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Musical Courier 1907-05-08: Vol 54 Iss 19, 1907
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1CORRESPONDENCE.
3Music in Cincinnati.
4Cincinnati, May 4, 1907.
5The first season of the Musical Art Society came to a decidedly interesting close last night in the Auditorium. Its organization was Edwin W. Glunen's idea, who modeled it after the society bearing the same name in New York.
6The final concert crowned the season's work. The program was constructed with a purpose—the first part being exclusively religious, and the second of a miscellaneous though high strung character. Its educational advantages were quite obvious. In the first part were given Palestrina's "Stabat Mater Dolorosa," Bach's motet, "I Wrestle and Pray"; Ecardi's motet, "The Presentation of Christ in the Temple," and two hymns by Liszt, "Easter Hymn" and "Ave Maria."
7Douglas Boxall, of the Conservatory of Music faculty, presented an extraordinary pianistic program Monday night, April 29, in the Conservatory concert hall. One thing impressed most in his recital—that was, a very decided gain in temperament. Mr. Boxall's intellect was supreme in his previous playing, and there never was any lack of refinement, good taste and poetry, but he seems to have added to these a very delightful quantity of emotional faculty. His program was constructed masterfully, three ideas being dominant—the classic, the present modern and the best distinctive type of the American creative talent. The classic was represented by Schubert's sonata, G major, op. 78, and the Beethoven sonata, E flat major, generally known as "Les Adieux." Mr. Boxall has a predilection for Schubert, and it is no wonder that he played this wonderfully colored and contrasted sonata con amore. Schubert is generally considered a test, and Mr. Boxall stood it superbly. His interpretation of it was one of broad, classic mosaics.
8The closing exercises of the academic year at the College of Music presented a most interesting chapter, Wednesday evening, May 1, at the Odeon, in the professional debut of Mary Lowe Akels, pianist, who graduated under Signor Albino Gorio in 1905, and who since that time has continued her studies under that distinguished teacher.
9Pietro Floridia, of the College of Music, will give the recital of his own compositions at the Odeon, May 18. He will be assisted by his pupil, Helen Brown, soprano, and a septet of strings, under the direction of Jose Marien.
10J. A. HOMAN.
12Granville and Newark, Ohio.
13Granville, Ohio, May 1, 1907.
14The annual Spring Festival of Newark and Granville, Ohio, will occur on May 21-22-23-24. Director Arthur L. Judson has announced the following artists: Madame Schumann-Heink, contralto; Genevieve Clark-Wilson, soprano; Cecil James, tenor; Elizabeth Thompson Wilson, contralto; Ellis P. Legler, basso; Arthur Leroy Tebbs, baritone; Otto Meyer, violinist; Franz Wagner, cellist. There will be a chorus of 300, a local orchestra of 40, a children's chorus of 450 and the Chicago Symphony Orchestra of fifty pieces. Alexander von Fielitz, conductor.
15The festival is under the direction of Arthur L. Judson, who has again been selected as concertmeister and assistant director of the Ocean Grove Orchestra, and V. R. Nold, assistant chorus director of the Newark Festival Association. Mr. Judson and Mr. Nold have directed over 150 chorus and orchestral rehearsals, have traveled 1,500 miles to direct choruses, and have managed twenty concerts this year. Certainly a great record for two towns whose entire population does not together exceed 35,000 people.
17Minster, Ohio.
18Minster, Ohio, April 30, 1907.
19Musical affairs in northwestern Ohio are not at a standstill. A piano recital by Effie Nichols of Wapakoneta, an organ recital by Edward Young Mason of Delaware, and the organization of a new male chorus by the Catholic Church choirs of this diocese, are some of the more recent events. Miss Nichols, who is a pupil of Grace Hamilton Morrey, made her debut at Brown's Theater. The young pianist is now going abroad to continue her studies under Leschetizky in Vienna. Mr. Mason, who is a professor at Wesleyan University, dedicated the new organ lately installed in the Methodist Church at Wapakoneta.
