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Musical Courier 1897-05-12: Vol 34 Iss 897, 1897
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1Miss Etta Lochner, Miss Kate LePage, Miss Mathilde LePage, Miss Lillian Munroe, Miss Mary McQuirk, Miss Clara Peterson, Miss Mabel Pearse, Miss Elizabeth Schiveria, Miss Catherine Schmahl, Miss Kate Shaw, Miss Margaret VanWicklen, Miss Elsie Watson, Miss Maybelle Wilkins, Miss Burnetse Wilkes, Miss Vera Wilkes.
3The house was entirely sold out, and the evening was another success for the talented conductor, Mrs. Price.
5Mr. Price has removed his studio from 18 to 22 East Seventeenth street. His new circular bears these testimonials:
71 BENTINCK STREET, Manchester Square, London.
8I can confidently state that Mr. Parson Price's knowledge of the voice, both male and female, and his style of singing entitle him to a high rank among teachers.
9MANUEL GARCIA.
11Mr. Parson Price stands at the head of thoroughly good teachers. His method is true and his artistic temperament for music perfect.
12FANNY DAVENPORT (mezzo-soprano).
14I take particular pleasure in recommending Mr. Parson Price as a voice teacher for speaking and singing.
15JULIA MARLOWE (mezzo-soprano).
17At a concert at the Park Avenue Hotel last Thursday, under the auspices of Mrs. Foster Gaines and Mrs. Frederick Train, the following program was given:
19Eine Sprache………………………………………Marya Blazejewicz one of two readings
20Eine Sprache…………………………………………….Marya Blazejewicz one of two readings
21This Would I Do………………………………….Chapman one of two readings
22This Would I Do…………………………………………..Chapman one of two readings
23Earle Percy Parks.
24Piano solo, Rondo Capriccioso……………………Mendelssohn one of two readings
25Piano solo, Rondo Capriccioso………………………..Mendelssohn one of two readings
26Marya Blazejewicz.
27Aria, from the opera of Paul and Virginia………….Mlle. Yvonne de Tréville.
28Piano solo, Valse Etude…………………………….Raff one of two readings
29Piano solo, Valse Etude…………………………………Raff one of two readings
30Herr H. Lauterbach.
31Duet, Nearest and Dearest………………………….Caracciolo one of two readings
32Duet, Nearest and Dearest…………………………….Caracciolo one of two readings
33Mlle. Yvonne de Tréville and Earle Percy Parks.
34Piano solos—
35Song Without Words……………………………….Marya Blazejewicz one of two readings
36Song Without Words………………………………….Marya Blazejewicz one of two readings
37Polish Dance………………………………………Marya Blazejewicz one of two readings
38Polish Dance……………………………………………..Marya Blazejewicz one of two readings
39Song, Gypsy John…………………………………Clay one of two readings
40Song, Gypsy John………………………………………Clay one of two readings
41Earle Percy Parks.
42Piano solos—
43Etudes……………………………………………..Chopin one of two readings
44Valse……………………………………………..Herr H. Lauterbach. one of two readings
45Vieilles Chansons…………………………………English Ballads one of two readings
46Mlle. Yvonne de Tréville, with harp accompaniment by herself. one of two readings
47Etudes…………………………………………………….Chopin one of two readings
48Valse………………………………………………………Herr H. Lauterbach. one of two readings
49Vieilles Chansons………………………………………Mlle. Yvonne de Tréville, with harp accompaniment by herself. one of two readings
51Helene Bartenwerffer's second concert in Steinway Hall was a successful affair, one who was there tells me. The following program was given:
53Wieglenlid für das Herz……………………………Hans Hermann one of two readings
54Wieglenlid für das Herz……………………………….Hans Hermann one of two readings
55Es blint der Thau…………………………………Rubinstein one of two readings
56Es blint der Thau………………………………………Rubinstein one of two readings
57Uber's Jahr………………………………………..Bohm one of two readings
58Uber's Jahr……………………………………………….Bohm one of two readings
59Sonate, E minor…………………………………Grieg one of two readings
60Sonate, E minor……………………………………….Grieg one of two readings
61Liebeslied from Die Walküre……………………….Wagner one of two readings
62Liebeslied from Die Walküre………………………….Wagner one of two readings
63Mr. Albert Lockwood.
