The Washington times., 1912-02-18
REESIDE TO
SING IN CONCERT
Will Be Solost When Washington Symphony Orchestra
Appears at the Columbia on February 27-Soon
to Make Debut in Milan.

row night in the hall of the Percy
Foster Piano Company, 1850 G street.
Haydens oratorio, '"fhe Seasons" will
be taken up for the first time. AS 1t
will be one of the most pretentious Of
the many standard compositions pre-
rented at the Spring festival an effort
is being made to complete the makeup
of the organization by that time.
The friends in Washington of John
\. Finnegan, who will be remembered
as the former tenor soloist at st. Alloy
sius' Church, in this city. and who now
holds the same position in st. Patrick's
Cathedral, New York city, will be
pleased to hear of his great success in
the latter city. Aside from his church
work. he is in constant demand for
concerts and oratorios, and has been
accorded enthusiastic receptions every
where he has sung. Mr., finnegan has
go en- tour with Victor Herbert's orchcs-
ira through the South and West.
Invitations have been sent out for
recital in the Concordia Lutheran
Church, Twentieth and G streets, on
February %, by Miss Eugene de Gue1in,
of Berlin, ViOllnist. She Is to be assist
ed by Miss Ida Ewing, pianist, and
Miss Mabel c. Iatimer, soprano. Miss
de Guerin and the assisting artists have
volunteered their services to the
Brotherhood of COncordia for this
event and no admission is to be
charged. \ silver collection will be
the choir fund. The concert begins at
$40 o'clock.
Bcnci, who Is on his second concert
tour of this country. will be heard in
program Of French, Italian, and Eng
lish songs at the Belasco Theater next
Friday afternoon at Ais o'clock. The
tenor has been appearing in opera for
the last four seasons in this country
at both the Metropolitan and Manhattan
Opera Houses. He created the tenor
role in PucCin!'s opera lie WILL" when
it was given its premiere in this coun-
try.
With the concert at the New Willard
Hotel Friday afternoon at 4:30 o'clock,
the Flonzaley quartet will bid fare
we'll to its local admirers for the sea-
son Of l@ll-l2. Musicians here, as else
where, are enthusiastic in proclaiming
the FlOnZaleys unsurpassed in the field
OF chamber music. The program for
the Friday concert includes compost
| tions from Mozart, Beethoven, and
GlaZOuOw.
So unusual is the pride of the public
spirited citizens of the home city in
| the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra,
which will be heard in this city In
March, that several of the Minneapolis
papers will send correspondents with
| the organization on this. its first East
crn,, trip, to furnish telegraph stories
| Of the organizations receptions.
\ song recital was given on Tuesday
| by Miss Nellie May Sebastian. soprano,
assisted by Miss Kate Alderman, pianist
: at the Beard Studio. 9l2 Fourteenth
| street, when a program of seven num-
| bcrs, chosen from modern and classic
| composers, was presented. A large audi
| enCe enjoyed Miss Sebastian's artistic
| rendition. She is pupil of Miss Meta
| Craig.
Warren W. Grimes will sing 'If God
| So ClOthe the Grass (BischofO at the
Ryland Methodist Episcopal Church,
! Twelfth and - streets southwest, this
| evening. Mr.. Grimes is associated with
! the National cathedral Choir.
| The Heinrich Hammer String Quartet
| has been booked for an hour of music at
/ the Columbia ThCater Sunday afternoon,