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Musical Courier 1901-12-11: Vol 43 Iss 1133, 1901
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1showed good musical taste in the selection of her program and played some difficult numbers with perfect poise. Miss Austin's technic is exceptionally good and her tone color very beautiful. She was ably assisted by Miss Mathilda Dressler, who contributed several selections on the violoncello. William H. Dale, tenor, also assisted, but unfortunately was suffering from a severe cold and therefore was not heard to advantage.
3Whitney Tew gave a song recital Friday evening, November 22, under the auspices of the Teachers' Club Course. It is undoubtedly true that had Mr. Tew presented different selections he would have carried his audience. As it was, his program was too long and lacked interest. The song cycle "In Memoriam" especially failed to appeal to his hearers. However, the latter part of the program was the most appreciated, and showed his splendid voice to the best advantage. His rendition of several German songs was excellent.
5Miss Verna Golden and Carlyle Scott gave a piano and violin sonata recital on the evening of November 25 at the Unitarian Church. The program was on a high order, and well given.
7John Parsons Beach, pianist, gave an unusually good program at his recital on November 20. Each number was well given, and his interpretation of the group of selections from Chopin was admirable. Mr. Beach has improved very much during his year of study in Boston.
9St. Paul's Musical Affairs.
11One of the world's greatest pianists, Fannie Bloomfield-Zeisler, will give a recital December 5 at the People's Church.
13The Kitties will also give two performances November 29 at the People's Church.
15The Schubert Club presented an interesting program November 27 at Summit Hall. Selections from German composers were given, and it was an enjoyable program throughout.
17MAUDE MARSHALL.
19AN UPHEAVAL IN THE CITY CHOIRS.—That New York is the Mecca for singers is certainly evidenced by the large daily enrollment of fine voices at the Townsend H. Fellows Choir Exchange. These singers come from all parts of the United States, and are naturally desirous of securing church positions in the metropolis. Some of the best voices heard in the city for years are members of this exchange this season, and it goes without saying that a number of them will secure leading churches. All appearances go to indicate a great upheaval in the city choirs. Mr. Fellows says he knows of nine of the principal churches that intend making an entire change in the personnel of their choirs, so that there will be a busy time next spring selecting voices to fill these and the many others which will occur. A large number of the leading organists of America are also members of this exchange this season, waiting for the time of the year when the changes are made.
21THE APOLLO CLUB.—The Apollo Club, of New York, gave its first concert of the season in the grand ball room of the Waldorf-Astoria, Thursday evening, December 5. The club had the assistance of Mme. Isabelle Bouton, contralto; Miss Anna E. Otten, violinist, and Emil Levy, accompanist. The work of the club showed much improvement over last year. The voices are well balanced, and the quality of tone was superb. Incidental solos were sung by Willis E. Bacheller and W. Glasgow Greene. Dr. Franklin D. Lawson sang "Lohengrin's Declaration" in a masterly fashion. He was in fine voice and merited the applause he received. The next concert will be given Thursday, February 20, 1902.
23MILWAUKEE.
24MILWAUKEE, December 6, 1901.
26THE musical season opened in Milwaukee last month will prove to be an unusually busy one; in fact it is no exaggeration to state that this city will witness a veritable inundation of concerts and recitals, there being up to the present time at least 100 musical events accounted for.
28Hugo Kaun, who has been introducing his compositions in Berlin and Leipzig, meeting with the warmest enthusiasm and great artistic success, returned home November 3. His friends and admirers tendered him a hearty welcome, the Milwaukee Maennerchor, of which organization Mr. Kaun is director, arranging a banquet in his honor.
30The Chicago Orchestra, under the auspices of the Milwaukee Maennerchor, gave its first concert of the season November 12. Bruno Steindel, the 'cellist, was the soloist. The program, which was an intellectual treat, opened with Weingartner's new Symphony in E flat, op. 29, No. 2, which was followed by D'Albert's Concerto for 'cello. The symphony proved of exceeding interest, the thematic material and development, as well as the remarkably clever instrumentation being distinct features. The D'Albert Concerto, though somewhat lengthy, proved a grateful task for Mr. Steindel, who mastered its great technical difficulties with refreshing ease, his artistic temperament adding to the perfect reading of the work.
32The orchestral contributions further included the symphonic poem, "Le Chasseur Maudit," by César Franck, and fragments from "Das Rheingold," arranged by Theodore Thomas.
