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Musical Courier 1903-02-04: Vol 46 Iss 1193, 1903
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1WORCESTER MUSIC NOTES.
3WORCESTER, Mass., January 30, 1903.
5The committee having in charge the subscription paper for those contributing toward the support of the music festival have met with fairly good success, although nothing beyond this has been done for the festival of 1903. The subject is widely discussed, and the public is waiting eagerly for the result, as Worcester music lovers as well as the prominent business men do not wish to dispense with the festival.
7Much has occurred in musical circles since our last letter, most of the affairs coming under the auspices of the Friday Morning Club.
9Miss Helen Henschel gave a recital under the auspices of this club January 20. She was assisted by Miss Winfred Smith and Miss Hawkins.
11Another recital by Madame Hopekirk was given December 31 before the club with selections by Russian composers.
13The meeting of the Friday Morning Club, January 5, was a very interesting one. The program was furnished by members of the club assisted by three members of the Boston Symphony Orchestra. The club has announced two concerts by the Kneisel Quartet for February 10 and March 24. The twentieth anniversary of this club will soon be observed.
15Mrs. Ada Laurence Harrington, soprano, and Chas. Mayhew, baritone, gave a Dvorak recital in Memorial Hall the evening of January 15. The hall was filled, many friends of the vocalists being present and expressing marked approval of the program.
17The Music Students' Club met January 7 to continue the study of Beethoven. Papers were read by Mr. Mayhew, Mr. Pierce and Miss Dickenson. There were also piano selections by members of the club.
19Arthur J. Bassett gave a piano recital in Dean Hall January 21.
21The newly organized Board of Trade Orchestra had a meeting in the studio of its director, George N. Morse, January 22. This orchestra has been formed for the express purpose of assisting in the concerts given by the Glee Club.
23Jules Jordan will have charge of the choir of Piedmont Church for the year beginning April 1. Beside the choir there will be a soloist at each service, the custom which has prevailed during the past year and with good results. During the past month many well known vocalists from New York have been heard, and a few former festival artists.
25Plymouth Church choir went to Leominster the night of January 14 to assist at the dedication of its new church. Mr. Sumner accompanied the choir.
27Friday night, February 6, J. Vernon Butler will present "St. Paul" in Pilgrim Church. Mr. Butler will have some prominent New York vocalists for this occasion. This will be the second oratorio production of the year, "The Messiah" having been given only a short time ago. "St. Paul" is a favorite oratorio, and its repetition will be welcomed.
29Walter L. Bogert gave an opera recital of Paderewski's "Manru" at the Woman's Clubhouse December 31. This was a most interesting lecture, and enjoyed by many members of the club.
31Paul Dufault, tenor, formerly of Worcester, is singing with success in the Western cities of the State. Later engagements will take him to Ohio.
33"The Swan and the Skylark" will be given at the Friday Morning Club meeting February 4.
35Miss Maud Kennedy's Recital.
37MISS MAUD LOUISE KENNEDY, a pupil of Mme. Luisa Cappiani, will give a song recital in Mendelssohn Hall tomorrow (Thursday) afternoon. She will have the assistance of Albert Quesnel, tenor; Charles O. Deis, solo pianist; F. W. Riesberg, accompanist, and Madame Cappiani as lecturer.
39The program will include the following numbers:
41Piano solo, op. 27…………………………………………..Beethoven
42Son Titania, Mignon………………………………………A. Thomas
43Die Lotusbume……………………………………………..Schumann
44O Sonnenschein……………………………………………Schumann
45Ah! lo sô, Flauto Magico…………………………………Mozart
46Aria, L'Arlesiana (first time in America)…………………Cilea
47The Wildflower……………………………………………..Franco Leoni
48Spring, Sembrich Waltz…………………………………..J. Strauss
49Short Remarks on Phonation and Vocal Sounding Board….Mme. Luisa Cappiani
50Shadow Dance, Dinorah………………………………….Meyerbeer
51Polonaise…………………………………………………….Chopin
52Duet, Ah, mogir, Ernani…………………………………Verdi
53Albert Quesnel and Miss Kennedy.
55Opera in Aid of a Church.
