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Musical Courier 1926-05-20: Vol 92 Iss 20, 1926
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1ACROSS THE COUNTRY
3Bangor, Me.—The symphony orchestra, at its annual meeting this week, re-elected Adelbert W. Sprague, president. Other officers are: Vice-president, W. McCrillis Sawyer; clerk and treasurer, Benjamin T. Shaw; board of directors, A. Stanley Cayting, Henry F. Drummond, James D. Maxwell, Alton L. Robinson, W. McCrillis Sawyer, Benjamin T. Shaw, Adelbert W. Sprague; trustee of endowment fund, Frederick W. Adams, William E. Brown, Fred E. Maxwell. The orchestra has attained an endowment fund of $5,813.92 which is being increased by many members turning back their dividend checks. The orchestra will be thirty years old on November 2. There will be a larger number of special Sunday afternoon concerts next year, featuring small ensembles, in addition to the matinées and symphony course.
5L. N. F.
7Boston, Mass. (See letter on another page.)
8Chicago, Ill. (See letter on another page.)
9Cleveland, Ohio. (See letter on another page.)
10Erie, Pa.—An interesting piano recital was given by the pupils of Theodote Stahl in the Business Women's club rooms. They were assisted by Agnes Davidson, saxophonist, and Lucile Thacker, whistler.
12The third annual sacred concert by pupils of Charles Le Sueur was held at St. Paul's Cathedral the opening day of Pennsylvania Music Week, May 2.
14The Musical Art Society, E. A. Haesener, conductor, gave its sixth concert on May 6. Margaret Kochenderfer, soprano, was the principal soloist.
16Mr. and Mrs. Charles Le Sueur assisted by artist pupils from Mr. LeSueur's Pittsburgh studio, appeared recently in a recital at McKeesport, Pa.
18The first of a series of spring recitals was given by the piano pupils of Gladys M. Stein at her home on May 8.
20A group of voice pupils from the studio of Hulda Schnurman entertained with a studio musicale. A varied and pleasing program was given.
22On May 11 the last concert of the season was given by the Orpheus Male Chorus, Wilson Root, director. The soloists were Charlotte Withrow, soprano, and Thelma Tate, pianist, two young musicians who won their place on the program by competition.
24G. M. S.
26Harrisburg, Pa. (See letter on another page.)
27Hays, Kans. (See letter on another page.)
28Louisville, Ky. (See letter on another page.)
29Miami, Fla.—A musical program and reception was presented informally for the 1,000 guests of the Aeolian Chorus in the Granada Gardens, May 2. The chorus, directed by Bertha Foster, is a great factor in the musical life of Miami.
31A. F. W.
33Muncie, Ind.—Galli-Curci sang at the Ball Gymnasium, repeating her victory of May 19, 1923, a date which is still recalled as epochal in the music annals of the city. She satisfied the craving for intellectual music and she gave unbounded joy with her simple folk songs. Her rendition of Caro Nome and Proch's Air and Variations were incomparable and brought forth storms of applause from the audience. She was accompanied by Homer Samuels, pianist, and Manuel Berenguer, flutist. Mrs. J. J. Burkholder was the local manager.
35H. M. B.
37Philadelphia, Pa. (See letter on another page.)
38Phoenix, Ariz.—As the last number of the Musical Events Course, the Musician Club presented the Barrere Little Symphony at the High School Auditorium. The delightful performance of this organization was thoroughly appreciated.
40The sixth annual convention of the Arizona Federation of Music Clubs met at Bisbee, April 15 to 17, the Bisbee Choral Club, hostess. Mrs. T. J. Prescott of Phoenix was re-elected president. Other officers are: Mrs. Shelton-Dowell of Douglas, first vice-president; Mrs. L. C. Jessup of Flagstaff, second vice-president; Mrs. R. A. Bushman of Tucson, recording secretary; Mrs. Sam Frankenburg of Bisbee, treasurer, and William Wheatley of Tucson, auditor. On Thursday night an all-State program was given by musicians from Douglas, Bisbee, Tucson and Phoenix. Saturday the third Annual State Contest of the Junior and juvenile departments was held. There were entrants in piano, voice and violin; some splendid young musicians contesting. Saturday night the delegates were guests of the Musical Events Club of the Warren district, which presented Richard Crooks as the last number of their course of concerts. His program made a fitting climax to the many fine musical numbers given during the convention.
42M. P. C.
44Providence, R. I.—June Russilo, ten years old, gave her first public recital, astonishing an audience that filled Churchill House. It was astounding to see this talented little girl playing difficult music with ease and with a technical excellence that is seldom found in so young a player. Little Miss Russilo is a pupil of Hans Schneider, of the Hans Schneider Music School, and even a year ago she astonished the musical people of Providence when she played the first movement of Beethoven's concerto in C minor with a symphony orchestra of forty players. She played each number with considerable musical insight and produced delightful effects hardly conceivable in one so young. She was assisted by Agnes Couantche Burke, whose pleasing contralto was heard to advantage in three group of songs.
46Marion Talley sang before a large audience in the Albee Theater, assisted by Alberto Salvi, harpist, and Emil Polak, accompanist.
