phony Orchestra under the direction of Walter Damrosch. The programme will include a popular operatic evening, "The Messiah," and the usual Symphony, Popular and Artists' concerts.

The Symphony Concerts for Young People, Newark, N. J., under the direction of Frank L. Sealy, performed the following numbers on January 17. Mendelssohn's Symphony No. 4, the Nutcracker Suite by Tschaikowsky; Fantasie, "Madame Butterfly," Puccini: Elgar's "Dream Children;" Intermezzo from "Thais," Massenet; Introduction to 3rd act of "Lohengrin," Wagner. An orchestra from the N. Y. Symphony Society assisted, and Mrs. Mary Hissem de Moss, soprano, sang "Ah, Fors 'e Lui," Verdi; Haydn's "My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair," and Han"Angels Ever Bright and Fair."

The Mount Kisco Choral Club, of Mount Kisco, N. Y., under the direction of G. Darlington Richards, gave a concert consisting of Ancient_and Modern Christmas Carols at the Methodist Episcopal Church, Mount Kisco, on January 20. The programme included "The First Noel," Old French; "Infant so Gentle," Gascon Carol; "Holy Night," German Folk-Song; "Holy Night," Barnby; "What Child Is This?" Ancient Irish Melody; "On This Day Was Born Christ Jesus," Old Breton Melody; Christmas Song, Adolph Adams. Mr. Richards played the following organ numbers: Cantilena in D-flat, Will C. Macfarlane; Handel's Largo, and Lemmens's Marche Pontificale.

Church News.

William C. Carl will inaugurate the new Skinner Organ in the First Presbyterian Church, Newtown, N. Y., at the end of February.

Maunder's Olivet to Calvary will be performed on April 17 at All Saints' Cathedral, Spokane, Wash., under the direction of Edgar C. Thomp

son.

West's The Story of Bethlehem was performed in Holy Trinity Memorial Chapel, Philadelphia, Pa., under the direction of Henry S. Fry, O. & C., recently.

University Memorial Chapel, Wooster, Ohio.J. Lawrence Erb, O. & C.: Anthems for January included Gounod's Sanctus, Chadwick's Awake up, My Glory, and Watson's O Worship the Lord.

St. Paul's Church, Rochester, N. Y., Beecher Aldrich, O. & C.-Anthems for January included Parker's "In a Far-off Country"; Adams's "He Shall Be Great," and "Give Ear, O Shepherd of Israel," by Whiting.

The Choir of St. Paul's Episcopal Church, Rochester, N. Y., which sang Parker's "The Holy Child" at Christmas, is now at work on Bach's "Passion" music, which will be sung during Lent. Beecher Aldrich is organist and choirmaster.

The Choir of the Brick Presbyterian Church, Rochester, N. Y., numbering fifty-eight voices, under the direction of Harry Thomas, gave Gaul's cantata,"Israel in the Wilderness," Sunday night, January 26. Mrs. Louis E. Fuller was at the

organ.

Haydn's "The Creation" was performed on February 2 at St. Mark's Evan. Luth. Church, Philadelphia, Pa., under the direction of Dr. John M'E. Ward. Simper's Magnificat was also sung and Dr. Ward played Gounod's Marche Solenelle as postlude.

Stainer's The Daughter of Jairus was performed in the Bergen Baptist Church, Jersey City, N. J., under the direction of Miss A. B. Foster, on February 2 The soloists were Miss Giles, soprano; Edward Strong, tenor, and Mr. Wiederhold, bass.

St. Paul's Church, Baltimore, Md., Miles Farrow, O. & C.-Anthems for February include the following: Torrance, "They Shall Hunger No More," Sullivan's, "O Gladsome Light," Naylor's "Behold, God Is Great," and Maunder's "Oh, Cast Thy Burden upon the Lord."

