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Musical Courier 1927-04-28: Vol 94 Iss 17, 1927
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1ACROSS THE COUNTRY
3Birmingham, Ala. (See letter on another page.)
4Boston, Mass. (See letter on another page.)
5Buffalo, N. Y. (See letter on another page.)
6Chicago, Ill. (See letter on another page.)
7Cincinnati, Ohio. (See letter on another page.)
8Denver, Colo. (See letter on another page.)
9San Francisco, Cal. (See Music on the Pacific Coast.)
11Cedar Falls, Iowa.—A concert by the Bel Canto Glee Club of the Iowa State Teachers' College was given under the direction of Alpha Corinne Mayfield, with Pauline Johnson, accompanist, and Edward Kurt, soloist. The program included songs by Elgar, Godard, Burleigh-Harris and Burleigh-Taylor, Beethoven, Debussy, Wieniawski, Curran, and Friml.
13Danielson, Conn.—In the Westfield Congregational Church Parish House, Danielson, Conn., a Beethoven program was given by the Flagg Instrumental Quartet, sponsored by the Killingly Woman's Club.
15Fostoria, Ohio.—Since her return from Europe, Lulu Hatfield Solomon, soprano, has resumed her teaching and professional work. She appeared recently under the auspices of the Mary Caples Brown Missionary Circle of the Methodist Episcopal Church in a travel talk, Glimpses of and Experiences in Europe, assisted by Vincent Beck and Park Burtscber, soloists, and Mrs. M. A. Lease, organist.
17Greeley, Col.—The Philharmonic Orchestra of Greeley gave a concert in Sterling Theater under the baton of John Clark Kendel, guest conductor, with Edward W. Wolter, baritone, as soloist. The program opened with the Mendelssohn overture, Midsummer Night's Dream, and continued with Symphony in C Minor, Gavotte, Andante and Minuet in G, by Beethoven, selections from Katinka, by Friml, and numbers by Mr. Wolter, accompanied by Ruth Meyer, pianist.
19Hartford, Conn.—A concert by the girls' and boys' glee clubs of the Hartford Public High School was given under the direction of Ralph L. Baldwin in the Broad Street Assembly Hall. The program included songs by Easthope Martin, Frank van der Stucken, James H. Rogers, Samuel Gaines, Gretchaninoff, Tchaikowsky, William Reddick, and Oley Speaks, all sung by the glee clubs, and solos by Harriet M. Foley, mezzo-soprano, assisted by Charlotte G. Lane, pianist; and Samuel Kaplan, violinist, assisted by Morton H. Kahn, pianist.
21Manitowoc, Wis.—Four concerts were given in Manitowoc this season sponsored by four different organizations. The first was the appearance of Ernestine Schumann-Heink, assisted by Florence Hardeman, violinist, and Stewart Nille, pianist, at Lincoln High School under the auspices of the Monday Music Club. The second concert was given by the Chicago Symphony Band, Victor J. Giabel, conductor, at Capitol Theater, under the auspices of that theater. The First Norwegian Lutheran Church brought Eduard Rechlin, New York organist, to the Mikado Theater; and as the final offering of the season the American Legion sponsored the appearance of the University of Wisconsin Glee Club, E. Earle Swimney, director, in Lincoln High School Auditorium. Attractions for the coming season, 1927-28, include Isador Berger, violinist; Bruno Steidel, cellist; Alma Peterson, soprano; B. Fred Wise, tenor; Leo Braverman, violinist, and Reinold Werrenrath, baritone.
23Milwaukee, Wis.—A benefit concert for the Beethoven House, Bonn, Germany, was given by the members of the faculty of the Wisconsin Conservatory of Music in Conservatory Hall. The program, which consisted wholly of Beethoven numbers, was prefaced by a short address on Beethoven, by Edwin G. Kappelmann. The selections included piano, vocal and violin solos and a trio for piano, violin and cello.