21Montreal.
22May 4, 1907.
23Enid Martin, mezzo soprano; Ethel Harvey, contralto; Grace Clark Murray, violinist; Fellows Hanson, baritone, and Sydney C. Dalton, pianist, gave a concert in the Art Gallery. Miss Martin was in good form and sang songs by Dalton, Mario, Old Italian Folksong, edited by Sgambati, Gounod, Masse, Sinding and Denza in a most delightful manner. Her interpretation of the "Jewel Song," from "Faust," was especially praiseworthy. She was called out several times and had to give an encore. Mr. Dalton, who appeared in a triple capacity, composer, pianist and accompanist, succeeded in every one. As a pianist, too, he played the romance in F sharp, by Schumann; arabesque in A flat, by Leschetizky, and staccato etude, by Rubinstein, with refined and delicate musical touch and profound understanding, and was compelled to play an encore, while his accompaniments were all that could be desired. one of two readings
24Enid Martin, mezzo soprano; Ethel Harvey, contralto; Grace Clark Murray, violinist; Fellows Hanson, baritone, and Sydney C. Dalton, pianist, gave a concert in the Art Gallery. Miss Martin was in good form and sang songs by Dalton, Mario, Old Italian Folksong, edited by Sgambati, Gounod, Masse, Sinding and Denza in a most delightful manner. Her interpretation of the "Jewel Song," from "Faust," was especially praised worthy. She was called out several times and had to give an encore. Mr. Dalton, who appeared in a triple capacity, composer, pianist and accompanist, succeeded in every one. As a pianist, too, he played the romance in F sharp, by Schumann; arabesque in A flat, by Leschetizky, and staccato etude, by Rubinstein, with refined and delicate musical touch and profound understanding, and was compelled to play an encore, while his accompaniments were all that could be desired. one of two readings
25The pupils of the Montral Conservatory of Music, of which C. E. Seifert is the director, gave a concert in the Stanley Hall in aid of the Sarah Maxwell Memorial Fund. The overture, "Fingal's Cave," and "Ruy Blas," by Mendelssohn, were performed by the young folks with dash and spirit which reflected great credit on Mr. Seifert. Dolly Lucas, the most talented young violinist in the city, played the cavatina, by Bohm, and the gavotte from the suite, by Ries, with a fine quality of tone and feeling. Miss Mills was also successful with a mazurka by Wieniawski, and all the others likewise did creditable work.
26On the same evening, Emile Taranto, concertmeister of the Symphony Orchestra, gave his annual recital in the Art Gallery. The program was opened with Cesar Franck's sonata for violin and piano, performed with the assistance of Mrs. Masson. Mr. Taranto was at his best in the Vieuxtemps concerto in A minor. An antante, by Lalo; an "Appassionata," by Leroy, dedicated to Mr. Taranto; "The Zephyr," by Hubay, and polonaise by Wieniawski, completed the list of offerings.
27The pupils of Alfred de Seve, violinist, gave a concert in the Royal Victoria College on Thursday evening. Albert Chamberland, last on the program, of whom I have spoken before, gave a broad and fascinating performance of the "Faust" fantasia by Wieniawski. Juliette Gauthier (sister to Eva Gauthier, the famous contralto) played "Hejre Kati," by Hubay, with a clear musical tone, solid technic and commendable bowing. Mr. Chamberland was accompanied by his sister, and Miss Gauthier was accompanied by Miss Lichtenstein. The other pupils distinguished themselves satisfactorily.
28H. Percy Woodley gave a most successful recital recently in the Presbyterian Church at St. Lamberts (suburb), for the Ladies' Aid Society. Mr. Woodley is one of the most popular vocalists in the city.