Trinity Church, New York, Victor Baier, O. & C.-Anthems for January included "Sing, O Heavens," Tours; Stainer's "When Jesus Was Born," Barnby's "Sing and Rejoice," "He Shall Be Great," Gade; R. H. Woodmans "Why do the Heathen?" and Parker's "Before the Heavens We Spread Abroad."

St. Paul's Church, Holyoke, Mass., Thomas Moxon, O. & C.-Anthems and services for December included "And the Glory of the Lord," Handel; "Sing, O Heavens," Tours; "Arise, Shine," Maker; "Let Us Now Go," Field; Te Deum in D, Hall; Te Deum in B-flat, West; Communion Service, Cruickshank.

At the Old First Presbyterian Church, New York, a series of musical services are being given, including "The Wilderness," Wesley; "Gallia,' Gounod; "Sleepers, Wake," Bach; "The Message of the Cross," Macfarlane; "Redemption," Gounod, and "Messiah," Handel. On the last Sunday evening in February Mendelssohn's "Elijah" will be sung at 8 o'clock.

The Delaware Avenue Baptist Church Choir, Buffalo, N. Y., under the direction of Harry J. Fellows, gave a performance of Handel's "Messiah" in the City Convention Hall recently. The Choir was augmented to 200 voices and the assisting soloists were Mme. Hissem de Moss, soprano; Mrs. Harry House Griffin, contralto; Charles W. Clark, baritone, and Charles C. Yates, tenor.

The Choral Union of the First Congregational Church, Chicago, Ill., under the direction of H. Augustine Smith, performed the following choral works during 1907, Haydn's "Creation" (twice), "The Hymn of Praise," Mendelssohn; "The Seven Last Words of Christ," Dubois; "The Resurrection," Manney; Gounod's "Gallia"; Mendelssohn's "Hear My Prayer," and Maunder's "Penitence, Pardon and Peace."

The Consecration of the Church of St. John_the Evangelist, St. Paul, Minn., took place on January I. It was celebrated with a fitting musical programme, for which Mr. G. H. Fairclough, organist of the church, composed a Te Deum and Jubilate in A. The offertory anthems were LuardSelby's "The Lord Is in His Holy Temple" and Gounod's "Unfold, Ye Portals"; Merbecke's "Sursum Corda," Gounod's Sanctus, and Maunder's Nunc Dimittis were also included in the programme.

On Tuesday, February 18, at the Church of the Holy Faith, 166th street and Trinity avenue, and on Tuesday, February 25, at the Church of the Resurrection, 74th street, near Park avenue, the combined choirs of these churches will render Gaul's "Holy City," under the direction of Gottfried H. Federlein, organist and choirmaster of the latter parish. William Henry Norton, of the former parish, will preside at the organ. The soloists will be Miss Anna D. Kunzman, soprano; Miss Mary C. Hubbell, contralto; Harry P. Annen, Tenor; George Castelle, bass.

Church of the Incarnation, New York, Warren R. Hedden, O. & C.-Anthems for January included Gades "When Onward I am Gazing"; "Before the Heavens Were Spread Abroad," Parker; Shelley's "I, Jesus, Have Sent Mine Angel," Rheinberger's "Shadows Falling Dark and Long," and "God, Thou Art Great," by Spohr. Mr. Hedden's organ numbers included Bach's Fugue in D-major, Prelude in B-flat, by G. E. Whiting; Chant Triophale, by H. B. Gaul; H. P. Jepson's Sortie Nuptiale; Fugue in D-minor, Bach, and Grand Chorus in B-flat by Dubois.

The Annual Music Festival at Grace Church, Brooklyn Heights, took place on February 6. The Parish Choir was assited by the choirs of St. Ann's and St. Luke's churches, and William Goldsworthy and H. Brooks Day, organists of these churches, assisted. G. F. Mason of St. John's Church played before the service. Frank Wright, organist of Grace Church, directed. Mendelssohn's "Lobgesang" was the principal work on the programme, which also included T. Tertius Noble's "Souls of the Righteous," and the following organ numbers: Ch. Lefebvre's prelude, "Meditation," and a march by Elgar. Sir John Stainer's Magnificat in B-flat was sung.

