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Musical Courier 1910-02-16: Vol 60 Iss 7, 1910
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1MUSIC IN ALABAMA.
2BIRMINGHAM, Ala., February 1, 1910.
3This season, which promised so well at its beginning, is furnishing fewer good musical attractions than any for several years past and Birmingham seems to be suffering a music famine. Those who are really interested in the city's musical standing are much concerned at the lack of esprit de corps so apparent. Birmingham hesitates at no financial undertaking when her interest can be aroused as her recent raising of a fund of $275,000, by popular subscription, for the erection of Y. M. and Y. W. C. A. buildings very clearly proves, but nothing can seem to arouse her from her apathy in musical matters. A committee appointed to try to raise a guarantee of $6,500 for a spring music festival walked for weeks before finishing its task, and so it goes.
5Since the concert of the Cornell Glee Club (on its annual Christmas trip) our musical happenings have been entirely of local interest. Several very good programs of sacred songs have been rendered during the past month, notably at the churches on the South Highlands, also some pupils' recitals. At the Academy of Music Miss Rowley's piano pupils, twelve in number, were heard in recital last Saturday afternoon, while Mrs. Fluornoy Rivers announces a recital by her beginners class at her home next Friday afternoon.
7Ila Nunnally, contralto, pupil of Glen O. Friermood, sang Schumann's song cycle, "Woman's Love and Life" and other songs by Stange, Reger, Bantock, Strauss and Huss, at a studio musicale Saturday, January 22. Mr. Friermood assisted with a group of songs by Herman, Strauss and Beach.
9In connection with the preparations for the spring music festival to take place in April with the New York Symphony Orchestra and soloists, Fred L. Grambs, who has been engaged to train the local chorus announces that sub-leaders will be appointed in all the larger suburbs of the city for the better preparation of the choruses in Tschaikowsky's opera, "Eugène Onegin"—selected for rendition. The concert dates are April 19, 20 and 21, with one matinee.
11Programs from Mrs. Truman Aldrich, Jr., who is again in Chicago, announce her appearance as accompanist and soloist with Walter Allen Stultz before the Highland Park Club on January 13, and as accompanist for Mr. Stultz at the sixth faculty recital at the Northwestern University Music School at Evanston, January 27. Mrs. Aldrich, with Mrs. Leonard Beecher, reader, of this city, will give a program of cantellations at the University of Chicago February 5. The principal number on this program will be "The Happy Prince" (Wilde) Liza Lehmann—which they gave in Birmingham before the Music Study Club on December 16, 1909.
13Bessie Cunningham after several seasons of hard vocal study, is spending the winter with her parents and has accepted the position of solo soprano at the Church of the Advent.
15Rienzi Thomas, of Montgomery, was in this city last week assisting as organist at the installation of a new organ in the Wesley Chapel M. E. Church on Tuesday evening, January 25. Mr. Thomas played three solos, and a chorus of forty voices, with several soloists, made up a very pleasing program. LAURA JACKSON DAVIDS.
17MUSICAL DULUTH.
18DULUTH, Minn., January 26, 1910.
19The Daughters of Liberty Chapter of the D. A. R. entertained at a delightful musical affair, Wednesday afternoon, January 19, at the home of Mrs. I. N. Tate, in Woodland. Lucille Messersmith and Grace Reed, of Minneapolis, presented the program.
21Pupils from the class of Josephine Carey gave a very pleasant program, January 11, at the Lester Park Methodist Church.
23Vocal pupils of George L. Tyler presented a varied and interesting program at the Lyceum Theater, Sunday afternoon, January 9, and several very promising voices were heard. A number of the pupils made their initial bow to the public, and gave a very creditable account of themselves, while those who had appeared in recital and concert work several times before, showed a most decided improvement in their work. Elisabeth Morton was the accompanist, and aided materially toward the success of the program.
25Gertrude Smith and Maud Matheson, two young vocalists, who are local favorites, appeared on the program given at Memorial Hall, Friday evening, January 21, by the Ladies' Auxiliary, No. 3. Both sang charmingly and were enthusiastically recalled.
27A wedding of much interest in local musical circles occurred January 9, when Elisabeth Bailey Morton became the wife of Louis P. Dworshak. Both young people are very popular in Duluth, Miss Morton being a well known pianist and teacher, and Mr. Dworshak a basso, who is often heard in concert work. The wedding was a very quiet one, and the happy couple have gone South for an extended trip.
