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Musical Courier 1909-03-17: Vol 58 Iss 11, 1909
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1St. Paul, Minn., March 13, 1909.
3The Dr. Ludwig Wullner recitals of Sunday afternoon and Thursday evening loomed large on the horizon this week. Mrs. F. H. Snyder brought this great singer to the Northwest, and in bringing him here she earned the thanks of the community. At the Sunday concert in the Metropolitan Opera House the house was very well filled, and at the concert in the Church Thursday evening there was hardly an empty seat to be found. Of the concerts M. K. B. in the Dispatch says:
5Never was an audience compelled to travel further than Dr. Wullner's audience when it stepped from Sixth street into the midst of his song recital. For the program plunged immediately into dramatic depths and directly soared to high emotional altitudes. The effect at first was almost incongruous—quite as if the singer desired to invoke unseen dramatic aid, which, in common parlance, is known as inspiration. Whether or no his effects and poses are all calculated, matters little, so long as the man's sincerity is obvious. It is plain that in Dr. Wullner's code music becomes the servant of thought, and, if melody veils thought, then it must be thrust aside. Still he sings melodies with delicate appreciation as in Schumann's "Auftrage," Schubert's "Erl King" and "Der Doppelganger" were sung in traditional style, but with greater intensity than we are accustomed to.
7And so nearly every one who heard Dr. Wullner was carried away with his work.
9The "Kids' Concert," as it was called, again crowded the Auditorium to overflowing, and the success was so great that some concerts for school children will undoubtedly be arranged for next year. The concert was given yesterday afternoon and the program was the same as the one last week, and it was to be noticed that many of the same children were in the audience. The number of grown-ups in attendance was also somewhat remarkable. It would not be surprising if afternoon concerts would pay if given at popular prices. Certain it is that these two concerts have paid well, the receipts being more than $500 on each occasion.
11The "pop" concert last Sunday was given in the evening instead of the afternoon on account of the Wullner recital. Mr. Rothwell was ill and not able to be in attendance, and Mr. Madden, the concertmeister, conducted. Mr. Rothwell had an attack of grippe beginning the middle of last week, and for a time was unable to be at rehearsals. He thought he would be able to be at the concert Sunday night, but had to disappoint the orchestra and audience at the last moment as he was too weak to leave his hotel. So Mr. Madden conducted on the spur of the moment, and did the work so well that he received a veritable ovation from the audience. He is very popular with music lovers and they flock to him whether it is in concert or recital. And thus the program went off very well indeed. The orchestral numbers included the "William Tell" overture, the "Rienzi" overture, Elgar's "Pomp and Circumstance," and three numbers from the ballet music of Gounod's "Faust."
13Dr. Victor Nilsson, the impresario, received a cablegram yesterday announcing the fact that His Majesty Gustavus V of Sweden has granted leave of absence to Anna Hellstrom Oscar, soprano, and Martin Oscar, baritone, of the Royal Opera of Stockholm, for a tour of the United States this summer. This tour will begin about June 1 and continue until July 31, when Madame Oscar will appear in the Swedish Sängerfest at the Yukon Exposition in Seattle. She will leave for the old country immediately after the Sängerfest on August 4. Dr. Nilsson also has word that the Vendes Regiment Artillery Band, John Ekhalld, director, and Hilma Mattson, of the Royal Opera of Stockholm, have been granted leave of absence and will make a tour of the United States, beginning at Carnegie Hall, April 4, and extending seven weeks. They will be heard in St. Paul.
15Two conservatories of music are in process of formation here. Errico Sansone is organizing one, and Rosario Bourdon and Miss Lamberson the other. It is quite likely that both schools will be in operation by fall. Mr. Bourdon is considering the leasing of the entire upper floor of the Schiffmann Building for his school, and if he takes this the owner of the building will add another story for a recital hall. one of two readings
16Two conservatories of music are in process of formation here. Enrico Sansone is organizing one, and Rosario Bourdon and Miss Lamberson the other. It is quite likely that both schools will be in operation by fall. Mr. Bourdon is considering the leasing of the entire upper floor of the Schiffmann Building for his school, and if he takes this the owner of the building will add another story for a recital hall. one of two readings
18Walter G. Logan was heard in a violin recital at the Congregational Church Tuesday evening. He was assisted by Alma Peterson, soprano; Augustus Milner, baritone, and Harry W. Crandall, organist. In the program Mr. Logan made his local debut as a composer. Mr. Milner sang two of his songs, "Love's Prayer" and "Love's Faith," and Miss Peterson sang one, "A Dream Song." Mr. Logan also played one of his compositions, "Romance." His works do not smack of modern tendencies, but are very tuneful, agreeable and enjoyable. Mr. Logan was heard in several rather light numbers, including the Musin "Mazurka de Concert." He is one of the first violinists of the Symphony Orchestra and has style and finish in his playing.
