The Washington herald., 1913-11-16

quartet, Lovely Night" CchwstaD.
Messrs- Ben Davies. Medwyn williams
George Price, and Ike Jones: chorus,
The Martyrs OF the Arnna" ode Rille).
Gvent Welsh Male Singers; Welsh ma
tional anthem, Hen wlad Fly Ehadau."
The twenty-third annual concert OF the
Vaughn class Of Calvary Baptist Sunday
school, which occurs Friday evening. No
vember q. offers a most attractive pro
gram to the music lovers of Washington.
These entertainments are always Of a
high order of excellence, although the
admission fee is small This year the
class has secured the exceptionally good
tenor, Mr.. d. G. Angevine. late soloist OF
st. Johns Cathedral. Denver, Colo, who
has established a splendid reputation In
the West for oratorio work. This win be
practically his first appearance in Wash
ington. Mr.. A. Owen Penney, basso can
tante. popular In local musical circles,
viii also appear as soloist. and In duet
with Mr.. Angevine. Mrs. Helen Dona-
hue ,Deyo, the weil-known lyric soprano
OF the choir OF St. Margaret's Episcopal
Church, and Mrs. Anna Brett SUNNY.
contralto soloist Of Foundry NJ. Z.
Church, are on the program Prof. Anton
Kaspar's violin number VIII. OF coruse.
be a treat. as will the humorous songs
of Mr.. George II. O'Connor and the dia-
Iect readings of Mr.. Leroy Oldham. Mr..
Charles L. Houser furnishes an instru-
mental nevelty. The accompanies are
L. Davis. and Miss Marie Higgins.
While IL Is universally conceded that
John Philip Sousa has written some OF
the finest marches known to the world.
and has been hailed as the March King
in every part of the globe. he asserts
that II his reputation depended only on
marches, and IL he was asked to go
around the world with his band playing
marches only. he would step out and re-
tire. IT have made some reputation from
the standpoint of versatility and pro-
CESS" says Sousa, "and TO follow the
traditional line Is not for me. hatter
myself that have built up a new instru-
mental body that can compare with the
best symphony orchestra In the world.
and i would never agree to confine my
self to one kind Of composition or one
composer. even though that composer be
myself. My band was not built in day.
or in a year. and when 1t was finished
II didn't have a set OF champion soloists
with lot Of poor supports; II was all
soloists"
It was this band that Sousa took en-
tirely around the world, the great tour
being the most successful on record.
Criticisms innumerable. from every land.
were so universally full of praise that
Sousa can feel assured that the wrold has
given him credit for accomplishing even
more than he set out to dc. Sousa and
his band viii be here at the National next
Sunday for two performances. with three
splendid soloists. Miss Virginia Root, So
prano: Miss Margel Gluck. violiniste, and
Herbert L Clarke, cornetist
One week from Tuesday afternoon, at
the New National Theater. the Philhar-
monic Society, of New York. will iDaugu-
rate its third season in the Capital under
the leadership OF Joseph Stransky.
The annual appearance of this great
musical organization. the Oldest OF Its
kind in America, is always an event in
musical Washington, and the orening
concert win have unusual interest. owing
to the changes in personnel and the fact
that the orchestra this year has been con-
siderably augmented
The most notable change Is the substi-
tuition of Leopold Kramer as concert
meister for II. P. Schmitt- Four new first
violins. two second yiolinists, three eel
lists. and one contra bassist will be found
in the orchestra In the wind section,
also. there are several important changes
The great French bassoonist. NJ Mesnod.
and Joseph Febbraio, as the auxiliary
first French horn, have Joined the organ
ization-.
Mr.. Kramer will be introduced as the
soloist at the first appearance Of the Phil
harmonic. Formerly concertmeister OF
the Theodore Thomas Orchestra, of Chi
cago. Mr.. Kramer has held many i'm
portant positions and has an enviable
place in musical circles. For the other
concerts the soloists promised are Julia
Culp. the famous dutch liedersinger. and
Alma Gluck, of the Metropolitan Opera
House.
The sale of season seats Is on at T. Ar
thur Smiths ticket onice. where last
years subscribers may retain the same
seats they held last year. The seat sale
for single concerts starts Tuesday.
The program given by the Friday Morn
ing Music Club. at the Washington Club.
mo I Street, November IA, at IL o'clock
a. m, was as follows: Suite for two
pianos (a) Romance" Cb) valse, Cc)
Polonaise (Arensky). Mrs. Won Bayer
and Mrs Day; (a) "Berceuse." (b) Valse
(c), Fantasia Impromptu Chopin, Mrs
Won Bayer, piano; "Heidenroslein, 80
''Sandmannchen," ''Das Madchen spricht'
CBrahms). Miss Lucy Brickenstein. vocal:
Mazurka CRehfeld), Canzonetta dam