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January 12, 1922
11, 1921. The decree was received by Mr. Yon on December 28, and was signed in Rome by Mgr. Mariano Ugolini, dean of the Julian Chapel.
Mr. Yon was born in Settimo Vittone (Piedmont, Italy) in 1886, studied in Milan, Turin and Rome, where at the Academy of St. Cecilia, he was graduated in 1906, being awarded the first prize medal of the Academy, and a special prize medal from the Italian Minister of Public Instruction. Mr. Yon was for two years substitute organist at the Vatican and the Royal Church of Rome, and in 1907 was appointed organist and choirmaster at the Church of St. Francis Xavier, New York. During the past two years, Mr. Yon has devoted most of his time to concertising, appearing in over one hundred cities in America and Europe. Among his compositions are twenty-one masses, motets, organ, piano, orchestral works and songs.
Mr. Yon is an American citizen and a member of the American Legion.
D’Alvarez Opens Chicago Opera Season
Marguerite D’Alvarez, in addition to four appearances with the Chicago Opera Association, beginning on January 23, the opening night, will take part in at least six other concerts in Greater New York. On February 17 she sings at the Academy of Music, Brooklyn, at the joint concert of the Chaminade and University Glee clubs. On February 25 she will sing at a musicale at the Hotel Ambassador. On March 11 and 12 she will be soloist with the New York Symphony Orchestra in Brooklyn and New York, and on April 13 she will be one of the soloists at the New York Oratorio Society’s performance of Bach’s “St. Matthew Passion.”
Another Tribute to Edward Johnson
The following is what the Queen of Roumania wrote to her sister, the Grand Duchess Kirill, after the recital given by Edward Johnson in Paris for the Queen:
Edward Johnson has one of the most glorious voices I have ever heard. He has just sung to me. You must hear him.
(Signed) Maria.
September 9, 1921.
#Mr. Johnson gave a recital on the following day at the Villa Moulton-Dinard, and at the Queen’s request called to pay his respects to the Grand Duchess at Kerr Briac, St. Briac.
Caroline Curtiss Sings for Rotary Club
Caroline Curtiss, of the faculty of the University of Florida, spent the Christmas holidays in Augusta, Ga., and while there the soprano participated in an entertainment given by the Rotary Club. In making mention of the event in the Augusta Chronicle the music critic of that paper stated that Miss Curtiss has a lyric soprano of rare purity and sweetness.
WHERE THEY ARE TO BE
From January 12 to January 31
Rockford, 111., Jan. 22. Aurora, 111., Jan. 23.
Chicago, 111., Jan. 25. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 28. Worcester, Mass., Jan. 29.
Powell, John:
Greenfield, Mass., Jan. 17. Rachmaninoff, Sergei: Cincinnati, O., Jan. 30. Raisa, Rosa:
Elizabeth, N. J., Jan. 26. Rea, Virginia:
Albuquerque, N. M., Jan. 16. Reuter, Rudolph:
Chicago, 111., Jan. 31.
Rimini, Giacomo:
Elizabeth, N. J., Jan. 26. Roberts, Emma: Hendersonville, N. C., Jan. 24. Salvi, Alberto:
Lexington, Ky., Jan. 20. Schelling, Ernest:
Dobbs Ferry, N. Y., Jan. 17. Schofield, Edgar:
Mankato, Minn., Jan. 18. Seidel, Toscha:
London, Eng., Jan. 14. Manchester, Eng., Jan. 21. Shafer, Roland:
Chicago, 111., Jan. 16. Silberta, Rhea:
Newark, N. J., Jan. 29. Simmons, William:
Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 17. Sparkes, Leonora:
Cleveland, O., Jan. 12. Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 14. Watson, Pauline:
Brantford, Ont., Jan. 13. Zerola, Nicola:
Reading, Pa., Jan. 22.
Letz Quartet:
Washington, D. C., Jan. 20. Lincoln, Neb., Jan. 23. Mexico, Mo., Jan. 25. Cleveland, O., Jan. 31.