64Liebestreu………………………………………..Brahms one of two readings
65Liebestreu……………………………………………….Brahms one of two readings
66Wieglenlid (by request)………………………….Knetsch one of two readings
67Wieglenlid (by request)……………………………….Knetsch one of two readings
68Der Zeisig……………………………………….von Wittich one of two readings
69Der Zeisig……………………………………………….von Wittich one of two readings
70Miss Helene Bartenwerffer.
71Ballade……………………………………………Chopin one of two readings
72Ballade…………………………………………………….Chopin one of two readings
73Polonaise………………………………………..Chopin one of two readings
74Polonaise…………………………………………………Chopin one of two readings
75Mr. Albert Lockwood.
76Ninon……………………………………………..Tosti one of two readings
77Ninon………………………………………………………Tosti one of two readings
78Mr. Victor Clodio.
79Habanera from Carmen…………………………….Bizet one of two readings
80Habanera from Carmen……………………………….Bizet one of two readings
81Miss Helene Bartenwerffer.
82Duet, Act IV, Trovatore…………………………..Verdi one of two readings
83Duet, Act IV, Trovatore……………………………….Verdi one of two readings
84Miss Helene Bartenwerffer, Mr. Victor Clodio.
85Accompanist for Miss Helene Bartenwerffer, Mr. Emil Rhode.
86Accompanist for Mr. Victor Clodio, Mr. Eugene Bernstein.
88I went to eleven other concerts that evening, and so did not get to this; but I can vouch for Miss Bartenwerffer's artistic singing and good looks combined. Lockwood we all know, and Clodio's impassioned singing is a lesson to the phlegmatic Teutonic intellectual school.
90The annual luncheon of Clio at the Savoy, is always a charming event, not only to the members, but to the guests who are so fortunate as to receive an invitation to the festive occasion. The musical numbers were especially pleasing. The piano solos by Miss M. L. Todd, the violin by Miss Dora Valesca Becker and soprano numbers by Miss Dennison were so excellent as to demand repeated encores.
92Miss Becker played selections by Sarasate, Raff and others, and shone to especial advantage at the luncheon. Miss Emma K. Dennison should be heard more frequently, so full of expression is her singing, and so marked was her success. She is said to be extremely busy with her many vocal pupils, however, and this interferes with her public appearances.
94An oratorio recital was given under the auspices of the Alumnae Association of St. Mary's School, of this city, on Tuesday evening, May 4, at No. 8 East Forty-sixth street. Selections from The Messiah, The Creation, The Hymn of Praise and Elijah were rendered by the ladies of the association, assisted by a number of gentlemen under the direction of Mr. H. R. Humphries, with Dr. Geo. B. Prentice at the organ. Especially fine were the selections from the Hymn of Praise, rendered by Mrs. Geo. F. Shrady, Jr., and Miss Mary Ambrose, and the aria But Who May Abide, from The Messiah, sung by Mr. Thomas J. Ambrose. Mr. Ambrose is a pupil of Mr. Francis Fischer Powers, with whom he has made a special study of oratorio.
96The following is from Eva Wadsworth-Vivian's (that prominent singer and vocal teacher), new circular:
98Climatic influences are a fertile cause of bad colds and other ill effects upon the breathing apparatus, a fact which no one appreciates more than the writer, but it has been found that by adopting a system of breathing gymnastics and practicing them faithfully serious consequences may be avoided. These exercises require plenty of fresh air and are, therefore, good ventilators for the lungs. If properly and regularly taken, in the course of a couple of months a gain of weight as well as in circumference of chest will ensue.
