The Washington herald., 1914-01-04

burnt OUT and, would amount to moth
ing. Twelve years later he returned Il
America and before his first performance
In New York his coming was received
with the usual skepticism. It was Quick
ly discovered. however. that the wonder
ful boy had become . very great artis,
And today he ranks ~ one OF the great.
est violinists OF our time.
This year he comes to America for q
long tour Of the country under the di.
rectfon OF c. A. Ellis, OF Boston. KreisleI
Is one of the few violinists who under
any conditions and circumstances car
I'LL the largest halls of London. Paris
Berlin and Vienna. His hold upon the
musical public of Europe II unique. He
attracts not merely the general public
but the connoisseur, for while he has al
the brilliancy that the general public de.
mands. underlying his art is the sound.
est and solidest sort of music!anship.
To Kreisler In due entirely the splendid
enlargement OF the repertoire of modern
violinists. For years violinists had beer
going along content to play the hack.
neyed works Of modern violin literature
forgetting or ignorant Of the wonderful
literature that Italy gave to the world
through the seventeenth and eighteenth
centuries. This early italian music which
- ds bCduhiidiiy hhC Ntohi
as the best italian composers have writ
ten for the voice. Kreisler sought out
and revived. AS result his programs
cover a broader field than those of any
artist now before the public. Kreislei
will give his only recital in Washington
this season at the Columbia Theater,
January Il.
The third concert of the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra will be given In the
New National Theater next Tuesday aft
ernoon. January 6. at 4:o. and the
soloist will be that superb artist, Nine.
Teresa Carreno. Nine. Carreno. from
all accounts, is playing this year with
all the fire and temperament that gave
her a unique position among modern
piansts, and her temperance naturally
will excite much interest among lovers
of the best piano music.
The program will be to a certain ex-
tent classical The first part will be de-
voted to Mozart's symphony in Z Flat
Major" the third of the great group
of symphonies of this master. the other
two of which are those In c major and
G minor. The second part Of the pro-
gram comprises Brahms splendid
Tragic Overture" Beethoven's En-
peror," concerto in Z fiat major, No. 8.
ana "dentf . oNcituie' he fs""o
Dutchman."
The vested choir of the Church OF the
Ascension, under the direction of Albert
w. Harmed. will sing Hawiey's cantata,
THE Christ Child" at the 8 o'clock
service tonight This will be the first
time that this cantata has been heard
in Washington "The Christ Child" text
is built up from the story Of THE
Nativity" and the composer Of the music
has set a high standard in his writing.
The music is simple and melodious. In
keeping with the subject.
The vested choir of the Church OF the
Ascension on Christmas Day presented
its director. Albert W. Harmed, a hand
some silver-mounted baton, engraved
Albert W. Harmed. from his choir.
Church Of the Ascension, Christmas. 1913.
This choir has maintained a 90 per cent
average attendance record during the
three months that Mr.. Harmed has been
with them. There are forty members, in
the double quartet. There are
two choir practices each week and two
services on Sunday. all OF which are in
Guided in the record OF attendance. Not
only is the attendance well kept up. but
there is a list OF applicants waiting for
vacancies