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Musical Courier 1928-06-21: Vol 96 Iss 25, 1928
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1Chicago Hears Many Pupils' Recitals
3Stephan Sopkin Joins Girvin Institute Violin Faculty—Demonstration of Waterman System of Rhythmic Dancing—Hanna Butler Sings
5BRILLIANT-LIVEN PUPIL IN RECITAL
6CHICAGO.—A Sophia Brilliant-Liven pupil who seems destined for a successful career in the pianistic field is Miriam Mesirow; she was a prize winner in the Greater Chicago Piano Playing Contest in 1927, and has been lauded by public and press as an unusually gifted pianist. Mme. Brilliant-Liven presented Miss Mesirow often during the past season and at each new hearing progress was noticed in the young lady's playing—evidence of the conscientious training received at the hands of this excellent pianist and teacher, and of the young lady's own ideals. Heard on Saturday afternoon, June 9, at Lyon & Healy Hall, Miss Mesirow once again convinced of her unusual pianistic ability by playing most effectively a program of Bach, Beethoven, Raff, Grieg, Glinka-Balakireff, Chopin and Mendelssohn. She was most enthusiastically received by a large audience. Mme. Brilliant-Liven lent able support at the second piano.
8CLAYTON F. SUMMY DEMONSTRATION
9The Clayton F. Summy Company sponsored a demonstration of Elizabeth Waterman's rhythmic training for children at the Illinois Women's Athletic Club on June 9. Miss Waterman, the author of the A B C of Rhythmic Training, demonstrated her organized plan with a group of little children and with the assistance of Gladys Bezian of the Pestalozzi-Froebel School, showing how it is possible for little children to express through free physical activities such definite musical concepts as highness or lowness of pitch, varying dynamic intensities—including crescendo or diminuendo, accelerando and ritardando—various forms of phrasing and many rhythmic groupings. This organized plan of rhythmic education with which Miss Waterman is working recommends itself because of its naturalness, its freedom and its complete joyousness.
11HANNA BUTLER SINGS
12Hanna Butler afforded a large audience much joy when she sang a program of interesting songs at the Illinois Woman's Athletic Club on June 10. Mme. Butler offered numbers by Wilson, Monro, Oliver, Bayly, Brahms, Strauss, Curran, Carrie Jacobs Bond, Trevalsa, Strickland, Smith and Arditi besides the Depuis le Jour aria from Charpentier's Louise, in her most delightful manner, charming both the eye and the ear by her lovely stage presence and her beautiful voice. Mme. Butler is one of Chicago's most distinguished sopranos and teachers and is kept constantly busy throughout the season in both capacities. She was assisted at the piano by Ruth Heizer, whose accompaniments were musical gems.
14DURNO ASSISTANTS PRESENT PUPILS
15A recital by pupils of Hilda Epstein, Olga Sandor, Dorothy Wright and Franklin Schneider, associate teachers of Jeannette Durno, was listened to by a good-sized audience at the Cordova on June 10. The above teachers have all received their training at the efficient hands of Miss Durno, and the work of their pupils on this occasion was not only a credit to them but to their teachers as well. Those appearing were Marie Willmore, Wilma Kinney, Edward Young, Marilyn Schreiber, Carl Ellison, Jewel Hoshford, Doris Brooks, Betty Ferrer, Evelyn Bosnell, Marshall Siddall, Esther Gordon, Betty Miller, Donald Tyson, Louise Ferrer, Dorothy Young, Gloria Howind, Helen Price, Alex Annes, Ruth Teeter, Evelyn Katz, Betty Tyson, Josef Bobrow, Helen Sandor, Howard Wells, Jr., Minnie Bobrow. one of two readings
16A recital by pupils of Hilda Epstein, Olga Sandor, Dorothy Wright and Franklin Schneider, associate teachers of Jeannette Durno, was listened to by a good-sized audience at the Cordova on June 10. The above teachers have all received their training at the efficient hands of Miss Durno, and the work of their pupils on this occasion was not only a credit to them but to their teachers as well. Those appearing were Marie Willmore, Wilma Kinney, Edward Young, Marilyn Schreiber, Carl Ellison, Jewel Hosford, Doris Brooks, Betty Ferrer, Evelyn Bosnell, Marshall Siddall, Esther Gordon, Betty Miller, Donald Tyson, Louise Ferrer, Dorothy Young, Gloria Howind, Helen Price, Alex Annes, Ruth Teeter, Evelyn Katz, Betty Tyson, Josef Bobrow, Helen Sandor, Howard Wells, Jr., Minnie Bobrow. one of two readings
18FRANCESCO DADDI
19Of Chicago Opera Association
20SPECIALIST IN VOICE PLACING—RUDIMENTARY TRAINING FOR BEGINNERS—COACHING FOR OPERA AND RECITALS.
21720 Fine Arts Building, Chicago, Ill. Phone 4109 Wabash
23VITTORIO TREVISAN
24OF CHICAGO OPERA ASSOCIATION
25Vocal Studios:
26400 Fine Arts Building, Chicago, Ill. Phone 4109 Wabash
28THOMAS NOBLE
29Full Stage Experience Each Week
30608-609 Fine Arts Building, Chicago
31Phone 8988 Wabash
33Mr. and Mrs. HERMAN DEVRIES
34IN EUROPE JUNE, JULY and AUGUST
35Will re-open their studios September 15. (THOS. NOBLE MacBURNEY, noted teacher of tone production, oratorio, opera, in full authorized charge of Devries' pupils during absence of Mr. and Mrs. Devries). Reserve hours for Summer term now.
36528 FINE ARTS BUILDING CHICAGO, ILL.
38GEORGIA KOBER
39Distinguished American Pianist and President
40SHERWOOD MUSIC SCHOOL :: FINE ARTS BLDG. :: Chicago, Ill.
42EDGAR NELSON
43Coaching, Oratorio and Vocal Repertoire
44BUSH CONSERVATORY 839 North Dearborn St., Chicago
46OUIMIROFF FAMOUS BARITONE OF PARIS AND LONDON
47Master of the Art of Breathing, Builder of Many Famous Voices
48Eminent authority on the art of Lieder Singing and Grand Opera
49510 Fine Arts Building, Chicago, Ill.
51HOWARD WELLS Pianist and Teacher
52Author of "The Pianist's Thumb" and "Ears, Brain and Fingers"
53506 Fine Arts Bldg. Chicago, Ill.
55Florence Yochum, Ruth Revzan, Betty Fielder, Katherine Johnson, Elena Moneak Howind and Grace Wilson.
57GEORGIA KOBER PUPILS
58Two Georgia Kober pupils, Walter Wenzel and Bede Lee, appeared in recital during the past week. Mr. Wenzel played a program of piano numbers at Sherwood Recital Hall on June 11 and Miss Lee presented Mozart-Grieg, Reinecke, Chamaille and Schubert-Tausig pieces at the same hall on June 12. Rameau-MacDowell, Daquin, Gluck-Friedman, Paradis, Brahms-Dohnanyi, Ernest Bloch, Bortkiewicz, Liadow, Poulenc, Griffes and De Palla were the composers interpreted by Mr. Wenzel.
60CHICAGO MUSICAL COLLEGE NOTES
61Eunice Steen, soprano, artist pupil of Herbert Witherspoon, is soloist with Husk O'Hare's orchestra at the Stevens Hotel. George Grove, another Witherspoon pupil, was soloist at the spring choir concert of the Edgewater Emmanuel Lutheran Church on June 1.
63Richard Madden, pupil of Christian Lyngby, won first place in the city of Chicago and State Band Instrument contest for oboe, and also won second place in the National contest at Joliet, Ill., recently.
65Frederick Dyonch, violinist, artist pupil of Max Fischel, gave a joint recital on June 7 at De Paul University, with Gertrude Towbin, pianist and member of the faculty.
67GIRVIN INSTITUTE ENGAGES SOPKIN
68The Girvin Institute of Music and Allied Arts, Inc., Ramon B. Girvin, president, announces that Stephan Sopkin has affiliated himself with its violin faculty, beginning with the fall term in September.
70An American by birth, Mr. Sopkin received his earlier training in Chicago, later continuing his studies in the East with Eugene Ysaye, Carl Flesch and Leopold Auer. In 1922 Mr. Sopkin went abroad and spent two years certizing in France and Germany, where he was received as one of the most important American artists who have appeared in those countries. He gave numerous recitals and appeared with the foremost European orchestras, including the historic Conservatoire Orchestra of Paris.
72The Girvin Institute is indeed fortunate in securing Mr. Sopkin for an exclusive teaching engagement.
74AMERICAN CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC NOTES
75Ethel Munday, pupil of Louise Robyn, was winner of the diamond medal in the semi-finals of the third group in the Chicago Piano Playing Tournament. In the same contest, Ruth Munday and Natalie Rudeis, pupils of Ethel Lyon, were diamond medal winners in the first group.