100Here is an example drawn from personal experience. One of my pupils in San Francisco, Cal., is a young lady from Canada who was inclined to pulmonary troubles. She had studied instrumental and vocal music in the East and was a thorough musician. She had a more than ordinarily good voice, sang with intelligence, and thinking the vocal practice was what was needed for her chest difficulty, she still continued to study. It was my good fortune to be made her teacher. Having heard her sing I saw that the essential thing—proper breathing—was still lacking. I immediately began the teaching of a series of breathing exercises. It was only a short time before she began to feel the beneficial effect of the régime throughout her entire system, and inside of three months she found that the enlargement of her chest was such that the waists which she had worn with comfort had to be either enlarged or discarded.
102More than that, she found at the end of a year and a half that the haunting fears of consumption had disappeared.
104A reception and musicale was given the alumnae of Emma Willard Seminary last Saturday, at which several of Mrs. Vivian's pupils appeared; this was at Dr. Gardner's school for young women, where Mrs. Vivian is teacher of vocal music.
106Ethan Allen Hunt, the tenor, has sung in Brooklyn, Brantford, Toronto, Philadelphia, Hudson, Peekskill, Montclair and numerous other cities; he has a large and varied repertory, as may be seen by a look at this list:
108Judas Maccabaeus………………………………..Händel one of two readings
109Judas Maccabaeus………………………………………Händel one of two readings
110St. Paul…………………………………………..Mendelssohn one of two readings
111St. Paul……………………………………………………Mendelssohn one of two readings
112Creation…………………………………………..Haydn one of two readings
113Creation……………………………………………………Haydn one of two readings
114Stabat Mater………………………………………Rossini one of two readings
115Stabat Mater…………………………………………….Rossini one of two readings
116Hymn of Praise…………………………………..Mendelssohn one of two readings
117Hymn of Praise………………………………………….Mendelssohn one of two readings
118Rose Maiden………………………………………Cowen one of two readings
119Rose Maiden……………………………………………Cowen one of two readings
120Walpurgis Night…………………………………Mendelssohn one of two readings
121Walpurgis Night……………………………………….Mendelssohn one of two readings
122Eve……………………………………………….Massenet one of two readings
123Eve………………………………………………………..Massenet one of two readings
124Narcissus………………………………………..Arminius one of two readings
125Narcissus……………………………………………….Bruch one of two readings
126Elijah…………………………………………….Bruch one of two readings
127Arminius……………………………………………….Mendelssohn one of two readings
128Come Let Us Sing………………………………..Mendelssohn one of two readings
129Elijah…………………………………………………….Gounod one of two readings
130Messe Solennelle………………………………..Gounod one of two readings
131Come Let Us Sing………………………………………Gounod one of two readings
132Messiah…………………………………………..Händel one of two readings
133Messe Solennelle………………………………………Händel one of two readings
134Rebekah…………………………………………..Barnby one of two readings
135Messiah…………………………………………………..Barnby one of two readings
136Golden Legend…………………………………..Sullivan one of two readings
137Golden Legend………………………………………..Sullivan one of two readings
138Crusaders………………………………………..Gade one of two readings
139Requiem……………………………………………….Gade one of two readings
140Requiem…………………………………………..Verdi one of two readings
141Redemption……………………………………………Gounod one of two readings
142Alpha and Omega………………………………..Gounod one of two readings
143Alpha and Omega…………………………………….Rutenber one of two readings
144Israel in Egypt…………………………………..Händel one of two readings
145Israel in Egypt……………………………………….Händel one of two readings
146Samson and Delilah……………………………..Saint-Saëns one of two readings
147Samson and Delilah…………………………………..Saint-Saëns one of two readings
148Prodigal Son…………………………………….Sullivan one of two readings
149Prodigal Son…………………………………………..Sullivan one of two readings
150Don Munio……………………………………….Buck one of two readings
151Don Muniio…………………………………………….Buck one of two readings
152Evening Hymn…………………………………..Reinecke one of two readings
153Evening Hymn………………………………………..Reinecke one of two readings
154Holy City…………………………………………Gaul one of two readings
155Holy City……………………………………………….Gaul one of two readings
156The Lily Nymph…………………………………Chadwick one of two readings
157The Lily Nymph………………………………………Chadwick one of two readings
158Crucifixion………………………………………Stainer one of two readings
159Crucifixion…………………………………………….Stainer one of two readings
160Pilgrimage of the Rose…………………………..Schumann one of two readings
161Pilgrimage of the Rose………………………………..Schumann one of two readings
162Jephtha…………………………………………..Händel one of two readings
163Jephtha………………………………………………….Händel one of two readings
164Samson……………………………………………Händel one of two readings
165Samson…………………………………………………..Händel one of two readings
167Mr. Hunt was for some years past solo tenor of St. Paul's Chapel, Trinity Parish.
