The Washington herald., 1912-08-18
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

uVai, which Will be held on October !
=. 3. and 4 next. promises to b.. of n type
that will maintain the reputation of this
festival as the chief of triennial meet
ings. While the older masterpieces have
been given their due place in the scheme
regard has been had to the desire of
the more progressive musicians to hear
some of the representative specimens of
modern music. The balance. indeed. in
clines in the latter direction. Elijah" :"
The Messiah" Bachs st Mathew Pas
sion and his great mOtet BE Not
Afraid" and Beethoven's Seventh SYM
phony are the classical works selected
The more modern works of the sacred
type include Elgars APOSTLES" Verdrs
'Manzoni Requiem" and Brahmss Ger
man Requiem The new works composed
expressly for the festival are Elgar's
We are the Music Makers" DR.. Wal
ford Davies's Song OF ST. Francis" and
an orchestral work by Mr.. Granville Ban
took. Delius' remarkable choral and
orchestral work. Sea Drift" will further
strengthen the English element in the
programme: the work has only once
previously been given at a provincial
festival. Richard Strauss will be repre-
sented by his orchestral variations.
Don QuiXOte." which are virtually un-
the lengthy closing scene of his opera
''Salome." The solo violonceIlo part in
the former will be played by Senior Pablo
Casals, who is admittedly without an
equal in #. The ''Salome" music will
he sung by the great Finnish soprano,
Madame Aino Ackte. who was the Sa-
lone in the first English performance OF
the opera year or so ago. Other inter
esting novelties are Sibelius Symphony
first performance and the much-dis-
cussed 'Prometheus' of the Russian
composer. Scriabine first performance in
England.
The standard of soIoists is high. Be-
sides Madame Ackte and Senior Casals
Ithe latter of whom will also play the
d major cello concerto of Haydn. with
which his name is now inseparably asso-
ciatedl. there are Mr.. Clarence White
hill Che famous American German bas-
so. whose Wotan is familiar to fire.
quenters of Covent Garden. Madame
DOnalda. Miss Carrie Tubb, Miss Muriel
Foster. Madame Doris WoodaIl. Madame
Clara Butt. Mr.. Gervase Elves. Mr..
John Mccormack. Mr.. Thrope Bates, and
others. Herr Moritz Rosenthal will play
Lists first pianoforte concerto. The
band and chorus will number 40. Mr..
r. II. Wilson is the chorus master. as in
previous years; but Sir Henry Wood. the
conductor of the festival. will be largely
responsible for the training of the choir.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Bleyden. the former
one of washington's leading tenors. are
at Wildwood. y. J.. for this month. They
have travelled extensively through New
England and visited Mr.. and Mrs. Roach
Of Philadelphia at their handsome sum-
mer home in Maine. Mr.. Bleyden will
return to his studio here the last week
in this month.
Mrs. H B. Hopkins. of Buena Vista
Springs is the guest of Miss Edna Dyer.
the well known young soprano soloist.
Miss Beatrice Goodwin will begin re-
hearsals with the choir of Christ Church
in Georgetown. of which she will have
charge this season. the last week in this
month. Her sister Mrs. Mac. Roberts.
who will have charge of the choir of the
Church of the Ascension, will begin re-
hearsals later on. as her duties will be-
gin October l. Miss Goodwin's work will
begin September !.
Miss Florence Coumbe. a talented
Young soprano of Washington. accom-
panied by her mother. left on Thursday
night for Philadelphia from where she
yesterday lbT lntN Will
return here before Thanksgiving They
decided only on Thursday morning to
make the trip. Miss Coumbe was
former vice president of the Music
Study Club.
George MOskey. the talented young
violinist. is spending a we'll earned vaca-
ton in Charlotte. n. C.. where he will
about two weeks.
Miss Louise Corey. soprano soloist of
the Epiphany Church. will sing to-day
at the morning service for the offertory:
Come Unto Him." from The Messiah"
Woodward's service in f. will be rem.
dered by the choir. At the evening ser
vice Marks Magnificat and Nunc Dimit-
tbs will be given by Miss Corey and the
choir.
Miss Ethel Lee. the gifted 'cellist, who
has spent the summer in Brooklyn with
her brother and sister-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Porter Lee, will return home early
next month.
Recitals by Nine Gadski and Nine
are booked here for the month
of November.
Mr. George ]. Weber. viola. and Mr.
II. B. Schmidt. clarinet. of the Rebew
Orchestra, are spending the month of
August in and about Harpers Ferry.
The offertory solos at Hamline NJ. Z.
Church to-day will be by c. W. Brid-
well. At the morning service The King
of Love My Shepherd Is" (Oley
Speaks, and Maurice p. Fitzgerald in
the evening, his number being 20 Lord
Be Merciful." CBartlett) The position of
bass in the quartet of Hamline NJ E.
Church has not yet been filled. Any one
desiring a hearing can find members of
the music committee at the church at
the Sunday morning or evening services
]. E. Sparks IS substituting at the or
gan Of Hamlin NJ. Z. Church during the
absence of the regular organist, Miss
Edith Bateman Athey. who Is spending
her vacation in the Adirondacks. During
the vacation of the choir the singing is
led by a precentor, c. III. Schooley In
the morning and C. W. Bridwell in the
evening.