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Musical Courier 1907-12-04: Vol 55 Iss 23, 1907
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1WASHINGTON, D. C. November 29, 1907.
3There has long been an urgent desire here among all band and orchestra musicians that the Government should see its way clear toward raising the salaries paid to Government bands in this country. As a rule, the salary paid to a Government musician is pitifully small and ridiculously insufficient to meet his daily needs, and there is only one way for him to get along, namely, by hunting up outside "pick up" engagements after hours and working every minute of the day to make both ends meet. No wonder some of our military bands are ranked as inferior to those abroad.
5Instead of treatment such as this, our players who go out to some distant station with a regiment should be encouraged so far as possible by being well paid and made comfortable, so that they may have every incentive toward working for good musical results and elevating the taste of those in their vicinity. There is no greater educational factor in music than a first class band, says Leader Santelmann, of the Marine Band. "Perhaps one out of every thousand can appreciate a symphony orchestra, and those who cannot may all be taught to do so by listening to the successive concerts of a good band."
7Anita Heineck-Lloyd, the soprano, has issued some very attractive new circulars. She will shortly reorganize her classes in Richmond, and will then be able to divide her week between Washington and Richmond, having classes in both cities. She will receive her pupils between 12 and 1 every day for the next four weeks at her studio, 1406 H street, N. W. She is considered to be one of the principal musical writers in Virginia.
9A notable event in the musical world of this city will be the performance of Debussy's choral work, "The Blessed Damozel," by a number of ladies under the direction of Clara Drew. Miss Drew, ever since her arrival in this city, has been identified with the highest and most advanced work in music. She has often given recitals of her own, and her programs have invariably stood upon a plane by themselves. In her recitals she usually prefixes each number with a little explanatory paragraph. Her programs are enjoyed by many of the most advanced musicians of the city. Miss Drew has recently resigned from the Washington College of Music (Incorporated), and will teach hereafter at her apartment in the Iroquois. She is also engaged in several of the private schools of the city.
11Mark Hambourg made his first appearance here with the Philadelphia Symphony Orchestra last week, and next Friday he will have his only piano recital in Washington. The program will include Beethoven's sonata, op. 2, No. 3, in C major; Grieg's "Ballade"; four Chopin numbers, the nocturne in B major, the G flat and the E flat major etudes, and the waltz in A flat major; Rubinstein's "Staccato" etude; "Ave Maria," by Henselt; "La Source," Leschetizky, and polonaise in E major, Liszt.
13Kaspar's recital at the Odeon, belonging to the National Park Seminary at Forest Glen, Md., last Monday evening. There was a pleasing selection of songs, among which was one of special interest by Ernest Lent, entitled "Beware." It was written for and dedicated to Miss Kaspar. The numbers played by the Quartet consisted of movements from standard works and "Pastorale," "Menuet" and "Le Moulin," from Lent's "Scenes Champetres." Anton Kaspar gave a number by Ries in his best style. Lucy Brickenstein was an admirable accompanist.
15The Marine Band Orchestra will have its first classical concert of the season on Monday in its beautiful new concert hall at the Marine Navy Yard. The program will include the "Military Symphony" by Haydn, the prelude to "Lohengrin," the Beethoven "Leonore" overture No. 3, and the "Serenade" by Volkmann, for orchestra and cello. Fritz Muller will play the cello part. These concerts are free.
17Harry Patterson Hopkins and Arthur Conradi, the pianists, the latter of Peabody Institute, Baltimore, will give a joint recital at the Washington College early in December. Mr. Hopkins on this occasion will present for the first time his "Slavonic Rhapsody" in E minor, for piano. In March, at the Library of Congress, the same program will be repeated.
19B. Allen Terrell, who ranks among the foremost of Washington singers, has his vocal studios in the Southeast. Mr. Terrell is an energetic and forceful man in choir circles in this city, and at the Metropolitan Presbyterian Church has succeeded in organizing a large chorus and select quartet to participate in the periodical musical services given at this church. Flora Jackson, Anna E. Brett and Harry Mitchell are the other solo singers.
21Washington has ever been a city where local amateur orchestras flourished. We have had an organization of that character, the Georgetown Orchestra, which was an important factor in the music of this city for some years, and which will undoubtedly be revived at some time in the future. Now we have several orchestras, the most prosperous at present being, perhaps, the Rebew Orchestra. Another orchestra with a distinctly separate purpose has recently been formed, however, by the Rev. George Daland, one of the directors of the Washington Choral Society, for the present year. This organization will practice accompaniments to oratorios and other choral works. It is now rehearsing the music of "The Redemption" and "The Messiah," which are to be sung at the Choral Society concerts. There will be much local interest in the debut of the new local organization, and there will be a craning of necks to see whether the violins bow together and to discover the lady trombonist, if there be one.
23The Washington Opera Club, under the direction of two local teachers, Professors Saltsman and De Ford, are busy working on their forthcoming production of Audran's opera, "La Mascot."
25Henry H. Freeman, who has become one of the much sought after organists of the South, played a recital at Greenville, N. C., on Monday, November 25, in which he was assisted by Miss Gaston and the choir.
27The Kaspar-Lent String Quartet and Anton Kaspar, violinist, were the two assisting features at Franceska
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