The Washington herald., 1906-11-18
MUSIC IN WASHINGTON.

The postponed concert by Moritz Rosen-
thai viii be given at the New National
Theater on Friday afternoon. December
T. There viii be some change in the num-
bers announced, as Mr.. Rosenthal will
probably give the same programme he
will play In Boston the following day.
The first, public concert this season by
the Washington Saengerbund will be
given at the National Theatsr. Sunday
evening, November q. The soloists will
/ be Miss Blanche Dufield, a distinguished
coloratura soprano Of New York, form
erly with Victor Herberts orchestra.
Sousa's Band. and also of the MetropoA-
tan opera and Mr. Max Bendix. Amer
| ica's great violin virtuoso, who for ten
years was concert master and afterward
director of the Theodore Thomas Or
chestra.
The bUnd chorus of seventy-five voices,
directed by Mr.. Henry Xander. will be
accompanied by forty men from the
Marine Band Orchestra, and viii sing
| Seynardts "GeIoebuis," =" "Siegesgesang-
der Deutschen" (Abt) and three capeIla
choruses. The orchestra, under Mr.. San
telmann, will play an overture and several
selections 10 be announced later.
Mr.. S. Coleridge-Taylor arrived in
Washington on last night and will remain
here until after his concerts which are
to be given Thursday and Friday of this
week. Mr. eridge-Taylor, while in
Boston, was rendered a reception by the
governor Of Massachusetts, at which many
of the foremost Of the musicians Of that
city were present While In New York
City on Friday last this eminent COM
poser appeared ia a recital Of his own
compositions, assisted by Miss Lola John
son, soprano, and Mr.. Harry T. Burleigh,
| barytOne. He appears in Boston in a
rendition Of his "Quintette for Strings"
by a section Of the Boston Symphony,
December Z. and in recital December 13.
At Westminster Memorial Church this
morning. Miss Frances Grossart viii sing
for offertory. Father Bend Low" by
Mrs Susanna OIdberg; the anthem will
be "a setting of Lead, Kindly Light"
(HenrichJ. with a barytone obligato, and
solo by Mr.. FoTney Donaldson. Last
Sunday morning the anthem was, 20
Jesus, Thou Art Standing (Hyatt).
soprano solo by Miss Hattie Maginnls.
and at night an arrangement Of Bohm's
still Vie Die NaCht' sung by a quar-
tet composed Of Miss Miller. Mrs. L. d.
Depue. Mr. Z. d. Church, and Mr. Frank
Byram. The choir Of this church, COM
prising twenty-five voices. under Mrs.
Frank Byram, is rehearsing Mendelssohn's
Hear Ny Prayer which will be sung
in the near future with Miss Ada Birch
rs soloist.
Mr.. Walter T. Holt has been appointed
director Of the Y. NJ. c. A Mandolin and
Guitar Club, and the organization prom
ises good results. Mr.. Holt is also leader
Of the NOrdica Mandolin and Guitar Club
At the next meeting on Wednesday. No
vember q, az the Y. n c. A, Miss z. l.
Moore, a very finished mandolin player,
win be heard Mr.. Holt has severed his
connection with the Washington College
Of Music, as mandolin, guitar, and banjo
teacher, and is now at his studio, 1l12
New Iork avenue.
Rohearsals are in progress for n series
Of concerts by Mr.. John Clouse on the
new pisnola piano player, to be held at
the Weber Piano Concert Hall. The first
concert viii be given THANKSGIVING
week, when Miss Marion McFaIl, soprare
viii be the sOIOist
The Washington College Of Music an
nounces the engagement OF Mr. William
Morse RummeI on the faculty TO teach
violin. Mr.. Rummel is a pupil Of Ysaye
and has had the training of the best mas
ters abroad and the college is to be con-
graduated on the addition OF such a
brilliant musician 10 its faculty Nj
Rummcl will take the place Of Mr. Harold
EiSenberg. who has this year, asked to
be released from his contract to accept
an offer 20 play with the METROPOLITAN
Opera Company in New York City.
FraUleiu Won Unschuld began her New
York classes last Monday In addition TO
her private lessons, Miss Won Unschuld
conducts e piano ensemble class formed
by several society women. She was the
guest Of Mrs Austin Flint, who engaged
her for a musicale next Monday. Miss
Won Unschuld, with some Of her pupils.
ADJUSTMENTS.
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