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Musical Courier 1909-09-15: Vol 59 Iss 11, 1909
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1CHICAGO, III., September 11, 1909.
3Arthur Dunham, one of the most capable and talented organists in the West, will be the soloist, with the Theodore Thomas Orchestra, November 19 and 20, playing his own composition for organ and orchestra. This will be the première hearing of the work entitled "Symphonic Fantasie," a title which is said to be unique in musical literature. In form it is of the classic sonata form, without adhering strictly to the classic outline, built around a theme which has an interesting history. Originally a part of the ritual of the Catholic Church, it was purloined by Meyerbeer as a motif for one of his operas, then later appropriated by Liszt, where it appears in the "Preludes," and again selected by César Franck for one of his compositions. In orchestration the work is of the modern colorful orchestral mode, and is justly proportioned for solo instrument and accompaniment.
5Mr. and Mrs. F. Wight Neumann are expected in Chicago about September 19. Mr. Neumann will have many big attractions to announce, among them Dr. Ludwig Willner and his accompanist, Conraad V. Bos; Tilly Koenen, the great Dutch contralto; Yolando Mero, the French pianist; Fritz Kreisler, Schumann-Heink and many others.
7Myrtle Elvyn will be the soloist with the New York Symphony Orchestra, September 11, at one of the series of eighteen concerts to be given by the orchestra at the South Shore Country Club. Miss Elvyn will play the Liszt E flat concerto.
9Esther May Plumb, contralto, has been engaged as soloist at St. James, beginning October 3. Miss Plumb will be remembered for her excellent work in recital at Mandel Hall this summer. Her full, round tonal quality and the intellectual grasp she has on all she does, combined with her innate refinement, place her in the front rank of Western contraltos. She has had many successful engagements this last season, and was everywhere received with approbation. Many engagements are now being made for this coming year.
11William H. Sherwood will return to Chicago, from the New York Chautauqua Institute, with which he has been affiliated for many years, about September 15, to resume his teaching at his Chicago school, in the Fine Arts Building. Mr. Sherwood arranged some excellent programs for this summer's Chautauqua, which were interpreted every Tuesday and Friday afternoon during the season, at Higgins Hall. The planning of these programs, which were noticeable for the many American compositions represented, is the special and favorite work of Mr. Sherwood, whose knowledge of musical literature is that of the cultured musician of practical experience. The opening program, July 6, contained the Grieg sonata for piano and violin played by Mr. Sherwood and Sol. Marcosson, who is director of the violin department at Chautauqua. Mr. Sherwood's solo numbers on this occasion were the Brahms rhapsody in G minor, the Chopin G minor ballade, and the Mendelssohn-Liszt "Wedding March," and "Elfin" dance, from the "Midsummer Night's Dream" music. The second recital, July 13, contained some American numbers, among which were "Etude Arabesque," by Arthur Foote, which number has been dedicated to Mr. Sherwood, and also two other dedicated numbers, "Caprice," by Herman P. Chelius, and a caprice "Benten," by Homer N. Bartlett. Mr. Sherwood played two Liszt numbers, also the "Gnomenreigen" and "Waldesrauchen," and, with Mr. Marcosson, the "Kreutzer" sonata. On July 20 an entire Mendelssohn centennial program was played, embracing among other numbers the "Variations Serieuses," the E minor scherzo and the violin concerto by Mr. Marcosson. July 27 was a program of "old master," when Bach's chromatic fantaisie and fugue and numbers by Scarlatti, Viotti and many other old classics composed the program. July 30 was a two piano recital, when Georgia Kober assisted Mr. Sherwood in several concertos. August 3 was a miscellaneous program, August 6 a violin recital, and the last recital of the series, August 10, a Chopin centennial, when Mr. Sherwood played the sonata, op. 35, and several of the "Preludes." In all, the entire range of literature covered is proof of the taste and discrimination of this experienced American pianist and musician.
13Minnie Bergman, one of Chicago's prominent vocalists and soprano soloist at the Hyde Park Presbyterian Church, has returned from her vacation and is busy planning for the coming season.
15Knute Reindahl, the violin maker, who has been spending the summer at his summer home in Northern Wisconsin, has returned to his atelier in the Athenaeum Building and is now engaged on one of his latest model violins for one of Chicago's leading violinists.
17The Gottschalk Lyric School has just issued its catalogue for the forthcoming season. It contains as a preface a few well chosen words on "Musical Education," by L. G. Gottschalk, director of the school, and an extended and representative faculty in the various branches of musical learning. The fall school term begins September 13.
