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Musical Courier 1926-04-22: Vol 92 Iss 16, 1926
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1CHICAGO
3HANS HESS' ANNUAL RECITAL
4CHICAGO.—Featuring American music on his annual Chicago program at the Studebaker Theater, April 11, Hans Hess, prominent cellist, won his customary artistic success. A serious musician, with an eye toward the uplift of American music and toward making the cello a popular concert instrument, Mr. Hess has established an enviable place for himself among leading cellists of the day. Refined, artistic and skillful were his renditions of Gluck's Melodie, Loomis' Missouri Suite, Elegy from the same composer's C minor sonata and Volkmann's A minor concerto. The Loomis numbers were played with the composer at the piano, who acted as accompanist for Mr. Hess. There were other numbers by Ayres, Jeral, Poritz and Popper, which could not be heard. It is always a pleasure anew to listen to this fine cellist, for serious musician that he is not yet content with his art and each new hearing marks greater advancement in his already fine achievements. It was a highly enjoyable concert, keenly relished by a large and most enthusiastic audience.
6GUY AND LOIS MAIER
7Delightful entertainment was furnished a large audience at the Princess Theater on the same Sunday afternoon by Guy and Lois Maier. Although arranged for the young folks, their program was greatly appreciated by the grown-up audience, whose enthusiasm left no doubt as to their enjoyment. Theirs is well-matched, suave team-work which makes for delightful entertainment.
9ALFRED BLUMEN MAKES DEBUT
10A very successful debut, presaging well for the future, was made by Alfred Blumen, pianist, at the Playhouse, also on April 11. Presenting a most ambitious program, beginning with the Bach-Stradal organ concerto in D minor and following it with the Liszt B minor sonata, Mr. Blumen revealed admirable pianistic qualifications and a commendable earnestness in his playing. Other numbers on his program were by Debussy, Wladigeroff, Rachmaninoff and Chopin. He received the full approval of a very large gathering that practically filled the theater.
12GORDON STRING QUARTET
13Through its series at the Field Museum, the Gordon String Quartet is popularizing chamber music, for these concerts, which are given free through the patronage of Elizabeth Sprague Coolidge, attract audiences considerably larger than usually attend ensemble concerts. It is the desire of Jacques Gordon and his colleagues to present an American work at each concert, and for Sunday, April 11, Griffes' Indian suite was on the program.
15MARK OSTER OPERA CLUB RECITAL
16Fine Arts Recital Hall, on April 11, held a large audience of enthusiastic and attentive listeners who heard a well chosen program delivered by the artist-pupils of Mark Oster. Several of them are fast approaching the professional class, including Katherine Boom, Ava Sprague, Ruth Kuechler, Mary Krakowski, Josephine Lowe, Sylvia Kepner, Irene Cooley, Bernice Lamm, Celia Plante, Rev. Frank Krakowski, Ewald Winter and Fitz-Henry Field. Mr. Oster himself filled effectively the places of those absent through illness in the ensemble numbers. All of these students are entitled to special mention, both as to voice and schooling in acquiring themselves with credit to their teacher, his pianostaking work being evidenced throughout. Elva Smolk Sprague was effective as accompanist, as usual.
18APOLLO'S SING KING OLAF
19Elgar's King Olaf was rendered by the Apollo Musical Club, under Harrison M. Wild's direction, at Orchestra Hall, April 12. The soloists were chosen among young local talent and, though they did their best, well routed oratorio singers are necessary to make Elgar's King Olaf interesting. In years gone by, soloists engaged by the Apollo Club were chosen among the best in Chicago and throughout the country and such an engagement was considered a great honor. Of late years, probably due to lack of funds, on several occasions the soloists fell far below standard. Probably to this was due the falling off of attendance at recent concerts of Chicago's oldest choral organization. Judging from the list of artists already engaged for next season's concerts, the Apollo Musical Club, no doubt, will return to its old policy of engaging the best in the land for the solo parts. For the Messiah performance such artists as Myrna Sharlow, Katherine Meisle, Paul Althouse and Arthur Middleton are announced. Now, on to greater achievements and the re-establishment of the exalted position once held by the Apollo Musical Club of Chicago.
