The Washington herald., 1908-05-03

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The chorus and orchestra have been
doing .ereditable work in rehearsals-
Grieg's music requires a conductor of vast
experience. thorough knowledge Of com
position, of infinite patience. and enthu-
siasm. all Of which qualities Mr. Hammer
possesses in an unusual degree.
Mr.. Hammer knew Grieg personally. lie
heard him conduct his own works. Mr..
Hammer. throughout his career. has been
a champion Of Grieg and other Scandina-
vian composers.
Miss Lotta Mills Hough gave piano
recital in the Georgetown Convent last
Thursday afternoon. Her programme in
cluded Leschetizky's "BarcarOlle;" Gruen-
feldt's Romance" d Ieschetizky etude
Rubinstein's prelude. MendelssOhn's "On
Wings of Song, and Schutt's ''Valse
Caprice.
The dfty-1fth studio recital by Oscar
Franklin Comstock took place last We'd
nesday evening, when Mrs. George r
Lippitt gave a programme Of songs. Mrs
Lippitt's voice showed effectively in her
work with Mr.. Comstock in Del RiegO's
song-eycle for eontralto and barytone
Gloria" The 'Priestlied, by Wagner
Wilhelmj. was played b. Miss Ruby
Stanford.
Miss Harriet Whiting, contralto, will be
heard as solost in the Church of our
Father for the next two months, at the
morning services. She will then leave
with her family for their summer home
in New Hampshire. Miss Whiting was
for some years leading church and
concert singer in RaCfou
Miss Katharine Rosenkranz, a singer
unknown to Washington, who appears in
concert tonight at the New National
Theater IS the soloist with Creatore's
Band, viii appeal to the artistic sense Of
music lovers here.
Miss Rosehkranz is a Philadelphia girl
and her voice, heard in private and public
there. has universally charmed her audi
tors.
In Baltimore. where Miss Rosenkranz
appeared last week with Creatore, she
made a pronounced impression.
The MacDoweU Memorial testimonial
concert to be given under the auspices of
the Musical Art Society on the afternoon
of Tuesday, May y, at the Columbia
Theater, is the first and only organized
local effort to augment the amount thus
far credited TO Washington music lovers.
The purpose Of the memorial fund was
first, to provide for MacDoweTs comfort
during his lifetime. after he was stricken,
and second, for the support OF Mrs Mac
Dowen and the maintenance of the New
Hampshire home as a place Of retreat
for music and other art students after mis-
demise.
Allan Robinson, secretary Of the fund,
informs the officers Of the Musical Art
Society that Washington is credited
with bur Sl63; whereas a Canadian city,
Toronto. has contributed as much as S7l0;
Rochester y. Y, S58.50: Louisville, $50;
Detroit. $5S2: Cleveland. Sl026s0: New
York City leading with S1623L65. The
music lovers of other cities and towns
have contributed various sums from s. up.
The assistance of the Boston Festival
Orchestra, Emil Mollenhauer. conductor,
has been secured and an exclusively Mac
DoWeh programme will be given every
portion of the field of composition covered
By MacDOWeH being represented.
The orchestra viii play the sO-Called
Indian" suite, in + minor, I'VE move
ments, and the suite in A minor, four
movements. In addition, the romance
for cello and orchestra will be given;
Carl Webster, 'cellist.
MacDOwells piano compositions will be
represented by two movements Of the
Sonata Tragica." including the largo
con maesta" movement, which was play
ed on the organ at the composers funeral
services These Will be played by oscar
Franklin Comstock.
Groups of MaCDOWelrs songs will be
sung by the soloists Nine Florence Null
f0rd,s mezzo- soprano; Franklin p Law
son, tenor, and Frederic Martin, bassO.
The choral compositions, not numerous
and less-known than the instrumental
works and songs win be presented by
mixed voice choir Of thirty-thrree voices.
under the direction of HerndOn Morsel,
and accompanied by Mrs. George J. BaX-
ter These Will be arranged in four
groups; ''Barcarolle," eight parts; THE
Brook" "Slumber Song" From the
Sea" and THE Collier Lassie." for mix
ed voices; "Springtime,' Bonnie Ann,
and Cradle Song" for ladies' voices;
Midsummer Clouds" Dance Of
Gnomes.'' and "The Fisher Boy" for
mems voices.
These compositions have the character
istic breVity and eXactiOns of MacDOwell's $
vocal compositions, and will be presented
by the following well known singers,
composing the choir: Mesdames Anna
Craig Curry. William Keye Miller and
Ruth ". Simpson, and Misses Catherine
A Bates. Ada II. Birch, Kate NJ. Ellis
Ancella &. Fisher, Matte Gibson, Lillian
NJ Lewis, Marion MacFal, and Orley p.
Mccarthy, and Mesdames Blanche Muir
Dalgleish. r. B. Gilmore, Edwin A. Mar
tin. and Eleanor Baker Spencer, and
Misses Eta H. Austin. Lillian ChenO-
weth. Emma Houchen, and Carolyn Sren-
Ger Smith. and bIessTs. ". D. McFar-
land NJ. Harry Stevens, George F. Dud-
ley. Howard R. Barnes, Henry j. DAILY
Herman W Murrell. William AdreOn.
William a. Domer Otto Luebkert, B.
r. Meyers. Charles ". Moore, A. Owen
Penney, Eugene E. Stevens. B. Leslie
Vipond.
The Independent Order Of Odd Fellows
celebrated their eighty-ninth anniversary
last Monday evening. In Odd Fellows
Hall with a programme of music and
other attractive features, It was as fol-
lows:
Calling to order and opening remarks
by Richard A. Ford, deputy grand master
and chairman joint committee: music
from the Fortune Teller" and DO
hemian Girl" and for encore, Robinson 8
King of the Gnomes," Rebew Orchestra,
Henry " Weber, conductor; reading
proclamations of grand sire and grand
master. William Ellis Clapp, grand sec
retary: invocation. D. W. Keck. grand
chaplain: music. Rebew Orchestra: ad-
dress Of welcome. Edwin Il Easterling.
grand master: barytone solo, ToreadOr
Song from Carmen, BIzet, Newton Ham
mer, Miss Alma Ebert at the piano. piano
solo. waltz in + Major Moszkowski,
Miss Vera lone Murray; conualto solo,