The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1907-02-17
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS
News of the Makers of Melody in Churches
and in Concert.

Ny Heber Mays fine bass voice was
heard TO advantage last Sunday morn
ing at st Matthews Church. He sang a
motel by Mario at the offertory
Miss Mccall will be heard in a solo at
the First Presbyterian Church tonight
AT St. Johns Church to-day the music
VIII be something special on account Of
Lent. At the morning service viii be
sung the "Benedicite," in a flat, by
Wise: the offert0ry anthem will be. 20
God. Who Has Prepared by Baker, and
there viii be an organ postlude. andante
In G major, by Smart. The afternoon
service viii include the 'Maguiicat' and
"Nunc. Dimitlis7 in C major. by Stelrne,
the offertory anthem, Savious, Breathe
an Evening Blessing, by Maeks. and the
organ p0stlude. Cornelius march, IN D
major by Mendelssohn.
The second OF the Bischom concerts viii
be given an Wednesday evening at the
First Congregational Church. at S clock.
These taking pant VIII he Mas. H. Clay
Browning. soprano, Mrs. Ernest Lent
piano; Mr. Anton Kaspar. violin; Mr.. En-
nest Lent, violoncello; and DR.. J. w.
Bischoff. accom9anist and director. The
programme will include:
THO for piano. violin. and yioloncello. Dvorak-
Dumky THO, op. 60 tal Lento maestcso. allegro,
t3l audaute tci aEdanre moderate, .dl allegro, tel
leuto rSaestos1 Yiyacc
Haydn-"0u mighty pens % "The Creation
Soil Tor viOl0nccllo: Porrer-MazuIba. Herbert
Petite yalse. Non Gocns-ScheTz0.
Won Weber-Aria Der Freisehutz."
Soil for piano: Chopin-NoctuEre- d tat major
Liszt-H Hungarian RhapSodie No. l3
Songs For soprano. LeCni-'-Thc Birth of Morn.
BischCf--'FiIe Little White Heads FOote-
I'm Wesrin' Ava" " Tis tho Last Rose Of Sum
mer' tby request.
Solo fof violin; Sarasste- Fautasie. ''Nisnon.'
Song, with accompaniment for piano, VIOLIN and
yioloncaIo: Ncviu- Doris" a pastoral
THO Ter Piano, violin. aad yiclonc,llo: RUbnstein
-Op. Is. No. J. TAI Moderate con TalIazoni, lbi
moderate clu motto.
The second concert of the Boston Sym
phony Quartet viii be given in the ball
room Of the New Willard next Wednes-
day afternoon az 4 o'clock. This concert
viii bring 70 Washington. as the assist
ing artist, Rudolph CAM pianist OF
high rank, who has had success not only
In this country, but in Germany. and es-
pecially in Berlin. Nj GAM is a Swiss
by birth, ana has been q resident Of this
country for several years. having been
brought to Chicago to be a teacher of
plano IN one Of the schools there. Last
summer he gave up teaching. and since
then has been devoting himself eXclu-
sively to concert work. At the recent
concert f the Boston symphony Orchcs-
ira In Chicago. Mr.. CAM was the soIoist.
Prof Willy Hess has arranged for this
second concert a programme which. while
not heavy still contains masterpieces
OF chamber music The first number is
ISchaikoWsky's quartet. Op. y. No. l.
This is the work which contains the An
dante cantabile' which Is SO often play
cd by the string choirs of orchcstras The
quartet. as its opus number indicates, is
one of the early works of the Russian
master, and it IS the first work which
gained solid recognition for his genius.
When it was FIRST played ia Moscow,
nearly forty years ago, IL had an immedi-
ate success-and has since been one of
the most popular works in the literature
OF chamber music. The second number
VIII be a suite for piano and violin
tplayed by Mr.. CAM and Prof Willy
HesS) 10y Edward Schuet. This viii be
novelty 10 most of the patrons of
chamber music i'm Washington. The clos
ing number Will be Schumaun's Quintet
for piano and strings. This is "a we'll
tried faVOrite, and il has all the meiOdious
f8ucies WHich characterize SchUmanu's
music at its best.
Miss Mary Harris Barber, formerly
soprano Sol0ist of the Pro-CuthedraI
Church of the Ascension. has accepted "a
similar position with Grace Episcopal
Church. Alexandria, Va. Miss Barber
Will also assume charge of the choir and
act rs directress.
Mr.. Alfred c. Eldridge. orgauist and
choirmaster Of ST. Margarets Church.
viii give the second in the series Of Len
len organ Tecitals at st. Johns Church
next Saturday afternoon.
Air. Henry II. Freeman viii give the
dedication recital or the new three man
ual organ al St Annes Episcopal Church.
Annapolis. Nd. on Thursday evening
next. The occasion viii also inaugurdte
The beginning Of a series Of Lenten re-
c.tals at s.. Anne s parish. Master Her
bert barrow, soprano of st. Johns choir,
viii assist with several sacred solos. Mr..
az ST Murgarets Episcopal Church on
Saturday afternoon next at o'clock.
The last but one of the series Of Bos-
ton Symphony concerts Will De given in
tHo New National Theater on next Tues
day afternoon, February IS. at 4.SJ
o'clock, II viii also, in all probability. be
the LAST appearance but one of DIT. Karl
Muck In this city, for it becomes more
than ever doubtful that his services can
be secured by the Boston Symphony Or
chestra for another season. The soloist
of the concert viii be Nine Olga Samar-
off. who played here last year with the
Philadelphia Orchestra. Nine Samaron S
career has been meteoric in its rapid rise
and the end IS not yet. On this trip of
the Boston Symphony Orchestra she is
playing with Il in New York Brooklyn.
and Washington. She has already played
with Il IN Boston. and when the season
has ended she VIII have played engage
ments with the Philharmonic Society. the
New York. Plttsburg, Philadelphia. and
Chicago orchestras. Here she viii play
TslhaikowSlIy's concerto for piano in y
fat minor, No. J. This is what has been
termed. with its monumental opening
'One OF the most DTlluant works IN the
literature for piano and orchestra" and
has Clways been a favorite with pianists
Interesting enough is the fact that this
work had its first performance In public
IN Boston in the los when Hans Won
Bulow was touring this country L tas
all the n,elUdiOus qualities which mark
the great Russians work, and is brilliant
enough technically 70 test PAINTS abil-
lty 10 It's utmost. The first number on
the programme Will be an exceedingly