Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1903-03-07
M USICAL MENTION

Last Sunday Miss Lieberman and her
pupils and the Marine Band held a very
successful rehearsal at Droop's music store
There were sixteen pianos and about sixty
bandsmen and the ensemble was very near
ly perfect, both as to shading and tempo.
Miss Leberman will introduce a new Hun
garian instrument which List, the great
pianist, used exclusively in his Hungarian
fantasies. AS Miss Lieberman will give one
of his fantasies at her concert represent
ing storm in a forest, with a gypsy dance,
she has at great expense. brought over this
instrument, which is called a piatti. 1t is
played with hammers and is strung in sill
yer, copper and steel wires. The orchestra
tion of the Liszt number was loaned by the
Messrs Schlessinger of Vienna, Austria,
and are the only orchestral parts for that
fantasy. One feature of the program will
be the presentat ton for the first time in this
country of Beethoven's Bonata Pathetique,
just as the great master composed 1t, for
piano and orchestra. Other numbers will
be the motif and prize song from Wagner's
Die Mestersinger." two acts from Lohen-
grin and the Hungarian Lustspiel by keia
Bella.
hand solo. the andante and finale from
Lucia" by Leschetzky, "Nocturne" by
Nopravink, Spinning Song" by Jonferoff,
Butterfly by Lavelle and Fantasy Hun
five piano numbers played by sixteen pianos
without orchestra, and the waltz chorus
and garden scene from Faust" arranged
as an orchestral number, but played by
pianos only, in which twenty-five young
ladies will participate
At the concert there will be a jeweled
brooch and scholarship to be competed for
by representa- tives of the daily newspapers
as follows: Miss Florence Bean, Evening
Star. and Miss Daphne Thompson, Post,
and jeweled brooch and scholarship given
sentative is Miss Marie Angela Howe; also
prize for proficiency in theory, offered by
Miss Lieberman, and to be competed for
by the entire class, as well as several 9TH
ers which she will offer.
The rehearsal OF The Choral Society Mon
day evening was deynted to The Creation"
which is to be given plil 81. The choruses
ase f9b bs o ae h w9sa
Mr.. Josef Kaspar, the director, was absent
on account Of Illness, only his second abb
sence in many yeafss Ills place at the con
accompanist, DR.. Anton Gloetzner. and his
place at the piano. BY y Miss Amy Clement
Leavitt. one of the members Of the board of
managers Of the society.
After the rehearsal was over Miss Kate
M. Ellis. member Of the chorus. rendered
a number Of solos, ia TIE great pleasure of
tine pocs IN 70 tse Of
OF the rehearsals by tfneen minutes Of solo
work at the close M EACH Monday evening.
The members are n4ch interested in the
Rooy. under the auspices OF the society,
since Mr.. Van Rooy,s great success a year
ago has awakened Unusual expectations.
The Carroll Institute choir had very
fun attendance at Its rehearsal on Wednes-
day evening last, Notwithstanding the Lem
ten season. During intermission the chorus
was entertained with solos by Mr.. William
Clabaugh. Mrs. John, l.. Chase and Miss
Nellie O'Hare, which were excellently rem
dered in each case The growth of this
new organization has been remarkable
and the public may look forward with
pleasure to their first musicale. which will
be given after Easter
Hugo Hermann. who will be the soloist
at the Washington Symphony Orchestra
concert next Tuesday, has weli-estabiish-
ed reputation as q violinist all over Europe.
He was born on March 3, 1874. at He'll
bronn. received violin lessons at the early
age Of eight years and made rapid progress
under the instruction of Ernst Maschek.