The Washington herald., 1907-11-03

gramme devoted 20 the works of Richard
Wagner. Mark Hamburg, the famous
Russian pianist, win be the sOloist at the
first concert November T.
Miss Edna J. Sheeny. assisted by Mrs
Amino McCrory Evans. pianist, and Miss
Eleanor GilIen Drewy. accompanist. Will
give a recital-to-morrow evening at SIS
at Washington Seminary, 2l03 S street
northwest
ST. Marks choir is fully organized for
the seasons work. with ten men and
/ twenty-six boys. The sololsts are Mr..
Charles F. Roberts, bass. and Mr.. Henry
W. Jaeger. tenor. Last Sunday evening
the following boys were admitted to the
preparatory choir: Eugene Brent. Morgan
Brookes, Herbert CaTnes, George Ellis.
Harold Kress, Kenneth Miller. Oren Rudy,
Milton Sewell Earl Shutters, Theo.
Smoot, Harry VanderIip.
The late Theodore Thomas was a great
sticlder on having all his violin bows
exactly the same, and II was very
beautiful sight to see the bows Of the
first violius and the second rise and fall
with eXaCtness.
Mr.. GeTicke did not go so far as Mr..
Thomas, but he used to tell the strings
of the Boston Symphony Orchestra 10
keep together as we'll as they convenient
~ could a the public had been educated
10 like that sort of thing Dr. Muck.
the present conductor of the Boston
Symphony Orchestra, fatty says that he
does not want his violins to bow together.
1t is not so beautiful 10 look at, he
says but that is not the kind Of beauty
we are after. I want tone. and I want
each one Of the violins 10 be unhampered
in securing tone. They are OF different
schools ana different teachers. Some viii
play a passage best with the toe of the
bow, others with the heel and others
with the middle. ! want them to play
in their own way to secure the best tone,
and that end cannot be attained by COM
peliing all Of them 10 bow exactly in
the same fashion"
DR. Muck is not alone I'm this. as nearly
all the great conductors Of the day be
lieve in giving their violinists the widest
latitude in their methods Of bowling.
Louis spohr's "God, Thou Art Great"
will be rendered by the choir of St. An
drew's Church, Fourteenth and Corcoran
streets northwest, in place Of the ser
mon tonight at O'Clock.
This OratoTiO is by the same author as
THE Last Judgment which was rem
dered with so much success by ST. An
drew's choir last winter, and is one of
his very best. No cards of admission are
necessary. and every one is invited to at
tend.
It is several years since the Fisk Jubi-
Ice Singers visited the city. and all who
enjoy the old plantation songs should
hear the concert at the First Congrega-
tiOnal Church next Friday night.
The oratorio. The Holy City" by A.
R. GauI. was exceptionally well per-
formed at Trinity Church last Friday by
an admirably trained chorus. under the
direction of Mr.. Oscar Franklin Com
stock and the scloists, Mrs J. c. Byrd
of Charlotte, \. c.; Mrs Charles Den
hardt, Miss NJ Emma Bowen. Mr. T
Barton Easily, and Mr. Edwin T. Miller
The work VIII be produced next Thurs
day, with the same singers. except that
Mrs. Denhardt does ali the soprano solo
work. at the Church of the Good Shep-
herd, Sixth and L streets northeast
Miss Florence Fiske, of New York, who
is the vocal soloist Of 'The Christian Pill