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said he. Il shall ask the committee I
give it to some other vocalist"
Eachmaninof Evening

give 1t to some other vocalist"
Rachmaninof Evening
The Rachmaninotf evening Of the
Music Festival, at the list Reg
ment Armory Wednesday. will be
the occasion for a united demonstra-
ton IN honor Of the Russian composer
pianist and conductor. Not since 1891.
when Walter Damrosch invited Tschai-
kowsky to visit this country, has there
been shown such interest. it is said,
IN the appearance of u distinguished
Russian musician, who will be seen at
this concert in the three roles of CON-
poser, pianist and conductor.
The program is replete with novelty.
Sophie Braslau will be heard in a group
OF Rachmaninotf songs Georges Bak-
lanoff, barytone. VIII be the soloist in
the cantata ~'Springtime,' with Festival
Chorus and orchestra.
OF the other ~Rachmaninoff music on
the program there Will be the SYM
phonlc poem, The Isle Of the Dead,
an air played by twenty first violins
new chorus to be sung "a capella) for
the first time in America, 'Laud le
ne Name OF the Lord by the Festival
Chorus. ~Rachmaninoff viii bring the
program to a close by playing his own
concerto No. . for piano with orchestra.
Edgar Stiliman kelley's oratorio,
'Pilgrim's Progress" VIII be pre-
scented in New York for the first time
Friday evening a the Music Festival at
the list Regiment Armory. The words
are founded on ~Bunyanan's classic.
There is a double significance in tho
performance at this time of Mr.
Kelley's work. The Bible and Bunyan's
"Pilgrim's Prcere s. were ihc ir.J TWO
books to enter the New World with
the Mayflower. English speaking poo-
PIE all over the world are this year
celebratlHg the 9OOth anniversary Of
the landing Of the Pilgrims.
OF Importance also is the fact that
Edgar Stillman Kelley, the composer,
is an American of old New England
stock.
The "Pilgrim's Progress" will be per.
formed with the Festival Chorus and
orchestra. Walter Damrosch conduct
ing, and the following sololsts. .8al
Gnlrson. Mario ~Sunde,ius, Julia Claus
sen, Lambert Murphy. Reinald Werrcn-
rath, Frederick PISTON, Charles Z. Tit
man and Royal Dadmun.
feature OF the music festival at
the list Regiment Armory will be tho
Bach, Beethoven and Brahms concert
next Saturday afternoon.
At THIS concert viii be performed
the double concerto Of Brahms for vio-
I'm and violonccllo. to be played by
Heifetz and Casals; Bccthoven's syn
phony Orchestra, Walter Damrosch
conducting, and a group of Bacn
choruses and chorals to be performed
by the celebrated Bach Choir of Beth
iehem, consisting OF 500 VOICES. under
their director, }. Fred Wolfe.
"Thc Damnaticn Of Faust"
The Damnation Of Faust by Hoc-
tor Bcrlio2, VIII be revived at Nc fifth
concert Of the music festival ~ the
list Regiment Armory next Saturday
evening III commemorative OF the
lortleth anniversary OF the irs, per
Iormance of this WORK IN America.
me S%oiolsts VIII be Florence Easton.
Orville Harold. Leon Rothiar and
Frederick Patton. The Festival Chorus
and the New York Symphony Orches-
ira VIII participate. Walter Damrosch
will be the conductor.
In 1880 Dr.: Leopold Damroscl. the
father Of Walter Damrosch. Nrst pro-
dnced The Damnation Of Faust" in
America at the old Steinway Hall with
the assistance of the Symphony So
c!ety OF New York. the Oratorio So
cicty, and Amy Sherwin. Julius .Eor-
dan, Franz Remmertz and 4. G. Bolrre
as soioists. Its success WAS such that
IT was necessary to repeat the work
SIX times in as MAN. weeks.
Nine. Ietra21 ~, he festival Chorus
and tho New York Symphony Orches.
ira, Walter D~mrosch conducting. viii
render . varied program at tho farc-
well concert OF tho music festival at
the list Regiment Asmory, sunday
afternoon. april u.
Mime. Tatrazzini will sing an aria
from Bizct's Pearl Fishers'; with the
Festival Chorus and orchestra she viii
sing Rossini's "!naammatu5."
Among the orchestra numbers 70 DO
played at the Sunday afternoon con
cert are the Rienzi overture, a group
from Saint-Saens's "llealy VIII 80
movements from the "Path6tique" Syn
nhony, and the last movement from
Iiaydn's "Farewell' symphony, into
which a quaint eighteenth century at
mosphere viii be introduced. Haydn
planned that in the last movement Of
the "Iarewell' symphony one player
after another should conclude his part,
blow out his candle and leave the sage
until, with the last note, the c%ondactor
only is lett.
This VIII be the last appearance this
season Of TIE New FORK Symphony
Orchestra in New York, for, at the
conclusion Of the music festival, the
Damrosch organization VIII leave Tor
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