The Washington herald. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1906-1939, 1909-11-14
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

i
Orchestra will make It's first appearance
/ this season on Friday afternoon, Novem-
| Der O. at the Columbia Theater, under
the conductorship of Herman Carl Rake
mann. The programme viii be one that
will be appreciated by music lovers, be-
| ing composed OF classic music OF light
and heavy vein. The lyric drama, Mad
am Butterfly" Puccinl, will form the
! chief orchestral number. Mr.. Rakemann
/ has made an especial study OF the opera
OF Madam Butterfly" The other or
chestral numbers viii be the overture.
! "Fingars Cave" by Mendelssohn; "Ele-
| gle" for strings. Busche, and Swedish
/ Coronation March, Svendsen. The "Ele-
/ gle" VIII bring out the poetic side OF the
orchestra Miss Edna James Shelby, So
prano soloist at ST Mary's viii be the
| soloist She viii sing Pace. Pace, Mo
| Do" Verdi. Miss sheehy Is one OF the
! leading local soloists a graduate OF the
New England Conservatory Of Music In
/ Boston, and for some years was director
/ OF music in one OF the Western colleges.
/ Miss Sheehy is gifted with an unusual
/ voice. an excellent method. and sings
/ with much style and Intelligence. She Is
one OF the officers Of the Rubinstein Club.
| The orchestra has been under rehearsal
since early fall and II Is we'll prepared for
the concert next Friday Fifty Of our
| best local musicians compose this organi-
cation. and Il is hoped that the present
/ Washington Symphony Orchestra has
come TO stay. From a musical viewpoint,
/ there IS no reason why the Capital OF the
( Nation should not have such an organ
/ ICED body when other cities Of less i'm
/ portance can support one. and the only
support that is being asked IN the case OF
/ the Washington Symphony Orchestra is
/ attendance at the concerts a number OF
social official, and musical people have
/ become subscribers The other concerts
| OF the season viii take place on January
! l. February IS, and March Is From the
! creditable performance which was given
| by the orchestra last May, the musical
! success Of the present season IS assured.
The following letter is self-explanatory:
Editor The Washington Herald;
printed circular recently issued by the directors
Of operate aud dramatic school Of music In this
city 10 inform the public that certain art
/ lists and organizations. including Nine Semhrich.
/ Miss Janet Spencer, Mr. Ellison van Hoos. Signor
C6mpanari Mr.. Claude Cunningham. NJ. c. Cal
/ bert. N. T. de Gorgoza. Siguor Scott NJ Saint
/ Saens. Mr.. Walter Damrosch and New York Sym
| phOuy Orchestra. NJ. Henri Marteau NJ Frtz Kreis-
Ter. Mr.. Bruno HUM. and the Metropolitan Grand
/ Opera II New York. have appeared in Washington
under the exclusive Management Of ono OF the di-
I rec.os Of said school.
/ Inasmuch as all Of the above-named artists ard
organizations have AZ times also appeared under my
/ management an effort was made TO elicit from
Z the said director or directors. such explanatory
statement as would acquaint the public with the
/ facts
such effort having failed and the circular having
been given wide publicity. may ask that you will
T1rs r,rhff - Lett
The Students Club OF the Washington
College Of Music held its first meeting OF
/ the year on October 4. when the follow
! ing officers were elected: President. Miss
Merrill: vice president. Miss Phelps; sec
rotary. Miss Olmstead, and treasurer. Mr..
Miller The first regular meeting was
held in the college on Tuesday evening.
! November 9, at s o'clock. After a short
business meeting, the following papers.
| illustrated by a musical programme, were
enjoyed: THE music before the sixteenth
century" Miss humphrey; THE italian
school," Miss smith; Music IN England
during the sixteenth century," Miss
Gatchell; THE French and German
| schools" Miss Olmstead; piano solo,
The Kings Hunting Gig" by DR.. Bull,
Mrs. Engel and 1.-THE Earl OF Salisbury"
by William Byrd, Miss Miller. Two songs
of the sixteenth century, Come raggio di
| SOL by Caldara, and The Mock Suns,
by Shubert. were sung by Mr. Miller Mr..
sydney L. Wrightson. president Of the
college, sang, playing his own accompani-
ments. Faith in Spring." by Shubert,
and DRINK TO Me Only with Thine Eyes"
The next programme, TO be given Friday
evening, November %, will be devoted en-
tirely TO Bach.
Mr.. oscar Gareissen will give one Of his
delightful song recitals in his studio at
1919 Connecticut avenue next Thursday
evening at S:l5 o'clock.
The studio of the MacReynolds-Koeh
Music School at 1410 n street was well
filled last evening TO enjoy a con-
cert given by the pupils Of Miss Kath-
crime MacReynolds and Prof. Josef Kas-
par, head Of the violin department and
assistant teachers. The programme was
varied. we'll selected, and excellently
given. II included compositions by Bach,
Beethoven, Svensen. Schubert, GODDARD.
and Clement. The pupils taking part
were Misses harrington, WILDER. McDow-
ell, Rose, Quigley, Swcrmstedt, Wallis,
Winter Waters, and Beaumont, and Mas
tiers Walter, Bersmann, and Hammett.
The second musicale OF the Saenger-
bund this season. will take place this
evening in the clubhouse. Mr.. Henry
Xander, musical director. has arranged
an attractive programme.
Miss Cryder announces the appearance
OF Nine. Lillian Nordlca In a Joint re-