57GOUNOD'S merriest opera, "Philemon and Baucis," was given at the Waldorf-Astoria, Tuesday evening, January 27, for the benefit of a church at Chatsworth, N. J. The world "do move," indeed. An operatic performance in aid of a church! What next?
59"Philemon and Baucis" is rarely heard at the Metropolitan Opera House. Whenever it has been given, it was usually preceded or followed by a one act opera. The cast for the Waldorf-Astoria performance last week follows:
61Jupiter………………………………………………………Mr. Journet
62Philemon……………………………………………………Mr. Salignac
63Vulcain………………………………………………………Mr. Gregory
64Baucis………………………………………………………Madame Seygard
65Conductor: Mr. Flom.
67All of the singers, except Mr. Gregory, are from the Grau Company. The performance was one of even excellence. A very large and brilliant audience attended. The committee interested in the church and the performance included Miss Leary, chairman; Princess Ruspoli, Mrs. Brockholst Cutting, Miss Josephine Drexel, Mrs. Charles Astor Bristed, Marquise de Talleyrand-Périgord, Mrs. Francis Burrall Hoffman.
69The True Reason.
71Filharmonic Leader—Why do you lock the doors the moment I begin to lead?
72Usher—Because the people give me tips to let them out.
74DENVER MUSIC NOTES.
76DENVER, Col., January 22, 1903.
78The last two weeks have been filled with musical events, and the fact that every performance has been well attended gives evidence that Denver is outside the limits of what is termed the "wild and woolly West." Many may be familiar with the bray of the "Rocky Mountain canary" and the Indian war whoop, but, judging from the large numbers who turned out to hear Gabrilowitsch, and the enthusiastic way in which he was received, it would indicate that we are not slow to recognize the genuine merit of a great artist. This recital was given on the night of January 16, and was heard not only by a large number of the most cultured people of Denver, but many from the mountain towns were in attendance.
80The third concert of the Denver Symphony Orchestra was given Friday afternoon, January 16, at Broadway Theatre, with Henry Houseley as conductor. It was a good concert of contrasted works.
82Mr. Houseley is a musician of high rank, and has done much toward raising the standard of music in this city. The following program was given:
84Funeral March……………………………………………..Chopin
85Symphony No. 5, in E minor…………………………….Tchaikowsky
86Quartet, Rigoletto……………………………………….Verdi
87Mrs. Kate Norcross Gale, Mrs. S. R. Ritchie, H. D. Martin and Adams Owen.
88Three movements from Suite, Peer Gynt……………………Grieg
89Death of Aase.
90Anitra's Dance.
91In the Hall of the Mountain King.
93The Gordon-Shay Grand Opera Company was at Broadway Theatre the week of the 11th. The company consisted of Rose Cecelia Shay, supported by Signor Alberti, Joseph Fredericks, Walter H. Wheatley, James Stevens, Geo. Francis Beard, Helen Noldi, Pauline Johnson and Eloise Bishop. Their repertory consisted of "Carmen," "Faust," "Cavalleria Rusticana," "Il Pagliacci" and "Il Trovatore."
95Frederick Richter Wright gave his twenty-third organ recital at Trinity Church, Sunday afternoon, January 18, assisted by Mme. Mayo Rhodes, who recently came to Denver from the East. His recitals are well attended by a class of people who appreciate good music.
97At his next recital Dr. J. Frederick Clark, brother of the famous American baritone, Chas. W. Clark, will assist.
99The next concert of the Baker String Quartet will occur at Unity Church, January 28. They will be assisted by Frank H. Ormsby, tenor, and Frederick Richter Wright, organist.
101Roger-Miclos in Society.
103MADAME ROGER-MICLOS, the French pianist, will evidently be society's pet pianist this winter. Thursday afternoon she was invited to Washington where a tea was given for her by the French Chargé d'Affaires and Madame de Margerie. Madame Roger-Miclos has also been invited to play before President and Mrs. Roosevelt.
105A Piano Teacher Found Dead.
107MRS. CLARA NORTON FULLER, a piano teacher, was found dead on Thursday in her room at the Metropolitan Hotel. She had evidently fallen victim to a severe hemorrhage.
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