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the Fairmont Hotel, San Francisco. Her program included “Care Selve,” Hendel; “Shadow Song,” “Dinorah,” and four songs by American composers. The last one of the group, which is still in manuscript, was “Our Yesterdays,” composed by Mme. Vought. The climax of the evening came at the rendition of “Lo, Here the Gentle Lark,” with flute obligato by Hector McEntee. It was impossible at times to distinguish between the voice and the (Continued on page 54)
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these approaching symphony size in a manner that brought great credit to the children’s instructors and to their own musical intelligence. Ten orchestras were assembled, each giving a couple or more numbers, and to conclude the program selected musicians from these groups took their places upon another platform, forming a great- composite orchestra, well balanced, including 150 violins. Two hundred and forty youthful players formed this impressive orchestra and the program was brought to a brilliant finale under the baton of Glenn H. Woods. Herman Trutner, supervisor of bands and orchestras; Albert M. Humphrey, of the orchestra department, and a number of other leaders are to be congratulated upon the very excellent musical training Oakland schools are giving her young people.
Alameda Enjoys Concert Program of San Francisco Chamber Music Society.
The first of a series of concerts, under the auspices of the Alameda Adelphian Club, was given in the clubhouse on December 6, when, for the first time Alamedians had the great pleasure of hearing at home that delightful and exceptionally fine musical organization, the San Francisco Chamber Music Society. Eva Gruninger Atkinson, contralto, was the soloist, with Benjamin Moore as her accompanist. Tschaikowsky’s E flat minor quartet was the chief number offered by he society, which was played with much beauty of expression and tone.
Little Theater Club.
A couple of hundred or more members have put the newly organized Little Theater Club of Oakland upon a financial basis of sufficient strength to justify the production of an inaugural program at the Ebell Hall, December IS, when “Night,” by James Oppenheim, and “The Post Office,” by Tagore, were given by a group of very capable aotors, with Hedwiga Reicher, director.
The Little Theater Club will be devoted to the staging of plays and poetry of indisputable and universal artistic value, and will endeavor to utilize the dance, pantomime and music as allied art forms in dramatic interpretation and expression. The Little Theater Club also aims to build its own theater.
Oakland Orpheus Club in Dedication Concert.
The first concert of the twenty-eighth season of the Orpheus Club atracted one of the largest audiences in several seasons at the Municipal Opera House, December 13. This concert was dedicated to Edwin Dunbar Crandall, the club’s beloved director, who, for twenty years, has thus wielded his baton in the production of much of the finest choral music heard in any of the bay cities. On this occasion the varied and excellent program maintained the club’s traditions. The assisting artists were Mrs. King Clark-Upham, mezza soprano, and Kajetan Attl, harpist. The soloist from the club was Richard Lundgren, bass, and the club accompanist was Bessie Beatty Roland.
A spirit of Christmas was introduced in the singing of two groups of Christmas carols, and in the Christmas decoration of the stage.
Stella Raymond Vought Among Those Who Count.
Stella Raymond Vought, coloratura soprano, well known in New York and the bay cities—the latter being the scene of her present activities—is busy this winter wtih recitals. A recital of exceptional merit was given recently by her at
four thousand miles. While in New York, Mr. Cadman and Princess Tsianina made records of four of his songs —“Land of the Sky Blue Water,” “The Canoe Woman,” “Far Off I Hear a Lover’s Flute,” and “Song of the Robin Woman,” from the opera “Shanewis.”
Frieda Peycke, composer and teacher of musical readings, has received four new numbers from her New York publisher, Harold Flammer. Miss Peycke recorded “The Annual Protest” for the Brunswick, doing a triple part by taking the boy’s and mother’s voice in the conversation, as well as playing her own accompaniments. The other numbers are “The Brothers,” poem by Carl Bronson, Los Angeles musician and writer; “What the Boy Said About Being a Girl,” and “Corporal Punishment.”
The December meeting of the Dominant Club was in keeping with the season with its program of Christmas music, with Mabel Strock, artist guest, as soloist. Lester Donahue was guest of honor and he was also the inspira-ation for one of the parties for which Mr. and Mrs. Thilo Becker are noted on Saturday evening, following the symphony concert. Mrs. Becker was assisted by Claire Crane, pianist; Mrs. F. Flint and ■Carla Schramm.	J. W.
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Schumann-Heink Draws Huge Audience—“Beggar’s Opera” Charms—Oakland School Children in Elaborate Orchestral Concert
Oakland, Cal., December 16, 1921.—The second concert of the popular Artists’ Concert Series was given on December 5 at the Municipal Opera House, under the direction of Z. W. Potter and auspices of the music section of the Oakland Teachers’ Association. On this occasion a fine combination program was presented to a large audience by Mishel Piastro, Russian violinist, and Alfred Mirovitch, composer pianist. Both artists found much favor with the audience and after each group responded by giving encores. Mr. Mirovitch rose to an inspirational height in his interpretation of Chopin's sonata in B flat minor. Mr. Piastro’s chief number was Lalol's “Symphonie Espagnole” for which a double encore was demanded.
The five remaining concerts include the following artists : Emmy Destinn, Harold Bauer, Reinald Werren-rath, Sophie Braslau, and a symphony orchestra yet to be named.
Schumann-Heink Fills Opera House.
Charming, gracious, dignified, and always a great artist, Ernestine Schumann-Heink delighted once more the audience which filled the Municipal Opera House—even the stage—November 28. The diva was accompanied by Arthur Loesser, who gave her satisfactory support. It is seldom that an artist is able to draw so large and enthusiastic a gathering, especially when the admission is higher than usual. The packed house simply goes to show what has been demonstrated a thousand times before—the world renowned contralto has an irresistible personality and a wonderful voice. The concert was under the management of Z. W. Potter and Selby C. Oppenheimer.
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One hundred and ninety-three years have not dimmed the charm of the quaint and classic production, “The Beggar’s Opera,” by John Gay, which was given at the Municipal Opera House on four nights and Saturday matinee, December 7, 8, 9 and 10. An orchestra of the period interpreted the music. When one realizes that it was the first musical comedy to be produced in America it gives it an historical interest unique in itself. “The Beggar’s Opera” was presented by the Elwyn Concert Bureau, and is an excellent production throughout.
Oakland School Children in Elaborate Orchestral Concert.
One of the most elaborate and complete school orchestras in the country was brought together for a festival concert in the Municipal Auditorium Arena on December 2, under the management of Glen H. Woods, musical director of the Oakland public schools. The music department in the schools of Oakland has a nation-wide reputation, and practically nowhere else have school children opportunity to play upon more unusual and expensive instruments as here. The children, numbering several hundred, were from the following schools : Alexander Hamilton, Allendale, Dewey, Thompson, Washington, Grant, Elmhurst, Claremont, Fruit-vale, Lazear, Garfield, Jefferson, Melrose, Piedmont, Lake-view, Durant, Hawthorne, Longfellow, Melrose Heights, Santa Fe, Lockwood; Prescott, Lafayette, Emerson, Intermediate.
A surprisingly well rendered and long program was gone through by the various groups of instrumentalists—some of
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