The Washington herald., 1914-06-21

Recognition Of real merit was given
Mr. A Tregina. q member OF the Marine
Band and well known composer OF this
city, when he visited in Boston recently,
where some Of his latest works were
hony Orchestra.
Mr.. Tregina has just returned from a
two-Weeks sojourn in Boston. where he
had the pleasure of twice hearing his
: overture, The Mountains Of the North. .
played IN concert by the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra in Symphony Hall On
Thursday. June II; the entire orchestra
was placed at Mr.. Tregina's disposal and
under his baton his new Symphony in
E. was given its premier performance
before q select audience OF invited guests
of the composer. comprising representa-
tives Of the press. celebrated composers
and teachers from the conservatories.
Many praises were showered upon the
composer for his excellent work at it's
conclusion. and Mr.. George w. Chad
wick, one Of the most Elustrious of
American composers, aptly summed up
the general verdict when he said to. the
author: you are inspired by the loftiest
ideals. your Instrumentation Is masterful.
and your whole symphony shows the
maturity OF q ripe experience"
The overture, THE Mountains of the
North" was given its initial public
performances during the past season. and
the work showed such real merit that
it brought forth unstinted praise.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otto 7. Simon viii sail
next Thursday. June 25. from New York
on the steamship Oskar II. Of the Scan
dinavian Line for Copenhagen, TO visit
the distinguished Danish composer. Sir
Asger Namerik. formerly director Of the
Peabody Conservatory, OF Baltimore.
schrsveningen. near The Hague, the ia
nous Dutch watering place, known for
its music and orchestral concerts. will
also be visited. In London Mr.. Simon
will, at the various publishing houses,
select his programs for the Motet con-
certs Of tho coming season, and after
tour of England and the Scottish lakes,
the return home will be made on the
Anchor Line from Glasgow. September 5.
Fully meriting the generous applause
they received, pupils from the class of
kfiss Zelda Louise Miller, acquitted them
selves in a most creditable manner at
their piano recital given last Tuesday
evening in the music hall OF the Mount
Pleasant Congregational Church, Column
oia road and Fourteenth street north
west Mr.. Charles A. Bright barytone,
was the assisting soloist
Following the selections by the pupils
Miss Miller added to the pleasure of the
evenings program when she rendered
Liszt's Hungarian Rhapsody No. L."
Miss Miller showed a wealth of technical
skill and real musicianship in her inter-
probation Of this well known selection
The entire program was as follows:
Second waltz (Godard), Master William
Reed; Heather Rose" Qange), Miss
Edith Tillou; DOLLS Dream (Oesten),
Miss Florence Wenner; Songs without
Words (streabbog), Miss Alice Bowman:
''Waltzing DoIlie" CPoldini, Miss Inez
Burrows; "Wayside Rose CFisher), Miss
IBohm), Miss Virginia CarneaI: song, "a
Spirit Flower" Campbell -Tipton). Mr..
Charles A Bright: Dance of the
Gnomes" CBohm), Master Charles Scott;
Scarf Dance" Chaminade). Miss Lillian
Reed: minuet PaderewslxD, Miss Juliet
Grant: "Tarantelle" CNolleo. and La
Papillon Uavallee), Miss Cora Yocum:
''Mazurka Top. IS No. p, Chopin and
awakening Of Spring (FrimD, Miss
Jeanette Howard; 'rElhnette" CRrog-
mannl, Master William Reed: Medita-
tion from La Zingana' CBohm), Master
Henry Scott; duet, ''Torchlisht March"
Miss Howard and Miss Yocun1: song, II
Hear Thrush at Eve" CCadman), Mr..
Charles A. Bright: second Mazurka
CBohm). Miss Leonora Reed: Dance Ca
price from Butterfly (Grieg). Master
Philip Alexander; ''Valse Chromatic'
Oeschetizky), Miss jeanette Howard;
ITO a Wild Rose CMcDowelD, and
Cora Yocum; Hungarian Rhapsody No.
u Qiszt), Miss Zelda L. Miller.
The last recital for the season by the
pupils in singing and elocution Of Mrs
Emily Frech Barnes took place on Sat
urday evening at her residence studio
The program consisted of the following
20f0 lie
Lullaby (Bond), and ''Bergerettes"
Cwekerlin). by Ruth Ayler; Gould I"
(TostD, The Vow" Meyer Helmund).
and Love Came in at the Door," by
Margaret Daily; 'As the Dawn CCantor).
and The Flower Girl BevignanD, by
Rhea Levy; The Early Morning CPeeD,
and The Bluebel." by Anita Herman:
Il Hear You Calling Me- (MarshaID, and
Goodnight (MorselD. by Clarence Rueb-
sam; The Mission of the Rose CCowen),
by John Hoofnagel: Fierce Flames Are
Raging from al Trovatore" CVerdD, and
with You in Eternity (Solman), by J.
Hineth smidley; II Dream Of a Rose"
DENIAL. by Mrs. William Davis; Good
bye, Sweet Day" CVannah), by Dorothy
Terry.
The recitations were THE Soul Of the
Violin" and "Lasca," by Blanche Levy:
Our Friends the Enemy and Her New
Hat" by Mrs. William Goodman: "The
First Setuers story (Carleton) and
The Wreck Of the Julie Pante," by
John ]. Reane: Tom" and "OId Dad"
(Parker). by Efie Koontz; The Confess
sional" (StoryO and Death of Dora"
from David Copperheld CDickens), by
Elizabeth Agee: Mrs. Rafferty, and the
Census Man." by Mrs. William Davis; |
The Elusive Ten Dollar Bill" by CIar- |
ence Ruebsam: Mrs. Casey at the Euchre |
Party" by Hilda Beetham; Gross Pur- |
DOSes'' and q recitation with music 'sAp
Nd Sweetheart Of Mine" CRiley), by |
Dorothy Terry.