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Musical Courier 1910-02-16: Vol 60 Iss 7, 1910
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1place from 4 to 5 p.m. every Thursday afternoon during Lent, though the first one (which should have been given the past week) had to be omitted as the organ was not quite ready. The formal dedication of the organ will take place Easter week, at which time Mr. Fairclough will give a large program and will invite the principal musicians of the Twin Cities.
3The Minneapolis Auditorium was very nearly filled at the Thomas Hospital Benefit concert last Tuesday night. Those taking part were: Sibyl Sammis, soprano; Alma Johnson – Porteous, contralto; Marie Gjertsen – Fischer, reader; Gertrude Hull, pianist; Maurice Eisner, pianist; William MacPhail, violinist, and Carlo Fischer, cellist. The writer has seldom heard a miscellaneous program that gave more satisfaction and real enjoyment than that at this concert. That the soloists achieved popularity was demonstrated by the many encores demanded. It was a splendid concert and a credit to Carlo Fischer, under whose management it was given.
5Perhaps Oda Birkenhauer has a monopoly of prodigies. That would explain the fact that she frequently introduces little girl pianists to the public, and they are little girls, too, who can play. Her latest genius is Margaret Hicks, thirteen years old, who gave a piano recital at the Minneapolis School of Music, Oratory and Dramatic Art, Tuesday night. Little Miss Hicks has a brilliant technic, a fine feeling for the poetry of music and fingers so facile as to cause one almost to gasp at her work. Her selections were from Chopin, Brahms, Raff, Liszt, Mendelssohn and Godard, and she played them all understandingly. It was a real pleasure to hear her play, which cannot be said of all little girl pianists.
7Maud Allan, the celebrated dancer, was at the St. Paul Auditorium Tuesday night. Much to the writer's regret he was unable to be present, but is informed that the affair was a thorough artistic success. The large auditorium seats over 3,000 people and there were only sixteen vacant seats. The audience was enthusiastic over Miss Allan's work and her return is desired. She was accompanied by the St. Paul Symphony Orchestra.
9William MacPhail, the well known violinist and teacher, will leave for Europe about the middle of March to spend six months studying with Sevcik, returning to Minneapolis at the beginning of the musical season, about the middle of September. He will keep his studio open here during his absence and will probably engage an assistant to occupy it until his return.
11Just to let all the orchestra men see that he does not consider the second violin such a humble post, Mr. Oberhoffer took his place among them at rehearsal the other morning and showed them how second violin parts should be played. Mr. Busch conducted in the meanwhile. But probably Mr. Oberhoffer was surprised to receive a check for $2 for his services as second violinist. That was a job put up by a couple of the clowns of the orchestra.
13Speaking of programs: At a concert the past week the program was made conspicuous by four bad mistakes in the spelling of composer's names. These mistakes would not have been so bad if it were not for the fact that they are always printed in the daily papers before the concert takes place and then again after it is over, and so the general public gets the idea that Augusta Holmes is a man, because it is spelled "Augustus" on three separate occasions in as many days; and they go to the store and ask for a copy of "The Moon Dropped Low" by Charles Wakefield, because the Cadman part of the composer's name was dropped down a few lines and hitched on to that of another composer. Moral—Be more careful.
15Harry Phillips, the well known baritone, who lives in St. Paul, has a church position in Minneapolis, and studios in both cities, will leave for Europe early in the spring and spend six months abroad. He expects to make a specialty of oratorio when he returns.
17Gustavus Johnson, director of the Johnson School of Music and Oratory, gave the first of a series of lectures on musical analysis and interpretation before the senior class and other students of the school last Tuesday afternoon. On Wednesday afternoon he held the first session of the teachers' normal training class.
19The Thursday Musical Symphony Orchestra will give a concert during the first week in March, playing the Haydn "Surprise Symphony," "Stradella" overture, "Wedding of the Winds" waltz and a "Serenade" by Driga. The orchestra is composed mostly of young women, but a few young men have been admitted for the wind instruments. At present the orchestra is made up of eight first violins, seven second violins, three violas, two cellos, two contra basses, two clarinets, two flutes, two trumpets and baritone. J. Victor Bergquist is the director and Mabel Augustine, concertmaster. Mrs. W. G. Skidmore, chairman of the string section of the Thursday Musical, is the manager. After the first concert the orchestra will take up the rehearsal of the "Musketeers," an opera by Louis Varney, which is to be given by the Thursday Musical on May 5.