An interesting occasion was the dinner given Walter Henry Hall, organist and choirmaster of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, and St. James' Church, New York, by his assistants in choir work. It was held at the Hotel Astor on January 16, and presided over by Mr. E. I. Horsman, Jr. Speeches were made by Rev. Canon Voorhis and Felix Lamond, and there was a large attendance of men who had either served as Mr. Hall's assistants or had sung for him in the various choirs which had been trained by him. During the evening a large silver loving cup was presented to Mr. Hall as a token of the esteem in which he is held by his co-church workers.

Various Notes.

Miss May Mukle was the soloist with the Russian Symphony Orchestra on February 13, and played Davidow's Violoncello Concerto in Aminor.

On January 25 Walter Bentley Ball, a member of the faculty of the Rochester School of Music, gave his second monthly recital. Folk Songs of the British Isles were given. Old English songs were heard on February 7.

A joint meeting of the German singing societies of Rochester was held during last month and an endeavor made to form a permanent organization. The following societies were represented: Rochester Maennerchor and the West Side Maennerchor.

A Faculty Concert was given by the American Violin School, under Joseph Vilim, on January 23. The programme included, Serenade for two violins and piano, Sinding; Chaconne, Bach; Concerto in G-minor, Bruch; Pieces Mignonnes, J. Amberg.

The Rochester School of Music, John D. Beal, director, will present "Pinafore" and "Cavalleria Rusticana" some time in May. The solo parts in "Pinafore" will be taken by students of the school, while those of the Italian opera will be taken by metropolitan singers.

Frank H. Mather gave a lecture recital on Music and Its Interpretations in the First Congregational Church, Middletown, N. Y., on January 16. Mr. Mather's musical illustrations included, Invention in C, Bach; Prelude in D-flat, Chopin; Romance in F-sharp, Schumann.

The Etude Club, of Davenport, Iowa, Mrs. Sherier, president, gave a miscellaneous programme on December 5, at which the following numbers were performed: "Thy Beaming Eyes," MacDowell; Aria, "Les Huguenots," Meyerbeer; Prelude and Impromptu, Chopin.

The Loring Club of San Francisco, Cal., under the direction of W. C. Stadfeld, gave the second concert of their 31st season in Christian Science Hall, that city, on December 17. The programme included F. A. Kern's "The Minstrel," Mendelssohn's "Serenade"; "Rhapsodie," Brahms, and the Finale from Symphonie Pathetique, Tschaikowsky.

The Third Concert of the Vienna Quartet took place in Cooper Union Hall on February 6, when the programme included the following numbers: Vienna Artists' March, Schramel; "Song without words," Tschaikowsky; American Plantation Dances, by M. Arnold, and Pierne's Serenata. The next concert will take place on March 12 in Cooper Union.

The Tuesday Musicale Chorus of Rochester, N. Y., which numbers 200 voices, is holding weekly rehearsals for its annual spring concert. Among the selections to be given are "By Babylon's' Wave," Gounod; "Bells of St. Michael's Tower," a glee for five voices by Stewart; "The Angelus," by Dvorak. The chorus is directed by Professor Heinrich Jacobsen.

Miss

Miss Julia R. Klumpke, violinist, and Arthur L. Manchester, baritone, gave a recital at Converse College, Spartanburg, S. C., on January 13. Klumpke's numbers included Beethoven's Sonata for Violin and Piano, Romance by RubinsteinWieniawski, and Scherzo and Melodie by Tschaikowsky. Mr. Manchester sang Verdi's Confutatis, Schubert's "Te be sung on the waters," and Radecke's "Joy in strength."

