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! : " - in ' , THE StryPAY OREGOXTAy. PORTLAND. JANUARY 3, 191o. 1 I.D1TED BT JOSEPH MACQCEEX. wOACIIIM RAFF'S ymphony "Le Jnore.' which will be the principal offering: at the Portland Symphony Orchestra concert this afternoon at 3 o'clock at the Heills Theater, was writ ten on the poem "Lenore" by the Ger man poet Burger, and is a Btory of love and happiness, sorrow, despair and death. William R. Boone will Rive a brief outline of tho story preceding each of the four movements of the symphony, so that the audience may more fully understand the picture that the master compofr attempted to draw with the -olors at his command. The Btory In brief Is that the maiden Lenore mourns her lover, who had gone to war, and from whom she had received no meK rnge since they parted. The war ends, and other soldiers return home but 1-rins no m-ord from William, the lover. V hat has bvfallen him is a mystery. At midnight Lenore hears a knock at the door aud meets William, who pur suades her to elope. They mount a horse and speed away in the darkness. Jresently a funeral party Joins them nil as they pass a Klbbet. a specter , follows. The ride becomes more furi ous, until at the break of dawn they rush through a cemetery gateway, when William is transformed into a frhastly skeleton, and the steed dis solves Into empty air. Lenore dies as a result of the terrible shock. The three first movements of the yraphooy are in the nature of a pre lude to the story whR-h la told In the fourth, the first and second move ments describing; Joy and love, while -the third is a march depicting soldiers Oino; to war when the lovers must rr-parate. The fourth tells of William's return, and the tragedy. M. Christensen will conduct the or rhestra and Pavid P. Nason will be the concertmastT. The symphony will form the first part of tho programme and the second half will consist of Jeethoven-s overture, "Coriolan," Schu mann's "Abendlied." MacDowell'a To a Wild Rose." Boccberini's "Minuet" and Massenet's suite. "Scenes Neapoli tan." The Schumann and MacDowell numbers are arranged for tho strings. SIVSIC AYD ART JOI.XKD. At a preliminary lecture by Miss Martha B. Res-nolds on ""General Art Principles" at the Art Museum tomor row afternoon at 130 o'clock and part of the Monday Musical Club se ries the vocal soloist will be Otto T. Wedemeyer. dramatic baritone, with Miss Abby Whiteside at the piano. Mr. Wedemeyer. whose home la now at Hood River, studied singing; under the direction of Sanger, and was formerly a professional singer In grand opera, where he was quite successful. Then the call of the West came, and Oregon laimed him. Mr. Wedemeyer. who has sun? in this city on everalbut too rnrt occarions. invests his songs with the power of personal dramatic In tensity, as" If he fairly lived them. To hear him aing Is an unusual treat. January IS the Monday Musical Club will enjoy a "at bomo" at Via re&L- 1 dence of Mrs. J. Coulsen Hare, 234 Caruthers street when the programme will be arranged by Miss Elizabeth Johnson. February 1. at 2 P. M..the "Artists Chorus" will meet at the Multnomah Hotel ballroom. Commencing January 11, at f- iS., Miss M. B. Reynolds will begin a series of "Illustrated Talks on Art Development." These "talks are to be Illustrated not only with music by club members and others, but also by stereopticon views and by prints of celebrated naintlncs, sculpture and architecture. Other art talks of the series are: January 2. fc-trusean ana Roman Art and Early Christian Art to About 605 A. D."; February 8 and 22, Medieval Period, the Dark Age to Twelfth Century"; March 8 and 22. The Renaissance From Tweutn cen tury to 1500"; April S and 19 and May S. The Modern Age (Ultra Modern School) From loOO. CHORAL SOCIETY FORMIAG, The new East Side Chorus, designated as yet as "The East Side Choral So ciety," but which will choose Its own name in the near future, will hold its first meeting Friday night