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Musical Courier 1902-08-20: Vol 45 Iss 1169, 1902
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1Hunter, F. W. van Buskirk, J. Pope, Robt. Germain, and Wm. Scholtz, Randall Stoney, Seniors Garcia, Silas and Adonay.
3On August 10 Mrs. May Sleeper Ruggles, who sings a solo every Sunday morning at the village church in Franconia, N. H., was assisted by Jacques Hoffman, of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, who played a solo as well as an obligato for Mrs. Ruggles.
5The New England Conservatory of Music has sent out its Year Book for 1902-3. A picture of the new conservatory building on Huntington avenue is the frontispiece. The offices of the conservatory are now in the new building, which is to be devoted entirely to teaching. All the residences for pupils are separate from the conservatory proper, a change which will be of infinite advantage to the school. Some changes have been made, such as having two sessions of twenty weeks each, instead of four terms of ten weeks as formerly, the first session beginning September 18, the second February 5.
7A training school for choir boys is to be established under the supervision of Chas. White.
9The new building is modern in every detail, and is located in the musical heart of the city, being only one block from the Symphony Hall and Chickering Hall.
11BROWN PIANO RECITAL.
13LAST Tuesday evening (August 12) Wade R. Brown gave a piano recital at Clavier Hall in the summer school series. He was assisted by his wife, Mrs. Grace Battis-Brown, mezzo soprano. The hall was crowded to the doors by an audience that greatly enjoyed the well arranged program of classic, romantic and modern works:
15Sonate, op. 13 …………………………………………….. Beethoven
16Etude ……………………………………………………….. Chopin
17Waltz ……………………………………………………….. Chopin
18Fantaisie, Impromptu ……………………………………… Chopin
19Sapphic Ode ………………………………………………. Brahms
20Meine Liebe ist Grün ……………………………………… Brahms
21Little Dustman ……………………………………………. Brahms
22An den Frühling ………………………………………….. Grieg
23Guirlandes …………………………………………………. Godard
24Gavotte and Musette ……………………………………… D'Albert
25Love Is a Bubble ………………………………………… Allitsen
26Bedtime Song …………………………………………….. Lang
27Sweetheart, Thy Lips Are Touched With Flame ………. Chadwick
28Consolation ………………………………………………. Liszt
29Polonaise …………………………………………………… Moszkowski
31Mr. Brown's playing may be characterized as dignified, reposeful, masterly. The sonate received a scholarly interpretation at his hands, while the romantic numbers were interpreted with daintiness, grace and tonal beauty.
33Mrs. Brown possesses a voice of beautiful quality, while her method of tone production is excellent, and she sang her Brahms songs with fine understanding and artistic effect. The second group of songs in lighter vein were charmingly sung. Both Mr. and Mrs. Brown were compelled to add encores.
35Rivarde, who was heard in this country some years ago, has been burning midnight oil in London. During the coming season he will face the footlights once more in a London series of seven violin recitals.
37Arthur Hartmann, the young Hungarian violin virtuoso, left for Europe per steamship Campania on Saturday. Mr. Hartmann had been here but one week visiting friends. He will tour America next year.
39The Mendelssohn Trio Club. (INCORPORATED.)
40Alexander Saslavsky, Violinist,
41Victor Sörlin, Violoncellist,
42Charles Gilbert Spross, Pianist.
43For Terms and Open Dates address VICTOR SÖRLIN,
44168 West 44th St., New York City.
46AIMEE PINK MEYERS.
48WHILE in Carnegie Hall a few days ago a representative of THE MUSICAL COURIER, when passing the studio of Giacomo Minkowsky, the voice specialist and composer, heard someone singing. The power, purity and brilliancy of the voice arrested the writer's progress, and held him an enchanted listener. "Surely," thought he, "the singer must be some eminent dramatic soprano, for voice and vocalization be speak the prima donna." While THE MUSICAL COURIER man was standing near the studio entrance listening to the singer within, Mr. Minkowsky came out, welcomed him with his accustomed cordiality and grace, and invited him to enter the room.
50"I desire you to hear this wonderful child," remarked the teacher and critic, "for in my opinion she is destined to become one of the greatest singers of the century."
