The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-05-17
GREAT COyTRALTO TO SING IN M
DIANAPoLIs FRIDAY NIGHT.
Concert VIII Formally Open the New
Musical Notes of Interest.

This was during the brief engagement or
the celebrated Metropolitan Company at
Tomlinson Hall in the winter of 1900. The
present concert tour Of this great artist
is the first she has ever made in the United
States, having never before cared to appear
in song recitals, as her time has been al
together taken up with operate work.
The programme for next Friday evening
is a very attractive one. II will be made
up as follows:
Ballade, q minor. Chopin
Miss Josephine Hartman.
(a) Recitative. Aria from "Paulis .......
............................ Menoelesohn
CD .Wohin Franz Scnuoert
Caprice Espagnole.. .howszkowsh
Miss Josephine Hartman
Aria, "Rienzf ....-.-.-......-........-Wa wagner
CD "Fruehiingslied' Reinhold Becker
(c) "Bolero" .......-..-.---........--.-.. Ardid
AS ii chances that the date OF the con-
cert, May p. Is the birthday OF Richard
Wagner the beautiful "Rienzi'' number
will be gievn one of the features Of the
programme. Nine. Schumann-Heink has
been particularly successful in Wagnerian
roles and this number will be sure 20 be
given with impressive dramatic effect Her
programme Will afford her opportunities not
only for dramatic vocalizing. but for color
full singing as well. Her accompanies will
be Miss Josephine Hartman. one OF the best
of New York's pianists, who has often ap-
peared at the Waldorf-Astoria recttals-
MISS hartman Two pldIiO n0nlDCAc-~tAC
Chopin ballade and the Spanish caprice
should prove extremely interesting interpre-
tations.
The sale of subscription tickets for the
event will begin tomorrow in the lobby Of
the handsome new hotel. Mrs. Ona b
Talbot, who is acting as local manager or
the recital. says that already such large
number of these tickets have been disposed
OF that the concert cannot be otherwise
than successful financially. The subscrip-
ton tickets are sold at S each, emitting
49, - hast &c In he
assembly room. The single tickets will be
placed on sale in the Claypool lobby
Wednesday morning at O'Clock The
prices for these will range from VI 70 N50
The members of the Western Gas Assc-
citation, who will be holding their annual
convention in Indianapolis during the week,
will attend the concert IN a BODY. In aool-
ton to the opening of the attractive as
sembly room. the beautiful palm and roof
gardens will be opened for promenading
during the evening.
The attention of the American musical
world last week was directed to the little
town of Bethlehem. in the Lehigh valley Of
Pennsylvania Its remarkable achieve
ments two years ago in the first Bach fes-
| tival given by a lecal-chorus under the
| direction of a local conductor, brought into
| notice a community that had been known
before as a part of the prosperous and Wig
! orous Pennsylvania Dutch" but not wide
| ~ as a center Of musical enthusiasts. Betn-
was a week of 'decorous dissipation" In
| music, as one critic terms IT, such as no
| town in America ever entered into before
| The music rendered was Bach's and
nothing but Bach's The Bach enthusiasm
| is apparently growing In Bethlehem. for
while last year the festival was only three
days in duration this year IL was six. with
concerts every evening and every ether
| afternoon. The festival took place in the
| old Marovian Church OF the town and was
| a great success in every way. The town or
Bethlehem is made up largely OF the de-
| scendants of Moravisn settlers who brought
with them from Germany a great love OF
/ music and a jealous cultivation OF II that
| has never been allowed 10 die out. Many OF
| the peculiar features OF Moravfan life that
| once distinguished Bethlehem have disap-
peared, but the love OF music has re-
| manned.
| Edward Nell president Of the vocal de-
partment of the Metropolitan School OF
| Music. will give pupils recital at Roberts
Park Church on May Is. A feature OF this
recital will be the singing of Arthur Whit
i'm ins the + programme O viii be Mesdsmes How -
| ard, Nell, Hankemeier, Behymer and Ed
munds: Misses Dean, Shoaf. Huffman. Re-
| rane, Feasey ami Gibson, and Messrs. Tai
| bot w. HUI, Taylor. ". HUH. Laut, Ank-
enbrock, Roberts. Shirley. Mediation. JEFF
| fries and Storey.
There will be special music at Christ
Church at both the morning and evening
| services to-day. At the morning service the
vested choir, under the direction OF Joseph
Joiner, will give the following programme:
''venite'' Laer
| tie Deum' ...............,............. Parker
| "Jubiate Dec" ..........................H Homer
In addition. Romeo Flick, one OF Cincin-
| nati's leading baritones. viii sing II VIII
Extol Thee" by Wagner. In the evening
Miss yeffries and Mr.. Lynn will sing The
| Crucihx," by Faure.
A musician named Steindel. who lives in
Stuttgart. Germany. recently gave two
| concerts that more than astonished the ma
tives. He himself played the viola; one OF
his sons. aged twelve, played the piano.
| hands of two other sons of his, aged nine
and eight, respectively. IL Is said that the
four PLAYED the most difticult of chamber
the critics and audiences. which included
all OF the prominent musicians OF this very
| musical city
A musicale Will be given by EAlliance
Franchise. Wednesday evening. at the resi-
| dence of Mrs. Caroline Cooper Ogie on
North Meridian street The programme will
| be given under the direction Of Prof. Bruno
| Troemel, and all OF the vocal numbers will
be rendered in French. Miss Bertha Schell-
| schmidt, Mrs. Caroline Cooper Ogle. VII
liam Bradford. Bruno Trcemel, Franz
| Schaefer and Alfred TrOemel will take part.
|
At the tenth annual May festival OF the
University Of Michigan. which took place
the last three days OF the week just closed.
! Edward Cigars cantata. "Caractacus.' was
| performed for the first time in America
| This work Is two years older than Mr.
| Cigars Dream OF Gerontius." having been
produced at the Leeds festival in England
| In 1885.
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| A recital will be given at Roberts Park
Church on the evening OF May &c. for the
benefit OF the Ladies' Aid Society OF the
| church. The feature OF the programme
| will be the appearance OF Mrs Lulu Tyler
| Gates In representations A number OF
/ prominent local vocalists and instrumental
| musicians will take part
The vocal pupils OF William III. Wilkinson
will give a concert. made up entirely OF
sacred selections. at the German House.
| this evening. They will be assisted by Miss
Cora Daggett, harpist, Mont Van Dyke.
violinist. Clarence II. Strickland aid Mr..
| Wilkinson. pianists-
Within the next two weeks the BerlIners
will have their first chance 10 hear Emma
| Caive-in Carmen" OF course. IL will be
| interesting TO note the result. as the mu-
steal people OF Berlin have a way OF sneer-
ing ar what all the rest OF the world con-
siders great