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Musical Courier 1909-05-05: Vol 58 Iss 18, 1909
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1MUSIC IN BALTIMORE.
2BALTIMORE, May 2, 1909.
3The Meyerbeer Singing Society, the chorus of which is trained and directed by Abram Moses, gave a very successful concert Sunday night, April 18, at the Princess Theater, the house being crowded to its utmost capacity. The members of the society live at the Maccabean Neighborhood Settlement Houses, and this splendid musical work, under the philanthropic care of Mr. Moses, is of signal value, as well as interest, to all of them. The soloists were Martha Nathanson, piano; Jacob Miller, basso; Harry Sokolove, violin; Alfred Goodman, baritone; Joel Belov, cello.
5The third concert by the Germania Männerchor was given at the hall of the society on the same evening. Theodor Hemberger is the director, and his fine musicianship has achieved excellent results, since he has been at the conductor's desk. The society has long had a female section, and they usually sing scene numbers for mixed chorus; but at this concert the choral works were all separate, male or female, choruses. The soloists were Emmanuel Wad, the distinguished pianist, who played compositions by Schubert, Sinding, Wad and Chopin; Harry Gerhoid, an excellent baritone, who sang songs by Schubert; Hannah Greenwood and Wanda Heckman, sopranis, who sang solo parts in Bendel's "The Water Sprite's Revenge," and a duet entitled "Wie Waers Wohl." Mrs. Stephan Steinmulier was the accompanist.
7The G Clef Choral Class gave a recital at Heptasophs Hall Monday last, under the direction of Mrs. Ambrose H. Bailey, before a large and interested audience. Mrs. Albert Wahle, soprano, sang several songs, and Mrs. David Clark recited.
9Barrington Branch is visiting his former home city, Augusta, Ga. A few days ago he gave a piano recital in Augusta before a fashionable and enthusiastic audience, delighted to welcome him once again.
11The Frohssinn Singing Society gave its thirty-seventh annual concert Monday last, at Frohssinn Hall, under the able leadership of John A. Klein. A remarkable feature of the affair was the singing of the "Star Spangled Banner." H. A. Wienefeld is the president of the society.
13Nellie A. Sellman, until recently alto in Brown Memorial Presbyterian Church and the Madison Avenue Temple choirs, was married the night of April 29 to Philip A. Small, of the United Surety Company of New York, a former resident of this city. The hearty good wishes of many sincere friends and acquaintances follow this happy bride and groom.
15Clara Ascherfeld, pianist, Bart Wirtz, cellist, and Merrill Hopkinson, baritone, gave recitals Monday and Tuesday, April 26 and 27, in Milford, Del., and Salisbury, Md. The audiences were large and appreciative in both places.
17The choir of Christ P. E. Church, under Miles Farrow, will repeat Gounod's "Mors et Vita" Sunday night, May 2. The soloists will be Ada Clark Webster, Mrs. Rudolphe H. Mottu, Howard Robinson, Harry Veazie and Bertram Peacock.
19The Opera Class, of which George T. M. Gibson is president and founder, held an open meeting on the evening of April 30 at the residence of the president 514 Park avenue. This meeting closed the seventeenth season of this fashionable organization, which has been very successful from its inception, and during this period a great many different operas have been studied, under the capable direction of Lucien O'Dendhal. Friday night the following were the soloists: Mrs. Charles Morton, Mrs. Rudolphe H. Mottu, Mrs. Edward Lindsay, Mrs. George Siemon, Mrs. Frank Peard, Mrs. H. Rowland Clapp, Carlotta Nicolai, Mrs. Tunstall Smith, John E. Carey, Maxwell Cathcart, R. H. Dawson, Arthur Montell, and George T. M. Gibson, and the opera sung was "Il Trovatore."
21The Felix Recital Club gave a concert at the Arundell Club Hall the night of May 1. Susan Bray Duncan, pianist, played solos by Scarlatti, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Chopin, Poldini, Grieg, Schubert-Liszt and Raff. Ida M. Jesson, soprano, sang songs by Godard, Newton and Riego. Elizabeth Paschall, violinist, played solos by Saint-Saëns and Bohm; and Elizabeth Mary Roberts recited from the works of Ruth McEnery Stuart and Hall Caine.
23Alice Sovereign, an American singer, was engaged as first alto at the Posen Opera.
25Giulia Allen Has Triumphs in Washington.
26When the young prima donna, Giulia Allen, announced that she would devote the spring to singing in concert and recital, she was at once engaged for appearances in several of the principal cities. Her artistic success has been overwhelming and she has established her right to be mentioned now as "a social favorite." She made many friends among influential people in New York, Philadelphia, Baltimore and Washington. Miss Allen is now in the national capital, where she sang twice last week, winning triumphs both times. As soloist with the Rubinstein Club of Washington, at the Arlington Hotel Wednesday night of last week, her numbers included the "Bell Song" from "Lakme," Delibes, and songs by Harriet Ware, Marguerite de Forest Anderson and Bemberg. With the club, Miss Allen also sang the incidental solo in "The Water Sprite" by Karel Bendel. Saturday evening, Miss Allen had another triumph when she sang in the ballroom of the Hotel Arlington. Her numbers that evening were: "Ah fors e lui" from "Traviata," Verdi; "Una voce poco fa," from "The Barber of Seville," Rossini, and "Se Saran Rose," by Arditi. Miss Allen was the guest of honor at several dinners and other social functions during her stay in the national capital.
