Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-08-30
MUSICAL MENTION.

Plans for the musical season OF 1908
1909 being discussed and decided by
local musicians. Miss Mary A. Cryder
will not represent either the Philadelphia
Orchestra or the Washington Choral So
concerts will be given usual by each
organization. The concert committee of
the Choral Society held a meeting recently
at the home of Mr. Raynal in Riggs
street, Mr.. Oscar G. Sonneck, chairman,
presiding. A second committee was APP
pointed, consisting of Mr.. Raynal and M
+. Campbell Black, to call together some
of the members of the amateur orchestra
that last season assisted the Chofai so
ciety to see what could be done toward
making II a permanent organization ms
meeting was held Saturday evening, the
I'D, at the residence of Mr.. Black on l4th
street The members present We're MI
Raynal, first violin; Mr.. Hobart Ramsdeh
second violin; Mr.. Charles Alden, viola J,
Mr. Paul Finkel, cello, and Mr.. Black,
clarinetist. All We're enthusiastically IN
terested in the work of the orchestra, put
the burning question of the hour was the
financial support necessary Tor The Or
cheStra and how to get II, the nfSl prOpo-
sition being to ask from each MEMBER OIL
the orchestra fee of 81 month. Inns
proposition was finally overruled ana SUP
scrptions called for from those most III
terested At a later meeting, neIu last
Friday evening, several additional mem
bers being present. including MI. boo-
well and Mr.. Mitchell, substantial sum
was subscribed by those present 1of tiie
support of the orchestra, thouSht ii 49, vi
course far from being sufficient 10 carry
the orchestra through the season An
executive committee was appointed, con-
sisting of Messrs. Heinrich Hammer, Ray
nal, Campbell, Black, Charles Alden ana
Paul Finkel which will confer Win the
concert committee Of the Choral Society
at their next meeting, which Will De iieiu
Thursday of this week. and after winch
more definite announcements Will NC
made.
Miss Roberta Amies. pianist, has re-
turned TO the city from Egg Rock Cot
tage. Lynn, Mass, where she ana Hei
mother have been spending the summer.
During her stay there she va .'o ,;,ions
at a musical tea, and won golden opiihons
from those present by ner admlIaDie
work Her numbers included Aufsch-
wung'' (Schumann): Etudes by CHOPIN,
Nos 10, 2 and u; waltz tChopih)' Iolo
naise (MacDowelD and Warfuh 'ochu-
MANN which she gave as an encore
Mr. Wilbur Bache, baritone, will leave.
Washington. next Friday tor New YORK
where he is booked for several engage
ments under the management of Mrs.
Babcock of Carnegie Hail MI Bache
has added two operas. Tristan ana
Isolde" and Die MeistcrsinSer. to his
repertoire during the summer and neSo-
tiatious are pending which will probably
take him to London about the New Year
Miss AiIeen Miller. daughter of Mr..
Douglass j. Miller, tenor, is substit utlng
at the organ of the Westminster Memorial
PRESBYTERIAN Church for Mrs. Byram. the
regular orSanlSt.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Byram. who were
among the Washington musicians spend
ing their summer at Owlyout Lodge i'll
the Adirondacks have been entertained
since the fire at Waldesfreden, the beau
tiful summer home of Mr.. S. }. Farrar,
the father of Geraldine Farrar of the
METROPOLITAN Opera Company.
special program of music previous to
the ceremony was one of the distinctive
features at the wedding of Miss Annie
Marie RYAN and Mr.. Arthur Francis
Carroll Wednesday last at the Shrine of
the Sacred Heart. Miss Mabel G. 1.ati
mer soprano was the soloist, her seec-
tons including Know st Thou the Lana
from "Mignon;' Schubert's ..Serenade''
Harry p Hall, organist at St. Aloysius
Catholic Church. officiated at the organ
playing the Lohengrin wedding music at
the entrance of the bridal party and the
famous march from 'Tannhauser' at the
closing of the service.
Mrs. William Keye Miller, soprano has
returned to the city and will be back in
her old place in the quartet Of the Metro