25Providence, R. I.—The Music Department at Brown University gave an all-Beethoven concert in Sayles Memorial Hall, the artists being Mme. Avis Bliven-Charbonnel, pianist; M. Wassily Besekirsky, violinist, and Adele Durant Rean, mezzo-soprano. Mme. Charbonnel played the op. 26 sonata with rare skill, and her performance made a deep and favorable impression. The Kreutzer sonata was given a scholarly reading by M. Besekirsky, and Mme. Charbonnel's support at the piano was sympathetic and in excellent taste. Mme. Keans rendered Adelaide with artistic intelligence, her voice being a rich, beautiful mezzo, which she uses with discretion.
27In Commercial High School Auditorium, under the auspices of Rhode Island F. of M. C., a Beethoven concert was given which included selections from most of the musical clubs in the state, including Westerly Club, Monday Morning Musical Club, McDowell Club, Schubert Club, Chaminade Club, Chopin Club, Melophonic Club.
29The R. I. F. of M. C. held the Rhode Island contest for young artist musicians, and for student musicians at the house of the president, Mrs. Caesar Misch. The winners of the young artists' contest were: (voice) Charlotte B. Resh of Providence, soprano; (piano) Oscar Lozzi of Providence. The winners of the student musician contest were: (piano) Rita Breault of Pawtucket; (voice) John Davenport, tenor; (violin) Hyman Forman of Providence. These young musicians competed with the winners from New England states at the Plymouth district in Boston, and at this contest John Davenport, Rita Breault, and Hyman Forman were winners and so competed at the biennial convention in Chicago.
31Under the auspices of the R. I. F. of M. C., Herbert Witherspoon was heard in a lecture and Catherine De Vogel in a song recital at Memorial Hall. Mme. De Vogel, in costume, sang with charm a group of Dutch and French songs ranging from the ninth to the nineteenth centuries. Mr. Witherspoon lectured on Music as a Factor in Education, in which he made a plea for American artists to sing their programs in English, a language which he said was as singable as any other.
33One of the most delightful affairs this season was given by the Clavier Ensemble, with Lotta Van Buren in a lecture recital on keyboard instruments of the olden times. Besides playing on the several instruments, Miss Van Buren lectured on the types of the old instruments beginning with the monochord of several centuries B. C. up to within 200 years of the present time.
35Marie Sundelius and Aroldo Lindi sang at the Elks' Auditorium in a concert that pleased the audience to such an extent that several extra numbers were added. Mme. Sundelius is a great favorite here and her singing of Depuis le Jour from Louise won applause. Mr. Lindi sang an aria from Turandot and was most pleasing in his group of Swedish songs, which he rendered delightfully. Both artists sang a duet from Carmen and the first act of La Boheme. Marion Sins gave valuable support on the piano.
37The Chopin Junior Club held its annual concert at the Providence Plantations Club, the young musicians presenting an interesting and well performed program. Marion Grossman played the first movement of Beethoven's sonata, op. 31; a Chopin nocturne, and Faure's Valse Caprice, Charlotte Weldon, soprano, rendered a group of songs by Schindler, Fiske, Huertner, and Curran. Benjamin Premack, violinist, gave an unusually fine performance of Bruch's concerto in G minor, and John Davenport, tenor, sang with rare skill Care Selve by Handel, The Wanderer by Armstrong Gibbs, Thou Art An Angel Earthward Bending by Gretchaninoff, and Call Me No More, by Cadman.
39At the Junior day celebration of the Chaminade Club in Probel Hall, the program was in charge of Mary Swift. These young musicians showed much talent and their efforts were liberally applauded.
41G. F. H.
43Rock Island, Ill.—The Etude Club of Davenport, Ia., has always had the most enjoyable and profitable programs on its guest days. Such a meeting was held at the home of Mrs. J. W. Watzek. The program was thoroughly modern, presenting numbers from such composers as La Forge, Huertner, Watts, Ross, Carew, Rimsky-Korsakoff, and Mrs. Beach.
45The Tri-City Organists' Club gave a vesper service at the South Park Presbyterian Church. The program was well rendered, those taking part being Hazel Spaulding-Baird, Mrs. Harvey Sangren, Bess Nofsker, all of Rock Island, and Marjorie Hoaglund, of Moline.