The Saturday Club of Sacramento, Cal., Mrs. J. A. Moynihan, president, announces that the membership has now exceeded one thousand persons, and it has been obliged to close its membership because it has been unable to procure a hall large enough to accommodate a greater number. Recent activities of the club include Sixth Students' Day, on January 4, and a song recital by Herbert Witherspoon on January 21.

A French Musical and Literary Recital was given by M. Louis Planel and Mme. Tekley-Planel at the Waldorf-Astoria, this city, for the purpose of furthering the project of adding an American branch to L'Union Artistique des Femmes Francaises by means of which American Students in Paris may avail themselves of the privileges of the Society. General Horace Porter has been chosen president.

Herve D. Wilkins, of Rochester, is the fortunate possessor of a Beethoven medal given to him by a member of the master's family. The medal, which is about twice the size of a silver dollar, was issued in commemoration of the Beethoven Centennial festival at Vienna in 1870. On the one side is a relief portait of the master, and on the reverse side the inscription and date in German, the coat of arms of the city of Vienna, in the center, surrounded by a laurel wreath and a harp. Mr. Wilkins was given the medal by a grand-nephew of the composer.

The Festival Choir of the Cathedral of St. John the Divine has been formed for the public presentation of the higher forms of sacred choral art. The Choir is under the direction of Walter Henry Hall. The Chorus will be limited to 120 selected mixed voices, and the recitals will be given in the Synod Hall. It is purposed to establish a society which in time shall emulate the festival performances held in the English cathedrals. This season Gounod's "Redemption" will be performed on March 11 and Haydn's “Creation" on April 29. The new organization is largely composed of the associate members of the Musurgia.

The second and third Artists' Recitals at the Ypsilanti Conservatory of Music, Frederic H. Pease, director, will be given on February 18 and April 14. They will be given by Mme. Charlotte Maconda, soprano, and Albert Janpolski, baritone.

The rebuilding of the Trinity Church Organ (New York), has just been completed by the Hook-Hastings Company of Kendall Green, Mass. The organ, which was built in 1846, is unique in some particulars, and the church authorities did not wish it changed materially. The mechanism was simply repaired, and it is said to have cost $10,000, a thousand dollars more than it cost originally.

Wenzel J. Dousek, organist of the Holy Redeemer Church, Rochester, has been chosen the director of the Rochester Maennerchor. Mr. Dousek is a native of Reichenberg, Bohemia, Austria. He came to America in 1880 and accepted the position of organist and choirmaster of St. Mary's Church, Auburn, N. Y. He later took charge of the Smith Opera House Orchestra, Geneva, and was the organist at St. Francis De Sales' Church. While in Geneva he accepted the directorship of the Auburn Beethoven Choral Club and the Auburn City Band. He is at present the conductor of the Rochester Badischen Maennerchor and the supervisor of music of the schools of Waterloo, N. Y.

Prof. George Coleman Gow, of Vassar College, is giving a series of nine lectures at the American Institute of Applied Music, 212 West 59th street, New York. The dates and subjects are as follows: Feb.

5-The Beauty of Form.

12-The Charm of Shifting Outline.
19-The Apotheosis of Melody.

26-The Culmination of the Polyphonic
Ideal.

Mar. 11-The Suggestion of Motion.

18-The Fusion of Motion and Melody. 25-The Group Form as a Musical Unit. Apl. -The Culmination of the Classical Ideal.

8-Romanticism in the Larger Forms. 15-Romanticism in the Smaller Forms.

A course in Musical Appreciation is being given at the State Normal School, Winona, Minn., under the direction of Miss Caroline V. Smith. The course is divided and subdivided as follows: Vocal Forms of Music:

Organ Recitals.

The following list of Organ Recitals includes the principal numbers on each programme. Owing to lack of space, it is impossible to print each list in full.

Church of the Holy Trinity, Philadelphia, Pa.RALPH KINDER. January 18 and 25: Grand Choeur in D, Bossi; Andante Cantabile, Widor; Salut d'Amour and March in D, Elgar; Reverie, Ferrata; Sonata No. 8, 1st movement, Guilmant, and Grand Choeur in A, Kinder.

