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Musical Courier 1900-10-31: Vol 41 Iss 1075, 1900
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1urer, R. E. Attwood; librarian, Harvey S. Robie; conductor, N. Mower; pianist, Miss Helen Winslow; board of government, Mrs. Martha Lukin, Mrs. A. J. Skolfield, Mrs. Ida Packard, E. L. Goss and F. Wingate. The first rehearsal will be held October 29.
2J. P. T. Feukel, of 806 West Fifth street, Wilmington, Del., has been presented with testimonials by the choir and the congregation of Zion German Lutheran Church, as an evidence of their regard and appreciation of his twenty-five consecutive years of service as organist of the church. In point of continuous service Mr. Feukel is the oldest church organist in Wilmington. He has manipulated the keys for a quarter of a century up to October 15.
3The announcement is made of three chamber concerts to be given before the close of the year by Mrs. A. S. Van Valkenburgh at Kansas City, Mo. Mrs. Van Valkenburgh has not yet completed arrangements, but the dates of the concerts, which will be held at Lyceum Hall, are Wednesday night, October 31; Tuesday night, November 27, and Friday night, December 21. The first will be devoted to "Old Ballads," the second to "German Lieder," and the third will be "The Persian Garden."
4A musical was given by Mrs. W. S. Abbott at her home, corner Main street and Asylum avenue, Lapeer, Mich., early in the month. The program consisted of a selection by the Presbyterian Church quartet, piano solos by Miss Florence Vincent, vocal solos by Mrs. Streeter, B. F. Loder and E. T. Woodruff, vocal duet by Mrs. H. C. Rankin and Miss Emma Woodruff, violin solo by Miss Florence Carey. Lula E. Bryce, Blanche A. Woodruff, Millie Yorker and Mrs. T. W. Decker accompanied.
5Mrs. S. S. Stearns' advanced pupils gave a piano recital on the 12th, in her studio, 19 Colt avenue, Grand Rapids, Mich. This being the first one of the season the program was miscellaneous. Mrs. Stearns has organized a group of piano quartets for two pianos. The members of the Stearns quartet are: Misses Josephine Brechting, Elizabeth Schler, Amy and Nellie Bertsch. Those in the Haydn quartet are: Misses Ruth Steglich, Grace Logie, Ida Billings and Marguerite Steglich. In the Grieg quartet are: Misses Anna Simpson, Cecilia Friedrich, Alice and Emily Holt.
6As a result of the recent activity on the part of Prof. Tom Ward, Henry M. Chase, the officers of the Syracuse, N. Y., Choral Society and others concerned in the project, a meeting of citizens was held in the rooms of the Chamber of Commerce on the evening of the 12th, at which a committee was appointed to solicit subscriptions to the guarantee fund needed before definite arrangements for the proposed spring music festival can be undertaken. This committee is composed of Chancellor Day, of Syracuse University; F. E. Bacon, president of the Chamber of Commerce; Henry M. Chase, Prof. Tom Ward, Louis B. Phillips, Donald Dey, F. R. Hazard, Willis A. Holden, Jacob Goettel, Leonard Groesbeck and Representative in Congress M. E. Driscoll. Donald Dey, Henry M. Chase, F. R. Hazard, Willis A. Holden, Jacob Goettel, M. E. Driscoll and Leonard Groesbeck have already contributed to the guarantee fund, which Professor Ward was the means of starting and which amounts thus far to $2,150.
7The annual Eisteddfod at Utica, N. Y. (the forty-second since its establishment), will be held on December 31, 1900, and January 1, 1901. The adjudicators will be: Music, J. Haydn Morris; poetry and elocution, Dr. T. C. Edwards. The prominent musical competitions are: Male chorus, "Life of Youth," Geibel; "Cambrian Song of Freedom," T. J. Davies; $200 prize. Mixed chorus, "The Heavens Are Telling"; $75 prize. Competition, twelve male voices, "Annie Laurie," Dudley Buck; $12 prize. Female chorus, "O Happy Fair," Shields, $30 prize. Male quartet, "In Absence," Dudley Buck; $8 prize. Soprano solo, "Eye Hath Not Seen," Gaul; $5 prize. Contralto solo, "O Rest in the Lord," $5 prize. Tenor solo, "Bedd Llewelyn," D. Emlyn Evans; $5 prize. Baritone solo, "Yr Ornest," William Davis; $5 prize. Bass solo, "The Armorer," De Koven; $5 prize. Tenor and bass duet, "The Martial Spirit," Parry; $6 prize. W. W. George, secretary, 52 Spring street, Utica, N. Y.
9Fisk, Eddy and Jackson at Boston October 30.
10LOUDON G. CHARLTON, when he arranged for the appearance of these three noted artists in joint recital, has done for Boston musicians what no manager has done in the last few years, namely, giving them a concert by the representative musicians of America.
11Mme. Katharine Fisk, who has been heard in every large city in the United States as well as the principal ones of Europe, is not only America's greatest contralto but stands pre-eminent among the world's greatest singers. She sings in German, French, English, Scotch, Italian and Spanish; her repertory of oratorio and ballads is one of the largest and best chosen of any of the great vocalists.
12When one first hears Mrs. Fisk it is not easy to estimate all the different factors that go to make up the unusual excellence of her singing, but a repetition shows that the exquisite tone coloring and the absolute control of her voice contribute largely to the perfection of her work. Her great dramatic power also aids her, and by voice and gesture she suggests the whole picture even to an unresponsive listener.