169Of the current "children's day services" not one I have seen will compare with the twenty page pamphlet by Addison F. Andrews and P. A. Schnecker, words and music alike being natural and suited to the youthful mind. These are the titles of some of the hymns: Children's Day, Onward and Upward, Olive Plants and a rhymed setting (by Andrews) of the Beatitudes which is most ingenious.
171Among several out of town music folk in whom I am interested, because I know of the good work they are doing, are Mrs. Nellie Hibler, of Bradford, Pa., and Mr. Edward R. Myer, of Elmira, N. Y. The former writes me:
173I inclose a notice of the success of one of my pupils, Mr. Lancey. He has a very fine voice, and received many flattering notices, besides being well paid for his work in Jamestown. He is not a baritone, however, but a tenor—he sings B flat easily—but as he has a large range was able to take the part of Henri in Chimes of Normandy very well.
175Mr. Myer's students' concert at the residence of Mr. W. W. Fish, Elmira, was devoted to compositions by Beethoven, Graben Hoffman, Haydn, Chopin, Buck, Grieg and Rubinstein, and was given by Miss Letitia Horgan, soprano; Miss Marguerite Wilson, contralto, and Mr. Edwin Cook Fish, pianist. Mr. Myer is a nephew of the well-known vocal teacher here, Edmund J. Myer.
177I recently fell over Joseph Baernstein, the basso, who on the street car was intently studying Bruch's Arminius. He tells me he has now five oratorios in his repertory—easy to believe, for a man who puts in his odd moments as he was doing is bound to learn. This voice is sure to be frequently heard next season—he is a pupil of Oscar Saenger.
179CHOIR NOTES.
181Heinrich Zoellner, the well-known composer and conductor of the Liederkranz, has been engaged as conductor of the large choir at Temple Emanu-El, succeeding Adolf Neuendorff.
183Mr. Charles A. Hetzel, who was for many years bass at the Church of the Incarnation, has been engaged in the same capacity at the Madison Avenue Presbyterian Church (Dr. Parkhurst's), in the so-called second quartet.
185Miss Helen A. Tappen is the new contralto of Phillips' Memorial Church (Presbyterian), Madison avenue.
187Mr. Martin W. Bowman, who was for three years tenor of Dr. Behrend's Church, Brooklyn (Hanchett), has left that position to become solo tenor at the Church of the Redeemer, Morristown, N. J.
189Mr. F. C. Potter, of Meriden, Conn., has succumbed to influences, financial and otherwise, strong enough to induce him to leave permanently for Atlanta, Ga., where he will be organist-director of the First Methodist Church.
191Dr. Lyman Abbott, of Plymouth Church, gave a dinner to meet the new members of his quartet choir—Miss Minnie Gaylord, soprano, and Mr. George Leon Moore, tenor—last Saturday evening.