29The artists who gave concerts here this season were: Schumann-Heink, Donalda, Eva Gauthier, Mabel Barker, Charlotte Maconda, Niessen-Stone, Genevieve Clark Wilson, Antoinette Cote, Enid Martin, Irene Levi, Rachel Dawes, Amy Eastwood, Le Grand Reed, Paul Dufault, Kelley Cole, Percy Woodley, Clarence B. Shirley, Herbert Witherspoon, Arthur Blight, Marie Hall, Dolly Lucas, Raphael Kellert, Emile Taranto, Albert Chamberland, Edward Dethier, M. Mateff, Anton Hekking, J. B. Dubois, Rosenthal, Léhinéve, Gertrude Peppercorn, Ellen Ballon, Lonie Basche, Alfred Laliberte, Hans Harlan, Sydney C. Dalton. And there were two gigantic performances by the Pittsburgh Orchestra. I certainly hope Mr. Paur with his organization will pay us a visit annually. one of two readings
30The artists who gave concerts here this season were: Schumann-Heink, Donalda, Eva Gauthier, Mabel Barker, Charlotte Maconda, Niessen-Stone, Genevieve Clark Wilson, Antoinette Cote, Enid Martin, Irene Levi, Rachel Dawes, Amy Eastwood, Le Grand Reed, Paul Dufault, Kelley Cole, Percy Woodley, Clarence B. Shirley, Herbert Witherspoon, Arthur Blight, Marie Hall, Dolly Lucas, Raphael Kellert, Emile Taranto, Albert Chamberland, Edward Dethier, M. Mateff, Anton Hekking, J. B. Dubois, Rosenthal, Léhinve, Gertrude Peppercorn, Ellen Ballon, Lonie Basche, Alfred Laliberte, Hans Harlan, Sydney C. Dalton. And there were two gigantic performances by the Pittsburgh Orchestra. I certainly hope Mr. Paur with his organization will pay us a visit annually. one of two readings
31HARRY B. COHN.
33Toronto.
34Toronto, May 1, 1907.
35Dr. Torrington announces that the performance of Max Bruch's cantata, "The Cross of Fire," will not be given by the Festival Chorus until November.
36The recent announcement of the death of Dr. Joseph Perase Smith at Jacksonville, Ill., has been received here with regret. Dr. Smith was well known in Great Britain. In this city he was formerly organist and choirmaster of St. Thomas' Church.
37The Sherbourne Street Methodist Church organ has been greatly enlarged under the clever direction of Arthur Blakeley, organist of the church. Novel crescendo and other effects have been introduced, and their results will be tested for the first time in public tomorrow at the Sunday services.
38Almae Beaumont Butler has been appointed soprano soloist at the Parkdale Presbyterian Church in this city.
39Arthur Ingham gave one of his artistic twilight organ recitals at Central Methodist Church on April 6.
40Pupils of the successful vocal instructor, Arthur Blight, gave a recital at Nordheimer Hall on April 13. Hope Wigmore, pianist, a talented pupil of W. O. Forsyth, assisted.
41Announcement is made in Toronto to the effect that Dr. A. S. Vogt and the Mendelssohn Choir have secured the Theodore Thomas Orchestra, of Chicago, seventy-five strong, for their series of concerts next year.
42Heloise Keating, the Canadian harpist, has played with so much success in Toronto and elsewhere of late that it would not be surprising to learn of an extended American tour being arranged for her, with possibly one or two other artists, next season. Miss Keating's recent concert at the Toronto Conservatory of Music was a particularly artistic and interesting event. Good harpists are rare.
44St. Louis.
45St. Louis, Mo., May 4, 1907.
46Much has been printed lately concerning the present status of the Choral Symphony Society and its future. It may be authoritatively stated that the Symphony Society has been too long a distinguishing feature in the musical world here, and is too near the hearts of St. Louis people, to be allowed to go down or even decline in importance; it will continue—will go onward and upward.
48Milwaukee.
49Milwaukee, May 2, 1907.
