New-York tribune., 1921-03-06
Complete Program
Is Announced bv
OratOrio Society

The Oratorio Society OF New YORK,
Walter Damrosch conductor, an
ncunces the complete program for the
music festival beginning March 20 in
the Manhattan Opera Houses
First concert, Tuesday evening,
March 20, will be Pierne's "Children's
Crusade" with the Oratorio Society
chorus, 900 school children'a voices.
and tho New York Symphony Orches-
ira Of ITO musicians and the following
soloists: Mabel Garrison, Ottilie Schil-
l.e, Mario Chamee, Royal Dadmun,
Ada Tyrone, Adele Parkhurst. Mabel
Leonard and Jeanne Laval.
Second concert, Wednesday evening,
March 80, will be devoted to Bach's t,
eSt. Matthew Passion" with q double
festival chorus, double orchestra.
boys vested choir numbering 1Soo
voices, contributed by the Episcopal
churches of Brooklyn, and soloists
Marie Sunde,ius, N w~ucrite d'Alvarez,
George Meader, Reinald Werrenrath
and Nelson Illingworth.
No concert will be given on Thurs
day. which will be devoted to re-
hearsals. >,
Third concert. Friday evening, April
i, will consist of Edward Elgar's sacred
cantata, "The Dream Of Gerontius,
founded on the poem by Cardinal New
man, with the festival chorus and the
New York symphony Orchestra. Frieda
Klink, Orville Harold and Frederick
Patton will appear as soloists:
Fourth concert, Saturday afternoon,
April 2, will be devoted to Bach
Wagner program. in which the cele,
bated Bach Choir Of Bethlehem will
unite with the Oratorio Society chorus
and the New York Symphony Or
chestra. The soloists will be Florence
Easton and Clarence Whitehill: Inc
Bach Choir, under the direction OF
Frederick J. Wolfe. will sing the FOL
lowing Bach chorales; how snail III !
fitly meet Thee" This proud heart
within us swelling" 80 Mighty King,
eternal is THY glory" and Lord Jesus,
choruses smy esA from Bach's B Minor Mass,
"Oui TOLLS peccata mundi" and "Con-
Ateor unum baptisma" The New York
symphony Orchestra augmented to l90
will play two Bach compositions. Ar
on the G string" and Gavotte IN r.,
under the direction Of Walter DAM
rosch. -,
Part two of this program will con-
sist of Wagner selections, IN wnlcn tne
will unite under the direction Of Wal
ter Damrosch. Mr.. Damrosch has Sc
iected for performance in this section
Of the program four excerpts from
aTannhauser:" Overture; Elizabeth's
air (Act ~. sung by Nine: Easton;
march. and chorus, "Hail, bright
abode" and "Song to the Evening Star,
sung by Mr.. Whitehill; the choral
awake" from "The Mastersingers"
will be given by the united choruses;
and two selections from me n,
valkyrie," !" "The Ride OF the Valkyries~ ak
and "Brunnhildes Plea" "Wotan,s
Farewell" Far and "The Magic Fire." with
Nine Easton as Brunnhilde and Mr.
Whitehall as Wotan.
The fifth concert, Saturday evening:
April 2, will be Verdi's Requiem
with the festival chorus and the New
York symphony Orchestra, under the
direction Of Walter Damrosch, and with
Frances Peralta, Marguerite d'Alvarez,
Mario Chamlee and Frederick fatton
as the soloists.
Sixth performance, Monday even
ing, April A, will be the first presen-
tation in New York Of Margaret Anglln a.
in a dramatic performance OF the
"Iphigenia in Aulis" Of Euripides, with
incidental music by Walter Damrosch.
Miss Anglin will be supported by a
distinguished cast. Merle Alcock will
be the soloist. This performance will
mark the farewell appearance Of Wal
ter Damrosch as conductor of the Ora
torio Society Of New York. Mr.. Dam
rosch having recently announced his
retirement from the Oratorio Society
conductorship.
The sale of single tickets for the
Music Festival is now open at the Of
fice of the society, West 34th Street.