New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1921-09-18


The Mcdowell Symphony Orchestra,
Max Jacobs, conductor, will resume re-
hearsals on Sunday morning, September
%, at Yorkville Casino, 21O East Eighty
sixth Street. Professional and non
professional musicians are eligible for
membership.
The first meeting of the advanced
Unit of the Peoples Liberty Chorus
(the Peoples Chorus of New York;
took place last Monday evening in the
auditorium of the High School of Com
merce before a large audience. The
Fairy Tale" of A. Gretchaninoff, the
Creation" hymn of Beethoven, chorales
of Bach and group of popular part
songs were sung. These concert meet
ings will be continued every Monday
evening, and admission to the public is
free.
The superadvanced (oratorio) unit is
now being formed. Only qualified men,
bers will be admitted into this unit.
Persons desiring to be enrolled into the
oratorio unit should write to the secre-
tary of the Peoples Liberty Chorus, at
246 West Seventy-third Street, or come
to the High School of, Commerce, 1865
West. Sixty-ffth Street, any Monday
or Thursday evening this month, from
1880 to $3.50 o'clock.
The object of the Peoples Liberty
Chorus is to propagate the love of
music by. means of songs and har-
monies made by the voices of the peo-
pie themselves and to arouse interest
in and demonstrate the value of ar
tistic ensemble singing as community
avocation.
"A recent acquisition Of the personnel
of the orchestra of 800 musicians now
giving concerts at the Lexington Thea
ter is Alexander Roman, former con-
cert master of the Imperial Russian
Symphony in Moscow, who now oc-
cupies a ike position in this organiza-
ton.
During the late war Mr.. Roman was
at the front, where he served for six
years with tho Russian army. He was
twice woundcl in action.
The London company now playing in
John Gays "Beggar's Opera" will re-
turn to America this season for a
trans-continental tour.
Brooklyn will have it's first ones
siah" concert performance in several
years on Monday evening, December
II, when the Brooklyn Oratorio Society,
by special arrangement with the Brook
Ign Institute of Arts and Sciences, will
sing Handel's masterpiece.
Rehearsals will begin on Monday
evening, September 2s, at Memorial
Hall, Flatbush Avenue and Schermer-
horn Street. Brooklyn, under the d.
rection of Walter Henry Hall, cors-
ductor for the society and professor
of church and choral music at Column
bia University.
"All singers who know or wish to
study the Messiah are invited to par
ticipate in this concert" Professor
Hall said yesterday. ut is possible to
place 500 singers on the Academy of
Music stage, where the performance
will be given. Those who wish may
join with the Columbis University
chorus in q modern work to be sung
in Carnegie Hall"
Alice Frisca, q young American
pianist, who has just returned to Amer
lea after appearing in recital in Lon
don and Paris, will make her debut
here at Aeolian Hall en- the evening
vi October s. Miss -Frisca's program
will contain the Carnival Scenes of
Schumann, the Six Variations OF Bee
thoven, based on Paisello's opera 'sIa
Molinara," Chopin group and pieces
by Scsrlatti. Daquin, -Tausig,
Douillet, Sshubert-Liszt and Auber-
List.