Florence Harkness Memorial, Cleveland, O.CHARLES E. CLEMENS. February 16 and 23: Grand Fantasie in F-minor, Mozart; Marche Nuptiale, Faulkes; Symphony No. 6, Widor; Marche Triumphal, Costa.

First Presbyterian Church, Williamsport, Pa.— ROSCOE HUFF. January 13: Introduction and Fugue in D-minor, Guilmant; Christmas Pastorale, Merkel, and Concert Rondo in B-flat, Hollins.

St. Paul's Church, North Andover, Mass.-HERBERT W. W. DOWNES. December 29: Toccata, Dubois; Serenade, Gounod; Cantilene Nuptiale, Dubois, and Allegretto Grazioso, Tours.

Woolsey Hall, Yale University, New Haven, Conn.-HARRY B. JEPSON. February 24: Fifth Sonata (Allegro), Guilmant; Kantilene, Renner; MacDowell's Clair de la Lune, and Faulkes' Marche Religieuse.

Mary Lyon Chapel, Mount Holyoke College, Mass.-WILLIAM C. HAMMOND. January 15 and 29 Prelude and Fugue in C-minor, Bach; Nocturne in A-flat, Parker; Prelude and Fugue in Dmajor; Intermezzi in D-minor, Bossi, and March in E-flat major, Guiraud.

St. Paul's Church, Chicago, Ill.-WILHELM MIDDLESCHULTE, assisted by St. Paul's Choir under John Allen Richardson, O. & C. January 9: Sonata in A-minor, Ritter; Concerto in G, Handel; Stainer's Awake Thou, that Sleepest; Fantasia and Fugue in G-minor, Bach.

St. Peter's Episcopal Church, St. Louis, Mo.CHARLES GALLOWAY. January 5: Choral in Emajor, Franck; Pastoral, Lefebure-Wely; Sortie, Ropartz.

Grand Avenue M. E. Church, Kansas City, Mo. EDWARD KREISER. January 12: Grand Chorus in C-major, Hollins; Allegretto Grazioso, Hollins; Scherzo from Eighth Sonata, Guilmant, and Triumphal March, Hollins.

St. Paul's Chapel, Columbia University, N. Y.FRANK E. WARD. January 7: Prelude in B-minor, Bach; Scherzo, Loret; Fifth Symphony, two movements, Widor.

Eliot Church, Newton, Mass.-EVERETT E. TRUETTE. January 16: Seventh Sonata in F-major; Nocturne in F, Miller; Gothic Suite, Boellman, and Fanfare, Shelley.

City Convention Hall, Buffalo, N. Y.-W. RAY BURROUGHS. January 12: Fifth Sonata, three movements, Guilmant; Berceuse, Ralph Kinder; Toccata and Fugue in D-minor, Bach; Priere, Saint-Saens; Grand Chorus, William Faulkes.

North Baptist Church, Camden, N. J.-JAMES C. WARHURST. January 18. Gothic Suite, Boellmann; Prelude and Fugue in C-minor, Bach; Sonata No. 5 in D-minor, two movements, Merkel; Finale in E-flat, Guilmant.

First Church, Waterbury, Conn.-ARTHUR L. TOWNE. January 14: Scherzo, 8th Sonata, Guilmant; Cantilene, James H. Rogers; Triumphal March, Hollins.

Congregational Church, Redlands, Cal.-MRS. CARROLL B. SMITH. January 1: Fantasie and Fugue in G-minor, Bach; Romance in D-flat; Lemare, and Fiat Lux, Dubois.

First Universalist Church, Haverhill, Mass.JAMES W. HILL. January 20: Andante Religioso, Horatio Parker; Cortege Nuptial, James H. Rogers; Idyll, Ralph Kinder; Concert Etude in Bflat, George E. Whiting.

