Evening star., 1903-11-07
M USICAL EN- TION

The regular monthly meeting Of the board
| of managers of the Choral Society was held
on Thursday at Miss Leavitts residence
and a large attendance of the members OF
the board was present. Reports were re-
ceived from the chorus committee showing
the enrolment of 10 members to date. and
from the treasurer showing a substantial
balance in the treasury after all the very
| large preliminary expenses of the season
for printing and postage have been paid.
The concert committee reported the
gagement of number of sooists. but some
| matters are still unsettled. Ellison Van
Hoose who had been engaged for the tenor
role at the second concert March 13, in
in Rossni's "Stabat Mater and Parkers
"Hora Novssima," has just arranged to
return to Europe on the 1st of January.
This obliges the engagement of a new tenor
for this concert. Two English tenors, Mr..
William Green and Mr.. Kelley Cole, well
as Mr.. William LAWN. who sang with the
society some years ago and has since then
been in Europe are under consideration.
For the Messiah concert il had been
proposed to engage Mr.. Frederic Martin of
Boston. for the bass in place of Ericsson
Bushnell, who will probably sing Elijah"
Mr.. Martin writes that he is engaged in
Minnea polls on Christmas night, and that
he could just get to Washington by the af-
ternoon of the 9th. The society is not dis
posed to take the chance of his missing his
engagement by railroad delay, and will
therefore have to look elsewhere for bass
for this concert.
The last concert, that of Elijah" has
had to be put forward two weeks to April
TO- because the Washington Symphony Or
chestra will not be held together later than
the middle Of the month. The theater can
not be had on the 18th, and this obliges the
concert to be given on the 10th. This will
hurry the society very much, but Professor
Kaspar, the conductor, thinks that 1t will
be possible to prepare Elijah in a very
satisfactory way in the time allowed. The
expectation Is that Mrs. Bertha Cushing
Child will be engaged as contralto at this
concert. This leaves only the tenor under
consideration.
St. Paurs Episcopal choir has been paid
a fine compliment during the past week
Mr.. A Clough-Leighton, so well known
here in musical circles a few years ago,
and now the musical editor for Ditson &
Company, Boston, wrote to Mr.. Winchester
a letter complimenting him on the wide
spread attention st. Pauls choir was re-
ceivng, for its fine ensemble work; and
by express the same day sent sixty copies
of new Harvest Cantata just composed
by himself. with his compliments. and the
hope that Mr.. Winchester would pro-
duce the work at st. Paufs at Thanksgiv-
ing, for the special purpose of having his
mother, who lives here. and his host of
friends hearing the work well done and
properly interpreted. The choir will pre-
sent the work.
St Pauls choir will also sing special
oratorio once each month during the win
ter The first to be rendered will be
"Lauda Sion," Mendelssohns beautiful
work. Cards Of admission will be required
this season and the seating capacity of
the church will limit the number of cards
issued Those desiring sittings at these
works should make prompt application to
the choirmaster.
A Junior boy choir of twenty-five MEM
bers has been organized in ST. PauIs Epis-
copal parish to sing at a special service
for children Sunday mornings and at
evening prayer Friday. This makes forty
seven chorister boys now connected with
the musical work Of the parish With the
full choir. the Junior choir and the Chap
ter of praise" the working musical forces
voices.
At the last meeting of the s. CoIeride-
Taylor Choral Society the following board
of managers were elected: John F. Cook.
president; Miss Lola Johnson, vice presi.
dent Arthur 8. Gray secretary; Andrew
F. Hilyer treasurer; Thomas A. Johnson.
financial secretary; J. e. Rattley. librarian;
Prof. John T. Layton, director. and Miss
Mary L. Europe, accompanist. Other mem
bers Of the board Of managers are DR. w,
H Conner, r. w. Tompkfns, Dr. F. +
Cardozo ]. w. Cromwell, Miss Marie G.
James, Mrs Robert Pelham Miss H A.
Gibbs and Prof. r. ]. Daniels.
Church sang a program Of special music
on All Saints day. including the Venite,
TIE Deum and Jubilate by Dudley Buck:
Gloria In Excelsts. by ]. Z. Apple; anthem.