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Musical Courier 1927-01-06: Vol 94 Iss 1, 1927
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1ACROSS THE COUNTRY
3Allentown, Pa.—The first concert of the Allentown Symphony Orchestra was a pronounced success. The Surprise Symphony, a Lully Suite, and the Grieg concerto were the more important numbers. Earl Laros of Easton was the soloist and he gave a very interesting reading of the Grieg work.
5The Matzenauer recital, sponsored by Sol Unger and Robert Melcher, brought out a large and enthusiastic audience. Lillian Hunsicker contributed a group of songs to the program.
7An interesting program of Christmas music was given at the monthly meeting of the Music Club at the home of Mrs. Daniel Kocher. Mrs. Warren Acker, Mrs. Preston Barba, Mrs. Nimson Eckert, Bertha Fegley, Mrs. Alexander Keech, Stella Landis, Mrs. J. C. Shumberger and Mrs. Harry Ziegentus took part in the program. H. N.
9Atlanta, Ga.—Mu Omega Chapter of Mu Phi Epsilon, National Honorary Musical Sorority, was installed in the Atlanta Conservatory of Music by the national treasurer, Mary Whitson, who is a member of the faculty of Brenau College School of Music. This addition brings the number of active chapters up to forty-eight. Besides the active chapters the sorority now counts twenty active alumnae clubs which are located in many of the large cities and towns of the country.
11Baldwin, Kans.—A number of prominent citizens of Baldwin City met in Centenary Hall, Baker University, and organized the Baldwin Festival Association with the following officers: president, F. M. Hartley; vice-president, Mrs. Julius Smith; secretary, Mrs. Howard Campbell, and treasurer, Mr. Bacon. The purpose of this organization is to promote and foster the best musical interests of Baldwin Community. The association will sponsor a series of two concerts this winter. On January 19 will be presented the violinist, Sascha Jacobsen, and on March 18 the pianist, Mischa Levitzki. Prof. Frank Earl Marsh, Jr., dean of Baker University Conservatory of Music, was elected director of the Music Festival which is to be held in Taylor Gymnasium, Baker University, April 18 to 24. C.
13Boston, Mass. (See letter on another page.)
14Chicago, Ill. (See letter on another page.)
15Erie, Pa.—Piano pupils of Thelka Abbott gave an attractive program at the Abbott Studio recently. Gladys M. Stein presented several young piano pupils in a recital. Beatrice Heberlein, violinist, and Doris Christensen, reader, assisted.
17Pupils from the intermediate department of the Erie Conservatory appeared in a recital, the program being a varied and interesting one.
19Ernestine Schumann-Heink was the attraction offered by the Erie Concert Course on December 1. A large and enthusiastic audience welcomed the artist at her farewell concert here, and gave evidence of their enjoyment of the program.
21Anna Bruder, teacher of piano, presented her pupils in a studio recital recently. G. S.
23Fort Smith, Ark.—The United States Navy Band, under direction of Lieut. Charles Benter and sponsored by the Fort Smith Lions Club, gave an afternoon concert outdoors, November 22. Both evening concerts attracted full houses and each included, besides a xylophone solo by L. J. Goucher and a cornet solo by G. De Giorgio, eight numbers and generous encores by the full band of fifty pieces.
25The first Sunday afternoon concert of the fall season was well received by a large audience at the Joie Theater, when a number of local artists appeared on a well chosen program, under the auspices of the Women's Circles of the First Presbyterian church. Dora Thomasson Hoffman, soprano, and Paul Thompson, baritone, were the vocalists; Clarence Burg and John Garner, the piano soloists, and Maurice Perderyn, violin soloist, whose offerings, with a group of numbers by the Kiwanis Quartet, composed of W. A. Tholen, J. Harley Waldron, Paul Thompson and Robert Weaver completed the program.
27Lola Gibson, Gladys Mai Davidson, Tom Ryan, Doyne Wilson and the Kiwanis Quartet gave a Sunday afternoon concert at Midland Heights Methodist Church recently.
29Mrs. D. C. Smith, Fort Smith vocalist, and Clarence Burg, Fort Smith pianist, gave a pleasing recital at Poteau under the auspices of the Musical Arts Society.
31Dora Thomasson Hoffman, soprano; Francis Cunkle, organist who recently returned to Fort Smith after four years of study in St. Louis, these assisted by the Kiwanis Quartet, gave a program at the Van Buren First Methodist Episcopal Church South.
33The Dixie Girls Kitchen Kabinet Band, a unique organization under the direction of Mrs. Win McCann of Spiro, presented two benefit programs at the Joie Theater, the proceeds going to Spiro Schools and Lewis Tilles Park for Children.
35A recent meeting of the Musical Coterie at Carnegie Library was under the leadership of Hattie May Butterfield, another under leadership of Gladys Krone, and a third under Mrs. Lucien Sabin.
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47"Music Is the Universal Language of Mankind"—LONGFELLOW.
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62The Mozart Junior Music Club, recently organized at the Southwestern Studios of Musical Art, has had a number of interesting meetings this fall.
64The Peabody School Orchestra appeared at a recent meeting of the local Lions Club.
66Mrs. George B. Yadon and Luretha Leming presented a group of piano and violin pupils in recital at the studio of Mrs. Yadon.
68The first of the monthly recitals, given at the Clarence Burg Studios, offered piano pupils of the school assisted by Virginia Dobyns, vocal pupil of Mrs. D. C. Smith; the second was also by pupils of the school, assisted by Olga Tidwell, soprano pupil of Lola Gibson Deaton.
