The Washington times., 1912-02-25
SYMPHONY
ORCHESTRA WILL Be
HEARD ON TUESDAY
Great Interest Shown in
Appearance ofMiss
"r Reside.

The Washington Symphony Orchestra
will be heard In the fourth concert Of
its tenth season, at the Columbia Thea
ter, Tuesday afternoon at 4:I5 o'clock
owing to the great interest manifested
by musical and social circles of this
city in the appearance Of the soprano
soloist, Miss Elizabeth Reside, prac-
tfeally every seat has been sold for
this important event. Miss Reside will
be heard in "Vissi d'Arte vissi
d'Amore," d from La Tosca, and Isl mi
Chiamano Mimi" from La Boheme.
Under the direction of Heinrich Ham
mer, the orchestra will offer the Over
ture to "Rienzi." This overture was
written before Wagner had taken his
new departure in music and Is based
upon some of the themes in the opera
The second number will be "Rouet
d'Omphale." by Saint-Saens. This SYM
phonlc poem illustrates the old story
of Hercules serving as slave to the
Ixdian queen. and running her spin
ming wheel in female attire by her
side. The composition Is vivacious ana
elegant throughout, and is good IL
lustration OF Saint-Saens' cleverness
in Instrumentation. The program closes
with the popular "Rondo 1nfinito, by
Sinding.
Patrons of chamber music, regretting
the series of concerts In this city by the
Flonzaley Quartette, will be pleased 10
learn that the Heinrich Hammer string
Ouartette will give its first public con-
cert next Sunday afternoon, at - ocloch'
at the Columbia Theater
The Hammer Quartette Is composer
Gf Professor Hammer, ,first violin; VII
liam Green, second violin; Daniel Bree-
skin, viola, and Richard Lorleberg, vio-
IonceIlo. For the present concert the
program will include Mozarts Quartette
| No. 12, in G. major. and BeethoVen, .
Op. IS. No. 4, in e minor; The SAFE @
OF seats Is now progressing at the
| theater box office.
The last concert of the season by the
Philharmonic Society of New YORK VII
March 5. at 4:3O o'clock. The soloist oil
the occasion will be the noted RUSSIAN
pianist, Josef Lhevinne, whom many
have proclaimed as "a seGohd huplnI
be given the occasion by the selectlon
OF that famous composers Piano Con-
certo, No. 5, as Mr.. Lhevinne's solo
| offering. 1t was with this piece ina
Lhevinne, at Berlin in 1895 won the
highest honor Obta1nable by a pianist in
| Europe, the much coveted Ruoinsteln
prize.
musicale and reception which is TO pe
given on Friday afternoon. March J.. IL
Patterson Hopkins, pianist, and Arthur
Conrad, of Baltimore, will be the SOLO
lists. Mr.. Conrad will make his first
appearance at Mrs. Sidwell's and Is ex-
pected to be favorably received, as his
concert work this season has been most
successful.
Mr.. Hopkins, director of music at the
Washington College, is well known to
Washington audiences. ..
Invitations have been sent out for a
musicale to be held in the Willard
Hotel ball room tomorrow evening at
$3.50 o'clock, when Virginia Denny-BirG-
field will appear as soloist, assisted by
Jose Gerard, tenor; Signor Allesandroni,
baritone, and Charles Gilbert SprosS.
pianist. The musicale is given under
the patronage of a number of well
known society women.
The Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra
announces two soloists for the concert
| in this city, March II. when, among
other novelties an Irish rhapsody by
Stamford will be given. The soprano
will be Lucille Stevenson, and the Vio'
| linist Richard CZerwonky.
With more than twenty new members
| enrolled at the meeting in Fosters Hall
| 1880 G. street, last Monday evening BY
Heinrich Hammer, the washington
Festival Chorus is growing rapidly.