at the Community House. Peninsular Park. Miscellaneous choruses and Haydn's beautiful oratorio. -The creation." will be studied In preparation for a series of concerts In a festival or music to take place late In May in combination with the Portland Oratoria Society, the Presbvterian Senior Chorus and several other musical organizations now being trained by Josegh A. riniey. in a large chorus of more than S00 voices under Mr. Finley's direction. His able con ducting of last Tuesday's presentation of The Messiah", guarantees splendid musical success. Over 100 names have o lax been fcaadod in by three mem II t Ai SL 4 II 1 (A: 't - : f j- J " 1 I a ' v - - v j 1 a " ' ' t - . , MISICIA'S ACTIVE IN Cl'R REXT MUSIC M. Chrlstensen Is director at afternoon's concert at the Hcilig Theater, of the.. Portland Sym phony Orchestra. Otto T. Wedemeyer,. dramatic baritone and formerly a profes sional singer In grand opera, whose home is now at Hood River, sings tomorrow afternoon at the Monday Musical Club re cltaL Miss Martha B. Reynolds lectures at this recital on "Gen eral Art Principles." Mrs. Myron E. Ross, contralto, is re-appointed soloist and pre centor at the Second Church of Christ, Scientist, Holladay ave nue. Mrs. Jane Burns Albert, solo soprano at the First Presbyterian Church, was soloist last week at three distinct musical events. Estella Neuhaus, the eminent pianist, will appear in two piano recitals at the Masonic Temple auditorium, on the afternoons of January 17 and 24. Miss Elizabeth Hoben, piano accompanist at the Caledonian club concert lat Thursday night. David P. Nason, the volinist, appointed director of the newly organized Ensemble Class for in strumental students, meeting Fri day afternoons. Mrs. Clara E. Jess'-Carson. con tralto, will be soloist at a meet ing of the St. Johns Parent teacher Association, January 14. bers of a committee of 10, headed by Mrs. Ethel Meade, which has the as sembling of the chorus, and many more names are expected. If each one of the others of the committee Is as suc cessful as these three, Mrs. Meade and Mr. Morris and Mr. Higgins, the chorus will far exceed In numbers the 300 planned for. Starting three years ago with 16 members, the remnant of the original Rose Festival chorus, directed In May. 1911, by Dr. Frederick Elmer Chapman, the present director, Joseph A. Finley, has. by persistent hard work and at considerable expenditure of time an money," been able to at last accomplisn the assembling of a great chorus, which will no doubt be a credit to Portland. No dues will be charged in this chorus, but all mem bers must buy their own music and should come prepared to pay for it the first night of rehearsal. Particulars may be obtained by writing to Mrs. Ethel Meade. 71 west Sumner street. T1IE PERSIAN GARDEN" HEARD. An audience that tested the capacity of the Hotel Portland parlors assem bled last Tuesday afternoon to enjoy splendid musical programme pre sented by the MacDowell Club. The Ditv of it was that a larger number of people could not have been accom modated, as the Interesting programme was well worthy of a greater bearing. Tho first part of tho afternoon was devoted to groups of songs, well pre sented by Mrs. Jane Burns Albert, Mrs. Delphine Marx, Norman A. Hoose and Dom J. Zan. Interest, however, cen tered chiefly in Liza Lehmann's "The Persian Garden," which has. not been heard in this city for some time, and which received a wonderfully credita ble rendition by these singers, with Mrs. Thomas C. Burke at the piano. It would be difficult to single out any number for special mention, rather would one speak of the artistic whole. All the four soloists were In splendid voice, and, with the added inspiration of Mrs. Burke's wonderful and truly musicianly accomuaniment. this unique ind Oriental setting of Omar Khay yam's philosophy made a deep impres nn on nil who had the pleasure of hearing it. The MacDowell Club is setting a high standard in its pro grammes, which will