34The orchestra gave a masterly interpretation of all these works and it is with the keenest delight that the next appearance of Mr. Thomas and his orchestra is looked forward to.
36The A Capella Choir concert, November 18, proved a success. The singing of the choir, under Mr. Boeppler's leadership, exhibited a marked improvement in tone quality and ensemble.
38Mme. Fanny Richter, a pianist of note, was the soloist on this occasion, being heard for the first time in Milwaukee. She proved herself possessed of an unfailing and glittering technic and an intelligent musical understanding her reading of "St. Francis on the Waves," by Liszt, and "Magic Fire," by Wagner-Brassin, being especially praiseworthy. Miss Garrita Nash, under whose direction "The Ballad Concerts of America" are given, added greatly to the success of the undertaking by securing Madame Nordica for the second concert of the series. November 30. The famous singer took her audience by storm and awakened such enthusiasm as has not been witnessed here in a long time. Madame Nordica was in superb voice, but it was in the last half of the program that her magnificent organ displayed its full glory of power, sweetness and purity, until at the close enthusiasm reached such a height that it was with reluctance her audience saw her leave. Mr. Romanye-Simmons played the accompaniments most acceptably. His performance, however, of the C sharp minor Polonaise, by Chopin, failed to prove as satisfactory, there being a too exaggerated use of the tempo rubato, besides deviating rather freely from the true character of the composition. The last of the above concerts will be held at the Exposition Building December 14, the Pittsburg Orchestra, under the leadership of Victor Herbert, having been engaged.
40Thursday, December 5, the Milwaukee Symphony Orchestra, an organization containing fifty local musicians, will make its initial public appearance. Mr. Boeppler, the conductor, has exhibited considerable energy in inciting interest in the new undertaking. That this city is capable of supporting a first-class orchestra is without doubt the case, and it is to be hoped that Mr. Boeppler's efforts toward paving the way for still better things may meet with the encouragement of all those who have the welfare of good music at heart.
42The Musik Verein is busily rehearsing for its concert, December 12, which will be largely devoted to male chorus work. Among the numbers to be sung are "Fest Motette," by Klughardt; "Gypsy Songs," by Brahms, and "Liebe," by Strauss. The last named will be sung for the first time in this country in public. Jean Gérardy, the 'cellist, is to be the leading soloist, the other soloist being J. Erich Schmaal, of this city.
44The Arion Musical Club, which is entering upon the twenty-fifth year of its existence, will give a jubilee course of four concerts, the excellence of which is guaranteed. The season will open with a festival performance of "The Messiah," the society having engaged Mme. Eleanor Meredith, Miss Mabelle Crawford, E. C. Towne and W. A. Howland for the performance. As the chorus is the largest and best in the history of the club, an ideal rendering of the oratorio may be expected.
46Miss Helen Glenny announces three subscription recitals to be given at the Pfister Hotel, similar to those which, under her auspices, Milwaukeeans enjoyed last year. For these recitals Miss Glenny has secured Miss Howell, Esther Feé and Plunket Greene.
48Franz Neumann, recently from Berlin, has been engaged by Hugo Kaun as an assistant in his newly established school of music. Mr. Neumann is a thorough musician and a welcome accession to the Milwaukee music colony.
50The United Wisconsin Conservatories of Music are in a decidedly flourishing condition, the largely increasing number of pupils having necessitated further additions to the faculty.
52Herman Zeitz, formerly instructor of violin in the University School of Music at Ann Arbor, Mich., and more recently with the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, this city, has opened a school of music of his own, which is in a prosperous condition. He recently gave a very successful pupils' recital.
54The Milwaukee Trio, consisting of J. Erich Schmaal, piano; Herman A. Zeitz, violin, and Ernst Beyer, 'cello, inaugurated its series of musicales by giving a recital at the Athenaeum, November 15. As a novelty the trio performed a Quartet, op. 9, in A flat, by Ippolitoff-Iwanoff, Albert Fink, viola, assisting. The composition found favor with the audience, it being both brilliant and tuneful. Why the composer should have titled it Quartet is a mystery, as it savors more of a potpourri than anything else. The program further included the C minor Trio, op. 101, Brahms, and several concerted songs creditably executed by Miss Eva Thelen, soprano; Mrs. Louis Frank, mezzo soprano, and Mrs. Bruno Fink, alto.
56Daniel Protheroe, the well-known conductor and composer, has recently published a number of songs entitled "Six Lyrics." They are among the best efforts of Mr. Protheroe, and are receiving high commendation from some of the leading critics.
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