20Mrs. Frank O'Meara, who has been studying in Berlin for several months, is expected home in a couple of weeks.
22Students in the Central High School are hard at work on "The Pirates of Penzance," which will be given in the assembly room of the school April 1 and 2. The stage of this hall is splendid for either amateur opera or drama. It is small, but there is all the paraphernalia of the opera house and so a good production of this popular opera may be looked for. Olive Long is the director. The principals in the opera are Ralph McGilvra, Malcolm McGuikin, Howard Meyers, Stewart Irving, Ross Patterson, Blanche Durkin, Florence Dingle, Clementine Ryan, Ruth Chase, Maud Silver and Gwendolin Rees.
24The Choral Culture Club has been organized in the Knights of Columbus, and is now busy with rehearsals for a public performance. OSCAR HATCH HAWLEY.
26Julius Bittner's new opera, "The Musicians," has been accepted by Weingartner for production at the Vienna Opera.
28KANSAS CITY NEWS.
29Kansas City, March 13, 1909.
31The big lion in Kansas City this week is Arthur Hartmann. This artist has been feted and entertained by the elite of Kansas City and has won his audience's mind, heart and soul on every occasion where he played on this Western tour. It was so in Seattle, Washington, and the musical people of Seattle are now trying to prevail upon Mr. Hartmann to return there and accept the directorship of a symphony orchestra, which Seattle's wealthy patrons will finance. They will also erect a temple in the H. E. Orr Park, of twelve and one half acres, which will be a "Temple of Music," and the orchestra will be named after Mr. Hartmann. Mr. Hartmann will stay in this country touring until May, when he will sail for Brittany, Southern France, where he will teach all summer returning to America in October, 1910, when he will go to the Hawaiian Islands and Fiji Islands for a few concerts. In April and May, Katharine Goodson and Mr. Hartmann will combine for a few concerts. Mr. Hartmann intends ultimately to make Paris his future home. He says it was whispered in Des Moines that they intended to confer the "Doctor of Music" upon him. Mr. Hartmann, who is a Hungarian, has made some fine transcriptions of five MacDowell compositions, and they are being played all over the world. After all Mr. Hartmann's efforts to popularize the MacDowell numbers he was rightly indignant when the MacDowell Club sent to him a communication informing him that for $5 he "could join the MacDowell Club." One is privileged to say that the least the club might do would be to make Mr. Hartmann an honorary member. Mr. Hartmann feels very kindly toward Mrs. MacDowell, who gave him Mr. MacDowell's last photograph and an autographed photograph and some of the leaves from Mr. MacDowell's grave. But the MacDowell Club has shown him a lot of ingratitude considering all he has done. The one ideal of this artist is to have his own symphony orchestra and play Liszt compositions.
33H. C. Feil, who has had eleven years experience teaching in Kansas, studied organ under Alexandre Guilmant, of Paris, and piano under F. A. Kern, of Chicago. Mr. Feil is organist at the Independence Boulevard Christian Church, where he holds annual recitals. He has also inaugurated a series of half hour recitals, which he gives each Sunday evening previous to the regular services and at which he has the assistance of different local artists. Mr. Feil has done quite some concert work and makes a specialty of accompanying artists either at the organ or piano.
35Margaret McCann has a large and successful piano class. Her pupils have formed a "Musical Analysis Club" and give monthly recitals under the name of the above club.
37The Kansas City Conservatory of Music and Art, of which J. A. Cowan is director is now in its second year. This conservatory offers courses in all orchestral instruments; a course in voice training; a department of dramatic art; and special courses in piano and organ instruction. The school has an equipment of twenty-three studios, a large recital hall and a large and capable faculty. Forty different recitals are given during the year and an orchestra of fifty members is maintained. R. E. R.
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