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Musical Courier 1902-06-04: Vol 44 Iss 1158, 1902
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1ONE of the most important concerts given here by amateurs in a long time was that of the ensemble class of the California Conservatory of Music on May 16 at Sherman-Clay Hall, which, by the way, has passed into the hands of the Elks and will in future be known as "Steinway Hall." Pablo Casals, the celebrated cellist, was present at this concert and expressed himself in unstinted terms of pleasure at the work presented. Truly it was in no way inferior to many professional concerts, and the faculty have every reason for gratification that everything went so creditably. Miss Hansen was particularly happy in her rendering of the difficult Grieg Concerto with orchestral accompaniment, and won the applause she richly deserved for a really splendid piece of work. Mr. Landsberger, as always, played well, and the pupils one and all acquitted themselves with credit. I give the program below:
2Sonata, Allegro, piano and violin……………………………Gade
3Miss Amy Petersen and Mrs. S. R. Leon.
4Quartet, op. 16……………………………………………..Beethoven
5Piano, Mrs. Josephine Crew Aylwin (graduation class, 1902); violin, Mrs. S. R. Leon; viola, Nathan Landsberger;
6Cello, William La Mert.
7Sonate, G minor, piano and violin……………………………Grieg
8Miss Anna Mayers and Mr. Landsberger.
9The Stricken Bird………………………………………Josephine Crew Aylwin
10The Lassie I Le'e Best………………………………….Lily Hansen
11These compositions by members of graduating class of 1902 sung by J. F. Veaco.
12Chromatic Sonata in one movement (piano and violin)………..Raff
13Mrs. Elizabeth Hall Sears and Mr. Landsberger.
14Piano Concerto (string orchestra, flute and second piano)…….Grieg
15Miss Lily Hansen, graduation class, 1902.
17The members of the string orchestra are Mrs. S. R. Leon, Miss Blanch Rouleau, Miss Amy Peterson, Miss Carol Wollner, Miss Millar, Mrs. H. Bellman, Wm. La Mert, Mrs. Elizabeth Hall Sears (at second piano), Harry Factor, S. D. Levy, Andre Raas, S. Laz. Landsburgh; Feodor Nauman, G. H. Taubles and F. Angerstein. Nathan Landsberger is teacher of violin and Arthur Weiss of the 'cello in the conservatory.
19At the recent concert of Pablo Casals given in farewell, some very beautiful piano work by Mr. Bendix was done in the Beethoven Sonata for 'cello and piano in conjunction with Mr. Casals. Mr. Bendix is a past master in the art of piano playing, and is heard so rarely that the fact of his appearance in public in such a fine piece of work is worthy of special mention. The combination is one that is heard at rare intervals, and is not soon forgotten.
21The Loring Club's concert of the season, given at Native Sons Hall on Tuesday evening last, was attended by the usual large and enthusiastic audience. The club was in unusually good trim and the numbers were all heartily encored in appreciation of the fact, some of the numbers being repeated in response. "Young Siegfried," by Heinrich Zollner, rendered here for the first time and given full orchestral accompaniment, was one of the numbers repeated on demand and was greatly enjoyed. The "Miller's Daughter," by Arthur Foote, written especially for the club, was well given. The "Jabberwocky," those delightfully ridiculous lines from Louis Carroll's "Alice in Wonderland," set to music by Chadwick, was immensely enjoyed and perforce repeated. "Sunset," by Billeter, was another encored number sung by W. E. Dyer. The program was good in its entirety and embraced numbers from Zollner, Osgood, Foote, Bruch, Rubinstein, Chadwick, Billeter, Pache and Grieg.
23The solos given by Mr. Dyer and Dr. Schalkhammer, both tenors, were given in good voice, and every number in fact on the program went well. I note the addition to the club roster of some new tenor voices, which were greatly needed and will help materially to balance up the parts. The accompanying was as usual most efficiently done by Miss Ruth Loring, and David Loring directed. In the orchestra were Messrs. Willard and Gilfether, first violins; Blake and Kutz, second violins; Greenbaum and Goldsmith, violas; Sterlitz and Waterman, 'cellos; Demento, bass; Horst, trumpet; Zeh, flute, and Kunzelman, clarinet. The programs were beautifully gotten up in silver and blue, with a half-tone of "Young Siegfried" in his boyish hunting clothes, his horn to his lips, on the cover.