Congregation Rodeph Shalom, Pittsburgh, Pa. -W. E. ZEUCH of Chicago. January 20: Dedication Irene Kaufman Memorial Organ, built to specification of W. K. Steiner by W. W. Kimball Co. Allegro Moderato, Sonata 1, Mendelssohn; Curfew, Horsman; Toccata, 5th Symphony, Widor; Scherzo, Second Symphony, Pierne, and Berceuse "Jocelyn," Godard.

Trinity Cathedral, Cleveland, Ohio.-EDwin ArTHUR KRAFT. January 24 and February 7: March and Evening Star from Tannhauser, and Prize Song from the Mastersingers, Wagner; Prelude and Fugue in A-minor, Bach; Serenade and Caprice, Faulkes; Fifth Sonata, Ist movement, Guilmant, and Minuet from the 3rd Organ Symphony, Widor.

First Baptist Church, Newton Centre, Mass.JOHN HERMANN LOUD. January 20 and February 10: Cantabile in A-flat from 4th Symphony, Widor; Toccata and Fugue in D-minor, J. S. Bach; Organ Sonata, four movements, Frank Lyons; Prelude and Fugue in D, Bach; Organ Sonata in F-minor, three movements, John Hermann Loud.

St. John's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Catawissa, Pa.-DR. JOHN M'E. WARD, of St. Mark's Evan. Luth. Ch., Philadelphia. February 6: Dedication of the new Bates and Culley Organ. Marche Religieuse, Guilmant; Fugue, G-minor, Bach; Military March, Gounod.

City Convention Hall, Buffalo, N. Y.-FREDERICK MAXSON, of the First Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pa. January 26: Concert Fantasia in Fminor, Arthur Bird; Fugue, D-major, Bach; Nocturne in A, Gaston M. Dethier; Grand Choeur in C, Hollins.

First Presbyterian Church, Morristown, N. J.MRS. KATE ELIZABETH Fox. Sonata in the style of Handel, Wolstenholme; Andante Cantabile from 4th Symphony, Widor; Barcarole from 4th Concerto, W. S. Bennett; Fugue, St. Ann's, Bach; Cantabile and Finale from 6th Symphony, Widor.

Congregational

Church, Sacramento, Cal.— LOUIS H. EATON. January 18, under the auspices of the Saturday Club: Toccata and Fugue in Dminor, Bach; Brahms's Two Choral Preludes; Andante Cantabile, Widor; Grand Chorus in Dmajor, Guilmant, and Adagio from the Second Organ Sonata, Guilmant.

First Presbyterian Church, Norristown, Pa.WALTER DEPREFONTAINE. February 4, under the auspices of the American Organ Players' Club: Passacaglia, Frescobaldi; Angelus, Massenet; Intermezzo, Kinder; Pastorale, “To a Wild Rose," MacDowell.

Presbyterian Church, Flemington, N. J.-NORMAN LANDIS, O. & C. January 30: Organ Symphony No. 5, Widor; Allegretto Scherzando, Norman Landis, and Lemmens's Marche Pontificale.

St. Andrew's Memorial Church, Yonkers, N. Y. -STANLEY R. AVERY, O. & C. February 17 and 24: Sonata, Op. 188, Rheinberger; Prelude and Fugue in G, Mendelssohn; Prelude and Fugue in Aminor, Bach; Andante from 5th Symphony, Beethoven.

Metropolitan Methodist Church, Regina, Sask, Can.-J. EDWARD FISHER, O. & C. January 28: (French composers), Benediction Nuptiale, SaintSaens; Prayer and Cradle Song, Guilmant; Finale in D, Symphony No. 2, Widor.

Second Presbyterian Church, Chicago, Ill.— ALBERT F. MCCARRELL, O. & C. January 12: Concerto No. 5, Handel; Gavotte, D-minor, Bach; Fugue in C, Buxtehude; An Autumn Sketch, Brewer; The Curfew, Horsman; Grand Chorus in D, Guilmant, and March Triomphale, Archer.

