New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-18

York namely, the presentation Of ecclesiastical
works, especially the classic rnotets cautatas
and oTatorios. in the manner and the environ
nlent for which they were composed. and with
the fullest resources OF modern musical aria
large, well trained chorus eminent soloists an
Efficient orchestra and a great organ. The
choir OF the society numbers one hundred and
fifty voices. The programme which viii be pre-
sented at the two rec;tals Of the sOcietys season
are unusually interesting ones The first Of
these affairs will take place in 81. Bartholomew
church on Wednesday afternoon, February B.
ss@ VIII be repeated, as usual, on the following
ey' ing. February 9. The programme arranged
e OF rare beauty, containing MeEdelssohn's
- m OF Praise" Brahns's "A Song of Des-
E-5,' and Edward Cigars "Te Deum' and
Senedictus,' the first complete hearing of these
latter Two numbers in America. Bacns st
AIMS fugue VIII be played by orchestra and
organ as a pogtlude. The names Of the soloists
VIII be announced later. At the second recital
IL St ThoHes's Church on April j and -. the
choral works viii be Dvorak's Mass in D Major
IN one OF the socletys irst seasons, and Gouuod's
De PrOfunGis.'' To serve as q prelude Mr.
Warren has orchestrated Dvoraks At the
the finale from Alexander Guii1nant's First Sym
phonE, for orchestra and organ.
Handel's Messiah VIII be sung In the
Church OF the Pilgrims. Brooklyn tomorrow
evening a feature of the celebration Of the
si1tieth anniversary OF the founding Of the
chur h Arthur Mees, organist and choir
mas r, viii direct the performance. The solos
VIII sung by Mrs waterhouse, soprano; Mrs
Nobbes. conCraIto; Mr.. DUfault tenor and AIr
Martin, bass-the regular quartet Of the church;
the -horuses by seventy-five members Of the
Me- slssohn Union Of Orange. y. J. Of which
30 : NJ. Mees is director.
he Carnegie Lyceum next Thursday even
snas c. Pratt VIII present his picto-
nd musical entertainment called Amer
he Of +E-a of 2 Ia
York City Chapter. Daughters OF the
rlcan Revolution. Mr.. Pratt VIII have the
A. Of Miss Rosalind Corbin soprano; Mrs. E.
osenberg. contralto: Hobart Snlock. tenor;
Croxton. bass. and ar orchestra of forty
MUSICIANS.
A. the OratoEio society's Christmastide Mes
F3sh" performances. December 80 and 81. at
Carnegie Hall Nine. Ella Russell who VIII be
soprano sololst VIII make her first New-York
appearance in seven years. Nine Russell, who
vas born on this side of the Atlantic. comes to
America 10 repeat her successful tour Of 1897,
Wne2 she sang IN opera at the Metropolitan, and
ais was sololst for the Oratorio Society in
Eijah.' She sacrifices numerous engagements
n London and the British provinces, but viii
oe heard instead in many American cities.
sHohg The first Of these being Cleveland, her
naive place, and Boston, where she sings with
M HANDEL and Haydn Society in The Mes
sian L was IN opera that Nine. Russell made
Ger foreign debut. as Leonora in III Trovatore'
q ffalo, tuscany. after study IN THIS country
a Farls and IN Milan She was promptly en-
essea Tor tour Of the Continent and soon
s'ter appeared at Covent Garden. London, her
toles II Sir augustus Harris's seasons includ-
..g me herOines Of Ia Trayiata, 'AIehstoTele,
Les Pecheurs des Perles' and several Wagner
dramas Nine. Russels leaning has been
slt INCEST however. toward concert work, IN
spI,e o. her histrionic ability and her personal
sufae1Teness. The other soloists at the ora
49, Hoeletys afternoon and evening perform
So % The Messiah" VIII be Miss Janet
gree Jphn Young and Frank CroXton. Frank
am StA VIII conduct chorus and orchestra
The soloists for to-nightg Victor Herbert
coHocrt at the Majestic Theatre. VIII be Matte
ruitoni, who viii sing the Shadow Song from
Dlhorah." and Heinrich Meyn. who win render
ehe Aria in @ major from Ambrose Thomas's
o o,e, lie Caid" Mr. Herbert and his orchestra
or on give Inc overture HAMMOND by Tholnas'
- iie Flattere-," Chausinade; Funeral MaFch
z Aarlonette." Counoc; "Florinso' burg
~ suite from Peer Cynt" Grieg; suite from
~ Happened ia Nordland" and finally Tschai-
'0"sky' slavic March
only those who have made a study OF the
orchestral music Of the seventeenth and eigh-
t=eaita centuries can realize the difficulties
Nh.ch sam Frankie encounters In preparing new
ssu Interesting programmes for each Of his con-
pefts ~ old music. To separate the good from
rae mediocre Is a hard task but the result
H4kfs IL worth while Especially noteworthy
Norks TO be played at the first concert are Mo-
1Irs Fantasia IN T minor for string orchestra
e. organ: Diuterso0rf's archaic conception Of
a CoTnbattimeatO dell uTn2ne DaSsiOne, pro-
..aFhfne music in it's infancy: Hesse's Prelude
70 ms oratOrio Il Pellegrinf al SeDolcro al Nostro
ss4patore" and Hsydn's symphony No 3, IN 10
~ major The three former compositions have