25An important concert was that given at Metropolitan Temple on Saturday night, May 24, and a novel one, inasmuch as the program was given by pupils of H. B. Pasmore and the pupils of those pupils, assisted by Miss Grace Barstow, violinist; Dorothy Pasmore, 'cellist, and Fred Maurer, the accompanist. The pupils of Mr. Pasmore whose pupils took part in the evening's program, three generations, as it were, of musical training, or four, since Mr. Pasmore himself studied with William Shakespeare, of London, were Mrs. Blanche Ashley, Mrs. J. Bardilini, Oakland; Mrs. Edith Scott Basford, San Francisco; Miss Lida Benedict, Napa; Mrs. J. Lee-Burbeck, Watsonville; Miss Kate Byrne, Berkeley; Mrs. Luella Wager Coplin, Oakland; Miss Zueletta Geery, Milwaukee, Wis.; Miss Beulah George, Oakland; Miss Virginia Graham, Seattle; Mrs. Mary Louise Carr Moore, Seattle; Mrs. Hillman Smith (now a pupil of William Shakespeare), San José.
27It was a long program and was most creditably rendered throughout, there being no unpleasant breaks anywhere to mar the pleasant harmony of the whole. The pupils numbered some 130, and made a very pretty picture in their evening dresses of light material with a background of floral decoration against the big organ, and the stage was entirely filled with the chorus itself. There were quite a number of young men also, whose black evening dress made a pleasant contrast to the rest.
29The first number on the program was a "part" composition by Mr. Pasmore, and set to words by Felicia Hemans, "Treasures of the Deep," and certainly Mr. Pasmore outdid even his own well-known ability as a composer of merit in this fruit of his pen. It was sung by the entire chorus and directed by Mr. Pasmore, with Fred Maurer at the piano. The first movement is in a minor key, and the music is perfectly wedded to the words, and produced in the rendering a most weird and beautiful effect. The chorus was perfectly trained and the phrasing given with beautiful effect. Mr. Pasmore is to be congratulated on giving to the public so fine a piece of work, proving as it does that we have in our midst a composer of whose worth we may well be proud. The rest of the program was largely composed of solo work. Miss Florence Warden gave two Chaminade numbers in a voice of uncommon sweetness. Mrs. Edith Phelps Collins, in a contralto of good quality and pleasing tone, gave two numbers. Mrs. Mary Bardilini, in a very pleasing soprano, gave a new song by W. J. McCoy, a local composer, "The Only Voice," a very characteristic song, rendered on this occasion for the first time and repeated by request. The "Inflammatus," from Rossini's "Stabat Mater," was finely given by the full chorus with a very well sustained solo part by Miss Mildreth Spencer, a pupil of Mrs. Smith. Mr. Nowlan was enthusiastically encored for his very sympathetic rendering of his numbers, but no recalls were allowed. Miss Smith's class did some very pretty work in part songs, and Miss Beulah George's "Bell Song," from Delibes' "Lakmé," was beautifully done, and given with most intelligent understanding of the different requirements of this favorite composition. Her execution is exceedingly good, and her voice of a light, pleasing quality eminently fitted to her song. Miss Bischler continues to improve and was in good voice in her three numbers. Mrs. Charles Hughes was the charming vocalist, as always, and added to her sweet singing an inimitable manner that is all her own, and never fails to win her audience. Mrs. Florence Wyman Gardner did probably the best public work she has ever done. Words cannot praise her too highly for the beautiful work given at this concert. Her voice has largely gained in power, and this, added to technical improvement and its natural sweetness, won for her the encore she richly deserved. Her high notes were taken without effort and with perfect sweetness, and her interpretation was perfect. This is the best work I have ever heard by Mrs. Gardner, and stamps her at once a singer of more than ordinary merit, and one who can win recognition for her work in the front ranks.
