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Musical Courier 1892-06-15: Vol 24 Iss 643, 1892
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1musical director. Local press reports spoke very favorably of the playing of the club and of the pianists—pupils of the college—who assisted in several concertos. The vocal numbers contributed were also by pupils and were no less highly praised. It would seem that the pupil pianists who took part in the concerted numbers had only one rehearsal with the strings, a fact which speaks volumes for their proficiency. Mr. Torrington's college is evidently doing good and thorough work.
3Adele Lewing as a Composer.—Miss Adele Lewing, the pianist, has been winning golden opinions from the Boston press for her compositions for piano and voice, a concert devoted to which she recently gave in Boston. She has decided talent.
5Wilmington Music.—The Ferd. Fullmer male chorus gave a very excellent concert at Wilmington, Del., last Wednesday evening. Local talented assisted, Frank Stuebgen conducting. Leland Howe, the Philadelphia pianist, had quite a success on the Jankó keyboard.
7Wolfsohn.—Mr. Henry Wolfsohn, who has made all the engagements for the Cincinnati Festival this year, received the following flattering encouragement: "We are very much obliged to you for your very careful attention to the business of the festival.—LAWRENCE MAXWELL, Jr., Secretary Cincinnati Musical Festival Association."
9Indianapolis News.—The pupils of the Indianapolis School of Music gave their nineteenth fortnightly recital at Plymouth Church on Tuesday evening, 7th.
11The Leckner Chorus is rehearsing diligently every week. Under the direction of their leader, Max Leckner, the chorus should establish for itself a good name among the music loving people of Indiana.
13Virgil Clavier Pupils' Musicals.—A musicale was given on Tuesday evening of last week at Association Hall, Brooklyn, by the pupils of the Virgil Piano School, No. 26 West Fifteenth street, New York. The promoters of the Virgil system contend that a superior executive skill with economy of time can be obtained by the use of the Virgil clavier, or silent piano, for purposes of practice. The pupils who have adopted it play not only well but uncommonly well, and the examples given by them of going to the piano for the first time in public to perform a composition which they have never played or heard played on the piano before were certainly remarkable.
15The fact that it induces an artistic reverence for the piano proper, as an instrument from which music is to be drawn with the spirit and feeling which can only enter into a performance when technical difficulty has been mastered, cannot be overrated. This technical difficulty is struggled with and vanquished on the clavier before the piano is touched upon, so that a pupil goes to the instrument of sound with need for no other effort than to express in perfection the sentiment and purpose of whatever composition they have technically studied. The piano is for the development of the essence of music by artistic law, and not for the thumping, pounding and false harmonization produced by students at practice, the recollection of which causes many natural music lovers to dread the very name of the domestic instrument and its devotees.
17Among the pupils whose creditable work deserves special mention the following come in order: Misses Julie Geyer, Helen Palmer, Estelle Norton, Mary L. Burke and Hyacinth Williams. The latter is very advanced and promising for her years. Mrs. Helen O'Donnell contributed some vocal solos which added to the enjoyment of the evening.—New York "World."
19Testimonial to Farini.—A testimonial concert will be tendered to Mr. A. Farini by his many friends and with the assistance of eminent artists at Hardman Hall on Thursday evening the 23d inst.
21A New Move.—It is a pleasing innovation to note the engagement of Mr. W. Waugh Lauder by the Hartsville, Ind., College for a commencement cycle of lecture recitals. This is infinitely to be preferred to the maul dance music played by small hired bands at many commencements, and this important move on the part of the Hartsville College should be copied by hundreds of other institutions. Raise the artistic standard, ye everlasting "boards of trustees" and ye "faculty," and give your students and visitors an artistic treat on such an occasion as "closing." The credit for this happy idea is due to President I. L. Freese, the admirable head of that college. We hope next Christmas and midsummer to notice scores of lecture recitals and song recitals at our colleges.
23His Song May Free Him.—Every now and then Sing Sing Prison furnishes a romance, and a case in point is the story told about Alfred Sheridan, who is serving a term for forgery.
25He was engaged to be married in the week he was arrested for his crime, and so devoted was his fiancée that she expressed a willingness to marry him even behind the prison bars, but this he would not allow.
27She often goes to visit him, and as they are both fond of music they sing together, to the delight of the prisoners.
29She has written several pretty songs and sent them to Sheridan. He has also composed several songs in his prison cell. One of his compositions, entitled "Sweet Little Mary Ann," was written by jotting down the notes on a piece of cardboard as he whistled the air. He has sold it to a New York music publisher for $25 and 1,000 copies.
