The sun., 1903-12-06
NOTES OF Music EVENTS.

The programme for the week at the
opera Is as follows: Monday Mig. I"nnhaeuser.
Mines. Ternina and Fremstad. Messrs. Kraus,
Van Rooy and psncon. Wednesday evening.
"Cavallerta Rustcana" and "Pngliscci." with Nine.
Sembrch as Media and Nine. Gadskl as Sdntussd.
Mcssrs. Caruso and Dlppel In the tenor roles Nine.
Homer. Mr. Campanar and Mr. Scotti and Mr..
Rciss In other parts. Friday night "Tosca" with
the same cast as on Wednesday last. Saturday
afternoon. "Lohengr!n." Mime. Gadsk Miss Walker.
Messrs. Kraus. Van Rooy. Blass and Muhlmann.
Saturday night. La Traviata." Nine. Sembrch.
Mr. DIppel and Mr.. Scotu. AT the concert this
With Messrs. Dlppe Campanan and Journet.
The third act Of "Ernani" will be sung.
Alfred Kastner a harpis. Of high repute will
give recital at tho New York College OF Music
TO morrow afternoon. He comes from Russia
and is his way to his now post as harpst OF tho
Philadelphia Orchestra.
The second visit OF tho Boston Symphony Or
chestra is now due and Its concerts will be given
at Carnegie Hall on Thursday night and Saturday
afternoon. The programme for the first concert
, Is Dohnanyis first symphony. d minor. LISTS
symphonic poem. The Ideal" and Brahmss
Academic Overture" together with two solos
by Nine. Mclba. AT the second concert the or
chestra will play Mendelssohns Midsummer
Nights Dream" overture. Tschaikowsky's "Le
voyovode.- and Berlloz's symphony Harold
In Italy" Rudolf Krassclt. the new solo 'celst
ofthe orchestra, will play the Saint Sasns concerto
Nine. Nellie Meba. the eminent prima donna.
will bring her present successful American tour
OF forty concerts to a close on Friday evening.
Dec. is. at Carnegie Han, when she will have the
assistance OF the members OF the company who
have been with her during the present engagement.
Including Ellison Van Hoose, tenor. NJ, Charles
Gilbert barry tone Mile. Ada SasolI. harpist; and Miss
Davies. paianst. and a complete orchestra will
also take part In the performance. With the c1-
ccpton OF the Boston Symphony concert at the
Thursday evening
lively he Mmc. Mclba's only appearance In New
York this season. as she sails for Europe Saturday,
Dec. 10, on the Cmbria.
Four old German Christmas songs will lend a
festival character to the first concert OF the Musical
Art Society. at Carnegie Hall. Thursday evening.
Dec. IT, One OF them will be the popular
"Stlle Nacht. Heillge Nacht." harmonized by
Frank Damrosch. who will conduct the concert.
Palestrina s Ave Maria "and Swcenck' S "Gaudete
omnes' will complete the list Of sacred works In
the ancient style, while setting OF Psalm xxx.
by the contemporary Russian Bortnlansky. will
furnish note OF contrast. Handel concerto for
string orchestra and two wind choirs will divide
the programme. whose latter part will comprise
secular music by the seventeenth century Eng
lishman Thomas Tomkins. and the modern Ger
mans Schumann Brahms and IAssen. Those In
terestcd In the historical side Of these unique choral
concerts may be glad to learn that the annotated
programmes OF the Musical Art Societys first eight
seasons, 1892 1901 Inclusive have been bound In
one volume, Whlch can be obtained at the once
OF the society. se2 Fifth avenue.
Eighteenth century opera. oratoro and SYM
phony. which laid the foundation of modern music
will make up the second Of Frank Damrosch's
symphony Concerts for Young People in the his
toncal series al Carnegie Hall. on Saturday after
noon. Dec. 10, Gluck torcrunncr OF modern opera
and music drama. will be represented by excerpts
from his Orpheus." which has had less than twenty
complete stage performances In New York In as
many years. though some Of Its impcrshabc pas
sagcs for orchestra voice are heard at intervals
In concert. Haydn. father OF the symphony, will
be studied at his best In chorus from The Crea-
tion," and In his famous Surprise symphony"
with It's sudden crash OF drums at which the com
poser remarked: "All the women will scream
Handel whose masterpiece. The Messiah" though
written In i74i. remains the most popular of ora
totos. will ngure with three fragments from this
work. including the "Halleujah Chorus, " In special
recognition OF the Christmas season. Resides the
orchestra there will be chorus from the Oratorio
Society. and Miss Marguerite Hall. contralto, will
be the soloist.
David Bispham will give song recital at sherry's
on Dec. - at 2:SoP. NJ.
The New York Symphony Orchestra have
peti,ioncd Walter Damrosch. their conductor,
10 cancel his European tour for February and
March. There are so many offers and engage
ments In Now York and elsewhere for the orchestra
that his absence would entail great financial loss
on them besides the cessation OF the daily rchear-
sails which are now going for the future Improve.
ment Of the organization! Mr.. Dsmrosch has
cabled 10 his agent In Berlin and promises to make
a decision within a few days.
Daniel Frohn,an announces that Walter Dam
roschs explanatory musical recital on wagner's
SParsifal" Will take place on Monday and Friday
eAss (Deo. and N). st $50 O'Clock iDlths aftas
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