mean much in the development of the true musical taste of this city, and much credit is due Mrs- Burke, the Inspiration of this new musical work. WAR HCSHES MUSICAL PARIS. Arthur Shattuck. the American pi anist, arrived recently in New York, after an absence of two years. His tour of the United States Includes ap pearances with the New York Phil harmonic Orchestra, the Chicago Sym phony Orchestra, the Cincinnati Sym phony, the Minneapolis Symphony, the St. Louis Symphony and many recital engagements. When asked about con ditions in Europe, Mr. Shattuck said: "I remained in Paris until it seemed as if the French capital was about to fall and then made my escape to Eng land, where a number of concert en gagements had been arranged before the war began and which, much to my surprise, were not canceled in spite of the tragedy which hangs over all Eu rope. "About six weeks ago I returned to Paris and was brought in close con tact with the gloom of tills deadly struggle. The once beautiful and smil ing Avenue des Champs Elysees has been transformed into a veritable val ley of tears and black crepe has taken the Dla.ce of the Autumn modes. Driv ing' from the Arc de Triomphe to the Place de la Concorde, 1 counted only 22 women who -were not in deep mourning. We in America cannot realize the awful result of the war. The gaiety of Paris Is gone as if It never existed. The the aters are all closed. There is no music in the restaurants. There are no con certs, no amusements of any kind not even a moving picture show. Very few shops are open and little business is being done. Everywhere one turns it seems as if the word war was writ ten in letters reaching to the very sky. On leaving Paris for Dieppe, I ran into the edge of the European conflict. At Beauvais, where the train on which I was a passenger was halted for al most an hour, the distant roar we heard proved to be the firing of great field guns. At this close proximity one realizes that war is something more than conversation, and there is that ever-present thought of the stray shell that may burst at least this was th most-expressed fear on our trip to Dieppe. Many wounded and dying sol diers were on the station platforms awaiting transportation to the Red Cross hospitals. "From Dieppe to Folkstone. England the boat picked its way across the channel with extreme care. Rumored mines are feared. To say there was no excitement on board the Baltic cross ing from Liverpool to New York would be to say something hardly in line with exact truth. The phantom German warship never seen but much talked of and the mines supposed to have been planted In the track of the Trans- Atlantic liners all caused no little anxiety. " COMING MUSICAL EVENTS: two piano recitals, under notable social and musical patronage, is an nounca Dy iistelie Neuhaus. the emi nent concert pianist, to take' place at ine , Masonic lempie Auditorium, on the afternoons of January 17 and 24 at 3 oclock. The Boston Post said "Miss Neuhaus read the Beethoven Sonata (Op. 57) sincerely and with solid musicianship, and her Hungarian music was uncommonly interesting. It was In the Andante and Polonaiso of Chopin that she displayed to the great est advantage a tone of exceptional beauty and elegance and refinement of style. This was a delightful bit pianism. Liszt s brilliant Rhapsodic (No. 12) brought an entertaining con clusion to the concert." The Brooklyn (N. Y.) Eagle said: "Miss Neuhaus ranks as a great pianist. She has been referred to, on many occasions, as female Faderewski.' " The Spring tour of the New York Symphony begins April S, and the Itinerary includes the South Atlantic States, then southwest to Texas, north to Nebraska and east to New York. David and Clara -Mamies announce three sonata recitals for the violin and piano at Belasco Theater, New York on three Sunday evenings, January 17, February 11 and March 14. This will mark the eighth consecutive New York season for these artists. Mrs. Clara E. Jess-Carson, of