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Musical Courier 1898-05-25: Vol 36 Iss 951, 1898
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1is being noticed in the string instrumentalists of the club. Rain came down in torrents on the evening of April 19, and I was consequently kept away; but I am sure that the program was well given, knowing the ability of those on it.
3At the last concert, on May 4, Miss Brockway surprised all of her hearers. She is a newcomer to Savannah, and this was probably her first appearance in public, if you can call the Music Club the public (and that, I know, would insult them), and she did some good work. She has a pleasing quality of voice, good power and sings with good intelligence and style. She is the sister of Mrs. C. D. Mige, who herself has a beautiful soprano voice, and since her advent here, some eighteen months ago, has built up quite a large class in voice culture. Mrs. Smith's "Samson and Delilah" was really delightful. It is truly worth spending an entire evening waiting to hear her sing as she does this piece and the aria and recitative from "Figaro." It was a pleasure to again hear Miss Hudson sing. She is truly an artist, and has a delicious voice, though not very powerful.
5With the Music Club's May Concert, to take place the latter part of this month, I expect the season of the club will close, and with it all the musical entertainments here. I understand that Miss Smart is to play a Raff concerto, with Miss Coburn playing the orchestral accompaniment on the second piano. Their performance of the Mendelssohn G minor Concerto last season is well remembered, and I know what a treat is in store for the auditors this year.
7L. T. LUDIVE.
9BINGHAMTON.
11BINGHAMTON, N. Y., May 18, 1888.
13THE Choral Club Concert.—We have had several superb compositions presented by the Choral Club during the three past seasons, but nothing more idyllic, more rhythmic and yet more technically difficult than the lovely "Swan and the Skylark," sung by the Choral Club on Thursday evening. Conductor Hoerrner has the respect and confidence of every singer of the club, and the performance showed not only his ability in conducting, but especially his high standard of what a concert should be, and his pains to make it so.
15I know of no other American tenor who could satisfy me in the "Swan and the Skylark" after hearing Evan Williams. He was in magnificent voice, and as he breathed forth his first tender words, "Summer, Summer," a breathless stillness fell on the audience that was not broken until after the overwhelming obligato climax, where against the whole chorus his high B flats rang out with magnificent effect.
17Mrs. Sophia Markee, of Boston, wired the cancellation of her engagement and her doctor's certificate of sickness the day before the concert. Within two hours President Titchener—always prepared for an emergency—had engaged Shannah Cummings. The engagement proved a most happy one, and the audience was enraptured with her brilliant bird-like voice.
19Joseph Baernstein triumphed gloriously. He is a basso with a "future" and a whole lot of "present." His "A Grecian Poet I" was superbly read, while the Elliot number, "Hybrias the Cretan," was a masterful performance in every way.
21Mrs. Adele Lacie Baldwin, with her lovely voice, her touch of French accent and "Doux yeux," was charming.
23Mrs. F. H. Matthews, Miss Emma Williard Ely and Miss Kate Fowler were very essential features with their fine accompaniments.
25Thus the third season closed successfully.
27The Y. W. C. A. announces the last recital of the season for Thursday evening, May 26. It will be a song recital by Mrs. Geo. W. Ostrander, recently returned from musical study in New York, and it will doubtless prove of interest to music lovers.
29Miss Emma Williard Ely will be the accompanist.
31Arthur Forwood Bower announces a performance of the "Stabat Mater" (Rossini), to be given in June. Anna Burch will be heard in the soprano role, and this popular work will be looked forward to with pleasure.
33The Binghamton Choral Club held its annual election May 16, with the following result: Frank S. Titchener, president; C. F. Hess, treasurer; William H. Hoerrner, musical director; O. J. Fowler and Edwin R. Weeks, executive officers. The other two executive officers will be elected at the next meeting.
35William H. Hoerrner, who sailed for Germany May 17, has been tendered a series of farewells during the past fort-
37night. One, a delightful reception by the Derthick Club, given by Mrs. C. C. Taylor; one, for Mr. Hoerrner's Trinity Choir, by Miss Anna Belden, and another by the Choral Club. He was presented Sunday night by his admirers and friends with a purse of $100 in gold, and Rev. J. H. LaRoache, the genial rector of Trinity, accompanied him as far as New York. These were all splendid tributes to Mr. Hoerrner's popularity.
39Some people have an opinion that the people of a little town do not know what good music is. That is often erroneous. We have had within a few seasons a great number of representative musicians, among whom the writer remembers of having heard the following:
41Conductors—Damrosch, Zerrahn, Sousa, Jordon, Russell and Palmer.
43Sopranos—DeVere, Blauvelt, Meredith, Howe-Lavin, Walker, Guthrie-Moyer, Hilde, Cummings, Yaw, Monteith-Northrup and Russell-French.
45Contraltos—Stein, Bloodgood, Fremstadt, Edmunds, Clary, Baldwin, Sawyer, DeVigne and Roselle.
47Tenors—Campanini, Williams, Rieger, McKinley, Lavin, Bartlett, King and Van Yorx.
49Baritones—Campanari, Fisher, Dufft, Bushnell, Martin, Dempsey, Heinrich, Miles, Averill and Baernstein.
51Pianists—Paderewski, Sherwood, Sieveking, Jonás, Whiting and Nutini.
53Organists—Carl, Hall, Mulligan, Smith, Salter and McFarland.
55String—Remenyi, Urso, Maud Morgan, Becker and Musin, and of course this is only a partial list.
