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Musical Courier 1904-04-20: Vol 48 Iss 1256, 1904
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1ST. LOUIS.
3Sr. Louis, April 16, 1904.
5The concert of the Liederkranz Society which was given April 15, 1904, at the Odeon, was a complete success, and reflected great credit on J. A. Schmidt, the vice-president of the society, who directed the arrangements, and on Mr. Stempi, the conductor, who worked indefatigably with his mixed chorus to get a good ensemble and attack. The result of his work was especially shown by the singing of the ladies, who sang with an evenness and precision only too rarely shown in mixed choruses, there being a noticeable lack of temerity and stage fright among individual members, which so often mars and deteriorates from the effect of the ensemble. The male chorus also did fine work, their first number, Hans Wagner's "Elsula," being beautifully and effectively rendered, the solo quartet doing their best work in this.
7Max Meyer-Oldersleben's "Das begrabene Lied" was without doubt the gem of the evening. It is a descriptive poem, beautifully set to music, for mixed chorus, with soprano and baritone solos and orchestra, and works up to a brilliant climax and was very finely and dramatically rendered.
9Very good work was also done in Grieg's "Herbststurm" and Filke's "Frühlingsnacht."
11Madame Romer, the soprano soloist, is an artist of high attainments. With a voice as clear as a bell and with a majestic stage presence, she impressed her hearers very favorably at her first appearance, an impression which grew with her later appearances. She did especially fine work as Der Vogel in "Das begrabene Lied."
13Emil Hofmann, the baritone, was a worthy associate of Madame Romer. He sings in a thoroughly artistic manner, and with much temperament, and certainly has a great future before him. The group of lieder with which he made his first appearance was a delightful bouquet of tone flowers, he singing equally well Schumann's "Frühlingsfahrt" in German and Nevin's "Immortal Love" in English. Mr. Moll played the accompaniments in an intelligent and musically manner.
15Last but not least the work of Mr. Fischer and his orchestra is deserving of no small praise. Besides their excellent support of the choral works, the concert numbers were creditably rendered, their performance of Dvorák's "Husitka" overture being an excellent one and a fitting conclusion to a brilliant evening's entertainment.
17Arthur Ingham's testimonial organ recital took place April 16 at the Second Presbyterian Church, assisted by Miss Dierckes, soprano, and P. G. Anton, 'cellist. Mr. Ingham played Mendelssohn's D major organ sonata and Bach's G minor fugue among other numbers, and showed himself a master of his instrument.
19Miss Dierckes and Mr. Anton also contributed to the pleasure of the audience, which was of good proportions.
21The last of the season's concerts given by the Apollo Club, April 12, was in some respects the best of the year. The evenness of this club's work makes it a task to distinguish any marked difference between one concert and another.
23Mr. Galloway's selections were calculated to show the club at its best, save for a shrillness of tone in the forte passages, noticeable in the first tenor section. Their work was highly satisfactory. The best singing of this club is done in the mezzo voce and piano work, as shown in the Koellner "Serenade." Most martial was the spirited rendering of Edgar Thor's "War Song," with its sombre coloring and resistless march movement. "The Hunter's Song," of Rheinberger; "A Summer Lullaby," Gibson, and Gounod's "Sword Dance" completed the club's participation in the concert, which was delightfully embellished by Mme. Lillian Blauvelt, soprano, and Signor Enrico Tramonti, harpist. Blauvelt, as always, was charming personally and vocally. Her first number, Rossini's "Una Voce Poco Fa," was given with a limpid purity of tone and a happy piquancy that made it most delightful to her audience.
25Her second appearance in a group of well selected songs made her the star of the evening, though her laurels were not easily won.
27Tramonti was a genuine surprise and an artistic delight to musical St. Louisians. The first sweep of his flexible fingers across the strings of his sonorous harp showed him to be master of his art, which impression he maintained through all his numbers, which included "Welsh Melodie," J. Thomas; "Moise," Parish Alvors, and the "Marche Triomphale du Roi David," of F. Godefroid.
29For some unexplainable reason the last number of the program was the Bach-Gounod "Ave Maria," sung by Madame Blauvelt, supported by Signor Tramonti, Signor Guido Parisi, violin, and Director Galloway, organ. Following the Gounod "Sword Dance" by the club, given with the vigorous, manly swing of over seventy male voices, it seemed most incongruous, and was made more so by the poor support in the violin obligato, which for some reason was only scratched through, not bowed.