47The last concert of the Tri-City Symphony Orchestra was given at the Elks' Club in Moline. Jacques Jolas, representing the Chickering piano and demonstrator of the Ampico, scored heavily in his playing of the Saint-Saëns concerto.
49Pupils of Louise Cervine, pianist at Augusta Conservatory of Music, assisted by instructors in violin, voice, and organ, presented a recital in the college chapel. Beethoven numbers were the feature of the evening, as well as numbers by Bach, Mozart, and Haydn. Some of the selections were given in costume.
51Ruth Carlmark, of Moline, presented Florence Lunde, Francis Moran, and Rosemary Ward in a piano recital at the Malmrose-Carlmark studio. Two-piano numbers, trios, left-hand selections, and solo numbers were the main features of the evening.
53Miniatures was the theme of the program of the Rock Island Music Club meeting in the Parker Hotel. Readings, and vocal and piano numbers were given, and the main feature of the afternoon was the two-piano selection, Scherzo, by Saint-Saëns, given by Catherine Heimbeck and her sister, Mrs. George Baker.
55N. F. S.
57Saskatoon, Canada.—Paying homage to the great master, three Beethoven programs were given recently in Saskatoon. The first was a varied concert of piano duos, vocal solos, and cello selections in the Normal School Auditorium; the second, given in the Nutana Collegiate Auditorium, featured a piano and violin sonata, a cello sonata, and string quartet; while the third offered the oratorio, The Mount of Olives, presented in St. Thomas' Church and sung by the Grace Church Oratorio Choir, P. F. Copeland, conductor.
59L.
61Lovette Pupils in Studio Recital
63Eva Whitford Lovette, mezzo soprano and vocal teacher, gave a studio recital on April 10 at National Park Seminary, Forest Glen, Md., where for two years she has been a member of the faculty. The program was made doubly interesting by Mrs. Lovette's remarks before the appearance of each student giving a short history of her singing life, handicaps to be overcome and progress made. Those participating in the program were: Mary Eidson, Eaton, Ohio; Marie Chamberlain, Evanston, Ill.; Virginia Forchetti, Chicago; Rose Lambeth, Greenboro, N. C.; Virginia Heitman, Wilmet, Ill.; Gertrude Templeton, Buffalo, N. Y.; Ruth Pierce, Kewanee, Ill.; Katherine Peabody, South Dakota; Florence Bell, Kingston, Penn., Mildred Wollering, Detroit, Mich.; Helen Cox, McKeesport, Pa.; and Martha Overlees, Bartlesville, Okla.
65Rafaelo Diaz on the Jump
67Rafaelo Diaz, Metropolitan Opera tenor, is constantly on the jump. He recently filled twenty-one dates within six weeks in Florida, each more successful than the other. Then he came to New York long enough for several appearances after which he rushed off to his native state, Texas, where he sang in the Seven Last Words of Christ, given in the auditorium of San Antonio. Seven thousand people heard the performance and a thousand were turned away. Mr. Diaz was due back in New York about April 25. May 1 he will sing in New York; 8 and 9, San Diego, Cal.; 16, Vancouver, B. C.; 27, Los Angeles; June 27, Cleveland.
69Beethoven Symphony at Carnegie Hall, April 29
71The Beethoven Symphony Orchestra, of which Georges Zaslawsky is the conductor, will give its second New York recital at Carnegie Hall on Friday evening, April 29. The program will include Overture from Russian and Ludmilla, Glinka; Symphony Pathétique, Tchaikowsky; Masquerade, an American Rhapsody, Carl McKinley; Capriccio Espagnol, Rimsky-Korsakoff, and two numbers sung by Marguerite D'Alvarez, the Adieu foret, aria from Jeanne d'Arc, Tchaikowsky, and La Mer Ballade by Borodin.
73The Polaccos Sail for Italy
75Giorgio Polacco, Chicago Civic Opera conductor, accompanied by his wife, Edith Mason, and their baby, sailed April 16 on the Italian ship, Biancamano. Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Johnson will join the Polaccos in May and together they will hear new novelties and singers in preparation for next season.
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