The Washington times., 1907-11-04
SYMPHONY
Concert At
National

The Boston symphony Orchestra will
start its season with its first concert in
the new National Theater tomorrow
afternoon. with subscription wnich is
larger than that of last year. and con
siderably larger than that Of the year
before, when the orchestra returned 70
this city after an absence Of several
seasons.
As announced early in the fall, there
Will be no solOists at this first concert,
but in response TO numerous requests
from patrons OF tne orchetra, DR.. Muck
has built up a program which consists
entirely Of the classics. for Aendelssohn
Is now reckoned in that category. Last
year there were many letters received
by DR.. Muck. asking him to put more
familiar music on his washington pro
grams, and this year it is his purpose to
respond to this request so far as it is
possible TIE first number viii be schu-
mann's overture. "Genoveva," a wildly
romandc work in its day and genera
tion
The second number viii be truly clas-
sical Bachs Suite in B minor, for flute
and string orchestra, and this viii give
Washington an opportunity 20 hear An
ore Maquarre, who Is considered one Of
the greatest musicians OF the flute that
has ever been brought from France.
The final number in question viii be
warmly welcomed. as il is Mendels-
sohn's symphony in A minor better
known as the Scotch" symphony.
At the first musicale Of the Friday
Morning Club this season. next Friday
Miss Kaspar viii sing Haydn's with
Verdure Clad" and Mozarts Patti.
Batti, from Don Giovanna-"
Robert stearns provided a special rnu-
sical program at the wedding OF Miss
Sydney Stevens and Harry StOddard
Willist0n last Wednesday which was
much enjoyed by all present. He Sc
lected numbers not usually played on
such occasions. He arranged several OF
Miss stevens favorite songs for a st-ing
quartet consisting of Sol Minister, VIII
lam Green, Dore Wolfstelner, and Rob
ert Stearns.
Mr. and Mrs. Gareissen-Eave a large
reception AT their studio, 1913 Connect
cut avenue. one day last week. They
viii entertain at another reception in
the near future. when their guests will
be the blind who frequent the reading
room OF the Library OF Congress.
The Chorus Club, with sixty members.
under the direction Of William ]
Palmer, gave its initial concert We'd
nesday evening at the Fifth Baptist
Church The solOists were Charles r.
Myers. tenor; Arthur z Middleton.
MISS Ruth Harvey. viOlinist, ana Ar
tnur LindStroms COrnetter Louis A
Porter accompanied the choruses.
A song recital will be given this
evening AZ the Washington Sem
mary, 103 s street northwest. at sis
o'clock. by Miss Edna Sheeby, soprano.
assisted by Mrs. AunIna McCrorv
Evans, pianist, and Mrs. Eleanor. Guen
Dorsey, accompanist. Her songs wiz
We; Aria from aida" C'I'Insanua
Paroia y. Verdi; Caro- mio ben, Gior-
dani; 'Du bist die Rub Schubert.
Morning Hymn HenscheI; "IiObstin-
alton, De FOnteuailles: I'm Herbst %
Franz; After Sorrows Night" Rotoif.
"Oh, Let Night Speak Of Ne" Chad
wick: ''LOrelei," Liszt
Mrs Evans Will play the Strauss-
Taussig waltz, Man Iebt muir esnmaI."
Chopin's 'Berceuse in D fiat major
Schumann's, 'Etude Won Lied - wa
rUm,' and "Augschwung; also Scar
latti's "Pastorale in 2 minor and 'Ca-
Driccio-"
Miss Florence Fiske. alto soloist OF
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