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Musical Courier 1904-04-20: Vol 48 Iss 1256, 1904
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1CALIFORNIA.
3SACRAMENTO, April 10, 1904.
5[The following letter is from the regular San Francisco correspondent, who is on a trip to Sacramento.]
7DURING the week two important musical events have taken place. On Wednesday night the Saturday Club assembled to hear Schumann-Heink in concert, and the Congregational Church was crowded to its utmost capacity. The rostrum was very artistically decorated with great branches of pear blossoms. White lilacs helped fill the auditorium with a delicate fragrance, and Madame Schumann-Heink was visibly affected by the beauty of her surroundings as soon as she stepped forth to sing. Her welcome was one to inspire her to her best efforts, and the applause that followed was nothing less than a veritable ovation. She sang, as always, in a manner that went right to the hearts of her audience, and in two instances responded to the deafening encores that followed her numbers, first in English with "But the Lord Is Mindful of His Own," which touched every heart and brought tears to the eyes of many. Again she gave the "Drinking Song," from "Lucretia Borgia."
9Before leaving for San Francisco Madame Schumann-Heink arranged for a hearing of the songs of Albert Elkus at her hotel in the metropolis.
11On Saturday afternoon the Zech String Quartet, composed of Will F. Zech, first violin; J. Baumgartner, second violin; W. von Helms, viola, and Louis L. von der Mehden, Jr., 'cello, played before the Saturday Club at the Congregational Church. The house was full and the audience a very appreciative one. It is the first time the Zech Quartet has been heard here, and the ensemble was declared perfect by everyone. The program consisted of the Beethoven quartet in C minor, op. 18, No. 4; "Theme and Variations" from Kaiser quartet, by Haydn, and quartet in C minor, op. 17, No. 2, of Rubinstein, the lento movement of which had to be repeated. Between the last two numbers Mrs. Albert Elkus, president of the club, took the platform, and, after a résumé of the year's work in the club, spoke as follows: "This afternoon's recital brings the eleventh season of the Saturday Club to an end. The McCoy class will have three more meetings, class work ending May 14. None of our members will be asked to retain membership, as memberships are permanent, but it is incumbent on each present member to do his utmost toward increasing the present membership, which is larger than ever before. It is to this we are indebted for the possibility of the brilliant evening with Schumann-Heink and other attractions. We have had ten artists' days beside the McCoy lectures. These with our home days have given us thirty-three meetings, as compared with twelve of former years. As dues have never been increased, this shows the value of large membership. * * * We hope soon to have every notable musical artist that visits the Coast."
13San Francisco Notes.
15The Easter service of the First Baptist Church of Oakland was held in the new church edifice at Telegraph avenue and Jones street. The church is considered one of the finest churches on the Coast. In the morning the musical program, under the direction of Percy A. R. Dow, of San Francisco, was as follows: "As It Began to Dawn" (Foster), "Behold the Angel of the Lord" (Tours), "Mercy and Truth" (Tours), "Resurrection" (Shelley), Mrs. J. J. Warner, with violin obligato by Miss Mina Clarke. In the evening Dudley Buck's cantata "Christ the Victor" was given, the solo parts being taken by Mrs. Margaret Gray-Best, soprano; Mrs. J. J. Warner, contralto; Scott Kent, tenor; Norman Pendleton, tenor; J. M. Garthwaite, baritone; Miss Mina Clarke, violin. The "Hosanna," by Gramer, was sung by Mrs. Best. W. W. Ellis, the organist, was the accompanist. There was a chorus of forty voices, the whole being under the direction of Percy A. R. Dow.
17The seventh entertainment of the Polyglot Club was held at the residence of Mrs. Albert W. Scott, 305 Buchanan street, on the evening of Wednesday, April 6. The following program was given by well known professionals: Deutsch, from the Nations (four hands)………….Moszkowski Norwegian Danser, No. 2 (four hands)…………………Grieg Miss Mabel Vanderhoof and Sig. R. A. Lucchesi. Un Bal de Noce, Monologue………………………..Dreyfuss Miss Cherry Bender. Aria from Samson and Delilah……………………Saint-Saëns Mrs. Blanche King Arnold. Felicita, Monologue………………………………….Rasi Miss Grace Llewellyn Jones. Les Amoureux………………………………………Carlo Minetti L'Heure Esquisse………………………………….Reynaldo Hahn The Message………………………………………Cecil Caverly Mrs. Henrietta Martin Hoagg. Les Deux Montres, Monologue………………………..Pradrel Mrs. A. M. Tomkin. Duetto from II Barbiere………………………………Rossini Mrs. W. Scott Franklin and Sig. Achille Alberti. Titus Tears, recitation (musical accompaniment)……T. B. Aldrich Mrs. J. Dennis Arnold. Voyage au Pays de Rose……………………………Ventura Sig. L. D. Ventura. Les Americains, valse caprice (four hands)………….F. Wagner Miss Mabel Vanderhoof and Sig. R. A. Lucchesi. Musical director, Richard A. Lucchesi. one of two readings
18The seventh entertainment of the Polyglot Club was held at the residence of Mrs. Albert W. Scott, 305 Buchanan street, on the evening of Wednesday, April 6. The following program was given by well known professionals: Deutsch, from the Nations (four hands)………….Moszkowski Norwegian Danser, No. 2 (four hands)…………………Grieg Miss Mabel Vanderhoof and Sig. R. A. Lucchesi. Un Bal de Noce, Monologue………………………..Dreyfuss Miss Cherry Bender. Aria from Samson and Delilah……………………Saint-Saëns Mrs. Blanche King Arnold. Felicita, Monologue………………………………….Rasi Miss Grace Llewellyn Jones. Les Amoureux………………………………………Carlo Minetti L'Heure Esquisse………………………………….Reynaldo Hahn The Message……………………………………….Cecil Caverly Mrs. Henrietta Martin Hoagg. Les Deux Montres, Monologue………………………..Pradrel Mrs. A. M. Tomkin. Duetto from II Barbiere………………………………Rossini Mrs. W. Scott Franklin and Sig. Achille Alberti. Titus Tears, recitation (musical accompaniment)……T. B. Aldrich Mrs. J. Dennis Arnold. Voyage au Pays de Rose……………………………Ventura Sig. L. D. Ventura. Les Americains, valse caprice (four hands)………….F. Wagner Miss Mabel Vanderhoof and Sig. R. A. Lucchesi. Musical director, Richard A. Lucchesi. one of two readings
20Sir Henry Heyman, who has been seriously ill, has gone south to recover his health among friends in Santa Barbara.
