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Musical Courier 1893-06-21: Vol 26 Iss 694, 1893
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1Mr. and Mrs. Serrano.
3THE Serranos have had an unusually busy and successful season. They have made money, but what they care for more, they have made some good singers. Particularly gratifying to them, too, has been the success of four of their pupils, who have achieved much success in public. Carlotta Maconda, who was heard to such advantage at the Damrosch concerts and elsewhere, won golden opinions from both press and public. She sings delightfully. Miss Olive Fremstad, the contralto, has also made great strides in her art. She has sung with great success all over the country. Another pupil of Mr. and Mrs. Serrano is Miss Louise Engel, who was with the Nordica Concert Company last season, and whose work was most favorably commented upon. Her "Sibel" was excellently sung and acted. Bertha Ricci, the well-known comic opera soprano, has also been studying with advantage at the Serrano school.
5The Serranos are all enthusiasm for their art, and they refuse to accept lukewarm or indifferent pupils. They are so much in earnest themselves that they expect their pupils to be the same. Next season they will introduce a pupil—a Miss Boehm—who is the possessor of a light soprano voice of beautiful timbre, flexible and well cultivated. She sings the most intricate coloratura passages with ease and grace. Her personality, too, is said to be quite engaging. Miss Sternthal, Miss Taco, Miss Stuart, Mr. McQueen (a tenor), Mr. Boyer (late of the Nordica Company), Miss Kotnowska, Miss Michelsen, Miss Wiskow, Miss Stork, Miss Sierichs, Miss Hellick, Miss Nathan, Miss Whitmore, Miss Martin, Miss Southworth, Miss Little, Miss Ten Yeck, Miss Muni, Miss Hannan, Mrs. J. B. Garcia, Miss Hitchcock, Miss Maria Serrano, Miss Erna Brand Brown, Mrs. P. J. Collins, G. Molleca, J. Beerman, De Witt Clinton Flanagan, Max Wiskow, J. Leeburger, Fred. Cross and J. F. Barry are all promising vocal pupils of the Serranos. The piano students are the Misses D. Kotnowska, Mamie O'Sullivan, Lydia and Clara Wolfsohn, E. Moreno, T. Moreno, A. Delgado, E. Wiskow, F. Serrano and others. Mrs. Serrano has sung in all the best opera houses all over Europe with great success, and the name that the Serranos won in Europe, South America, Mexico and the Antilles has followed them here.
7They certainly have won through honest work and talent the recognition they deserve.
9Mr. and Mrs. de Serrano, have bought a handsome cottage at Unionville, Westchester Co., N. Y., as their own place at Sherman Park will not be ready for occupancy until next year. They intend opening a class, beginning July 1st, for voice culture, at that place, to last during the heated term, and they have already received very flattering encouragement from the residents of that section, although they will attend to their regular lessons in the institute in New York, as they have to prepare some of their pupils for the winter season.
11E. M. Bowman's Season.
13PROFESSOR BOWMAN'S season at Vassar College closed with the commencement concert on June 8, at which the excellent work of the students amply demonstrated the value of his instruction. This was the program, which was given throughout with great taste and ability:
15Capriccio brillante, op. 22…………………Mendelssohn-Bartholdy
16Miss Alice L. Worthington.
17Orchestral parts on second piano by Miss Virginia I. Pell.
18Barcarole (Venezia e Napoli)………………………..Liszt
19Miss Anna V. Haight.
20Les Papillons, op. 2………………………………….Schumann
21Miss Alice B. Clarke.
22"The Old Story"………………………………………Grieg
23"Good Night"…………………………………………Chadwick
24Miss Grace W. Palmer.
25Variations Brilliant………………………………….Chopin
26On theme by Halévy.
27Miss Jessie L. Macdonald.
28Soirées de Vienne, No. 6……………………………Schubert-Liszt
29Miss Virginia I. Pell.
30Spinnlied ("Flying Dutchman")……………………Wagner-Liszt
31Miss May J. Wiethan.
32Ruth's Song—"Entreat me not to leave thee"………….Gounod
33Miss Isabel A. Morgan.
34Concerto in C Minor. op. 37………………………..Beethoven
35Allegro con brio.
36Largo.
37Allegro.
38Miss Maud L. Sanders.
39Orchestral parts on second piano by Miss Chapin.
40Cantata for women's voices, "The Fishermaids"………….Smart
41(Selections.)
42Solo parts by Miss E. M. Parker, Miss Isabel A. Morgan, Miss Ada L. Latimer, Miss Grace W. Palmer, Miss Mabel I. Jones.
43Choral parts by the College Chorus.
45Of Professor Bowman's other works the following clipping from the Newark "Sunday Call" will serve to give some idea of the manifold occupations of this indefatigable worker:
47In addition to his duties as director of the music in the Peddie Church, the drilling of the Cecilian choir for Sunday services and their preparation of two concerts, his numerous teaching engagements and his duties connected with the presidency of the two organizations—the Music Teachers' National Association and the American College of Musicians, Mr. Edward M. Bowman has occupied his position as professor of music in Vassar College, and in Evelyn College, Princeton. Several addresses and recitals outside of his regular duties must be added to the list, among them an essay on organ registration and a recital to be delivered before the New York State Teachers' Association, Wednesday, June 28 at Rochester. These various duties have occupied every minute of his time and kept him a very busy man.
