Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-16
REFoRE CROWDED HOUSE.
Miss Lieberman's New Orchestra fre-
sents an Attractive Program.

SCENTS an Attractive program.
A house packed with enthusiastic 1rlenos
-a.toa Nice fisherman last night as the
curtain rose at the National Theater Iof
~. ers+ concert of the new Philharmonic
orchestra, organized by Miss Lieberman. In
addition to its excellent music the feature
that distinguishes the Philharmonic from
other orchestras lies in the use OF piaios
To increase the effects obtained IN inc oi
chestration of the works of the great music
masters Owing to the unwieldy construc
ton of the instruments and the practicai
impossibility Of placing them SO that 'he
nlayers can see the director or directress, II
is difficult to secure the same tone shaoinsS
and pianissimo effects that can ne optaiieu
with an orchestra every memper Oh WINCH
can keep an eye on the leader. However IL
was observed in the course of the concert
last night that the twenty or more pianos
used by Miss Lieberman greatiy helsnteLi
ed the effect in each of the NUMBERS given
with the orchestra. The young women "no
presided at the pianos, sometimes being as
many as twenty, played in almost perlec'
time.
The bright particular star of the evening
was Mr. John A. Finnegan, the tenor SOLO
list at ST. Aloysius Church. Mr. flnnegan
voice is a tenor of the purest quality ana
his singing of the "Cujus Animaln, from
Rossini's "Stabat Mater ellclted a STORM ii,
of applause. Mr.. Finnegan was the only
soloist of the evening who responded TO an
encore. singing 1.-THE Palms" with Miss
Lieberman as accompanist
The best work of the orchestra and pianos
was done in the fifth number on the pro-
gram the march and chorus of the pilgrims
from Tannhauser. Miss Florence Bean,
one of the prize pupils of Miss Lieoerman
school, was presented for the first time as
a contralto soloist, singing Redemption,
with very pleasing effect. MT Dore Won
steiner the new 'cellist of the washington
Symphony Orchestra. played the Evening
T nho RI n
which brought forth great applause. Mas
ter Uriel Davis and Miss Leila Howard car
ried off the honors at the piano. the former mel
with Chopin nocturne, composed IN Ao2o,
and the latter with an arrangement Dy
Bendell of the prize song from Der Meis-
tersinger."
Miss Lieberman announced before the
concert that she had enected a pelm a. 81,
organization with her musicians and IN 1u-
ture the orchestra which she Will conduct
will be known as the philharmonic Orches-
ira" The necessary contracts for the con-
tinuance of the organization Will DC ord"h
up and signed today.
lows:
Coronation music from Prophet, Myer-
beer twenty pianos, eighty hands, ana or
chestra; "Nocturno," composed 1885, opus
So Chopin, Master Uriel Davis; symphony
parts two and three. "Lenore" Ran, M
teen pianos. sixty hands. ana orehes.rI'
Wagner-Iiszt, Mr.. Dore Wolfsteiner, cello;
Pilgrims Chorus and March. Iannhauser-
Wagner, sixteen pianos and orchestra;
81 ieberstraume" List. Miss Daphne Del
dee Thompson; contralto solo, selected
Miss Florence Bean; prize song from Meis-
tersinppr." Wagner Bendell. Miss Leila
Howard; Motif from 'Meistersinger. Wag-
ner. twelve pianos, forty hands; overture.
"Stradella," Flotow. ten pianos, no orches-
ira: serenade-Winter. Winderstne. MISS
Benlah Winter and quintet of strings;
Hungarian Rhapsody No. g." List. Miss
Neale: tenor solo, "Cujus Animain.' from
.Stabat Mater" Rossini, Mr.. Finnegan'
"Arabesuue" Wrangell, Miss Maud Bates;
"Messiah," Handel, twelve pianos. forty
hands no orchestra: "Intermezzo." from
''Cavaneria,' Mascagn1, twenty-five pianos,
eighty hands, no orchestra.