19Paloma and Karla Schramm, the talented pianists, have been spending the summer with friends at Lake Forest and Winnetka. A joint piano recital will be given by these two talented young artists, at Music Hall, November 21. Engagements in Minneapolis, St. Paul, Duluth, Detroit and to the coast later in the year have also been arranged for them.
21The pupils of the Chicago Musical College gave a musicale and reception, September 10, in honor of Leona Watson, who is playing in "The Climax" at the Chicago Opera House.
23The Sherwood School has become affiliated with the Davidson School of Music at Joliet, and during the season a series of concerts will be given there by members of the Chicago faculty. The first concert was given September 10.
25Curtis Barry, organist and director of the First Presbyterian Church, in Evanston, has just returned from an extended trip through Colorado. Mr. Barry had a very successful season last year, both in his organ work and as conductor of the Ravenswood Musical Club, which was one of the organizations participating in the Evanston Musical Festival. Mr. Barry was also one of the soloists in the series of summer university concerts at Mandel Hall.
27Katherine Howard has been appointed organist at the K. A. M. Temple to succeed Clarence Dickinson.
29The Cosmopolitan School of Music has just issued a very attractively gotten up catalogue for the forthcoming season. It is in the fashionable shades of brown, in a heavy glazed paper, and contains some very good halftone reproductions of the various members of the faculty. The officers of the school are as follows: Victor Heinze, president; L. A. Torrens, vice president; Charles E. Sindlinger, secretary; Mrs. Willard S. Bracken, treasurer; Dr. Wm. Carver, registrar, and Franz Esser, of the board of directors. The following "Foreword," from the catalogue, gives a fair idea of the ideals of this school: "The Cosmopolitan School of Music and Dramatic Art tenders the present catalogue, descriptive of the superior advantages which it offers; with a full assurance that no earnest student, desirous of securing the most thorough and advantageous course of instruction obtainable in America today along these lines, can afford to refuse consideration of its pages. Incorporated under the laws of the State of Illinois, with the sole aim of stimulating and promoting in this country a desire for the highest form of education possible in these branches of art, the Cosmopolitan School invites the consideration of those interested to a unique organization whose principal endeavors are devoted to advancing the welfare of its patrons in every particular. The stock of the corporation is held by members of the school faculty. *** The faculty itself is an association of eminent teachers and artists who are possessed of an earnest ideal in educational matters and who are bent on giving expression to that ideal in the most practical way, by maintaining a school which shall excel in the care and attention given to both private instruction and to the class work which goes to make up a collegiate curriculum of high grade."
31Mary Cox, the talented young violinist, who has just returned to Chicago from her home in Terre Haute, Ind., resumed teaching at the American Conservatory September 6. She has also been given charge of the children's Saturday morning ensemble classes at the conservatory and will begin her work with that department September 11.
33Edward Walker, tenor, who has been en tour as soloist with the Ohio Male Chorus, H. W. Owens, director, since August 16, will return to Chicago about September 13. Concerts have been given all through the Northwest, as far as Seattle, Wash.
35Mabel Sharp Herdien will be the soloist with the Toronto Mendelssohn Choir, February 2 and 3. Other engagements booked for this prominent Chicago singer for this coming year are: A recital for the Amateur Musical Club, October 25, and as soloist with the Philharmonic Club, in Minneapolis, November 19.
37Thomas N. MacBurney is on a Western trip to the Coast. Mr. MacBurney will return to Chicago about September 28, and will bring back with him several pupils from San Francisco who are to study and coach with him this season. EVELYN KAESMANN.
39BILLS OF THE WEEK AT THE ACADEMY OF MUSIC.
41"La Traviata," which was given at the Academy of Music last night (Tuesday) will be repeated Saturday night. "La Boheme" will be repeated Wednesday night. Thursday night a double bill will include "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "Pagliacci," and there will be a repetition of these operas at the Saturday matinee. In the Mascagni opera, Madame Villani will make her first appearance here as Santuzza. Madame Villani is a young singer whose debut was made at the Dal Verme Theater in Milan four years ago. Since then she has sung in Genoa, Palermo and Venice. The other artists who will appear in "Cavalleria Rusticana" will be Miss Fox as Lola, Mr. Battaini as Turiddu, and Mr. Caronna as Tonio. Mr. Angelini will conduct. "Il Barbiere" will have one performance on Friday evening. Madame Makaroff will be heard as Rosina; Segura-Tallien as Figaro, Armanini as Almaviva, Lucenti as Basilio and Barocchi as Bartolo. Mr. Angelini will conduct.
43Hermann Gura and Annie Hummel, well-known singers in Berlin, were married in that city not long ago.
45Antonio Paoli, a Porto Rican tenor, scored an unusual success recently at Ostende.
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