The Washington herald., 1906-10-21
MUSIC IN WASHINGTON.

MUSIC IN WASHINGTON.
Agnes Greene Farnum, who made hit
in amateur opera here last season. has
been given the opportunity of entering
the professional field In leading roles.
Miss FaTnum has q mezzO soprano, and
is gifted with great dramatic ability
During the Illness of Mr.. f. Z, Mor
organist and choir director of Concordia
German Lutheran Church, the music has
been conducted by Mr.. Morris son. Mr.. a
II. Mori. The choir of this church con-
sists entirely OF volunteers. aud numbers
about twenty voices.
The solemn high mass of the forty
hours devotion will be sung in st. Domi-
MICS Catholic Church to-day at II o'clock
The mixed choir, under the direction of
Miss Barbara Bischoff. will sing Stainer's
Mass in D. the responses to be sung by
the male choir of forty boys and men.
Special music has been prepared for the
service.
Mr. William ]. Palmer viii lead a chorus
of fifty voices at the revival services to
be held at the Baptist church, r street
near Seventh southwest. daily. from Oc-
tober ii to 8. at 7:45 p. m. The services
will be conducted by the pastor. DR..
Weston Bruner, assisted by Or. Massie,
evangelist.
Mr.. A. J. Hudson. bass sOloist at the
First Presbyterian Church, will sing at
the morning and evening service with the
quartet choir Of New York Avenue Pres
byterian Church to-day The position OF
bass soloist is at present vacant at the
latter church, and although several sing
eTs have been tried, no selection has az
yet been made.
The sale of season tickets for the five
concerts which the Boston Symphony
Orchestra will give at the New National
Thcater, beginning on Tuesday afternoon,
November 6. is now in progress. The sale
of tickets for the flTst concert viii open
on Thursday morning, November 1. The
programme for this next concert viii be
announced next week.
At the morning service at the First
Congre gatiOnal Church this morning, the
choir viii sing Hear Ne, o Lord" an an
them Ry Watson. HRS. Smart, soprano.
Will sing open the Gates Of the Tenn
Pile Knapp, during the offertory. The
music in the evening will be a selection
for the choir Deliver Ne, o Lord" tJohn
Stainerl. and the quartette will sing foT
the offertory Guide Me Q Thou Great
Jehovah" by Emerson.
The musical recital in the Reading
Room for the Blind at the Library next
Thursday is in the hands Of Mr. Oscar
Franklin COmstock, and a tasteful pro-
gramme mas been prepared Mr.. Com
stock will play several DrelUdeS, The
BeTceuse.' The Fourth ScherZo." and
the "Barcarole by G. Chopin Miss Edna
Sheehy viii sing the aria from GOUnod'
Queen of Sheba, Plus Grand Dams son
Obscurite," and a group of Chadwick
songs.
MI. Henry Xander musical director Of
the Washington Saengerbund, announces
the sOlOSts for the concert TO be given
at the bund hall this evening To be rs
follows: Miss Hardin Hickey. soprano.
Mrs. Annie Lillibridge Goodhue. mezzo
soprano; Mr. :. NJ. Fabian. pianist: Mr..
Ernst Lent. viOln-cellst and Mr. Henry
Jaeger. fiutist At the first public concert
to be given November 5. at the National
Theater, Miss Blanche Duffield. soprano.
and Mr.. Max Bendix, violinist, will be
heard
The rehearsals OF the Washington
Choral Society are held every Monday
night at the George Washington ITniver-
slty Hall, at the corner Of Fifteenth and
II streets, where new voices are enrolled
every week and cordially welcomed. on
Monday night last the society took I'D
the first rehearsal Of the Paeliacci che
rus. and the amount Of work and good
results accomplished were most satisfac-
tory The chorus this year is better than
Tor many years. there being a much
larger body of tenors and bassos. and "A
much fresher and more brilliant tone
The Philadelphia Orchestra. conducted
by Fritz SCheel. will oDen its second
Washington season on Tuesday, after
noon, October %, with the first of FIVE
BelascO Theater. The sOloists announced
for the coming season are Gadski. Pet
schni5on- RosenthaI- Schumaun- HeinFs,
and LheVinne. The dates OF the following
concerts arc December II. January ,, jan
uaTy % and February % The PhiIadeI-
phia Orchestra viii be warmly welcomed
by the musical public of Washington, re-
membering its excellent work of last sea
son.
The personnel of soloists Of the choir
Of the Pro-Cathedral. Church of the As
cension, includes Mrs Grace Denhardt,
soprano; Miss Ethel Lipscomb. contralto:
Mr.. J. G. Klein. tenor; Mr. w. w. Bur
rel. DaTytOne. and Mr. H. Rule. bass.
1t is the intention OF Mr. Ernest Z.
Leigh, director of the choir. to make the
choral even song on the first Sunday of
each month a special feature of the serv-
ice. when additional anthems and solos
will be sung The choir Is also preparing
new sacred cantata by J. A. West, en-
titled Faith and Praise" which will be
given in a few weeks.
The choir Of St Andrews Protestant
Episcopal Church will sing Stainer's
Daughter Of Jairus'' on the first Sunday
evening of the coming mOnth-Novenlber
l. The quartet of the choir remains the
same as last seasOn-Mrs T. z. Gage.
ono IL
John Apple. tenor. and Mr. r c. Schae-
fer, bass. There is need Of more sopranos
and bassOs in the chorus. The soloists
Of this church have sung together for six
years under the direction Of Mr. Apple.
and have rendered many beautiful and
interesting works Throughout the win
ter the choir viii give a special musical
service on the first Sunday evening Of
each month
The coming Of Moriz Rosenthal to the
New National Theater. Friday. November
g. II 4.S6 p. m. to give one piano recital.
after an absence of eight years, is a
musical event of note, and is looked for
ward 10 with no little enthusiasm. The
great Polish pianist possesses not only /
poetic imagination. temperament. and
Technique which has created universal
comment, but combines with these a |
strong personality. which charms his /
audience. Moriz Roscnthal was horn al
Lemberg in 1852. and is an example OF /
the endurance Of the prodigy; for he
showed remarkable musical ability at
the early age of four years. When ten /
years old he played in public. IN his
fourteenth wear tS70 ne was appointed
pianist 10 the Roumanian Court
China Owned by Jefferson.
Fcur pieces of China from the set
bought by President jefferson in France /