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Musical Courier 1928-12-20: Vol 97 Iss 25, 1928
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1Music Notes From Coast to Coast
3Birmingham, Ala. The Birmingham Music Study Club presented Eloise Cromwell, mezzo-soprano, in two matinee recitals. The first of these was given at the Hollywood Country Club, and was the initial one of the series of matinee recitals that the club has arranged this year to supplement the artist course of four celebrated artists. The other occasion of Miss Cromwell's appearance for the club was at the Public Library, when she sang in compliment to the literary club's reciprocity course planned by Lila May Chapman, director of the Library. On both occasions the young artist delighted her hearers with well chosen and charmingly rendered programs.
5Francis Macmillen, violinist, appeared in concert in Munger Memorial Hall at Birmingham-Southern College, as the first artist in the course arranged by the College and the Birmingham Conservatory of Music. Macmillen played gloriously on this occasion and delighted a large and appreciative audience. He included Flageolets, a sparkling little composition written by Edna Gockel Gussen, director of the Birmingham Conservatory of Music, on his program, and was forced by the insistent applause to repeat it. Ralph Angell was his accompanist.
7Isabel Richardson Molter, dramatic soprano, gave a charming program in the concert hall of the Birmingham Conservatory of Music. The appreciative audience forced her to respond to many recalls. Harold Molter was her accompanist.
9The Salzedo Harp Ensemble opened the concert course of the Birmingham Music Study Club with a delightful concert in Phillips Auditorium. A large and appreciative audience greeted the performers.
11The Birmingham Music Teachers' Association has begun a very active year under the leadership of Sara Mallam, newly elected president. Other officers of the Association are: Mrs. E. L. Carter, vice-president; Mrs. Guy C. Allen, recording secretary; Alice Graham, corresponding secretary; Lotta Belden, treasurer. Chairman of standing committees are: artist, Mrs. Burr Nabors; membership, Marjorie Carpenter, active, Louise Collins; associate, Mrs. E. C. Jordan; program, Mrs. C. W. Phillips; publicity, Mrs. George H. Randall; social, Mrs. W. L. Kroh; printing, Mrs. E. T. Rice; library, Guy C. Allen. Chairman of special committees are: radio in schools, Lowela Hanlin; radio broadcast, Mrs. J. W. Luke; programs for industrial school, Mrs. W. C. Vail; church musicians' directory, Mrs. Oliver Cgalifoux. The Association presented a program of music by Franz Schubert, commemorating Schubert week here, in the Art Gallery of the public library. The concert was very largely attended. Those taking part on the program were: Sara Mallam, who gave a talk on Schubert, the Man and the Musician; Ivy Peral Ray, Florence London; Lucy Stevens; La Verne Brown; J. Patrick Denton, tenor; Olive Cheek Humphrey, soprano; Ruth Garrett; Nell Esslinger, contralto; Mildred Adams, Marjorie Carpenter, Sara Mackenzie; Ethelyn Hayes Randall, soprano; Mrs. C. W. Phillips, Mrs. Robert Newman, and Florence Gray Patton, accompanists.
13Elizabeth Gussen, who recently returned from a year of study in Berlin, was presented in recital by the Birmingham Conservatory of Music. A large audience attended the recital. Miss Gussen played extremely well and showed marked improvement and development in her performance. She was assisted on the last half of the program by her mother, Edna Gockel Gussen.
15Ethelinde Smith, soprano, was presented in concert here under the auspices of the Masonic Order in the Temple Auditorium.
17A series of carillon recitals, honoring the memory of J. Frank Rushton, a civic leader of this city, was given from the tower of the "Old First" Presbyterian Church, by Frederick Rocke, noted carillonneur, of Morristown, N. J. These memorial bells were cast in Longhboro, England, and Birmingham is justly proud of her carillon. The recitals were very beautiful, and held throngs of people standing on the streets to hear them.
19Angelina McCrocklin, contralto, was presented in recital by the Allied Arts Club of the First Baptist Church.
21A. G.
