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Musical Courier 1927-06-16: Vol 94 Iss 24, 1927
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1June 16, 1927
3American Orchestral Society Announces Series of Free Concerts
5The sixth season of post-graduate work of the American Orchestral Society which has just closed, has in all respects been the most successful in its history. It may be recalled that at the beginning of this society's existence, educators were somewhat skeptical regarding the possible achievement of its musical aims and purposes; also, teachers were inclined to be suspicious of its motives and reluctant to have their pupils enroll; the several conductors throughout the country disregarded the appeals made to them in behalf of the graduates and the public took very little concern of the concerts which this society gave.
7Today, the whole situation has changed. Educators regard the post-graduate work of the American Orchestral Society as extremely valuable and necessary for all music students, whether artists or artisans. The music teachers are anxious to have their advanced pupils enroll in order to avail themselves of the broadening influence resulting from contact with the great symphonic masterpieces. Conductors throughout the country are looking to the society for recruits to fill the vacant positions in their orchestras, realizing that the standards required by the American Orchestral Society for graduation insure a very well equipped orchestral candidate. The music loving public of New York has also come to realize that the concerts of this society are worth hearing.
9This transition is the result of the untiring efforts of Chalmers Clifton, who has directed the musical activities of the society for the past five years.
11One-hundred and twenty-seven students have been prepared and graduated during these six years, one or more of them occupying positions in every symphonic orchestras throughout the country with the exception of the Boston and Chicago symphony orchestras. During the five years of Mr. Clifton's incumbency, forty-five young American-taught artists have appeared as soloists with the orchestra at its concerts.
13During the season of 1922-23, the training orchestra has studied and played at concerts a total of thirty symphonic compositions; 1923-24, thirty-five; 1924-25, thirty-eight; 1925-26, fifty, and 1926-27, forty-eight. The amount of routine and repertory which the student is equipped with upon graduating after three years' work in the society is enormous when it is realized that the symphonic compositions studied in any season are not duplicated the succeeding year. The repertory of the third year often includes some works that have been studied the two previous years. During the last five years the training orchestra has also rehearsed and played at concerts twenty-two compositions by American composers.
15The work of preparing American conductors has been carried forth by the musical director with pronounced success. Each year aspirants who apply are subjected to an increasingly higher entrance test. The musical director has come to realize that the most exacting requirements are none too severe in order to accomplish results in this unique phase of the society's work. An average of fifteen students have been working with Mr. Clifton each season. Some of these young potential conductors have started on their careers. Others are returning each year for more work.
17During the past five years the society has given sixty-one free concerts in the high school auditoriums, Cooper Union Auditorium and in the concert halls of New York. Last season seventy-four rehearsals and nine concerts were held, at which an average student attendance of eighty-seven was sustained. Although this average attendance is larger than that of previous seasons, it is not, however, the surest proof of the real advancement in the musical standards of the society. This is more conclusively shown by the fact that during this past season forty-eight of the standard symphonic compositions were rehearsed and many played at the concerts, as compared with thirty, five years ago. Twenty-six students were graduated from the society in the season. Eighteen students have been placed in positions in the following orchestras: Cincinnati Symphony, Cleveland Orchestra, Detroit Symphony, St. Louis Symphony and the Roxy Theater Orchestra.
19During the past season 210 theory classes have been held under the direction of Franklin Robinson. These classes are given as part of the course of study and are free for the students enrolled in the training orchestra. They are also open to outside students by the payment of a small fee. Six concerts have been arranged for next season in Mecca Hall on the following Monday afternoons at three o'clock: November 21 and December 19, 1927; January 30, February 27, March 26, April 30, 1928. The seating capacity of Mecca Hall is thirty-five hundred and the officers of the American Orchestral Society are anxious to play these concerts to capacity houses. Admission is free by invitation, and any music loving person may attend these interesting and well rendered concerts by communicating with the American Orchestral Society either by telephone or by letter. Two unreserved seat tickets will be sent before each concert to persons who apply.
21Good Season for Hart House String Quartet
23The Hart House String Quartet is anticipating a fine season next year, having bookings in the United States as far West as Oklahoma. Canada is celebrating its Diamond Jubilee of Confederation this summer and plans are under way for concerts in New York, Boston, Buffalo and Detroit, to be given by the quartet in conjunction with Edward Johnson, Eva and Juliette Gauthier and the Mendelssohn Choir of Toronto, in commemoration of this event. The Hart House String Quartet will appear in Ottawa on July 1.
25Mona Bates Offers Summer Course Scholarship
27Mona Bates, pianist, is offering a scholarship in connection with her summer course in Toronto, beginning on July 4. Following a busy concert season, Miss Bates has decided to spend the summer teaching. If this season is anything like last, she will have many pupils participating in the work.
29Elizabeth Symphony Orchestra's First Concert
31Christiaan Kriens conducted the debut concert of the Elizabeth Symphony Orchestra, Dr. Henri E. Abel, president, in the auditorium of the Hamilton High School, May 12, August May appearing as piano soloist. Ulrich Jelinek is concertmaster of this organization of ninety players, both all sang with a freedom of production, a roundness of tone and clarity of diction. Good style characterized their interpretations. Miss Foster was particularly interesting, but each and every one of the young singers did well. Mr. Sturani presents his pupils in a recital every fortnight.
33Faust at Cort Theater
35It was a fairly good performance of Faust that was listened to by a handful of people at the Cort Theater on May 31. Certainly many inferior ones are heard here and
37THE NEWLY FORMED ELIZABETH, N. J., SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
38Christiaan Kriens, Conductor.
