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Musical Courier 1907-05-08: Vol 54 Iss 19, 1907
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A town on its own line is one of the directory's headings. That is where the town on a maker's page comes from.
1Spokane.
2Spokane, Wash., April 29, 1907.
3Eugene Bernstein, the pianist, of New York, who won many friends in Spokane last fall by his work, will return here in June.
5"Washington," a new song, the music by Franz Mueller and the words by Albert Uhlahn, has been published in Spokane. The music is original and melodious.
7The Northwestern Sängerbund, which has among its membership more than 400 trained singers, will hold its summer festival in Spokane in July or August, having accepted the invitation of the Spokane German Singing Society Harmonie.
9Grace E. P. Holman is organizing the Treble Clef Society among the public school teachers in Spokane, and it is expected to give the first of a series of entertainments soon.
11Mrs. H. L. Lilienthal, of Spokane, has just received from the publisher the words and music of her two compositions. The title of one is "When Lights Grow Dim." This was sung by Mrs. A. A. Kraft from the manuscript at the musicale last summer, by Mrs. I. N. Peyton on a program with Bernstein and Sasiavsky, and made a good impression. The other, "Maybell," has never been sung in public.
13The Rev. J. Jesperson, of Spokane, president of the Swedish Lutheran College at Coeur d'Alene, Idaho, announces that under the auspices of the musical department of the college a chorus will be organized to present "The Messiah" each year. Professor Bronell will direct the performances.
15Kokomo, Ind.
16Kokomo, Ind., April 30, 1907.
17Tuesday and Wednesday, May 21 and 22, are the days set for the music festival to be held at the Alhambra, under the auspices of the Kokomo Oratorio Society. The soloists engaged are Marie Zimmermann, Madame de Sellem, Edward Strong, Edward Towne and Frederic Martin. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra will assist in the presentation of "Elijah" and "Hiawatha's Wedding Feast." William R. Rauch is the local conductor. The orchestral works will include either a Beethoven or Brahms symphony, a tone poem by Von Fielitz and a Wagner prelude, to be announced later.
19M. Eleanor Owens Wins Favor.
20M. Eleanor Owens, the soprano, sang recently in concert in Utica, winning new laurels in her home city. She has studied with Helen von Doenhoff for two seasons past, and her progress under this teacher is especially noticed in the following press excerpts:
22Miss Owens, whose soprano voice has been missed since she went to New York, was warmly greeted and loudly applauded. She was also the soloist in the cantata, and fulfilled the highest expectations. Her voice is growing stronger and more flexible under metropolitan training.—Utica Herald-Dispatch.
24Miss Owens, formerly of this city, now studying in New York, was heard to good advantage in the aria from "Carmen." She was greeted with the applause due one who has so many times delighted Utica audiences with her charming voice. The aria was well given and showed the improvement of continued study and a very sympathetic rendering. Miss Owens was heartily encored, but bowed her acknowledgments. Further satisfaction was granted the audience during the cantata, "The Lady of Shalott," in which she was soloist. The soprano solos in this were given artistically and with beautiful tone quality.—Utica Daily Press.
26Schenck Symphony Concert.
27The following are some press opinions about Elliott Schenck's conducting of the following program:
28Overture, Fingal's Cave………………………………………Mendelssohn
29Air………………………………………………………………………….Massene
30Unfinished Symphony……………………………………………..Schubert
31Funeral March (arranged and orchestrated by Elliott Schenck)…Chopin
32Symphonic Poem, The Wheel of Omphale…………………Saint-Saëns
33Aria, Diech Theure Halle………………………………………Wagner
34Overture, Tannhäuser…………………………………………..Wagner
36Mr. Schenck conducted last night so as to win the full confidence of his public.
38Quiet in manner, aye, alert, every motion that of attention, he showed commanding power.
40The orchestral arrangement of the "Funeral March" was by Mr. Schenck. Slowly, in full majestic rhythm, the drum beats roll, one sees the column advance, and then sounds the hymn full of pathos, the knell of bells, the tread of marching feet were all heard.
42The overture ("Tannhäuser") was played by the orchestra, whose performance will long be remembered. The conductor led them for the greater part without reference to the score, and the musicians and leader, and audience also, felt the spell of the music.—Jersey City Journal.
44Nine Songs by Bianca Fleischmann.
45Bianca Fleischmann, of Buffalo, has issued through the Ashmall Press, a book of nine songs, containing these titles: "Little Cricket," "The Rosary of the Night," "Cupid," "Dear Love Across the Sea," "Swedish Slumber Song," "I Know a Little Rose," "O Maiden With the Eyes so Blue," "The Crocus," and "Lullaby." The music to these lyrics is cleverly arranged by Miss Fleischmann, a sister of Simon Fleischmann, former organist and city councilman, and lawyer.
47Ethel Crane Engaged for Holyoke and Elmira.
48Ethel Crane, the soprano, has been engaged to sing at Holyoke, Mass., May 29, and at the New York State Music Teachers' Convention, Elmira, N. Y., June 26.
50Some Musical Limericks.
51My only license in offering these "pomes" to THE MUSICAL COURIER readers is a poetic one. I am aware that I am usurping the prerogatives of the spring poet laureate, who is even now yawping his odes to spring. If, however, he is permitted to yawp on spring, I see no valid reason why I should not spring my yawps:
531.
54There once was a pupil of Liszt,
55Who in rhapsodie two sprained his wrist;
56So he grabbed up his chair
57And thumped out the air,
58Saying, "This is as good as my fiszt."
602.
61There was once a young I-tal-i-an
62Who thought he could play the pian';
63But he pedaled so bad
64That his hearers got mad;
65Now he peddles the luscious banan'.
673.
68There once was a critic-musician
69Who aspired to social position;
70He gave a pink tea
71To the powers that be,
72And then wrote them up on commission.
744.
75(To the spring poet laureate.)
76Now the vernal mollycoddle
77'Gins to bore us with his twaddle
78On the blooming blooms,
79And gentle breath of spring;
80What he needs is a new noddle,
81And an urgent prayer that God'll
82Give him brains enough
83To work some other thing.
85—Wilson G. Smith.
87IDA WANOSCHEK
88VIOLIN VIRTUOSO
89Pupil of Rozé and Thibaud.
90"She is a born artist. Her technic is impeccable and her delivery full of soul."—Thibaud.
91Concert Engagements and Instruction.
92488 ST. NICHOLAS AVENUE, NEW YORK
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