E12 Oswego street, is a new singer who has such a deep, rich contralto voice that her friends speak of her as "the woman with the basso voice." Mrs. Carson, who is studying singing with William H. Boyer, will sing, January 14, at the meeting of the St. Johns Parent-Teacher Association, Active preparations are being made by the Woman's League of the First Congregational Church for the Amer lean Red Cross benefit concert to take place in the church auditorium on the evening of January 22. Some of Port land's best-known soloists are donat ing their services and the affair prom l8es to be a big success. - The second series of eight Sunday afternoon concerts by the Symphony Society of New York, Walter Damrosch, conductor, at Aeolian Hall, will con tinue on these dates: January 10, 24, 31, February 7. 14. 28 and March 7. An unusually attractive list of soloists will be presented during this series of concerts, including Fritz Kreisler, Josef Hoffmann, Ferruccio Busoni, Elena Gerhardt, Leonard Borwlck Emilio de Gogorza, George Barrere, Ethel Leginska and Arkady Bourstin. Evelyn Starr, the Canadian violinist, will, replace Carl Flesch. the Hunga rian violinist, as soloist with the Mozart Club, of New York, March S. Herr Fl'esch has been commanded by the Kaiser to remain In Berlin. One of the interesting numbers to be rendered at the complimentary con cert at the Hellig Theater February 9, under Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed's direc tion, will b the "Ballatella," from Leoncavallo's "II Pagliaccl," common Iv known as the' "Bird Song." Mrs. Sanderson Reed, coloratura soprano, will sing this difficult aria, and her well-trained voice win do neara to advantage in the different cadenzas and trills with which the composition abounds. Edgar E. Coursen will be the accompanist. MUSIC NOTES. i At the morning service today at St. Luke's Episcopal Church, Vancouver, Wash., a part of the cnristmas music will be repeated. For an offertory Mrs. Lesley Stafford Laipple, soprano soloist and director, will sing "O, Hojy Night" (Adam). John Knight will play the violin obligato, with Miss Frances Barrett at the pipe organ. The engagement has been announced of Miss Helene Butzlaff. soprano solo it at the First Unitarian Church, and Herman J. Hucne, cniet accountant ith the Southern mcmc nauwiy. Miss Butzlaff. who was formerly - a; well-known church soloist in Milwau kee. Wis has won many friends in musical circles since her arrival In Portland. She has made a number of concert aDDearances and sung in re cital, under the direction of John Claire Monteith, and is particularly successful in the rendition of German lieder. . Dr. Clement B. Shaw gave his in terpretation of "Der Frleschutz opera (Weber) before an appreciative audl- encd last night at 607 Tilford Duuaing. Assisting him were the following mu sicians: F. Hampton Wing, violinist; Robert E. Millard, flutist: Chester Haz- lett. clarinetist; C. Taylor, cellist, and Mordaunt A. Goodnough, pianist. Mr. St. Helen, Mr. Murphy. Mr. Mulford and Mr. Fuller sang vocal numbers from the opera. The Barber of Sevlilo" is next in the series. Commencing. Thursday night Mor daunt A. Goodnough will begin the first of a series of three lectures on piano playing. These talks will be illustrated by records of great pian ists, as well as solos at the piano by Mr. Goodnough. These lecture are open to the public . Miss Mabel Riggs. whose charming singing of children's songs has become so well known, left last week, with her father, on the Rosarian special train for California. Miss Riggs will visit friends in Los Angeles and will be gone a month. Shortly before her departure Miss Riggs eang at the Port land Woman's Club, at the Christmas programme at the Peoples' Institute In Albina by the students of John Claire Monteith, at the opening of the exhi bition of pictures held at the Aius worth School, at, the big charity tea given by the Omega Nu sorority at the Hotel Portland and at a