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Musical Courier 1898-06-01: Vol 36 Iss 952, 1898
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1CHICAGO OFFICE MUSICAL COURIER,
2224 WABASH AVNU, May 28, 1898.
4WILLARD KIMBALL, director of music, and Miss Julia Officer, manager of artists, have been busy arranging the works and soloists for the June Festival of the Trans-Mississippi and International Exhibition at Omaha. The list of works, with soloists, chorus, organ and Chicago Orchestra, are:
5Bruch's "Fair Ellen," exposition chorus, June 7—Director, Thomas Kelly; soprano, Miss Anna Metcalf, St. Louis; baritone, Charles W. Clark, Chicago.
6Stainer's "Daughter of Jairus," exposition chorus, June 13—Soprano, Mrs. Sophia Markee, Boston; tenor, Holmes Cowper, Chicago; bass, Edward Kuss, Chicago.
7Mendelssohn's "Elijah," Apollo Club, Chicago, June 21—Director, William Tomlins; soprano, Miss Jenny Osborn, Chicago; alto, Mrs. Katharine Fisk, New York; tenor, George Hamlin, Chicago; bass, Frank King Clark, Chicago; youth, Master George Meader, Chicago.
8Goring Thomas' "Swan and Skylark" and "Messiah," Händel, June 23—Director, William Tomlins, Apollo Club, Chicago; soprano, Miss Helen Buckley, Chicago; alto, Miss Bessie Campbell, Chicago; tenor, George Hamlin, Chicago; bass, Frank King Clark, Chicago.
9Haydn's "Creation" and "Barbara Fretche," Jules Jordan, June 25, Dubuque Chorus—Director, Mr. Pontius; soprano, Mrs. Sophia Markee, Boston; alto, Miss Estelle Rose, Chicago; tenor, Henry Stow, Chicago.
10Cowen's "Rose Maiden," exposition chorus, June 27—Soprano, Miss Jenny Osborn, Chicago; alto, Miss Mabelle Crawford, Chicago; tenor, Holmes Cowper, Chicago; baritone, Charles W. Clark, Chicago.
11Willard Patten's "Isaiah," Minneapolis chorus, June 29—Director, Willard Patten; soprano, Mrs. Genevieve Clark Wilson, Chicago; alto, Mrs. Katharine Fisk, New York; tenor, Frederick Carberry, Chicago; baritone, Charles W. Clark, Chicago.
12The auditorium at the exposition has a seating capacity of 3,000 people. It contains a large pipe organ and a large stage to accommodate chorus and orchestra. There are two entrances to the auditorium, one from the exposition grounds and one from the outside, so that anyone desirous of attending a concert without entering the grounds may be privileged to do so. This feature is an improvement over the plan at the World's Fair, at Chicago, where many failed to attend the concerts owing to a double entrance fee.
14The eighth and last Godowsky recital in the present series of educational recitals of the Chicago Conservatory will be given on Tuesday evening, May 31, in Auditorium Recital Hall. The series has been remarkable in the artistic execution of eighty-five works, representing the masterpieces in the literature of the piano. The program for Tuesday evening is appended:
15Prelude and Fugue, op. 35, No. 1, E minor… Mendelssohn
16Variations on a Theme by Paganini, op. 35, Book II… Brahms
17Kreisleriana, eight pieces, op. 16… Schumann
18Dämmerungsbilder, No. 1, E flat… Brahms
19Etude in sixths, E flat… Godowsky
20Scherzino, No. 1, C minor… Godowsky
21Arabesque… Godowsky
22Barcarolle—Valse… Liszt
23Two Legends… Liszt
24St. Paul Marching Over the Waves… Liszt
25St. Francis d'Assisi Preaching to the Birds… Liszt
26Study in double notes on Chopin's D flat Valse, op. 64, No. 1… Rosenthal
27Overture, Tannhäuser… Wagner-Liszt
29The last of the series of concerts given by Wilhelm Middelschulte and Sidney Biden at the University Church took place this week. The assisting artists were Miss Maud Jennings, Miss Jeannette Durno and Arne Oldberg, pianists; Mrs. Proctor Smith, Mrs. Maud Hartley and Miss Dunn, vocalists; Bruno Kuehn, Leon Marx, Miss Marian Carpenter and Carl Hillman, violinists, and Carl Brueckner, 'cellist. So much encouragement was offered by the public that Mr. Middelschulte has already planned a similar series for next season. The celebrated organist's selections at the concerts embraced some of the best numbers of the classic and modern school of organ works.
