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Musical Courier 1906-06-13: Vol 52 Iss 1368, 1906
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1CINCINNATI, June 8, 1906.
3The twenty-eighth annual commencement of the College of Music was an event of Thursday evening, June 7, at Music Hall. The program was a most pretentious one and the manner in which it was carried out reflects much credit on the faculty. First and foremost I must speak of the orchestra and chorus. The benefits which accrue from this ensemble work are of inestimable value to the budding musician and it is much to the credit of the College of Music that so much careful consideration is given to this branch of study. The orchestra, under the direction of José Marien, former concertmaster of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra, who resigned this task to devote his time to teaching and conducting, played the allegro and minuetto from Haydn's eleventh symphony in G, in a manner that was worthy of the best orchestra. The style and the wealth of tone color, in the strings particularly, proved that Mr. Marien not only has an intrinsic knowledge of the various instruments, but is an excellent musician as well. The work of the chorus, too, was of a very high order, and it is with much regret that we see Dr. Elsenheimer, its director, lay down his baton to accept a position of much prominence in Chicago. The chorus sang the "Twenty-third Psalm" of Schubert in a most dignified and classic style, while the singing of two duets from "Echoes of Moravia," by Dvorák, and Dr. Elsenheimer's own composition, "Twilight," a new work for ladies' voices and orchestra, the orchestra serving more as an obligato than a support, and written in Wagnerian style, was hardly less worthy of honorable mention. The attacks were good and the ensemble and shading excellent. The solo numbers of the program were given with assistance of the orchestra. Chief among these was the playing of the great E flat concerto for piano of Liszt by Emma Beiser, post-graduate pupil of Albino Gorno. Miss Beiser dominated by her virile musically playing and faultless technic. Ada Zeller played the difficult fantaisie on themes from Beethoven's "Ruins of Athens," arranged by Liszt, in a most creditable manner, while Flora Schwartz sang the "Infelice" aria by Mendelssohn, and Alma Marks the aria, "More Regal in His Low Estate," by Gounod. Both are pupils of Signor Mattioli. Mathilda Stuebing, post-graduate pupil of Janet Mannheimer, teacher of elocution, gave a most poetic reading of Longfellow's "Hiawatha's Wooing." The address to the graduates was given by Dr. Sylvester S. Scoville. His subject was the "Mission of the Musician." The program was opened with invocation and closed with benediction by the Rev. Dr. Hugo Eisenlohr. The Hon. Julius Fleischmann, ex-mayor of this city and president of the board of trustees of the college, distributed the certificates, diplomas and post-graduate medallions and Springer medals to the following graduates:
5Post Graduate Diplomas—Emma Beiser, Cincinnati, Ohio, pianist; Mathilda Stuebing, Cincinnati, Ohio, public reader.
6Diplomas—Alma Marks, Cincinnati, Ohio, concert singer and teacher of voice; Flora Schwartz, Cincinnati, Ohio, concert singer; Ada C. Zeller, Cincinnati, Ohio, pianist; Aurelia Weiler, Cincinnati, Ohio, public reader.
7Certificates—Mary Love Akels, Cincinnati, Ohio, organist; Florence Brooks, Victoria, Mexico, pianist; Helen Brown, Cincinnati, Ohio, vocalist; Minna L. Brueggeman, Cincinnati, Ohio, vocalist; Margaret A. Buck, Cincinnati, Ohio, teacher of elocution; Edna Brorein, Buckland, Ohio, teacher of public school music; Louise W. Church, Norwood, Ohio, pianist; Elsie Walker Dixon, Burkesville, Ky., teacher of piano; Angelo M. Davidson, Cincinnati, Ohio, pianist and teacher of piano; William W. Griebel, Newport, Ky., teacher of piano; Emery W. Hobson, Paducah, Ky., vocalist; Lillian Kreimer, Cincinnati, Ohio, teacher of piano; Elizabeth Leake, Knoxville, Tenn., pianist; Nance B. Martin, Salem, Ill., vocalist; Mabel Mott, Princeton, Ky., teacher of piano; Pearl E. Quitman, Cincinnati, Ohio, teacher of elocution; Margaret Royer, Leetonia, Ohio, public reader; Corinne Steinhardt, Cincinnati, Ohio, public reader; Marion Tieman, Cincinnati, Ohio, public reader.
