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Musical Courier 1906-06-13: Vol 52 Iss 1368, 1906
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1DR. WALTERS PRESENTS THE EVIDENCE.
2PHILADELPHIA, Pa., June 8, 1906.
3The exceptional and uniform excellence of the song recitals by students of Dr. B. Frank Walters, Jr., has given rise to the statement in some quarters that the singers he he presents are not bona fide students, but are soloists recruited from various church choirs. It is an unwritten law of Dr. Walters' studio that no student shall be allowed to sing at his recitals who has not been under his instruction for at least a season, and who has not attained sufficient proficiency to hold a choir position, as he has too much regard for a recital ridden public to inflict upon it singers who do not thoroughly understand and embody in their work the principles of scientific voice training. While he refrains, therefore, from the average "pupils' recital," he wishes to present documentary evidence that his singers represent his teaching. The following letters from a number of the participants in the annual spring song recital, May 23, speak for themselves:
5Dr. B. Frank Walters, Jr., 1716 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia:
6My Dear Dr. Walters—I began voice training with you September 11, 1903, and except for summer recesses have been constantly under your instruction since. I want to say that my whole voice has been enlarged—upper tones acquired to F above high C (my upper limit before being an uncertain A), and that all my vocal development and control, together with a proper conception of dramatic effects, has been gained under you, so that I am able to vocalize and interpret difficult arias that I would never before have attempted.
7Very truly yours, Bessie Kille Slaugh.
82815 North Sixth Street.
9Soprano soloist Market Square Presbyterian Church, Germantown.
10May 29, 1906.
12Dr. B. Frank Walters, Jr., 1716 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia:
13My Dear Dr. Walters—This is to certify that I have been under your vocal instruction since the 18th of October, 1904, to the present time, during which I have gained control of low tones to C (one octave below middle C), and blended them with my medium voice, becoming a true contralto; but I have in addition extended my compass upward to high A, first leger line above staff, and acquired a development of my whole voice that I never possessed before.
14Very truly yours, Dorothea Coulomb.
154249 Girard Avenue.
16Contralto soloist St. Matthew's P. E. Church.
17May 29, 1906.
19Dr. B. Frank Walters, Jr., 1716 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia:
20My Dear Dr. Walters—I wish to thank you for the control and development I have acquired of both upper and lower tones for the removal of "hard" tones from the middle part of my voice, the excellence of interpretation and enunciation of which my audiences have so often spoken, and for the success which has attended me as a bass soloist since I began vocal study with you a year and a half ago.
21Very truly yours, Charles J. Shuttleworth.
22910 South Twenty-fifth Street.
23Member St. Mark's P. E. Choir.
24May 30, 1906.
26Dr. B. Frank Walters, Jr., 1716 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia:
27My Dear Dr. Walters—I have met with so much success in my concert work during the last year that I want again to express my appreciation of the tremendous transformation you have effected in my voice during the three years I have studied with you. Since you have extended my compass to three octaves (I sing four C's), removed the usual contralto "break" and increased my knowledge of and ability to attain dramatic effects. I am able to sing and properly interpret any aria written for contralto.
28Very truly yours, Jane MacNeill.
29On tour with Philippini's Band.
30May 31, 1906.
32Dr. B. Frank Walters, Jr., 1716 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia:
33My Dear Dr. Walters—I began study with you in October last, since which time I have gained in vocal development and control to an extent I never before realized was possible. My low tones, which had been neglected, now balance the rest of my voice, my execution is greatly improved, and my singing as a whole is broader, more effective and more "finished."
34Very truly yours, Edna Hoppe Rosenthal.
351551 North Twelfth Street.
36Soprano soloist St. Malachi's R. C. Church and with Wheelock's Indian Band.
37May 31, 1906.
39Dear Dr. Walters—I commenced voice training with you in September, 1902.
40By your instruction and training I have developed and enlarged my whole voice; I have added tone from high A—my former upper limit—to the G above high C, and have extended my compass downward to E below the staff. I have acquired flexibility and control and am able to run scales rapidly and evenly and can trill at 192 by the metronome, four notes to the beat.
41Very truly yours, Carrie Soby.
42June 3, 1906.
44Dr. B. Frank Walters, Jr., 1716 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia:
45My Dear Dr. Walters—I have been under your vocal instruction from October, 1904, to the present time, and desire to express my appreciation of the great gain I have made in the proper use of my voice, breath control, compass and power as the result of your training.
46Very truly yours, Mary Taylor Smith.
47731 Corinthian Avenue.
48Member St. Matthew's P. E. Choir.
49June 1, 1906.
51Dr. B. Frank Walters, Jr., 1716 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia:
52My Dear Dr. Walters—As a matter of justice, I want to say that since I began voice training with you the 13th of last October my voice has reached a degree of development it never possessed before, and the tone from and including G (above the staff) to the high C, of which I used to be so fearful, are now under perfect control and of equal size with the rest of my voice.