21MRS. A. WEDMORE JONES.
23Janpolski Engaged as Solo Basso.
25THE West End Collegiate Dutch Reformed Church, at West End avenue and Seventy-seventh street, has engaged Albert Janpolski as basso for the coming year. Other members of the quartet are: Miss Anita Rio, soprano; Mrs. Florence Mulford Hunt, contralto, and Everard J. Calthrope, tenor.
27Brooklyn Man Weds an Organist.
29MISS ISABEL MACDOWELL, an organist, residing in Harrisburg, Pa., was married April 12 to Thomas Lawrence Dickinson, of Brooklyn. The ceremony was performed in the Market Square Presbyterian Church, at Harrisburg, by the pastor, the Rev. Dr. J. R. Smith.
31Koczalski, at his late piano evening in Dusseldorf, performed, in addition to numbers from his usual repertory, Godard's "Dance of the Gnomes," W. Neitzel's "Bagnes de Tourquay," and nocturne and "Flower Waltz" from the Koczalski opera, "Rymond."
33The Kruse Festival in London.
35FIRST CONCERT, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 9.
36The Dream of Gerontius………………………………….Elgar
37Symphony No. 9 (choral)………………………………….Beethoven
39SECOND CONCERT, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 11.
40Oxford symphony…………………………………………Haydn
41Piano concerto in B flat minor………………………..Tschaikowsky one of two readings
42Piano concerto in B flat minor………………………….Tschaikowsky one of two readings
43Piano solo, Mark Hambourg
44Symphonic poem, Tasso………………………………….Liszt
45Symphony No. 2, in D major…………………………..Brahms
47THIRD CONCERT, WEDNESDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 13.
48Overture, Manfred………………………………………Schumann
49Violin concerto, Gesangsscene………………………..Spohr one of two readings
50Violin concerto, Gesangsscene………………………….Spohr one of two readings
51Violin solo, Prof. Johann Kruse.
52Overture, Oberon……………………………………….Weber
53Symphony No. 7, C major…………………………..Schubert
55FOURTH CONCERT, SATURDAY AFTERNOON, APRIL 16.
56Overture and scherzo from Midsummer Night's Dream………………………………….Mendelssohn
57Violin concerto…………………………………………Mendelssohn
58Violin solo, Prof. Johann Kruse.
59Overture, Romeo and Juliet……………………………Tschaikowsky
60Two orchesterlieder…………………………………….Weingartner
61Jupiter symphony………………………………………Mozart
63FIFTH CONCERT, MONDAY EVENING, APRIL 18.
64Suite in B minor for flute and string orchestra…….Bach
65Violin concerto in A minor…………………………..Bach one of two readings
66Violin concerto in A minor………………………………Bach one of two readings
67Violin solo, Prof. Johann Kruse.
68Italian capriccio………………………………………..Hugo Wolf
69Suite for violin and orchestra, op. 32………….C. V. Stanford one of two readings
70Suite for violin and orchestra, op. 32…………….C. V. Stanford one of two readings
71Violin-solo, Prof. Johann Kruse.
72Symphonie Pathétique, No. 6, in B minor…Tschaikowsky
74SIXTH CONCERT, WEDNESDAY EVENING, APRIL 20.
75Variations on an original theme, op. 36, for orchestra…Elgar
76Blest Pair of Sirens…………………………………….C. Hubert Parry
77The Sheffield Chorus.
78Missa Solennis in D (grand Solemn Mass)…..Beethoven one of two readings
79Missa Solennis in D (grand Solemn Mass)….Beethoven one of two readings
81EXTRA (WAGNER) CONCERT, TUESDAY EVENING, APRIL 19.
82Overture, Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.
83Prelude, Lohengrin.
84Prelude and Liebestod, Tristan and Isolde.
85Violin solo, Preislied, from Die Meistersinger von Nürnberg.
86Prof. Johann Kruse.
87Wotan's Abschied and Feuerzauber, from Die Walküre.
88Closing scene from Götterdämmerung.
90Mrs. Grant's Clover Songs.
92MR. HARDY-THE sang two of Mrs. E. M. Grant's clever songs at the benefit given in the ballroom of Sherry's Tuesday afternoon of last week for St. Andrew's Convalescent Hospital. Mrs. Grant's settings for "Where'er Thou Art" and "Pensée" are charming, and Mrs. Hardy The sang them with much taste. The fair composer accompanied for her songs. Mr. Hardy-The also sang two songs in French by Massenet, "Je t'aime" and "Crépuscule," for which Victor Harris played the piano parts. Mr. Harris also accompanied for other artists who appeared.
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