The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1909-05-04

sings artistically and his interpreta-
| tions leave nothing to be desired. His
program yesterday was out of the
| ordinary. Some people, who had ex-
pected the usual, fused about it. but
i to the writer its unconventionality was
| decidedly charming. Mr. Barnhart's
| talk was devoted to the subject of the
! development of a characteristic school
| of American music in illustration of
| which he sang a remarkable group of
| American folk songs by Farwell and
| Troyer, two of the ultra modern school
OF American composers who have lived
| with the Indian, the negro and the
| cowboy. studied their primitive music
| and made il the basis for their own
striking compositions. In contradis-
| tinction to this new world music he
| gave groups of Italian and German
and English songs. His reading of the
| two exquisite Schumann songs, Wild
mung and Waldegesprach, was a lit
tie out Of the ordinary and exceed
| songs were decided novelties here.
The Lone Prairie, cowboy song by
Farwell, was enthusiastically received,
and the Sunrise Call, an Indian so:ig
of Troyerr's. a remarkable compost
! ton with some clever echo effects, was
a striking number. Mr.. Barnhart
said he had worked on it for six
months and felt that he could spend
much more time on it without ex-
hausting its possibilities.
The last group of the programme
| included two of Sir Arthur Sui
! livan's songs. Looking Back and the
Lost Chord, d 'Hardelot's Because and
1 the finale of Verdi's Otello. And it
must be admitted that it was a some
what astounding collection, Judged by
| the usual song recital standards.
| But with the exception of the last
number; which was given. avowedly,
to crafty the tenor's passion for dra-
| matte singing, 1t was all pertinent to
the subject in hand. His English
songs were characteristic examples of
| typical English composers as the Ger
man, italian and American selections,
were, the lecturers idea being to
| illustrate foreign models and to show
the possibilities of Indigenous
American music His selections lent
themselves readily to Mr.. Barnhart's
decided dramatic gift and in encore
he gave a stirring Interpretation Of
SchuDert's Erl-King. Altogether the
lecture recital was unusual and de-
| cidedly artistic. Mrs. Robert D. Gar
yer was at the piano and supported
| Mr.. Barnhart's efforts with good taste,
precision, sympathy and sensitive
| feeling of every shade of interpreta-
| ton which always characterize her
accompaniments.
Prof. Penny Plays.
AS a prelude to the lecture recital,
Mr.. George Barlow Penny played a
brief but delightful organ recital his
numbers including the Lohengrin pre-
| lude Pavane of Brisson, Ginod's
Torchlight March by Guilmant. ad-
mirably chosen to display the big
organs best effects.
This afternoon the Minneapolis
sym phony orchestra, one OF the most
| notably musical organizations in this
country, IS giving the programme and
it win be heard again tonight The
soloists this afternoon were Miss
Louise Ormsby. soprano; Mr.. Arthur
Middleton. basso: and Mr- Carlo
! Fischer. 'cel1ist. Tonight the soloists
will be Miss Ormsby, Miss Plumb,
Mr.. Garnet Hedge. Mr.. Middleton and
| our own Mr.. Alf Klingenberg, who
with the orchestra, will play LISTS
| Concerto in e fiat. A Washburn
chorus of 40 voices, Mr.. George Bar
low Penny. director, will sing Governs
Rose Maiden assisted by the visiting
vocalists in the solo parts, and ac-
companied by the orchestra IL VIII
be programme of superlatlve merit.
! Don't miss it.
/ Following is the afternoon anu
/ night programme;
$50 p m-Concert by Minnea polls
| Symphony orchestra, conducted by
Emil Oberhoffer. Soloists. Miss Louise
Ormsby. soprano: Mr.: Arthur Middle
ton. basso; Mr. Carlo Fischer. cellist.
PROGRAM.
March Hongroise. from "Damna-
tion of Faust t''...-.-- Berloz
Bass Solo-Prologue to "Pagliac-
ci" .. =. Schubert
a. Allegro Moderate.
b. Andante con moto.
Soprano Aria-"Louise' .Charpentler
Miss Ormsby.
Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 (two move
ments) ....--.---- Greg
a. AnitraS Dance.
b. In the Hall of the Mountain King.
I'Cello Solo-"Kol Nidrei' Che
brew ChanD Bruch
Mr.. Fischer.
Duet from Don Juan-"La CT da-
rem la Mano' Mozart
Miss Ormsby and Mr. Middleton.
Hungarian Rhapsody No. II. = List
With Original Harp Cadenza by Henry
w. Williams.
Sis D. m.-Concert by the Min
neapolis SYMPHONY orchestra and
the Washburn chorus of 20 voices
Solists: Miss Louise Ormsby, soprano;
Miss Esther May Plumb, contralto;
Mr.. Garnett Hedge, tenor; Mr.. Arthur
Middleton, basso; Mr.. ALT Klingen-
berg, pianist.
PROGRAM.
Overture-"Tannha - Wagner
Tenor Solo-Artoso. from "Pag-
liacci' "Vesta la guibba'-..-
........ ........ .Leoncavallo
Mr.. Hedge.
Nutcracker Suite .Tschaikowsky
Characteristic Dances.
a. March.
b. Dance of the Bonbon Fairy.
c. Russian Dance .Trepak
q. Arabian Dance.
lc. Chinese Dance.
&. Dance of Toy .Pipers
Flower Waltz.
Concerto for Pianoforte and Orchestra
in f fiat List
Mr.. Klingenberg
Cantata-"The Rose Maiden" Cowen
HOBO To WASHINGTON.
Heads of the Z. p. A. viii Carry a