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Musical Courier 1928-06-21: Vol 96 Iss 25, 1928
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1Music Notes From Coast to Coast
2(Continued from page 39)
3Schumann-Heink was the attraction. Heralded as her farewell appearance in Seattle, she drew, as was expected, a capacity audience. Much interest was taken, too, in the audition which she gave a large number of local contraltos during the time she was here.
5The annual spring concert of the Amphion Society, the Northwest's leading male choral organization, presented Mrs. F. X. Hodgson, contralto, of Victoria, as the soloist. The splendid musicianship of Graham Morgan, conductor of the society, was excellently displayed in the ensemble which he is constantly perfecting. The audience was enthusiastic throughout the entire program, and gave to every number its well deserved approval.
7The Cornish Orchestra, under the direction of Peter Meremblum, gave another concert recently, again revealing an ensemble organization of merit. This concert offered as soloists, Olga Kraus, violinist, playing the first movement of the Beethoven D major concerto with understanding, and Berthe Poncy, pianist, playing the Beethoven G major concerto. Both soloists were warmly received, while Mr. Meremblum himself was accorded tremendous applause for his conducting. The orchestral numbers included the Coriolan Overture of Beethoven and the Tchaikowsky Marche Slav.
9The Seattle Opera Artist Company, founded and directed by Jacques Jou-Jerville, presented a series of Scenes from Opera. This is the second series which Mr. Jou-Jerville has sponsored, and both have proved very successful. It would be difficult to cite definite outstanding numbers, for all were excellent, but with the experience which many performances give, certainly the presentations of the third evening were the best. The personnel of the performers included not only students from the private vocal class of Mr. Jou-Jerville, but also many of the professional singers of Seattle and students from other vocal studios.
11William Heughan, Scotch basso, was heard in concert at Plymouth Church, being presented under the auspices of the Seattle branch of the Caledonian Society. This was a repeat concert, Mr. Heughan having been presented here previously under the same auspices.
13The music profession in Seattle is rapidly progressing, with many accomplishments to its credit, largely due to the unceasing efforts of the Seattle Music Teachers' Association. So grateful are the members of the organization to the president, David Ward, baritone, that they have returned him to office for the coming year, with practically the same assistants that he has had the past year. Mr. Ward has been very active in the organization work, and the association now numbers over 200 members, and is an incorporated body. William C. Harrison, violinist, is vice-president; Aline Westcott, secretary; M. Spence, treasurer, and Harry C. Harper, organist, corresponding secretary.
15Horace White, gifted pianist of the class of Calvin B. Cady, associate director of the Cornish School, gave a delightful program in the Cornish Little Theater. Mr. White possesses an excellent technic, which he uses in a musically fashion. His Bach and Brahms, as well as modern numbers, were unusually well interpreted.
17The Orpheon Society, composed entirely of women's voices, presented its fourth annual spring concert. Edwin Fairbourn, director since its inception, has truly done remarkable work with the chorus, and deserves hearty commendation. Theodore Anderson, violinist, was the soloist of the evening and was warmly applauded. Ruth Wohlgamuth proved a capable and sympathetic accompanist.
19The Seattle Oratorio Society presented Dudley Buck's The Legend of Don Munio as the opening event of National Music Week. J. W. Bixel is an excellent conductor, and together with the principal soloists made a great success of the presentation. Lu Ella Stanhope Heighton, Walter Reschberg, Jay Thatcher and Lela M. Thatcher were the soloists.
21Kolia Levienne, cellist, and John Hopper, pianist, both of the Cornish School faculty, were heard in their third sonata recital at the Cornish Little Theater. The principal sonata was the Grieg A minor, which was interpreted with fire and vivid imagination.
23John Sundsten, pianist, student of Boyd Wells, gave a recital recently, playing numbers ranging from Bach and Beethoven to the moderns, Palmgren and Dohnanyi. Mr. Sundsten produces a beautiful tone quality from his instrument, and plays with facility.
25The Seattle Chapter of Pro Musica was recently host to several members of the Portland Chapter who came up to give a musical program. The evening was devoted entirely to modern compositions, which the Portland artists interpreted in excellent style.
27Arville Belstad, pianist and organist, presented Wilfred Reault in piano recital, assisted by Master Billie Mick, boy soprano.
29No small amount of interest is being taken among Seattle musicians, pianists in particular, in the master piano class which is to be held in Yakima by Marguerite Lisznewksa, as a part of the proceedings of the State Music Teachers Association. The annual convention will be held June 18, 19 and 20.
31Zeneida Sergeiva presented Mary Louise Weeks, pianist, in recital recently at the Cornish School Theater. Miss Weeks played brilliantly.