22(CLEVELAND INSTITUTE NOTES)
24Cleveland, Ohio. A program of all Bach numbers which was played so superbly that it left the audience absolutely free to comprehend the beauties of the composer, marked the fifty-fourth faculty recital of the Cleveland Institute of Music. It was a program presenting three of the most distinguished Institute faculty artists, Andre de Ribauipierre, Josef Fuchs and Arthur Loesser.
26Those whose sympathies are deep-rooted enough to embrace that remote period when music was still in a glorious state of adolescence, enjoyed a real treat when the St. Ann's choir sang a William Byrd Mass as the program of the Comparative Arts Course at the Cleveland Institute of Music. If there were any present whose interest in this early phase of the art had not been aroused they could not fail to have been agreeably impressed and enlightened. The generating force of any outstanding artistic manifestation can usually be traced down to a single individual. In this case it happens to be Edgar Bowman, whose untiring and intelligently directed efforts have made the St. Ann choir what it is.
28Beryl Rubinstein reached a new pinnacle of popularity in Cleveland in his all Schubert program given at the Cleveland Museum of Art to an audience that so overtaxed the capacity of the music hall that he was forced to consent to repeat his program a second time, that same evening, to the large numbers who could not get within hearing of the concert. It was a program to tax the physical strength of the brilliant young pianist, but one with which his genius was easily able to cope.
30Lewiston, Me. The fall musical season opened with a concert by the Parker Glee Club, directed by Allen Win- slow. There was a fine program, beautifully balanced and outstanding in perfection of shading. The soloist was Club was Opera, Italian and French. Mrs. Wilbur R. Kimball was the leader. Leonard J. Walker, director of the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, discussed Berlioz and the Improved Technic of Orchestration. Illustrations were given by Elizabeth O'Neil, pianist, and Genevieve Marshall, soprano.
32New Market, Va. The Music Lovers Club of New Market, assisted by Dr. Schwanenfeld, tenor; Virginia Rath, Harrisonburg; Mrs. Spiker, Woodstock; Mrs. George Ring, Edinburg; Frances Calvert Thompson, New Market, gave a beautiful program of Schubert's compositions. A large and appreciative audience from many adjacent towns was present.
34The third annual convention of the fourth district of the V. F. M. C. met at Handley School auditorium, Winchester. Frances Calvert Thompson is president. Mrs. John Buchanan gave an inspiring address on Federator and its ideals. Many interesting talks on club work and music illustrations followed. The afternoon was given over to junior work. A memory test conducted by Mrs. F. C. Thompson for all juniors proved interesting. The state meeting in Fredericksburg will take place in April.
36F. C. T.
38Portland, Ore. Steers and Coman presented Elsa Alsen, soprano, in recital at the Public Auditorium. First came four songs by Schubert, followed by Kathleen Lockhart Manning's Autumn Leaves, Frank La Forge's Hills, and other musical gems. The large audience clowned for many extra songs. Claire Mellomino played the accompaniments.
40Portland's justly popular male chorus, the Apollo Club, William H. Boyer, director, offered the first program of its twenty-first season in the Public Auditorium, with Marjorie Dodge, soprano, as guest artist. Miss Dodge, who was overwhelmed with applause, sang an aria from Massenet's Herodiade, and songs by Mozart, Strauss and Tosti. Some of the club's best work was done in the Bach-Gounod Ave Maria, in which Miss Dodge assisted. Cesar Franck's Chorus of Camel Drivers also pleased the happy audience. Ralph W. Hoyt presided at the municipal organ, while May Van Dyke and Edgar E. Coursen served as piano accompanists.
42Louise Arnaux, mezzo soprano, appeared in the Ruth Creed series of matinee musicales at the Multnomah Hotel and was received with marked favor. Myron Jacobson officiated as accompanist.
44James Stevens, baritone, a newcomer, gave a delightful concert in the Woman's Club House. Christian Pool, cellist, and Matt Howard, accompanist, assisted. Mrs. Warren E. Thomas had charge of the concert.
46J. R. O.
48San Antonio, Tex. Fritz Kreisler was presented by Edith M. Resch in a recital which will live long in the hearts of the great audience who heard him. Carl Lamson, who has been with him for many years, was the excellent accompanist.