49Mr. Bowman's work in this city has been chiefly in connection with the church, where he has the entire responsibility of the music. Each Sunday's program has been carefully prepared and made up of a pleasing and judicious selection of vocal and instrumental works. The latter, being a part of a religious service, have been naturally of a less elaborate character than would have been selected for a series of organ recitals. But these organ works, played at the regular services in the church, have included the following:
50Bach.—St. Ann's fugue, fugue in D minor, prelude and fugue in G minor and E minor, toccatos and fugues in D minor.
51Batiste.—Communion in E, communion in E flat, offertoire in F. offertoire in A, offertoire in E, offertoire de Ste. Cecile, andante in G, "Elevation," op. 30.
52Buck.—"On the Coast." Sonata in G minor.
53Chopin.—Marche Funèbre, nocturne in E flat, F minor and G minor.
54Costa.—"Triumphal March;" selection "Naaman."
55Delibes.—Intermezzo.
56Dubois.—Grand chorus.
57Flagler.—Variations, "Suwanee River."
58Gade.—Andantino from symphony in C minor.
59Gounod.—"Marche Solennelle."
60Guilmant.—Communion in G; andante con moto; prière, "Cantilene Pastorale." Christmas offertory, allegretto in B minor, andante in E, grand chorus, &c.
61Händel.—"Hallelujah Chorus;" pastoral symphony from "Messiah"; Iargo from "Xerxes."
62Haydn.—"The Heavens are Telling."
63Lemmens.—Christmas offertory.
64Liszt.—Arcadelt's "Ave Maria."
65Loeschhorn.—"Evening Rest."
66Mendelssohn.—Sonata in C minor; songs without words; second prelude, op. 37; sonata, op. 65, No. 6; march of the priests from "Athalie."
67Merkel.—Prelude in E flat. Christmas and Easter Marches; movements from sonata in G minor.
68Rubinstein.—Melody in F.
69Rheinberger.—Andante.
70Scotson Clark.—"Chorus of Angels."
71Schubert.—Allegretto from symphony in C.
72Smart.—Andante in G.
73Salome.—Cantilene.
74Schumann.—Träumerei.
75Spinney.—Harvest Pastoral.
76Sullivan.—"The Lost Chord."
77Tietz.—Pastoral.
78Tours.—Allegretto.
79Volckmar.—Prelude.
80Wagner.—Pilgrim's chorus from "Tannhäuser."
81Besides many miscellaneous short pieces by Archer, Bervon, Barnby, Boely, Costa, Chopin, Chauvet, De la Tombelle, Drey- schock, Dubois, Dussek, Franck, Grison, Hainworth, Händel, Hird, Hatton, Hoffman, Lemmens, Mailly, Merkel, Mayer, Mozart, Page, Petrali, Reade, Silas, Smart, Shuey, Thorne, Tietz, Tours, Volckmar and Whiting.
83Richmond Letter.
85RICHMOND, Va., May 25, 1893.
87ONE of the most enjoyable concerts given here in a long time was the last semi-monthly musicale of the Mozart Society, Monday, May 22, by the Baltimore Symphony Club. The club is under the management of Ross Jungnickel, director of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra, and consisted of the following artists: Mrs. Richard Ortmann, soprano; Y. C. Van Hulsteyn, violinist; Rud. Green, 'cellist; Xaver Reiter, French horn virtuoso, and Ross Jungnickel, pianist.
89The program was a very entertaining one and was rendered in a thoroughly artistic manner.
91Trio, Italian themes………………………………….Vollweiler
92Piano, violin and 'cello.
93Soprano solo, aria from "The Fugitive"…………….Kretschmer
94French horn solo, "A Night in May"…………………Maier
95Violin solo, "Air Varié"…………………………….Vieuxtemps
96Songs for soprano and French horn obligato—
97"Waldvöglein"………………………………………Lachner
98"Wanderslust"………………………………………Steiner
99Violin solo—
100Romance……………………………………………..Ferata
101Polonaise No. 2………………………………………Wieniawski
102Horn solo, "Mephisto"………………………………Reiter
103Soprano solo, serenade……………………………..Strauss
104Grand duet, "Il Trovatore"………………………….Gregoir and Servais
105Piano and 'cello.
107Mr. Ross Jungnickel is arranging to bring his entire Baltimore Symphony Orchestra to Richmond, Norfolk, Petersburg and neighboring cities for a series of orchestral concerts at regular intervals for next season. We sincerely hope that his efforts will be crowned with success; fine orchestral concerts are very scarce in these parts, and every true lover of the noble art ought to heartily encourage any effort in this direction in order to elevate our musical standard. The Baltimore Symphony Orchestra is composed of excellent material and contains quite a number of superb artists for the leading instruments. This orchestra in the hands of such a competent director ought to become for the South what the Boston and New York Symphony Orchestras are to the North, and their visits ought to be looked forward to with the same delight.