31Mr. Galloway is too good a musician not to realize the importance of program arrangement, and it is to be hoped that in the future no such tails will be tacked to the Apollo kite. Furthermore, it is an injustice to capable soloists to ask them to finish the program of a male chorus society.
33Mrs. Marie Dierckes made her début as a local singer at the musical entertainment given for the Fresh Air Society on Tuesday. She is a graduate of the Leipsic Conservatory, where she has acquired thorough knowledge of the handling of a good soprano voice.
35On Thursday, at the Odeon, the Young People's String Orchestra, under the direction of Victor Lichtenstein, gave its season's concert. Handel and Weber were among the composers presented on the program. Richard Schubert, Miss Anna Wilhelmin, Mrs. David Bauer and Messrs. Lichtenstein and Blumberg were among the soloists.
37The eleventh Active Members' concert of the Union Musical Club took place at the recital hall of the Odeon Saturday afternoon, April 9. The program consisted of vocal, violin and piano numbers which reflected credit on the club. Miss Eugenia Getner, contralto, carried off the honors with five well rendered numbers which showed off her voice to advantage.
39The Ten o'Clock Musicales gave one of its best morning concerts last Saturday, April 10, which was well attended and of great variety and interest. There were piano numbers of every variety, from the dignified sonata of Schumann to the dainty scherzo of Jadassohn. These numbers were charmingly played by Misses Cottet, Lang, Windhorst and Pfeiffer; Mrs. Froman sang a group of three songs most artistically, one of which, "Three Green Bonnets," by d'Hardelot, was a gem. Mrs. Bernard, the hostess of the occasion, also sang three pleasing numbers, one of them, "Spring," by Weil, with violin obligato, by C. A. Cale, who also gave three violin solos, including a romanza, by Mrs. Cale, who is quite an acquisition to St. Louis musical circles. The Ten o'clock Musicales will repeat one of their recent programs on April 21 at 8 p. m. at the Lindell Avenue M. E. Church by general request. This will consist of a cycle of love songs by Mrs. Watson and Mr. Quarles.
41Rafael Joseffy's Summer Class.
43From May 17 to July 19, inclusive, Rafael Joseffy, the famous pianist, will conduct a class for teachers at the National Conservatory of Music. This announcement, made in THE MUSICAL COURIER some weeks ago, is sure to attract again many students from the South and Middle West, who always regard a visit to New York as an event in their lives. But the interest in Joseffy's work is not restricted to these sections, for the Pacific Coast and New England have already been heard from. Teachers and students who live far away from the metropolis, enjoy spending their summers in or near New York. The serious minded usually devote the best part of the vacation months in study, and those who are planning to attend Joseffy's class will hail this year's visit as a boon.
45In his special course for teachers Mr. Joseffy is to give ten talks with piano illustrations on his new work, "School of Advanced Piano Playing," to be followed by theoretical instruction. Most of the teachers who came to New York last summer to study with Joseffy returned to their homes filled with some of the zeal and ideals of the master to whom they listened. There can be no doubt that the pupils of these teachers have had the benefit of more intelligent instruction ever since. It has been said that one piano recital by Joseffy is worth a whole course of lessons to observing musicians, and so there can be no difficulty in determining the immense good to be derived from a course of nearly ten weeks.
47The regular summer school at the conservatory will open May 1, rather, that being Sunday, the following day, May 2. Leading members of the faculty will remain in New York to teach throughout the term. Besides Joseffy, the artistic faculty includes Adele Margules, Leopold Lichtenberg, Leo Schulz, Eugene Dufriche, Irenée Bergé, Henry T. Finck, Max Spicker, Charles Heinroth and others.
49Graduates of the National Conservatory of Music are today filling lucrative positions in many States of the Union, and a number have won international renown as singers and performers.
51A Pupil of George Sweet.
53Miss Sophia Hutchins, of San Francisco, has spent the entire winter in New York studying with George Sweet. Before coming East Miss Hutchins took lessons of Miss Alyce Gates, a former pupil of Mr. Sweet, and now a successful teacher on the Coast. Miss Hutchins has a beautiful soprano voice and much talent. She is preparing for oratorio and church work.
55Samuel Bowden Moyle Removes.
57Samuel Bowden Moyle will remove from 136 Fifth avenue, where for eight years he was established as a vocal teacher. The old building is to be torn down. May 2 Mr. Moyle will begin teaching at his attractive studio residence, 39 West Twentieth street, and as usual will continue lessons in town until August 1.
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