31With the cash and what he expects to realize from his thousand copies, he has engaged a lawyer to present his case to the Governor for a pardon, and as a preliminary his sweetheart is soliciting signers to a petition to be presented to the Governor at the same time.—"Times."
33Decadence of Accomplishments.—There was a time not so very long ago when the nice young woman had accomplishments. She painted and she played the piano and perhaps she recited a little. She had various devices for amusing her friends in the evening. And it must be confessed that out here in the West we still have young women who do all these things well. But in New York, so we are informed by good authority, it is not the thing to indulge in such pleasant amusements. It is supposed to savor too much of the shop. Piano playing is left for the music teachers and singing for the professionals and painting for artists. There is an idea abroad that it is not good form to understand art any more than it is good form to understand dish washing. This is unfortunate. We are glad to say that in Nebraska there is hardly a farm house without its organ, if the farmer is prosperous. And in the cities even the modest houses have some sort of a musical instrument, while in the finer houses the piano stands open and is used. We still like musical festivals. Each town has its musical society. All this may be provincial, but, all the same, we would rather have our music and our provincialism than New York's fashion and decorum.—Omaha "World-Herald."
35Wishes to Substitute.—Solo Basso wishes to substitute during summer. Good reader. Compensation no object.
37PETERSEN, 1728 Madison avenue.
39Agramonte.—Mr. Emilio Agramonte, having received many applications for lessons in vocal culture from persons in different States, has decided to remain in New York during this summer. For terms apply to EMILIO AGRAMONTE, 110 Lexington avenue.
41Chicago College of Music.
43FIRST AUTHENTIC PUBLISHED LIST OF THE PRIZE WINNERS.
45THE following diamond, gold and silver medals for excellence in scholarship will be awarded at the commencement exercises, Wednesday evening, June 15, at 8 o'clock:
47Gen. Chas. Fitz Simons Prize—Diamond medal for best pianist in the post graduating class, Miss Frances M. Striegel, Harper, Ia.
48Chas. T. Yerkes Prize—Diamond medal for best pianist in the graduating class, Miss Lillian M. Reid, Chicago.
49Marshall Field Prize—Diamond medal for best average of scholarship in the graduating class, Miss Anna D. Thompson, Pueblo, Col.
50Diamond medal for best student in harmony, graduating class, not awarded—the high standard necessary not attained.
51Philip D. Armour Prize—Diamond medal for best average of scholarship at final examination in the graduating class, Miss May Pershing, Chicago.
52Dr. F. Ziegfeld Prize—Diamond medal for best pianist in the teachers' certificate class, Miss Anna T. Barcafer, Clinton, Mo.
53V. C. Price Prize—Diamond medal for the best average of scholarship in the teachers' certificate class, Miss Lillian M. Saunders, Chicago.
54C. F. Gunther Prize—Diamond medal for excellence in scholarship in teachers' certificate class, Miss Dora Louise Mertz, Carbondale, Ill.
55R. T. Crane Prize—Diamond medal for best student in harmony in the teachers' certificate class, Miss Katherine Schuster, Chicago.
56Benjamin W. Kendall Prize—Diamond medal for best average of scholarship at final examinations in the teachers' certificate class, Miss Carrie May Wilkie, Chicago.
57George M. Pullman Prize—Diamond medal for best pianist outside of classes, preparatory department, Miss Stella Ida Hazzard, Chicago.
58College Prize—Gold medal for second best pianist outside of classes, preparatory department, Miss Frances A. Phelps, Chicago. The competition for the gold medal prize for the second best pianist outside of classes, preparatory department, was so close that the judges were unable to decide between Lulu Robyn and Frances A. Phelps. The college decided to donate another medal, so that both pupils would be rewarded for their excellent work.
59College Prize—Gold medal for second best pianist outside of classes, preparatory department, Miss Lulu Robyn, Chicago.
60College Prizes—Four silver medals for the four next best pianists outside of classes, preparatory department, Miss Grace Sheldon, Chicago; Miss Nettie Thurber, Chicago; Miss Minnie Best, Chicago, and Miss Clara Turk, Chicago.
61College prize—One silver medal for best average of reports and examinations during the year, preparatory department, Miss Anna Stock, Chicago.
62J. R. De La Mar Prize—Diamond medal for best violinist in the violin department, Mr. Adolph Loeb, Chicago.
