Evening star., 1909-01-24

,,Andante" lWebet,: ''Adagio Religoso'
dorenz); Morning Greeting (AIendels-
sohnl; tenor solo. Comfort Ye My
People" from the Messiah" Mr.. Stevens:
from the Magic Flute lMozarD.
February = the Tooth anniversary of
the birth of Mendelssohn, will be appro-
prlately observed by many local musi-
clans. Mr.. Oscar Franklin Comstock is
preparing a special program for that
evening at his studio for which he will
issue invitations. He will be assisted by
Miss Alice Eversman, soprano. who has
recently returned from abroad where
she studied with George Ferguson. Frau
Nicksisch and Jean de Reszke and Miss
Helena Won Sayn of st. Petersburg
violinist of ability pupil of Hans Slit
and Joa chin.
Miss Olive Demarest, pianist. returned
last week from New York, where she
was the member of house party at the
home of her uncle. and aunt, Mr.. and
Mrs Easton.
Miss Diana Norton wiN substitute al
Calvary Baptist Church for Il short time
for Mrs. Walter Gawler until the latter
recuperateS from her recent attack of the
grip. This morning the quartet will be
heard in the anthem. "Ho Every One That
Thirsteth tCouldreD, and Mr.. Richard p.
Backing. tenor. will be heard at the
Y
Dudley Buck).
Apropos Of the renewed interest in
French music and musicians occasioned
by the appearance among during the
last year of several prominent French
composers and pianiSts and the preSenta
tion of sometimes whole programs from
the French school, authority mat
ters musical says: The songs dances and
marches Of the wandering Bedouins. al
though bearing a general resemblance to
the songs. etc, of the Arab living on the
borders of the desert. yet have special
and by no means unimportant points of
difference. The musical mind of the
Arab is seen at its best in the simple
songs of the uomads. who, notwithstand
ing their excitable nature. have remained
uncorrupted by the pernicious atmosphere
of the Mussuiman towns. Reference to
the works of Felicien David. a French
composer. who died in 1876, affords cor
roboratlve evidence of the unVltIated
character of Arabic music. THE Desert.
by David. a cantata for orchestra and
male voices, which was given here last
season by the Musurgia Club, consists
principally Of Moorish melodies and
dances. and on examination of the works
of De la Borde, Viloteau and others. con-
tanning Arabic and Moorish melodies.
discover that the finest themes of David's
Desert were either note for note in
these works or that they have been
modelled after others in a highly skillful
IndHl1eI- his. OIL course. auuS
than detracts from the merit Of work
and Dayid's cantata created a startling
effect by the novelty of the national
songs. the fantastic dances and marches
which were so eminently suggestive of
this picturesque and powerful people.
The first students recital this season
by pupils of Mrs. Frank Ryram took
place last Tuesday evening at her resi-
dence, Riggs street, and an ambitious
and eXacting program yas well rendered
ton TO the Dance (Weber). two pianos,
four hands. Misses Dulin, Browning. Cros-
well and Mr., Goldsmith: the Robins (Mrs.
A. Is. NirgiD Miss Sylvia Saks; Short
Story Lichnerl. Thousand and One Nights
RemeckD. Miss Nettie Hassenberg; Sail
ing MARY Frances Frothingham). the
Hunters Return Mrs. II. Fl. Beach,,
Miss Mildred Minister; Ghost in the Fire
place tkulak). Pierre ct Josette Grant
Schaefer,. Miss Agnes Trowhrdge; Bar
carole tGoederiins), Miss Blanche Has
senberg; Intermezzo (Mascagnil. Miss
Emily Law: Minuet lPaderewskD. Miss
Marie Nernillon; Tarantelle Mignon
(Frimlt. Miss Augusta Hill: La LiSonjera
tChaminadeb, Autumn (MacDowelD. Miss
Bessie Birch: South Wind Grant Schaf- |
ferD. Miss Dorothy Oettnger; Saltarelle
Caprice Lackb Canadian Market Place
Grant Schaffer,, Miss Gertrude Thomp-
son; To a Water Lily (MacDowelD Miss !
Grace Croswell: Canzone Amorosa
Ions tGriegD Miss Hazel Wilhoit; Papil- |
Ions CThome,. Improvisation (MacDowelD. |
Miss Irma Walker; Shepherds All and |
MaidenS Fair tNeVin). Miss Margaret |
Gaddis: Scherzo in + Minor tMendels- |
sohn), Miss Frances CrosWell: Liebes- |