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Musical Courier 1909-03-17: Vol 58 Iss 11, 1909
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1BERTA GROSSE-THOMASON'S Morristown, N. J., class of piano pupils met recently at the fine home of Dr. Owen, 16 Franklin place. The players were: Margaret Hoffman, Horace Henriques, Cassie Henriques, Louise Hoffman, Ruth Fiske, Grace Rogers, Marion Wiedner, Effie Douglass and Marion Swords. These young pianists contributed a delightful program for the guests, from the works of Mendelssohn, Schutt, MacDowell, Gade, Kohler, Schwalm and Bach-Saint-Saëns. Madame Thomason includes the elite families among her Morristown clientele. Her piano school in Brooklyn, N. Y., has its largest enrollment of pupils.
3ALICE FABER, a singer, pianist and teacher of Rochester, N. Y., is using her influence to bring many of the best artists to her city. Mrs. Faber teaches both voice and piano, and she has been equally successful in both branches. She has studied with some of the best teachers in New York. This clever and accomplished woman is the daughter of David Herron, a lawyer of Canandaigua, N. Y. The family is of an old New England stock. Miss Faber's father is a lineal descendant of Governor Bradford, of Plymouth Colony. The newspapers of Rochester report Mrs. Faber's pupils' musicales, and judging from the programs they are superior to most students' affairs.
5EDWARD HAINES WASS is visiting choirmaster of Christ Episcopal Church, Gardiner, Me.; First Congregational Church, Gardiner, Me., and the First Congregational Church, of Brunswick, Me. In Christ Church choir there are thirty voices, and in the First Congregational Church of Gardiner, fifty voices, and in the Congregational Church, of Brunswick, seventy-five voices. Mr. Wass has been for five years conductor of the Cecilia Club, at Augusta, Me., and in addition to these duties is a musical director this year, by training the Bowdoin College Glee Club. He teaches piano, organ, voice and harmony. Mr. Wass studied for a time with Everett E. Truette, whose organ recitals in Boston and vicinity have attracted much interest. Later, Mr. Wass studied harmony and composition at Harvard University, under the late John K. Paine. He has filled the position of organist in several other prominent New England churches.
7MYRTLE C. PALMER gave an organ recital at Converse College, Spartanburg, S. C., on Washington's Birthday. She played the Guilmant sonata, op. 61, No. 4; the Bach toccata and fugue in D minor, and works by Chaffin, Wolstenholme, Stebbins, Thomas and Carter.
9MARIE STEWART WHIGHAM, of Portland, Ore., has introduced a number of fine voices in the Far West during the past year. Mrs. Whigham includes among the young singers who studied with her William Lai, a Chinese youth, who has a beautiful voice of rare quality and who sings with real artistic feeling. Mrs. Whigham is an Englishwoman of Scottish and French ancestry, and her musical education began in her childhood in her native country. She studied piano with Sir Robert Stewart, of Trinity College, Dublin, and Sir Jules Benedict, of London. She studied voice culture with Joseph Robinson, in Dublin, and with William Shakespeare and Alberto Randegger, in London. Before coming to this country, Mrs. Whigham was the soprano soloist in several of the prominent churches in Britain, including the City Temple Congregational Church, in London; St. Giles Cathedral, Edinburgh, and the Ferie High Church, Edinburgh.
11MUSICAL enlightenment is being carried into some of the smallest towns in the United States by clever women, trained by the leading musical schools. Among those doing excellent work is Spicie Belle South, of Jett, Ky. Miss South studied for three years at the New England Conservatory of Music in Boston, and she regards this institution as one of the best. Her teachers were: (piano) Charles Dennee, (singing) Augusto Rotoli, and his assistant, Miss Woltmann. Later she had a year's course in singing with E. Presson Miller in New York. In theory, Miss South had the good fortune to have such masters as Louis C. Elson and Benjamin Cutter. Daughters of the best families in Kentucky are included among Miss South's pupils, and are being benefited by her intelligent and thorough training.
