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Musical Courier 1904-04-20: Vol 48 Iss 1256, 1904
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1THE MUSICAL COURIER.
3MENDELSSOHN HALL
4113-119 WEST 40th ST.
5FRANK H. PRESBY, Agent 2381 Broadway
7Greater New York.
9NEW YORK, April 18, 1904.
11HE eighth Nemes popular chamber music concert drew a large audience to Clavier Hall last Monday night. Mr. Nemes was assisted by another violinist in the concerto in D minor by Bach, and the duo in D major by Spohr, both for two violins. These artists played on Joseph Guarnerius violins, and to hear these rare old violins together in such hands was an artistic treat.
13Walter Robinson, the tenor, sang two beautiful songs by Strauss and one each of Brahms and MacDowell with fervor and musicianship. E. B. Munger, a young pianist, contributed a group of four pieces. He shows good schooling and plays with much power. At the previous concert, too late for critical mention, the novelty was a violin sonata by Hans Huber, played for the first time in New York, with Bernard Landino, the tenor, soloist.
15Edward Bromberg is finishing an unusually busy season. As singer and teacher he has been in greater demand than ever before. March 27 he sang Stainer's "The Crucifixion" at the M. E. Church of Ossining, N. Y. Easter Sunday he sang the baritone solo part in Manney's cantata, "The Resurrection," at St. John's M. E. Church, Brooklyn, N. Y. April 11 he was one of the soloists at the concert given by the People's Choral Union at Carnegie Hall, under the direction of F. Danrosch, singing the part of Angus in Bruch's "The Cross of Fire." April 17 he sang in Buck's cantata, "Christ the Victor," at the Dutch Reformed Church, Kingston, N. Y. April 24 he will be soloist at the concert of the advanced class of the Choral Union, at Carnegie Hall, Edward Marquard conductor. He sings the solos in "Lauda Sion" and old Netherland folksongs. He is likely to sing in some Southern States this summer. Miss Lowengart, a former pupil, now in Germany, writes him: "I will have to look far and wide for a teacher as thorough and conscientious as you."
17The Aschenbroedel Verein fourth chamber music matinee on Sunday afternoon last was visited by large numbers of people. Carl Hauser was in charge of the program, which consisted of a piano quartet, op. 13, by Strauss, played by Carl O. Deis, Hermann Kuhn, Carl Binhak and Louis Heine; the sextet, op. 33, by Felix Weingartner, played by August Seiferth, H. C. Reinshagen, Deis, Kuhn, Binhak and Heine, and lieder by Wolf, Hermann and Carl Hauser, sung by Kelley Cole. Mr. Hauser deserves much credit for the interesting and well executed program.
19Anna Bussert, soprano; Hans Kronold, 'cellist, and a string orchestra from the Philharmonic Society assisted the Schubert Glee Club, of Jersey City, N. J., Louis R. Dressler conductor, at its second private concert.
21Miss Bussert sang "Pieta Signore," songs by Strauss, Harris and Nevin, and the obligato soprano in Max Filke's "Spring Night." Mr. Kronold played Fischer's "By the Brook" and Popper's "Spanish Dance." Both soloists made big successes. Following are the officers of the club: George C. Tennant, president; James S. Hedden, first vice president; Frank Youmans, second vice president; Frank A. Byrnes, treasurer; Charles F. Gallagher, financial secretary, 109 Monticello avenue, Jersey City; J. Sidney Adams, corresponding secretary, 343 Fairmount avenue, Jersey City; Louis R. Dressler, conductor.
23Carolyn Wade Greene, teacher of the Burrowes Music Method, recently gave a public invitation exhibition in Brooklyn which attracted many people, and showed amazing results in a brief period of study. Besides the piano playing she teaches them theory, to write scales, &c., and very young children do this with intelligence and understanding.
25At the studios of Julia C. Allen and Cordelia West Freeman, at Scranton, Pa., a program of Russian and Polish music was given last week. Those who took part in the program were the Allen String Quartet, Misses Freeman, Carrie Koch, Marie Graham, Blackman, Lida Houser, Maude May, Betty, Stockhouse, Mrs. G. B. Uthman, Mrs. A. K. Leister, and Peter Siegle.
27The Banner-Kronold String Quartet gave the second concert at the Winters studio Sunday evening, April 17. Vocal and instrumental solos, the standard chamber music works, a smoking room and other comforts make these concerts very enjoyable.
29"Elijah" was given April 12 by the Tarrytown Philharmonic Society, under the direction of Alfred Hallam, with a chorus of 100 voices, orchestra of twenty-four men (Gustav Dannreuther concertmaster,) and these soloists: Katherine Corder Heath, Irene Cumming, sopranos; Margaret Keyes, Lillie Triller, altos; Edward Strong, C. Edwin Anderson, tenors; Dr. Carl E. Dufft, George Herbert Cutmore, baritones, with Master Gordon Leslie Conley, treble of St. James' P. E. Church.
