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Musical Courier 1907-03-20: Vol 54 Iss 12, 1907
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1violin." It is only a short time since Mr. Walker announced to the world that he had rediscovered the Paganini system of technic, and purposed to place it within the reach of all violinists who cared to investigate it. He found it an exceedingly difficult task to compress this matter within the limits of a small book, and it was by no means easy to make so clear a presentation as to place it within the intellectual grasp of the average student. By dint of incessant industry and indefatigable study, he contrived to produce a treatise containing every essential feature of his discovery. By means of diagrams and lucid explanatory comments; he made a presentation of the matter which was so simple as to be grasped by any person of ordinary intelligence. Briefly, and without going into minute details with regard to the scope and meaning of his system of instruction, Mr. Walker published a book containing everything he had found out touching the system employed by Paganini. The announcement of his valuable work was made in THE MUSICAL COURIER, and immediately there began to pour in upon him hundreds of letters making inquiries about the work. A great many copies of his book were quickly sold to violinists in various parts of the United States. So lively has been the demand for his book that a second edition is called for.
3Having diligently studied Mr. Walker's work, a number of highly reputable violinists, several holding high positions in the world of music, declare unequivocally that the secret discovered by the writer is all that he claims and agree that it is deserving of the closest investigation. Indeed, several express the opinion that Mr. Walker's work will revolutionize the modern systems of violin instruction.
5Arthur Blakeley, Church and Concert Organist.
7Arthur Blakeley, the church and concert organist, of Toronto, Canada, has had unusual success this winter. THE MUSICAL COURIER recently published a list of organ works played during recitals in one week. It was a splendid showing. The following excerpt is from the Toronto Evening News:
9Mr. Blakeley's organ work has long been a proverb in Toronto, especially to those who attend his series of excellent Saturday afternoon recitals. These have been largely paralleled by his regular services, which include on an average of ten pieces per Sunday, or more than five hundred in a year. Few church organists have an equal repertory of really good church music. Mr. Blakeley's work is unusually brilliant. In organ technic he is phenomenal. His accompaniments also show great care and excellent judgment, and his introductory hymn playing is remarkably subdued and reverent.
11MUSIC IN KANSAS CITY.
12KANSAS CITY, March 8, 1907.
14The Fine Arts Institute enjoyed a composers' evening last night, Halfdan Jebe, a Norwegian violinist, who has charge of the violin department of Washburn College, coming up here to render a program of his own compositions, which included a sonata for piano and violin and a Norwegian fantasy for the violin, ending in a dance air of that country. Emma de Armond accompanied him on the piano, and Maude Parker, soprano, was heard in selections.
16George Simpson will give a motive lecture on Puccini's "Madam Butterfly" the afternoon of March 27 at Miss Barstow's School, at 3:30. Mr. Simpson is head of the music department of this school.
18Fred W. Wallis will give the second of his series of Lenten recitals tomorrow afternoon, in the rooms of the Fine Arts Institute. The first recital of this series was given last Saturday and drew an audience which filled the rooms. Mrs. de Armond, pianist, was the assisting soloist.
20The pupils of Cora Lyman gave a recital in the Athenaeum rooms last Saturday, and were assisted by Mrs. F. L. Graybill.
22Besse Cummins, of the Busch Pianists' Club, is preparing to play a recital the latter part of April.
24Veda Schellberg, pupil of Mrs. W. G. Hawes and formerly a Kansas City girl, is singing at the Orpheum. Her principal number is Stern's "Spring Song."
26Herman Springer gave a second song recital at the St. Peter's Church last Sunday, for the benefit of Mercy Hospital, assisted by Emma Johns de Armond, pianist; Lillian Gould, violinist, and Jean Parkhurst, accompanist.
28Effie Adams and her piano pupils gave a recital at her home last week, assisted by Mrs. Chas. Wentworth Wright, soprano.