77Pupils of the organ department who have received recent appointments to positions are: Frank Little, of Amarillo, Tex., organist at Legion Theater, Marshalltown, Ia.; William Whitford, Ishpeming, Mich., Strand Theater, Van Wert, Ohio; Ted Connors, formerly of Roxy Theater, Gary, Ind., engaged at Roosevelt Theater at Gary.
79Jane Parkinson, former pupil of Gail Martin Haake, who has conducted piano classes in Kansas City, Mo., and in San Antonio, Tex., has been engaged to direct the piano classes in the six week civic summer school in Winston-Salem, N. C., during the present month and July.
81Most intensive courses in public school music will be offered at the American Conservatory during the summer term, which will extend six weeks, from June 25 to August 4. In addition to the regular members of the faculty, the guest teachers will include Noble Cain, director of music at the Senn High School, Chicago, and Margaret Streeter of the Victor Talking Machine Company.
83RECITAL AT ANNA GROFF-BRYANT STUDIO
84On June 13, Anna Groff-Bryant gave a studio musical, the first of a series to be given during the months of June and July. Helen Miller, a young coloratura soprano, of Green Bay, Wis., was heard in a program of coloratura and lyric songs. She was assisted by Theodore J. Regnier, popular baritone, who will give a recital in July at the Groff-Bryant studio.
86CHICAGO MUSICAL COLLEGE MASTER SCHOOL RECITALS
87The 1928 summer recitals to be presented by the Chicago Musical College during its summer master school begin-
89Maestro GUGLIELMO SOMMA
90of La Scala and Chicago Civic Operas. Complete schedule in the Studio: 820 Kimball Hall Telephone: Wab. 0668 Appointments on Tuesday and Friday from 3 to 6.
92PALMER CHRISTIAN
93ORGANIST
94University of Michigan
95Address: University School of Music – Ann Arbor, Mich.
97HENIOT LEVY
98Pianist
99Kimball Hall – Chicago
101FLORENCE TRUMBULL
102PIANIST
103Assistant Leschetizky
104Studio: 6557 KIMBARK AVE., CHICAGO
106ELSE HARTHAN ARENDT
107Soprano
108Exclusive Management LOUISE QUEALY, 848 Sunnyside Ave., Chicago
110Maurice Goldblatt
111VIOLINIST-INSTRUCTOR
112COMPOSER-CONDUCTOR
113Chicago Musical College
115ning with the commencement exercises and concert at the Auditorium Theater, June 21. On the evening of June 23, a three act play, It Pays to Advertise, will be given at Central Theater under the direction of Walton Pyre. The list includes: a concert on June 24 by successful contestants for the Auer, Boguslawski, Collins, Grainger, Hageman, Hinkle, Kuzdo, Raab, Samminin and Witherspoon free fellowships; a lecture recital by Percy Grainger on June 26; June 28, a two-piano recital by Edward Collins and Moisaye Boguslawski; June 29, four-act comedy, A Single Man by Walton Pyre; June 30, concert by artist students of the voice, violin and piano departments; July 3, organ recital by Charles Demorest at St. Paul's Episcopal Church; July 5, piano recital by Edward Collins; July 6, three act comedy, The Brat; July 7, concert by artist students of the voice, violin and piano departments; July 10, violin, cello and piano recital by Leon Samminin, Alfred Wallenstein and Richard Hageman; July 12, piano recital by Moisaye Boguslawski; July 14, concert by artist students; July 17, violin recital by Joseph Knitzer; July 19, violin, cello and piano recital by Leon Samminin, Alfred Wallenstein and Richard Hageman; July 21, concert by Chicago Musical College Symphony Orchestra and soloists, Percy Grainger, conductor; July 24, violin recital by Marion Nugent; July 26, vocal and piano recital by Arch Bailey and Troy Sanders; July 27, four one act plays, directed by Walton Pyre; and July 28, concert by artist students. one of two readings
116ning with the commencement exercises and concert at the Auditorium Theater, June 21. On the evening of June 23, a three act play, It Pays to Advertise, will be given at Central Theater under the direction of Walton Pyre. The list includes: a concert on June 24 by successful contestants for the Auer, Boguslawski, Collins, Grainger, Hageman, Hinkle, Kuzdo, Raab, Samminin and Witherspoon free fellowships; a lecture recital by Percy Grainger on June 26; June 28, a two-piano recital by Edward Collins and Moisaye Boguslawski; June 29, four-act comedy, A Single Man by Walton Pyre; June 30, concert by artist students of the voice, violin and piano departments; July 3, organ recital by Charles Demorest at St. Paul's Episcopal Church; July 5, piano recital by Edward Collins; July 6, three act comedy, The Brat; July 7, concert by artist students of the voice, violin and piano departments; July 10, violin, cello and piano recital by Leon Sametini, Alfred Wallenstein and Richard Hageman; July 12, piano recital by Moisaye Boguslawski; July 14, concert by artist students; July 17, violin recital by Joseph Knitzer; July 19, violin, cello and piano recital by Leon Sametini, Alfred Wallenstein and Richard Hageman; July 21, concert by Chicago Musical College Symphony Orchestra and soloists, Percy Grainger, conductor; July 24, violin recital by Marion Nugent; July 26, vocal and piano recital by Arch Bailey and Troy Sanders; July 27, four one act plays, directed by Walton Pyre; and July 28, concert by artist students. one of two readings
118JEANNETTE COX.