MacDowell, Mrs. Edward A.:
Grand Rapids, Mich., Jan. 20. Macmillen, Francis:
Fort Worth, Tex., Jan. 12. Maier, Guy:
Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 12. Newcastle, Pa., Jan. 13. Cleveland, O., Jan. 14. Kenosha, Wis., Jan. 16. Newport News, Va., Jan. 25. Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 30.
Matzenauer, Margaret:
Boston, Mass., Jan. 22. Pattison, Lee:
Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 12. Newcastle, Pa., Jan. 13. Kenosha, Wis., Jan. 16. Buffalo, N. Y., Jan. 30. Patton, Fred:
East Orange, N. J., Jan. 12. Paterson, N. J., Jan. 15. Tarrytown, N. Y., Jan. 19. Brooklyn, N. Y., Jan. 20.
Port Chester, N. Y., Jan. 22. Roselle Park, N. J., Jan. 23. Utica, N. Y., Jan. 25. Peekskill, N. Y., Jan. 26. Amityville, N. Y., Jan. 30. Pavloska, Irene:
Mt. Vernon, N. Y., Jan. 26. Peege, Charlotte:
Des Moines, la., Jan. 14. Petrauskas, Mikas:
Cleveland, O., Jan. 14.
Detroit, Mich., Jan. 15.
Grand Rapids, Jan. 17. Kenosha, Wis., Jan. 20. Waukegan, Wis., Jan. 21.
Gerhardt, Elena:
New London, Conn., Jan. 12.
Godowsky, Leopold:
Detroit, Mich., Jan. 17. Kalamazoo, Mich., Jan. 18. Hamilton, Ont., Jan. 19. London, Ont., Jan. 24.
Hackett, Arthur:
Pine Bluff, Kan., Jan. 12. Mankato, Minn., Jan. 18. Providence, R. I., Jan. 21. Boston, Mass., Jan. 22. Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 24.
Hess, Hans:
Chicago, 111., Jan. 31.
Huberman, Bronislaw:
Providence, R. I., Jan. 24. Hutcheson, Ernest:
Cleveland, O., Jan. 17. Westfield, N. J., Jan. 19.
Jeffrey, Helen:
Baltimore, Md., Jan. 15. Middletown, N. Y., Jan. 23. Minneapolis, Minn., Jan. 29.
Jollif, Norman:
Newark, N. J., Jan. 25.
Kerns, Grace:
Newport News, Va., Jan. 25. Kingston, Morgan:
Boston, Mass., Jan. 22.
Kochanski, Paul:
Cambridge, Mass., Jan. 12.
Kouns, Nellie and Sara:
Atlanta, Ga., Jan. 21.
Dallas, Tex., Jan. 24.
Laros, Earle:
Greensburg, Ind., Jan. 20. Seymour, Ind., Jan. 22.
Barber, Lyell:
Washington, D. C., Jan. 13. Holyoke, Mass., Jan. 17. Northampton, Mass., Jan. 18. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 20.
Barclay, John:
Lynchburg, Va., Jan. 16.
Sweet Briar, Va., Jan. 17. Swarthmore, Pa., Jan. 19. Montclair, N. J., Jan. 26.
Baroni, Alice:
Hartford, Conn., Jan. 13. Springfield, Mass., Jan. 16-17. Utica, N. Y., Jan. 18. Syracuse, N. Y., Jan. 20. Rochester, N. Y., Jan. 23. Jamestown, N. Y., Jan. 25. Scranton, Pa., Jan. 2728־. Wilkesbarre, Pa., Jan. 30.
Cincinnati Orchestra:
Terre Haute, Ind., Jan. 17. Memphis, Tenn., Jan. 30.
Claussen, Julia:
Kansas City, Mo., Jan. 27. Chicago, 111., Jan. 29.
Curtis, Vera:
Lancaster, Pa., Jan. 30. Shamokin, Pa., