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Musical Courier 1927-06-16: Vol 94 Iss 24, 1927
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1June 16, 1927
3MONTREAL, CAN.
5MONTREAL, CANADA.—Under the auspices of the National Council of Education the Gentlemen of His Majesty's Free Chapel of St. George in Windsor Castle and the Choristers of Westminster Abbey gave a series of musical events in Montreal. These include a lecture by Rev. Edmund H. Fellows, at the Ritz Carlton Hotel, on Old English Music, illustrated by the singing of the choir. A concert was also given at His Majesty's Theater with Sydney H. Nicholson as conductor. The soloists were Wallis Searle, alto; Malcolm Boyle, tenor, and Harry Akeroyd, bass. This concert brought a house filled to capacity. In addition the choristers took part in the services at Christ Church Cathedral and the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul.
7Louis Vierne, composer and the organist of Notre Dame Cathedral, Paris, gave a recital at the Church of St. Andrew and St. Paul. His program included several interesting numbers of his own composition. The church was well filled.
9A performance of King Olaf, by Sir Edward Elgar, was presented at His Majesty's Theater by the Elgar Choir. The solo parts were taken by Mrs. Harold Mills, soprano; Stanly Maxted, tenor, and T. L. H. Sauderson, baritone. The choir and orchestra were under the leadership of Berkley E. Chadwick.
11The second of two musicales given each season by the American Woman's Club took place at Windsor Hall. A delightful program was arranged by Mrs. Jarvis Arnold, who sang two solos. Others taking part were Mrs. Wilfrid Daws, pianist; Stanly Maxted, tenor, and Jean Belland, cellist, all of Montreal. Isabelle Burnada, contralto, of Paris, who is at present touring in America, also was heard, while Rose Macmillan and Miss M. Jones were the accompanists. The attendance was very large.
13Under the patronage of the Consul General of the Republic of Poland, Roman Mazurkiewicz, a Chopin concert was held at the Ritz Carlton Hotel. Two short addresses were given, one in English by William Caldwell, and the other in French by H. Dombrowski, on the life and works of Chopin. All the artists had given their services and the concert was free, but for those who wished to do so an opportunity was given to contribute to the Polish charities. The artists were Olga Lieber and Rex Battle, pianists, and Mary Isard, violinist. The whole affair was a delightful evening of Chopin, and there was a large crowd to enjoy it.
15Before returning home to Scotland after an extended tour of the English speaking countries of the world, William Heughan, bass, gave three concerts in Victoria Hall, Westmount. In Highland costume, Mr. Heughan acts as he sings his varied program which ranges from folk songs to operatic extracts. Gladys Sayer, a pianist from the Brussels Conservatory, was the assisting artist; she played the accompaniments, and also two groups of piano selections.
17W. E. H.
19Singer Gets Silent Movie Role
20(From the Los Angeles Examiner, May 29, 1927)
22Lucrative posts for silent singers are as scarce as the proverbial hen's teeth, but Russell Hiam, six-foot-four baritone, training under Charles Bowes of the Bowes Studios, has found one. Patrons of Grauman's Chinese Theater see in the prologue a husky individual typifying Daniel in the lion's den as a part of the spectacular prologue for The King of Kings. Even the player's face is unseen by the audience, but the few moments of silent, back-turned work is netting Hiam a substantial sum each week. Charles Bowes admits Hiam's role isn't one that reflects much credit to him as a teacher, but he declares the timber of Hiam's voice is such that even if the lions were real the baritone could control them with his vocal art.
24BOSTON
26BOSTON CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC AWARDS PRIZE VIOLIN
27BOSTON.—Agide Jacchia, director of the Boston Conservatory of Music, has announced the result of the competition of violin students of the Conservatory for the prize violin, annually offered by Clark Powers. The contest was held at the Conservatory on June 3 and Master Joseph Livoti, twelve-year-old son of Anthony Livoti, Cambridge, was adjudged the winner. Charles M. Loeffler, eminent composer and violin teacher, presided at the contest and expressed high commendation of the youthful player's ability. The prize violin (valued at $500) was presented by the maker and donor, Mr. Powers. Master Livoti has been a pupil at the Boston Conservatory of Music since December, 1925, when he won the open competition for the scholarship with Prof. Serge Korgueff.