9The twenty-eighth academic year of the College of Music may, from many standpoints, be called a memorable one in the history of this institution. In addition to the regular series of faculty and students' concerts, the concerts by the orchestra and chorus, performances by the school of opera and the school of expression given during the year, all departments were represented in the closing recitals of the past weeks. On Monday evening, June 4, a highly creditable piano recital was given in the Odeon by Gertrude Beryl Dalton and Mary Love Akels, both advanced members of Signor Gorno's class. They were assisted by Florence Hardeman, violin pupil of Mr. Marien, and Frances Fischer, contralto, pupil of Signorina Vigna. The program revealed a variety of modern and classical compositions, which were given authoritative interpretation. On Tuesday evening Albino Gorno presented his very talented pupil, Emma Beiser, in a post-graduate recital, the young lady being the first candidate for this honor for several years. Miss Beiser's performance was truly artistic, and she fully deserved the enthusiastic applause she received. Miss Beiser was assisted by Signor Mattioli's graduate pupil, Flora Schwartz.
11The latest addition to the faculty of the college is Pietro Floridia, instructor of voice. Signor Floridia was born in Sicily. He began his studies at a tender age, and later became professor of piano in the Royal Academy of Palermo. He is a composer of ability, his symphony having been chosen to represent Italy in the international concerts to be given in Zurich. He is equally well known as an instructor in voice, and in his methods shows a predilection for the bel canto style. Signor Floridia came to this country last November, realizing in this country a broad field for his labors. The announcement, on the eve of the college commencement, of the return of Romeo Gorno to the college faculty came as a pleasant surprise to the many friends of the college. Mr. Gorno is so well known for his qualities as a gentleman and his merits as a musician that further comment is unnecessary. While Signor Gorno has been equally successful teaching privately during the past season, the inducements offered him to return to his old love, where he has done such great work, were too tempting, hence his re-engagement for next season.
13J. ALFRED SCHEHL.
15COLUMBUS.
16COLUMBUS, Ohio, June 5, 1906.
18The Columbus Edition of THE MUSICAL COURIER has created no end of favorable comment and a tremendous sale has been made in this city alone. Those who are in a position to know say that the musicians of Columbus and the musical activities have never been so thoroughly and truly written about, and there is much pardonable pride in the showing made.
20Ned L. Reese, a popular young composer, has just had a new song published, entitled "My Prairie Rose." Raymond Zirkel has written the words. The song is charming.
22Rosa L. Kerr presented a class of well schooled young pianists Monday evening in a charming recital. The pupils were: Ellen Loveless, Helen Krieger, Lois Smith, Marion Wilson, Ella Bone and Mary Wardlow. All played well, but special mention must be made of Marion Wilson, aged twelve, who gave an unusually good performance of Mendelssohn's "Spring Song," Chopin's Waltz in D flat and Weber's "Invitation to the Dance," and Helen Krieger, who has undeniably gifts which promise much for the future, if she will but recognize the fact that there is no royal road for the artist pianist, only work, and—more work.
24The commencement recital at the Phelps Collegiate School for Girls took place in the Assembly Hall Monday evening. Elizabeth Thompson Wilson is head of the vocal school, and Herman Ebeling has charge of the piano department, having two assistants, Frances Williams and Emma Ebeling. The recital was a very creditable one.
26Reginald Hidden's class in violin gave a recital Wednesday evening in the Board of Trade Auditorium.
28Grace Hamilton Morrey's annual pupils' recital took place Friday evening in Wilkin-Redman Hall. The pupils taking part were: Katharine Gleason, Margaret Burkley, Effie Nichols and Elena Peabody Rouse. Mrs. Rouse also contributed a group of songs.
30The students of Herman Ebeling gave their second impromptu recital Wednesday evening. They were assisted by Mrs. King Norris, mezzo-soprano, and Master Karl Krauter, violin. Those who played were: Ethel Harness, Mildred Dickey, Ethel Blake, Geraldine Gossage, Cecile Moon, Zoe Fogg, Iva Talmage, Mary Creamer, Bessie Grant, Ruth Gordon, Jessie Crane, Alice Jones and Frances Williams.
32The preparations for the Callis concert are in progress, and a good program is expected Tuesday evening. Those who are to participate are: Hedwig Theobald, soprano; Effie Weir Fisher, contralto; William Reed, tenor; Ray Lovell, bass, and John Goodall, violin. Edith May Miller at the organ.
34Emma Ebeling's second pupils' recital will take place Monday evening in Wilkin-Redman Hall. The pupils are: Robin Wood, Allyne Stout, Catharine Cottingham, Elizabeth Schlatman, Onsta Wolfe, Walter Isaly, Julia Griggs, Mary Ferguson, Norma Ziegler, Berenice Clemens, Margaret Sandrock, Ruth Hartman, Dorothy Fieser, Leah Kohn, Earl Lewis, Ernestine Withwein, Mary Chamberlain, Ruth Bright, Esther Drake, Rose Chamberlain, Enra Case and Leo Case.
36ELLA MAY SMITH.
