To commemorate the 250th anniversary of the birth of Bach, the Jewish Choral Society of the Young Men’s Hebrew Association, Ninety-second street and Lexington avenue, will take part in a special Bach festival at the “Y” January 19 and 20.
The first New York performance of the modern English oratoria, “Belshazzar’s Feast,” will be given by the chorus of the Schola Cantorum at Carnegie Hall January 9. William Walton wrote the work.
Gershon Ephros, author of “Cantorial Anthology,” will lecture on the evolution of Jewish music at the Jewish Club, 23 West Seventy-third street, next Sunday.
Bronsilaw Huberman’s first New York recital in eight years is to be given at Carnegie Hall Sunday night. The violinist has been enjoying a series of triumphs all over Europe.
Emanuel Fuermann, Austrian ‘cellist, will make his New York debut with the Philharmonic-Symphony orchestra Wednesday evening.
Ernest Schelling begins his annual series of concerts for children and young people next Saturday morning at Carnegie Hall. Folk songs and folk dances will be illustrated by the music of Lulli, Byrd, Mozart, Scarlatti, Couperin and other composers.
The first concert of the “Old Vienna” symphony orchestra, originally scheduled for Town Hall next Saturday, will be deferred to February 2.
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