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Musical Courier 1901-04-24: Vol 42 Iss 1100, 1901
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1BUFFALO, N. Y., April 12, 1901.
3Y readers, of course, noted the typographical error in my last letter. It should have read musical treats during the Lenten season and not "trials."
5Easter week brought us entertainments galore, but the most delightful event was the recital at the Twentieth Century Club by Hans Kronold. A large and enthusiastic audience greeted this artist. Hans Kronold's execution is brilliant; he produces a beautiful singing tone, and renders all selections with a wealth of expression.
7Buffalo will always welcome this superior young artist. Mrs. Laura Dietrich Minehan, contralto, and Miss Lila Burnet Wright, reader, assisted by Leroy Moon, violin; Miss Ella Holman, soprano; Miss Elinor M. Lynch, accompanist, gave a recital in the Twentieth Century Club March 28.
9An organ recital was given at the Riverside M. E. Church by Chester Barker Searle, of New York, assisted by Mr. and Mrs. A. B. Patteend, Howard Derrett and William Parks.
11Little Olde Folks' Musicale was repeated Easter Monday evening, April 8, at 8 o'clock, in the Niagara Square Congregational Church by a chorus of thirty-five in costume, assisted by the quartet of the church; Miss Dill, elocutionist; Mr. Palmer, violinist; Mrs. F. M. Gilbert, accompanist.
13Miss Ethel Hardy has been re-engaged as soprano soloist at the Asbury M. E. Church for another year. Miss Hardy will sing "Hosanna," by Granier, at the Easter "Evening of Song" to-night.
15The First Church Quintet, composed of Miss Kate Tyrell, soprano; Mrs. Clara Barnes-Holmes, contralto; J. R. Williamson, tenor; Raymond O. Riester, baritone; George C. Sweet, basso; William A. Waith, director, assisted by Richard Fricke, 'cello, gave an "Evening of Music" at the University Club on Tuesday, March 26.
17All of the above artists are best known in the city, and only words of praise can be spoken of the program, each number of which was given in a most finished and musicianly manner. The program was repeated at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Clements, on Delaware avenue, the following week.
19March 28 Madame Blaauw, pianist, gave a very pleasing musicale for the benefit of the German Deaconess' Hospital and Home.
21The assisting vocalists were the Misses Carbone (who possess remarkably beautiful voices), Mr. Odell and Mr. Nuno, who gave song cycles by Schumann and Brahms and two quartets by Arnold King, which had never been sung in Buffalo before, and proved exceptionally good. Julius Singer, violinist, played the Romance from Wieniawski's second concerto and a scherzo by Spohr in a very acceptable manner.
23Easter Sunday the churches vied with each other to see who could furnish the most praiseworthy program.
25At the Lafayette Presbyterian Church, Director Lund gave the choir the assistance of a string quartet, which added greatly to the effectiveness of the evening service.
27Easter night the ninth orchestra concert was given at the Teck Theatre. The program was well arranged and received with generous applause. Miss Kate Sherbourne was the vocalist. Miss Sherbourne has a mezzo-soprano voice of good range and much power, but she does not display much temperament.
29Far too small an audience greeted Edward Baxter Perry, the well-known blind pianist, last week, when this remarkable artist gave one of his educating lecture recitals. Blindness did not prevent this man acquiring a mastery of the piano, and he displayed a fine technic and proved his musicianship both in his interpretations and his interesting remarks.
31The Chromatic Club (a ladies' afternoon musical club) is just finishing its first season's work most successfully.
33This club counts among its members many well-known musicians, viz., Mrs. Choate, a pupil of Siloti; Mrs. Mickle, Misses Lynch and Showerman and Mrs. McLeod, pupils of Leschetizky; Mrs. Scott, violinist, pupil of the best masters in Boston and Germany; Miss Halliday, 'cellist, recently returned from three years of study in the Hochschule, Berlin; Miss Laverack and Mrs. Williams, both studying voice in Italy at present; Miss Lewis, recently from vocal studies in New York; Miss Hoffman and others of Miss Cronyn's pupils and other members.
35N. G.
37Ida Branth Dates.
39This able violinist plays in Hartford, Conn., April 25, and at the Y. M. C. A. Hall, Harlem, May 8. She has had many excellent appearances this season.
41Three Songs.
42Words from —-
43"Some Verses,"
44By HELEN HAY.
46Set to Music by
47BERENICE THOMPSON.
48Published by
49E. F. DROOP & SONS,
50925 Pennsylvania Avenue N. W.,
51WASHINGTON, D. C.
53SADA
54VIOLINISTE.
55Address HENRY WOLFSOHN,
56131 East 17th St., NEW YORK.
57"Sada electrifies the public. Ysaye foretells a great future for her"—London Modern Society.
59Sousa's Band.
60A Tremendous Ovation.
62THE great popularity of John Philip Sousa was again demonstrated last Sunday night, when his band played to an audience that completely filled the Metropolitan Opera House. This concert proved the most successful ever given in New York by Sousa's Band. The enthusiasm of the audience was in keeping with its size. It is not doing violence to truth to assert that not once during the season just closed has the Metropolitan Opera House contained a better pleased assemblage of music lovers. Mr. Sousa and his men were given a veritable ovation. It was a sincere, a spontaneous tribute to their merits.
64This most excellent scheme was presented:
66Overture, William Tell…………………………………………..Rossini
67Trombone solo, Love Thoughts………………………………….Pryor
68Arthur Pryor.
70Excerpts from Carmen…………………………………………..Bizet
71Soprano solo, Pearl of Brazil…………………………………….David
72Miss Blanche Duffield.
73Flute obligato by D. A. Lyons.
75Prologue, Paradise, from Mefistofele……………………………Boito
76Fantastic Medley, The Band Came Back……………………….Sousa
77Arabian Intermezzo, Zamona (new)…………………………..Loraine
78March, Hail to the Spirit of Liberty……………………………..Sousa
79Violin solos—
80Reverie, Nymphalin……………………………………………..Sousa
81Elfin Dance………………………………………………………..Popper one of two readings
82Effin Dance………………………………………………………..Popper one of two readings
83Miss Bertha Bucklin.
85Introduction to third act of Lohengrin……………………………Wagner
87This program gives but an inadequate idea of the concert, for the encores aggregated about a dozen additional numbers. The most important piece was the "Carmen" arrangement, which enabled the band to show what it could do with a heavy orchestral score. This performance brought out all the band's resources, and disclosed to the best advantage Mr. Sousa's abilities as a conductor.
89"Hail to the Spirit of Liberty," Sousa's latest march, had to be repeated thrice before the audience was satisfied.
91One of the most effective things was the "Fantastic Medley," by Sousa, entitled "The Band Came Back." This has been rewritten and much enlarged since it was heard here two years ago. The Wagner number brilliantly closed the concert.
93The soloists shared the honors and won well deserved recalls. Miss Blanche Duffield was at her best. Her success was unequivocal. Miss Bertha Bucklin played with muted strings Sousa's "Reverie," giving a refined performance of a graceful and poetic composition. With the meaningless conceit of Popper (written for the violoncello) she was equally as successful. She brought out all there was in it. Miss Bucklin possesses the masculine qualities of strength and passion, blended with the feminine
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