13EDWARD KREISER, one of the leading musicians of Kansas City, Mo., is organist and choirmaster of the Grand Avenue Methodist Episcopal Church, and the Jewish Temple, and he is the musical director of the Apollo Club, of his city. His organ recitals are well attended, and are very instructive to the army of students who flock to hear him play. Mr. Kreiser is also a very successful pianist, and one of the very successful teachers of his State. He has been teaching piano and organ for more than twenty-three years in Kansas City. Nearly every organ position in the city is filled by a Kreiser pupil. This master has studied with Moszkowski and Guilman in Paris, and the late Frederick Archer was also one of his teachers. Mr. Kreiser is frequently called from home to give organ concerts in other cities.
15ANNA C. TJADEN, one of the successful vocal teachers in Peoria, Ill., was thoroughly trained as a pianist. This should make her vocal teaching all the more thorough. Miss Tjaden includes among her teachers August Weber and the late Dr. Robert Goldbeck. As a girl, Miss Tjaden lived in Omaha, where she studied for a time with Hans Albert, at one time concertmaster for the late Theodore Thomas. Miss Tjaden acted as accompanist for Madame Donnelly, a vocal teacher, who was a pupil of Francesco Lamperti and Madame Marchesi. She studied singing for five years with Madame Donnelly, and then acted for two years as her assistant teacher, before opening her own studio. Miss Tjaden teaches the Lamperti method, believing that there is none better to train, develop and preserve the voice.
17MARLEY RUSSEL SHERRIS, a baritone of Toronto, Canada, is organizing a class which he will teach during this year. Mr. Sherris was formerly soloist at the St. James Square Presbyterian Church, of Toronto, and from there he went to the Carlton Street Methodist Church, where he was the choir director, and now he is at the First Church of Christ Scientist, which is said to be one of the best solo appointments in the city. Mr. Sherris accepts engagements in oratorio as well as concerts and recitals. He himself is a pupil of Robert Stuart Pigott.
19W. OTTO MIESSNER, supervisor of music in the public schools at Connersville, Ind., has a studio in the Heine-man Building, where he teaches voice, piano and harmony. Mr. Miessner's cantata, "Christus," was sung by the choir of the First M. E. Church, where he is choirmaster. His varied musical activities this season include also the performance of the "Japanese Girl," an operetta by Charles Vincent. This was given by the High School Girls' Glee Club, assisted by the High School Orchestra, Military Band, and High School Mandolin Club. Besides "Christus," Mr. Miessner has composed a religious work, "Resurrection"; "The Queen of May," a children's cantata, and a series of song cycles for children. He has studied with teachers in New York, Washington and Cincinnati. His masters include Frederick E. Bristol (vocal), Frederick J. Hoffman (piano), and A. J. Goodrich (harmony, composition and counterpoint).
21JESSAMINE HARRISON-IRVINE, pianist and director of music at St. Mary's Hall, Burlington, N. J., is a worthy pupil of Godowsky, Josephy and Moszkowski. As usual, she spent last summer abroad studying. Mrs. Irvine's recitals are always instructive to pupils and never fail at the same time to delight music lovers. Her interpretations are sympathetic, and, moreover, she makes the thoughtful realize that piano playing is an intellectual, as well as artistic endeavor. Few who hear Mrs. Irvine fail to note that she is a player whose programs are never too long, and never lacking in symmetry and musical interest.
23THE Stewart Orchestral Club, of Oakland, Cal., Alexander Stewart, conductor, which gave its first concert in January, with such great success, is now rehearsing for its second concert to be given either the last of April or the first part of May. Among the compositions in rehearsal for this concert are: Schubert's symphony in B minor ("Unfinished"); two "Military Marches" by the same composer; "Walther's Prize Song," from "Die Meistersinger," transcribed by Wilhelmj, solo part played by four violin soloists, with orchestral accompaniment; Massenet's beautiful string orchestral piece, "Le Vierge," with cello solo, and Suppe's overture, "Light Cavalry." The orchestra has received several valuable acquisitions to its active membership since the first concert, and it is expected that its full playing strength will average about forty-five players at the next concert. A large and constantly growing list of associate members shows the deep interest felt by the public in the welfare of this newest among the musical societies of Alameda County. Mr. Stewart is one of the most active and conscientious musicians in the Far West and he gets results because he is a hard worker in the cause of good music. Mr. Stewart's able conductorship of the fine choir of the First Congregational Church, in Oakland, has placed that body of singers in the foremost ranks of Western church choirs. He is one of the strongest rivets in the musical advancement of glorious California.
