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Musical Courier 1902-01-01: Vol 44 Iss 1136, 1902
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1Hildegard Hoffmann, soprano, and William H. Rieger, tenor, being the soloists.
3The first meeting of the Woman's Choral Club since its organization was perfected occurred last week at the residence of Mrs. E. A. Peden, Houston, Tex., which is to be the permanent place of meeting.
5The People's Choral Union, a new musical organization to be devoted to the study of popular music, is to be formed in Bath, Me., after the holidays. Arthur Dunning, of Bath, is to be the conductor.
7It is said that the finest choral singing heard this season in Newark, N. J., was that of the Arion Society, at its concert on December 14, when Miss Dorothy Harvey and Hans Kronold were the soloists.
9The second concert of the Toronto (Ont.) Conservatory String Quartet took place on December 12. The quartet, which consists of Mrs. Drechsler Adamson, Miss Lina D. Adamson, Miss Lena M. Hayes and Henry S. Saunders, was assisted by Napier Durand and Mr. Drummond.
11The Lyric Club, an organization of Newark, N. J., women, inaugurated its third season by giving a concert in the New Auditorium, with the assistance of Julian Walker, baritone, and Joseph Eller, oboeist, as soloists. The principal choral number was Rheinberger's "Legend of a Day."
13At Springfield, Ohio, on December 5, the Choral Society of Wittenberg College gave a recital in the college chapel. The chorus consists of about fifty voices under the direction of Prof. W. D. Lewis and Prof. Charles Halstein. The first part of the program was given by the faculty, assisted by Miss Anna L. May, of Dalton.
15The fourth recital of the Woman's Musical Club was given at Wheeling, W. Va., on December 14. The interpreters of the music were Mrs. W. E. Krupp, Mrs. Frank Hupp and Miss Gertrude McConnaughy, pianists; Mrs. Herbert Riheldaffer and Mrs. Charles B. Cooke, vocal soloists, and Mrs. Zou Hastings Frazier, Mrs. Frederic F. Faris, Miss Cornelia Stifel and Miss Martha Ott in concerted work.
17The Schumann Club, Bangor, Me., held an interesting meeting recently. Selections were played from Paderewski and Heller, and songs given by Chadwick and Schubert; also an instrumental number from Schubert's Quartet in G minor. The selected numbers on the program were a Nocturne in B flat, by Paderewski, and a song, "The Dancer," by Chadwick; while the opening duet was a Polish melody instead of a Polish dance.
19The Handel Choral Society, of the West End, Pittsburgh, Pa., gave its first concert early in the month. Rossini's "Stabat Mater" was sung with a quintet of soloists and orchestral support. The singing of the "Stabat Mater" was preceded by a short informal concert, the singers being Miss Lyda Simcox and David T. Moore, with Charles M. Couch accompanist. The other soloists were Mrs. Edwin Miller, Mrs. Bertha Moore Sloan, A. H. Busby and L. E. Vierheller.
21Among the well-known musicians of St. Paul, Minn., who are singing with the Choral Club are Miss E. M. Alcott, Miss Alice T. Monfort, Mrs. W. B. Dixon, Mrs. Merrill, Mrs. N. N. McFarran, Mrs. M. S. Punderson, Miss Lindsey, Miss Northrop, Mrs. Von Enke, Mrs. Paul Zumbach, Miss Alice C. Officer, Miss Erne Constans, Miss Nellie A. Hope, Mrs. Martin Olds, Mrs. William Thurston, Mrs. C. B. Yale, W. C. Gordon, J. M. Kantor, J. C. Myron, Charles McWilliam, H. E. Phillips, Franklyn Forster, John Jaeger and J. F. Starkey. Among these are the best known choir singers in the city. Denison Van Vleck, now of Ashland, Wis., returned to St. Paul to assist in a recent concert, and his brother, Henry Van Vleck, was also in the chorus.
23Miss Eda Kellar and Miss Louise Perley gave a vocal and piano recital for the Matinee Musical Club of Fremont, Ohio, the first week in December.
25The committee having in charge the arrangements for the festival convention of the Minnesota State Music Teachers' Association, to be held next May in St. Paul, held a meeting recently. Gerard Tonning, of Duluth; Mr. Ober-Hoffer, of Minneapolis, and Carl Heilmaier, of St. Paul, are members of the program committee. The officers of the association are the following teachers of music: President, Clarence A. Marshall, Minneapolis; secretary-treasurer, Miss Jennie Pinch, St. Paul; first vice-president, Charles A. Fisher, St. Paul; auditor, W. A. Wheaton, St. Paul.