109X.
111The Tavary English Opera Company.—There seems to be a demand for English opera all over the country. The place of Emma Abbott is not yet filled. It seems that Tavary will be the coming woman for popular English opera. She will start out with her own company October 23, and be heard in the leading cities of this country. Her répertoire will consist of "Trovatore," "Faust," "Carmen," "Lohengrin," "Martha," "Cavalleria Rusticana," and the new opera "Bajazzo," by Leoncavallo. Among the company engaged are Mrs. Macnichol-Vetta, Miss Bertha Lincoln, Mrs. Romani, Messrs. Payne and W. H. Clarke, Mr. Barron Berthold, Mr. Campanari, Perry Averill and a number of other artists. S. Behrens will very likely be the musical director. The company carry an orchestra.
113A New Departure from Pittsburg.
115THIS community is to have another choral society of the best class. "The Pittsburg Oratorio Society," the formation of which has been in large part accomplished and is now first made public, enters boldly into the list with evident intent of contesting for first place with all comers.
117With the Mozart Club and the Allegheny Musical Association working in the general concert field, with Mr. Retter's large chorus for the Calvary Church and Exposition praise services, and with Mr. Ringwalt's smaller choir also cultivating the field of sacred music, the addition of the new society under Mr. Moore should give us the amplest opportunity of hearing the best choral compositions.
119How strongly this choral growth emphasizes our lack of the two other factors of like importance to the musical life of the community! First, an adequate and convenient music hall, of such capacity and construction that the most costly concerts and operas may be heard at reasonable prices for all and really popular prices for the masses now barred out. And, second, a complete permanent orchestra, which, besides its own concerts, could be engaged to assist these various choruses and other enterprising concert givers.
121Taking into view the unprecedented concert-going of the past few weeks, the extraordinary growth of the Art Society and its activities, and now the forming of this new chorus—to say nothing of many other proofs of local growth in the higher lines of living—it is evident that the community is fully ready to support these long-looked-for institutions. When this state of affairs is generally understood, the day of realization will be close at hand.
123But to our muttons. The assured status of the new chorus may be seen from the following agreement or statement and the 71 names signed thereto:
125Statement of Intentions.
126To All Whom It May Concern:
127It having been fully demonstrated in the past that Pittsburg and the cities and boroughs adjoining it contain sufficient vocal talent, it has been decided by those whose signatures appear below to organize a society, the nature, offices, and intentions of which are as follows:
129The society shall consist of experienced and cultivated singers of both sexes. The membership shall be limited to about 100 persons.
131The society shall give a series of concerts, at every one of which it shall perform some interesting and educationally valuable choral work. All vocal solo work at each and every concert shall be performed by members of the society and no others. It shall be the intention of the society to give its concerts in conjunction with the great orchestras of New York, Boston and Chicago and to embrace in the programmes the best of orchestral compositions.
133Carefully prepared analytical and descriptive programmes shall be printed and furnished to the patrons of the concerts. When advisable, important themes or motives of a work shall be played and verbally explained, that they may be recognized by the audience as the performance proceeds, in order that the work be better understood and enjoyed.
135A guarantee fund sufficient to place the society upon a sound financial basis shall be solicited and the undersigned pledge themselves to assist in obtaining such fund. Associate members will be solicited and the undersigned pledge themselves to use their personal influence to establish, maintain and increase such membership.
137The programme of each concert shall consist of three parts: In the first and third parts both chorus and orchestra shall appear; in the second part, to be called the intermezzo, songs of American composers shall be sung by the members of the society, with piano accompaniment; the orchestra having left the stage for its regular intermission. The intermezzo shall not consume more than 15 minutes of time. It shall be the object of the society to produce new works of merit, especially works by American composers, and Americans shall be invited to send their works to the society for performance.
139The society shall be called
140The Pittsburg Oratorio Society,
141and in due time shall be incorporated under the laws of the State. At a meeting soon to be held officers will be elected.
143FAREWELL TOUR OF THE OVIDE MUSIN CONCERT COMPANY.
145OVIDE MUSIN,………………………………………VIOLINIST.
146ANNIE LOUISE MUSIN,…………………………….SOPRANO.
147(BEESIE BONSALE,………………………………….CONTRALTO.
148THE AMERICAN NIGHTINGALE.)
149F. W. ELLIOTT,………………………………………TENOR.
150(THE PHENOMENAL CONTRALTO.)
151EDUARD SCHARF,……………………………………PIANIST.
152(THE EMINENT TENOR.)
153W. H. STENGER,…………………………………….BUSINESS MANAGER.
154FABIUS FERAUD,……………………………………SECRETARY.
156SUMMER ADDRESS (Until September 1st)
157Malone, Franklin County, NEW YORK.
159WINTER ADDRESS
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