number of more informal affairs. The students of Mrs. Dora Dan forth gave an entertaining recital at 140 East Twenty-ninth street last Mon dav night. Those who tooK part 1 the oroeramme were: Florence Blck nell. Mary West, Lenore Kilton, Flunor I.uev. Virginia Danforth, Myr tle Gill, Alice Wiltshire, Lois Gill, Paul Emmett, Charles Mason, Alfred wngnt, TiiKworth Mason and Arline Kennedy. vv.rn I solos were rendered by Miss Lulu Gill, Florence Bicknell and Alvin Mason. Albert S. Brown tenor, will be solo ist this evening in the sacred cantata, "The Prince of Peace" (Camp), which will be sung at St. James Lngnsn Lutheran Church. Mr. Brown was en gaged as tenor soloist for the cantata, "King Olaf's Christmas" (Dudley Buck), which was sung at Hood River on Christmas eve. At nooa jrvivei u mode an excellent impression with th- ivrin neautv of his voice and his ring Ing top notes. The tenor part of this i.ntt calls for a high B flat, which Mr .Brown sang with fine quality. It is reported. He 18 being prepareu w recital work by Harold Hurlbut. A new ensemble class of advanced Instrumental students was recently or o-r.iH in. Portland for the study o classic, operatic and orchestral music David P. Nason, violinist, is me uncu tor nxri rehearsals are held every I'ri dav afternoon from 4 to 6 o'clock at Recital Hall. Fourth street, near Morrison. A recent programme "March Rondo" (Fritsche); violin quar tor "Sarabande" (Corel!!) ; "Pilgrlm'i ilhoris" and "Song to the Evening Star," from "Tannhauser" (Wagner) caprice, "Smiles and Caresses" (Bendi) violin ouartet, "Lullaby" (Carl V. Lach mundl : selections from the opera FniiKt" fGounod): "Intermezzo" from "Cavalerla Rusticana" (Mascagni). "A Giiid New Year tae Ane an' A' ("A Good New Year to One and All") the motto of the excellent pro sTdmms of well-rendered music at the annual concert ana aance or me i - land Caledonian Club, woodmen oi me WorM Hall, last Thursday night. Miss Kiiiaheth Hoben was the efficient and pleasing piano accompanist, and all the numbers on the programme cn u.u-u enjoyed and praised. The selections were: Bagpipe selection, Pipe Major Gray; remarks. Chief D. Duncan: piano nlep.Mon. "Scottish Airs," Miss Hoben ni.n "Mv Nannie's Awa' " and "Annie Laurie," W. Cochran; dance. High anrf TTliner. Misses Matnis; songs. i-nmln' Thro' the Rye" and 'Mnthor Machree." Miss C. Den- holm: recitation. Miss B. Hoben: saxa nhone duet. Misses E. and L. Martin dance, Misses Mathis; songs, "Hurrah for the Highlanders" and "It's a Long Wav to TiDDerary." Robert Wallace sword dance. Miss Mathis. Miss Katharine V. Kern presented these students in a piano recital Wed nesday afternoon at her home on WH lamette- Heights: Frances Morgan, Ruhv Behnke. Nan Montgomery, Jesse Marearet-Huett. Kathleen Grant, Mar garet Manmon. Stella Kiggs. Ann Mannion and Frieda Eppenstein. An interesting feature of the programme was the singing by the members of the orimary music education class, consist ing of small tots from 4 to 8 years of age. All auditors were delighted with the solos. The children in tnis class are: Kutn iBnerwooa, joim ua-rajicn Frances Morgan, Nan Burkhart, Mar- 1orie Isherwood. Margaret MccraKen, Dorothy Mannion, Martin JHarKS, J re velyn Jones, Felix Isherwood and Jean McCraken. The two recitals -of Junior and in termediate and advanced grades, by students of the Von Jessen Piano School, last Wednesday, were quite suc cessful musical affairs, and . reflected credit both on Arthur Von Jessen, who directed the recitals, and the 17 young soloists. Mrs. Jane Burns Albert, solo so prano of the First Presbyterian Church choir, was fcept quite Busy last weeK as soloist at several important musi cal events. Last Sunday, in addition to her duties, as church choir soloist. Mrs. Albert sang professionally at the Portland Hotel: and last xuesaay att- ernoon at the same hotel at a meeting of the Monday Musical Club, Mrs. Al bert was one of the 'soloists in the presentation of that vocal