57The last week in June will be a big one musically for Binghamton. The Teachers' Convention, you know, comes then. Excursion rates on all the railroads have been arranged. Every music lover in the State is most cordially invited. We want you to come and hear some good music, have a good time and incidentally see one of the prettiest little cities in America.
59EDWIN R. WEEKS.
61Acknowledgment.
63The volume "Boston Symphony Orchestra Programmes," season 1897-98, has come to hand, and constitutes a compendium of all the programs performed by the Boston Symphony Orchestra during the past season. The first concert of the next season takes place October 15.
65Shallow's Concert.—Brooklyn Teachers' Association.
67Shannah Cummings, soprano; Katherine Bloodgood, alto; W. Theo. Van Yorx, tenor; Forrest D. Carr, bass; Hans Kronold, cellist; Addie Chase Smith, reader; Jessie Shay and F. W. Riesberg, pianists, were the artists who participated in the annual concert given by the above association.
69As is always the case with their concert, the Academy of Music was crowded, there were flowers in profusion, the red, white and blue everywhere, and both stage and house presented a gala appearance. All the soloists were much admired, and from the opening number, the "Rigoletto" quartet, to the closing duet by Sumner Salter, applause was plentiful. The arrangements had evidently been made with much care and taste by Chairman Edward B. Shallow, Principal Public School No. 19, and assistants, and that gentleman is to be congratulated on a fine and successful affair. A feature was the handsome program book, with pictures and sketches of all the artists.
71American Guild Examination.
73The next examination for admission to the American Guild of Organists, as associate or as fellow, will be held at the South Church, Madison avenue, corner of Thirty-eighth street, New York city, on Tuesday and Wednesday, June 21 and 22, beginning at 10 o'clock. Candidates admitted at this time will be qualified to compete for the Clemens gold medal, offered for the best anthem composed by a member of the guild and submitted to the secretary, Will C. Macfarlane, No. 511 West 145th street, New York city, previous to September 30 next.
75The composition must be a worthy setting of the words found in the fifty-first chapter of Isaiah, verses 3, 6, 7, 8, 9 and 11, must be submitted under nom de plume and accompanied by envelope marked by same nom de plume and inclosing the name of the composer. The accepted composition will be rendered at a public service of the guild. The value of the medal is $50, and the competition is restricted to members of the guild. Further particulars with regard to the examination may be had of the chairman of the examinations committee of the guild, R. Huntington Woodman, No. 1425 Pacific street, Brooklyn, N. Y.
77FOREIGN NOTES.
79Clarence Eddy.
81The Berlin Musik-welt for April 28 gives its readers an appreciative account of Clarence Eddy and his performances at his latest Berlin concert.
83Manuscripts Found.
85A number of manuscripts by Schubert and Beethoven has been lately discovered in Vienna. A newly appointed director of the choir at St. Peter's Church found in an old desk that had not been opened for half a century many compositions by the former, nine being well-known lieder, others being Poseidon, Geheimes, a Mass, a four-handed Fantasia and a four-handed Rondo. The Beethoven MS. was a choral work with complete orchestral score. The latter has become the property of the Society of Friends of Music.
87Nikisch.
89M. Gustave Robert, in his yearly review, La Musique a Paris, devotes some space to the performances of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, under Nikisch. "M. Nikisch," he writes, "is a very good head of an orchestra, his musicians in general are a very fair average, but between that point and perfection there is a long—very long—distance." Then referring more particularly to the conductor, he adds, "A certain 'subjectivity' of interpretation is always dangerous in classic writers like Beethoven. The authentic Beethoven tradition is preserved less carefully at Berlin than in Paris. I am certain no one of our conductors would venture to treat Wagner with as much laisser-aller as M. Nikisch does."
91FOR SALE—Two old, valuable, rich-toned instruments, 'cello and violin, $400 and $200, respectively. Would accept $500 for the two. Address Blakeley, 23 West Eighty-third street, New York.
93SITUATION WANTED.—A first-class piano tuner and good voicer, fully qualified by extended experience for filling all the requirements of factory or ware-room, desires a change of location; can tune organs well if desired; salary moderate. Address R. W. Welles, 252 North Main street, Concord, N. H.
95A LADY (musician) of first-class antecedents and superior education, speaking fluently German, French and English, also in close acquaintance with musical and art circles in Vienna, offers a refined home and chaperonage in one of the best localities of Vienna to a young American or English lady wishing to pursue her studies there. Special advantage for next season. Address "Vienna," care of the Bureau of Information, MUSICAL COURIER. References exchanged.
97SUMMER SCHOOL.—Piano, organ, harmony; F. W. Riesberg, director (organist Rutgers Presbyterian Church and secretary-treasurer New York State Music Teachers' Association), at Cooperstown, N. Y., on Lake Otsego, beginning July 1, eight weeks. Third season. Weekly concerts, free classes in sight reading, four and six hands. Fine organ for students' practice. Good board and room, $5 to $7 per week. 1,200 feet above the sea; cool airways. Address F. W. Riesberg, 9 West Sixty-fifth street, New York.
99THE MOST ARTISTIC MINIATURE THEATRE AND BEAUTIFULLY APPOINTED MUSIC HALL IS THE Conover Music Hall, ST. PAUL, MINN. Managers will do well to consult the proprietors, The Conover Music Co., before booking dates in that vicinity.
101ORATORIO, CONCERT and SONG RECITALS.
103RIEGER, TENOR.
105For Terms, Dates, &c., address: 518 East 22d St., NEW YORK. or Western Manager, BERNHARD ULRICH, 240 Roscoe St., Chicago, Ill.
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