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Musical Courier 1907-12-04: Vol 55 Iss 23, 1907
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1CHICAGO, Ill., November 30, 1907.
3The eighth program of the Theodore Thomas Orchestra listed as "popular" consisted of ten numbers: "Der Improvisator," by d'Albert; largo from Dvorák's fifth symphony, "From the New World"; the scherzando from Svendsen's symphony, No. 1; prelude to Spinelli's "A Basso Porto" (Spinelli, by the way, was awarded for his one act opera, "Cobilia," the second prize in the contest instituted by Sonzogno, when Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana" won the first prize), and Smetana's symphonic poem, "The Moldau." The second part was made up of tempo de marcia from Raff's "Lenore" symphony, No. 5; "Under the Trees," by Massenet; the "Lohengrin" vorspiel; a concert etude by Sinigaglia, for string and orchestra, and the Liszt E major polonaise.
5The ninth program of the Theodore Thomas Orchestra will have as soloist Teresa Carreño, who will play the MacDowell D minor concerto. The symphony for this program will be Sibelius' E minor, No. 1; the opening number will be Georg Schumann's overture, "Liebesfrühling," and the closing number "Till Eulenspiegel's Merry Pranks," by Strauss.
7The Italian Grand Opera announces Verdi's "Othello" for December 3. There has been added to the list of competent artists now enrolled Jennie Novelli, a new prima donna and a Swedish singer who has been heard at the Metropolitan, at Covent Garden, and who was for one season with the Savage Grand Opera Company. Madame Novelli will make her debut in Verdi's "La Traviata" on December 17.
9F. Wight Neumann announces the return engagements of Schumann-Heink, on January 12; Teresa Carreño, on January 19; De Pachmann, on February 1; Calvé, on February 9; Gadski, on February 15, and Sembirich, Easter Sunday, April 19.
11The soloists for the first in a series of concerts to be given in the ballroom of the Auditorium Annex, for the benefit of Maud Ballington Booth's prison fund, will be Cavalieri, of the Metropolitan Opera, of New York, and Max Schilling, solo pianist.
13The first in a series of four morning musicales arranged by Mrs. Edwin Lapham and Lawrence Rea was given at Orchestra Hall foyer, on November 30, assisted by the Heermann Quartet. The program, a Schumann program, consisted of the cycle of songs, "A Poet's Love," opus 48, and the E flat major quintet, opus 44. Mr. Rea, who is a most finished and artistic baritone, was in splendid voice and gave interpretations essentially Schumann in spirit and character. The Heermann Quartet, and Mrs. Lapham, pianist, in the Schumann Quintet, gave a spirited and vigorous reading of this beautiful work, replete with all the nuance and delicacy of shading always characteristic of the experienced and finished artists.
15Under the auspices of the Gottschalk Lyric School, Clarence Bird will give a series of three piano recitals, the first to be given on December 6, at Kimball Hall. The program will be made up of prelude and fugue, D major, Bach; "Pastorale," by Scarlatti; minuet, also gavotte and variations. Rameau; sonata, F major, Mozart; sonata, op. 27, No. 2 ("Moonlight"); also rondo, op. 51, No. 2, Beethoven; and two "Songs Without Words," also the "Variations Serieuses," Mendelssohn.
17One of the interesting events of the season was the concert given by the Adamowski Trio, under the auspices of the Amateur Musical Club, at Music Hall, on November 25. The program consisted of a Brahms trio, a Tschaikowsky trio, solo numbers by Timothée and Josef Adamowski, and a group of piano soli by Mme. Szumowska. On Monday, December 2, a two-piano program will be given by Mrs. Edwin Lapham and Blanche Shermann.
19Marion Green, basso-cantante, will fill the following engagements during the month of December: Soloist with Arthur Dunham, at the latter's organ recital for December 1; concert in Chicago on the 2d; recital at South Bend, Ind., on the 10th; Oberlin, Ohio, for "The Messiah," on the 13th; with the Marion Green Concert Company, at Dubuque, Ia., on the 16th; Cedar Rapids, the 17th; and at Chicago, the 20th; and later in the season at the Lewis Institute.
21Ina Few, a young soprano, who is the possessor of a well placed lyric voice, will be located permanently in Chicago a little later in the season. Miss Few is now in charge of the vocal department of the College for Women, in Pittsburgh, and has been filling many concert and recital engagements recently in that vicinity, among which may be mentioned: soloist with the Mendelssohn Trio, in the first of a series of ten subscription concerts, on November 21; a private musicale on December 4, and a concert at the Garfield School on December 13.
23Monday evening, December 2, an organ recital was given by Palmer Christian at the Hyde Park Presbyterian Church, Chicago. Mr. Christian was assisted by Minnie Bergman, soprano.
25Mr. and Mrs. George Nelson Holt gave a joint recital on November 29 before the Chicago Press Club. Mr. Holt sang several groups of songs—French, German and English—and Mrs. Holt played two Debussy numbers, a Schumann novelette and La Forge's gavotte. On December 5 Mr. and Mrs. Holt will assist at the concert to be given by the Woman's Press Club. Mr. and Mrs. Holt, who are among the most artistic and finely cultured resident musicians have given some very charming ensemble concerts since their return from Paris.
27Teresa Carreño gave the initial recital of her 1907-'08 season in America, at Orchestra Hall, on November 24. After an absence of several years, spent abroad, this sterling artist returns to find as many admirers as of old,
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