29FOURTH WEEK OF "POPS"
31The fourth week of "Pop" concerts by the Boston Symphony Orchestra opened with a symphonic program on May 22, under the capable leadership of Mr. Casella. The distinguished Italian leader began a well-diversified program with Beethoven's familiar overture to Leonore No. 3 and followed with a musically reading of the seventh symphony. Although there had been no rehearsal, the symphony received an effective performance, Mr. Casella stressing the rhythmic and melodic values of this ever-welcome music. Strauss' early tone poem, Don Juan, and Ravel's choreographic poem, La Valse, also contributed to the pleasure of the large audience which filled Symphony Hall. The fact that the interest of a "Pop's" audience could be maintained through a program of this nature gives validity to Mr. Casella's contention that pieces from the regular symphonic repertory should find increasing importance in the "Pops" scheme of things.
33Of noteworthy importance among the week's programs was that of Friday, devoted altogether to music of Russian origin. On this list Mr. Casella included such pieces as the Pathétique symphony of Tchaikowsky, Rimsky-Korsakoff's Caprice on Spanish Themes, the Lullaby from Stravinsky's The Firebird, and pieces by Glinka, Moussorgsky, Rachmaninoff and Liadov.
35J. C.
37Cleveland Institute Notes
38CLEVELAND, Ohio.—The final, important event of the closing school year of the Cleveland Institute of Music was its thirteenth open students' concert held in the Allerton Club residence, presenting more than 100 pupils in an unusual program. It was the spring exhibition recital of the conservatory, illustrating the work done in all its departments by pupils of all ages. The program was divided in three parts, the first presenting children, the second adults, and the third the junior and senior orchestras.
40Tiny concert artists, six and seven years old, played such numbers as La Romanesque, Gavotte and Musette, and Kreisler's Toy Soldiers' March. Other students, ranging from seven to thirteen, gave Handel's Sonatina, Lully's Gavotte, Beethoven's Sonata in G major, and Mozart's Andante, Sonata in D major. The junior quartet, of which no member is older than thirteen, distinguished itself with its mature interpretation of Mendelssohn's Quartet, op. 12.
42Students from the vocal ensemble class, piano and strings departments gave the next part of the program, including such numbers as Palestrina's Adoramus Te, Orlando di Lasso's Matona, Lovely Maiden, Brahms' rhapsody in B minor, Saint-Saëns' Allegro Appassionata, and Veracini's Menuett.
44One of the loveliest numbers presented was a song set to the Swiss Lullaby of Milon de Ribaupierre, arranged by his brother, Andre de Ribaupierre, director of the Institute strings department. Ribaupierre is director, also, of the junior and senior orchestras, which concluded the evening's program with Corelli's Concerto Grosso in C minor, Vivaldi's concerto for violin and orchestra, and Handel's concerto in B minor for viola and orchestra.
46R.
48Cornish School Activities
49SEATTLE, WASH.—Of interest during the past month has been the orchestral concert of the Cornish Orchestra, under the direction of Peter Meremblum, head of the violin department. The Cornish Orchestra gave a finely balanced evening's program, thanks to Mr. Meremblum's skill in conducting, offering selections from a wide range of composers. Ruth Gordon, pianist from the class of Calvin B. Cady, associate director of the school, played the first movement of the Beethoven G major concerto with technical efficiency and musicianship.
51Completing the series of violin-piano sonata recitals by Mr. Meremblum and Berthe Poncy Dow, these artists were accorded an ovation. During the entire month of April they gave a sonata recital each Friday evening and attracted wide attention.
53The Cornish School has announced the consolidation of the Caird Leslie School of the Dance with its own Dance Department. Mr. Leslie, who will assume the direction of the Dance Department, began his career many years ago with the Cornish School, where he first attracted the attention of Adolph Bolm.
55Student recitals are an almost daily occurrence during the latter months of the school year. The most advanced of these recitals included a violin program given by Frederick Heward, youthful artist, and a mixed program sponsored and given by the Cornish Chapter of the national music sorority. To enumerate all of the recitals is obviously impossible, but as is always the case, the student recitals at the Cornish are attracting enthusiastic audiences, and the workmanship displayed is par excellence.
57T. H.