40sexes, and local papers gave it many columns of notices. One paper said: "…were equal to the marvel of developing into concert shape, after only ten rehearsals… everywhere was heard approval, and many of the city's music teachers were generous in praise." A prominent orchestral number was Kriens' own suite, In Holland, which received special attention; also the difficult accompaniment of the Liszt E flat piano concerto was highly praised. All in all this first orchestral concert of a new orchestra was a genuine success.
42Bernard Ferguson Closes Busy Season
44Bernard Ferguson recently completed his season by making a tour of three weeks as soloist with the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra, Henri Verbrugghen, conductor. Among the interesting dates fulfilled during the tour were the opening concert in the Drake University Field House at Des Moines, Ia., the Spring Festivals at the University of Missouri at Columbia, University of Kansas at Lawrence, the Lawrence College Festival at Appleton, Wis., and the public school music festivals at St. Joseph, Mo., and Milwaukee, Wis.
46Mr. Ferguson sang every night at the orchestra's concerts, was invariably in excellent voice, and scored an unqualified success both with the critics and the public. At Appleton he sang the baritone role in Coleridge-Taylor's Hiawatha's Departure, and at Milwaukee he sang his favorite role of Elijah with the combined High School Girls' Chorus and the Lyric Male Chorus, under the direction of Alfred Hiles Bergen.
48In April Mr. Ferguson appeared with the Mendelssohn Choir of Pittsburgh, Pa., Ernest Lunt, conductor, in a performance of the Bach Passion according to St. Matthew.
50During the summer months Mr. Ferguson will fulfill several professional engagements and enjoy a rest in the Northern woods of Minnesota. He plans to re-open his vocal studios in St. Louis early in September, and will be available for concert and oratorio engagements in the middle west during the winter.
52Mr. Ferguson is under the management of Arthur J. Gaines, manager of the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra.
54The People's Chorus Sings
56A free concert was given by the People's Chorus of New York, under the direction of L. Camilleri, at Town Hall on June 2. Crystal Waters sang in various costumes illustrating the periods of folk songs of which Harold V. Milligan gave an explanation. The chorus sang excerpts from Bach, Beethoven, Mendelssohn, Gounod and others. Mr. Camilleri gave a demonstration of the sight singing method used at the weekly meetings of the chorus. The audience took part in the songs, copies of which were provided. The chorus sat in the auditorium among the audience which was very large. This is the first of such free concerts.
58Cesare Sturani Presents Pupils
60Cesare Sturani presented several of his pupils in a recital at his New York studios recently. Those participating were Irene Maier, Anita Palmer, Ruth Cowley, Maria Mortarotti, Amelia Sanandres and Ethel Foster. Their singing reflected much credit upon the work done by Mr. Sturani for all.
62These artists, whose ability has been proved by repeated engagements and enthusiastic appreciation, are for the season of 1927 and 1928 under the exclusive Concert Management of
64R. E. JOHNSTON
651451 Broadway, New York City
67Creighton Allen, Pianist
68Mauda Walter, Mezzo-Soprano
69Edith Breuning, Soprano
70Anna Case, the Popular American Soprano
71Lucille Chalfant, Phenomenal Coloratura Soprano
72Giuseppe Danise, Baritone of Metropolitan Opera Co.
73Yvonne D'Arle, French-American Lyric Soprano
74Giacomo Gatti, Italian Baritone of Metropolitan Opera Co. one of two readings
75Giacomo Giuseppe, Lied Baritone of Metropolitan Opera Co. one of two readings
76Paul de Marky, Pianist
77Rafaelo Diaz, American Tenor
78Daisy Elgin, Soprano
79Dorothea Felix, Contralto of Metropolitan Opera Co.
80Beniamino Gigli, the World's Greatest Tenor
81Curtiss Grove, Lieder Singer one of two readings
82Curtis Grove, Lieder Singer one of two readings
83Hallie Hall, American Mezzo-Soprano
84Rosa Low, American Soprano
85Charlotte Lund, Apprehend and Operatic Recitalist
86Mary Manley, Coloratura Soprano
87Queen Marlo, Soprano of the Metropolitan Opera Co.
88Oscar Nicastro, South American cellist
89Giacomo Rimini, Italian Baritone of Chicago Opera Co.
90Mabel Ritch, American Contralto
91Moritz Rosenthal, King of the Keyboard
92Tito Ruiz, Baritone of the Metropolitan Opera Co.
93Alberto Salvi, World's Greatest Harpist
94Frances Sebei, American Lyric-Dramatic Soprano
95Jessie Slatis, Soprano
96Erich Sorantin, Violinist
97Ina Swift, Coloratura Soprano
98Donald Thayer, American Baritone
99Anne Tyson, Contralto
100John Charles Thomas, America's Own Baritone
101Mischa Weisbord, A New Violin Sensation
102The Three Marmel Sisters — Delightful Novelty Dancers
103The Biltmore Friday Morning Musicales
105MARIANNE KNEISEL and FRANZ KNEISEL, 2nd will accept a limited number of students for VIOLIN PLAYING AND CHAMBER MUSIC at KNEISEL HALL, BLUE HILL, MAINE (Founded by the late Franz Kneisel) from July 4 to August 31, 1927 A Building has been erected, especially designed, containing Social Meeting and Recital Rooms for Ensemble playing, also a Music Library and a Hall for Concerts and Lectures for the accommodation of students. For terms of tuition and particulars for living accommodations, etc., apply to the Secretary of Kneisel Hall, Blue Hill, Me.
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1081927 Summer Master Classes JULY 19TH-AUGUST 30TH MASON-HAMLIN PIANO one of two readings
110SCHMITZ Management: BOGUE-LABERGE, INC., 130 W. 42nd St., New York one of two readings
112COLORADO SPRINGS COSSITT HALL CASCADE AVENUE CLASS AND PRIVATE TEACHING PIANO TECHNIC INTERPRETATION one of two readings
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