The Washington times., 1911-11-19
NINE. NORD|CA WILL
Be THE SOLO|ST IN
0RCHESTRACONCERT
Philharmonic Society Comes
to the National Theater
Next Week.

OF orchestral concerts In this city at
the New National Theater with Madame
Lillian Nordica, as the soloist.
II. Arthur Smith, who Is local matt
ager for the organization, representing
Loudon Charlton, has announced that
all reservations that are not secured
before the closing of the season sale
November q, will be turned back into
the racks 30 that the single sale. which
will start At Mr. Smiths office Wedns-
day morning may be handled.
The esteem In which the Philharmonic
10 held in New York has just been
brought to the attention of the pubic
anew by the addition of half a million
dollars to the endowment FUND, q
bequost from tho late Joseph Pulitzer.
who desired that the orchestra be placed
on an entirely independent basis. The
orchestra Is composed of eighty-odd or.
chestral musicians, under direction ot
the most interesting of Bohemian con-
ductors, Josef Stransky. Other con-
certs in the Washington series Will pc
given January 16 and March 5, with
Efrem Zimbalist and Josef l.hevinne as
soloists.
The first public concert Of the present
season to be given by the washington
Saengerbund will be presented at the
National Theater on Sunday SUNDAY evening, s1airni%
Of Liszt composition will be offered;
This concert will be in the nature Of
Q festival Of honor of Liszt, who was
The Saengerbund has engaged the SER
vices of Nine. Alice Merritt-C Cochran,
soprano of New York. and Miss Roberta
Amies: pianist Of this .r city. orsln, Nine;
gipfeln ist Ruh," and 30 Lieb."
70 the musicians of this city, Miss
Roberta Amies needs no introduction.
She, viii play the Hungarian Rhapsody
Not satisfied with offering a program
enriched by two soloists, and by their
"Aiimacht," the saengerbund has en-
gagged the washington SymfPhony Or
chestra. which will be heard in the
symphonic poem LES Preludes." The
entire program will be directed by Helm
Tickets for this concert will be placed
on sale tomorrow morning at Ellis &
Co.'S music store. 937 Pennsylvania ave-
nue..
Announcement has been made that the
Motet Choir of 100 voices, directed by
Otto T. Simon will stTe Its .sason ilrst inVi 0n
wednesday evening. December Is, in
Memorial Continental Hall. The pro-
gram prepared for this event Is inter-
three epochs in life--music of the ma.
tivity, music of marriage, and music OF
death. The significance of the latter
will be brought out in the "Agnus Del
from the requiem mass OF Hamerlck,
Danish composer, still living.
Other numbers on the program include
two Wagner choruses, chorus for
SSsns Son syS shps
Bo%HSsshib Ba%ini.s by DSr.n.s haS .Hs 's'''0'''"'
Miss Edna Durham will be the soprano
soloist next Tuesday afternoon with the
Washington Symphony Orchestra at the
Columbia Theater. She will give "Dich
'.Einsam in truben Tagen" from Lohen-
grin.
Of this concert will be the first public
rendition in this city of two Indian
melodies for strings written by. Carl
Busch, entitled Chippewa Vision" and
chippewa Cradle Song
Dvorak's theory that the future Of
American music lies in the development
of melodies of the colored race than 10
hear these two Indian compositions In
d major. Mr.. Hammer has shown his
appreciation Of leading figure of mod
ern music. In response to demands for
its repetition, Chadwick's "Noer' will
Tickets for the series or five concerts
or for the single performances may be
obtained at T. Arthur Smiths ticket
agency.
William Laurier has announced as
soloist for the first part of his series OF
Sunday evening concerts on December
10 in the Belasco Theater Hans krs-
two New York churches. He will play
the concert-stuck ave, Maria" by
Bruch. This Is in fantasia form. and
is one of the most ambitious cello COM
positions.
Next Sunday evening the second spe-
cial monthly musical service at Foundry
Methodist Episcopal Church will be
given, The works of the composer
Felix B. Mendelssohn will be given: the
program of which will be announced
later
At this mornings s, service at Foundry
Church Mr.. Wrightson will sing 'Nnety
and Nine" by special request, and at
the evening service the volunteer choir
thems Sweet is Thy Mercy. Lord by
Barnby and Send Out Thy Light by
o Gounod.
nounces that on Tuesday evening, Jan.
nary 80, 1912. the Foundry Methodist
Episcopal Church choir will sing for the
first time in Washington new sacred
Gilbert Spross, entitled THE Word OF
God" 49,
This choir of eighty-three voices will
-. give this work in place ofthe Messiah. -
as previously announced, and on this
occasion Mr.. Spross has consented To
come TO Washington to preside at the
organ and partly conduct the work.
Among the specialties to be heard in
the Cosmos concerts today are BiIv
Evans and his four cafe girls, CIfM~
and Carson, in their sketch. The Kom-
ikal Kartoonist and the Singing Girl;
Arthur Morris, the English card manip-
nlator. Van Il. ShaCkleton, in an orig
inal pianologue act, and others. a
musical program has been provided
with such favorites as Balfe's "Bo-
hemian Girl and II Pagliaccf as the
features.
The Imperial Theater Sunday even
ing concerts will begin next SUNDAY
with Miss Charlotte Lund as the hrs'
artist. Her appearance In washington
will T.ark her first visit to IN" NATIONAL
Capital. In her concert at the Imperial
Miss Iund will offer a program varied
enough to please the most criical'
Mile. .Coline has been secured by the
management of the Casino Theater for
the continuous concerts to be given to-
day and she will introduce q number