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33Mode Wineman has been appointed a member of the Chicago Conservatory faculty.
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37Nellie Bangs Skelton has returned to her former studio, 909 Steinway Hall, where she will devote a considerable part of her time to coaching singers, as she has succeeded well in this branch of musical study. Mrs. Skelton is one of our best known artists and has coached several leading singers during the past season, with such good results that now she intends making coaching and accompanying a specialty. With commendable foresight she explicitly explains that her vocation is to help artists in their repertory, rehearse them and assist their interpretation, and that she leaves voice placing and tone production to the voice teachers. If there were a few more women in the musical profession who so thoroughly understood their proper sphere there would be many better singers than we now hear.
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41Frederic W. Root has been giving a series of rehearsals or public examinations at Kimball Hall with a view to testing the acquirements of his pupils during the past season. There were three of these occasions, as Mr. Root's clientele is very large, including classes in music reading, in technic and in dramatic expression, as well as individual pupils.
42Among these are about twenty-five who are already engaged in some form of public singing—concert, church choir, &c.—as well as many less advanced, who show promise.
43Mr. Root goes to Hutchinson, Kan., the week of May 30—June 4 as adjudicator of vocal contests at the annual musical jubilee. One of his pupils, Spencer Robinson, is to be tenor soloist of the occasion.
44Another of Mr. Root's pupils, Miss Jessie E. Dunn, is thus mentioned upon the occasion of her singing the soprano solos of "The Hymn of Praise" at Sheboygan, Wis.:
45Miss Jessie E. Dunn, of Chicago, was heard to excellent advantage in her solo parts. She has a strong, full voice, with correct style and fine intonation.—Sheboygan Telegram, May 17.
47Miss Dunn is a very promising soprano, her voice being full and large and her style graceful.—Sheboygan Journal.
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51Irma Nordkyn leaves Chicago next week for London, where she intends to take up her residence. She is an exceptionally gifted pianist, and London always welcomes clever people. So it is only reasonable to suppose success will attend her venture. Another departure will be that of Mme. Ragna Linné, who leaves this country June 25 for Europe, where she will spend the summer.
52Allen H. Spencer is announced to play the following recitals: May 31, Hutchinson, Kan.; June 2, Hutchinson, Kan.; June 6, Topeka, Kan.; June 7, Atchison; July 1, Illinois Music Teachers' Association, at Chicago.
53Walter Spry has brought the Quincy Conservatory of Music into very considerable prominence, and the excellent showing made is due, it is said, to his energy and enterprise. At the graduating concerts given at the conservatory next week the following programs are announced to be performed:
55I.
56PIANO RECITAL BY MISS MAUDE ANDERSON.
57Sonata, op. 26………………………………………Beethoven
58Two Eyes of Brown……………………………….Hawley
59Where Blooms the Rose…………………………..Johns
60Miss Lina Linehan.
61Suite, A Summer Night…………………………..Oldberg
62Slumber Song………………………………………Hauser
63Hungarian Dance…………………………………..Brahms
64Miss Mabel Dana.
65Printemps d'Amour, Mazurka…………………….Gottschalk
66Concerto G minor, first movement……………..Mendelssohn one of two readings
67Concerto G minor, first movement………….Mendelssohn one of two readings
69II.
70PIANO RECITAL BY MISS IDA M. EVERLY, ASSISTED BY MISS HARRIET MUSSelman AND MISS EDITH COLLINS.
71Sonata Pathetique, op. 13………………………….Beethoven
72Alone……………………………………………..Dudley Buck one of two readings
73Alone…………………………………………………Dudley Buck one of two readings
74Say Yes, Mignon…………………………………Bartlett one of two readings
75Say Yes, Mignon…………………………………..Bartlett one of two readings
76Nocturne, E flat…………………………………Chopin one of two readings
77Nocturne, E flat…………………………………..Chopin one of two readings
78Caprice, Lolita…………………………………..Chaminade one of two readings
79Caprice, Lolita……………………………………Chaminade one of two readings
80Romance…………………………………………Becker one of two readings
81Romance…………………………………………….Becker one of two readings
82Miss Edith Collins.
