The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1914-12-16
Musical Art
LGiUeS Christmas
Concert OfCharna
BY Sylvester Raspling.

"NE OF the best two fixtures or
" the annual music season In
Now York passed last night
with the Christmas concert Of the
Auslcal Art Society at Carnegie Hall.
conducted now, as when he organised
1t twenty-five years ago. by DR.. Frank
Damrosch. The other is left for our
enjoyment on March II. when the
Easter concert of the society will be
9iven. Amid all the fuss and feath-
efs Of six months OF opera and con-
certs, these two offerings OF the lofty
music of the Church In the Middle
Ages stand out unrivalled for sheer
beauty Of content and skill in pro-
nouncement. New York may well he
proud of the asset It has In this
organization. and house crowded
nom top to bottom showed that it is
not unmindful OF its possession.
That beautiful German hymn HOLY
Night" mot on the programme be-
cause 1t isn't necessary--we know IL
Will be sung to us) was the opening
number. Then the seventy singers
separated into three choirs to sing
Palostrina's noble "Salve Regina"
This was followed by the Christmas
hymn Joseph, Lieber Joseph Mein"
by Calvisius. After that we got
Naninis "Hodie Christus Natus Est"
and then "The Alteration Of the
1ad," by Cornelius, q solo. the
piano accompaniment for which.
founded on an old German chorale,
Walter Damrosch has transcribed
Tor mixed voices. Following that
was Heinrich Schutz's setting OF the
b XCVIII. psalm, Sing to the Lord a
New Song"
A second part OF the programme
consisted of Bach's "Actus Tragicus."
q cantata In which an orchestra from
the symphony Society took part. and
IN which George Barrere once more
showed his pre-eminence as a fiaut-
list. Returning to the capella
form In part three. Brahms's Fest
IND Gedenksprueche," two madrigals
by Monteverde. Cigars serenade
Damrosch's Ring out. wild bells"
, an admirable setting to music OF
Tennyson's poem, with which we
are familiar. were sung.
II 1t were not for a recent rehearing
of Cigars beautiful Dream OF Geron-
thus this latest effort OF the Eng
lish composer. Dreams all too brief"
would be a surprise. As 1t Is, fresh
admiration must arise for him. 1t is
an exquisite composition, worthy OF
association with any work OF Pales-
trina's, and. while quito as chaste,
moro colorful. DR.. Damrosch was
forced by the audience to repeat IL.
In this. and throughout the pro-
gramme, the choir bore itself wor-
thily, displaying fine tone. admirable
balance and exquisite meditation
The historical and descriptive pro-
lgramme notes by Mr.. Krehbel were
as interesting as they were instruc-
tive.
In the intimacy of the Little The
atre yesterday afternoon Clara Ga
brilowitsch. Mark Twain's daughter.
sang to much better advantage than
when she assisted her husband, the
renowned pianist. in Aeolian Hall tho
other day. In Schumann's Der Sand
mann and in Brahms's thinner Lei
ser Wird Meir Schlummer'' especially
she showed taste, sentiment and art.
Hut Nine. brilowitschs voice has
limitations both in quantity and quail
tty and she would better avoid such
songs as Schubert's Die Allmacht"
and Mrs. Beachs 1.-THE Years at the
Spring" Mrs. Gabrilowitsch had the
assistance of her husband as he- ac-
companist at the piano. a treat In it,
self. which the audience was eager
to acknowledge. Two OF his own
songs were sung by his wife. virile
songs we'll worth hearing-"Die Was
serfahrt" and "Nahc Des Gcliebten."
Two songs by Horatio Parker. ~ owe
4 II a Sickness" and Once I loved q
Maiden Fair" wore charming.