Thompson Memorial Chapel, Williams College, Mass.-SUMNER SALTER, O. & C. January 28 and Feb. 5: Fantasia in F-minor; Larghetto in A, Beethoven; Suite in D, Arthur Foote; Hymn to Saint Cecilia, Gounod, and E. R. Kroeger's Marche Pittoresque.

Carnegie Music Hall, Allegheny, Pa.-CASPAR P. KOCH, City Organist. Jan. 9 and 23: Fugue, Gminor, Bach; Lied, Gaston M. Dethier; Finale, Everet E. Truette; Toccata in D-minor, Mailly; Andante in F, Lefebure-Wely, and Dubois' Grand Choeur.

St. James' Episcopal Church-ARTHUR G. YOUNG organist, assisted by Mrs. D. M. Leavenworth, soprano, and Herman B. Brown, violinist. Mendelssohn's sonata in G-minor; Bach's fugue in C-minor; Chopin's Nocturne, Andantino, and Guilman't chorus in D-major.

Reviews of New Music.

MELODIES AND HOW TO HARMONIZE THEM. Edmondstoune Duncan. London: The Vincent Music Co. Boston: Thomas J. Donlan.

The young student's first steps in harmony are usually toilsome, and any work that tends to help him will be certain of appreciation. Of course, the most difficult thing he has to encounter is the harmonization of melodies. Many books have been published on the subject, but few are worthy of more than passing notice. Mr. Duncan's work is an exception. He has followed different, and we think better, lines than his predecessors. His watchword is "illustration," and by illustration alone he thinks that harmonization of melodies can be taught. It has, he says, this important recommendation, namely, that it is to all intents and purposes a systematic reproduction of the same process that took place in the gradual development of the science of harmony as it is known to-day. The author takes the student from the construction of cadences and the harmonization of melodies by the use of common chords, and step by step until such chords as the augmented sixth and chromatic chords are easy of manipulation. He has also given many valuable hints on writing basses. With all these "helps"

the student, if he is worthy of the name, cannot fail to get a good grasp on what might be considered a somewhat difficult subject. The book is enhanced by a set of "Examination-Paper Melodies" skilfully worked out and furnished with a running commentary.

HYMNS AND TUNES FOR SCHOOLS. New York: A. S. Barnes & Co.

Still another hymnal! This is a collection edited by the Rev. Herbert B. Turner, of Hampton Institute, and is designed especially for young people. Its primary object, an admirable one, is to improve the musical taste of the young by giving them the best tunes. There is no doubt that a great deal of worthless material obtains recognition merely because it is honored with the name "hymn-tune," and it is to be hoped that Dr. Turner's efforts to replace such music with good tunes will receive the attention they deserve. The collection comprises a large number of the old favorites such as "Regent Square," "Greenland," "Hollingside," and a host of others of like merit; moreover, there are some excellent new contributions by Horatio Parker, G. W. Chadwick and other composers of the modern school. On the whole, the collection is such as to win recognition. The harmonies are generally good, and some of the tunes are arranged for unisonal singing.

THE DARKEST HOUR. Harold Moore. London: Novello & Co. New York: The H. W. Gray Co.

A cantata for Lenten use has long been needed. Mr. Moore's work is a meditation on the crucifixion, the words of which were arranged by Caroline M. Noel. The first scene, the story of Gethsemane, is admirably done in the words of Scripture, and Hymns for the congregation are appropriately introduced. The second scene relates the trials before Caiaphas and Pilate. Here the librettest has made excellent use of the material at hand, the revilings of the people and interrogations of Caiaphas being particularly effective and frequently dramatic. Scene three is a short description of the journey to Calvary, "The Royal Banners forward go," while scene four depicts Calvary. There is a prologue and epilogue. Mr. Moore has arranged his music for four-part chorus, soprano (which take the part of the Narrator, and may be sung by a tenor voice), tenor and baritone solos, and there are also choruses for male voices. The music is descriptive and shows the hand of a composer who has something definite to say, and has the ability to say it in the best possible manner. His solos, while for the most part in recitative form, are melodious and particularly grateful for the voices; frequently they show the true dramatic spirit, and it is not too much to assert that they are always interesting. The choruses are descriptive and choirs will revel in the parts allotted to them in the trial scenes, as well as in the more solemn scenes at Calvary. The work, if sung with meaning and spirit, should have instant success. Doubtless it will be the cantata heard most frequently during the coming penitential season.

