Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-06-06
MUSICALE MENTION

| lem of the arrangement of the concerts for
next year. 1t seems as If 1t will be forced
| to adopt the plan of having the concerts
| on Sunday nights ir the theaters as very
| last resort. There seems to be some divi-
| sion of opinion as to the propriety of this
course among the friends and supporters
| of the society, some thinking that the pre-
sentation of a sacred oratorio on Sunday
| is an entirely fitting offering for the day
while others look askance upon Sunday
| concert of even an actually sacred char
acter.
The Handel and Hayden Society of Bos-
| ton has held its concerts on Sunday since
| 1915, and that city, being, perhaps, the
| strictest of Sunday observance in the coun-
| try, has had valuable experience on this
| point. In order to ascertain the feeling in
Boston a letter was addressed to Mr.
George F. Daniels president of the Han
del and Haydn Society," who has written
| to the president of the Choral Society sub
| stantially as follows:
II am in receipt of your letter dated
| April 81 asking for my views regarding the
| adoption by the Washington Choral So
| ciety of Sunday evenings for it's concerts.
In reply, 1 would say that the Handel and
/ in 1916 held it's rehearsals and concerts
| upon Sunday evenings The object of the
| society," as stated in it's act of incorpora-
| ton in 1916, was For the purpose eof ex-
| style of performance of church music This
| undoubtedly accounts for the selection of
| this evening in preference to week day
| night The use of Sunday evenings of
| course, limits US to the performance of
| sacred music. A study of our history leads
| me to believe that this limitation has
worked greatly to our advantage. There
| is abundant field for study and profit in
| the works of the great writer's of sacred
music There is no question that the per-
| Torrance of the great oratorios has slim
| u1ated and increased to a very large extent
| the love of good music in our churches.
I'm holding our rehearsals on Sunday
| evenings the study of sacred music is not
only proper, but in large degree is bene
| fetal to every lover of music. In giving
| our performances on Sunday evenings it
| appeals to a class of church goers who love
| the highest class of church music. 1t also
appeals to large class who desire some
form of recreation upon this day and yet
have scruples against attending any per
| Torrance of a secular nature. We are.
| and always have been. in entire sympathy
with the clergymen of every denominat ton
| In occasional protests and hearings before
our legislature and police board against
so-called religious performances on Sunday
! evenings our society has always been ex-
| empt from censure and held up a model
| as to what should be classified as proper
| religious performance.
You are at liberty to refer to the clergy
| men of any denomination in Boston in re-
| gard to the work of our society as being
an aid and not hindrance to the religious
work of the churches. There is not the
| slightest objection from a religious stand
! point to the rehearsing or performance of
| sacred music on Sundays. On the other
| hand, our experience shows that it is pos
| tive benefit to very large number whose
| minds are thus diverted from secular
| thoughts and whose love of the good and
| beautiful in art is stimulated by an ac-
| quaintance with the noblest and grandest
| thoughts in music.
sCl1rr MORT TrY11 ncp n
! take place the Sunday before Christmas
| and on Christmas night, are regarded more
/ in the light of sacred service than a
| public performances. We are always sure
| of crowded houses upon these occasions.
| Our concert at Easter Is regarded very
much in the same way. With proper
| selection of sacred oratorios for the first
season I think you would soon diSarm any
| opposition or objection to the of the
| Sabbath for the performance of this class
| of music"
| Cornelius van der Linden, managing d.
rector of the Royal Dutch Opera of Am
sterdam. Holland. and-one of the most
favOrab1y known musical men IN TINS
country, is in New York to study American
| methods of producing grand opera and to
determine the ACCESSIBILITY of bringing
company of his own here. He saw Herr
Conried before the latter started for Eu-
| rope, and the men went over the ground to
the most minute detail The great fault
with the plan of establishing season Of
grand opera In Philadelphia Is it's prox-
| unity to New York, and the fact that the
Metropolitan Company has been in the
habit of making weekly trips to the Quaker
city. If 1t is thought that enough support
can be derived from Baltimore and Wash
| ington to make the season pay. Herr van
| der Linden will take the matter into more
| serious consideration.
The piano pupils of Mrs. CoIcIazer gave a
| delightful musicale last night at Confeder-
| Ian ooh ,ttvNf for nnr
| and rendered most entertaining program.
| The pupils were assisted by Messrs. Charles
| Weston in recitations and Fred. Seyfferth
| in solos. Prizes were awarded as follows:
| Gold medal (highest honor). Miss Ruby
! Shaver. Gold medals for Improvement:
| Misses Mabel Stewart, Courtney Wade and
| Leydia Keefer. Gold medal for memoriz-
| ing Miss Elma Holmen. Silver medals for
| Improvement: Misses Ethel Jones and Olive
Drake (who had given perfect lessons
| throughout the season, remaining tied to
the end) and Miss Olga Sieverling.
| The Musergia Club of Mt. Pleasant. Mr..
| Charles r. Bartlett, director, has brought
| its seasons work to close. The club was
assisted in its last concert by MIR. j. Henry
Kaiser, baritone. and DR.. William M. KEN
| ball, tenor This organization, which is
| probably the most recent addition to the
! musical societies of Washington, bids fair
| to be quite successful next season.
| Miss Katie " Wilson will give the an
| nual song recital of her pupils at the Ma
| tional Theater next Friday evening. The
| program Is quite a long one, but 1t includes
| some excellent selections and will be inter-
! esting. Those who will participate are Mrs.
| Samuel Eskes, Mrs. H. E. FRANKIE, Mrs.
| Adela Knight Taylor, Misses Josephine
! Gould, Eleanor Burgess, Katie Slater CARA
| Blake. Genevieve Showalter, Maud Jimer-
son, Kate NJ Ellis. Helen Day, Lillian Toll
son, Rosamonde Meacham, Mae e. Wood
ward, Ella Noah and the Cecilian Quartet.
| The accompanies will be Miss Jennie Glen
| nan, Mr.. e. II. Droop, MI. II. PARSONS,
| plano, and Mr.. Sol Minister, violin, and M
| Henry Jaeger, flute.
| The last of the series of monthly piano
| recitals given by the junior class OF Miss
| Helen Gladmon took place last MONDAY
| evening. The pupils were assisted by Miss
| Ida Sahli, who gave several pleasing violin
| numbers The program, which consisted OF
| classic music was rendered with commend
! able taste and good execution by those VINO
| took part Those who contributed were
| Misses Louise Sahli, Elise Hall, Mabel Grit
! ton. Ethel CARL, Rena Cowsill, Louise earn
| Mildred Cornwell, Anna Brown, Mage
| Gritton, Katherine Lang, Florence Glad
mon. Eulalia Duley. Ruby Hall and Esteiie
| Healy. II ri
The program at the annual musicale OF
| the pupils of Prof r. J. Daniels was as fol-
| lows.