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Musical Courier 1901-12-11: Vol 43 Iss 1133, 1901
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1CINCINNATI, December 7, 1901.
3THE musical event of the present week was the first concert of the Orpheus Club in the Auditorium on Thursday evening, December 5. For some years past the club has been the only English singing society of importance before the public since the Apollo Club retired to the privacy of entertaining only its members and invited friends. Under the long and able direction of Charles A. Graninger it enjoyed a prosperous and useful career. Only this year was the club reorganized, after the regretted departure of its old director, and Edwin W. Glover, who has been for some time identified with the training of the festival chorus, took the reins in his hands.
5This was the first public appearance of the reorganized club under its new régime. The result was most gratifying, and proved how well and enthusiastically the members have responded to the situation. The chorus has been considerably strengthened, both in the firsts and seconds. The first tenors were particularly resonant and responsive. The uniform quality of musical tone that was maintained attracted attention. It was never volume at the sacrifice of tone—and yet the volume was entirely adequate to the requirements of the selections. One of the successes of the chorus singing was Nevin's "Marching." Its rhythm was spiritedly given. The best number in point of shading and an almost perfect ensemble was Parker's "The Night Has a Thousand Eyes." In "The Lost Chord" of Sullivan the chorus rose to a genuine crescendo. Two da capos were given to "The Lost Chord" and "The Monk of the Mountain."
7There were two soloists—Sidney Biden, baritone, of Chicago, and Signor P. A. Tirindelli, violinist, of the Conservatory of Music.
9Mr. Biden left a favorable impression. He has not a "big" voice, but it is musical, well rounded—true to the feeling and full of temperament. He failed somewhat in the dramatic requirements of the Massenet aria, but in the miscellaneous numbers proved himself a warm, sympathetic singer, especially in Schubert's "Faith in Spring."
11A beautiful number was the Nocturne by Tirindelli, sung by the chorus. Its soft, languishing character suits well the sentiment of the words, and its instrumental fabric shows ingenuity and uncommon skill of treatment, as a solo. The composer was called out before the audience at its close. In his solo numbers Mr. Tirindelli proved himself an artist of keen musical perception and scholarly accomplishment. His interpretation of the "Fantasia Appassionata" was of a lofty type—technically clean, of fine gradations and poetic to a high degree. The encore was a Capriccioso of his own, which he played crisply. His miscellaneous numbers were a Serenade by Saint-Saëns and one of his own compositions.
13An operatic concert quite out of the ordinary run of events was given at the Aeolian Hall on the evening of December 6. A large and cultured audience was present. The following program was presented:
14Aeolian Orchestrelle, Lohengrin Introduction………….Wagner
15Scene and Duet, Act II.:
16Elsa……………………………Jessie Langlands Thomson
17Ortrud……………………………….May Perin
18Frederick……………………………Charles H. Thomson
19Aeolian Orchestrelle, La Favorita (Overture)……..Donizetti
20Scene and Aria, Oh, Mio Fernando…………………..Leonora, Mary Naomi Chapman.
21Pianola, Ophelia………………………..Nevin
22Mad Scene and Aria, Hamlet…………………….Thomas
23Pianola, Walther's Prize Song…………………..Wagner
24Mikado………………………………….Sullivan
25"Three Little Maids from School."
26Yum-Yum……………………………Jessie Langlands Thomson
27Pitti-Sing……………………………..Ella May Bassett
28Peep-Bo………………………………..Pearl Keith
29Aria—
30Katisha…………………………………May Perin
31Song—
32Ko-Ko………………………………….William Hanson
33Pianola, Florence Waltz…………………….Liebling
34Chorus and Solo, Mikado:
35Pitti-Sing……………………………..Ella May Bassett
36Yum-Yum……………………………….Pearl Keith
37Chorus—Mary Rice, Ella May Bassett, May Perin, Bertha Calvert, Eugenia Pedretti, Ida Ewing, Julia Heltrich, Marie Blackman, Naomi Chapman, Florence Keith, Jessie Langlands Thomson, Pearl Keith. one of two readings
38Chorus—Mary Rice, Ella May Bassett, May Perin, Bertha Calvert, Eugenia Pedretti, Ida Ewing, Julia Helrich, Marie Blackman, Naomi Chapman, Florence Keith, Jessie Langlands Thomson, Pearl Keith. one of two readings
40The impression of the entire evening was that Mrs. McAlpin has thoroughly mastered her subject—the training of pupils for grand opera. She was responsible for every detail of the success. The costuming was elegant and correct; the staging was such as would have reflected credit upon a professional performance. At the head of a school of American opera Mrs. McAlpin would find a place which would well become her tact and ability. Several of the participants, such as Jessie Langlands Thomson, May Perin and Mary Naomi Chapman, have exceptional talent for the operatic stage.