38The Hammerstein Plans
40Hammerstein is out with his prospectus. In it he declares that he will give twenty weeks of French and Italian opera, beginning November 19. The subscription performances will be on Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights and Saturday matinees. "Popular" prices are to obtain on Saturday nights. The scale of prices will be $5 (orchestra), $3 (dress circle), $2.50 (balcony, first three rows), $2 (balcony, other rows), $1.50 (back balcony), $1.50 (family circle, first three rows), $1 (family circle, other rows). A discount of 20 per cent. will be given on all season subscriptions. There will be forty-two boxes, at the price of $4,000 each for the season. The chorus will number 100, and the orchestra 75. The principals will be MM. Bonci, Dalmorés, Bassi, Renaud, Sammarco, Ancona, Gilibert and Edouard de Reszké, and Mmes. Melba, Tetrazzini, Farnetti, Cisneros, Bressler-Gianoli, Arta and Zaccaria. The conductors will be Cleofonte Campanini and Leandro Campanari. All the operas will be sung in Italian and French, including "Lohengrin," which is the only Wagner work on the Hammerstein repertory. Some of the other operas announced for production are Auber's "Fra Diavolo," Bellini's "I Puritani," Halévy's "La Juive," Meyerbeer's "Dinorah" and Verdi's "Ernani." The three novelties to be sung are Berlioz's "La Damnation de Faust," Catalani's new opera, "The Loreley," and Gluck's "Armide." One of the most remarkable things about the Hammerstein prospectus is the fact that in it his name is mentioned only twice—a welcome departure from the style current in New York the past three years or so.
42Obituary.
44Charles Wels.
46Charles Wels, the eminent organist, recently passed away at the age of eighty years. For fifty-four years he had been prominent in New York as a pianist, organist and choir director, and was one of the best beloved men among his confrères. As man, musician and composer he labored for the elevation of his art, and his constant aim from youth to four score years was the advancement of music. Being naturally of a religious frame of mind he composed five masses, the last of which the reviewers declare to be his best work, although written when he was seventy-two years of age. In 1852 he was organist of St. Stephen's Church, New York, where he laid the foundation of its national reputation for being the centre of Roman Catholic classical music in the United States, a distinction which it enjoyed for many years, and which brought hundreds of people of other faiths to its portals to hear the masterpieces of religious art from Haydn to Verdi.
48At St. Stephen's was heard the Requiem for Louis Moreau Gottschalk, whom European cities of his time were wont to call the American Chopin. Here also Brignoli, Ysiodra Clarke, Isabella McCullough and all the prominent Italian singers who visited our shores were wont to join their voices to the regular song services.
50Charles Wels was born in Prague, Bohemia, in 1825. His first composition was published there when he was eleven years of age. He studied piano with Tomaschek and had as fellow pupils Dreschock, Schulhoff, Kuhe, Hanslick, Lebert and Goldschmidt, all of whom became world famous. Wels frequently played in Prague before Liszt, Thalberg, Wilmers and Berlioz, all of whom acknowledged Tomaschek the greatest piano teacher of the time.
52Wels after finishing his studies went to Leipsic, where Moscheles accepted the dedication of two of his works. He then made successful tours through Germany and Poland as a concert pianist. Later he passed several years in Dresden, renewing his friendship with Liszt and Wagner, Robert Schumann, Emil Naumann and Frederick Wieck, the father of Clara Schumann.
54Wels arrived in New York in 1849 and was accepted as one of our leading pianists. He won the friendship and artistic appreciation of Henry C. Watson, Theodore Eissfeld, Henry C. Finn, Theodore Thomas, Scharfenberg, Maurice Strakosch, Richard Hoffman, Geo. F. Bristow and H. A. Wollenhaupt, one of whose sisters he married. He became one of the leading teachers of New York and maintained his position for half a century, while incidentally filling concert engagements and appearing with all the leading artists.
56He published 125 compositions for the church, concert room and salon, for teaching and educational purposes. It was said of Wels that he had never been out of an organ position for fifty years (and he held the most lucrative one in New York), had never missed a service, and had never been late.
58John Clark Broccolini.
60John Clark, a resident of Brooklyn, who formerly sang in opera under the name of Broccolini, died at his home in that borough, 323 Greene avenue, Thursday, June 7. Mr. Clark had been an invalid for many years. Since he retired from the operatic stage, Mr. Clark has been identified with church choirs, and he was for some years a reviewer of amateur theatricals for the Brooklyn Eagle. He is survived by a widow, who before her marriage was Sarah C. Bradley. Broccolini was a basso, and achieved his best successes abroad with the Royal Opera Company of England.
62Savage Sails.
64Henry W. Savage sailed for Europe yesterday (June 12) on the Kaiser Wilhelm der Grosse.
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