The Indianapolis journal., 1904-02-07

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T . Messiah" will be given at Tom
lnson Hall on the evening Of
ESgkSl Feb. ia week from next Fri
ss-A<aAAS day-for the benefit Of the Flower
Mission OF this city, and the event will un-
doubtedly be one Of much musical signifi-
canoe to Indianapolis Edward l.. Taylor,
under whose direction the great MASTER
piece will be presented, has been conducting
the rehearsals of the big chorus for the
last three months and announces that the
practice work has been in every way salts
factory. There are go mixed voices form
ing the chorus and the orchestra for the
occasion will be composed of thirty-five
musicians. all indianapolis instrumentalists.
The undertaking is an immense one, and it
deserves the steadfast support of the city.
'"The Messiah" has been heard in a com
plete form but seldom in Indiana, and this
presentation Of the Oratorio should attract
attention not only in this city but in the
adjoining towns
Arrangements have just been made for
the engagement of the four soloists who
will be heard in connection with the work.
The soloists will be four Chicago singers
Helen Buckley. soprano; Marie White
Longman, contraltO; John y. Miller, tenor,
and Albert BOeruff, bassO. Miss Buckley
is vocalist who has won praise in con-
cert work all over this country, and, as
she has sung the soprano part in The
Messiah" several times before, the work
will be perfectly familiar TO her. She stud
led oratorio in London under Randegger
and after her return TO this country her
first important engagement was with the
Apollo Club, of Chicago, when the great
Handel masterpiece was given. She has
appeared at many May festivals and is
considered a soprano of the first rank. The
other soloists are all well-known as orato-
rio singers and it would seem that good
judgment has been shown in selecting them
for the forthcoming musical event.
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As announced in the Journal last Friday,
Signor Creatore, the great Italian con-
ductor, and his excellent band have been
secured for a return engagement in In
dianapolis and will come for two notable
concerts-matinee and evening, on Satur
day, Feb. 20. The programmes for the con-
certs have not as yet been determined upon,
and r. Boone Mckee, who is acting as local
manager of the event, suggests that the
music lovers of the city be given Op
portunity to choose for themselves the
compositions to be performed The follow
ing list OF musical works is submitted, COM
piled from other CreatOre programmes, and
Mr. Mckee says that he will be pleased TO
receive suggestions to be sent to the Big
Four ticket office before next Saturday in
regard TO the selections OF the two con-
sini overture from +Tannhaeuser,' En-
trance of the Gods to Walhalla" and Ride
OF Die Walkuere, wagner; overture;
Poet and Peasant" Suppe: Funeral
March, Chopin; overture, Tampa" Herold;
grand selection from 'Traviata" (solOs by
sgn9 sbsrE grn9 ana verd seate anf
from Lucia (solos by Signori Pierno,
Circicillo, Croce, Piccirillo, Iafsco and
Carmen Csolos by signori Pierno. Croce
and Iafsco), Bizet; ''Traeumerei," Schu-
mann; Organ Offertory. Batiste; intermez-
20, ''Cavalleria Rusticana," -Mascagni; in
termezzo. Malta" Delibes overture, Mig
non," Thomas; grand selection from Clio
conda" (solos by Signori Pierno, Croce and
Iafiseo), Ponchieili; hungarian RhapsGdie
No. 2. LisZt, and Creatores own marches,
Royal Purple American Navy" and
Columbus Nine. Barili, the Italian So
prano, will again be the vocal soloist Of
the concerts.
Mime. Liza Del Haze Wickes, the cele-
brated Belgium pianist. will be heard in
recital at the Propylaeum, under the aus
pices of the Metropolitan School of Music,
week from next Thursday night. This
virtuoso has never appeared in this city
and much interest is being manifested
among music lovers in her coming appear
ance. Before coming TO America Nine.
Wickes was professor of the piano depart
ment in the famous Liege Conservatory of
Belgium. She has enormous repertoire
and has been in great demand among
prominent club musicaleS in the past, hav-
| ing given several recitals this winter at
| the Waldorf-Astoria.
Miss Blanche Page, the well-known So
| prano and Herbert Love Houston, a young
| violinist of much ability, were the soloists
Yesterday afternoon at the Cecilian mu-
| sfcale given at the warerooms of the Starr
| Plane Company. The programme was a
| very attractive one and the large audience
was delightfully."- entertained. The Cecilian
| concerts are attracting considerable at
| tention among local music lovers.
A piano recital will be given Tuesday
| evening of this week at the Propylaeum by
Miss Jean Dunlap Clem, a pupil of Mrs.
| Flora NJ. Hunter, of the Metropolitan
School of Music, the entertainment being
| invitational- Miss Clem's programme will
| be made up of selections from Russian,
| Scandinavian, American and Austrian COM
| posers.
| w. j. Henderson, the well-known New
York music critic, writing of ''Parsifal'' in
the Theater Magazine for February, has
! this to say: AT each disclosure the opera
house has been crowded with a curious
| throng made up partly of habitual music
| drinkers, partly of people who regard it as
| their duty TO find out what's going on in