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Musical Courier 1928-03-01: Vol 96 Iss 9, 1928
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1March 1, 1928
3Zurich's Musical Activity on the Increase
5Swiss Composer's New Opera Has Successful Première
6—Adolf Busch Wins Ovations—Growing Interest in Chamber Music
8ZURICH.—The new two-act opera, Traumwandel, by the Swiss composer, K. H. David, has just had a highly successful première here. It was produced at the Zurich Municipal Theater under the baton of the composer, who was recalled innumerable times at the close of the performance.
10The story of the opera is based on Turgeniev's novel, The Triumphant Song of Love, and plays in that mystic milieu which offers such generous opportunities for effective staging. The music, in spite of being strongly influenced by Wagner and Richard Strauss, reveals a talented composer who makes no mean demands on his orchestra and singers; demands which, it must be admitted, do not always create a proportionate effect. The singers, Else Schulz, Maria Mulkens, Depser and Schmidt-Bloss, were at their best and shared in the enthusiastic applause.
12A recent performance of Lohengrin and of La Forza del Destino deserve to be numbered among the memorable productions of the season, because of the guest soprano, Felicie Hüni-Mihacek. As Elsa and Leonore, respectively, she won ovations in both operas.
14A GREAT VIOLINIST
16Lively interest has been shown in musical circles this season in the series of Tonhalle Concerts under the leadership of Volkmar Andrea. First class soloists have appeared at each of these concerts and it was thus that we recently heard Adolf Busch give an unsurpassed performance of Beethoven's violin concerto. Busch is unquestionably one of the greatest living masters of his instrument and the applause which greeted him seemed unending.
18No less enthusiasm was shown for his pianist partner, Rudolf Serkin, who gave a splendid performance of Reger's F minor concerto at the last Tonhalle concert. The same program was also notable for an excellent interpretation of Strauss' Also Sprach Zarathustra.
20CHAMBER CONCERTS FEATURE SCHUBERT
22A steadily increasing desire for chamber music is revealing itself in the growing audiences that attend concerts of this genre. This development in the musical life of Zurich was demonstrated at each concert of the four most recently heard chamber music organizations, namely the Guarneri, the Léner, the Dresden and the Tonhalle quartets, all of whose programs paid tribute to Franz Schubert.
24A new Lieder singer of no mean attainments is Max Krauss of Munich, who in a Schubert recital here showed himself to be an excellent interpreter of the Viennese composer's incomparable creations. J. K. one of two readings
25A new Lieder singer of no mean attainments is Max Krauss of Munich, who in a Schubert recital here showed himself to be an excellent interpreter of the Viennese composer's incomparable creations. one of two readings
27J. K. one of two readings
29A. G. O. Women's Luncheon
31Mary Arabella Coale was chairman of the second annual luncheon arranged by women members of the American Guild of Organists, given February 16 in the Fifth Avenue Presbyterian Church Parish House. One hundred and twenty people enjoyed the varied menu and listened to beautiful singing of solos by Nevada Van der Veer. Sidney Thompson recited several madrigals and ballads, and brief talks by Prof. Baldwin (City College) and Warden Sealy were features. Dr. Carl paid a tribute to Prof. Baldwin, whose fifty years of activity as organist was recognized through a miniature organ console, with candles; he has just given his 1160th organ recital at City College. Grace Leeds Darnell read An Organ Suite, appropriate to the occasion. Mr. Sealy paid tribute to the ladies and their splendid arrangements for this affair, and mentioned four women organists, all still living, as being among the original Founders; they include Kate S. Chittenden, Fanny Spencer, Mary Chappell Fisher and Charlotte Wells Saenger.
33Lynnwood Farnam's Bach Recitals
35The Sunday afternoon and Monday evening Bach recitals, February 19-20, with identical programs, given by Lynnwood Farnam at the Church of the Holy Communion, were heard by the usual large gathering of devout music lovers. Eight works were performed, including three preludes and fugues, the fourth trio sonata, two choral preludes and the polyphonic work known as "The Canonic Variations in C." The big climax was the closing St. Ann's Fugue in E flat, in which the dignified theme, so well known as a church hymn, produced telling effect. The recital of February 27 was the 180th presented by Mr. Farnam at this church, he having given seventy-five miscellaneous programs, twenty-five of Bach, nine Franck-Brahms, and seventy-one service recitals.