ORGAN TRANSCRIPTIONS.

. Peter Christian

Lutkin. New York: The H. W. Gray Co.
Novello & Co., London.

This is a series of organ transcriptions of wellknown hymn-tunes. The style adopted by Mr. Lutkin is attractive, being really an extemporiza

tion on the particular hymn selected. Of the nine numbers published seven are for special seasons of the church and they would be very suitable to close the service on these days. The Advent number, which is the first of the series, is "O Come, Emanuel," and the second is Mendelssohn's "Hark, the herald angels." The remainder of the series is as follows: No. 3, "As with gladness" (Epiphany); No. 4, "Forty days and forty nights"; No. 5, Worgan's "Jesus Christ is risen to-day"; No. 6, Elvey's "Crown Him"; No. 7, Dyke's "Holy, Holy, Holy." No. 8 and 9 are Barnby's "When morning gilds the skies," and a march voluntary on the tunes "Innocents and St. Bees." The editor has given directions for repetition, tempo, etc., and has kept the length of every number within the limit of five or six pages.

HEAVEN IS OUR HOME. Frank L. Sealy. New York: The H. W. Gray Co. Novello & Co., London.

An attractive and easy little four-part anthem containing a short soprano or tenor solo.

TE DEUM LAUDAMUS IN C. Samuel A. BaldBaldwin. New York: The H. W. Gray Co. Novello & Co., London.

This Te Deum is the work of an able musician who has the faculty of writing well for the voices. The work is concise, the repetition of words being kept within strict limits and points of imitation are commendably few. The words "Also the Holy Ghost the Comforter" terminate piano according to general usage. It might be well to mention that theologians are generally agreed that the whole of the ascription to the Trinity should be sung forte; the words "the Comforter," meaning "the Strengthener." However, this in no way detracts from Mr. Baldwin's excellent setting which, apart from a certain restlessness of key, is worthy to rank with the best.

ROLL OUT, O SONG, TO GOD. David Stanley Smith. New York: The H. W. Gray Co. Novello & Co., London.

Mr. Smith's song is possessed of many of the good qualities which the composer has shown in his previous work. It is for a high voice, and possesses both effect and color.

COMPOSITIONS FOR THE ORGAN. W. D.

Armstrong. New York: J. Fischer & Bro. These are three well-written pieces of the short and easy variety, especially suitable for students as well as for use in church. They are named respectively "Hymn"; "Scherzino," a bright, cheery piece, delightful to listen to, but not so easy to play; and "Recitative, Aria and Choral." SERENADE. F. S. Converse. New York: The

H. W. Gray Co. Novello & Co., London. John Macy's piquant Serenade, which contains a pretty fancy, is admirably set to music for soprano and tenor solists and a male chorus (four parts), by the composer of "Job." The accompaniments are arranged for small string orchestra, with the addition of flute and harp; the arrangement under notice is a vocal score, with piano accompaniment. Mr. Converse has caught the spirit of the attractive poem, and has wedded it to music of a peculiar delicacy and charm. His treatment of the male chorus is particularly satisfying. Every one of the four parts is interesting, and there are striking points on nearly every page. The solos, particularly the tenor serenade, "Sweetheart, put the stars to shame," are replete with musical interest. The Serenade should obtain immediate vogue with male choruses.