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Musical Courier 1909-03-17: Vol 58 Iss 11, 1909
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1BOSTON
2HOTEL NOTTINGHAM,
3BOSTON, MASS., March 13, 1909.
5There is to be installed some time in the near future in old King's Chapel a grand new organ. B. J. Lang is the organist, and the choir is one of the best, being made up of some of the established singers of the city. The organ in question is to be donated by a friend of this church, but the name of the giver is not yet known.
7Katharine Goodson will play a program in the Town Hall at Milton this Monday evening for the benefit of the Milton Women's Club college fund. Miss Goodson is much admired in Boston, her qualities as a woman as well as being a delightful pianist having made for her a host of friends.
9The last Dolmetsch concert of the season came off Wednesday evening at Chickering Hall. George Proctor and an orchestra composed of Boston Symphony members assisted Mr. and Mrs. Dolmetsch, who gave harpsichord and viola da gamba numbers.
11The Philippine Constabulary Band plans to play at Symphony Hall this Tuesday evening, March 16, Wednesday afternoon and evening and next Sunday evening, March 21.
13Richard Czerwonky's third and last recital of this season attracted an unusual audience to Steinert Hall Wednesday evening, and from first to last the crowd was enthusiastic in its applause. Carl Lamson and Carl Scheurer gave assistance. The brilliant playing was at all times of a sincere and earnest type, his own enthusiasm being as spontaneous as one ever feels in an artist. Mr. Czerwonky is not an emotional player—as some would have him—but one who utilizes his abundant youth and poetic fire in a most admirable way. The program had numbers on it which were worthy of any player, and evidently were not for display, although the beautiful "Souvenir de l'Amerique," composed by Mr. Czerwonky, which interwove some of the popular airs of this country—such as "The Suwanee River," "Yankee Doodle," "Dixie" and "The Star Spangled Banner"—displayed his talent, the themes being used as an exceptionally tuneful combination. Hubay's "Butterfly" was asked for again, and all of the program was met with much appreciation. The first piece, Mozart's "Symphonie Concertante," for violin and viola, was a finely executed number, Mr. Scheurer, a member of the Czerwonky Quartet, showing rare skill on his chosen instrument. Another, Strube's berceuse, was performed beautifully.
15March 31 is the date for the last concert of the Boston Singing Club, with H. G. Tucker, conductor. The concert will take place in Jordan Hall, Ernestine Gauthier, soprano, assisting.
17The final concert of the Cecelia Society is probably the most interesting of the season's series, a notable choral number being on the program—Wolf-Ferrari's cantata, "The New Life," after Dante, and a work of great beauty of imagination in its construction. There will be two assisting artists, besides an orchestra. The concert will take place in Jordan Hall, as previously announced.
19Katherine Lincoln, soprano, with Olive Whitely-Hilton, violinist, will give a song program in Potter Hall, Saturday afternoon, March 27. There are some very interesting songs on the list selected by Miss Lincoln, who, by the way, is a pupil of Clara Munger, and for some time one of the former's first assistants in the studio.
21Marie L. Everett's Wednesday afternoon at her residence studio, the Copley, was one of the pleasant affairs of the past week, and there were several guests present to hear Miss Thurston and Miss Rosenstein, a very attractive young singer, in fact both of these pupils had excellent voices, and showed earnest work on their part. There were "Faust," Massenet and old English songs sung. Miss Everett has already given seven of these musical functions, during January, February and March, and at each one her pupils gave the program—which is a fine and certainly unusual showing for any teacher.
23Edith Alida Bullard's illness last week prevented the giving of her recital which was booked for Tuesday, much to the regret of the many who intended to be present, but it has been postponed to March 23, which is next Tuesday, and occurs at Steinert Hall, as announced.
25The Radcliffe Musical Scholarship fund was contributed to by an interesting program given by an interesting woman artist, Mary Phillips Webster, with Marguerite Fiske, soprano, and Laura Kelsy, violinist. This took place at Agassiz House, Radcliffe College, March 11, and was an important and pleasant event. Miss Webster is a disciple of Arnold Dolmetsch, and this is enough told, as she is by nature well adapted to comprehend and transmute the beauty of the Dolmetsch teaching. The Boston representative of The Musical Courier had heard Miss Webster in a previous affair, and was prepared for something good. The program opened with "My Lady Carey's Dompe" (1510) and prelude, Gibbons (1583-1626), by Miss Webster. She and Miss Kelsy gave Bach's adagio (1685-1750. The clavichord was well shown off by the player, Miss Webster, but the instrument which brought out the chief admiration was the wonderful harpsichord, and Miss Webster was especially delightful in playing her pieces on it. The instruments were loaned by Chickering & Sons. Miss Fiske's songs were old ones, to harmonize with the old music selected for the instruments. There were many prominent patronesses, and Miss Webster is to be warmly congratulated on the success of the concert.
27Germaine Schnitzer, the pianist, will be heard with the Boston Symphony Orchestra at the rehearsal, March 26, and the evening concert, March 27.
29Symphony Hall has not held a more enthusiastic audience than Madame Nordica drew there Saturday afternoon at her recital of songs. The lower floor, balcony and gallery were filled with admirers of the singer, and it seemed that no one ever heard her sing with the beauty she invested each song with. There was unusual warmth, and her concentration was admirable. Beautifully gowned and looking more youthful than ever, a program of rare merit was sung through with many of the songs repeated. Andre Benoist played the piano accompaniments. There was a veritable ovation after the program, the audience crowding up to the footlights in sheer determination to see the diva at nearer range, and to show her how much they wished her to sing again. Her natural graciousness prevailed, and encores were given. A large crowd of old and new friends gathered in the greenroom afterward. Madame Nordica said that she was to give a program in New York next week. "Then I go to London," she added.
31Richard Platt's professional pupils throughout New England are beginning to be heard from. Many of them comprise the best teachers to be found in their respective towns. Anna Melendy, one of the leading teachers of Nashua, N. H., is preparing her pupils to be heard in a public recital soon, and so zealous has she become over the work to be accomplished by them that she had those who are to appear visit Mr. Platt's Steinert Hall studios, to be heard by him, getting his excellent criticism and suggestions wherever needed. Another pupil of Mr. Platt's is the talented young French girl, Helene Dufort, who will soon be heard in a recital at a private residence, a wholly informal affair. Miss Dufort has been very successful in her work, and as she is only about eighteen years of age it is all the more to be wondered at. Mr. Platt is the only teacher she ever had, and has proved to be one who has developed her work in an all round way, believing that art fosters on the growth of both brain and emotion rightly utilized.
33The program for Monday evening, March 15, at the Faelten Pianoforte School, when a pupils' recital will take place, will present some very interesting works by modern composers, among them being the Chaminade "Valse Carnavalesque," for two pianos. The Thursday evening recital will be played by Myrtle L. Jordan, of this season's graduating class, assisted by other members of the class and William Howard, violin, and Frank Porter, cello. Schumann, Liszt, Paganini and other writers will be represented.
35The pupils of Pauline H. Clark, a former pupil of Gertrude Franklin Salisbury, gave a recital at Mrs. Clark's residence-studio, at the Hotel Cluny, Boylston street, Saturday afternoon. The program was charmingly arranged, and included Cowen's "Swallows," Foote's "Love Me if I Live," and songs by D'Hardelot, Woodman, Schneider, Handel, German, Del Riego and others. Among the singers was Marie Selinger, the youngest niece of the famous
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