The Washington herald., 1909-03-22
.SAENGERBUND GIVES
PLEASING CONCERT
Programme ArtiSticaIly Az
ranged and Balanced.
CHORUS DOES GOOD WORK
seventy Members Under leadership
of Prof. Henry Xander and OrcheS-
ira OF Forty-twO SoIOists Give De-
liEhtfuI Numbers-Many NOa-Ger-
mans PreseRt-Songs sung Well.

\ more artistically arranged or cveuN
balanced programme Of vocal and In.
strumental. numbers it would be difficult
TO arrange than tRe one which was pre-
sented by the Washington Saeugerbuuc
before a large and representative audi
ence at the National Theater last night. II
being the second and last public concert
Of this popular male chorus organizat tior
Of the season.
In the first place. there was a splendid
orchestra of forty musicians; the Saen-
gerbund chorus Of seventy male voices
under the able leadership OF Prof. Henry
Xander, and then there were two excel
lent soloists.
The programme comprised compost
tions for orchestra and violin. and cho.
rus productions for men. and soprano
solos The musical Impressions Of Boiel
dieu. Filke, Saraste. Thomas. Weber
Moses. Radecke. Hegar Ries. POdbertsky
and others were we'll interpreted.
Society I'm Evidence.
Not only was the musical world o
Washington represented at the concert
but society was largely in evidence. and
members of the diplomatic corps ayaileC
themselves Of the treat. There were sIsC
present delegations from various non
German-spealdng organizations
Count Bernstorff, the German Anlbassa.
dor and Countess Bernstorn and rheh
daughter, Countess Alexandra. accom-
panied by Count Wedel. the counselor OF
the embassy. and Countess Wedel, occu
pied a box. and remained the greater part
OF tbe evening.
Other boxes were occupied by Capt
Haltigan. editor of the National Hiber
nian. T. j. Moran and Rosa Downing
officers Of the local Ancient order o
Hibernians. Gustav Bender. secretary o
the United German Societies. Mr.. an,
Mrs. Christian Heurich. and the solo art
lists who appear at the Saengerbund con.
certs.
ConverSInG AudfbIy.
II should be noted that the concert
going public OF this city has always had
the annoying habit 81 conversing only
audibly during the progress OF solo parts
and last nights Saengerbund concert wa,
no exception.
The members OF the loud-conversinl
club were present in large numbers. q
the great annoyance Of those who had
come TO hear music-not gossip.
II would be difficult 20 award the palm
of the evening. All parts contributed q,
the success Of the programme. Il mus
be owned. however. that the concert
going public OF this city has seldom ha,
an opportunity 90 hear an artist whC
ranks with Miss Elizabeth Dodge. N,
distinguished soprano. OF New York. who
is "a pupil Of the great teachers Of Eu.
rope and has only recently returned q
this country.
She has n superb soprano voice. pure
true, and virile. There is soul in hel
tones. and there is art in the manner O.
her expression Of the composer
thoughts. She sang the waltz song from
Romeo and Juliet" By Thomas and
for an encore Gounod's heavenly Ave
Maria"
Sings Folk Songs.
Her second numbers consisted Of folb
songs from the Hungarian. Old French
English. Spanish. and Swedish. Tn,
characteristics and temperamentaI pecu-
liarities Of these different national com.
positions were truthfully brought out by
Miss Dodge. whose phrasing was a rev.
elation.
The singer was eneored again and
again, and finally responded with a sec
ond song
Miss Dodge succeeded in ingratiatins
herself with the Washington concert
going public at her first appearance here
Another successful number on the pro.
sramme was that played by Master Kot-
larsky, the young Russian violinist. His
art is wonderful. and really inspirasonal
KotlarsBy Is but boy Of fifteen. bu
his art is that OF virtuoso OF man,
years his senior. His stroke Of the bow
Is graceful true. and virile. There is Ger.
tainty and sentiment IN HIS instrument
and he gives the composers ideas with
n natural grace and ease
He played "Ziegeunerweisen -" b,- Sara.
safe. and for an encore a Russian dance
His second number consisted Of a "Span.
ish dance" by Sarasate. and ''Perneflla
Motion" by Ries The last is a test 10,
technical effort on the violin. and Mater
kotlarsky was equal 20 the task. He
gave for da capo Schumann's "Trae1,
meret' and another equally fascinatins
weise
Chorus Does Well.
The Saengerbund chorus sang the song,
which will be rendered at tho ro.fo.,,r