New-York tribune., 1908-03-08

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CFor won1en's voices flutes. cello. harp organ)
How Sweet the Moonlight ;Fanins
Gypsy songs Op Brahms
1t will be the hfthstme that the society has sung
PaIestrina's "Stabat Mater in New York Pieces
wholly new to the society's list the 'Jesu
Dulcs Memorial by Vittoria: the "Christe Del
Soboes" by Orlando d Lasso; Berger's 'Nacht-
gebet' and Fanings How Sweet the Moonlight
Sleepsr' Mr.. Loefiers psalm will be heard for
the second time. The "Nachtgebet'' is eight
part song of splendid vigor and picturesqueness.
by a composer who has made fine reputat ton in
Germany. but who is an American If the accident
of birth be looked upon determnative in the
case. He born of German parents in Boston
but lived only year of his baby life in this
country.
The Oratorio Society of New York will give at
its final concert of the season The Passion Ac-
cording TO St Matthew by j. S. Bach. This per
foruance will take place the evening of Thurs
day in Holy Week, April 6, at Carnegie Hall. u11-
der direction of DR.. Frank Damrosch Holy Thurs
day usually counted out of the New York season
of secular concerts especially selected as
appropriate for the public presentation Of choral
work 60 profoundly religious in spirit. In giving
the st Matthew Passion the chorus Of the ora
torio Society will be assisted by an orchestra and
by the following singers: Miss Caroline Hudson'
soprano Miss Janet Spencer. contralto: Mr Dan
iel Beddoe tenor; Mr.. Edwin Evans. bass. and Mr.
Claude Cunningham, bass -barytone.
Samuel A. Baldwin will give the seventh of his
nublic organ recitas the College Of the City
of New York Convent avenue and 18th street, on
Friday afternoon. March l3, at 2:3o o'clock
The Festival Choir at the Cathedral of st. John
the Divine which will give its first concert on next
Wednesday night in Synod Hail. on the grounds.
when Gounods Redemption" will be sung. has
now become a permanent organization and those
who have taken hold of the work will spare no
labor to make it of the best chors In the
world Levi P. Morton Is the president. and the
yice-presidents are the Rev. Ernest VOorhis Canon
Precentor; the Right Rev DR.. f. w. Courtney. the
Rev DR. W. R Huntington, the Rev Dr.. j. Lewis
Parks the Rev. DR.. Z. NJ. Stires, the Rev. j. III.
Knowles, the Rev. DR.. Morgan Dix. the Rev. w.
NJ Crosvenor the Rev. l.. w. Batten, the Rev. J.
Nevett Steele, John Jacob Astor. II. c. Fahnestock,
Robert G.. Hone, George Maccuoch Miller. Frank
Hunter Potter. August Belmont Alexander NJ
Hadden Charles f. Hoffman Henry Lewis Morris
and j. r. Roosevelt. Walter Henry Hail. the r
ganst of the Cathedral, will be the permanent con-
ductor. The soloists for the concert next
Wednesday night Miss Marie Stoddart,
prano; Margaret Keyes. contralto; Dan" Beddoe,
tenor, and Herbert Witherspoon. bass. The choir
has been rehearsing for nearly three months, and
Gounod's work will be sung with full orchestra.
assisted by the boy choir of the cathedral. At
second recital April g. Haydn's Tho Creation
will be sung.
No recitaIs will be given in New York this year
by Jan Kubelik. but the eighty-second concert OF
the violin virtuoso's present engagement will
place the Hippodrome next Sunday evening
March Is, with the Russian Symphony Orchestra
Mr.. Kubelik has made a prosperous tour through
tho West, Northwest California and the South
since he heard here In November last. and he
will continue after this New York concert to play
in the East. in Canada and the Middle West until
he sails for Australia the last Of April.