31Dorothy Pasmore was hailed with enthusiasm on her appearance, and her obligato to Mr. Nowlan's solos was given without notes and with a mature sympathy of expression that added greatly to the enjoyment of the number. The program closed with the cantata "Fair Ellen," by Max Bruch, in which the whole chorus took part, and the solos were rendered by Miss Anna Moore and Will L. Smith, Mr. Pasmore directing. Mr. Pasmore accompanied many of the numbers himself, surrendering the piano to Mr. Maurer only when he was needed to direct. The concert was an immense success, and Metropolitan Hall was filled with an audience that sat till the last number was finished. Following is the program:
32Treasures of the Deep………………………………………H. B. Pasmore
33Full chorus.
34Ritournelle…………………………………………………Chaminade
35Silver Ring…………………………………………………Chaminade
36Miss Florence Warden.
37Page's Song, from The Huguenots………………………….Meyerbeer
38Sapphic Ode……………………………………………..Brahms
39Mrs. Edith Phelps Collins.
40Sancta Maria……………………………………………..Faure
41Miss Alice Gussefeld (pupil of Mrs. Smith).
42Violin obligato by Miss Grace Barstow.
43Wolfram's First Song (from Tannhäuser)…………………..Wagner
44Mrs. D. G. Maclean.
45Inflammatus, from Stabat Mater………………………….Rossini
46Miss Mildreth Spencer (pupil of Mrs. Smith) and chorus.
47The Only Voice (first time)…………………………….W. J. McCoy
48Mrs. Mary Bardilini.
49O That We Two Were Maying…………………………….Nevin
50Ostination……………………………………………….Fontainelles
51A. E. Nowlan.
52'Cello obligato by Dorothy Pasmore.
53Aria, Ocean, Thou Mighty Monster (Oberon)………………Weber
54Miss Lida Benedict.
55Part songs, O Hush Thee, My Babie………………………Sullivan
56Spring Song…………………………………………….Oscar Weil
57Class of Mrs. Smith (directed by Mrs. Smith).
58Bell Song, from Lakmé…………………………………Delibes
59Miss Beulah George.
60Von ewigen Liebe………………………………………..Brahms
61My True Love Hath My Heart……………………………Ramegger
62My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice (Sansone et Delilah)………..Saint-Saëns
63Miss Adelaide Bischler.
64Should He Upbraid?……………………………………Bishop
65Mrs. Charles C. Hughes.
66May Night……………………………………………….Brahms
67Thomas W. Nowlan.
68Ah, lo so! (from Magic Flute)………………………….Mozart
69Giangui d'Inferno (from Magic Flute)…………………….Mozart
70Mrs. Florence Wyman Gardner.
71Fair Ellen……………………………………………….Max Bruch
72Miss Anna Moore, Will L. Smith and chorus.
73Mr. Pasmore and Fred. Maurer, accompanists.
75The San Francisco Conservatory of Music, E. S. Bonelli director, gave a recital at Metropolitan Temple on Wednesday evening, May 21, that was far and away the best work ever done by that school. Space forbids particularizing, but some very creditable pupil work was given and a large audience showed its appreciation by rousing encores.
77Following is a list of those taking part: Miss Winnie Bruce and Miss Gladys Lahl, violin; Miss Charlotte Williams, W. R. Beatty, Miss Rita Lubelski, Miss Maybelle Kelley, Miss Hilda Schloh, Miss Grace Litzius, Miss C. Burns, Miss Anna McKay, Miss Edith Montague, Miss Josephine Rahlmann, Madeline Buckley, Miss Evelyn Beaudet and Miss Eva Johnson, piano; Miss Agnes and Master Joe Kelleher, Miss Gertrude Gallick, F. Erlin, Miss Marguerite Slocombe, Miss Charlotte Towle and S. Tewksbury, vocal solos; mandolin selections by the San Francisco Conservatory Mandolin Club and obligato and
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