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Musical Courier 1927-01-13: Vol 94 Iss 2, 1927
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1January 13, 1927
3Dorothy Gordon in Children's Songs
4Repeating her Princess Theater Children's Concert Hour of November 29, this time in the cozy Mayfair Theater, New York, on December 27, Dorothy Gordon gave American folk and period songs before a good-sized audience, containing many children and many mature folk who have not yet really grown up. One first heard her voice from back-stage; then it approached nearer, she singing an Indian song of welcome, which with her Indian Rattle, formed her entrance; the becoming costume and songs of Winnebago, Hopi and Kwakintin tribes all made effect. A Colonial group contained songs from North Carolina, Kentucky and Vermont, and the humor and sentiment in these held the young ears' close attention. Plantation Songs followed, and before these ended the charming young singer had everybody singing Oh Suzanna and Swanee River. Modern songs were by MacDowell (To a Wild Rose), Carpenter, Hadley (French Doll's Wooing), Schacter, Stoner and Mana-Zueca (Big Brown Bear). Each of these received characteristic treatment, and everyone appreciated Miss Gordon's winning smile and impromptu talks, which together quite won all hearts. A very capable young accompanist was Adele Holstein. Boston and Philadelphia will hear Miss Gordon later in the season.
6New York College of Music Approaching
7Fiftieth Anniversary
8The New York College of Music, twenty-three years under the direction of Carl Hein and August Fraemcke, commenced the season with an enlarged faculty and the largest enrollment of students in the history of the school. Since its founding, in 1876, the college has grown with fundamental solidity in musical art, and today ranks as one of the foremost and oldest music schools in the country. It was the first college of music in New York City, and such artists as Theodore Thomas, Rafael Joseffy and Leopold Godowsky were members of the faculty in past years. Great artists—among them Paderewski, Hofmann, Sembich, Elman, Scharwenka, Weingartner and Fiedler—have appeared before the students, and today a splendid faculty of musicians and eminent artists continues to be the pride of this old established institution.
10The piano department is under the direction of August Fraemcke, director of the college, who has concertized throughout Europe and America and was soloist with the Philharmonic and other great orchestras; during thirty-five years of teaching, Mr. Fraemcke has become one of the most successful pedagogues in the country. Other instructors of piano are Miguel Castellanos, former pupil of Saint-Saens and Marmontel; G. Kritzler former student of Reincke, Teichmuller and Jadassohn; Dirk Haagmans, who studied with Reinecke and Jadassohn; Carl Werschinger, graduate of the Royal Hochschule of Berlin; Henry Schroeder, who studied with Oesterle and Byer, and is the teacher of Jerome Rappaport and Libby Lewis; Edward Schaeffer, Henry von Hofe and S. Reid Spencer, members of the faculty for over fifteen years, and Edward Fickenissen, former pupil of Mr. Fraemcke. The ladies of the faculty in the piano department are: Sadie Bischoff, Consuelo Clark, Edythe W. Gilbert, Uarda Hein, Helen Hirschman, Martha Mahlenbrock and Elsa Nicolini.
12The violin department is under the direction of Hans Letz, former member of the Kneisel Quartet, founder and first violinist of the present Letz Quartet, and teacher of many concert violinists. Other members in the violin department are Sigmund Feuermann, Austrian violinist; Joseph Kovarik, solo viola of the Philharmonic Orchestra for twenty years; Theodore John, whose pupils play in many of the best symphony orchestras; Karl Klein, former pupil of Ysaye and Wilhelmj, and David Peterson, pupil of and assistant to Mr. Letz.
14The vocal department is under the direction of Carl Hein, director of the College, who has been conductor of many of the world's greatest singing festivals, with Marie van Gelder, Vera Nette, Mina Elman and Dr. Sigrid Prager as instructors. Dr. Cornelius Rybner who was director of the music department of Columbia University, has an international reputation as a pedagogue in the theory of music. William Ebahn and Mr. Fischer direct the violoncello department, and Wilbur Lyster is director of sight-singing. This reputable faculty represents the high standard of the College, which was incorporated under the University of the State of New York in 1878, and empowered to confer diplomas and degrees, such as Bachelor, Master, and Doctor of Music.
16The College announces that examinations for admission to the orchestra and chamber music classes continue daily.
18Syracuse Symphony Notes
19Percy Grainger was the soloist with the Syracuse Symphony Orchestra, Vladimir Shavitch, conductor, at its last Sunday concert, December 26. The large audience enthusiastically acclaimed the soloist and the orchestra. The next subscription concert, January 15, will feature Mahler's first symphony. Margaret D'Alvarez, will be the soloist.
21CONCERTS FOR YOUNG PEOPLE
22Folk and Period Songs in Costume
23Marie H. Gouled, Mgr., 500 Fifth Ave., N. Y.
24DOROTHY GORDON, Soprano
25Tel. 1927 Longacre
27May be used in operatic or concert form
28THE SUNSET TRAIL
29An Operatic Cantata for Soli and Chorus of Mixed Voices. Solo Voices: Mezzo-Soprano, Tenor, Baritone and Bass. Poetic Text by Gilbert Moyle. Musical Setting by
30CHARLES WAKEFIELD CADMAN
31PRICE $1.00 LIST
32This new Cadman work was recently presented at the EASTMAN SCHOOL OF MUSIC. Four performances were given during repertoire week, and the performances aroused great enthusiasm.
33ORCHESTRATION FOR RENTAL
34WHITE-SMITH MUSIC PUBLISHING COMPANY
35BOSTON 40-44 Winchester St. NEW YORK 13 East 17th St. CHICAGO 316 So. Wabash Ave.
37HAROLD BAUER
38DOMINANT FIGURE AMONG MASTER PIANISTS
39Bauer, who for 25 years has played exclusively the
40Mason & Hamlin
41PIANOFORTE
42has written:
43"The Mason & Hamlin Pianos not only represent the most perfect example of the piano maker's art, but fulfill every imaginable requirement from the point of view of both pianist and audience. They are the most superbly beautiful instruments that I know."
44MASON & HAMLIN COMPANY
45BOSTON NEW YORK
47Mr. Achron plays his own violin concerto (first performance anywhere) with the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Serge Koussevitzky conducting, at Boston, January 24
49JOSEPH ACHRON MASTER CLASS FOR VIOLINISTS
5046 West 83d Street, New York City
51Tel. Endicott 0187
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