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Musical Courier 1913-12-10: Vol 67 Iss 24, 1913
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1CHICAGO ENTHUSIASM NOT DAMPENED BY RAIN.
3Sunday Concerts Draw Well Despite Inclement Weather—Chicago Symphony Orchestra Plays Tschaikowsky—Apollo Club to Sing "The Messiah"—American Conservatory Events—David Bispham Pleases Large Audiences—General Items of Interest In and About the Western Metropolis.
5Chicago, Ill., December 6, 1913.
6The torrents of rain that fell on Sunday afternoon last did not dampen the enthusiasm of the audiences assembled to hear four concerts that engaged the time of the critics. The Campinini concert in the Auditorium was a program of Wagner music. The first soloist was Clarence Whitehill, who sang the Hans Sachs "Monologue" in the beautiful style to which this artist has accustomed us. Each interpretation of Wagner that he gives shows his glorious voice to better advantage. Marta Dorda sang "Elizabeth's Prayer," showing a voice of brilliancy but without any particularly appealing quality. Her duet from "The Flying Dutchman" with Mr. Whitehill, which closed the solo numbers on the program, was not happily chosen as far as she was concerned. The orchestra gave a good account of itself under Mr. Winternitz. The two numbers which Mr. Campanini conducted were not heard by the writer.
8Charles W. Clark gave a recital before an audience that filled the Fine Arts Theater. His hearers were most enthusiastic at the remarkable rendition of a program of varied selections. The German and French groups were most artistically given and the singer showed an art more rounded out than ever and each number was given its full musical value. The last group, all numbers by Lulu Jones Downing, were given with the composer at the piano, and "June" had to be repeated.
10Harry Weisbach, concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, gave a recital at Orchestra Hall before a small but enthusiastic audience. Mr. Weisbach is a studious musician who plays with a small tone of excellent quality and exceeding refinement.
12The Paulist Choristers gave their concert at the Studebaker Theater before a sold out house. The inclement weather did not daunt their following. The program was made up of numerous solos and the choir singing of Eric Delamarter's "The De'il's Awa" was excellent.
14The second of a series of matinee musicales at the Woman's Club of Evanston, under the direction of Rachel Busey Kinsolving, will take place on Wednesday, December 3, enlisting for soloist Julia Claussen, the Swedish contralto.
16The Sherwood Music School announces a recital by pupils of Geneva Johnston Bishop on Saturday afternoon, December 6, at the school.
18The Apollo Musical Club will give two performances of Handel's "Messiah" during the Christmas holidays, Monday, December 29, and Friday, January 2. Two of the soloists for both concerts will be Arthur Middleton and Reed Miller.
20The Chicago Symphony Orchestra played the following program at the pair of concerts on Friday afternoon and Saturday evening:
21Symphonic poem, The Sirens………………………………………Gliere
22Concerto for violin…………………………………………………Noren
23Symphony No. 5, E minor, op. 64……………………………Tschaikowsky
24Hugo Kortschak, the soloist, showed wonderful improvement since his return from Europe. He played the concerto with great breadth, poise and technical skill and in every way deserved the ovation he received which necessitated his giving an encore—a movement from the Bach A major sonata. The orchestra under Conductor Stock gave an excellent account of itself, particularly in the Tschaikowsky symphony.
26The American Conservatory of Music announces pupils of Kurt Wanieck, Frank van Dusen, Edward Clark, Charles la Berge and Herbert Butler in recital at Kimball Hall on Saturday afternoon, December 13.
28William Hinshaw will sing the following program at his recital in the Fine Arts Theater on Sunday afternoon, December 7:
29Ins Freie ………………………………………………………..Schumann
30Die Hutte ………………………………………………………..Schumann
31Ihre Stimme …………………………………………………….Schumann
32Der Knabe mit dem Wunderhorn……………………………Schumann
33Der Atlas ………………………………………………………..Schubert
34Die Taubenpost ……………………………………………….Schubert
35Der Doppelganger ……………………………………………..Schubert
36An Schwager Kronos………………………………………….Schubert
37Auf dem Kirchhof……………………………………………..Brahms
38Wie Bist du meine Königin………………………………….Brahms
39Standchen ………………………………………………………Brahms
40Tambourliedchen ……………………………………………..Brahms
41Am Wilden Klippstrand………………………………………Bruckner
42Lind Dufzig Halt die Maiennacht……………………………Bruckner
43Verrath ………………………………………………………..Bruckner
44Hell Schmetternd Ruft die Lerche………………………….Bruckner
45Ausfahrt ………………………………………………………..Jensen
46Altassyrisch ……………………………………………………Jensen
47Die Maulbronner Fuge……………………………………….Jensen
48Die Heimkehr …………………………………………………Jensen
49Edgar A. Nelson at the piano.
51The musical colony here has a new addition in a son born to Mr. and Mrs. Albert Borroff. Mrs. Borroff was Anna Allison Jones.
53Hanna Butler has a very large class this season, all of whom are doing excellent work. Among her pupils may be mentioned Edna Ellison, who is now in New York, where she has had several very good appearances and is planning to study for the operatic stage with Oscar Saenger. Arthur Nesbit is another pupil, now with the Dunbar Quartet. Mrs. Butler is in receipt of a note from Iva Bigelow Weaver at Los Angeles, reading as follows:
54My Dear Mr. Butler—I am sending this line to remind you of my appreciation of your invaluable work with me which has again been verified in the success of my recent concert trip and work here.
55Sincerely,
56Iva Bigelow Weaver.
58The pupils of Georgia Kober, president of the Sherwood Music School, will give a recital on Monday evening, December 22, in Wurlitzer Hall. Pupils of Miss Keller, Miss Marley, Miss Peterson and Miss Hurley of the Sherwood Music School faculty will be heard in recital on December 15 in Wurlitzer Hall. Owing to the absence of Leon Marx from the city his recital in the studios of the school has been postponed until December 13.
60Mabel Sharp Herdien, whose rendition of the soprano part in "The Messiah" has been acclaimed by critics all over the country as one of the best interpretations ever heard of that particular role, will be heard again in the work at Evanston, Ill., on December 18; at Carnegie Hall, Pittsburgh; with the Mozart Club on December 26; on December 29 and January 2 she will appear with the Apollo Club in the Auditorium here (this being her tenth season with that organization), and on December 30 Mrs. Herdien will sing in Dubuque, Iowa, in "The Messiah."
62The concert given for the benefit of St. Joseph Hospital will enlist the services of the Paulist Choristers, Father William J. Finn, musical director, and other prom-
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