The Washington herald., 1913-03-16

Nine. Culp has been recognized not alone
| as the greatest of Dutch lieder singers.
| but as the greatest Of all artists who
| have attained recognition in this line OF
| work. As on the previous occasion. Nine.
Culps Washington engagement Will be
| under the management OF T. Arthur
Smith. acting in behalf of an enthusiastic
| circle of social queens.
The sacred cantata, "The Darkest
Hour" will be sung by the full vested
chorus of Wesley NJ. E. Church on Good
Friday evening. at o'clock.
The chorus will be ably assisted by Mr..
Arthur Deibert. bass soloist of St Mar
garet's Church. and Mr.. Harrington Bar
ker. tenor.
A notable success was attained by the
choir of Bethlehem Chapel. Cathedral
Class. in its rendition of the oratorio,
From Olivet to Calvary" by Maunder.
last Sunday afternoon, under the direc-
ton Of Mr.. Edgar Priest, the organist
and choirmaster.
This choir OF men and boys has been
in training scarcely one year. and al
ready has gained perfect coalescence Of
its parts and the intelligent expression
and phrasing which Mr. Priest has accom-
plished with these very youthful vocanstS
are remarkable, and would do credit to
mature singers.
The fault with most boy sopranos. indis-
tinct enunciation, Mr.. Priest has also sue
cessfuliy overcome. The solos in the ora
torio were beautifully given by Master
Ross Farrar, really a young artist. and
by Messrs. Grimes, Simpson, and Tall
madge.
At the mass meeting, held under the
auspices of the Y. NJ C. A. at the National
Theater last Sunday afternoon. the sing
ing of the hymns was led by Mr.. Percy
Foster with his usual ability, the soloist
on that occasion being Miss Beatrice S.
Goodwin, soprano. who sang 20 Divine
Redeemer." by Gounod. and Come Unto
Him." from the Messiah. which were in
terpreted in a most artistic manner.
The programme given at the Friday
Music Club. last Friday morning.
at the Washington Club. was from the
works of Beethoven, as follows: Sonata
for violin and piano, op. a Cknown as the
sonata). Miss Burbage and Mr..
violin solo. romance I'm F. op.
90 Mr.. Rakemann: sonato for piano. op
q. No. known as the Moonlight"
Miss Burbage.
The choir of st. Margaret's Episcopal
Church. under the direction of Alfred
:. Eldridse. will render tonight a new
,antata, ''Gethsemane TO Golgatta," by |
he English composer. Edmund Turner |
This work is fresh from the press, SO |
hat this occasion is perhaps its first |
learing in this country.
The librettist has endeavored to pre- |
tent the great tragedy in a rather dra- |
natic form, which contrasts strongly |
With the contemplative spirit OF many |
II the Lenten cantatas in frequent use.
The solos will be sustained by Mrs. !
Helen Donohoe De Yo. soprano: Mel
lille Hensey. tenor: Arthur II. Deibert.
'arytone. and Charles Trowbridge Tit
nan. basso.
The last concert of the season by the
Boston Symphony Orchestra will be
'iven in the New National Theater next
will be Mr.. Otto Track. the distinguished
cellist and assistant conductor of the
under whose skillful leader
hip the orchestra was heard in Wash
1gton at its January concert, when DR..
fuck was i'll. He will play Eugen
'Albert's concerto for violoncello and
rcnestra in G major.
The Symphony will be the first in D
iinor by the Danish composer, Chris
On SlNOlnE- SlnOlnS Is one OF the
reat figures in Scandinavian music and
y many he is regarded as a greater
ian than Grieg and almost on a par
18th Sibelius His music partakes large
of Northern feeling and Northern |
olor and many of his songs are rare |
The symphony to be
layed here is one of extreme effective
ess
Richard Strauss will be represented by
is tone poem. Don JUAN the work
hich really made him famous, for in a
i OF his compositions which preceded ,
his symphony, his Aus Italiens'' and
IS Macbeth" he was finding himself II
Don Juan" he became the great
trauss that we know to-day, and many ,
slieve that he never gets to a higher =
'int in dramatic beauty than in this I,
Tmphonic poem which was inspired by
enau's poem of Don Juan The full |,
'ogramme is as follows: Symphony in o
minor tSinding): tone poem. Don
IAN (Strauss): concerto for violoncello
Id orchestra in c major. Op. 30 (d'-Al- a
,rO: overture, "Carnaval" Ovorak). h