Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-02-16
MUSICAL MENTION

The Georgetown Orchestra, which has
kept very quiet this winter but which has
been doing an active amount Of rehearsal
under the capable direction Of Prof. Josef
Kaspar, will give its first concert next
month at the Columbia Theater. This will
be the nineteenth season Of the ,orchestra's
existence and Its flfty-fifth public perform
ance. The program selected by Prof. Kas-
par will include Volkmann's D Minor Sym
phony. Germans Gypsy Suite and the Der
Freischutz Overture. The soloist Will be
Mrs. H. Clay Browning. soprano, who will
have for her chief number the grand aria
from the Queen Of Sheba," with orchestral
accompaniment. and who will sing a group
Of songs with plano. The proceeds of the
concert will be divided between the Junior
Republics and the Associated Charities
Both these organizations have many friends
and the result of the concert should be quite
an accession to both treasures. The George
town Orchestra has never sought to make
money, but simply to pay Its necessary ex-
penses. and now that 1t announces a con-
cert for two worthy charities its friends are
expected to rally to It's support.
Miss Katie " Wilson will give a pupils
musicale next Wednesday at the Washing
ton Club. assisted by Miss Ruby Stanford,
violinist, and Miss Jennie Glennan and Mr..
B. Frank Gebest at the piano. Those who
will participate in the program are Misses
ROsamond Meacham Helen Day, Eleanor
Burgess. Josephine Gould. Lillian FOLSOM,
Clara Blake. Maud Immersion, Mamie VIII
son. Mrs. Adelia Knight Taylor. Mrs. Cora
Mason Wildman, Mrs. H. E. Fremke, Mrs
w. H. Miller.
from an interchange of views with persons
intimately connected with the management
: Of other similar organizations.
A recent visit to Washington Of Mr.
no fo1o
Handel and Haydn Society Of Boston, gave
a very pleasant opportunity for learning of
the workings of this society. Mr.. Daniels
was the guest Of Mr.. William Bruce King
at the Cosmos Club. where he met Mr.
Josef Kaspar. the director Of the Washing
ton society. and Messrs. Charles L. Pollard,
Thomas G. Alvord and A. Zappone of the
board Of managers. Mr.. Daniels talked very
freely about the present condition of the
plans Of the Handel and Haydn Society
They have an enrolled chorus Of about 400
and their applications for membership each
year. reach nearly 600, from which a selec-
tion Is made Of about 100 of the best voices
to I'LL the annual vacancies. The society has
now permanent fund Of nearly $4,000 at
interest the income of which Is drawn upon
in years when the society's concerts are not
financially successful while additions are
made to the permanent fund from the sur
are also beginning building fund. designed
to put up a building for the exclusive use
Of the society for rehearsals and as rally
Ing place for the members.
The concerts of this society have been
given during its entire eight-eight years on
Sunday. This necessarily confines the So
ciety to sacred works. The program this
year included the Messiah" at Christmas.
a performance of new work, Paradise
Lost" by Dubois, and spring performance
OF Handeps Israel in Egypt" Mr.. Daniels
was asked particularly how the clergymen
Of his city looked upon Sunday night per-
formances. He said that the society had the
very hearty support Of the clergymen Of
Boston. and that they regarded the Sunday
night performances OF sacred works as an
adjunct to the church work and in no de-
gree interfered with It. Even the rehearsals
are uniformly held ON Sunday evenings.
This has also been the case during the en-
tire lightweight years OF the socdety's exist
ence and IL rather striking fact In view Of
lBoston's Puritanism-
Mr.. Daniels expressed great interest In |
the movements of the Choral Society and
was quite surprised at the work which they