50The San Antonio Musical Club, Mrs. Lewis Krams Beck, president, at the first soiree musicale of the season presented the prize-winning compositions in the annual competition for Texas composers. Mrs. L. L. Marks was chairman of the competition and the judges were Ethel Leginska, piano; Frank La Forge, voice, and Howard Hanson, violin. The successful contestants and the titles of the prize winning compositions were as follows: John M. Steinfeldt (piano), A Thought in the Alamo; Stella Stacey (violin), Caprice Espagnole; and Mrs. L. A. Mackay-Cantell (voice), De Rain Misery, male quartet. The performers were: John M. Steinfeldt, Mrs. Ray Eyseen, of Dallas; and a double male quartet—first tenors, E. H. Lowes, Marvin McGee; second tenors, M. T. Wells, Lee Howell; first bass, W. H. Bryan, Howard Utes; second bass, Elbert Myers, Paul Melenbruch.
52The prizes consisted of one hundred dollars each.
54Louisa Bononcini-Lauro, soprano, appeared in an interesting and entertaining program, ably assisted by Ira Mae Nethery, harpist and teacher at St. Mary's Academy, in Austin; and Agnes Sanchez, pianist. Mme. Bononcini-Lauro sang numbers by Gluck, Tosti, Paisiello, Puccini (2), Oeto, Esparon de Rubertis, Tagliaferro (2) and Schreier-Bottero, displaying a lovely quality of tone, fine technic and musicianly understanding. Of special interest was the last group, sung in Neapolitan dialect, with accompaniment of guitars and mandolins by Eulalia Sanchez, Felice Rodriguez and Margarito Rivas. Miss Nethery's selections were by Tesechi, Hasselman, and a Russian folk song, all given with her customary fine tone and brilliant technic; Mrs. Sanchez contributed the always enjoyable Capriccio Esagnol (Moszkowski), which was excellently played. Before her study in Italy, from which she has just returned, the singer was a pupil of Mary Stuart Edwards, well-known teacher of this city.
56S. W.
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60JULIETTE WIHL
62"A pianist possessed of exceptional qualities of technique and perception."—Daily Telegraph (London).
63"Among the most interesting of contemporary artists."—New York Herald (Paris).
65Gladys Russell Cook, a fine, warm-voiced soprano of Portland. Among her selections were Verdi's Ernani in volami. There was an excellent group of old lullabies in French and Italian, and a group of modern songs in English. The big number was the singing of Schubert's Omnipotence by the club and Mrs. Cook. George Bower, well known pianist, accompanied the club, while Mrs. Davis, Maine Music Festival accompanist, played for Mrs. Cook.
67L. N. F.
69Long Beach, Cal. A packed house greeted Louis Graveure, tenor, when he appeared at the Municipal Auditorium, in the Philharmonic Course, L. D. Frey, manager. The program opened with Ombra mai fu (The Largo from Xerxes), Handel, finely interpreted. There were four arias, from Rigoletto (Verdi); Manon (Massenet); Faust (Gounod) and L'Elisir D'Amore (Donizetti). Hungarian, Welsh, Irish and Vermont folk-songs were delightfully presented, the last one, The Bird's Courting Song, which Mr. Graveure told of singing at a recent White House function when President Coolidge smiled, the only time he did so during the entire evening. Some of the especially pleasing numbers were: Pleading (Edgar Elgar); Songs My Mother Taught Me (Dvorak) and J'ai dit aux etoiles (Palladilhe). Numerous encores were given. Mrs. Hennion Robinson was the able accompanist.
71Louisa Espinal gave a program, called Song Pictures of Spain, before the Polytechnic High Schol students, at two assemblies. She was accompanied by Nina Herschel, pianist-accompanist.
73The theme for the study section of the Woman's Music Club was Opera, Italian and French. Mrs. Wilbur R. Kimball was the leader. Leonard J. Walker, director of the Long Beach Symphony Orchestra, discussed Berlioz and the Improved Technic of Orchestration. Illustrations were given by Elizabeth O'Neil, pianist, and Genevieve Marshall, soprano.
75New Market, Va. The Music Lovers Club of New Market, assisted by Dr. Schwanenfeld, tenor; Virginia Rath, Harrisonburg; Mrs. Spiker, Woodstock; Mrs. George Ring, Edinburg; Frances Calvert Thompson, New Market, gave a beautiful program of Schubert's compositions. A large and appreciative audience from many adjacent towns was present.
