New-York tribune., 1909-01-24
MendeIssobn Centenary Concerts.
Relation of His Works to Yorks sica HistoryIwo
sSaIome Performances Scheduled at Manhattan
Concerts and Rectals.

There have already been several celebrations by
3esser organizations OF the hundredth anniversary
of the birth Of Aiendelssohn. but those Of real
eonseousnce will take place next Friday and Sat
krdav aud on Sunday. Tuesday, Wednesday and
ryhursday of next week The first two concerts
AriIl be those of the Philharmonic Society. one OF
she arst promoters OF Mendelssohn's music in
samer1ca It had been five years in existence when
aaendeissohn died. on November 4. 1S47 and fifteen
so- sixteen months before his death had elected
a.ira an honorary member at the same time that
III conferred the distinction on Spohr- OF this
something more presently. The programme lor
rhe fifth afternoon and evening concert viii con-
kst of the Italian symphony, four instrumental
Excerpts foEert1re, scherzo, notturno and Wedding
edarch) from the music Of "A Midsummer Nights
lIorean." and the SchuInann pianofcrte concerto
rlsyed by Miss Germaine Schnitzer. The violin
concerto will be played at the sixth pair of con-
srerts by Mscha Elman Next weeks celebration
win have the dimensions of festival, which will
be participated in by the Symphony Society, under
the direction of Walter Damrosch; the oratorlo
Society, under Frank Darlrosch; the Ben Greet
lolavers Cssio GabriIowitsch and Mrs. Fannie
Bloonfeld-Zeisler pianists; Nine JomelE, soprano;
J2net Spencer contraltc; Daniel Beddoe tenor. ana
David Bspham, bass There will be symphony
concerts on Sunday afternoon and Tuesday even
sag star representation a Midsummer Nights
Dream or Monday afternoon and a performance
of Elijah Thursday evening
On Tuesday. February ., at noon in st. Pauls
Chapel. Broadway ana Vesey street, there will be
-sI-auda Sion" which written for the church
FESTIVAL az Llege Il. 1886 Edmund Jaques,
musical director of St Paul's, Will conduct The
soloists viii be: Miss Flora Provan, soprano; Mrs
Emma /. Conover, contralto; Everett Water
house. tenor and Hermann Greinert, bass. Moritz
schwarz will be at the organ
The octet for strings by Mendelssohn will be
.isved at fse Russian Symphony Societys last SUD-
scrfpfion concert of the season. on Thursday even
ing February IL Alexander Petschnikoh, VIOLIN
who will be the soloist viii play new Wellington
certo by Glazunow.
Hermann Klein announces a MenceisSohn cen
tenarv festival al his Sunday Pops AT the new
German Theatre on the afternoon OF January 81
The programme, which viii consist entirely OF
works by Mendelssohn. is to include the andante
snd scherzo 0posthunous fragments OF quartep'
7,layed by the Olive Mead Quartet; two movements
of the D minor trio Op. 49. played by Miss OliVe
Mead Miss IzttlelIales and Mr.. Charles Anthony
the Boston pianist, who will also play group OF
soios and the famous -'Canzonetta' for string
uuartet IN the hymn, Hear My Prayer, Tor
<onrano solo and chorus, the former VIII be given
nbv Mrne Mary Hssem de Moss; the tenor air. me
sorrows Of DEATH" from the Hymn OF Fralse'
ING hv Mr. Derrick Nordou, and the duet
for soprano and tenor from the same work by
h4-ne F5essern de Moss and Mr.. Won Nordon The
,,n,rsl portions of Hear My Prayer" will be sung
=. the members of, William CaTls choir who VIII
.lso be heard in a group Of Mendelssohns part
songs.