The Newtown bee., 1908-08-21
The NeWtown Bee.
Washington.
THE COMING MUSICAL EVENT.
gewtown. Friday. August sl, 1908.

THE COMING MUSICAL EVENT.
 1t has been said that Schubert. the celebrated composer, had to write
 music or burst, also that it burst many
 wouldbe's nowadays, to compose.
 Schubert wrote his music on anything
 that came handy. whenever the idea
 came to him. One of his most beauti- full songs. "Hark, hark, the lark"
 was written on the back of a cheap
 restaurant bill of fare. It would seem
 that a good rule to follow then, would
 be, compose if you can't keep it back,
 otherwise avoid writing notes for pub
 lication. The Washington Choral club
 and the Litchfeld Singing club togeth-
 CT will give their annual concerts on Friday, August 2s, in Washington and | in Litchfeld, Saturday, August 29.
 "The Song of Miriam" by Schubert,
 will be the heaviest and most difficult
 number and is very celebrated. 1t tells
 of the children of Israel's flight from
 Egypt through the Red Sea and is dra-
 matic, plaintive and joyous according to
 the text. It shows great invention
 and at the same time flows easily and
 smoothly from one situation to the next,
 is full of contrast and beauty of ideas.
 No striving after effects, but full of contrasting rythms that come nat urally, as all of this great masters themes did. The concert opens with this number. The part of Miriam will be taken by Miss Caroline Hudson, so- prano, of New York City, who is speedily coming to the front as most exceptional singer. She is constantly filling large engagements all over the country and the management feels greatly satisfied at securing her serv- ices. Besides singing two song num- bers and Miriam, she will sing Leonora in Mendelssohn's unfinished opera of Loreley, in a most dramatic scene for soprano and chorus, which would have been the finale to the first act, had Mendelssohn lived to complete:, the work. This and an Ave Maria for women's chours and a Vintage Song for mems chorus, being all the completed numbers of the opera, will wind up the program. Reginald Werreurath. the baritone, who is to be the other vocal ist, is young singer of great promise and gaining prominence rapidly. With a beautiful smooth voice and fine stage he is a favorite always from the time he appears before an audience. He will return from the West, where he is touring, in time to sing on these dates as given. He sings an obligato accompanied by mems chours, hum ming, that is most effective and has 1 besides two groups of songs. Gustav Dannreuther, the tried and true artist, who is favorite of the audience and | whose name is household word here, where violin playing is loved, will again be the Concert Meister and lead two groups of string orchestra pieces, from which so much pleasure is always | derived. The women chorus will have 1 sn unaccompanied number also. The program seems to be made up of twos. First, two choruses: next two soloists, each singing two numbers; two or chestral numbers !; two mixed choruses two women's choruses; two mems 1 choruses; etc., one of the peculiar CO., incidences that happen often. Mrs E. .. Waudling from New York will play the accompaniments for the sololsts and a specially adapted piano part with the orchestra in the accompanied choruses, which has been made by the conductor, A. s. Woodruff. Of New York, and Washington. He will wield he. baton as usual and has made most program to please the taste of all. Last summers work was ser ous, with the production of 'The Gre stion," this, as a complete contrast md to give variety, will be lighter in most of its essentials. These concerts lave practically become fixtures in he list of the summers entertainments md are looked forward to with antic- patton of pleasure and profit by the .itizens of and visitors to both Wash ngton and Iiltchtleld. The complete program will follow later.
 A PLEASING RECITAL. 1;
 A select and fashionable audience en- oyed the recital in the lower hall of he Washington club, Friday night, by Miss Nicola Thomas, violinist and Gerald Reynolds, baritone. Miss Thomas delighted her audience and Ihowed remarkable talent for one so ,oung. One of her finest numbers was l "Nocturne" by Chopin. She may be 'anked already in the professional class. MT Reynolds possesses a strong, pleas ngwoice, and was heard in four selec- ions. Mrs Thomas, mother of the ,iolinist, acted as accompanist. The program was as follows:
 Part One