gem, Liza lehmann's "The Persian Garden. Last Tuesday night Mrs. Albert was one of the soloists in the rendition of Han del's "Messiah," under the direction of JoaeDh A. Finley,. at the First Pres byterian Church. Mrs. Albert has a beautiful, birdlike, soprano voice of much charm which she uses with mu sicianly skill. Her singing . voice is also excellently placed. Mrs. Myron E. Ross, contralto, has . again been appointed soloist and pre centor at the Second cnurcn oi cnrist. Scientist. Holladay avenue. Mrs. Ross has won much credit at this church for the uniformly excellent condition of her voice at all church services of the year, the fine singing quality of that voice, and for the industry and tasto she has shown In choosing and singing solos to suit the different serv- ces of the cnurcn. Mrs. koss is just beginning to sing In outside concerts and recitals, and has been pleasingly successful, one of her most creditable appearances being at a recent recital of the Monday Musical uiud. one studied singing in this city with George Wilbur Reed, and has been lor sev eral years a church choir soloist at big churches at - Denver, Colo., and Min neapolis. Minn. At 'the Sunnvslde Methodist Episco pal Church, East Thirty-fifth and Yam hill streets, tonight, the fourth o this season's monthly sacred concerts will be rendered under tne airections oi isnr Dean MacFall. choir master, and Mri Samuel F. Grover. organist- An especially interesting programme has heen arrangeo. wnea mu wuiumcu adult and Junior choirs of the church, - I 1 ! I TENSION RESONATOR (Patented) : used exclusively in Mason & llamlin Pianos, accomplishes what has never before been accomplished in a piano it per manently preserves the crown or arch of the sounding board, giving to the piano extraordinary beauty of tono and a permanence of tone quality never before approached. A technical description of this epoch-makinsr discovery from The Scientific American of October 11, 1902, will be sent on request. Grands $900 to $1800 Uprights $600 to $775 Other makes accepted in exchange at fair valuation. Confidential payments. General Western Representatives iiii.il mv i p II Morrison Street at Broadway. Other stores: San Francisco. Oakland, Sacramento. San Jose, Fresno. Los Angeles, San Diego and other Coast cities. "Mis Neuhaus seems ralher to revitalize tho compoer than merely to Interpret his meaning." New York World. Masonic Temple Auditorium Went Perk and Ymmlillt Mreels. SCND.1Y AFTKRNOON9. J1XCJRV 17 AM 1. At S O'Clok. Twh Rentals tT TITK EMINENT PIANIST. Past and West Praie Gifted Artlnfe Exqulallo PInliTi, Hail Her as "One of the Great Women rianlsts oi Her Time," and Her Recital as "Triumph of Art." gtelniray Ilaao furnished by Sherman, Clay Co. In tha Andante and Polonaise of Chopin ho dlrnlayed tone of txeptinl beauty? and ."cVance and refinement oi style. Thl. delightful bit of pl.Um. BoEt'on Post. numherins: J voices, win iji.i-ihi. Thnsn in solo oarts on this occasion are Harry Whetsel, tenor; Donna Faye Hutchins and Marie Keller Fisher, so- oranos: Isabelle Merryman, mezzo con tralto, and Canaille Taylor, violinist. For the pleasure of the members and friends of Mount Tabor Metnoaisi Episcopal Church, a Christmas cantata. "The Everlasting Light," composed by Ira Bishop Wilson, was rendered dur ing the week most effectively by the choir of the Rose City Park Methodist Episcopal Church, under the direction of Mrs. W. C. Smldt. Lucien E. Becker, nr.aiii.fi A.t th orcan. played sev eral delightful numbers, generously re sponding to recalls. A large audience was present. nAnnu Ponino-iA presented in piano recital last Tuesday night. In the Royal Annex, these students: Helen Dleck, Bertha Leitner, Vivian Abraham and Park Richardson. They were assisted with vocal selections by MIsB Leah Cohn, soprano: Isabella merrymn. mezzo contralto; Carrol Day. baritone, and Miss Wylie Holcomb, violinist. The fine rendition of Handel's "Mes siah" at the First Presbyterian cnurcn