The Washington herald., 1909-05-23
THE WEEK IN MUSIC
Washington Symphony Orchestra Sends Out AppealtO
Music Lovers of she City,

The washington symphony orcertra-
recently re-Organized on a solid business
basis under the direction OF Mr.. Herman
c. Rakemann. has sent out a circular ap-
pesling 10 the pride and musical appre-
ciation Of washingtonians II follows;
TO the Music Lovers OF washington:
The Washington Symphony Orchestra
gave its initial performance al the Be
lasco Theater May g. The corporation is
free from all Indebtedness. and the or
chestra, composed OF fifty musicians. with
Herman Carl Rakemann as conductor, Is
now upon a cooperative basis.
The need Of q permanent orchestra In
Washington has long been felt, and il IS
now organized upon the most economical
basis possible consistent with artistic
results. The demand for classical-as
well as high-gfsde popular music not
generally rendered by well-known syn
phony Orchestras-fully JUstifes the ex-
istence Of such a musical organization.
and the increasing growth Of this interest
viii not only insure the permanency Of
the orchestra, but VIII produce enhanced
value OF its artistic work.
viii YOU help forward the interests Of
the cause OF orchestral music by sub
scribing 10 the series Of concerts % be
given next season?
THE orchestra viii give four concerts
at the Belasco Theater for the season
Of IS0s-10. as follows: November. JanU-
ary. February, and March (exact dates
to be announced later, and viii not con-
fiict with any other orchestral coneertsl. y
The orchestra viii choose the soioists
from the local musicians.
Miss Grace Adele Freebey. OF Callfor-
MIA, who has been studying music in
Washington for several years, and who
has become one Of the leading pianista
and accompanies Of the city. had a sig
nal success at the commencement Of the
Martha Washington Seminary last
Wednesday evening. when one OF several
recently written songs was well received.
Il IS May Day" a spring song. and was
sung delightfully."- by Miss Nettleton, who
has q nnezzo-s0prano voice OF excellent
range. with a temperament which would
win her fame on the professional stage
should she choose TO adopt Il. The song
viii probably be published this summer.
II ranks with Mrs Beach's fAt the
Spring and Maud Valerie Whites The
Spring Miss Freebey Is q gifted young
woman and IS destined TO make name
for herself among women composers. At
the close Of the commencement exercises
the audience drew around the fair singer.
many humming the air. and IN response
20 a general request she sang Il again
Miss Freebey win leave here on June ?
for her home in California 70 spend the
summer. she wiz return IN the autumn
and continue her study OF the piano.
Rachmanino1. with whose ''Prelude"
the musical public has become well ac-
ouainted, viii make a visit 20 this coun-
Try next season, and viii give a series
Of recitals, beginning n November He
viii make his debut in this country with
the Boston Symphony Orchestra, In New
York and Boston
Mrs Lucille / Belts viii give a pupils
recital tomorrow evening al the wash
ington Club. when the following pupils
viii be heard: Miss NJ. EsteIle Guiick,
Miss Janet Coon. Miss Martha ". Gar
rison. Miss Anna Belts. Miss Emily
Smith. Miss Adelaide Clements. Miss
Elizabeth CoTkery. Miss Lucy V. COberth.
Mrs. Mildred Monroe. and Miss Anna z.
Coberth. Miss Lillian n. Miiovich. violin
ist. viii assist, and Mr.. Arthur D. Mayo
viii play accomplishments
Mrs Isdel viii be heard with the choir
Of the Central Presbyterian Church TO-
day and will sing Briggs Hold Thou Ny
Hand" at the offertory.
Mss Alice E Burbage has returned
from a short visit 20 Atlantic City. hav-
ing spent ten days resting from the labors
Of the past season.
At the last meeting OF the Junior
Stage Fright Club. which was the second
OF the Beethoven evenings. the following
programme was given: Essay on Bee
thoven and his forerunners,-' Miss Flor
ence Herman; reading, on 'Wagner's =
opinion of Beethoven" Miss Dorothy
Wall: reading. a study of Beethoven 5
character" Mr J. Martin Scrannage:
fOur-hand arrangement OF the Fifth SYM
phonie. played By Miss Herman and Mrs.
Scrannage: polonaise In c. which was
played here several years ago BY Rsisen-
aur. Miss Herman. Their subject to-mor-
row night viii be schubert"
Mr.. Charles z. Knzuss. a pianist OF
much ability. gave a recital in the East
ern Presbyterian Church on Friday even
ing which was both interesting and IN
structive He was assisted by the we'll
known contralto. Mrs. Blanche Muir
Dalgieish. who. as usual, scored en-
phatic successes. She sang Tosti's MY
Dreams Piggott's Nora" EIliotts
Blossom Land wilson's The Pretty
Cresture;' and for encores. Bonds "His
Buttons Are Marked L s." Howard s
"Of Course" and Moir's Robin" Mrs.
Neible. wife Of the pastor OF the church.
played the accompaniments. Mr.. Knauss
played the following programme: Bee.
thOTen. Sonata CWaldstein). Op. 53, Chop
in, Nocturne, Op. Is, No. 2: Mazurka, Op.
S. No. l; Schumann, Bird as Prophet" :"
schubert, The Erlking (song Transcribed
by LiszO: Rubinstein. "Kamennoi-I,s-
trcw." Op. %. No. p; MacDowell. Clair
de Lune," Op. 81, No. 1; The Eagle, -
op. g. No l. and List. Rhapsodie
HOngTOise No. Z (Cadenzas, by JOseffy).
A plano recital was given by Miss Mar
garet I. Keefe at her residence in X
street on Saturday afternoon. assisted BIZ
Mr.. PTeswell Young. who played the fol-
lowing violin selections: The Austrian
Folk Song and Carnival Of Venice, i"
with MS own compositions ard popular
march. The Cream" accompanied with
the piano. Misses Gertrude V. O'ConneIl
and Grace Daniel also assisted. and
Frances Keefe. Robert Daniel. the Misses
Marie and Edna StrudIey. and c Hen
nessey, who performed the following four
hand selections: Poet and Peasant. -
''Lustspiel." and Tampa" overtures.
piano solos, valse caprice. and ''Pilgrim's Is
Chorus" Those who took part were Lii
Ian and Margaret Kershaw, Marie and
Edna Strudley, Susie Wilcox, Marjorie
Williamson. Edith and May Lucas, Mary
Fitzgerald. Francis Wilcox, G. Failon.
Mary Young. Kitty Tayman, Margaret
ODonneI, Dorothy Butt, Nellie Keefe,
Irene Daniel, Lorraine and Mildred Mott.