pon It's organization In 1E5S ana
sarved until the close of the festival OF
1901 The following are the nfin ~ ~,
works which have been rendered Ky me
club. and the most prominent OF me ar
lists enga ged :s$$ -
Juch, soprano: Leonard u. Auty, tenor;
and Dr.. Hop.inson, baritone. Mendels-
isohn,s Hear N.Y. Prayer" Nine. Juch,
93ssoloist. In that year the system OF hon.
}orarys OF subscribing members OF the club
was first adopted and has continued ever
since S D 5.5 \ !,
1896, Memberships flynn Of Praise
Nine, Blauvelt had been engaged for So
8prano. but having been taken sick few
$,days before the concerts, Miss Elizabeth
yTaylor filed her place most satisfactorily
on short notice: Mr., Mackenzie Gordon,
tenor. Excerpts from fIandel's M essah's
were given for the second concert.
1881, Goring Thomas The Sun Wor-5
n shippers Mrs. Dunton Wood, soprano;
Mr.. u. H, Mckinley tenor. Selections
from Mendelssohn's ''st. Paul Miss Rose
II Stewart, soprano; Mrs. katharine Blood
Il good. contralto, and Mr.. Heinrich Meyn,
Il "a $50 The Boston Festival Orchestra was
f first engaged for this festival
1898. Goring Thomas Swan and Sky
lark Miss Proyan, soprano; Miss Spen-
Ger, cortralto: Mr.. Ricger. tenor, and Mr..
Rowland baritone. Memberships unfin-
i !shcd opera. "Doreley,' with Mme
fGadski. soprano. Tho children's chorus
was organized this year, with Walter G.
Mercer director, and gave their first con-
Il cert. assisted by sig. Rosa, Miss Spencer
and Mr.. John Powell, Jr.
1889, Hymn OF Praise was again sung
with Miss Sara Anderson, soprano; Miss
"a Towle, contralto; and Evan Williams,
tonor. Coleridge-T aylor's ''Hiawatha's
Wedding Feast" Mr. Clarence Shirley,
tenor Villers- sanfords A"Forty-sixth
Psalm" Miss Lohbiller, soprano Miss
( Towle. Mr.. Shirley and Mr.. Whitney.
Miss Gertrude May Stein and Sig. Cam
panari also sung. The Chlldren's Chorus
gave Bendalls "a Legend Of Bregenz"
\ and other chor'sa:s;, assisted by Miss Lob
u biller and Miss Ts,wle,
K 1900 Gounods "Gallta."- Provan. So
prsno; Nine. Juch and Gwilym Miles sang
with the Chdrens Chorus, Barnett's