83Concerto in F sharp minor……………………….F. Hiller one of two readings
84Concerto in F sharp minor………………………..F. Hiller one of two readings
86III.
87PIANO RECITAL BY MISS MONA HERRICK, ASSISTED BY MISTES HOLTON AND MEEHAN, AND MESSAMES ELLIS AND HOLCOMB.
88Sonata Pastorale, op. 28………………………….Beethoven
89Sweet and Low…………………………………..Ritter one of two readings
90Sweet and Low…………………………………….Ritter one of two readings
91Ladies Quartet—Misses Holton and Meehan, Mesdames Ellis and Holcomb.
92Serenade…………………………………………Helmund one of two readings
93Serenade…………………………………………..Helmund one of two readings
94Moment Musicale………………………………..Moszkowski one of two readings
95Moment Musicale…………………………………Moszkowski one of two readings
96Fidelio……………………………………………Brahms one of two readings
97Fidelio……………………………………………..Brahms one of two readings
98The Rustic Dance………………………………..Resch one of two readings
99The Rustic Dance…………………………………Resch one of two readings
100Ladies' Quartet.
101Andante Spinato and Polonaise…………………Chopin
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105Mrs. Anna Groff Bryant's pupil Cora E. Spicer gave a song recital at Handel Hall on Tuesday. From her performance it was evident unusual care had been expended in the production of tone, which I understand is Mrs. Bryant's specialty. There was considerable culture exhibited, the voice being even, resonant and well rounded, with good tone color and variety of expression. There are about ten students in Mrs. Bryant's studio whose voices she has built entirely from the foundation, and of whom she expects good work in the future. Of these Miss Spicer is one of the most advanced, and her singing amply justified Mrs. Bryant's opinion of her capabilities. A somewhat ambitious program was well interpreted, the "Irish Folksong," by Arthur Foote, and two German songs of Brahms meriting special mention. Included in the program were a couple of songs of Kate Vanderpoel's, whose compositions it is customary to find in so many song recital programs. The following is the program of Miss Spicer's concert:
106My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice…………………..Saint-Saëns one of two readings
107Meine Liebe ist Grün……………………………Brahms one of two readings
108Liebestrau……………………………………….Brahms one of two readings
109The Nightingale…………………………………Liszt one of two readings
110My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice…………………….Saint-Saëns one of two readings
111Meine Liebe ist Grün……………………………..Brahms one of two readings
112Liebestrau…………………………………………Brahms one of two readings
113Cora E. Spicer. one of two readings
114The Nightingale…………………………………..Liszt one of two readings
115Clara L. Dausch.
116A Summer Night………………………………..Goring-Thomas one of two readings
117A Summer Night…………………………………..Goring-Thomas one of two readings
118Irish Folksong…………………………………Foote one of two readings
119Irish Folksong……………………………………Foote one of two readings
120Asleep, Adream, Awake (serenade)………….Kate Vanderpoel
121Grandmother's Song…………………………..Cora E. Spicer. one of two readings
122Grandmother's Song……………………………..Cora E. Spicer. one of two readings
123Rhapsodie Hongroise, No. 2……………………Liszt one of two readings
124Rhapsodie Hongroise, No. 2……………………..Liszt one of two readings
125Clara L. Dausch. one of two readings
126Clara L. Dausch one of two readings
127Quest……………………………………………Eleanor Smith one of two readings
128Quest……………………………………………….Eleanor Smith one of two readings
129Spring……………………………………………Hill one of two readings
130Spring………………………………………………Hill one of two readings
131Slumber Sea……………………………………Myra Chrisholm one of two readings
132Slumber Sea………………………………………Myra Chrisholm one of two readings
133Say Yes…………………………………………De Hardelot one of two readings
134Say Yes……………………………………………De Hardelot one of two readings
135A Confession…………………………………..Lynes one of two readings
136A Confession………………………………………Lynes one of two readings
137Cora E. Spicer.
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141The Cook County Sunday School Association held its fifth annual May festival at the Auditorium last Friday evening. All the seats in the house were sold days in advance. The principal attraction was the chorus of 1,000 young ladies' voices, and the principal soloist of this great occasion was the highly talented young violinist Miss
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