27Glenn Hall was the soloist at the concert of the Mozart Club, at Madison, Wis., early in December. The membership of the Mozart Club is as follows: Dr. J. D. Purcell, J. E. Wilkinson, Carl M. Thomas, Nissen P. Stenjem, Louis Purcell, L. E. M. Hanson, Fred Noll, Dr. J. W. Vance, Arthur Hickman, Claude A. Abel, H. C. Brown, John Simpson, Edward Swain, Dr. Byron H. Tusler, Frank Kessenich, C. R. Kayser, A. J. Quigley, H. M. Hardy, Rob R. Hiestand, Arthur Schaus, S. C. Morris, Leonard M. Nelson, John R. Cady, Alexius H. Baas, William G. Fry, A. T. Torgeson, A. C. Nielson, George Raymond, Harry V. Ross and E. F. Appleby. The officers are: President, Leonard M. Nelson; vice-president, William G. Fry; secretary, Rob R. Hiestand; treasurer, Dr. J. W. Vance; director.
29The musically inclined people of St. Albans, Vt., to the number of thirty-five, met recently to organize a festival chorus. Charles D. Watson was elected chairman. M. D. Greene and C. H. Harvey explained the purpose of the meeting, which was to organize a musical association that will embrace within its membership all the St. Albans people who like to sing, it being many years since St. Albans has enjoyed one of those old-time popular choruses. Those present voted that a canvass of the city be made between now and January 1, and if a sufficient number of subscribers be obtained that rehearsals be begun with the new year. The choice of a conductor was not made, but the names of Dr. John Sheerar and Henry W. Hatch have been mentioned. A board of managers numbering fifteen was chosen to have charge of canvassing the city. After the election of these officers the meeting adjourned: President, F. Stewart Stranahan; vice-president, C. H. Harvey; secretary, John M. Thorne; treasurer, W. D. Allen.
31Sevcik—Kubelik.
33ALMOST simultaneously with the arrival of Kubelik, the Bohemian violinist, comes the announcement of the publication of the "School of Technic," which has been instrumental in developing in this mere boy such consummate powers of execution as he possesses; for it is only by years of persistent and intense application and well directed practice of technical difficulties that Kubelik has been able to accomplish such dazzling results as are exhibited by him in his public performances.
35Kubelik is a native of Nusle, a small village in Bohemia, and early in life became a pupil of Professor Sevcik, a teacher in the Conservatory of Prague, and remained with him during his entire course of seven years' training. During his last year at the conservatory he played Brahms' Concerto with his own cadenza, at one of the conservatory concerts.
37"The Sevcik Violin School," says one of his pupils, "is a life work, comprising the whole range of violin technic, unequalled on account of its gradational qualities and completeness, for it leaves no muscle undeveloped," and as he (Sevcik) remarks to a friend (reluctant to praise his own work): "There are no riffs nor holes in my works! Everything is bridged; all sorts of technic go hand in hand; nothing is left to chance."
39The Semitone system, which constitutes one of the most important characteristics of the Sevcik method for beginners, and distinguishes it from all the old schools of violin playing, is published in seven numbers, or in one volume, complete; and consists of a systematic study of the fingering of the semitones between the different fingers, without reference to their positions in the scales.
41There are also supplementary studies of the shake from the first to the sixth positions; exercises in thirds, sixths, octaves and tenths; preparatory studies in double stopping in thirds, sixths, octaves and tenths; and forty variations in easy styles, for practice in the various styles of bowing, all treated in an entirely original and comprehensive manner. Each of these is published under a separate opus, and is to be used in connection with the method for beginners. A complete school of bowing technic, consisting of 4,000 exercises, progressively graded from the very beginning up to the complete training of the right hand, is also published under a separate opus, and is the most complete set of graded bowing exercises ever written.
43A school of violin technic, embracing the study of the positions from the first to the seventh, double, triple and quadruple stopping, pizzicato and harmonies, for more advanced pupils is supplementary to all the other studies. If Sevcik's works are to be judged by their fruits, it need only be said the eminent violin virtuosi Michel de Sicard, Serbelon, Süssermann and Ondriczek, as well as Jan Kubelik, the Bohemian Paganini, were all pupils of the master of the science of violin teaching, and in every instance laud their master.
45The B. F. Wood Music Company, of Boston, has taken the agency for the United States for all of the Sevcik technical works.
47"ELIJAH" IN MT. VERNON.—Alfred Hallam's Musical Society gave "Elijah" last week at the Presbyterian Church, the chorus numbering 100 voices, singing with much elasticity and effectiveness under his skilled baton. Thorough preparation was evident, bespeaking a great performance of Parry's "Judith" next to be given. The church was filled, and the performance most commendable in all respects.
49Of the soloists Dr. Carl Dufft led; his was a masterly assumption of the role of the Prophet, and he got great applause. Anita Rio's voice is lyric, well suited to such works as "The Holy City," but lacking in all needed to make "Hear Ye, Israel" dramatic; she, however, used her voice with consummate skill, never exceeding its bounds. Neither the alto nor the tenor needs space devoted to their part, for both were sadly ineffective. Theirs was at best conscientious endeavor. Charles Heinroth, at the organ, was the backbone of the whole performance, while the lad Ferns sang the "Youth" in time and tune.
51Conductor Hallam certainly has a good chorus, schooled to a high degree of efficiency, well worthy a metropolitan audience; he received numerous congratulations on the success of the oratorio. A large number of out of town people were present.
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