The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1916-03-26

fifty musicians. Joseph Knecht conduct
or. will give "a firs' public concert in
the Grand Ballroom on Sunday after
noon. April .. Mr.. knecht. the orch.s-
tra's director. was u former member OF
the Boston symphony Orchestra and AS
sistant concertmast-r for ten years ~
the Metropolitan opera Orchestra. tie
has played under many Of the famous
conductors here and IN Europe and has
the experience and knowledge necessary
to be AT the head OF such an organizi-
ton, which costs the management $40
900 yearly. Among the musicians IN me
orchestra there are members of the New
York Philharmonic. the New York SYM
phony Society n the Metropolitan
Opera House Orchestra. There are also
several composers on the staff. many
give lessons and a number are members
Of we'll known chamber music organizn-
ons. The large attendance at the reg
ular Sunday evening concerts has grown
from year TO year.
Lucy Gates. soprano. will be h So
loist NJ the concert or April . She Will
sing an aria from "The Barber Of Sc
willie" with orchestra and songs with
piano. The orchestra will play s.le,.
tons from Wagner n TschaikoW sky,
Victor Hcrbcrt's Irish Rhapsody" and A
suite from Henry Iiadley's The Atone
Iltlll " ! an. WIN was ''i '''A ~
and performed by, THE Bohemians' AZ
San Francisco.
Howard Brockway will give an expo
sition Of Gustav Mahler's Eighth sym
phony Al the Princess Theatre on Tues
day afternoon. Auril 4. under the
auspices OF the Society ~ the Friends
OF Music" M. Brockway will illustrate
his lecture al the piano.
Tomorrow afternoon and evening
a mi-careme festival for the relief OF
the war sufferers OF France, Belgium and
Poland Will be given Al tn, Bi!tmnre.
The kalaluhi's ROYAL Hawaiian prchss-
ira and the Russian Balalaika Orchcs-
ira will take part in this elaborate pro-
grainme. The patronesses are Mrs.
George Gould. Mrs. Herbert Sat,erlre.
Mrs. Henry Flaglcr. Mime. Paderewskn.
Mrs. Horace Andrews. Mrs, william
G~reenough, Mrs. W. 7. Hollingsworth,
Mrs. J. IL. Trowbridge.
Mary Carson, soprano. assisted by
Maurice lie Fargo Il, the piano. viii give
a song recital at the Princess Theatre on
sunday evening, April =. Miss Carson's
programme will include selections by
Grieg. Massenet. Gordigiani, Varacini
and a group by present day composers.
Herbert Fryer will give a recital in
Aeolian Hall Monday evening. April 3
The programme VIII contain Chopin =
onata in Is minor. compositions Of
Bach and Brahms and L.iszt's "Annees
de te%lerinage."
Pablo Casals and his wife. Susan Met
calfe, soprano, will give "A recital IN
Aeolian Hall on April $. The "'cellist will
play the Handel Sonata In G minor, tho
Bach suite in G minor and the Schu.
mann "Stucokc in Volhston." Mime
Metcalfe-Casals's numbers will include
COMPOSITIONS Of Ca'dara. CacCini, Gluch,
Mozart and Beethoven.
Harold Bauer will play an all chopin
piosfanin" AZ his recital in Aeulian
Hdil Sunday afternoon, April Q. Among
other numbers Will he the nocturn,s in
& sharp minor and + sharp major. The
+ sharp minor %po.onaise, the Ballsde
In II major, Rerccusc IN II HAT major.
Fantasia in + minnr. -four etudcs am,
the Sonata in b minor.
Helen Allen Hunt contralto. who
gives n recital in the Punch and Judy
Theatre Monday afternoon. April 10
VIII sing four groups of songs In French,
German and English, She will be as
sisted by lsidorc blackstone.
Tom pohson Will conclude his sea
son with another of his Programmes of
unusual songs in the Punch and JUDY
Theatre, Wednesday afternoon, April ~
Guiomar Novaes, the brazilian pianist
will give another recital Thursday after
noon, April 10, In Aeolian Hail.
Ossip G~abrilowitsch Will give a fare
well recital with a popular programme
In Carnegie Hall Saturday afternoon,
April 10.
Eddy Browns farewell recital OF IN,
season is announced for sunday after.
noon, April IL, in Aeolian Han, lie
will play II popular programme.
The Peoples Choral Union Of New
York. Frank Damrosch director. An
nounces that it, annual free concsr'