70Pupils of Benedictine Conservatory of Music gave the first of the regular recitals presented every six weeks at St. Boniface Hall.
72Two piano students of Fort Smith won honors at the State Fair in Little Rock. Tom Ryan, thirteen years old, pupil of Pearl Jarrard of Southwestern Studios of Musical Art, won first place in the twelve-to-sixteen-year-old group, and Virginia Robinson, twelve years old, pupil of Hattie May Butterfield, also of Southwestern Studios, won third place in the same group.
74Mrs. H. J. Dorner and twelve members of the Fort Smith Boys Harmonica Band also brought home two prizes from the State Fair. No prizes were given for group playing, but the band was heard by thousands of visitors at the fair, including Mr. Gunn, professional harmonica player, who said they gave as fine group work as he had ever heard. Milton Kessler won second prize and Bruce Greenlee won fourth prize in the individual player's contest.
76Mr. and Mrs. William Worth Bailey, Rebecca Eichbaum, Hattie May Butterfield and Elizabeth Price Coffey attended State Convention of Arkansas Music Teachers at Little Rock in November.
78The newly organized Fort Smith Civic Concert Club has selected Clarence Burg, president; Joe Leming, vice-president, and Gladys Krone, secretary and treasurer, and the board of directors includes: D. C. Smith, Mrs. H. H. Smith, Raymond Williams and Mrs. W. H. Vaughn. Artists already engaged to fill dates this season include: E. Robert Schmitz, pianist; Raoul Vidas, violinist; Gay MacLaren, dramatic artist, and Merle Alcock, contralto. F. K. F.
80Lodi, Cal. (See Music on the Pacific Slope.)
81Los Angeles, Cal. (See music on the Pacific Slope.)
82Memphis, Tenn. (See letter on another page.)
83Minneapolis, Minn. (See letter on another page.)
84New Concord, Ohio.—The first recital on the Artist Series at Muskingum College was given by Donald Francis Tovey, pianist, of the University of Edinburgh. Tovey made a strong impression on his large audience of students by his lucid presentation of an excellent program.
86On December 10, the Muskingum College Choral Society of 160 voices, under the guidance of Thomas Hamilton, presented Handel's Messiah. This was the seventh annual rendition of the work here. Howard Ralston at the organ and Lucy A. Wilcox at the piano furnished adequate accompaniments. The solo parts were effectively taken by Joyce Bannerman of Cleveland, soprano; Jean McCrory Newman, alto; Will Rhodes, tenor, and Fred Newman, bass. The last three singers are from Pittsburgh.
88The remaining numbers on the course will be a recital by Arthur Kraft, tenor, on January 22, and a concert by the Letz Quartet on February 11.
90Providence, R. I.—The Boston Symphony Orchestra gave its second concert of the season at the Albee Theater with Serge Koussevitzky conducting. The opening number was Beethoven's Egmont Overture, which was followed by Beethoven's Symphony No. 3 in E flat major, to which the conductor gave a superb reading. Roussel's first suite from the opera-ballet, Padmavati, and Preludes to Lohegrin and Die Meistersinger, by Wagner, ended one of the most enjoyable concerts this organization has given here.
92A delightful piano recital was given by James Gray at the Plantations Club. Mr. Gray presented a well selected program. His playing was marked by unusual technical ability, splendid tone and fine interpretation of all his selections.
94The Chaminade Club, of which Mrs. George Loomas is president, celebrated Federation Day with a song recital by Emily Roosevelt, soprano, at Frobel Hall on December 2. Miss Roosevelt, who is an artist member of the National Federation of Music Clubs and also a member of the Schubert Club of Stamford, Conn., sang four groups of songs, giving to each number an artistic interpretation. Her voice, of the finest quality, together with her charming personality, won for her ardent admiration, and extra numbers were added after each group. Lois Birchard Hedner played finished and sympathetic accompaniments. G. F. H.
96Philadelphia, Pa. (See letter on another page.)
97Rochester, N. Y. (See letter on another page.)
98San Francisco, Cal. (See Music on the Pacific Slope.)
99Wichita, Kans.—One of the outstanding local musical fairs of this season was the concert by faculty members of Friends University School of Music, in the Alumni Auditorium. This splendid group of artist-professors demonstrated again their ability to present music selections with skillful technic and beautiful interpretation. The faculty members are: Roy Campbell, tenor; Susie Ballinger Newman, pianist; Duff E. Middleton, violinist; Margaret Joy, pianist; Doris Thompson, contralto; Mrs. Roy Campbell, accompanist, and Mrs. Grace Baker Skanklin, children's teacher.
101Amelita Galli-Curci sang at the Forum under the management of Mrs. L. K. Brown. Homer Samuels, pianist, and Manuel Berenguer, flutist, were the assisting artists to Mme. Galli-Curci who has sung in Wichita four times. C. E. S.
103Isabel Richardson Molter's Engagements
104Isabel Richardson Molter will be soloist with the People's Orchestra in Boston, January 9. Her Jordan Hall recital takes place on January 13.
106She will appear in joint recital with Gilbert Ross at Cheshire (Conn.), January 14. On February 10, Mrs. Molter will give a benefit recital for the MacDowell Endowment Fund, under the auspices of Delta Omicron Sorority of Northwestern University. This will be given in the Woman's Club of Evanston. In March she will make a recital tour of the South.
108Mrs. Molter is always accompanied at the piano by Harold Molter, the soprano's gifted and sympathetic husband. The unity which these artists have and project into their work makes it always an inspiration to the listener.
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