New-York tribune., 1904-10-16

listeners. The music should so act upon the
listener as TO force him TO form n programme.
my programme. and with that achievement
should consider my mission successful"
This Symphony No. is 10 be performed al
the fist afternoon concert Of the symphony
orchestra, November %. The programme OF
the work is nevertheless evidently Indicated by
the last movement, which curiouSiy enough is =
soprano solo with the words taken from \
medieval poem entitled Der Himmel hlngt
vOiler Geigcn" Cicaven Is full of idiles) This
quaint poem voices the then prevailing concep-
ton Of heaven AS place where the poor people
would hnd all those delectable things which they
have but sparlngly Of In this world. and where
they viii enjoy tich food IN plenty cooked 10y -
Matthew and the angels. fish caught 10y ST
Peter music by ST. Cecilia and her kim and
joyous dancing by the eleven thousand virgins
OF Cologne.
The Oratorio Society OF New-Yorl has begun
rehearaals. under Frank Damrosch's direction.
Tor the FIRST concert. 10 be held at Carnegie
Hall on Thursday evening. December l. The
programme win comprise Brahus's "a Germal
Requiem" and Bach's cantata 'Sleepers. Wake"
The OTatOTiO Society gave the first American
perform an,o Of the Erahmss Requiem" on
March II. 1917. md sang Il again in November,
1891. This work IS one Of the chief monuments
OF It's composer. and its revival. after an IN
terva of thirteen years. viii be OF musical inn
poTtance. 80 FAR as the records show. there has
been no public presentation here Of Bachs can
tata. "Slccpers. Wake in recent years. If at
all.
The annual Chrlstmastlde performances OF
The Messiah" viii be on December 80 and 81
while the Gual concert Of the winter series is
set for March II.
Programme Of the first concert Of the Russian
Symphony Society. Saturday. November 10 at
$40 p. m, commcmorating the one hundredt h
anniversary Of Glinka's birth June l. lS0D.
0yeTtuTe lie for The Car ,i!lnka
Elege and musette Kong Kriftian II new. drst
Gypty dance from Alek ev rrst time lig9
RimsEy-Korsakofr
II should be noted In connection with the
forthcoming season of the Peoples Symphony
concerts that the admirable policy heretofore
pursued OF placing the prices OF admission within
the range Of every one who wishes to take ad-
vantage Of the educational privileges of the con-
certs will still be maintained. Mr.. Arens the
conductor. Will now have an organization of sev-
enIy members. costly addition 10 his forces
rendered necessary by the acoustic demands of
the larger auditorium, hat the aud enccs will
reap the benefit of this and of the other i'm
proved conditions without paying more than the
prices that ruled under the many adverse condi-
tions at Cooper Union. The fun schedule OF
programmes for this year is not as yet definitely
decided upon, but, as heretofore, each concert
VIII present a symphony by n great master
solos by some eminent artist, either vocal or
instrumental. and various compositions for the
orchestra, including oyeTtures. suites and works
IN the smaller forms The first concert OF this
season is announced for Friday evening NOVem-
Der i, when David Bispham is to be the sololst
and the sale of seats and subscription tickets
will open on Monday. October n. Orders for
Identification cards are pouring I'm rapidly
that IN all probability Carnegie Hall will prove
too small. Thus. for instance. three of the large
department stores have ordered thousand
each
Marie Nichols starts on Southern tour next
week. which includes Richmond. Asheville,
Nashville Chattanooga, Atlanta. Augusta. Mem
phis. New-Orleans. Knoxville and as far south
as San Antonio. Texas. Miss Nichols will be-
first heard In this city at the Boston Symphony
Concert on February is.