48An enjoyable musical event took place in Churchill House when a sonata recital was given by Avis Bliven-Charbonnel, pianist, and Wassily Besikirsky, violinist. Both artists of the first rank played with rare intelligence, presenting a well chosen program.
50Marguerite Watson Shaftoe, soprano, gave a song recital in Churchill House, assisted by Raymond Simonds, tenor, of Boston. Her voice is of beautiful quality and she sings without the slightest effort. Mr. Simonds possesses a large voice of pleasing quality.
52In Frobel Hall, the Chaminade Club, Mrs. George Loomas, president, gave its monthly musicale. A pleasing program, in charge of Mrs. Dexter T. Knight, was given by Adele Durant Kean, contralto; Louise Cartier, pianist; Emily F. Amion, soprano, and Loretta O'Hara, violinist.
54The final concert of the season was given by the University Glee Club, Berrick Schloss, director, in Memorial Hall, before a large audience. The soloist was Helen Storer, soprano, who received such hearty and prolonged applause that she was forced to add extra numbers. Each season finds the club improving under the able direction of Mr. Schloss and the chorus sang with fine balancing of parts and with much enthusiasm.
56G. F. H.
58San Francisco, Cal. (See Music on the Pacific Slope.)
59Spartanburg, N. C. (See letter on another page.)
60Tallahassee, Fla.—The School of Music of Florida State College for Women has recently given a series of public recitals.
62Helene Welker, pianist, a new member of the faculty this season, was greatly appreciated in her program. She has clean technic and fine understanding.
64Gladys Koch, also a member of the faculty, evidenced in her recital a clear high lyric voice which she used with good musicianship.
66Mona Alderman, pianist, a B. M. graduate of this year, who is also an assistant teacher, gave a program with good technic and interpretation.
68Two certificate students, Evelyn Hill, soprano, pupil of Etta Robertson, and Mary Evelyn Eaves, pianist, pupil of Dean Opperman, were well selected for a joint recital, for both young women are unusually gifted artistically and show a good foundation in their development.
70The College Glee Club gave a program of the high standards which has characterized its productions in the fifteen years of its existence.
72Wichita, Kans.—Ernestine Schumann-Heink appeared in recital at the Wichita Forum, under the local management of C. M. Casey. Florence Hardeman, violinist, was assisting artist, and Julius Buerger, of the Metropolitan Opera Company, the accompanist. A full house warmly received the contralto and her assistant.
74C. E. S.
76LOUISVILLE, KY.
78Louisville, Ky.—The Woman's Club Auditorium was the scene of the auspicious and altogether brilliant debut of Marion Nugent, eighteen year old violinist, the first student to receive a Bachelor of Art degree from the Louisville Conservatory of Music and winner of the first prize as the best violinist under twenty-five years of age in Kentucky during State Music Week in 1923. She rendered a superb program in a manner which reflected great credit upon her teacher, Charles J. Letzler. A representative audience, taxing the capacity of the house, attested the popularity of the young musician who was ably assisted by Oleta Albertson at the piano. Miss Nugent was forced to give many encores and was deluged with flowers. She will leave shortly for New York, where she will study under Auer.
80The University of Michigan Glee Club, after an absence of twelve years, gave a popular concert at the Woman's Club, with Barre Hill, baritone, as soloist and Dwight Steere as accompanist. The club was under the management of Kurt J. Kremlick.
82The Y. M. H. A. Little Symphony gave its chanukah concert under the auspices of the Louisville Hebrew School, with Howard Koch, conductor.
84Mrs. J. B. Speed, a prominent local musician and owner of the Speed Music Room, built as a memorial to her deceased husband, was awarded the Kiwanis Civic Cup, which is given annually by club members to the individual judged to have made the greatest contribution to the city during the preceding year. Her contribution was the Speed Memorial Art Museum.
86Minnie Murdoff Kimball, piano; Cora Cook Farmer, violin, and Sara McConathy, piano faculty members of Louisville Conservatory, gave a recital at the Y. W. C. A. Auditorium recently.
88M. P. H.
90More Americans for Cincinnati Zoo Opera
92Three more fine American opera singers are announced for the Cincinnati Zoo Opera Company by Clarence E. Cramer, its impresario: The company will produce grand opera for eight weeks, opening June 20, using forty members of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra for accompaniment and a chorus of forty, made up of twenty-four from the Chicago Civic Opera Company chorus and sixteen local singers. Howard E. Preston, unanimously acclaimed as one of the three "finds" of the Chicago Civic Opera last season, will be associated with the baritone section of the Zoo Opera Company.
94Melvena Passmore, coloratura soprano, has sung in Europe since last appearances in Cincinnati's Zoo Opera, also with the Chicago Opera. Cincinnati will hear her in Lucia, Traviata and other operas.
96Anasthasia Rabinoff, young dramatic soprano, has been engaged as a guest artist for one week, singing three performances of Santuzza in Cavalleria Rusticana. She has sung this role of Santuzza nearly twenty times with the San Carlo Opera Company in various parts of the country. Immediately after her guest appearances with the Zoo Opera, she sails for Europe.
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