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Musical Courier 1927-06-16: Vol 94 Iss 24, 1927
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1James Devoe's Concert Series
2The Philharmonic Concert Company, James E. Devoe, vice-president, manager, will present interesting courses in the following cities next season: Buffalo, Flint, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Grand Rapids, Detroit, and Toronto.
3The Buffalo Philharmonic Concerts to be presented at the Consistory Auditorium, will open on October 7 with Rosa Ponselle, followed by the appearance of Josef Lhevinne, Jascha Heifetz, John McCormack and Feodor Chaliapin. The Flint Philharmonic Concerts at the Regent Theater, open on October 17 with Marion Talley, followed by The English Singers, Schumann-Heink in her last appearance in that city, and Walter Gieseking. The Kalamazoo Philharmonic Concerts, at the High School Auditorium, under the joint auspices of the Philharmonic Concert Company and the Board of Education, will present Marion Talley, The English Singers, Walter Gieseking, Giovanni Martinelli and Jascha Heifetz. Lansing will hear Miss Talley, too, on October 14, at Prudden Auditorium, under the auspices of the Matinee Musciale, Mildred Koonsman, local manager, with these later attractions, Emilio De Gogorza, Mario Chamlee, The English Singers and Jascha Heifetz.
4Lawrence Tibbett, Walter Gieseking, Marion Talley, John McCormack and Jascha Heifetz will comprise the series at Grand Rapids, under the auspices of the Armory Extension Association. At Arcadia Auditorium in Detroit the course will present Marion Talley, Tito Schipa, Florence Austral and John Amadio in a joint recital, Feodor Chaliapin, John McCormack, and for the final one a choice of Ernestine Schumann-Heink, Jascha Heifetz and the Mendelssohn Choir.
5The opening concert of the Toronto Philharmonic Concerts at Massey Musical Hall on October 19 will be given by Galli-Curci, followed by the Detroit Symphony Orchestra, Ossip Gabrilowitsch, conductor; a joint recital by Tito Schipa, Florence Austral and John Amadio; Jascha Heifetz and Ernestine Schumann-Heink.
6Maia Bang Goes Abroad
7Maia Bang, noted teacher of the violin and assistant to Leopold Auer, has left for an extended trip abroad. She will visit London, Berlin, Paris and Vienna, and of course her native land, Sweden. It will be recalled that Mme. Bang is author of a violin method based upon Prof. Auer's method of teaching, a book which has been, ever since it was published, a best seller. Mme. Bang will return to her teaching duties in the fall.
8La Forge-Berumen Concert in Darien
9The annual La Forge-Berumen concert was given in Royle School, Darien, Conn., on May 27 before a capacity audience. Erin Ballard, pianist, opened the program with the Cracovienne Fantastique, and played with her usual brilliance. Manlio Ovidio, baritone, accompanied by Frank La Forge (who also was at the piano for several of the other singers) revealed in his selections a rich and powerful voice of wide range. Bernice Winne, contralto, artistically accompanied by Emile La Blanc Faber, proved that she has a voice of true contralto quality. Her presentation of Thy Warning is Good by Grieg was especially impressive. Arthur Kraft, well known tenor, gave a miscellaneous group. He was in splendid voice and more than upheld his excellent reputation. Nancy McCord, soprano, gave freely of a beautiful voice and personal charm in her singing of Depuis le jour from Charpentier's Louise. Katherine Philbrick played unusually fine accompaniments to this number. Flora Bell sang the Bell Song from Lakme and was enthusiastically received. Great flexibility and remarkable breath control were outstanding in her work. Gil Valeriano, popular Spanish tenor, gave much pleasure with his beautiful voice and fine interpretative ability. Emma Parenteau, a contralto of attainments, sang next with Myrtle Alcorn giving excellent support at the piano. Miss Parenteau possesses dramatic ability above the average and she used this ability to advantage in L'heure de poupée by Holmes. Frances Alcorn revealed a dramatic voice which she used most intelligently. To conclude the program Mr. Kraft and Mr. Ovidio ably presented Solemn in quest' ora from La forza del destino by Verdi. Encores were the order of the evening.