42The following from the Minneapolis Journal gives some idea of the attention and esteem Chas. A. Graninger is receiving as director of the Apollo Club, of that city. Mr. Graninger is a Cincinnatian, and has spent some twenty years in the musical life of Cincinnati as an educator, director, pianist and organist, wherein his efforts have met with much success. He is the founder of the Auditorium School of Music, in the direction of which he is assisted by Mrs. Graninger:
44"A delightful affair of last evening was the reception given by the Apollo Club in the new club rooms in the Lyceum Building. Great clusters of white and yellow chrysanthemums were arranged with palms in the parlors, and red roses were in the studio. The guests were received by the officers of the club, Mrs. George Eustis, Frank Joyce, Barrow, Eichman, Brimmer, Cooper and Ludgdsin, who assisted Charles A. Graninger, the new director and the guest of honor. A charming musical program was given by Miss Clara Williams, Miss Helen Hall, Mr. Hollenberg, of Little Rock, Ark., who has recently come to Minneapolis. Mrs. Edgar Runyan and Mr. Graninger were the accompanists. Hugh O'Donnell gave several readings. Frappé and ices were served. About 400 guests were present to meet Mr. Graninger. The club will give a second reception in about six weeks for the musicians who have recently come to Minneapolis."
46Mr. Tirindelli, head of the violin department of the Conservatory of Music, will give a violin recital in Hamilton, Ohio, some time in January.
48On Friday afternoon, the 22d ult., the first of a series of lectures at the Auditorium School of Music on "The Anatomy and Physiology of Voice Production" was given by Dr. W. C. Harris. The lecture was illustrated by charts and some rare models the doctor brought from abroad. Besides these Dr. Harris brought for the examination of those in attendance a human larynx, which was the means of real understanding of his remarks. The lecture was well attended and appreciated by the large class of vocal and elocution students present. The next lecture in this series will be given January 17.
50A violin recital of considerable interest was given by Leroy McMakin, assisted by Miss Frances C. Shuford, pianist, both of the Conservatory of Music faculty, on Friday evening, December 6. Both proved themselves growing musicians, who are steadily increasing in their artistic calibre. Mr. McMakin is a pupil of Tirindelli. The program was as follows:
51Sonata for piano and violin, No. 2, A major…………………Brahms
52Concerto in G minor, op. 26………………………………….Bruch one of two readings
53Concerto in G minor, op. 26……………………………Bruch one of two readings
54Introduction and Rondo, Capriccioso………………………..Saint-Saëns one of two readings
55Introduction and Rondo, Capriccioso…………………Saint-Saëns one of two readings
56Romance in E flat……………………………………………..Rubinstein one of two readings
57Romance in E flat………………………………………Rubinstein one of two readings
58Appassionato…………………………………………………Tirindelli one of two readings
59Appassionato…………………………………………..Tirindelli one of two readings
60Hungarian Dance, No. 8, A minor………………………….Brahms-Joachim one of two readings
61Hungarian Dance, No. 8, A minor…………………….Brahms-Joachim one of two readings
63The date of the first college orchestra and chorus concert has been changed from December 18 to January 18, 1902. Mr. Van der Stucken made this change at the request of a number of music lovers who did not wish to deprive themselves of the pleasure of hearing both the orchestra and chorus concert and the grand opera. The college orchestra and chorus rehearsals have been unusually well attended for this concert. In the orchestra the strings alone comprise thirty members; while in the chorus there are over 100. The rehearsals will continue to be held on Wednesdays and Thursdays—the chorus on Wednesday and the orchestra on Thursdays, at 3:15 p. m.
65Miss Mannheimer, director of the School of Expression of the College of Music, will give a recital in Indianapolis on next Wednesday evening, December 11. "Nance Oldfield" and a miscellaneous program will be given.
67The fourth of the series of invitation events will be given by the School of Expression of the College of Music on Saturday evening, December 21. The program includes an evening of comedy, and will be given under Miss Mannheimer's direction.
69The subject of the next lecture in the history of music course will be "The Age of the Netherlanders," and will be given Monday afternoon, December 9, in the Lyceum. A. J. Gantvoort, who delivers these lectures, is exceedingly well pleased with both the attendance and the interest the students have taken.
71Mr. Van der Stucken will personally direct one of the rehearsals before Christmas of "The Messiah," which will be given by the Cincinnati Choral Union. The rehearsals are now being conducted by Dr. N. J. Elsenheimer.
73Dr. Wade Thrasher delivered the fourth of the series of lectures on the voice, Friday afternoon, December 6. The next lecture will be given by Dr. Thrasher on Friday, December 13, at 4:30 p. m., and all members of the vocal profession are invited to attend.
75Edmund A. Jahn, member of the College of Music faculty, was one of the soloists at the first Orpheus concert of the season.
76J. A. HOMAN.
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