63College Gold Prize Medal—Second best violinist in the violin department, Mr. Harry Rogers, Chicago.
64College Prize—Silver medal for the third best violinist in the violin department, Mr. William Konrad, Chicago.
65Ferdinand W. Peck Prize—Diamond medal for best singer in the vocal department, Miss Marina Posta, Chicago.
66College Prize—Gold medal for the second best singer in the vocal department, Miss Kathryn Meeker, Chicago.
67College Prize—Silver medal for the third best singer in the vocal department, Miss Sophia Levy, Chicago.
68Alex. H. Revell Prize—Diamond medal for the best student in the school of oratory, Miss Lolo Swallow, Pana, Ill.
70The judges in the piano examinations were Mrs. Fanny Bloomfield Zeisler, W. Waugh Lauder, Adolf Carpé, W. Mittelschulte.
71With its usual enterprise THE MUSICAL COURIER presents to the friends, parents and fellow pupils of the prize winners, all of whom read the COURIER, the first, and up to this time only reliable, records through the courtesy of its Chicago critic, Mr. W. Waugh Lauder.
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76Editors Musical Courier:
77THE article in your paper by Fannie Edgar Thomas is the most complete description of a boy choirmaster's difficulties which I have ever seen. The writer says: "Who but one of Apollo's saints or of the redeemed of the Lord could or would be a boys' choir master?"
78There is no doubt a fascination in being constantly with good natured, hopeful and cheerful little fellows who love music and their teacher, and very likely it is this association that compensates for many troubles and allows a man to forego all other pleasures in order to make his pet organization a success. The trouble is not between the boys and the teacher, but with the surroundings of a modern church routine. Every Episcopal church publishes a year book and in this there is an attempt to show the great activity of the church members in the several church organizations. There is first a Sunday School; second, a Mission Sunday School; third, a Girl's Friendly; fourth, a King's Daughters; fifth, a Stepping Stones; sixth, a Dorcas, and so on up to fifteen or twenty institutions, all crowding round the choir room, organ or school. They get next the choir room, or sometimes into a room inside the organ, and woe betide the choir master who thinks his part of church work is more important than the work of any one of these societies.
79Trouble comes from the minister. If the boys play near the church even on week days the choir master is reprimanded, and if some little fellow indulges in some little innocent prank the heart of the holy man is grieved and the choir master, after a most successful day's music, is rewarded with some complaint which is made to appear of infinite importance.
80Then the sexton—fine fellow—he will induce the congregation not to have choral weddings and funerals so that his own fees may be large and very large. It is said that in some churches the clergy are jealous if the congregation on leaving the church talk more of the dear soloist than of the dear preacher. I gave up my work at the Heavenly Rest a couple of months ago. Musically there was no trouble, but too many organizations crowded round the choir room, and I did not care to attend to difficulties outside of the legitimate difficulties of preparing fine services. Perhaps some day I shall have a surpiced choir again. It must be confessed that notwithstanding all annoyances there is a fascination in the work.
81HENRY CARTER.
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86ORATORIO SOCIETY OF BALTIMORE.
87THE work of this society was continued during the past season, but one public concert, however, being given.
88The prospects for the coming season are considerably brighter because the expenses will be materially reduced, and there is every probability that there will soon be a suitable place for giving oratorio. To meet the expenses of the past season a voluntary contribution has been made by the members of the chorus, amounting to $595, and yet it is found necessary to call for 20 per cent. of the guarantee fund. You are respectfully requested to remit $5 in the enclosed envelope to the secretary or else to Otto Sutro & Co. at your convenience. Very respectfully,
89OTTO SUTRO, President.
90THEO. F. WILCOX, Secretary.
92NEW YORK COLLEGE OF MUSIC.
93128 and 130 EAST 58th STREET.
94ALEXANDER LAMBERT, Director.
95Mme. FURSCH-MADI, Principal of Vocal Department.
96ALL BRANCHES OF MUSIC TAUGHT.
97Faculty comprises the most eminent instructors.
98NOTICE.—The New York College of Music will remain open during the entire summer.
100BREITKOPF & HÄRTEL,
10115 EAST 17TH STREET, NEW YORK.
102SOLE AGENTS IN THE U. S. FOR
103MESSRS. BREITKOPF & HÄRTEL,
104LEIPSIC, BRUSSELS, LONDON.
105MESSRS. G. RICORDI & CO.,
106MILAN, LONDON, PARIS.
107CONSTANTIN WILD'S VERLAG,
108LEIPSIC, BADEN-BADEN.
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