33The annual closing concert of the Ladies' Musical Club was given in the Spanish Ballroom of the Olympic Hotel before a large audience. Mrs. Charles Kirk Phillips was the piano soloist of the evening, while Lois Long, soprano, and Kolia Levienne, cellist, assisted by John Hopper, accompanist, furnished the remainder of the program.
35The Washington chapter of the American Guild of Organists presented an interesting program. Carl Paige Wood, Frederick Feringer and W. H. Donley each contributed organ numbers. Florence Beeler, contralto, accompanied by Arthur H. Fischer, assisted.
37Before her departure for Europe to continue her studies in the Tobias Matthay School in London, Vesta Muth, talented pianist from the class of Harry Krinke, appeared in an attractive concert. Miss Muth is popular in Washington as a pianist, and her career is being watched with interest by her many friends.
39Recitals at the Cornish School at this time of the year have been too numerous to mention in detail. The most recent programs, however, have been largely given by students from the following teachers' classes: Martha Sackett, Ellen Wood Murphy, John Hopper, George May, Zeneida Sergeiva, Peter Meremblum, Beth Poncy, Herman Ulrichs, Fritz Schmitz, Anne Bellamy Bond, Sara Peabody and Ella Boardman.
41J. H.
43Spokane, Wash. One of the finest orchestras heard here in many a day is Fagin's Orchestra, now headliners at the Pantages. The musicians are good, the music is good, and they play all kinds of music. Mr. Fagin has remarkable personality and has been six years with the Pantages and other circuits. There are so few good bands that when we have one of this description it is a pleasure to hear it. It is composed of eighteen people.
45A musical contest will take place in Spokane, June 21-22-23, at the Gonzaga Stadium. Tacoma, Everett and Ballard bands are to contest for the $225.00 in prizes offered. The Seattle band of fifty pieces, including many professional musicians, will have an important part of the program. Bugle and drum corps from Kelso, Tacoma, Wenatchee and Vancouver will compete for the $150 prize offered by the Spokane Lodge of Elks. The Monday Music Club will offer a delightful program, under the auspices of the Washington Federation of Music Clubs. A vocal quartet will take part (Mrs. S. Herbert Swanson soprano; Mrs. Harman, second soprano; Mrs. W. S. Freeman, alto, and Mrs. Merton Hoyt, second alto), accompanied by Helene Adams Meyer.
47The Mendelssohn Club, composed of sixty men singers, directed by Prof. Tattersall, has just completed its twenty-first consecutive season. This has been a treat for Spokane lovers of music, as the club includes some of the best singers in Spokane.
49Mrs. Charles Cottett presented a group of her piano pupils at a recital at Tull and Gibbs Hall. Her program was a large one and developed the ability of her pupils in a remarkable manner.
51Beulah Hoffman, pupil of Mrs. Charles T. Goodsell, was presented before an enthusiastic audience at Sherman Clay Company's Hall. Her program was a varied one.
53The annual spring concert of the choir of the Maranatha Christian Church was given in the church before a large audience, under the direction of Weldon T. Armfield. Mrs. S. M. Pefley was the accompanist. The money raised by this concert goes for the church building fund.
55Oscar T. Carlson presented his piano students in a program at Norfolk Hall. Many friends were present and enjoyed the program immensely.
57Edgar C. Sherwood presented his pupil, Mary Brown, in the second of two concert student programs, at Norfolk Hall. She offered Bach's Praeludium, from First Partita Gigue, and My Heart Ever Faithful, Bourree, from Second Violin Sonata. She also offered Three Songs in a Garden, by Theodosia Garrison. Miss Brown showed remarkable talent and is a credit to her teacher.
59The pupils of Adelaide Gilbert, assisted by Marion Guibert, soprano, recently gave a program of varied music, much to the delight of their friends.
61Dorothy A. Smith gave a piano recital, aided by her pupils, at Norfolk Hall. The following took part: Peggy Metz, Betty Anne Metz, Ann Richards, George Moline, Lucy King, Margaret Kljebenstein, Vivian Moline, Elise Guyer, Paul Parks, Kathleen Ford and Alice Frances Hogan.
63John Saad, one of Spokane's best liked tenors, has been giving some splendid programs over the radio weekly. He has a beautiful voice and shows his European and American training.
65J. de W.