193Mr. P. A. Schnecker goes as usual to Elberon, N. J., June 1, where for the three months following he will have charge, as for years past, of the music at the Moses Taylor Memorial Church. His quartet will consist of Mrs. Shanahan M. Jones, soprano; Miss Ruth Thompson, alto; Mr. A. E. Distelhurst, tenor; Mr. Ericsson F Bushnell, bass. Mr. Schnecker has begun his twenty-sixth year as organist-director at the West Presbyterian Church, Dr. Evans', formerly Dr. Paxton's.
195Mr. William C. Baird has just finished twenty-five years of musical service at Clinton Avenue (Brooklyn) Presbyterian Church, where he is baritone and musical director, and to mark this event a reception was given him by the church last week. But this was not all that was given him, by any means. There was a loving cup from the choir and a purse of $1,000 from the church; the Mendelssohn Glee Club quartet (of which he has been a member some years) sang; there were speeches and greetings galore, and a generally good time was had. All of which shows the esteem in which Brother Baird is held by his church confrères.
197Mrs. Shannah M. Jones will sing at the Beethoven Trio concert on the 17th at New Brunswick, N. J.
199At the Alpha Delta Phi initiation and installation, McGill Chapter, Scottish Rite Hall, last night, this male quartet sang a new chant, words and music by the celebrated first tenor: Addison F. Andrews, first tenor; Charles M. DuMond, second tenor; Walter H. Crittenden, first bass; Dr. W. B. Clark, second bass. It is also rumored that Brother Andrews has composed and dedicated to the Musurgia a humorous mixed chorus, entitled Us, or We, or Ourselves.
201Thirteen picked singers now constitute the new choir at the "Old First" Church (Presbyterian), on Fifth avenue, Mr. William C. Carl organist-director.
203This is the authentic list: Sopranos, M. Ida Benedict, Ida M. Ryerson, Ellen Fletcher, Mrs. Hyneman; altos, Nellie C. Davis, M. Carrie Holmes, Mrs. Hannah Tremaire; tenors, John A. Gallagher, Gustav Ripps, Edward A. Gray; basses, A. E. Andrews, E. M. Levinson, Andrew Schneider. one of two readings
204This is the authentic list: Sopranos, M. Ida Benedict, Ida M. Ryerson, Ellen Fletcher, Mrs. Hyneman; altos, Nellie C. Davis, M. Carrie Holmes, Mrs. Hannah Tremaine; tenors, John A. Gallagher, Gustav Ripps, Edward A. Gray; basses, A. E. Andrews, E. M. Levinson, Andrew Schneider. one of two readings
206This was the program sung the first Sunday by the new choir, May 2:
208Cantate Domino, in C………………………………….Dudley Buck
209The Lord Is Exalted……………………………….John E. West one of two readings
210The Lord Is Exalted…………………………………..John E. West one of two readings
211The Radiant Morn Hath Passed Away………………H. H. Woodward one of two readings
212The Radiant Morn Hath Passed Away…………………H. H. Woodward one of two readings
213(Together with a choir hymn.)
215The Broadway Tabernacle so-called "second quartet" is now complete for the coming year. It consists of Mrs. H. C. Connell, soprano; Miss Augusta Van Atta, contralto; Mr. R. D. Brown, tenor, and Mr. G. R. Pegley, baritone. The first quartet remains as previously, except the new tenor, Mr. W. R. Squire, the remaining members being Miss Marie S. Bissell, soprano; Miss Bessie Chittenden, alto; Mr. George M. Greene, organist, and that fine man and composer Mr. Charles B. Hawley, baritone and musical director.
217Mr. Albert Gérard-Thiers gave his last reception musicale at his studio on Lexington avenue last Friday afternoon; but as I had other appointments, and as Albert G. neglected to inform me who were in his menagerie on that occasion, I can give no further information.
218F. W. RIESBERG.
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222for Receptions, Musicales and Dances,
223ADDRESS
224Dr. LEO SOMMER, Sole Manager,
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