25THE faculty of the Miami Conservatory of Music, at Miami, Fla., gave a successful concert at the Fair Building, Thursday evening, March 4. The program was contributed by Mrs. Franklin Coleman Bush, violinist; Eleanor Corson Percy, soprano, and Franklin Coleman Bush, pianist, and these were assisted by Mrs. F. B. Brown, pianist, and W. C. DeGarmo, violinist. Mr. and Mrs. Bush played the Grieg sonata for violin and piano in F major; Miss Percy sang songs by Fontenailles, MacDowell, Nevin, La Forge, Franz and Johann Strauss. As violin solos, Mrs. Bush played: "To a Wild Rose," MacDowell-Hartmann; dances from "Henry the Eighth," German; "Serenade," by Drdla; "Mazurka de Concert," Musin. Mr. Bush played piano numbers from the works of Rubinstein, Scriabine, Sauer, Raff, and Schubert-Liszt. Mr. and Mrs. Bush and Mr. DeGarmo united in the performances of the largo from Bach's D minor concerto, and the Moszkowski suite for two violins and piano.
27A MUSICAL MONTH IN CHARLOTTE, N. C.
29CHARLOTTE, N. C., March 4, 1909.
31February, 1909, was an unusually musical month for Charlotte, N. C., there having been a number of pupil recitals at the colleges, as well as faculty concerts and artist recitals. Among those deserving special mention was the performance of "The Daughter of Jairus," by Stainer, at the First Presbyterian Church, by the choir, February 7. The soloists were: May Penfield, soprano, and Cyril Baxtresser, tenor. The arias were sung by each artist in a very creditable manner, especially "My Hope Is In the Everlasting," by Cyril Baxtresser. The solos of May Penfield were mostly recitative, but in the last one, which called for pathos and dramatic effect, she excelled. The organ effects were brought out in a highly artistic manner by Joseph H. Craighill.
33Frederick Blair, cellist, and local artists, gave a fine concert under the auspices of "Treble Clef." The Treble Clef concert, given in Hanna Hall, on the night of February 23, was very successful. This was the initial appearance of Mr. Blair to a Charlotte audience, and his work sustained the reputation he has achieved. Mr. Blair is a Boston artist, and is known best through his identity as manager and leader of the Schubert String Quartet, a very excellent organization. The first number on the program, "Variations Symphonique," Boellmann, was decidedly the best number. Joseph H. Craighill, pianist, played in good style the etude in F sharp, by MacDowell, and received warm praise upon his success from the numerous musicians of the city after the concert. The opening chorus, a triple sextet of the treble clef choral, "June Days," accompanied by Sallie Dixon, at the piano, with violin obligato played by Miss Chappelar, was a charming initial number. The singers were in good voice, and reflected much credit upon the directorship of Mrs. A. D. Glascock.
35February 25, the piano pupils of the Presbyterian College gave a recital, which reflected credit upon the director, Henry Anderson. These recitals are intended for the cultivation of ease, and confidence on the stage as well as the real value received from hearing one another's ideas and interpretations of the different members of the music class. These recitals occur usually on Wednesday and Saturday afternoons, and include the department of expression, under the capable direction of Miss Blair. The concert etude in F sharp, by MacDowell, was well played by Myrtle McRae, a talented and serious pupil of the college.
37An effort is being put forth by the Greater Charlotte Club to have band concerts in the parks throughout the summer months, which, if successful, will mean a great deal for the thousands of people who cannot afford to leave the city.
39Charlotte music lovers are looking forward to the performance of the "Crucifixion," which is to be given by the choir at St. Peter's Episcopal Church Sunday morning, March 7. The choir will be augmented to sixty voices and Henry Anderson will be the organist and director.
41Constantino, of the Manhattan Opera, will create the chief tenor role in Bilboa, Spain, next autumn of a new opera, entitled "Vilfredo," by Pietro Vallini, of this city. The libretto is by Raffaelo Melani, a popular Italian dramatist. one of two readings
42Constantino, of the Manhattan Opera, will create the chief tenor role in Bilboa, Spain, next autumn of a new opera, entitled "Vilfredo," by Pietro Vallini, of this city. The libretto is by Rafaelo Melani, a popular Italian dramatist. one of two readings
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