The Washington herald., 1906-10-14
IN WASHINGTON.

The dates for the concerts to be given
in this city by the Boston Symphony
Orchestra are Tuesday afternoons, No
vember 6, December /, January 8. Feb
ruary 70, and March 49, They win be
given at the New National Theater.
These concerts, because of the appoint
ment Of the new conductor, Or. Karl
Muck, and the appearance with the or
ohestra of prominent sololsts, promise TO
be of great interest TO Washington. DR..
Muck was chosen last spring after the
announced retirement of Mr.. Gericke. 4
Bavarian by birth, he received his title
Of doctor" from the University of Leip-
zig In 1850. While he was pursuing his
studies he was working at music, and the
same month that he received his degree
OF doctor OF philosophy. he made his
debut in Leipzig as a pianist He had.
however, no thought of a career as
pianist, having long since decided 20
make conducting his life work. His first
post was as chorus master at Zurich,
then ia succession he was the conductor
at SalZburg, BTunn, and Graz, the first
recognition of his talent coming when he
was appointed, in 1855, conductor of the
same time conductor of the Philharmonic
Orchestra in the same city There he re-
mained for six years, giving up that post
for the one in Berlin, which he has held
since then. BY his many guest appear
ances as orchestral and operate conduc-
tor in Europe. by his post Of conductor Of
the Philharmonic Orchestra, and his close
connection with Bayreuth, where in the
last four festivals he has been conductor
Of "Parsifal," he has won for himself
most notable reputation as a conductor
and as musician.
The next in interest to Dr. Muck will be
the appearance Of Paderewski as sololst
AT the January concert of the orchestra.
This will be Paderewski's only appear
ance in Washington, for he comes 10 this
country to play seven times with the
Boston Symphony Orchestra, after which
he will return Immediately TO Europe. A
complete list Of s0loists cannot at this
time be given. for DR.. Muck has not yet
fully decided on his plans for the last
concert in March. Two names. however.
can be announced, those of Nine. Olga
Samaroff and Mr.. Tlmothee Adamowski
SamarOr made a favorable impression
when she played here last year with the
Philadelphia Orchestra. and later with the
Boston Symphony Orchestra, and there
fore her coming will be warmly welcomed
by the musicians OF this city Mr.
Adamowski has not played IN Washington
for several years This year he will play
IN New York as we'll as Washington
The orchestra itself returns without any
change in its personnel. 1t will bring TO
Washington its full strength OF ninety
six men.
The Boston Symphony Quartet will de-
part from its usual custom Of evening
concerts, and the three afternoons prom
ised for the coming winter arc December
5. February % and March % At I O'Clock
in the New Willard Hotel The pro-
grammes will be selected from the works
OF Beethoven, Brahms. Cesar Franck.
Haydn. Mozart. Saint-Saens. Schunann.
Richard Strauss, Mendelssohn, and
others.
Mr. and Mrs Thomas Evans Greene, the
latter formerly Miss Katie '. Wilson.
have returned from Europe and taken a
new house. 1las Sixteenth street. where
they viii have n residence studio. Mr.
and Mrs. Greene Will put on a week of
grand opera about the latter part Of jan
Uary with their own local chorus. made
up % sixty voices, and a professional caste
and orchestra About November Is Mr
and Mrs. Greene win give a reception 10
the representative musical people OF
Washington
Mrs. William Raymond flIf formerly
Miss H. Louise Carson, cOntralto sololst
at St Pauls English Lutheran Church,
viii within tho next two weeks Join Mr..
Hin in Chicago. where they will make
their future home. Her removal 20 an
other city Is a source OF regret to her
friends and those associated with her in
the choir The position she holds hes not
been filed,
The choir Of boys and men Of Holy
Trinity Catholic Church. Georgetown. en-
ters this month upon the fourth year OF
a most successful existence. To-day they
viii furnish the music for solemn high
mass Of the forty hours devotion. Tho
CEanters OF the litany Will be Messrs. Am
brCse a. Durkin and Joseph A Kuhn. /
Mr. 6. ". Wells continues as organist
and ChoirmasteT.
Mr.. Edmund Varela has reorganized tho
choirs Of ST. Thomas and Epiphany Epis-
copai churches for the coming winter.
The personnel OF soIoists Of ST. Thomas
remains the same as last year-Afiss Nena
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