The Washington herald., 1914-11-01

tive program for the opening OF the
Washington season. The symphony viii
be the ever delightful one Of Brahms
in d major, his second. There win be
| two characteristic pieces by the Finnish
composer, Jean Sibeliur-his exQuisiteIy
melancholy. The Swan Of Tuonela" and
his stirring "Finlandia-" The other Or
chestral numbers will be Weber's over.
ture, 'Euryanthe."
Pasquale Amato, the soloist. naturally
has many admirers in Washington for
he is probably the greatest barytone OF
our time and he shines as brilliantly in
concert as he does on the operate stage.
He will sing an aria by Saint-Saens and
Handefs Largo" The program in its
proper form is as follows:
symphony No. . in d Major
CBrahms), aria from Henry VIII
(Saint-Saens), The Swan OF Tuonela," I"
"Finlandia" CSibeIius). air "ombra mai
fur" from ''Xerxes" CHandeD, overture,
"Euryanthe" Cweber).
The Rebew Orchestra under the d.
rection Of H. W. Weber, will give a pub
lie rehearsal tomorrow night In the lee
ture room of the Keller Memorial Church,
Ninth street and Maryland avenue north
east. Mrs. Amy Law ormsby, soprano;
Miss Mary Clark Whitaker, contralto, and
Mr.. Benjamin A. Lineback, basso, di-
rector of the Government Printing Of
fee Chorus Club, will be the soloists.
The vested choir of the Church of the
Ascension, under the direction OF Albert
w. Harmed. organist and choirmaster,
will sing the following anthems at the
services today: 20, Paradise" CHarker),
at the II o'clock, at o'clock "Hark,
Hark, Ny SouI'' (Shelley), ''Nunc Dimit-
4fs In rEsN
soprano, and Miss Jessie Masters, con-
tralto, will sing the incidental solos at
both services.
John Mccormack, the popular irish
tenor, is back in this country. ready to
commence his fourth American concert
tour, and will be heard in recital at the
National Theater Friday afternoon, No
vember 13, at 4:SO o'clock. Since his last
appearance in this country. which was in
April of this year. he has been singing
in grand opera in London and Paris and
gave one concert in Ostend. He was on
his way to Salisbury, Austria, to take
part in the great Mozart festival, which
was to have h-en held there II August,
when var was declared.
His season opened in Carnegie Hail.
New York, last night. The tour is booked
solidly right up to May !. Seventy-seven
concerts have bcen contracted for at fg-
ures which are said to be unprecedented
in the history Of concert giving in this
He will travel from coast to
coast and sing in twenty-seven States
and four Canadian provinces.
Mr.. McCormack's programs for this
season will include some beautiful folk
songs of Germany. Norway, and Hun
gary, translated into English especially
for him. With the assistance of Herbert
Hughes and Hamilton Harty, he has COM
piled a remarkable collection of quaint
old Irish ballads. One of these gems,
The Bard of Armagh" arranged by Mr..
Hughes, is set to a traditional Irish air
said to be 700 years old. Mr.. Mccormick
speaks of it as the most gorgeous melody
he has ever heard.
The course of concerts to be given at !
the National Thsater on five Friday aft |
ernoons at 4:3O-November 30, December |
|, January Is, February u, and April 81
has created widespread interest among |
music lovers and students. The artists |
10 be heard are Mime. Schumann-Heink, |
Nine. Louise Homer, Josef Hoffman,,
Pasquale Amato, Mile. Ada SassOli Mime. /
Alma Gluck, and Efrem Zimbalist. These |
artists will be heard in full recital pro-
grams. thus affording music lovers and
Students the full benefits of their great |
'ersatility and wonderful art.
Mr.. Harry Patterson Hopkins gave a
ecital to his class at the Washington
College last Tuesday afternoon, followed
" an informal tea. Mr. Hopkins pre-
jared his repertoire during this past sum-
ner while in Baltimore, and selected the
program for his first perform
nee: III Lamento" and The Juggleress"
Valse Poetic CFrimI-Hop-
,ins), Concert Etude in F minor 0izst),
Ny Joys" Transcribed by Lizst,
'cherzo, in minor Chopin.
The Potomac Glee Club gave a musical
'rogram last Monday evening at a meet
ng Of a local organization. Several pop
liar vocal selections were rendered by
he members of the club in chorus, under
he direction of Mr.. R. B. Patterson
The meeting was opened with a Song
( Greeting" (Guckenberger), and num-
ers were given throughout the evening.
Ir. R. B. Patterson, barytone, sang The
ong Of the Cavalry Saber," which
rought forth much applause "In a
iarden," was given as an encofe with
by Frank J. Allen.
Prof. c. J. BLANCHARD, statistician of
he United States Reclamation Service, ,
ave an illustrated address on the work
( the service in the West
The views of Yellowstone Park were s
njoyed especially, and while the last pic !