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Musical Courier 1903-01-28: Vol 46 Iss 1192, 1903
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1THE APOLLO CLUB CONCERT.
3UESDAY evening, January 20, the New York Apollo Club gave the first concert of the season, and at the same time introduced the new conductor, S. Archer Gibson, to a large and friendly audience. Now in its eleventh year, the Apollo has experienced the usual vicissitudes that beset organizations of its kind. The club has enjoyed successful seasons and it has also known what it is to lack patronage. But present indications are full of encouragement for the future. A few more rehearsals under the new leader will enable the club to sing better than it did last week. Mr. Gibson seems very much in earnest, and if the members respond to his efforts they are sure to raise the standard for artistic singing.
5At the concert the club was assisted by Miss Anna E. Otten, violinist; Miss Cecilia Niles, soprano, and three accompanists—Miss Kate Stella Burr, Miss Clara A. Otten and Frank Miller. Percy Hemus, a member of the club, sang a group of songs.
7The program included:
8Rhine Wine Song…………………………………………………Ries
9Ah, Once I Dreamed……………………………………………..Herrmann
10Elegy………………………………………………………..Bazzini
11Zapateado………………………………………………………Sarasate
12Miss Anna E. Otten.
13Miss Clara A. Otten at the piano.
14O Fair, O Sweet and Holy………………………………………Cantor
15The Apollo Club.
16Dich Theure Halle (Tannhäuser)……………………………Wagner
17Miss Cecilia Niles.
18Miss Kate Stella Burr at the piano.
19Break, Break, Break……………………………………………..Goldbeck
20To the Genius of Music…………………………………………..Mohr
21Cantata for men's voices, with soprano solo.
22Miss Cecilia Niles and the Apollo Club.
23Lotos Flower…………………………………………………….Schumann
24Had a Horse…………………………………………………….Korby
25Wieneglied…………………………………………………….Schubert
26Polonaise, D major……………………………………………..Wieniawski
27Miss Anna E. Otten.
28Miss Clara A. Otten at the piano.
29Hymn to Right…………………………………………………Beethoven
30Good-by………………………………………………………..Tosti
31The Apollo Club.
33The club did its best singing in "O Fair, O Sweet and Holy," and that number was redemanded. Miss Otten played very artistically, revealing all the talents that have made her career a brilliant one. Her sister's accompaniments were musical and naturally sympathetic. Miss Niles sang the Wagner aria in a way to win a hearty recall. Her voice is dramatic and her style magnetic. The piano part played by Miss Burr was expressive and inspiring. Mr. Hemus, one of New York's most finished singers, charmed the audience. His flexible baritone voice is heard to advantage in tender songs like Schumann's "Lotus Flower" and Schubert's "Wieneglied." In the Korby song Mr. Hemus gave evidence of the more manly qualities. Mr. Miller's assistance at the piano proved equal to all the demands of the evening. one of two readings
34The club did its best singing in "O Fair, O Sweet and Holy," and that number was redeemed. Miss Otten played very artistically, revealing all the talents that have made her career a brilliant one. Her sister's accompaniments were musical and naturally sympathetic. Miss Niles sang the Wagner aria in a way to win a hearty recall. Her voice is dramatic and her style magnetic. The piano part played by Miss Burr was expressive and inspiring. Mr. Hemus, one of New York's most finished singers, charmed the audience. His flexible baritone voice is heard to advantage in tender songs like Schumann's "Lotus Flower" and Schubert's "Wieneglied." In the Korby song Mr. Hemus gave evidence of the more manly qualities. Mr. Miller's assistance at the piano proved equal to all the demands of the evening. one of two readings
36In the soprano solo, "To the Genius of Music," which Miss Niles sang with the club, the singer was even more successful than in the Wagner aria. Her rich voice blended beautifully with the voices of the men.
38The officers of the Apollo Club for the year are:
39President, John D. Slayback; vice president, Dr. Franklin D. Lawson; secretary, Charles T. Dodd; treasurer, Oscar B. Thomas; librarian, George S. Anderson; chairman of executive committee, William R. Pitt; the committee includes the officers and Charles W. Potter, W. Glasgow Greene, P. M. Sellick, W. F. Quigley and Nathan Biesenthal.
41The active members are:
42Burt Abbey.
43S. G. Adams.
44Geo. S. Anderson.
45F. Archambault.
46W. E. Bacheller.
47Varian Banks.
48F. A. Ballantyne.
49F. M. Beakes.
50Nathan Biesenthal.
51Garth Bristed.
52E. S. Brooke.
53Chas. A. Brown.
54H. V. B. Brown.
55Chas. E. Burns.
56F. J. Budelman.
57Henry L. Cox.
58Chas. T. Dodd.
59H. S. Gaess.
60W. Glasgow Greene.
61F. W. Gunther.
62Percy Hemus.
63Geo. A. Holden.
64W. F. Hooley.
65E. P. Johnson.
66Thos. M. Kane.
67Geo. M. Kneuper.
68The box holders include:
69Mrs. John D. Slayback.
70Frank Seymour Hastings.
