Evening star., 1909-03-01
Chorus Of 900 Voices.

chorus Of 600 voices, trained and d.
rected by Chairman Foster Of the music
committee. will give the concert Friday
evening at S:10 O'Clock, assisted and ac-
companied by the Marine Band Orchestra,
Lieut.. Santlemann, director.
At the last three inaugurations this
chorus has been feature. This year the
work Of the chorus is. in the opinion Of
musicians who have heard it, better than
ever. The selections consist OF patriotic
numbers and chorals from some Of the
gram Friday evening will be: -,
America" Smith: overture, "Oberon,"
orchestra, Won Weber; ITO Thee, Oh
Country" Eichberg; March Of Our Ma.
tion." Geibel; tone picture. Spring Of
Liberty Horatio Parker Nhe soprano
solo in this number will be sung by Mrs.
Anna Grant Fugitt Of Washington); New
Hail Columbia Chadwick: "Infiama-
"slavonic Rhapsody" orchestra, Friede-
mann: Columbia Beloved Donizetti
adapted from the opera 'Lucretia'D !:
Our Countrys Festival March Whit
ing; grand march, "Tannhauser,' orches-
ira. Wagner; Hallelujah Chorus. Mes
siah,' Handel; Star Spangled Banner
Key.
The foregoing concert will be given in
honor of the governors Of the several
states Of the United States.
BY the Philippine Band.
The concert Saturday afternoon at 2:15
O'Clock. will be by the Philippine Con-
stabuIary Band the Taft Glee Club of
Dayton, Ohio, and the Musurga Glee
Club of Washington. under the direction
of Edgar Priest.
The Philippine Band is an organization
directed by Capt. w. H. Loving. 1t was
one of the features at the st. Louis ex-
hibition. The Taft Glee Club Of Dayton
is an association of about thirty voices.
who made reputation in the recent
campaign Of the republican party. The
Musurgia Club of this city has been
heard here in concert twice this season.
and is rated one of the finest male glee
clubs in this part OF the country.
The program for the concert Is as fol-
lows:
Overture. Tampa" Herold; ta) Null
of the Night" Lamothe dayton Taft
Glee Club; excerpt from La Gioconda. "
FIRST FIST Heart e 1'' Throbs.;' Eilenberg: ) ta)
Thanksgiving" Grieg: Cb) winter
Song" Bullar Musurgia Club: fantasia
for the tuba, "Beelzebub," Catozzi (Senor
Kentucky Home" Dalbey: (a) Sword of
Farrara. Bullard: (b) Sunset" Van De
Water dayton Taft Glee Club; Moon
light Sonata" first movement. Beethoven;
CD Torchlight Dance. The Bride Of Kash-
MR." Rubinstein: suite de valses, ''Rs-
pana.' Waldteufel: (O The Sweetest
Flower" Hawley: tb) The r.ifman," Glib
son Musurgia Club: selection from Gar
men," Bizet: grand pastoral and hunting
scene lie FTemersberg. Koennemann.
The concert will be given in honor OF
the Senate and the House Of Representa-
tives.
In Honor Of American People.
In honor of the American people the
fifth and final concert will be given Sat
urday evening at s:15 o'clock by the in
augural chorus, assisted by the Marine
Band Orchestra It will close the inau-
gural ceremonies.
The program follows:
America" Smith): overture. "Egmont"
Beethoven). orchestra: soldiers chorus,
Faust" (Gounod): Recessional. words b
Kipling Oe Koven): (a) Georgetown
March ULenO. (b) Gems of Stephen
Foster TobanD. orchestra Our Coun-
bia Beloved" OonizettD. adapted from the
opera "Lucrezia"; waltz, The Bach
eiors'' (Santelmann): Union and Liberty
Parker); March of Our Nation 0eibeD.
inaugural Chorus: Slavonic Dance. No. 8
Dvorak): Infiammatus RossinD Hallelu-
jah Chorus. Messiah" HandeD. Inau-
gural Chorus; Star Spangled Banner"
(Key), soprano SolOist. Mrs. Anna Grant
Ftugitt.
Final Rehearsal Wednesday.
The chorus had full rehearsal with the
orchestra last Saturday evening in the
hall of the New Masonic Temple. Chair
man Foster and the members Of the music
| committee m attendance expressed them
| selves highly pleased with the work of
| the singers. A rehearsal will be held in
Elks Hall Tuesday evening. and a final