The Washington times., 1914-10-04
BOSTON SYMPHONY
IN FIVE CONCERTS
Personnel of the Famous Or
Chestra lntact-Dr. Muck to
Lead Here.

The prospects Of the Boston Symrhon,
| Orchestra in Washington have never
| been brighter than they are this year
The five concerts this famous institution
gives in the city have long since become
not only an artistic but a social neces.
sity of a Washington season. At the
Boston Symphony concerts one sees
every one who is any one in Wash.
ington's social, political. and artistic
life.
Dr.. Muck. the conductor of the or.
chestra, is reaching America this week,
and the work of the orchestra begins
next week. 1t will carry out its COM
plete schedule Of the season exceptins e
the preliminary Western trtp, which il
was 70 nave taken In the first fortni ght
Of European traVe ie 1ss ns f1nsesilSe i%possis1e
for all the members Of the orcbesfra
who were abroad to get back in time
for this. but with DIR. Muck's arrival
tne orchestra will be complete and the
The five concerts this year will be
given as usual on Monday afternoons,
the dates being November 3. December
l, January 5. February IS. and March Is.
Mrs. Hope Hopkins Burroughs ha.
recently returned from SwjtzerIand
where she had great difficulty In OBJ
tanning transportation to this country.
Although her course of study was in
terrupted. she had managed to finish
her work with Moskowsky before trou
Die started. Her classes will soon begin.
Miss Katherine McNeal, who has sIso
been studying in Europe. is now in
america Upon her return from New
York she will enter actively into musical
life in this city.
The Rebew Orchestra, H. W. Weber
director. will rehearse in the lecture
room OF the Keller Memorial Church.
Ninth street and Maryland avenue
northeast, tomorrow evening Miss 7
Leslie Cox. soprano. and Maurice Fftz-
gerald. tenor, will be the soloists. Ad-
mission Will be free and music lovers
invited.
The following appreciation Of the
work Of A. Tregina, a teacher Of twen-
ty-four years experience in this CITY
as Instructor Of piano, harmony, and in
augmentation, is reproduced from
Musical America:
A work that should be given
place in the libraries of our orches-
trail organizations Is A. Tregina's
Suite Characteristique." which Carl
Fischer publishes in his orchestral
series. an edition so arranged that
works appearing In II may be played
by all combinations of instruments.
Mr.. Tregina has set his music for
an orchestra of good size. and In
this setting it is extremely effective
The suite has four movements,
Rhapsodie Hongroise. Polonaise,
Lamente Persane, Danse CosaGue,
each with characteristic national
flavor Mr.. Tregina's Largo" writ
ten in the manner Of Hungarian
folk-music. has potency. breadth of
sweep. and rich harmonzation. In
his choice of thematic material for
his Polonaise, he has been straight
forward and natural. Perhaps the
''Lamente Persane' Is the best of
the four movements. In it's ORR
entail coloring it is unduestionably
distinguished. The composer has
not given us superficial or obvious
Oriental music, but real music Of the
East. which is notable both rhyth-
mically and harmonically. In the
'Danse Cosaque" there are some
fine rhythms. and the movement Is
well managed
On the whole. the suite is very