Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1915-03-07

twind with saint-saens's rare contra
punta1 art
Other events OF interest will be the
Boston symphony orchestra. under DR..
Carl Muck. and the Apollo club Of Chi
caRo, under Harrison NJ. wild. The
Apollo club have a plan for a ma
tional choral jubilee to celebrate the
announcement Of peace I'm Europe. The
idea is TO prepare choral societies in
every city Of the United states, for a
great musical service to be held stimuli
taneously throughout the land, when
peace is formally declared. II Is con-
sidercd that this would do much TO
stimulate choral music throughout the
country, an influence. which would have
a lasting effect. The club plan Is to make
the trip to the exposition a sort OF pill
grimage for this jubilee movement. This
Is one of the largest choral societies In
the country, numbering 80 voices. 1t will
30 in three special trains of Pullmans,
-
The Joint recital by Frances Nash.
pianist, and George Hamlln, tenor, of
the 'Chicago-P Philadelphia Opera company.
will probably attract a capacity audience
at the Brandeis theater tomorrow after
noon at o'clock. The women OF the First
Presbyterian church. who are presenting
these artists for the benefit OF their
building fund, wish TO hake II clear that
there are still good seats on both the
main floor and the first balcony, and
that the second balcony will be opened
with reserved seats at the usual low
price.
Jean p. Duffield will act as accompan-
list for Mr.. Hamlin at the concert tomor-
row. The program follows:
l-(a) In Thee l Bear so Dear a Part
;,;;.'''''''''''''''; hayan
lb) An cine Lucille. ............. SCHUBERT
tc) Der Knabe NIT dem Wunderhorn
Cd) Hemliche Aufforderuns. :. Strauss
George Hamlin.
e-(a) Impromptu, No. l. opus 70, Chopin
(b) Nocturne, No. ?, opus &c.. Chopin
&c Ballade, No. 2, opus H....... Chopin
Frances e. Nash.
a-(a) When 1 Bring to You Colord
tbl The Glory OF the Day Was in
Her Face ...........s.,.......... Burleigh
lc( Post i'm Wade. Weingartner
George Hamlin.
4,-(al Ballade ..................... Debussy
OBJ Prelude ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. DebusBy
(cj Etude en- fOrme de velse, No,
sss 80 ~
Frances e. Mash.
b.-(a) The Crying Water. :...,,.......
..........,.............. Campbell-Tipton
OBJ Q. Rimbe, Bimbetta; :.......,.s lbella
tc) I'm Not Myself at An,.........L Lover
I'D Tho Lamp OF Love. -, Mrs. salter
George Hamlin.
-
An Omaha composition with a history
will be given its initial local performance
Sunday evening, March T. under the d.
rection OF the composer Lee G. Kratz, at
the Hanscom Park Methodist Episcopal
church. corner OF Woolworth and Georgia
avenues. by the church choir This Is
his new cantata, THE Forty-second
Psalm" The name sounds very peace
full, one always imagines in a general
sort Of way that psalms have only TO dc
with quiet meditation religious exaltatiou
and repose. Mr.. Kratz had practically
finished the manuscript when the Easter
tornado struck Omaha. For over an hour
ne thought his family and home were
lost, and although they were among the
ones who narrowly escaped he expert
enced nervous shock which for a time
put music writing out Of the question. II,
soon after put II into shape and sue
ceeded In getting II 20 his publisher, II
Ohio. But here II was caught In tina
maelstrom OF mud and water the Obi,
flood. and apparently lost for about thre
months. II was finally heard from, an,
the publisher wrote that there was
lot Of good music In H." An element o
humor enters into It's two narrow escape
from destruction by wind and water whe
one recalls the first line Of the Forty
second Psalm itself LAS the hart pantet
after the water brook"
The work is made up OF ten parts cor
sisting OF solos. duos. auartets an
choruses suitably arranged The soloist
will be DIR. Jennie Callfas, Mrs Ro
Flanagan. Mrs. s. L. Albright. Miss Mar
Virtue. Mrs. f. e. Foshier Charles Lam
], A. Medlar Ray Chapman, II. A. Har
sen and e. S. Beokwith. Miss Floren,
Peterson orEanist.
Fritz Kreisler, regarded by many as n
greatest violinist OF our time. will
heard IN concert at the Brandels theat,
next Sunday afternoon at 4 O'Clock. On
OF the most Interesting features abol
Kreisler Is his remarkable Versatt;it
Harold Bauer. the famous pianist, mai
talns that an absolutely supreme piani
was lost to the world when Kreisler cho
the violin as his instrument.
When Kreisler gave his first recital
New York. after his return from 4
war, the hall was packed and he W
compelled 10 play two solid hours befo
his audience was satisfied. Il would
difficult 10 exaggerate the enthusiast
displayed IN the reviews OF the eoncs
but the eminent critic OF the sun, w
liam J. Henderson. said:
The violinist was welcomed with a Io
and hearty BalvO OF applause. Witho
doubt his wounded leg still troubles hi
albeit he walked upon the stage he
slowly and with every intent TO cOnce
his lameneas. Mr.. Kreisler Is not 4
kind Of pubic performer who parad
sucn thingn. He relies upon his art. Al
he has no need 70 ask aid OF anythil
extraneous. To say that Kneisl
played beautifully h not enough
played like the great master that ne
ono OF the greatest viOlinists the woF
has ever been happy enough 20 posses