last Tuesday night by soloists " chorus of 150 voices, under the direc tion of Joseph A. Finley was reviewed fully in The Oregonian of last Thurs day. It was a great success, and so many people attended that it Is esti mated more man ouu . away, for lack of seating capacity m the church. Th. mimical ouartet at the Temple Tjv, tt-u oi ..nnsiistlna: of Mrs. Herman A Polltz, soprano; Mrs. Delphine Marx, contralto; Norman A. Hoose. tenor, and Ttn. T TJ J n r n KR W 1 III JCjUKO-e J sen, organist continues to do faithful and admirable worn. x ne ii.i.w i. .ni.ndid. bo much so that in singing such steady legato, the four voices in choral unison buuuh This is real qunrtet singlntr. somewhat rarA in choir work. Last Friday night. at the Temple Beth Israel, these im pressions of the fine work of this quar bv attending and care fully listening to the service. Mr. Coursen's able pipeaprgan playing was the perfection of sympathetic choral support, to me vouw ui .e.- u ih. recent recital by Miss Kath- . i. I.-.I-TI' students, a trio, consist- -Miaa Marie unaDmau, '"",Bl 11 . vj - . ..... . r;- Tn.erhlne Waener. cellist, ana Miss Kern, pianist, was enthusiastic ally received, unese young -.-ortit nu thev are doing excel- work. They are to play January 18 at a recital of the Monday Musical Club. Tho rorrular monthly pipe-organ re i.i -nHii take nlace at Trinty Eplsco pal Church" tonight, when Mrs. fitod will nlav these numbers: Ques- and "Answer 1 wwlDicuiiuiiuc prelude to the third act oi uoam- ! wan-ner-Warrenl: "Aubade in D-Flat" (Bernard Johnson): march from "Leonora"-Symphony (Raff). n-v.. .heiinte neutrality of music was recentlv at Aeolian ,Hall. New York, when Schumann's Rheinlsh Sym phony founn Itseit compieioiy roundel Dy ine wii " J., , composers. Bantock and Elger In the programme or tne new ior ojr,,.M.,.., Orchestra, Walter Damrosch. conductor. The Rheinish Symphony depicts scenes n the Rhine, wnue tne , ture "The Pierrot oi me jui'iuic, -based on a French subject. Granville Bantock, who wrote the latter number, one of the best Known oi me """i English composers. uanioca. n i stated, conducted the first perform ance of "The Pierrot of the Mlnute at the Worcester, England, festival In 1908 Sir Edward Elgar, whose over ture "Cockaigne." (In London Town), completed the programme said In a re cent interview: "I live in tho country near Malvern. ine nmasu . do my worK is some aisiam.- borne, completely hemmed in by trees, so I am absolutely away from the world. Many eay that Eng-listimen are THE 111 i pi i I I not romantic. With that I disagree. There Is a vast dlffcreuce between sen timentality and romance Perhapa things in London Impress me more strongly than they do Ihot-e who) live there constantly, but when I so Into tho Guildhall, the center of civle life, as It were, and see what hss been done and the records and Inscriptions of I thoso things, the spirit of thern Im presses me deeply. It is something of this spirit and the underlying jov iality as well, that I hiive ounht tn convey in my overture, 'Cockaigne' (In London Town)." Today at 11 A. M. st Centenary Methodist Episcopal Church, Kat Ninth and Pine streets, the choir, aug mented by members of the combined choruses of the Portland Oratorio ho clety and rresbyterlan Senior Chorus lo between 7& and 100 voices, and direct ed by Joseph A. Finley, conductor of these three and several other mtislrul organizations. will render thene choruses from Handel's "MeRslah": "And the Glory," "O. Thou That Tell est," "For Unto t's." "Ulory to God" and the "Hallelujah" chorus. Mrs. M. Gabriel Pullln, soprano, will sing "Re joice Greatly." Mrs. EJwIn S. Miller. ifonclnnVd on Vr 1V MUSICAL DIRECTOBT. Learn to Act. Sing and Dance At the GILBFRT-MlRRtY M'HOOL OK MUKIC AMI ACTI.X;, The Only Theatrical rVhool In the City Which Is Conducted by a Faculty With ACTUAL STAtilS EXPERIENCE! t.enevleve) ttlbrt. Voice Production and Opera. 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