30The Orpheus Club will give a concert the evening of March 14 for the benefit of Hans C. Feil, who will leave for Europe shortly, to study with Guilmant. The soloists will be Mrs. Maclay Lyon, soprano; Mattie L. Catron, contralto; Paul C. Baltz, tenor; Herman Springer, basso; May McDonald, pianist. A quartet will be composed of Mrs. Lyon, Miss Catron, W. N. Sparrow and Frank Lauder.
32Frederick W. Wallis has an engagement to sing a recital in Iola, Kan., March 26. The recital is to be given under the auspices of Lara M. Cooper.
34Marybelle Burrows will give a series of six special musicals at the English Lutheran Church. The first was given last Sunday and they will be given every Sunday afternoon. Miss Burrows is organist and choir director of this church.
36Laura Kelley, of the Busch Pianists' Club, will give a recital in Independence, Mo., about the middle of April.
38Edward Kreiser will give his ninety-third organ recital in the Grand Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church Sunday afternoon, March 10. This will be a Guilmant program, in honor of his seventieth birthday, March 11.
40Ralph Wylie furnished the musical part of the program of the Fine Arts Institute last Friday, while Prof. Geo. B. Penny gave another of his interesting lectures on music.
42The pupils of Effie Levering Collins gave a recital last Saturday afternoon at the home of Mrs. J. F. Schmelzer.
44Mrs. J. Otis Huff, contralto, recently gave a very successful recital at the Kansas University, Kan.
46The piano pupils of Alfred Hubach will give a recital at the Westport Avenue Presbyterian Church on March 15, assisted by the following vocal pupils of Chas. Edward Hubach: Blanche Wilson, Nita Abraham and David de Haven. Loretta English will be at the piano.
48F. A. PARKER
50March Engagements for Madame Von Niessen-Stone.
52Madame von Niessen-Stone, the contralto, will conclude her March engagements at the performance of "The Kingdom," at Carnegie Hall, Tuesday evening, March 26. The composer, Sir Edward Elgar, will conduct the presentation. "The Kingdom" is a sequel to "The Apostles."
54RAFAEL JOSEFFY.
55ADDRESS
56133 East 74th Street
57NEW YORK
58'Phone 5448-79th
60JESSIE SHAY
61WISSNER PIANO USED
62PIANIST
64Genevieve Wheat,
66RAPHAEL KELLERT
67Eminent Young Violinist
68(YSAYE'S PUPIL)
69OPEN FOR ENGAGEMENTS
70Telephone: 666 Madison Square
71R. E. JOHNSTON, Manager, St. James Building
73MARJORY SHERWIN
74AMERICAN VIOLINIST
75A SEVCIK FAVORITE
76Exclusive Management of
77HAENSEL & JONES, 542 Fifth Avenue, New York
79BERRICK VON NORDEN Tenor
80Management of ALBERT B. PATTOU, 26 East 23d Street, New York
81Telephone: 8739 Gramercy
83ALEXANDER PETSCHNIKOFF
84RUSSIA'S GREATEST VIOLINIST
85Beginning November, 1906
86Management: HENRY WOLFSOHN, 131 East 17th Street
88CONTRALTO
89CONCERTS, RECITALS and ORATORIO
90Management: ANDERSON BUREAU
917 West 42d Street New York
93FRANCIS ROGERS
94BARITONE
95DIRECTION
96LOUDON CHARLTON 45 West 45th St., New York
97RESIDENCE
98FELIX HUGHES Baritone
99Concert, Oratorio, Recital
100Management: HENRY WOLFSOHN. Residence: 4802 Carnegie Ave., Cleveland, Ohio
102GRACE HAMILTON MORREY
103Concert Pianist
104PUPIL OF LESCHETIZKY
105INDIANA MANAGEMENT,
106MRS. CHARLES B. FOSTER, Frankfort, Ind.
107Personal Address
108188 West 10th Avenue, Columbus Ohio
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