10Combs Conservatory Gives Geiger Degree
11At the forty-second annual commencement exercises of the Combs Conservatory of Music, Philadelphia, on May 25, the degree of Doctor of Music was conferred upon William Geiger, Mus. Bac., director of the violin department of the Conservatory. Doctor Geiger is a native of this country. His early musical education was received from the foremost teachers of America, including four years with Schradieck. Shortly after Schradieck's appointment as director of the violin department of the Combs Conservatory, in 1897, Doctor Geiger, then well known as a violinist and successful teacher, was engaged as associate and continued as such until Schradieck's death on March 25, 1918, when he was unanimously elected director of the department.
12Bellamann Wednesday Musical Teas
13An innovation of interest in the Katherine Bellamann studios is the weekly tea held every Wednesday afternoon, between five-thirty and six-thirty. This is always a very pleasant affair where students meet students and incidentally hear each other. The brief programs sung are rather in the nature of a class lesson with an open forum of criticism and exchange of opinion. Some of those who sang at the May series of teas were Fritz Heim, Gertrude Penzner,
14"His singing of Grieg and Rubinstein songs was worth going a long way to hear."
15—Richmond Times-Dispatch.
16Frederick Gunster
17TENOR
18Management: RICHARD COPLEY, 10 East 43rd St., New York City
19FRANKLYN CARNAHAN
20Pianist and Educator
21Master Class for Technique and Repertoire
22Beginning July 1st
237801 Euclid Avenue, Cleveland, Ohio
24ELEANOR SAWYER,
25of the Chicago Civic Opera Co., now singing as guest artist at La Scala, Milan.
26Wilma Miller, Nancy Trevelyan, Elliott Golde, Ella Vanson, Elizabeth Bloch and Mary Lubbock.
27Vincent Hubbard on Exploiting Pupils
28After the recent performance of Verdi's Requiem in Symphony Hall, Boston, sung by soloists and chorus consisting almost entirely of pupils of the Hubbard studios, Vincent V. Hubbard, noted voice teacher of Boston, was persuaded to give his ideas of exploiting pupils. "I am a great believer in efficacy of advertising," said Mr. Hubbard, "but to my mind, merely advertising does not go far enough. You must produce evident results to convince people. With this in mind, I decided the best way to do this was to bring into being an organization which could adequately produce choral concerts where pupils who were advanced enough and worthy enough should be the soloists, and young pupils could get the benefits of training in a chorus under the direction of an able conductor.
29"The first thing to do was to get this conductor, and the choice fell to Thompson Stone, an outstanding musician from every standpoint. About 90 per cent. of the chorus were recruited from present and former pupils of the Hubbard studios, every voice a trained voice, and a great majority worthy some day to be soloists with this organization. The soloists selected for this first venture had of necessity to be par excellence, for the solo parts of Verdi's masterpiece are most exacting. It is most gratifying to me the way they rose to the occasion, especially as two of the four had never before done anything in a big way, and to appear in Symphony Hall with an orchestra of seventy Symphony players is no easy task. Right here I want to say it is my belief that good training to a considerable degree will take the place of experience, for all four soloists came through with colors flying.
30"The success of this, my first venture of the sort, has exceeded my expectations and from everybody I hear echoed the words of Warren Storey Smith, in the Boston Post, who said: 'If such a concert can be given once, why may it not be done again, with the same conductor? There is need in the musical life of this city for choral concerts of this calibre.'
31George Liebling's Season
32George Liebling has had a more than busy season as a pianist, composer, lecturer and guest teacher of master classes. He toured the east, west and northwest, playing at forty concerts. In New York alone he had four dates, beginning the season with a program at Aeolian Hall. His last appearance was at a special festival, arranged by the Quarter Collection, a great German union, on board of the S. S. Columbus of the 'German' Nordd. Lloyd, in New York when his playing aroused great enthusiasm.
33Some prominent singers as Nina Morgana, Anna Fitziu, Julia Claussen and Beniamino Gigli have sung Mr. Liebling's songs. His cello pieces were played at John McCormack's concert in Carnegie Hall by James Liebling with fine success. Among his most popular piano compositions may be mentioned Venetian Lace, Waltz in Thirds, Toccata in E minor, and Study in Double Notes after Chopin's Impromptu in A flat. They are in demand by concert pianists, teachers and amateurs.
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