The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-11-25
! 2 APOLLO CLUB CONCERT
First Concert VIII Be Given Next
r. ~, Friday Evening. @.'

Next Friday at: 5 pm. the Apollo
certs. At that time, the club, 100
strong, under the leadership of H. S.
Woodruff, will be heard. The prepara-
tions by the organization for this, it's
first concert at. the Auditorium, have
been given the utmost attention to
an evening Of rare enjoyment.
The array of assisting artists betok
ems intelligent consideration, which, is
Ing IS pleasure: ' of thes se Alexander Ale S
Petschnikof, the famous Russian VIC
linist, recently arrived, is probably the
most distinguished. He has already ap-
peared with. the gPittsburg orchestra
and the Russian Symphony orchestra Of
and will be heard later in the season
with the Boston Symphony, Theodore
Thomas, st. Eoufse Symphony Cincin-
natl, and the Philadelphia Symphony
Another of the artists who is re-
ceiving unstinted praise n from the
music .,centers Of the country. is. the
handsome young, American contralto,
Miss Janet spenser, who by absolute
artistic merit" has arrived at unusual
distinction. In the shortest possible
time :she has accomplish ed egraateB1 sue
cess and filled faQres ipaportaHt engage.
ments than almest= any other American
singer in a corresponding period.
Mrsts Kathe4ine Hoffman will preside
at the piano for the solo numbers, and
Dr. W.: Rhys- n erbere ~ for = the club
members, and Clarence A.s&dMarshall
Wilt be at the organ. The program to
be- presented rfoAows:51 80 ..?se,
- - = FIRST PART. -.1.esr. *
Apollo clpb capella. .,T,...>
Chorus Of bishops and priests, "LAfri-
caine" 49,. ~. -. .Meyerbeer
v,.,.. Apollo club, piano, and organ:
Violin solo, Fantasia Appassionata" Vieuxtemps
r. --.,>-'. Alexander Petschnikoff.
Feast Of the Holy Grail (Parsfal} $40. Wagner
(The Feast Of the Holy Grail corresponds
|, TO the Holy Communion of the modern Pro-
chamber to a characteristic march motif of
extreme dignity Occasional snatches Of the
SsGrail:s motif are heard floating thru the ac-
/ which they are gathered. AS the cup is
+ passed; Invisible voices use the Passion and
| Conservation motifs, the Grail motif passing
In and out of the Accompaniment a holier
among holy thoughts. At the close, the full
chorus unites In a communion hymn as the
company files out of the hall, the march
| motif being tempered from Its earlier rugged
rightly, while at the very end the Grail
as the knights disappear in the distance.)
| 4: Apollo club, piano and organ.
Arie, "Harp Immortal (Sappho). .Gounod
| IA Miss Janet Spencer. -,
| .~z.-. PART, SECOND.
Partsongs. "The Beleaguered'' ......... Sullivan
| .. Dreamy Dake'' ....... =. .Schumann
7.:s-T .:,:'Red MANS Death Chant" -. Bliss
| ~ Apollo club :capella. = ~ - =
Violin solos, la) Melodie .......... Tschaikowsky
| : - -' (b) Danse Russo No. I. Petschnikoff
y =: . -, Alexander Petschnikoff ~
Serenade, tYou Remind Me- Sweeting". Billiard
Herbert A. Smith and Apollo club.
Partsong, Tina Year. :..,.y. .Handwerg
| Apollo club capella.
Songs, (al .:Hills O. Skye. ............ Harris
| (b) "Lassie wi the Lips Sac
r ---,.r Rosy'}s Whelpley
- =. (c) ;'Gae to. Sleep: Fisher
| Partsong, Sunset. -. Van de Water
| Apollo club capella. t