59Cahier Pupil in Opera
60One of Mme. Charles Cahier's European pupils, Erica Darbo of Oslo, has been singing as guest in the larger opera houses in Europe, and from the first of August will be the leading soprano in the opera in Kiel, Germany.
62GERMANY'S FOREMOST OPERATIC BUREAU
63Special official representative: Berlin State Opera. Placing artists with Munich, Dresden and all other leading German opera houses. Also Barcelona and Madrid. Correspondence in English.
64MERTENS, BERLIN
65Dorotheen Strasse 78
67LOUTA NOUENBERG
68NEW METHOD
69of
70PIANO PLAYING
71EXPLAINED
72by
73MOVING PICTURES
74Studio: Maison Pleyel, 22 rue Rochechouart, Paris
76MME. LILLIAN CROXTON
77COLORATURA SOPRANO
78Mgt. Lillian Croxton, Hotel Hamilton
79West 73rd Street
80New York City
82TAMME
83TENOR
84VOICE—TEACHING
85Instruction-That-Builds
862231 Broadway
87New York
88Telephone
89Tra. 3614
91(FRANK) (ERNESTO)
92LaFORGE-BERUMEN STUDIOS
93Composer-Pianist
94Voice Building
95STUDIO: 14 WEST 68th ST., NEW YORK
96PHONE TRAFALGAR 8993
97Studios will be open throughout the Summer
99FRANCO DE GREGORIO
100formerly leading tenor in principal theaters of Italy, Russia, France, Holland, England, Ireland, Scotland, Transvaal and Australia.
101Voice Placing and Coaching in Opera, Oratorio and Concert
102166 West 72nd Street, New York
103Phone 0138 Endicott
105ENGINEERING AUDITORIUM
106Available for Concerts, Recitals, Lectures, etc.
107Rates Moderate
108ACCOMMODATES 880
10929 West 39th St., N. Y. C. Pennsylvania 9220
111HEIZER MUSIC SCHOOL
112Direction of Mr. and Mrs. Frederick Heizer
113SIOUX CITY, IOWA
1141215 Douglas Street
116OPPORTUNITIES
118The Vanderbilt Studios
119of New York
120Mrs. Mabel Duble-Scheele, Proprietor
12115 East 9th St., 13-15 East 38th St.
122Apply 15 East 38th Street
123Resident, non-resident studios, with or without bath.
124Furnished studios with piano for summer sub-let.
125Pianos studios rented by the hour.
126Telephones, Lexington 8998 and 10125
127VANDERBILT STUDIOS INN
128At 13 East 38th Street
129Excellent food at moderate prices
131NEW YORK MUSICAL CLUB offers
132Part Scholarship for next season. Eight months of vocal study in New York City
133—also two part Scholarships for summer course. Auditions now. Address: Secretary, 817 Steinway Hall, 113 West 57th Street, New York.
135METROPOLITAN OPERA HOUSE STUDIOS—Several large studios are available unfurnished on yearly lease, also sublet part time. For particulars inquire of Manager, Mr. Black, 1425 Broadway, New York. Tel.: Penn 2634.
137PIANIST SEEKS MASTER CLASS—
138Well known concert pianist, pupil of Busoni, with endorsements by famous teachers, seeks connection with leading conservatory or university. Address: Secretary, MUSICAL COURIER, Senesheimer Strasse 27, Berlin-Charlottenburg, Germany.
140VOCAL TEACHER with experience would like to connect with school in near-by vicinity. Address: "C. C. W." care of MUSICAL COURIER, Steinway Building, 113 West 57th Street, New York City.
142YOUNG MAN would like to give services (secretarial or general work) to vocal teacher in exchange for voice lessons during summer. Out of town preferred. Address: "R. R. D." care of MUSICAL COURIER, Steinway Building, 113 West 57th Street, New York.
144AUTOGRAPH FOR SALE—A verse written by Francis Scott Key, signed by him "F. S. Key, Esq." This autograph is for sale. Address: "B. B. M." care of MUSICAL COURIER, Steinway Building, 113 West 57th Street, New York.
146Virgil Conservatory
147A. M. VIRGIL, Director
148INTENSIVE SUMMER COURSE
149June 20th to July 15th
150TUITION FEES VERY MODERATE
151Write for Particulars
152ADDRESS:
153JULIA WEIL, Secretary
154139 West 72nd Street
155New York
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