53Very truly yours, Elizabeth R. Mossbrook.
54100 Apsley Street, Germantown.
55Soprano soloist St. Stephen's R. C. Church.
56May 29, 1906.
58Dr. B. Frank Walters, Jr., 1716 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia:
59My Dear Dr. Walters—Since July last to the present time I have been under your vocal instruction, and I desire to say that you have increased my compass, made my low tones much heavier, removed an objectionable tremolo, given me better sustaining power and more volume throughout, and improved my pronunciation, breadth and effectiveness of singing. By your clear and sensible directions you have established a consistent and scientific plan of voice use which no one else had ever imparted to me.
60Yours very truly, William Cunliffe.
6121 South Fifty-fifth Street.
62Baritone soloist Temple Baptist Church.
63June 2, 1906.
65Dr. B. Frank Walters, Jr., 1716 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia:
66My Dear Dr. Walters—I desire to say that I never did any technical study in singing until I commenced with you last November.
68Under your instruction I have gained a control of my voice and a knowledge of voice placement which has been a revelation to me.
69Very truly yours, James A. Preston.
70Roxborough, Philadelphia.
71Tenor soloist St. James' R. C. Church.
72June 1, 1906.
74Dr. B. Frank Walters, Jr., 1716 Chestnut Street, Philadelphia:
75My Dear Dr. Walters—This is just to express my appreciation of the work in voice training I have done with you since I began study in July last up to the present time.
76My whole voice is broader, my upper tones easier and stronger, and I have gained a command of tone pose and a knowledge of what to do to get effects which I never before possessed.
77Very truly yours, Caroline Kendrick.
781409 Spruce Street.
79Soprano soloist Fourth Baptist Church.
80June 1, 1906.
82Saenger Friday Morning Club.
83The Saenger Friday Morning Club, conducted by Carl O. Deis, gave its first musicale recently at the studio of Charles E. Bushnell. This club, composed principally of Saenger students have been studying only since January 1, but under the able leadership of Mr. Deis have made fine progress and gave an excellently rendered program. In the Jensen number they had the assistance of two horn players, members of the New York Symphony Orchestra. The club numbers thirty members, and will welcome the addition of any who have ever been students of Oscar Saenger. They resume their rehearsals early in October. Applications may be made to Mr. Deis or to Mr. Saenger, 51 East Sixty-fourth street. The program for the musicale follows:
84Bridal Song, from The Rose Maiden…………………….Cowen Chorus.
85Violin Solo, Romance, from Second Concerto………….Wieniawski Flora Vilette Finley.
86Songs—
87That Night In May………………………………………Brahms
88My Heart Is In Bloom………………………………….Brahms
89Die Stille Wasserrose………………………………….Von Fielitz
90Zueignung…………………………………………………Strauss
91Milton Levy……………………………………………..Schubert Chorus.
92Psalm, God Is My Guide……………………………….Schubert Chorus.
93Songs—
94Ruhe, Meine Seele………………………………………Strauss
95Heimliche Aufforderung………………………………..Strauss Sibyl Conklin.
96Violin Solos—
97Preghiera…………………………………………………Schubert
98Obertass…………………………………………………Wieniawski Miss Finley.
99Songs—
100Were I a Star…………………………………………….Deis
101Er Ist's…………………………………………………….Wolf
102Irvin Myers.
103Cantata, Song of the Nuns……………………………..Jensen
104Chorus, with obligato of Horns.
105Incidental Solo Sung by Francesca Wendel.
107De Macchi to Sail June 23.
108Mr. C. de Macchi will sail for Genoa on the Königin Luise, June 23. His main purpose is to engage theatres for his opera company of American artists. From Milan Mr. de Macchi will go to Carlsbad, Munich, Bayreuth and then to Paris, returning to New York about the beginning of September.
110DUNNING SYSTEM
111of Improved Music Study for Beginners
112The only system endorsed by the world's renowned masters of Europe and America. Its superiority is acknowledged by all who know of it.
113Booklets, describing the system and giving written indorsement of Leschetizky, Scharwenka, De Fachmann, Busoni and others sent upon application.
114MRS. CARRIE L. DUNNING, 2325 Highland Avenue, BUFFALO, N. Y.
116SUMMER AND FALL ENGAGEMENTS OF SOUSA AND HIS BAND
117Willow Grove Park, Philadelphia, Pa. (Seventh Annual Season), Aug. 12, Sept. 3, incl.
118Western Pa. Exposition, Pittsburg, Pa. (Ninth Successive Season), Sept. 17, 22, incl.
119Food Fair, Boston, Mass. (Third Engagement), Oct. 15, 27.
120NOTE—Twenty-Eighth Semi-Annual Tour, just completed, has covered 211 concerts in 189 different cities, with 14,493 miles of travel in 31 States of the Union.
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