50The German-American High School of Music, of which Anna Srotte is the director, gave its initial pupils' recital at the Wisconsin Conservatory Hall. The following is a list of pupils who took part in a program of special attractiveness: Else Bloedel, Bella Fiebing, Bella and Hattie Landau, Erna Pierron, Elsbeth Pankove, Florence Sayle, Minnie La Budd, T. E. Disher, Ella Krauthöfer, Charlotte Pegee, Francis Schade, Marion Walker, Lilli Forster, Emma Wantz, Ella Hümme, O. R. Pieper, Elisabeth Buestrin, Emma Raumbach, Hattie Best, Clara Brand, Alma Deuster, Erna Schmidt, Paul Fasoli, Ralph Oberndorfer.
51Assisting Mrs. Srotte were Florence Oberndorfer, piano; Walter Fried, violin, and Harry Schenult. Anna Srotte's training was gained under Marchesi in Paris, in vocal, and Professor Hohlfeldt of Prague, in piano.
52The work of the Jaffé String Quartet in its April concert, given in the Athenaeum, was in every way up to the high standard of this excellent organization. The program consisted of Haydn's quartet, in D; Beethoven's trio, in D (serenade, op. 8), and Dvorák's quartet in F, a most grateful offering by way of novelty here.
53The following named musicians co-operated at the ben-fit for the Milwaukee Maternity Hospital, at the Wisconsin College of Music, April 6: Hans Brunering, Hattie Schleichting, Ida Bismarck, Frank Olin Thomson, Charles Lurvey, W. Leonard Jaffe, Harry Raccoli and Elsa Derneh.
54Pupils of the late Julius Klauser, united in a great program a few days before that accomplished musician's death. Those who played included Helen Adler, Claire Tahor, Gertrude Schlesinger, Eugenie Firk, Elizabeth Bradford, Alice Mayhew, Phebe Teufen, Gertrude Tapping, Frances Adler, Josephine Holstein, Janet Newton, Anna Lee, Frances Bach and Elizabeth Lohmann.
55The following took part in the program given at a musicale at the Athenaeum recently, at which Mesdames H. A. J. Upham and Howard Greene were the hostesses: Charlotte De Muth Williams, violinist; Mary Lyman Young, mezzo contralto; Mrs. Norman Hoffman, accompanist; Alexander MacFayden, accompanist.
56Grand Hadley, baritone, and Charles Moerenhout, violinist, were the soloists at the concert given by the Milwaukee Männerchor, recently, Albert S. Kramer, director. Hugo Kaun's "Daheim" was sung by Grant Hadley, a vocalist of sterling worth. Mr. Moerenhout's success was immediate. The hit of the evening, by the chorus, was an old gem of a chorus by Orlando di Lasso (1526-1594), arranged for Männerchor by C. Hirsch, German text by Franz Schumann.
57The Arion Club presented Elgar's "King Olaf" recently, with Corinne Rider-Kelsey, Daniel Beddoo and Herbert Witherspoon as the trio of soloists. Daniel Protheroe was the conductor. W. H. Williamson was at the organ, and Charles W. Dodge at the piano.
58Perry & Clos, of Milwaukee, have made the best design for the new Auditorium, and work on the building will soon begin.
59The Aschenbroedel Club gave its eighth symphony concert at the Pabst Theater last evening, under Hugo Bach's leadership. The soloists were Gretchen Gugler, Lillian Way and Willy Jaffe.
60Concerts and recitals in the Wisconsin Conservatory Hall, as well as dramatic performances, are becoming so frequent that the dates are coming very close upon one another, and the hall, which has a seating capacity of over 500, is generally filled with an interested public. The following events took place during April:
61April 11—Recital by pupils of Miss Kelling.
62April 20—Comedy, "The Arabian Nights," by members of the dramatic department, under the direction of Edith R. Weil.
63April 22—Dramatic reading by Kurt Starke, Mrs. Berthold Sprotte and Miss C. Marbach.
64April 26—Oratory and annual exercises by pupils of Professor Pratt.
65April 27—Thirteenth recital.
66Sunday, April 28—Fourteenth recital.
