THE SUNDAY OEEGONIAN, PORTLAND, APRIL 13, 1902.
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be permitted to enter chancels bare
headed. So it -was arranged that they
should also wear black mortar-board
caps. The new Idea In choir work was
vigorously pushed In New Tork, Phila
delphia and Chicago. Boston was too
conservative, and she stuck to her mala
vested choirs.
A vested choir of mixed voices was
quickly made a success at the Episcopal
church of St. Matthias, Philadelphia,
Pa. The choirmaster was a Mr. Phillips,
and about the year 1S95, his choir was
one of the best in that part of this
country. It was composed of about 40
singers, young men and women- Two
oratorios were given In the course of
the season, with marked success, but
the good work was all the more notice
able in the ordinary church Sunday ser
vices. There was no longer any need
to punch sleepy choir boys to make them
sing. The boys' places were occupied by
bright-eyed young women, whose pres
ence and decorous behavior was an in
spiration to better things. The reponses
were promptly and reverently taken, and
the singing was rendered with admir
able finish and expression. Even admir
ers of the boys voices were forced to
admit, after a while, that boys tones
were sweet but hard and unsympathe
tic when compared with those of a
woman. Other Episcopal choirs in Phila
delphia followed suit, with satisfactory
results.
The vested choir girl is a pretty, rest
ful and Interesting picture. Imagine if
you please a devout daughter of the
church clad in severe black and white,
marching with fellow singers down a
storied aisle, keeping time to pealing or
gan, and singing a hymn that is loved
the worm over, iier aam nair peeps
out from beneath her mortar-board hat,
and her serious face and dark eyes haunt
you. No jewels does she wear, except
one ring gleaming on a finger. It Is
her father's ring. There is a cross on the
hymn book she carries, and just as she
steps into the chancel in her place in
the procession, a sunbeam fights Its way
through the window above the altar and
jllghts up the face of that fair young
saint. It seems to cast a halo there.
Mrs. Bauer was the soloist last year
when Willamette Valley Choral Society
.gave Its annual concrt, also the previous
year at Salem.
The annual concert of the New Tork
University Musical Clubs took place there
last "Wednesday. The Glee Club was
specially strong, having among its solo
ists Madison W. Smith, '02. who is at
present singing with the American ppera
company, and S. Hopkins Hadley, '01,
known favorably as a "coon artist."
The members of the Musical Club will be
interested to hear that Miss Harriet Stev
ens, who left Portland for New York last
year, to continue her musical studies, now
occupies the position of soprano soloist
in the Church of the Pilgrims, one of the
best-known churches in Brooklyn. The
contract allows a salary of $1000 a year
and a Summer vacation of three months.
"Over the Hills to Sunlight Town," mu
sic by Kate Vannah and words by Arthur
Law. and published by L. H. Ross & Co.,
Boston, is a lovely, dainty song for a
mezzo or contralto, with a pleasing waltz
refrain. It has a charm all its own.
gramme Is: Opening ode. Chief G. M.
Fraser; piano selection, "Scotch Dance,"
Miss Mabel VanBuren; song, A. M.
Wright; recitation. E. K. Cormack; song,
"Angus MacDonald," Mrsv G. B. Cellars;
violin solo, Cornelia Barker; song, "My
Hame Is Where the Heather Blooms,"
Miss Evelyn Hurley; piano, "Lustaplel
Overture," Grace Wilton, Zulah Andross;
remarxs, juage m. u. ueorge; song,
"Laird o Cockpen," W. K. Scott; violin
solo, George Anderson; "Auld Lang
Syne." The accompanists: Mrs. W. L.
Marshall and Miss Mabel VanBuren.
After the concert, the evening will be
devoted to whist and sociability. There
Is no charge for admission.
Tho Boston Singing Club's concert a
Boston last Wednesday was a notable
event. The programme consisted of Men
delssohn's "Walpurgls Night" and Mo
zart's "Requiem," and the club surpassed
Itself In the vocal work. It Is Interest
ing to recall that when Mendelssohn's
"Walpurgls Night" music was sung in
J Boston for the first time, in May, 1S52,
unaer Air. Langs direction, the press
hailed It with Joy as a token that the
"treasures of the days when there were
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MultnomaU Club Male Choru.
The first steps to organize a male
chorus, composed of Multnomah Club
members have been taken, in the for
mation of this male quartet: Dr. George
Ainslle, first tenor; James Whlto, second
tenor; N. C. Zan, first bass and Charles
H. Hoeg, second bass. The quartet has
jbeen diligently rehearsing under the di
rection of Mr. Hoeg, who is a singer of
much experience In San Francisco musi
cal circles, and expects to make its
first appearance at the Multnomah Club
smoker, which will be held shortly. It
is the intention of a committee of the
Board of Blrectors of the club that this
male quartet will act as a nucleus for
the proposed male chorus of about 100
voices or more which will sing at the
'great street fair to bo held in Multnomah
field, in September. Much interest is
manifested in the success of this new
musical venture, and the opinion is ex
pressed that in creating a male chorus
a valuable service is rendered to singers
in general. Most cities with half the
wealth and population of Portland have
flourishing Maennerchors, or male voice
societies. Those who wish to join the
new chorus should talk the matter up
with their friends and get all to join who
can do so. 4
"With the American Composers.
The New England Conservatory Club
met April 9, at the home of Miss Agnes
Walt, Twenty-second and Burnslde
streets. "American Composers" was the
subject. The programme was:
"Country Dance" Nevin
Mrs. Schultz and Mrs. Piper.
"Protestations" Homer Norris
Mrs. Fletcher Linn.