29A program of the auld Scottish folk songs, together with dances in costume and bagpipe solos, was given at the Spalding Hotel, January 25, under the auspices of Clan Stewart, No. 50, O. S. C.
31The study class on "Musical Appreciation" of the Twentieth Century Club, meeting every first and third Wednesday morning of the month, are very largely attended, that of January 5 being unusually interesting. In illustration of the lecture given by Miss Carey on "Folk Music," the Brahms "Fest" Overture, founded on the themes of German student songs, was played by Josephine Carey and Florence Williams, and folk songs were given by Mrs. Leo Ball and Alice Sjoselius.
33An informal musicale was given by Mr. and Mrs. Frank Berry at their home, Saturday evening, January 15, in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Johnson, of Coleraine, at which Miss Woodbridge sang, and Fritz Fredicka, a young and talented violinist who has recently come to the city, also appeared. Mrs. Johnson was the accompanist and Miss Wylie gave several readings.
35Mrs. I. N. Tate, of Woodland, presented her pupil, Bella Bradbury, at an afternoon musicale recently.
37Oliver Colbentson, violinist, appeared on the program of the Sunday concert at the Masonic Temple, January 23, and added much to his artistic reputation by the manner in which he acquitted himself. He is an earnest student and, together with naturally fine musical temperament and a good education, has developed into an excellent artist. A. R. Bjorkquist, tenor, also contributed several excellent and well chosen selections, and the organ numbers were very delightful.
39Joseph Wolfe, who appeared before the Matinee Musicale on the regular program Monday afternoon, January 17, sang last season with the Manhattan Opera Company of New York. On the same program were Lucille Messersmith, and Miss Reed, of Minneapolis. Mrs. Bogicevich, pianist, a former pupil of Leschetizky, also participated, playing one of Leschetizky's compositions from a manuscript copy which she owns. She also played one of her own compositions.
41Annabel McLeod sang January 21 at Two Harbors on a program given for the benefit of the First Presbyterian Church of that city, and also sang at the afore-mentioned church the following Sunday. MABEL FULTON.
43Strauss's music ("Elektra") may be of the kind appropriate to an era of airships and gyroscopes, of submarines and wireless messages, but it is not easy to recognize in it an impulse of healthful expression or an art that is likely to live.—N. Y. Sun.
45GERVILLE-RÉACHE
46PRIMA DONNA CONTRALTO
47Manhattan Opera House
48Address: 361 West 23rd Street, New York
50ROBERT G. WEIGESTER
51TEACHER OF Artistic Singing IN ALL ITS BRANCHES
52Scientific Tone Placing and Repertoire Building
53862-863 Carnegie Hall Write for booklet
55JOHN C. DEMPSEY
56CHOIRMASTER AND BASS SOLOIST – St. Mark's P. E. Church, New York City
57MUSICAL DIRECTOR – St. Cecilia Society of Flushing
58MANAGER AND DIRECTOR – John C. Dempsey Opera Co.
59TEACHING STUDIO – 5 West 38th St., New York
61MINNA KAUFMANN
62COLORATURE SOPRANO
63Concert, Oratorio and Song Recitals
64Concert Direction: M. H. HANSON – 437 Fifth Avenue, New York
66BERRICK von NORDEN
67TENOR
68307 West 98th Street Tel., 2004 River
69Management: THE WOLFSOHN MUSICAL BUREAU
701 West 34th Street, New York
72YOLANDA
73Season 1909-10
74FIRST AMERICAN TOUR
75MÉRÖ
76THE DISTINGUISHED HUNGARIAN PIANIST
77Management
78THE HENRY WOLFSOHN MUSICAL BUREAU
791 West 34th Street, New York
80STEINWAY PIANO USED
82"Her Performance of the arrangement of Bach's Organ Concerto reminded one of Carreño, so virile, so strong and so decisive was it."—(London Daily Telegraph.)
84"Seldom indeed do we find a pianist in whom are combined so many qualities that make for GREATNESS."—(London Daily Telegraph)
86"Her playing is refined, and she is plainly a musician of rare accomplishment."—(London Daily Graphic.)
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