Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-01-17
M USICAL MENT

At the last rehearsal of the Choral So
ciety further progress was made upon st.
Paul. which is to be given on the 10th of
February. great deal of good work has
already been given to the rehearsal of this
oratorio. and the society feels certain of
an excellent performance. The active MEM
beers were invited to an informal dance at
the close of the rehearsal, and quite
number remained to take part.
An interesting visit is expected by the off,
GERS of the Choral Society from Mr.. George
F. Daniels. president of the Handel and
Haydn Society of Boston, and 1t Is eX-
pected that there will be an interesting in
terchanse of views, from which the Off
GERS of the society may derive considerable
profit. Mr.. Daniels expects to be in this
city the 2sth and 10Th of January.
Mr.. Francis Rogers, whose singing gave
so much pleasure at the White House mu-
sicale last week, is native of Boston and
a graduate of Harvard. After several
years of study abroad, during which time
he appeared in concert with success in
both London and Paris, he returned to
America and since then has made his head
quarters in New York. He is well known
for his work in song recitalS in nearly all
the large cities of this country, and has
sung in practically all the oratorios of the
current repetory. He also sang in English
grand opera for one season. Mr.. Rogers
range. thoroughly trained in the very best
school of singing.
The Philadelphia Orchestra will close it's
season this year by giving a Beethoven
Cycle, consisting of five concerts. The
first four concerts will be devoted to
Beethoven's first eight symphonies, and the
fifth concert to the ninth symphony, when
the orchestra will be supported in the last
movement by an adequate chorus The
management has determined upon giving
this cycle part of its educational work,
which has been a feature of its season.
Kocian, the Bohemian violin virtuoso, has
been meeting with tremendous success III
the west In Chicago last Thursday and
Saturday the Auditorium was packed to
repletiOn. the young artist keeping his
dienceS spellbound during his marvellous
playing. Manager Rudolph Aronson has
booked three more concerts in Chicago.
and after performing at Mrs. George
Gould's musicale at her New York home,
January %. Kocian will appear for the last
time at the Metropolitan Opera House. New
York, on Sunday evening, February l.
The soloist at the next concert of the
Washington Symphony Orchestra will be
Nine Fritzie Schef of the Metropolitan
Opera House Company, New York. She
will sing the Michaela aria from Carmen"
"Wiegenlied' by Refs and a song by Lisa
Lehman. entitled IF No One Ever Marries
Me- The chief numbers for the orchestra
are htnCslSSONH symphony, IN "A
major, OPP. 90, and Marche Solennele. by
TschalkoWsky. At the request of many Of
the guarantors and subscribers, the doors
OF the auditorium will be closed during the
performance of the different numbers and
those who come late will have to wait in
the lobby until number is finished before
they can be seated. The program will be
shorter than usual.
Mrs. II. H Mills gave a largely attended
song recital at her studio, $50 Pennsylva-
MIA avenue northwest. last Tuesday, at
which the following interesting program
was excellently interpreted: MY Desire"
Nevin. Miss May Finney; Go. Lovely
Rose, Hardee, Miss Flora Bernheimer
Peace" Hawley, Miss Phoebe Ross; "A
Bunch of Violets," Guy d'Hardelot, Miss
Jennie Lynch: "A Gypsy Maiden" Parker
Miss Annie Biheld; Die Neugierige," Schu-
bert, Miss Kathryn Dunkhorst; AT Rest"
Neyin; Long Ago" Speaks Mrs. William
Miller; There, Little Girl. Don't Cry Sal
mon, Miss Frances Bishop; "Das Erster
Grun,' Schumann; Love the Pedlar," Ger
man, Miss Edna Baler; Dreams" Sire
lezki; Spring Song" We'll, Mrs. N G. KEEL
ser; 'Niolets,' Lang. Miss Maud Frank.
The second concert this season of w. A.
Haley and his band will take place at the
National Theater Sunday night the 18th
instant. The program will be a popular
one and will embrace such selections as
Will appeal TO the general musical taste.
Mr. Haiey's band this year Is better than
ever before, an Improvement in the reed
section being particularly noticeable Mr.
Haley has successfully given concerts with
his band for seven seasons, and this the
eighth series or concerts, promises to be as
successful. financially, as 1t certainly will
be artistically
The Georgetown Orchestra will give its
first concert this year at the Columbia
Theater about the middle of next month
The proceeds will be divided between the
Junior republics and the Associated Chart
ties. The orchestra has been In rehearsal
under Its capable conductor, Mr.. Josef Kas-
par, and will play the De Freschutz over
ture, gypsy suite, and three movements
OF a symphony. This fine body of mu-
stcians Is now In its nineteenth season. and
has done more to foster love for the best
instrumental music in the community than
any other band of musicians ever organ
lied In this city.
st. Paurs Episcopal choir will sing Men,
delssohns motel, Hear My Prayer" Tues
DAY evening, January q. at 3 o'clock. The
chorus will number sixty voices with So
loists and harps Mr.. Ernest T. Winchester
VIII be I'm charge OF the performance and
preside at the organ. This celebrated COM
position of Mendelssohn's is beautiful. and
is being sung this winter by many Of the
prominent choirs In other cities