67The May concerts are:
68May 5, 3.30 p. m.—Organ recital, pupils of W. Middelschulte.
69May 11, 8.15 p. m.—Recital, pupils of Mrs. Norman Hoffman.
70May 12, 3.30 p. m.—Recital, pupils of Dr. L. G. Sturm.
71May 14—Dramatic evening, "A Blot in the 'Scutcheon" (by Robert Browning); direction Edith R. Weil.
72Creatore and his band played at the Pabst Friday and Saturday. Ellery's Band is filling an extended engagement at Schlitz Park.
73Madame Schumann-Heink's recent appearance before the Deutscher Club, was a fitting and crowning close of a series that included artists like Petschnikoff and Rosenthal in its list of attractions. The great diva was in splendid spirits and voice, and sang a program of exceptional interest and high musical worth.
74Two pupils of William Boeppler, Ella Boock of Kenosha, and Alma von der Muehlen of Milwaukee, gave a very creditable recital at Lincoln Hall, April 15, and demonstrated effectively the splendid art of their thorough instructor.
75The following pupils took part in a dramatic performance, April 20, under the direction of Edith Weil, head of the department of dramatics in the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music: Arthur Port, Walter Kellner, Fred Breithaupt, Walter Radtke, Louise Cook, Florence Rogers, Effie Warner, Carol Bender.
76At the fourteenth recital of the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music, the following assisted: Mamie La Rock, A. Bumbalek, Marion Roddy, Carleton H. Bullis, Laura Kalman, Marie Fossing, Alice Silber, Olga Marcan, Henry Winsauer, Frank Effinger. Those who participated in the program of the preceding recital were: Louis Mueller, Mary Williams, John Wilkinson, Eva W. Wallis, Sidney Silber, Henrietta Hamme, Dorothy Patten, Norma Graettinger, John and Margery Burke, Elsie Mueller, Grace Debbink, Lillian Toelle, Evelyn Schiffer, Armin Schwarting, Frances Rehfeldt, Florence Reitke, Adelaide Moore, Duncan Macdonald, David Schnell, Loretta Jetter, Elsa Luchsinger, Raymond Kelly, Selma Kremers.
77Two pupils of Adeline Ricker, Consuelo Lasché and Rosamund Witte, give a dual recital Saturday afternoon, May 4, at Miss Ricker's studio.
78E. A. STAVRUM.
80Ashland.
81Ashland, Wis., April 29, 1907.
82The High School Chorus gave Gade's "Erl King's Daughter" on April 12. William Beard of Chicago sang the baritone solo.
83The following members of the Musical History Club, Ruth E. Hoppin, director, gave an interesting program in Miss Hoppin's studio at their last meeting: Misses Lamont, Bodine, Brace, Olive Clock, Isabelle Sleight, Steffes, Chambers, Charlotte Lamoreux, Grace Park, Laura Rogers, Elizabeth Redmond, Erna Zichlsdorff and Mildred Blake.
85Madison.
86Madison, Wis., April 30, 1907.
87Clarence Eddy's recital, given at Christ Presbyterian Church, was a great success.
88The sixty-seventh student recital of the University of Wisconsin School of Music, was given by pupils on the mandolin and guitar of Frank C. Bach, assisted by Lucile Comfort and Frank W. Horstmeier, pupils of E. A. Bredin; Maud Green and Sarah Morgan, pupils of Miss Regan, and Syiva Meyers and Rhena Stacy, pupils of Miss Fowler.
89Clarence Bird, but lately returned from his studies in Vienna with Leschetizky, gave a piano recital in Library Hall of the University of Wisconsin.
90Augusta Cotillow, the pianist, was a visitor in Madison recently, and played privately at the residence of Mrs. J. M. Olin. She played delightfully and gave a great deal of pleasure to every one who heard her.
91Genevieve Church Smith gave a song recital at the Guild Hall. The program included songs by Hugo Kaun, Strauss, Brahms, Von Fielitz, Massenet, Viardot, Puccini and Chaminade.
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