The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1904-02-07
MUSICAL NOTES.

The quartettes and trios for the ora
torio Elijah which is to be given by
the st. Paul Choral club Friday evening,
Feb 10, have been decided upon. The
former will be sung by the following sing
ers in the club: Mrs Won Encke, Miss
Bunn Miss Buck, Miss Mather and the
members of the Orpheus quartette Messrs.
McCaffrey, Jaeger, GeddeS and Weather.
by, and the latter will be sung by Messrs
Durham, Hall and Martin. The rehearsals
for the oratorio are progressing most sat-
isfactorily and members confidently assert
that the coming production will be the
most satisfactorily ever given by the club.
The oratorio will be given with full or
chestral accompaniment. The soloists are:
Alfred D. Shaw, tenor; Gwilym Miles, bar
itone; Mrs. Ruby Cutter Savage, So
prano, and Mrs. Alma Johnstone-Porteous
contralto.
Emil Oberhoffer, director of the Mime
apolis Symphony orchestra, has announced
two of the selections to be played at the
next orchestra concert on Tuesday even
ing, Feb. 16, at Wesley church.
Of these, one will be a symphonic
transcription of "Lohengrin. This ar
rangement of Wagner's popular opera is
one of the most brilliant orchestral COM
positions which the orchestra will give
this winter 1t will be played in Mime
from manuscript, as it has not been pub
lished yet. 1t introduces all of the most
important themes and airs of the opera,
and is of considerable length.
toral symphony by Beethoven. One of the
best known of all these great works, it is
also one which interests most readily those
who have not yet learned to know and
love the Beethoven works
Two such selections have never before
been promised for one concert, and all
patrons Of the orchestra must feel that
the Twin Cities are fortunate in the pos
session Of a band Of workers devoted to
their art, and keen TO produce all that is
highest and most worthy in musical liter
ature.
Ruby Cutter Savage will assist the or
chestra.
An interesting event of the week is the
dramatic recital which will be given by
Mrs. w. M. Crosse Friday evening at st.
Agatha's conservatory. She will give read
ings from Schiller. LOngfellow and Born
sen, dramatic selections from Doer and
Arkwright and will recite bits from Dob
son, de Mile and Divoite. Grieg has COM
posed the music for one of the melo-
dramas she will given and Pacher has
composed the music for the other. This
music will be played by William Mentor
Cross. The st. Agatha entertainment are
always artistic and the Crosse recital will
undoubtedly prove one of the most sue
cessful.
An Eastern paper, The Living Church,
recently offered a prize of $50 for the best
musical setting for an original missionary
hymn. Out of 130 compositions submitted
the judges have selected five that evil
dence unusual talent and from these five
the final selection will be made. 1t is
gratifying to local pride to note that G. III.
Fairclougk, organist and choirmaster Of
the Church of st. John the Evangelist, is
one of the five whose compositions have
been selected for further consideration.
Olive Fremstad will sing in Minneapolis
some time in the spring, making her APP
pearance with the Minneapolis Symphony
orchestra. This Minneapolis girl who
went abroad and won triumphs for herself,
will undoubtedly receive a most hospita-
BILE welcome when she comes before her
own towns people to sing.
Memberships beautiful cantata, est.
Paul, will be sung in solo, duet and
quartette numbers this evening at the
House of Hope church. The solos will be
taken by Mrs. De Wolf, Mrs. Yale. Mr..
Colville and Mr.. George