New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1904-12-25


Overture. Post ard Peasant .supDs
EandeI's Messiah VIII be sung in the Old
First Presbyterian Church. Fifth-ave. and
TweIfth-st., under the direotion OF William c.
Carl this afternoon at 40 o'clock. The choir
viii be augmented for this service and the solo
parts viii be sung by Mrs. Ellen FIetaher-CapIes!
soprano. Miss Bessie Bonsau, contralto; Edward
W cray. tenor. and Edwin Wilson. barytone.
Al the next Ieoture-corcert Of the series which
are being given at the National Arts Club under
The auspices Of the Manuscript Society next
Wednesday evening Mi David Bspham will
give o little talk on the great song cycles Of
Beethoven Schubert, Schumann and Brahms,
with illustrations showing their salient features
and their bearing one upon the other. He Will
also attempt 10 demonstrate the fact that in be-
ginning with Beethoven and schumann and
completing the list with Brahms, he Is actually
returning to the starting point, as the last
named composer IS more nearly allied to the
first nv direct descent, and TO Schumaun by in
tuitive affection. During the time at his dis
posal-say little over half an hour-Ae VIII
illustrate his remarks by themes on the piano
and with q song or two. \ programme OF man
uscriDt works by Ernest Carter Gustav L.
Becker. Carl Muller and Frank /. Sealy VIII
follow, performed by Blanche To"le. soprano:
Alice Sovereign, contraito; Dora y Becker and
others.
when Adele Aus Der Ohe gives her only piano
noon January 8, the programme viii contain
her new senate for piano and violin, which
work VIII have It's first public performance on
this occasion.
Ysaye gives a concert at Carnegie Hail
next Saturday afternoon, and on this occasion
he viii be supported by the New-York Symphony
Orchestra, Walter Damrosch conductor He
win play on this occasion a Mozart concerto the
Saint-saens concerto and the Mendessohn con-
CCTtg. besides many small pieces.
u spite Of ia sixty-six performances Of The
Messiah" the Oratorio Society has studied Han
deys masterpiece for the Christmastide concerts
OF next Friday afternoon and Saturday evening
81 Carnegie Hail with care worthy Of a
work. Numerous rehearsals have been devoted
to IT, and further practice. with soloists and or
chestra, viii take place under Frank Danrosch's
direction before the concerts. The demand for
tickets from this city and outlying towns
sures the inYaTable and unique popular sup
port for this oratorto.
The Ebenezer Prout edition Of 1902 VIII be
a4ain used by the Oratorio Society, with the
notifications made by Mr.. Damrosch in that
year and 1903. The chorus viii number be-
tween go and 800 and the orchestra about
sixty Particular guided the choice of
t'sOl0ists. Nine. Ella Russell, soprano, has been
already mentioned. Miss Janet Spencer. alto,
sang successfully last Christmas with the
ciety. John Young, tenor was a sooist tho
November concert, and Frank CroXton, bass. q
newcomer has won marked commentator in
Chicago and elsewhere. Mr. CTOXton and Nine.
Russell "l-l De solc-sis in The Messiah" at the
Handel and Haydn S0Ciety's Christmas perform
ance in Boston. Immediately after The Mes
slah' It.s@lJauous the oIatorio Society will
take up the DEOrak "Sfabat Mater" and Richard
Strauss new TaLIefer,' Toy the concert Of
March IT,
Josef Jtoelnaun win give a recital before the
fourth annual meeting of the International So