28The following criticism from the Washington Herald refers to Miss Allen's singing at the Rubinstein Club:
29Miss Allen has a lyric voice of splendid timbre, vibrant quality and great power, with good breath control. Her coloratura is excellent, and she made a distinct hit with the audience on this, her first appearance in concert in Washington. Her first song was the famous aria from "Lakme," familiarly known as "The Indian Bell Song," which she did with great skill, displaying thrilling and brilliant high tones. Henry Xander accompanied her delightfully. She was warmly encored, and sang "Cupid's Winning," a charming song. Her other numbers were Harriet Ware's "Sunlight," D'Hardelot's "I Know a Lovely Garden" and Bemberg's "Nymphs and Fauns," each and every one particularly well suited to her voice and style, and splendidly sung. She was enthusiastically recalled and sang for another encore "For Propriety's Sake." Miss Allen's good enunciation made her English songs particularly successful.—Washington Herald, April 29, 1909.
31Miss Allen, who has a lyric voice of great power and fine quality, sang the aria from "Lakme," known as "The Indian Bell Song"; Harriet Ware's "Sunlight," "I Know a Lovely Garden," by D'Hardelot; Bemberg's "Nymphs and Fauns" and, for an encore, "For Propriety's Sake."—Washington Evening Star, April 29, 1909.
33Miss Allen, young and gifted herself, shows her interest and loyalty to another young and gifted woman, namely, Marguerite de Forest Anderson. At the concerts in Washington last week Miss Allen sang, most effectively, Miss Anderson's beautiful song, "Zephyr's Caress."
35Frederic de Carasa, the Spanish tenor, now singing at Covent Garden, has been engaged for the Manhattan Opera.
37The late Heinrich Conried's body is on its way to New York, accompanied by the deceased impresario's wife and son.
39Alfred Hertz has been re-engaged for two years more as conductor of German opera at the Metropolitan.
41Nordica is to sing in London at two Nikisch concerts, May 28 and June 10.
43CONCERTS IN COLUMBUS.
44Columbus, Ohio, April 29, 1909.
45The Women's Music Club closed its season in a blaze of glory, an audience of about 3,000 attending the concert given Tuesday evening by Laura Louise Combs, Margaret Keyes, Bertrick von Norden and Claude Cunningham; Arthur Rosenstein at the piano. The stage was beautifully decorated with a wealth of palms and made a gala appearance. The program was one of artistic proportions and quality, each artist receiving individual praise and a most cordial greeting. J. B. Francis McDowell, organist of Central Presbyterian Church, will read a paper next week before the American Guild of Organists in Cleveland, on the "Chamber Organ."
47Thomas S. Callis will present a class of pupils in recital Friday evening, May 7, in the auditorium of the Columbus Public Library. The pupils are Laura Evans, soprano; Mrs. Neal Fravel, contralto; Carl C. Fahl, tenor; Karl G. Snyder, baritone, and Fred E. L. Schmueckle, bass.
49Earl Hopkins, a promising young violinist of Columbus, will go abroad to study next season.
51Mary Hallock will play a recital for the Women's Music Club in November. The Music Club determined this year to hear some of the young women pianists of the country. An effort to secure Katharine Goodson and Germaine Schnitzer was unavailing, however, as they do not come to America next season.
53Maria Kullak-Busse, soprano, pupil of Lilli Lehmann, will give a song recital in Chicago next week under the auspices of the Columbia Club.
55Walter Barrington has resigned his position as solo tenor of the Broad Street Methodist Church Quartet, so as to have more time to devote to athletics during the summer. Mr. Barrington, who will graduate from Ohio State University (in the Arts course) in June, is a first rate singer, plays cello, was business manager of the Men's University Glee Club, member of the club and solo quartet, besides being one of the most prominent college men in football, baseball, basketball and track team. This versatile young man has a brilliant future before him, unless all signs fail.
57The Columbus Music Festival for June 26, 27 and 28 is the next big musical event. At this festival a quartet of vocal soloists, Theodore Thomas Orchestra, Steindel Trio, and a chorus of 200 voices will participate. W. E. Knox, the local director of the Oratorio Society, will conduct the choral works.
59The Ohio Music Teachers' Association will meet again in Toledo this year. A very attractive program has been arranged for the convention, which is to be held late in June.
61Ella May Smith.
63The Singer's Elysium.
64By Anna E. Ziegler.
65(With apologies to Rudyard Kipling.
66When Earth's last songs shall be sung,
67And the voices silent that sang them,
68When the heart's last sorrows are rung
69And the enemies vanquished that rang them;
70We shall rest; and, faith, we shall need it,
71Lie down for an aeon or two,
72Till the master of all good singers
73Shall set us to sing anew.
75And those that were good shall be happy,
76They shall stand with a golden lyre,
77And sing as their heart dictates it.
78With honest feeling and fire.
79They shall find real ideals to sing to,
80Angels and Saints that are true,
81They shall sing for an age without tiring;
82Not study a method through.
84No larynxes there to remember,
85No vocal chords to be cracked,
86No breathing or trembling or choking,
87Or houses with critics packed.
88For no one shall need any knowledge,
89And all from their bodies be free
90To sing with unlimited freedom,
91About things their souls wish to see.
93And only the Master shall praise us,
94And only the Master shall blame,
95And no one shall sing for money,
96And no one shall sing for fame.
97But each for the joy of the singing,
98And each for his separate star,
99Shall sing the thing as he feels it.
100For the God of things as they are.
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