67St. Louis, Mo. A festival concert was given during Music Week by the Musicians' Guild of St. Louis. The program included Tchaikowsky's March Slav played by the St. Louis piano ensemble of which William A. Parson is the conductor. The participants were Lucille Cook Ge-winner, Maurine Vredenburgh, Katherine Tenner, Marie Burke, Margarete Cunningham, Hilda Fosberg, Opal Sweazea, Juanita Henderson, Paul Friess, Ernst C. Krohn, Frank Arnhold, Edgar McFadden, Hugo Hagen, William Rushing, George Enzinger and Carl Werner. The St. Louis Quartet offered two numbers, Anna Louise Petri, and O. Wade Fallert gave piano and organ duos; The Olk-Gray Women's Quartet interpreted the three movements of Schumann's Quartet, op. 41; the Piano Ensemble was again heard in Dvorak's New World Symphony, and the Oratorio Society, William B. Heyne, conductor, gave excerpts from St. Paul. The address covered the subject of the Significance of Music. one of two readings
68St. Louis, Mo. A festival concert was given during Music Week by the Musicians' Guild of St. Louis. The program included Tchaikowsky's March Slav played by the St. Louis piano ensemble of which William A. Parson is the conductor. The participants were Lucille Cook Gewinner, Maurine Vredenburgh, Katherine Tenner, Marie Burke, Margarete Cunningham, Hilda Fosberg, Opal Sweazea, Juanita Henderson, Paul Friess, Ernst C. Krohn, Frank Arnhold, Edgar McFadden, Hugo Hagen, William Rushing, George Enzinger and Carl Werner. The St. Louis Quartet offered two numbers, Anna Louise Petri, and O. Wade Fallert gave piano and organ duos; The Olk-Gray Women's Quartet interpreted the three movements of Schumann's Quartet, op. 41; the Piano Ensemble was again heard in Dvorak's New World Symphony, and the Oratorio Society, William B. Heyne, conductor, gave excerpts from St. Paul. The address covered the subject of the Significance of Music. one of two readings
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72Tampa, Fla. Conrad Murphree presented Jeannette Henderson, lyric-dramatic soprano, in a song recital that attracted an enthusiastic and discriminating audience. Intelligent musical conception, admirable stage presence and sincere artistry characterized the delivery of every number of an exacting program. Mrs. Henderson was particularly delightful in her delicate pianissimo passages, and her dramatic climaxes were well defined. She was assisted by Jeanette Simmons, a reader of dramatic intensity and histrionic intelligence. Netta Campbell Gracey, at the piano, was sympathetic and artistic in her support.
74Barnelia Woodward, pupil of Gray Perry at Rollins College, was presented in a piano recital, assisted by Elizabeth Atkinson, soprano, and Richard Wallace, accompanist, both of Rollins College. Miss Woodward is an intelligent musician, and in a program of musical merit she acquitted herself with distinct credit. Having a voice of appealing sweetness and much personal charm, Miss Atkinson quite captivated her audience. Richard Wallace gave her excellent support. One of the interesting features of the evening was Miss Atkinson's singing of Sleepy Hibiscus, composed by Gray Perry, the composer being at the piano. It was warmly received.
76The Tampa Choral Club was heard recently. Elena Avedona, soprano, was featured in several solos that were enthusiastically received. Barcellos de Braga, South American pianist, was heard in several piano numbers. In a Fantasia, Macabre and Inferno, played with the hall in total darkness, he produced some striking effects and was loudly acclaimed.
78The Rollins College Glee Club, Edna Wallace Johnston directing, assisted by F. S. Andrews, pianist and director of music at Rollins, Gretchen Cox, violinist and Edna Wallace Johnston, flutist, delighted the music lover of Tampa with an artistic presentation of an all-Debussy program.
80Mrs. L. B. Myers, soprano, was presented in a song recital by Conrad Murphree. Mrs. Myers has a voice of exceptional beauty and was accorded sincere and warm response from her audience. Mrs. Myers was assisted by Henry de Gruen, a violinist of recognized musical merit.
82M. M. S.
84Worcester, Mass. Under the auspices of Worcester Firemen's Relief Association, the annual concert given in Mechanics Hall consisted of talent from the National Broadcasting Company Opera ensemble. Artists were Devora Nadworny, contralto, the South Sea Islanders, and the Cavaliers. Their efforts were well appreciated by a large audience which applauded the artists whose music they have become familiar with over the radio.
86C. E.
88Virgil Artist Wins Favor
89Ralph Ganci, a young artist from the Virgil Piano Conservatory in New York, has been so well received wherever he has appeared this season that reengagements have resulted. Recently he gave a program especially arranged to please the thousand girls of the Bishop McDonell Memorial High School in Brooklyn. The time was limited for his appearance, but nevertheless he was given an extra quarter of an hour and responded with four encores. Mr. Ganci's playing is very expressive and this, combined with technical ability, enables him to present programs which interest his audiences.
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