52Upon entering the studio the visitor could not repress his amazement, for he saw that the singer, whose superb voice had arrested his attention and caused him to linger and listen, was a child, certainly not more than twelve years of age. In ready compliance with her preceptor's request, she sang several vocalises, and sang them with the art and expression of an experienced and trained singer. Her voice, a pure soprano of exceptional range and rare quality, rang out with power and brilliancy. She did not sing like a child, but like a matured artist. She showed the artist temperament and gave evidence of great magnetism, and displayed an uncommon musical intelligence. Before quitting the studio the visitor was presented to the child, whose name is Aimée Pink Meyers, and from her he learned the interesting facts of her brief history. She was born August 3, 1890, and has a twin sister named Viola, who also is gifted. Her mother was born in Louisville, Ky., and her father was born in Cincinnati. Her grandmother was a native of Paris, and was a Du Sney, a distinguished French family. Her grandfather, Cain-Du Sney, was with Napoleon at Waterloo, and distinguished himself for valor. Her great-grandfather, Baron Du Sney, was a high official at the Napoleonic court. Her family for generations back has been accomplished in music and the arts. She is nearly related to Moritz Hess, an eminent German musician, who was conductor of the grand orchestra at the Stadt Theatre, Frankfort-on-the-Main, and was the manager of the famous Hess Opera Company.
54When very young Miss Aimée gave evidence of uncommon talent for music and sang as naturally as a bird. Her voice astonished all who heard her. Fortunately, before her organ was overstrained and before she had acquired any bad habits in singing she fell into the hands of Giacomo Minkowsky, who incontinently was won by her phenomenal voice and bright intelligence. He resolved to cultivate her voice and make her a distinguished prima donna. She proved an apt and willing pupil, absorbing knowledge readily and making very rapid progress. Her advancement indeed was so rapid as to astonish her teacher. Her acquisition of knowledge was almost incredible. In only eight months, under the painstaking care of Mr. Minkowsky, she has made greater progress in the vocal art than most young women make in as many years. The little girl has won the love of Mrs. Minkowsky, who watches her development with tender care. They are training her in the way she should go, and later she will not have to retrace her steps. She will continue her study under Mr. Minkowsky until she makes her début as a prima donna. She is being instructed, in addition to singing, in the Italian and German languages, in sight reading and in musical literature. She is a healthy, well developed girl for her age.
56It is seldom safe to indulge in roseeate prophecies regarding prodigies. There is no risk, however, in venturing the prediction that little Miss Aimée Pink Meyers will become one of the great prima donnas of the next decade.
58AIMEE PINK MEYERS.
60Elsa Ruegger.
62MISS ELSA RUEGGER, the youthful and brilliant violin 'cellist, will be one of Henry Wolfsohn's best attractions for the coming season. Since her last visit to this country, four years ago, Miss Ruegger has been appearing with magnificent success in London, Paris, Berlin and other musical centres throughout Europe. Her London appearances were at the Queen's Hall Symphony concerts and in Berlin at the Beethoven Saal, with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra and Arthur Nikisch. This coming season Miss Ruegger will make her reappearance with the Boston Symphony Orchestra during the first week in November.
64The following are extracts from her most recent Berlin criticisms:
66Miss Ruegger ranks among the greatest performers on the 'cello. At her recital she carried the program through with faultless accuracy. It was a real pleasure to listen to that simple, rippling music, to meet in every bar a strongly developed feeling and to hear even passages written for show, rendered with very fine taste. She plays with the greatest ease.—Lokalanzeiger.
68Elsa Ruegger is a distinguished violincellist. Her technic is of rare neatness and her tone mellow, without harshness or simply straining after effect. Her entire mode of playing is one of delightful simplicity, real warmth and healthful feeling, without arrogance or effort. Even Lalo Concerto in D major seemed like music in Miss Ruegger's hands.—Borsen-Zeitung.
70There is to be a chair of music at the University of London. For this £5,000 have been subscribed.
72JENNY OSBORN
73SOPRANO.
74CONCERT, ORATORIO, SONG RECITALS.
75American Season, 1902-3, After three years in Europe.
76MANAGEMENT:
77DUNSTAN COLLINS, Fine Arts Building, CHICAGO.
79DANIEL FROHMAN announces,
80Season 1902-1903 (beginning Oct. 2, Worcester Festival),
81OSSIP CABRILOWITSCH
82THE RUSSIAN PIANIST.
83Everett Piano used.
84For Terms and Dates address
85H. G. SNOW, Representative, DALY'S THEATRE, NEW YORK.
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