The Washington herald., 1913-11-23
MUSIC AND MUSICIANS

An interesting ngure in Americas mu-
sical life passed through the city on
Wednesday and Thursday, man who
was the first TO publish musical paper
In this country. and one who mas given
more than thirty years TO the ADVANCE
ment OF this art and industry In this
country This was John G. Freund, OF
New York, editor OF Musical America.
The Music Trades. and The Musical
Age. Partially with the idea OF refuting
the assertion that America was not
musical nation" and partially to dis
cover Just what we were really doing
tmusIcally, Mr.. Freund's latest contrivu-
i ton to musical statistics presented
startling disclosures. even to himself.
Hs ouita distorted the universal idea In
this country by publishing In June that
America was spending t5oo,0oo,0oo yearly
on Enthusiastically industrially, and
artistically. Surely after that who could
say we were not a musical nation!
Having established that fact Mr..
Freund Is now desirous Of having Amer
lea recognise and appreciate us own
talents. I'VE can Gull from this coun-
try", said Mr.. Freund, ''just as nne con-
cart ana operatic artists as We are
bringing from Europe. in many cases.
would make our public discriminating
and not think that just becauss an artist
halls from abroad he is better than our
own. He. may or may not be; that II
for us to determine. More than tnls' !
would not advise our young girls Snc
men to go abroad to be rooDeo oL
money. health, and sometimes character
in search OF a phantom called musieal
a,nosnhere." Create that at home.
stand ready TO serve the uplifting OF
musical standards In this country ut all
times"
Program for the concert to be given by
Miss Marsery Snyder. violinist, and Miss
cheeseman, vocalist, for the blind at the
I5brarv Of Congress, on Tuesday, No
vember 25, at SIS promptly, In pavilion
sever. is az follows: ''Die Forela," shu-
bert: H.standchese," shubert; die Lotos-
plume" schumann; "Agathe Aris Won
DER Freischutz," Weber; souvenir,
DreIIa. Meditation" That's; Swing
song" Barnes; La Serenata," Tosu;
Nina" PergoIese; "Mattinata," Leon
cayallo; prize Song" CMeistersinger)'
Wagner; "Minuet" Beethoven; who Is
Sylyia?" (Schubert); Love Has Wings,
Rogers; rThe Lass With the Delicate
Air." Arne: 'Caratina," Ram; Inc
Skan," Saint-Saens-
The series of Sunday evening concerts
at the First Baptist Church, Avenue OF
the Presidents and o Street, begun IN
October under the direction OF Miss Flor
ence Noack, are being appreciated by the
lovers of high-class music. A steady ana
substantial increase in the audience
greets the musicians each succeeding
Sunday evening, and it Is pleasing to note
that the musical esprit is very high.
Mr.. L. A. Knight, lately on the stage
in musical comedy will take the tenor
af
time this evening.
Miss MiIlIyitch is viola soloist in the
morning, as well as a member OF the
string quartet in the evening.
The following program is announced
for this evening: Ave Maria, string
quartet CSchubert); Rejoice in the
Lord vocal quartet -fBucD; Asses
Death" peer GynD, string quartet
CGrieg); "O'er the Stars There Is Rest
(AbD; bass solo. Mr.. Moore; Ave Mare
Stella" string quartet (Grieg).
Mrs. Huron w. Lawson gave a song
recital last evening in Bristol, Tenn Mrs.
Lawson returns to Washington tomorrow
and will sing for the Woman's Auxiliary,
at Herndon, Va, next Friday. ...
Nine. Matchlde di Castrone Marchesi,
famous teacher OF singing, died in Lon
don, England, last Tuesday. Nine Mar
chest, as she was known TO the world OF
music in every nation, was the most
famous singing teacher OF her time. Her
activity as a pedagogue began in Vienna,
and was then transferred to Paris,
where it extended over the greater part
OF her life For a brief period previous
to her death she had made her home in
London.
The following program was given last
Friday morning at the Washington Club,
mo 1 Street, by the Friday Morning
Music Club:
''Toccata," (Saint-Saens); Clair de
Lune," cake walk. Oebussy), Miss Ewing;
la Cloche," (Saint-Saens); "Je ne yeux
pas autre chose" Contemplation" (Ch.