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Musical Courier 1907-05-08: Vol 54 Iss 19, 1907

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1CHICAGO.
3CHICAGO, Ill., May 4, 1907.
5The closing concert of this season's Music Hall series, under direction of F. Wight Neumann, was given on Sunday afternoon, April 29, by Rudolph Ganz, assisted by Julia Heinrich, mezzo-soprano. Mr. Ganz was in fine form and played with a captivating dash and brilliancy the following interesting program: Beethoven sonata, A flat, op. 26; two rhapsodies by Dohnányi, in F sharp minor and C major; ballade in form of variations, G minor, by Grieg; two numbers by Ravel, "Oiseaux Tristes" ("Sad Birds"), first time, and "Pavane on the Death of a Child"; Debussy's "Arabesque" in G, and the Liszt "Dante" sonata, one of the chefs d'oeuvre of the season. Miss Heinrich gave two groups of songs by Mr. Ganz, the first a German group, the second an English group, interpreting them in a very intelligent and artistic manner.
7The Musical Art Society, Clarence Dickinson, director, will sing an excellent program on Thursday evening, May 9, at Ravinia Park.
9An interesting evening of ensemble music was the concert given by Ernesto Consolo, Emil Heermann, Hugo Heermann and Leopold de Mare, at Music Hall, on May 2. The program presented was of exceptional interest, containing the D'Indy sonata for violin and piano, heard for the first time in America, played by Emil Heermann and Mr. Consolo; the Brahms trio for piano, violin and horn, and the Strauss sonata for violin and piano. The D'Indy work is not one of "grateful" inspiration; it is in four movements, all too lengthy and lacks charm. The Brahms trio proved a more interesting number, and the closing number, the Strauss sonata, played by Hugo Heermann and Mr. Consolo, the most enjoyable. This was the closing concert of the series of sonata evenings given under the auspices of the Chicago Musical College, by Hugo Heermann and Ernesto Consolo, and it is the wish of all earnest music lovers that these artistic and educational sonata evenings will be resumed next season.
11Jeannette Durno-Collins will be the assisting artist with the Chicago String Quartet in the last concert of this season's series, at Music Hall on May 5. The program will be: Quartet, B minor, by Joseph Miroslav Weber; andante cantabile, from op. 11, by Tschaikowsky; "Italian Serenade," by Hugo Wolf, and quintet for piano, two violins, viola and cello (op. 81), by Dvorák.
13Elgar's "Caractacus" was sung by the Evanston Musical Club, P. C. Lutkin, conductor, on April 30. The soloists were: Sibyl Sammis, soprano; Alfred D. Shaw, tenor; Forrest Dabney Carr, baritone; John T. French, bass, and thirty-five men from the Thomas Orchestra. This magnificent work was sung with a thorough understanding and dramatic force by the club, and in the chorus, "Come! Beneath Our Woodland Bow'rs," requiring delicacy and great finish, the club's work was exceptionally meritorious. The title role of this work calls for a baritone of more than ordinary attainments, and in Forrest Dabney Carr the necessary quality of voice, musically understanding and dramatic fervor were superbly fulfilled. In the "Lament" for Caractacus and chorus (the best aria of the work), and in "Heap Torment Upon Torment" Mr. Carr was equal to the sublime sentiment and character, and a most effective interpretation was the result. The soprano's role, Eigen, as sung by Miss Sammis, revealed all its beauty of theme and romantic sentiment. "When the Glow of the Evening" was especially well sung, and also "O, Hush Ye, My Maidens," with its fine orchestration. The orchestration of this work is not always satisfactory; it lacks richness, and falls too near like accompaniment work. In "The Triumphal Procession" one recalled "Pomp and Circumstance," with the wish to install it right here for balance and a fine triumphal climax.
15The tenor role, Orbin, was interpreted with great taste by Mr. Shaw, who was equally satisfactory throughout. Mr. Reed, as the Arch Druid, etc., was noticeable for his excellent enunciation and fine conception, and completed one of the best quartets heard in ensemble work this season. The thirty-five men from the Thomas Orchestra were an insufficient number; the whole orchestra of 100 men should have been used for proper tonal balance.
17The officers of this society are: President, C. Neilson Stevens; vice president, James A. Patten; secretary, Walter B. Smith; financial secretary, John H. Hilton; librarian, Carl Songer; directors: Chancellor L. Jenks, H. B. Wyeth, E. B. Quinlan, Mrs. F. S. Shaw, Winifred Hull, Mrs. W. A. Locy. Music committee: Edward Darvill, John A. Miller, Esther Miller. Social committee: Anna Smith, J. I. Leigh, Esther Miller, Dr. J. N. Mills.
19This season has been the busiest in the career of John B. Miller, who has booked some excellent dates for next year. The following are a list of Mr. Miller's April and May dates: April 1, concert, Chicago; April 6, concert, Chicago; April 12, concert, Peru, Ill.; April 21, concert, Chicago; April 23, "Israel in Egypt," Aurora Musical Club, Aurora, Ill.; April 25, recital, Music Hall, Chicago; April 28, concert, Chicago; April 29, recital, Madison, Wis.; April 30, "St. Paul," Jacksonville, Ill.; May 2, "Rose Maiden," Joliet, Ill.; May 9, "Elijah," Omaha, Neb.; May 16, "St. Paul," Davenport, Ia.; May 21, concert, Cedar Rapids, Ia.; May 24, opera, Auditorium, Chicago.
21The Dunstan Collins Musical Agency furnished the entire musical program for the benefit concert given at the Auditorium on April 27 for the Norwegian Old People's Home. Those forming the program were: Wilhelm Middelschulte, organist; Edna Richolson, pianist; the Steindel Trio; William Beard, baritone; Ragna Linne, soprano. The Steindel Trio and William Beard filled an engagement at the East Normal College, Charleston, Ill., on April 26. John B. Miller and Marion Green, at Jacksonville, Ill., on April 30. The following people are now booking with the agency: Sibyl Sammis, Ragna Linne, Minnie Fish-Griffin, Gertrude Luella Chilson, Jennie Thatcher-Beach, Marie White Longman, John B. Miller, Holmes Cowper, Charles Sindlinger, Clarence Pease, William Beard, Marion Green, Jeannette Durno-Collins, Edna Richolson, Hugo Heermann, Emile Heermann, Enrico Tramonti, Clarence Dickinson, Karl Grienauer, Marc Lagan, Blanche Irwin, Marie Ludwig, Meriam Larkin, Graham Smith, Lewis W. Petersen, the Hugo Heermann String Quartet, the Chicago String Quartet, the Steindel Trio, the Grienauer recitals, and Rudolph Ganz, by special permission of F. Wight Neumann, sole manager for United States and Canada.
23F. Wight Neumann will sail for Europe the latter part of May, for recreation and health. Mr. Neumann's bookings, which are all made for next year, include many of the old favorites.
25On May 29 the Gottschalk Lyric Club will sing Oscar J. Deis' sacred cantata, "The Paschal Joy."
27The recital for two pianos given by William H. Sherwood and Georgia Kober at Music Hall, Fine Arts Building, on May 3, was the occasion for the hearing of some very interesting two piano arrangements. The program was: "Dance Macabre," by Saint-Saëns; "Andante and Variations," in B flat, op. 46, by Schumann; waltz in C. op. 15, by Arenski; "Espana," by Chabrier; "Theme and

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