13Clarence Eddy, the organist, will have an opportunity to show what he can do when at a good organ. The fine new organ in Symphony Hall is one of the best ever built, and when Mr. Eddy has finished with the great Prelude and Fugue in D major there is no doubt but that it will be many a day before such a performance will be again heard in Boston. Mr. Eddy's playing is not of the feminine sort usually heard—his is the air of a man, and while he is not what is called a sentimental player he is sentimental to a small degree. With his music goes his soul, and with his soul his music. His technic is flawless, and with all the intricacies of the organ this wonderful musician stands alone as its master.
14Leonora Jackson is a favorite in Boston musical circles, and Boston claims her as much as does America. One of her numbers will be the Caprice by Gade. Miss Jackson's tone is broader than that of any other woman violinist, and she plays with an air of assurance, as well as with a feeling that denotes the true artist. No American artist has ever received the welcome she has in this country—but then they are few who are her equals, even in the world.
15Following is the program that will be given by this splendid triumvirate:
16Prelude and Fugue……………………………………………..Bach
17Meine Liebe ist Grün……………………………………………..Brahms
18Feld einsamkeit…………………………………………………….Brahms
19Todt und Das Madchen………………………………………Schubert
20Caprice………………………………………………………..Madame Fisk.
21Ave Maria………………………………………………………Miss Jackson.
22Theme Varied (new)…………………………………………Faulkes
23(Dedicated to Mr. Eddy.)
24Mr. Eddy.
25Irish Folk-Song…………………………………………………Foote
26Two Folk-Songs—
27Love and Joy………………………………………………….Chadwick
28The Northern Days…………………………………………..Chadwick
29Love Is a Sickness……………………………………………..Parker
30Aria………………………………………………………..Madame Fisk.
31Berceuse………………………………………………………Borowski
32Hungarian Dance……………………………………………..Arensky
33Concert Overture in C minor……………………………….Hollins
34(Dedicated to Mr. Eddy.)
35Mr. Eddy.
36Three Arias from Samson et Dalila………………………..Saint-Saëns
37Fair Spring is Returning.
38O Love, of Thy Power.
39Softly Awakes My Heart.
40Hungarian Air…………………………………………………Ernst
41Miss Jackson.
43Clarence Eddy.
44CLARENCE EDDY, the organist, has just been booked for appearances in Evanston, Ill., and Taunton, Mass.
45In Evanston he appears under the auspices of the University of Chicago. Mr. Eddy has more engagements than he really expected—he having returned to America for only twenty-five special recitals. He now finds that there are so many requests for his services that he will be compelled to prolong his stay. He has decided to make a tour of the Pacific Coast during January and February, which will be a welcome fact to the musical public out there, as, when he was asked in a number of instances last season whether he would return this year, he informed his inquirers that he would not.
46He has already been booked for Los Angeles, San Diego and San Francisco, and has a number of inquiries from Portland, Seattle, Spokane, &c.
47Mr. Eddy started on his tour of the East on the 16th, opening in Elmira.
49Organ Recital by a Bowman Pupil.
50MISS ELLA LORETTA FLOCK gave an organ recital October 9 in the Presbyterian church at Newton, N. J., of which society Miss Flock is the organist. The recital attracted a large audience and won for her a distinct success. The selections included Mendelssohn's overture to "Ruy Blas" and two numbers, "Ase's Death" and "Anitra's Dance," from Grieg's "Peer Gynt" Suite. The Sussex Register says that Miss Flock's playing "completely charmed her audience." The criticism closes as follows, by which it will be seen that there is a larger place waiting for Miss Flock, which she is evidently prepared to fill, just as soon as some enterprising church learns of her gifts and skill:
51Miss Ella Loretta Flock is a young woman of charming presence, a pupil of Edward Morris Bowman, and is possessed of rare musical talent, which conscientious and constant study has developed to a high degree of perfection. She has written several original compositions for organ, piano and voice, and bids fair to achieve distinction in the musical world.
53Louise B. Voigt.
54LOUDON G. CHARLTON has just booked this excellent artist for an appearance in Indianapolis on November 20. When Miss Voigt returned to America after a number of big successes in Europe she little knew that she was to be idolized by lovers of good music. From the time that she sang with the Worcester Festival last year her success has been marked. Her name has spread from coast to coast, and with her name traveled her fame. As the season drew to a close last year she became more and more in demand, and hers was a most successful first season. She sang at the big Saengerfest in Brooklyn the past summer, and made an impression that will be remembered for years. Her success was instantaneous.
55Her manager, Mr. Charlton, states that she is very much in demand, and that he is making some very important bookings for her.
57A Promising Sanchez Pupil.
58Carlos N. Sanchez, the tenor singer and successful vocal teacher, is receiving daily applicants, which, considering the short time since his establishment in New York, gives him great encouragement. Among his pupils is Miss Theodora Oak-Smith, who is a granddaughter of the writer Elisabeth Oakes-Smith and a cousin of the famous contralto Annie Louise Carey. Miss Oak-Smith possesses a fine dramatic soprano of great range. She comes from North Carolina, and proposes to study with Sanchez for the operatic stage.
60MISS MONTEFIORE
61Private Studio and Address:
62THE ORMONDE,
6370th St. and Broadway, New York.
65EDMUND J. MYER,
66VOCAL INSTRUCTION.
6732 East 23d Street, NEW YORK.
68Summer Term for Teachers and Singers at Lake Chautauqua, N. Y.
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