37Cecilia Guider Charms
39BOWLING GREEN, OHIO.—Drawn here by sentiment, for her husband formerly resided in this city, Cecilia Guider, of New York City, captivated the audience which heard her on January 27 at the Cla-Zel Theater. Local music lovers here have had the pleasure of hearing other artists sing here with the Damrosch, Minneapolis, Detroit, and Cleveland orchestras, but none so sang into their hearts as did Mme. Guider. Her personality, musical instinct, mastery of technic, remarkable expressiveness, and most of all the warmth of her colorful bell-like voice won them completely. R. F.
41Genet Songs Heard in Wilkinsburg
43One of the features of the program given by The Drama Group of the Woman's Club of Wilkinsburg on February 17 was the appearance of Marianne Genet, composer-pianist of Pittsburgh. Miss Genet accompanied Mrs. Louis E. Young, contralto, in two of her own compositions, The Lotus Blossom and The Canton Boat-woman.
45Clarence Cramer in New York to Engage Artists
47Clarence E. Cramer is in New York for a few days to engage artists for the various productions of the Festival Opera Company, of which he is manager. Mr. Cramer is making his headquarters at the Great Northern Hotel.
49SUMMER MASTER SCHOOL
51JUNE 25 TO AUGUST 4 (SIX WEEKS)
53(Alphabetically Arranged)
55PROF. LEOPOLD AUER
56MASTER VIOLIN INSTRUCTOR OF THE WORLD
58MOISSAYE BOGUSLAWSKI
59NOTED RUSSIAN PIANIST
61EDWARD COLLINS
62RENOWNED AMERICAN PIANIST
64CHARLES H. DEMOREST
65CELEBRATED THEATRE AND CHURCH ORGANIST
67PERCY GRAINGER
68WORLD RENOWNED PIANIST
70RICHARD HAGEMAN
71NOTED COACH AND ACCOMPANIST
73FLORENCE HINKLE
74WELL KNOWN SINGER
76VICTOR KUZDO
77EMINENT VIOLIN PEDAGOG AND ASSISTANT TO PROF. AUER
79W. OTTO MIESSNER
80NOTABLE AUTHORITY ON PUBLIC SCHOOL MUSIC
82ALEXANDER RAAB
83EMINENT HUNGARIAN PIANIST
85LEON SAMETINI
86RENOWNED VIOLINIST
88HERBERT WITHERSPOON
89DISTINGUISHED SINGER AND TEACHER
91and Faculty of more than 200 Artist Teachers
93FREE FELLOWSHIPS
94Prof. Auer, Mr. Grainger, Mr. Raab, Mr. Boguslawski, Mr. Witherspoon, Mr. Collins, Mr. Hageman, Mme. Hinkle, Mr. Sametini, Mr. Kuzdo and Mr. Demorest have each consented to award Free Fellowships of Two Private Lessons Weekly Each to the students who, after an open competitive examination, are found to possess the greatest gift for playing or singing. Free Fellowship application blank on request.
96TEACHERS' CERTIFICATES and DEGREES
97Teachers' Certificates and the Degrees of Bachelor of Music, Master of Music, Bachelor of Music Education, Bachelor of Oratory and Master of Oratory are conferred by authority of the State of Illinois at the end of each summer session, upon professionals who have the required knowledge and pass satisfactory examinations. Requirements in Summer Catalog.
99STUDENT DORMITORIES
100Artistic and comfortable dormitory accommodations for men and women in college building. Piano furnished with each room. Prices reasonable. Make reservations early.
102COMPLETE SUMMER OR WINTER CATALOG ON REQUEST. FALL SESSION OPENS SEPT. 10
103STUDENTS MAY BEGIN STUDY NOW AND CONTINUE THROUGH SUMMER
105CHICAGO MUSICAL COLLEGE
10770 East Van Buren Street
108A Conservatory Pledged to the Highest Artistic Standards. Established 1867
110(Chicago Musical College Building)
112HERBERT WITHERSPOON, President
113LEON SAMETINI, Vice-president
114CARL D. KINSEY, Manager
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