21Piano pupils of Signa G. Olsen, of the Minneapolis School of Music, Oratory and Dramatic Art, gave an interesting program in the school hall last Wednesday afternoon. Those participating were: Bonnie Hanson, Bernice Buckley, Irene Bixby, Mabel Dyer, Olga Carlson, Alma Hubrig, Nellie Nelson, Rose Silber and Mildred Reht. They were assisted by Olive McKinley-Hauskins and Bernice Kohlhass, pupils of William H. Pontius.
23The University of Minnesota Dramatic Club gave George Bernard Shaw's whimsical comedy "You Never Can Tell" before a crowded and enthusiastic house at the Princess Theater last Tuesday night. It was one of the most ambitious performances the club has ever attempted, and was pronounced by all an artistic success. The characterizations were excellent and Shaw's witty speeches were given with a clean incisiveness that always caught the house. Charles M. Holt, of the Minneapolis School of Music, Oratory and Dramatic Art, who coached the play, is to be congratulated.
25Alice O'Connell, of the Minneapolis School of Music, Oratory and Dramatic Art, read at the West High School Friday evening, February 11, and will read again at the Masonic Temple, Wednesday evening.
27In the Association Hall, on Tuesday evening, February 15, the expression classes at the Y. W. C. A., under the direction of Mrs. Charles M. Holt and Alice O'Connell, will present three one act plays: "The Flower of Yeddo," "How the Story Grew" and "Reflected Glory."
29Last Friday evening, at the first of a series of Twilight Recitals arranged by Dean Ada Comstock, of Shevlin Hall, the program was given by David Nyvall, Jr., a piano pupil of Vivia Conver, of the Northwestern Conservatory of Music, and Joseph Graubeck, a tenor, of St. Paul.
31Frances Squire Potter gave her first address yesterday morning at 11 o'clock in Conservatory Hall, her subject being "The Stage Today."
33OSCAR HATCH HAWLEY.
35ST. LOUIS MUSIC.
36St. Louis, February 9, 1910.
37A concert of great importance was that given by Josef Lhévinne, the Russian pianist, last Monday evening at the Odeon. The great pianist presented a very difficult and lengthy program and created a sensation which was well deserved. He chose Rubinstein's prelude and fugue in A flat major as his opening number and played so satisfactorily that he immediately won his way into the hearts of his listeners. Then followed the Beethoven "Sonata Adieux," played most beautifully, "Auf Fluegeln des Gesanges," "Hark! Hark! the Lark!" (Schubert-Liszt) and a group of Chopin including the ballade in F major. A mazurka, a barcarolle and the etude in G flat major were next in order and were presented so exquisitely as to cause the artist to give an encore. Massenet's "Air de Ballet" and two Liszt compositions, rhapsody No. 11 and the "Faust" valse, concluded the program. Mr. Lhévinne played as encores several of Czerny's etudes arranged by himself.
39The popular concert given by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra at the Odeon last Sunday afternoon was a delightful one. The numbers on the program were all interesting and well played and the audience was appreciative. The program opened with Berlioz's "Hungarian March." The second number was the overture to "Masaniello," by Auber. The ballet music from "Coppelia," by Delibes, was also played, and selections from Mascagni's "Cavalleria Rusticana." A Waldteufel waltz closed the concert.
41The first of a series of six Lenten piano recitals announced by Ernest R. Kroeger, pianist, will occur at Musical Art Hall on Friday afternoon, February 11. Compositions by Beethoven, Chopin and Liszt constitute the program of the first recital.
43The Union Musical Club will give its monthly recital on Tuesday at Musical Art Hall. Those taking part are: Marion Bergman, M. Kempfer and Lullah D. Dipple, pianists; Jane Lesser and Mrs. J. G. Gough, Vocalists.
45E. PRANG STAMM.
47William C. Carl to the American Musical Directory.
48GUILMANT ORGAN SCHOOL,
4934 West Twelfth St., New York.
50February 14, 1910.
51Mr. Louis Blumenberg, New York:
52My Dear Mr. Blumenberg—I have learned with pleasure that you are to issue a new edition of your Directory. Please insert my card, the same as previously. I consider your Directory to be of inestimable value, and therefore want to be included. With best wishes,
53WILLIAM C. CARL.
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