Woodland sketches "To a Wild Rose,"
"The Trj'stlng Place, "In Autumn."
McDourel
Mrs. James L. Schultz.
"Current Musical Events"
Mrs. Edgar B. Piper.
"Love Me If I Live" Arthur Foote
"Night lias a Thousand Eyes" Foote
Mrs. E. C. Goddard.
"Madrigal" Victor Harris
Mrs. Fletcher Linn.
"Cortege Rustlque" Templeton Strong
Miss Edith McGinn.
"The Water Lily" (chorus) Abt
Mrs. Max Schlllock, director.
Mimical TTotes.
Miss Fatmah Diard, a Western soprano,
was singing at the Bijou Opera-house,
Boston, last week.
The last of the Knelsel quaret's series
of concerts at New York this season took
place there last Tuesday. Harold Bauer
was pianist.
Handel's "Israel In Egypt" will be sung
by 1000 voices of the People's Choral
Union, at Carnegie Hall, New York City,
tomorrow night.
The ensemble number played yesterday
in New York City by Hofmann, Gerardy
and Krelsler, was Beethoven's trio in B
fiat major, opus 36.
Maurioe Grau denies the report that Al
fred Hertz, of Breslau, has been engaged
to conduct German opera at the Met
ropolitan next season.
Large audiences have welcomed the
French opera bouffe organization at New
York, and have been alive to the witty
text and wittier music of Offenbach and
Auaran.
e
The Westminster Abbey choir glee and
concert party, which will shortly sing in
Canada, is composed of the principal lay
vicars of the choir, nine in number, and
six of the leading boy sopranos of Eng
land. Stephen Townsend, the Boston baritone,
will, at his approaching recital there,
sing, among other compositions, three of
the latest songs by Miss Margaret Ruth
ven Lang, -and several songs by Mr. Ar
thur Foote.
At Miss Catherine B. Heyman's con
cert at New York City, April 4, Mrs.
Auld-Thomas, a California newcomer,
Parisian-trained, sang five songs, in an
exquisite high, light soprano, making a
hit in 18th-century French songs.
John Cheshire, the harpist, gave his an
nual concert at New York City, Thurs
day, when for the first time his fairy
operetta, "The King and the Maiden,"
was sung by the Montclalr singers, and
was conducted by the composer.
Nordlca Is due at Boston, Saturday, af
ter her Western concert tour, and In her
recital on that occasion she has planned
to give three groups of songs and arias
covering a widely varied class of compo
sitions, and including much that is new
to the Boston public
Mrs. Elsa von Grave-Jonas will play
the following programme at her recital
tomorrow afternoon, at Boston: Capric
clo, by Domenlco-Scarlattl; Carnaval, op.
9, by Robert Schumann; Rhapsodle, G
minor, by Brahms; Nocturne, C Minor,
and Barcarolle, by Chopin; Chant Polo
nals, by Chopln-Llszt; and Etude de Con
cert, by Moszkowskl.
This evening, the Peoples' Choral Union
will give its fifth annual concert at Bos
ton. The programme will Include Gou
nod's Messe Solonelle (SL Cecilia), Men
delssohn's Nlnty-fif th Psalm, and Mrs. H.
H. A. Beach's "Song of Welcome," to
gether with miscellaneous selections by
Miss Anita Rio, soprano; Mr. Glenn Hall,
tenor, and Mr. Gwllym Miles, baritone,
who are also to sing the solo parts of
the works In the programme. The Boston
festival orchestra, and the grand organ
of the Symphony Hall will be used.
Mrs. Rose Bloch-Bauer will" sing the
soprano solos in the "Messiah," "Sta
bat Mater" and "Hymn of Praise," to'
fee given at Corvallis, May 15 and 15.
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Lewis Hall's new song, "The Widow's
Plea for Her Son and from the same
publishing house, tells the old, old story
of a mother's love saving a boy from
prison. It Is an easy song, and the tune
will be popular.
Tomorrow night, Clan Macleay No. 122,
Order of Scottish Clans, will entertain
members and friends In the Elks' Hall,
Marquam Building. A. '. committee, with
George S. Shepherd as chairman, has ar
ranged an Interesting programme of song
and story, and Invitations may be had t
from Mr. Shepherd. The concert pro-
giants" were not exhausted. Contempo
rary art was pronounced "barren save
for Liszt, Wagner, Berlioz strivings." It
was called a most successful translation
of Goethe's fantastic poem. A German
critic In 1844 called It the most beauti
ful of the composer's works, and said
that In It Mendlesshon went hand In
hand with Father Goethe. It was sung
In Birmingham in 1S52, and it was said
that "here Mendlesshon-feels at liberty to
use all the powers of Instruments and
voices, and does so. In his own masterly
way. An Interesting performance was
given In London In 18S9, when the so-
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Helnrlch and' Mr. Hcnschel, and when the
Leeds Choir made their first London ap
pearance. St. "Walpurgls Is the saint -who
converted the Saxons from Druid wor
ship to Christianity, and May day was
set apart as for special festival.
Liberty.
Tour paper has said some good things
of the' "foolish things that are done In
the name of liberty." If not too crowded,
would you find & place some time for
what Ruskln says In the "Lamp of Obe
dience": "How false Is the conception
how frantic the pursuit of that treacher
ous phantom which men call Liberty!
Most treacherous Indeed of all phantoms,
for the feeblest ray of reason might sure
ly show us that not only Its attainment,
but Us being, was Impossible. There is
no such thing In the universe. There nev
er can be. The stars have It not; the
earth has It not; the sea has it not; and
we men have the mockery and semblance
of It only for our heaviest punishment."
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