The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1903-03-26
MUSIC.


Miss Elsa Ruegger, the young Belgian
violoncellist. who is one of the greatest
cello players Of the present day, will be
heard in a recital tonight at the German
House and the event will be one of the i'm
portant musical evenings of the season in
Indianapolis. Miss Ruegeer will bring her
American tour to a close with to-night's
concert and will sail for her home in Brus-
sells the latter part of next week Although
but twenty-five years old, she is the lead
ing woman 'cellist of the world. She played
in this city with the Indianapolis SYMPHONY
Orchestra three years ago, during her first
visit to America, and has made great prog
ress since that time, although even at the
age of nineteen she was considered among
the best of performers on the cello. Her
present American tour has been a continu-
Gus triumph. Indications point to a large
audience this evening. The seats for the
recital are on sale at the Starr piano store,
and two-thirds of them have already been
sold.
Miss Ruegger arrived in the city from
Louisville yesterday evening and received
several OF her Indianapolis friends at her
apartments at the Hotel English. She
is a very charming young woman and an
interesting talker. She played in Louisville
the first of the week with the symphony
orchestra of that city and was received
with much enthusiasm. and her engage
ment In Cincinnati last Friday evening
and Saturday afternoon also proved a
triumph. Her programme at to-night's
recital will be, she says, one of the best
that could possibly be selected. She will
play three compositions of David Pepper,
a writer of many fine pieces for the cello,
of Bach, Boccherini, Schubert and GODDARD
Mrs. s. l.. Kiser will be her accompanist.
Musical Notes.
Nine. Roger Miclos. the famous French
pianist, who is now paying her first visit
to America, under the management of L..
NJ. Ruben. will in all probability be heard
in Indianapolis during the latter part of
April at the German House. as negotiations
are now under way for the purpose of
bringing her to this city. Nine. Roger
can audience at the Waldorf-Astoria last
month and since that time has given sew
eral recitals in New York, Washington and
one or two other Eastern cities. She is
said to be not only a capable. but an un-
usually interesting artist.
The most important musical event of this
week in New York will take place tonight.
1t will be the singing by the Oratorio So
ciety of 1.-The Dream of Gerontius,' text
by Cardinal Newman, and the music by
Edward Elgar. The English composer
setting of Cardinal Newman's poem is in
two parts, the first depicting the agony and
d
parsonage. neither saint nor priest. but an
ordinary human sinner, and the second
part recounting the journey through space,
in the hands of the guardian angel. of
the soul of Gerontius. to the presence of
its Maker, and thence to the cleansing
waters of purgatory. Cerontius will be
sung by a tenor (Ellison Van Hoosel. while
the guardian angels music will be rendered
by mezzo-sprano Miss Ada Crossley),
and the priest and the angel of the agony
will speak through basso. David Bispham
interpreting this music. This new musical
work was given for the first time In Ameri-
ca last Monday night in Chicago.
The second concert of the Philharmonic
Clubs season will be given at the German
House on Monday evening. April 10. The
club has secured Mr.. David Baxter a cele-
brated Scotch bass, as the soloist for the
evening. The concert will be a novel one,
the programme is to be made up en-
tirey of works from the best Scotch
authors. Mr.. Baxter has been secured at
high figure. but the club in engaging him
feels that a needed demand will be sup
piled in the rendering of Scotch songs by a
thoroughly cultured artist of that country