71F. W. Devoe.
72Mrs. James Wood.
73Mrs. Franklin D. Lawson.
74Mrs. William R. Chapman.
75Oscar B. Thomas.
76William R. Pitt.
77John H. Goethschius.
78Harold F. Knight.
79Harlan E. Knight.
80F. D. Lawson.
81A. Liebman.
82S. G. Meek.
83Gwilym Miles.
84W. D. Morton.
85Geo. Muller, Jr.
86J. M. Neill.
87Chas. S. Ogden.
88Arthur Oldfield.
89John J. Page.
90Wm. R. Pitt.
91C. W. Potter.
92F. W. Quigley.
93Robt. R. Rainey.
94N. T. Schneider.
95P. M. Selleck.
96E. R. Shopp.
97Arthur W. Sias.
98S. G. Stewart.
99Oscar B. Thomas.
100Frank Totten.
101C. L. Wheeler.
102Walter Williams.
103Harry L. Wright.
104Louis K. Bell.
105Hugh C. Peters.
106Mrs. S. Archer Gibson.
107Mrs. Frank Miller.
108George C. Boldt.
109Harvey C. Olin.
110Mrs. Chas. T. Dodd.
111Rev. Dr. John J. Reed.
113MISS MARGULIES' MATINEE.
115MISS ADELE MARGULIES gave the first of three chamber music matinees at the residence of Mrs. Thurber, 49 West Twenty-fifth street, Wednesday afternoon of last week. The fair pianist was assisted by Leopold Lichtenberg, violinist, and Leo Schulz, 'cellist. This is the third season that this artistic combination has given the series of matinees at Mrs. Thurber's home under the patronage of women well known in New York and New Jersey society. Under such conditions it is a rare privilege to hear good music, and when performed by artists of high rank the subscribers must deem the privilege a very great one, indeed.
117The program for the matinee included the Rubinstein Sonata in A minor for piano and violin; the Brahms Trio in B major, and two 'cello solos, the Andante from the "Molique Concerto," and a gavotte by Popper. In the concerted numbers the performers impressed the audience with their reverence for art and the musicianship that is convincing and instructive. Rubinstein is shamefully neglected these days, and more is the pity, for his music is so rich in color and ideas. Brahms remains the scholar for chamber music concerts, and his trio by Miss Margulies and her associates was performed in scholarly style.
119Miss Margulies played beautiful accompaniments for the 'cello solos performed by Mr. Schulz.
121February 18 is the date of the next matinee. The program includes the Suite in E major for piano and violin, by Schütt; the first movement of the Grieg Sonata in A minor for piano and 'cello, and the Trio in A minor by Tschaikowsky.
123THE WEST VIRGINIA UNIVERSITY.
125SYDNEY LLOYD WRIGHTSON, of the West Virginia University School of Music, continues to have marked success in his new field. At the opening of the winter term, January 2, a wonderful increase of pupils was shown. Although during the Christmas vacation two new rooms were fitted up for the school of music, that is not sufficient to accommodate the large enrollment for this term. Three new teachers have been added to the school—Miss Emilia Jenks Bray, of Boston, and Miss Mabel Constance Foster, of Chicago, to the piano department, and Miss Frances Thomas, of Chicago, as assistant vocal teacher.
127Mr. Wrightson only opened his studio in Chicago in October, 1899, and now, after three years of careful work, are the true results of his teaching becoming apparent and known; in fact he has only just introduced to the American public his first pupil, Miss Frances Thomas. The following press notice, clipped from the Morgantown Evening Post, regarding Miss Thomas's first appearance on Friday, January 3, is of interest:
129Much has been heard of Miss Frances Thomas through her teacher, Dean Wrightson, who considers her the greatest pupil he has ever trained, and if last evening was any criterion of her powers, the most skeptical would have to acknowledge that her future will be phenomenal. It can be said in all truth that never has such a woman's voice been heard in Morgantown. She sings exquisitely, and, added to that, she is possessed with such a pleasing personality that even if she had no voice she would capture her audience. No encomium could be too flattering. She has a glorious organ, full of soul and expression, cultivated to perfection, and she sings with perfect taste and originality. The question arises of course in the minds of those who heard her: Can we keep such a voice here? Let us hope so. She gives all the credit of her success to her teacher, who has faithfully trained her for over two and a half years. That the vocal department will eclipse its previous records is an assured fact. One knows what Dean Wrightson can do with a voice, after hearing Miss Thomas, and he proves himself a master when he introduces her as his pupil.
131Hochman's Eastern Engagements.
133IN February and March Arthur Hochman, the pianist, will be heard in the Eastern cities, including New York, Boston, Cambridge, Providence, Bridgeport, New Haven, Newark and Jersey City.
135Sara Anderson, the Soloist.
137THE Musical Club of Milwaukee, Wis., will give its second concert of the season February 21, under the baton of Eugene Lueuing. Sara Anderson has been secured as soloist.
139Bispham III.
141OWING to a severe cold David Bispham was compelled to postpone his song recital advertised for last Sunday. The singer has gone South for several days.
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