Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-11-14

| course, be the conductor, and Mr.. f. II.
Droop, who heretofore has attended to all
| the details of the concerts will still remain
| the treasurer. In addition to the best forces
| of last year four artists of great merit have
| been secured: Mr.. NJ. Belinski, first cello
| player of the Boston Symphony orchestra;
Mr. Herman RietZel of New York. first oboe
| player; Mr.. John hammers of Chicago, sec
| ond oboe player, and Mr.. A. Belz. first horn
| player of the Royal Opera. st. Petersburg,
and of the Thomas Damrosch and Seidl
| orchestras. Mr.. Hermann C. Rakemann,
| the very able concert master, retains his
position. Nine. BlOomfield-ZeiSler, pianist,
has been engaged for the first concert as
soloist, Mr.. Beinski for the second and
! Jacques Thibaud. the French violinist, for
the third. Negotiations are in progress with
| several distinguished artists for the re-
| naming concerts.
The program for the first concert on the
| afternoon of December IL will be as follows;
| Overture, "Euryanthef CWeber). orcheS-
| ira: concerto for piona forte with orchestral
| accompaniment (Grieg), Nine bloomfield
| Zeisler Symphony No. ,, first time in
| America (Saint-Saens), orchestral group OF
solos Chopin, Nine. BloOmiield-ZeiSier;
| Hungarian March, "Rakoczsky'' tBerlioz).
! On memory of the hundredth anniversary
| of the composers birth, December IL, 1SH3)
| There will be five symphony concerts at
| the Lafayette Opera House on Friday after
| Moons at 4:15 on the following dates: De
| cember H. 1903; January 10, February l..
| March IS, April Is, 1904.
| The large chorus which Mr.. Palmer is
| training for the Thanksgiving choral and
| orchestral concert for the Home for the
| Aged is fortunate in having for its accom-
| PIANIST at the rehearsals Miss Sallie Mason,
| who is so favorably known in connection
| with the music of the High Schools, ana
| who is frequently called upon to serve in
| that capacity for many of our prominent Vo-
| calists.
Miss Josephine Gould has recently become
| attached to the choir at st. Pauls Lutheran
Church where Mr.. w. J. Palmer has a large
| chorus choir AT the morning service last
| Sunday Miss Gould sang open the Gates
| to the Temple with excellent effect. Mr..
| Will Claybaugh rendered The RecessionaF'
| in mastery style at the evening ohertory.
| This choir has made several important ac-
| QUESTIONS recently.
! The Georgetown Choral Society, under
| the direction of F. Frederick Smith are en-
gagged in studying the Messe Colenelie and
| Gala by Gounod. This society is COM
posed of enthusiastic people not only from
| Georgetown. but Alexandria, Bethesda and
| the Chevy Chase schools.
Mrs A. L. Goodhue sang last Friday at
| the Laise- Phillips School. Her selections
included Dudley Bucks Until Gods Day
| Mr.. F. W. Seibold has been elected to
membership in the Musical Art Society.
| An informal reception was given in the
| Trinity Episcopal parlorS to Mr.. Louis NJ.
Lester to meet the vestry and members of
| his new choir. Mr.. Lester played some Sc
| lections, Miss Cook and Miss Bean sang
and Mr. Whtmore played the violin. Mr..
Lester, who led his first rehearsal Thurs
day. has had every advantage in the way
of foreign study, having lived four years in
| Rome and two in England. While in Rome
Mr. Lester was organist in the American
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| ter's place at st. James Episcopal Church.
| Vests "Seedtime and Harvest under re-
hearsal by Mr.. H. H. Freeman In the Pro-
Cathedral Church of the Ascension, is in
| three parts for chorus and soprano and
| tenor soloists. The opening chorus in the
| With Good Things and the one at the end
| of the last part, "Oh. Be Joyful In the
Lord are especially good
| Miss Nellie Moran has been engaged as
soprano soIoist at ST. Michael and All An
gels Episcopal Church
| Mr. Phillip Geary will take the position
of bass soloist in st. Margaret'S Episcopal
Church for the year.
| By the transfer of Mr.. F. NJ. Parker from
Epiphany to St. Patrick's, Mr.. Alexander
| Mosher will obtain the position of tenor
| soloist at the aforementioned place.
| Mrs Annie Grant Fugitt sang last Sum
| day at IL o'clock mass Gumprecht's 20
| Sautaris.'' Mrs. Fugitt has a large voice
of unusual range. taking the last high
with power and clearneSS.
| The pupils of Miss Alma Ebert will give
| their first recital this season Tuesday even
| ing, November II, at her studio Miss
Ebert will be assisted by her sister. Mrs.
VIM. T. Reed, contralto, and Mr.. Frank
| w. Bird, violinist.
At the rehearsal of the Choral Society
last Monday evening at Carroll Institute
Hall the chorus took up for the first time
''Hora Novissima,' devoting the whole
evening to 1t, ana made excellent progress.
| The next rehearsal will be devoted 70 the
same work, with perhaps one of the
chol uses from the 'Stabat Mater" and
| then the Messiah will be put into imme-
| date rehearsal for presentation Decem-
| Der p.
The board of managers had a short meet
| ing after the rehearsal and names were
discussed for the quartet Of local singers
who are to appear in the octet in Elijah as
| 1t is desired to have complete announce
ments made of all who sing with the So
ciety even at its last concert on April TO-
1t can only now be announced that Mrs
William T. Reed, contralto, and Mr.. Mel
vile T. HenSey, tenor will be in the quar-
tet.
One of the members of the board stated
that good singer had mentioned to her
that she and her daughter would be very
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not for the s. initiation fee charged for the
examination. The singer was promptly In
formed that there was no charge for ex-
examination and TO initiation fee but the
matter was brought up as an Illustration
of what curious lumors spread abroad in
relation to the doings of n public organiza-
ton Of this sort. New singers are being
admitted all the time, and those placed on
the waiting list of sopranos and altos will
probably have difficulty in securing
places OF the active list before the first
concert. The number is not quite full yet
in the tenor and bass parts.
At the reading room for the blind We'd
nesday Mrs. Amy Law Ormsby sang "Auf- |
TRACE and "Fruhlingsuacht," by Schuman:
"Eligie." by Massenet, with cello obligato:
Luckstone's Delight" two dainty songs, |
1.-THE Mennet' and the april Girl" by |
Fairlamb; Creole Love Song by Smith, |
and Joseph Adams "Galilee,' with cello |
obligato. |
Miss Wieser gave as cello solos, Song to |
the Evening STAR by Wagner: "Slumber |
Song" by Robert Cary Stearns. and the |
'Berceuse," from Jocelyn.
Mrs. Frank Byrams piano numbers were |
the waltz in Alb and Chopins Nocturne in |