21ANNE THURSFIELD HEARD
22Anne Thursfield, soprano, who recently gave a recital in New York, presented practically the same program at Orchestra Hall Foyer, April 12. Ancient songs, modern English works, classical lieder and songs of France and Russia were beautifully interpreted by this interesting artist, who earned the hearty approval of her listeners.
24MABEL GARRISON WITH CHICAGO SYMPHONY
25The final program of the Tuesday afternoon series of symphony concerts at Orchestra Hall, on April 13, was made doubly enjoyable by the appearance of Mabel Garrison as soloist. Her offerings, a suite of Five Love Songs, by Wilhelm Grosz (new to Chicago) and L'Amero Saro Costante from Mozart's Il Re Pastore, were well received by the auditors. The orchestra's numbers included the Brahms Academic Festival Overture, Franck's Symphony and excerpts from the third act of Wagner's Die Meistersinger. These Tuesday afternoon concerts, inaugurated this season, have been so successful that for next season a like series has been augmented to twelve concerts.
27MARSHALL FIELD & COMPANY CHORAL SOCIETY
28Departing from its usual custom of presenting one big choral work for its annual concert at Orchestra Hall, the Marshall Field & Company Choral Society offered a miscellaneous program on April 14. In its twentieth season, this able choral body has reached a high pinnacle and deserves the title of the best choral society made up of men and women recruited among employees of big mercantile establishments here, of which Chicago boasts quite a few. Steady progress is noticed annually in the Marshall Field & Company Choral Society's singing, great credit for which is due its able conductor, Thomas A. Pape, a fine musician, capable of obtaining admirable results from his large chorus. Particularly effective was their singing of the Gloria from Mozart's Twelfth Mass, Elgar's As Torrents In Summer, and the Schubert-Spicker Omnipotence. These were marked with steady tone, clean-cut attacks, good balance and clear enunciation. The program was well chosen and artistically arranged, and to Conductor Pape is due a big share of the evening's success. The usual large audience was on hand to applaud the commendable efforts of their fellow workers and friends.
30Arthur Middleton, heard last week with the Swedish Choral Society, repeated his recent success. He gave freely of his eloquent art in a group by Schubert, again winning the hearts of his listeners. Maren Johansen, soprano, assisted the choristers in the Schubert-Spicker number.
32INTERESTING KIMBALL HALL ORGAN RECITALS
33It is interesting to note the opportunities that have been offered in Kimball Hall this season to hear important organists. Recitals have been given by Alfred Hollins, famous English organist, on December 4; Edna Scotten Schubert, January 7; Clarence Eddy, January 14; Richard Keys Biggs, January 19; Charles M. Courboin, January 28; Lily Wadhams Moline, February 16; Virginia Carrington Thomas, April 6, and on April 20 a special feature offered at the meeting of the National Association of Organists for its annual organ and orchestra concert. Three new concertos for the organ and orchestra were given first performance, the composers of which are Eric Delamarter, Felix Borowski and Leo Sowerby. Rollo Maitland was guest organist from Philadelphia; Walter Zimmerman and Edward Eigenschek of Chicago were soloists, and the Chicago Solo Orchestra under Eric Delamarter offered additional numbers for orchestra alone as well as accompaniments for the organ concertos. On May 11, Lynnwood Farnam is scheduled for a recital.
35In addition to the above the public has heard a great deal of organ music through the noon-day recitals. This shows that Kimball Hall offers advantages that are greatly appreciated by organists and other musicians of Chicago and elsewhere.
37BUSH CONSERVATORY NEWS NOTES
38Arthur Middleton's engagement to teach at Bush Conservatory during the summer term is of great interest to the entire vocal profession, for this artist is at the height of his vocal powers and holds a dominant position among singers of the present day. His New York class includes a large number of professionals, and the indications of advance registrations show that Chicago artists will avail themselves of the opportunity to coach with Arthur Middleton during the summer months.
40Jan Chiapusso, pianist of Bush Conservatory, is returning to Chicago after the successful completion of a tour of
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