77The third annual convention of the fourth district of the V. F. M. C. met at Handley School auditorium, Winchester. Frances Calvert Thompson is president. Mrs. John Buchanan gave an inspiring address on Federator and its ideals. Many interesting talks on club work and music illustrations followed. The afternoon was given over to junior work. A memory test conducted by Mrs. F. C. Thompson for all juniors proved interesting. The state meeting in Fredericksburg will take place in April.
79F. C. T.
81Portland, Ore. Steers and Coman presented Elsa Alsen, soprano, in recital at the Public Auditorium. First came four songs by Schubert, followed by Kathleen Lockhart Manning's Autumn Leaves, Frank La Forge's Hills, and other musical gems. The large audience clowned for many extra songs. Claire Mellomino played the accompaniments.
83Portland's justly popular male chorus, the Apollo Club, William H. Boyer, director, offered the first program of its twenty-first season in the Public Auditorium, with Marjorie Dodge, soprano, as guest artist. Miss Dodge, who was overwhelmed with applause, sang an aria from Massenet's Herodiade, and songs by Mozart, Strauss and Tosti. Some of the club's best work was done in the Bach-Gounod Ave Maria, in which Miss Dodge assisted. Cesar Franck's Chorus of Camel Drivers also pleased the happy audience. Ralph W. Hoyt presided at the municipal organ, while May Van Dyke and Edgar E. Coursen served as piano accompanists.
85Louise Arnaux, mezzo soprano, appeared in the Ruth Creed series of matinee musicales at the Multnomah Hotel and was received with marked favor. Myron Jacobson officiated as accompanist.
87James Stevens, baritone, a newcomer, gave a delightful concert in the Woman's Club House. Christian Pool, cellist, and Matt Howard, accompanist, assisted. Mrs. Warren E. Thomas had charge of the concert.
89J. R. O.
91San Antonio, Tex. Fritz Kreisler was presented by Edith M. Resch in a recital which will live long in the hearts of the great audience who heard him. Carl Lamson, who has been with him for many years, was the excellent accompanist.
93The San Antonio Musical Club, Mrs. Lewis Krams Beck, president, at the first soiree musicale of the season presented the prize-winning compositions in the annual competition for Texas composers. Mrs. L. L. Marks was chairman of the competition and the judges were Ethel Leginska, piano; Frank La Forge, voice, and Howard Hanson, violin. The successful contestants and the titles of the prize winning compositions were as follows: John M. Steinfeldt (piano), A Thought in the Alamo; Stella Stacey (violin), Caprice Espagnole; and Mrs. L. A. Mackay-Cantell (voice), De Rain Misery, male quartet. The performers were: John M. Steinfeldt, Mrs. Ray Eyseen, of Dallas; and a double male quartet—first tenors, E. H. Lowes, Marvin McGee; second tenors, M. T. Wells, Lee Howell; first bass, W. H. Bryan, Howard Utes; second bass, Elbert Myers, Paul Melenbruch.
95The prizes consisted of one hundred dollars each.
97Louisa Bononcini-Lauro, soprano, appeared in an interesting and entertaining program, ably assisted by Ira Mae Nethery, harpist and teacher at St. Mary's Academy, in Austin; and Agnes Sanchez, pianist. Mme. Bononcini-Lauro sang numbers by Gluck, Tosti, Paisiello, Puccini (2), Oeto, Esparon de Rubertis, Tagliaferro (2) and Schreier-Bottero, displaying a lovely quality of tone, fine technic and musicianly understanding. Of special interest was the last group, sung in Neapolitan dialect, with accompaniment of guitars and mandolins by Eulalia Sanchez, Felice Rodriguez and Margarito Rivas. Miss Nethery's selections were by Tesechi, Hasselman, and a Russian folk song, all given with her customary fine tone and brilliant technic; Mrs. Sanchez contributed the always enjoyable Capriccio Esagnol (Moszkowski), which was excellently played. Before her study in Italy, from which she has just returned, the singer was a pupil of Mary Stuart Edwards, well-known teacher of this city.
99S. W.
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