Ar’cher

Fredk., Oxford, England, 16, 1838—Pittsburgh, Pa. Oct. 22, 190%; pupil of his father; studied in London and Leipzig; organist and opera-director in London; 1881, organist of Plymouth Church, Brooklyn, later in New York; 1887, conductor of Boston Oratorio Soc.; 1895-98, Pittsburgh (Pa.) Orchestra; composed cantata, organ-pieces, etc. Arditi (ar-dé’-té), (1) Michele, Marchese, Naples, 1745—-1838; composer. (2) Luigi, Crescent i no, Piedmont, July 16, 1822—Hove, England May I, 1903; pupil of Milan Cons.; violinist, then director of opera, 1843, Milan, Turin, and Havana. visited New York with the Havana opera company, 1847, and at intervals thereafter unti! 1856. Composed 3 operas, vocal waltzes, “J/ Bacio,” etc.; wrote “My Reminiscences” (London, 1896). (&’-réns), Fz. Xaver, Neef, Germany, Oct. 28, 1856—Los Angeles, Jan. 28, 1932; came to America early in youth; pupil of his father, and of Rheinberger, etc.; conductor, organist; composer of symphonic fantasia, etc. (d-rén’-shki), Anton Step a nov itch, Novgorod, Ru ia, July 31, 1861—Tarioki, Finland, Feb. 25, 1906; composer and pianist; pupil of Johan en and Rimsky-Korsakov; Prof. Imp. Cons. Moscow, and conductor Imperial Court Choir; composed a symphony, 4 suites for orch., t-act opera ‘‘Rafaello,”’ string quartets, concerto for piano, etc., including ‘‘E ais sur des rythmes oubliés,”* f. pf. 4 hands.