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Musical Courier 1909-09-15: Vol 59 Iss 11, 1909
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1MUSIC IN MADISON.
2MADISON, Wis., September 11, 1909.
3The four lakes of Madison that uphold
4Their shining mirrors rimmed with gold
5To the fair city in the West.
7Thus has Madison been introduced to the world through Longfellow's poem. As the seat of one of the greatest State universities and the State capital the city furnishes many incidental advantages to the music pupil; such as excellent library facilities and lectures and addresses by noted men and women covering a wide range of subjects. The pupil lives in an atmosphere of culture and intellectual stimulus wherein is constantly cultivated a taste for the higher things in life. The Wisconsin School of Music, recently established by Ada Bird, is located here, with the aim to give a thorough musical training in accordance with modern ideas. As the teacher's value is proved by the results obtained in instruction, an effort has been made to select as members of the faculty conscientious and painstaking teachers of tested capability and experience, who are able to impart their knowledge to their pupils and inspire them to earnest work.
9The piano department is under Miss Bird, who has had an excellent musical education, holding letters of recommendation from Bruno Zwintscher, Karl Reinecke, Dr. Paul Klengel, Oscar Paul, and Dr. Otto Gunther, all of the Leipzig Conservatory, where she studied for over three years and graduated with honors. Later she spent a year with Marmontel pere in Paris. Other members of the faculty are: Meta Wagner, assistant to Miss Bird; Maud Fowler and Elizabeth Buehler. Of the voice department Harry Raccoi is head, and there is to be an opera class, and classes in theory, harmony and history of music.
11E. K.
13New Studio for Baernstein-Regneas.
14Baernstein-Regneas is now located at his new and spacious studio, 336 West Fifty-eighth street, a most convenient and central location, being one block from both subway and elevated stations and a few steps from surface cars coming from every direction of the city. The teachers and professional singers from out of the city, who have had but their vacation during which to work, have been departing since the first of this month, but the regular students have begun and already, in addition to the numerous local students, many have arrived from great distances. As has been announced, Baernstein-Regneas will devote two days each week to Philadelphia, and a very spacious studio is now being fitted up for him in the Presser Building, 1741 Chestnut street, in that city.
16Reception Planned for Madame Valda.
17Madame Valda, who will sail from New York October 2 with a large class of pupils for the Lamperti-Valda School in Paris, will be the guest of honor at a reception in Sewickley, an exclusive suburb of Pittsburgh, September 25. Madame Valda's pupils in that section and many of her admirers have planned some surprises for the distinguished singer and teacher. Three hundred invitations have been issued and Madame Valda, on universal request, has agreed to give an address on the work of the Lamperti-Valda school in the French capital.
19Arral's New York Debut October 24.
20Blanche Arral, who enjoys a European reputation as one of the best coloratura sopranos, and who made a profound impression in the West through her concert appearances in San Francisco last year on her return from a successful Australian tour, is to make her first New York appearance in an orchestral concert at Carnegie Hall, Sunday afternoon, October 24. Madame Arral is under the management of Loudon Charlton.
22Allen Spencer, Concert Pianist.
23As one of the leading concert pianists of Chicago, and a teacher of high ideals, Allen Spencer must be classed among the representative musicians of the West. He long ago completely mastered the mechanical appurtenances of piano playing, and by reason of his healthy, sane and solid musicianship, his discriminating interpretative powers and fine musical taste, he stands today for all that is ideally artistic refined and true to art principles.
25After a three months' vacation spent among the Lakes in Canada Mr. Spencer returns to Chicago to resume his work of teaching and preparing of repertory for the forthcoming season. Many negotiations are under way for engagements and all indications promise an unusually busy season.
27Musin Virtuoso School of Music.
28In addition to the departments of violin, piano, organ, cello, theory and singing at the Musin Virtuoso School of Music at 7 East Forty-fifth street, there will be departments of opera and languages, with renowned teachers in charge. Ovide Musin, the celebrated Belgian violinist, composer and lecturer, is the director of this school. See THE MUSICAL COURIER of last week for a complete review of plans and faculty.
30Rudolph Ganz played Chopin's E minor concerto recently at Lucerne (with the Milan Scala Orchestra, which is touring) and scored a tremendous success. Mr. Ganz used the new curved Clutsam keyboard and again demonstrated its uncommon value.
32Music at University of Kansas.
33LAWRENCE, KAN., September 10, 1909.
34The University School of Music, of Lawrence, held a summer session of six weeks this year, under the most successful auspices. Dean C. S. Skilton, Carl Preyer, assisted by Maud Miller, and Blanche Lyons, in charge of the voice department, were the teachers in piano, organ and theory. Four recitals were given by the faculty and there was a lecture on the opera "I Pagliacci," illustrated by the complete set of Victor talking machine records.
36Edward Hubach, and his assistant, Augusta Flintom, have been spending the summer in Florence, Italy, with a class of students.
38Mrs. Lyons, who is the head teacher of voice at the conservatory, has recently returned from a year of study in New York with Oscar Saenger and other teachers.
40During the summer a two manual organ has been installed in the Unitarian Church, where Mrs. B. J. Dalton is organist. The inaugural recital will be given this month by Dean Skilton.
42The three manual electric organ at the university has been extensively altered and improved by Frank E. Stevens.
44A center for the American Society of Music has been formed in Lawrence. The following are the officers and members of the council: Charles S. Skilton, president and musical director; Mrs. Frederic Crowe, secretary; Mrs. Charles Dunlap, treasurer. Members: A. Preyer, W. C. Stevens and Maud Miller. The society will give a concert of American compositions early in the fall and begin a course of study of all American compositions.
46Schenck Refuses Offer.
47"Yes, I have been offered a two years' contract to conduct one of the large symphony orchestras in the West," said Elliott Schenck, when aproached on the subject by a MUSICAL COURIER representative. Continuing, Mr. Schenck said: "As I could not see my way clear to accept the position, which since has been accepted by one of our leading musicians, the committee asked me not to divulge the fact that negotiations had been carried on with me.
49"The reason of my refusing the position was that I had already made arrangements for a prominent position as conductor in New York, the announcement of which has been kept secret, but soon will be published."
51Arriola to Fill Rosenthal Dates.
52R. E. Johnston announces that Pepito Arriola, the Spanish child pianist, has been engaged to fill the Rosenthal dates on the coast for February and March.
54Charlotte Hulin, the former Wagner singer, is the head of the vocal department at the Weimar Conservatory.
56OSCAR SAENGER'S
57Complete Operatic Course
58Lessons in Singing, Acting, Repertory, Fencing, Dancing
59For further information, Address:
60L. LILLY, Secretary
6151 East 64th Street
62Phone, 3669 Plaza
63NEW YORK CITY
65EN ROUTE:-
66SOUSA
67MR. JOHN PHILIP SOUSA CONDUCTOR
68AND:
69HIS BAND
70ASSISTED BY
71MISS FRANCES HOYT – Soprano
72MISS GRACE HOYT – Mezzo-Soprano
73MISS FLORENCE HARDEMAN – Violinist
74MR. HERBERT L. CLARKE – Cornetist
75New York Hippodrome, Sunday, Dec. 12
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