31Mrs. Sophia Tefft, of Norwich, N. Y., in charge of the music of the public schools of that town, a pupil of F. H. Tubbs, recently gave a students' recital in Exhibition Hall. There were piano and vocal solos, piano duets, and to close the famous "Kinder Sinfonie," by Romberg. In this she had something like twenty-five players, and it was much enjoyed.
33Asa Howard Geeding, who came here a year ago from Cincinnati, Ohio, has found important place in the musical life. He sings in two out of town churches, has pupils and has been associated since coming here with the best.
35Harriette Brower, of New York and Albany, is mourning the decease of her mother, long a resident of the latter city.
37The second students' recital by pupils of J. Warren Andrews took place at the Church of the Divine Paternity Thursday afternoon last. The students who played were Mabel Jenkins, Fanny B. Goodhue, Angela Diller and Warren S. Purisch. L. J. Haslanger, basso, sang.
39"American Song Composers" formed the basis of the third recital given by Miss Margaret Goetz, in which she had the assistance of Hildegard Hoffmann, soprano, and Henry Holden Huss, composer and pianist. Harvey Worthington Loomis illustrated the Indian music, in which he is an expert.
41"The Dairy Maids' Supper," a cantata, was recently given at Grace M. E. Church, West 104th street, conducted by J. C. Roeb. The West Side Y. M. C. A. has engaged him to give two successive minstrel evenings the end of the month.
43"Aspirations" is the name of a new violin solo by Carl C. Müller, still in manuscript, and was played by Carl Hauser and Mrs. Hauser Monday evening at Aeolian Hall. Like all of this composer's works, it abounds in melody and thorough musicianship.
45Pupils of Carl G. Schmidt united in a recital at Knabe Hall on April 15. There was considerable variety and brilliancy displayed.
47William Harper, basso; Carl Venth, violinist; Willis E. Bacheller, tenor, and others appear at the Staten Island Harmony and Philharmonic Society concert this Friday evening. Mr. Venth is conductor of this society, consisting of both chorus and orchestra, 100 people.
49Melanie Murdock's artistic impersonations of children and dolls are unique. She wears the costumes appropriate to the character, Jap doll, sailor boy, French doll, &c., and Mrs. Florence Clinton Sutro takes special interest in and recommends her.
51Walter C. Gale, organist of All Souls' Church, gave the first of two recitals, eleventh series, Monday afternoon. Monday next, 4 o'clock, he gives the second, playing compositions by Dubois, Hall, Guilmant, Deshayes, Bach and Wagner.
53Rudolph E. Reuter, pianist, pupil of Carl E. Roeder, assisted by Edith Chapman, soprano, gave a recital at Knabe Hall Monday evening.
55Mrs. Eleanor Marx, the soprano, took part in the entertainment given at Carnegie Lyceum Tuesday evening, for the benefit of the scholarship fund of Pascal Institute.
57Laura Sedgwick Collins has arranged a musicale and reception in aid of a charitable object at the Chelsea branch of the Sunshine Society tomorrow (Thursday) evening.
59Invitations are out for the annual concert of the Joseph Joachim School students' concert (Geraldine Morgan), in Chamber Music Hall, Thursday afternoon, April 21, 2:30 o'clock.
61Mme. Marie Cross-Newhaus' annual concert occurs Thursday evening, April 21, 8:30 o'clock, at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.
63Ogden Crane's School of Opera.
65THE advanced pupils of Madame Ogden Crane gave a creditable presentation of "The Doctor of Alcantara," Julius Eichberg's two act opera, in Carnegie Lyceum Tuesday night, and repeated it the next night. This was the cast:
67Doctor Paracelsus………………………………………William Raines Oldroyd
68Señor Balthazar…………………………………………..William Rodes Brandon
69Carlos, his son…………………………………………….John H. Byrnes, Jr.
70Perez, 1/2 Porters………………………………………E. Albert Sprowl
71Sancho, 1/2 Porters………………………………………William Rodes Brandon
72Don Pomposo, algaiz…………………………………….William Georgi
73Donna Lucrezia, wife to Dr. Paracelsus………………Mme. Ogden-Crane
74Isabella, her daughter………………………………….Sadie Pounds
75Inez, her maid…………………………………………….Mme. Maria de Kolbe
76Anita, peasant maid…………………………………….Mme. Kate Moustaki
77Spanish serenaders and dancers-Ethel Holton, Dolly Dempsey, Lizette Schoonmaker, Kate Moustaki, Edna Stoecker, Leila Parsons, Maude Kirtland, R. W. Annin, Ora Snoddy, Fannie Heinrich, Doda Jessen, Maide Costello, Lily Taylor, Marie Rupperts.
78Citizens-William Rodes Brandon, William Georgi, E. Albert Sprowl, Pet Dougherty, Edward Gaffney, Howard Wydman, Raymond Crane, Paul Ebner.
80Evidently the singers had studied hard and rehearsed frequently, for their work, both vocal and histrionic, was such as to please the audience. Unfortunately the orchestra was bad, very bad, and hindered rather than helped the singers.
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