New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1906-03-25

. Herbert
made an excellent selection Of numbers for the
/ orchestra, among them Lit0lm's "Robespierre"
! overture, the Rakoczy March from Berlioz's
+ "Damuati0n Of Faust" two compositions bv
/ Elglr and Stahlberg and a grouD from his own
! writings. including his dainty moroccan 'Pa1i-
/ mage" The popular prices are making Of these
concerts am established institution
The Oratorio Society has engaged Gwilym
Miles as bass soloist in Saint-Saenss samson
and Deilah.' to be sung ON Tuesday evening,
April 3 Ct Carnegie Hall, under Frank Dam
roschs direction. He VIII replace NJ Borde.
previously announced ana win sing the music
Of A5imeiech the Philstine, and Of the High
. Priest Of Dagon. The temperance Of Ben
Davies, the celebrated English tenor is expected
to insure Z vigorous and dramatic Interpretation
Of the music allotted to samson Mr. Davies
like the late Signor TamagnO who was the hero
Of the only New York operate performance Of
samson and DehIah," has both the physique
ana the volume of tone demanded. Samson, as
the equivalent Of Hercules requires a robust
tenor voice; it has been suggested by several
critics that Saint-Saans might properly have
made him q barytOue. or even bass but for
the tradition that only a tenor's lovemakiug is
rgLLalto sOlOlsJ, VIII sing Deuahs eutiCing and
passionate music. which, besides the familiar
ara, Mon CGur SQUIRE q la voiN," contains
set e-al oiHet striking numbers The role was
taken at the OTatOriO SOcietys FIRST American
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le'-, ny nine RlJter-GOetze, and at Mr.. Graus
metropolitan Opera House performance Of Feb
ruary ;, ls9J, 10y Nine Mantelli. At the Paris
Opera Anne. HeglOu is the famous impersonatOr
OF the beautiful PhIlistine priestess
Patrons and invited guests OF the Symphony
Club are to have an opportunity on next Satur-
day evening to hear what amateur orchestra
sounds like i'm MeudelssOhn Hall The club is
now IN its second year Its purpose is to enable
Its members nearly all of whom are ladies', and,
or course amateur, 70 play orchestral and cham
Der music with the help Of professional musi-
clans lt necessary, for the benefit and pleasure
OF us "oll\e ana associate members Also TO
stimulate musical interest and activity among
non-professonal players and advance the stand
aru Of their proficiency, to the end that more
than ever before they may enjoy the privilege
and pleasure of taking part in high class orches-
trail performances: TO form a musical library of
chamber and orchestral compositions for the
use Of members. and eventually 10 establish
home for the various activities of the club
Miss calender Is president of the symphony
Club; Mrs VTouOr T.. Park, president Miss
Frances H. Ives. treasurer; Mrs. Elisha NJ. Full
ton. jr., secretary, and David Names, Conduc-
tor. As usual IN cases Of this kind nearly all
the active members are in the violin class
There are two nou-professional vioas, Frank
Howard and Ir- Joseph a. heneick. The list
of violin players, all amateurs. is as follows:
Mrs wilbur Mathews cOnCertmester; Miss
Eleanor b. Alexander GrOsveuOr Atterbury, Miss
Katharine Barney Miss Maude Becker Mrs
George Clark, jr.. Miss r. Margaret Dix, Mrs
elisha Fulton ir Or Samuel GatsOf Mrs
Morgan GoetChius. Miss Florence Halves. Mrs.
Sigmund HerzOg, Frank w. Howard, Miss
Frances II. Ives, DR.. Joseph A. Keuehck, Mrs.
I
A. G. Morgan, Dave II. Morris Mrs. Trenor
Park Miss Eleanor Pott Miss Gladys Rice Mrs
George = robbins. Emil >. SLehH' MISS Mar
garet UnoerhiL Miss Lucia Wait, Miss poro-
thea WardweU. Miss Alice Wilson and Miss Mil
dred WoolwOrth.
The programme Of the concert at NendeIssohn
Han on next Saturday is as follows:
Concerto in p major for violin string orchestra
DAVID Names Conducted by walter Damrosch
FTHun old same Frfr DT Tf nCrT Pm raHT
Overture to 'Egmont' Beethoven
Members Of the New York symphony Orches-
ira viii assist.
A correspondent of "The London Daily Tele-
graph" writes from Paris to that journal as fol-
/ lows. touching am enterprise already referred
10 I'm these columns: Really new ideas are
rare I'm the musical world as elsewhere but
the Salon Of Music is one, and it bids fair to
. succeed. As already intimated, 10 has been ar
. ranged i'm connection with the annual Art Salon
+ Of the SocictE Rationale des BeauX Arts, IN the
Grand Palace of the Avenue Nicholas H. off the
Champs Elysees. and DR.. Camille Saiut-Sagus
/ is honorary chairman. The acting president is
/ the composer Mr.. Gabriel Faure, ana the thirty
eight members include Messrs. Vincent dIndy
Claude Debussy, Alfred Bruueau, Andre Mes
sager Gustave Charpenter Xavier Leroux. Oh
/ NJ. Widor. Edouard Coonne and Pierre LaIo. In
/ word the jury is eclectic. I am told that its
meetings have been lively. Eventually, bv dirt
( Of give and take. musicians of autagOnistic
views have agreed to pass about one hundred
/ contributions out OF the two hundred-odd which
/ We're sent in. The rejected works are mostly
pretty little drawing room pieces. reyeries. IuI-
, labies love songs by the dozen. 1t is a promfs-
/ ing fact that the most tuhbll'ua ahA most eab-
/ crate contributions have generally proved Tho
! best The works chosen VIII be performed ON
/ Wednesday ana Friday afternoons In room
/ 81 the Societe Rationale salon, free OF expense
/ to the composers. unless they require the SER
/ vices of DISTINGUISHED solosts. This year cham
/ Der music chiefly viii be played, including soma
tas triOs quartets, quintets and one work for
! nine Instruments and the performers win be