120Music an Expression of the Age
121(Continued from page 8)
122depicted the primitive and is redolent of the soil. Szymowski has introduced a frequent change of rhythm in his compositions but in an entirely different way. With him it is used to give more of a suave colorful atmosphere though often his rhythms are as complicated as those of the above mentioned composers. one of two readings
123depicted the primitive and is redolent of the soil. Szymanowski has introduced a frequent change of rhythm in his compositions but in an entirely different way. With him it is used to give more of a suave colorful atmosphere though often his rhythms are as complicated as those of the above mentioned composers. one of two readings
125Since rhythm holds such an important place in music of the present, jazz is surely a legitimate expression of the age, and has probably come to stay, though perhaps not in the vigorous decided form as we now know it, but probably in a less vivid, more subtle form, and will be a decided characteristic of the twentieth century.
127When I play a recital of modern compositions, I either have extensive program notes, or, better still, give a short explanation of each number—explaining the outstanding characteristics of each composition. I find then, that my audience not only enjoys Debussy and Scriabin, who may be called the classicists of the modern school, but also understands more about such composers as Bartok and Szymanowski, when something of their idiom is explained. After all, lack of understanding creates most prejudices. "Oh, Lord, give me greater understanding."
129International Advanced School of Music at Capri
130From July 2 to August 27 a course in music for foreign students will be held in Capri (Naples), under the patronage of the Italian Minister of Education and under the supervision of the Italian Inter-University Institute of Rome. Each student will receive two private lessons and one class lesson weekly. Once a week a concert will be given by the instructors and others who will be specially invited for the purpose. In addition, lessons in the Italian language and culture will take place three times a week. The exclusive use of the Tiberio Palace Hotel (a fine building with large private grounds) has been obtained and students will be accommodated there for about $1.50 per day including all meals. During the period of the courses excursions will be organized to places in the Bay of Naples.
132The courses will be under the direction of Ottorino Respighi, professor of composition at the Royal Conservatory of St. Cecilia in Rome. The services have been secured of Ernesto Consolo, pianist; Signora Ada Sassoli, harpist; Arturo Bonucci, cellist; Elsa Respighi, Olivieri di San Giacomo, vocalist, also of Aldo Oberdorfer, who will instruct in the Italian language and culture. Further details can be secured from the Italian travel bureaux.
134Curtis Students in Opera
135Three students of Horatio Connell at the Curtis Institute of Music have been engaged for next season by the Philadelphia Civic Opera Company, Alexander Smallens, conductor. Clarence Reintert, baritone, who appeared with the Civic Opera last season, has been reengaged for six performances, including the American premiere of Strauss' Ariadne auf Naxos. Helen Jepson, soprano, will appear in three performances, and Florence Irons in two. Mr. Reintert and Miss Jepson will continue their studies with Mr. Connell during the summer under the auspices of the Curtis Institute.
137Hall Johnson Octet on Radio
138Commencing Tuesday, June 5, and on each Tuesday thereafter during the months of June, July and August, the Hall Johnson Octet from the Hall Johnson Negro Choir are featured on the Eveready Hour over Station WEAF. A few of the new spirituals and ballads rendered in the June 19 presentation were Sinner Man So Hard to Believe, Done Written Down My Name, Le's Have a Union, Jesus, Lay Yo' Head in de Winer and Go Down Death, and a new song called Home, the words for which were written by Arthur Porter, a member of the choir.
140VITALY SCHNEE
141PIANIST
1423216 Fullerton Ave., Chicago Phone 6258 Albany
144MARION MCAFEE
145Soprano
146NOW IN LONDON
147Management: Ibbs & Tillett, 124 Wigmore Street, W. 1
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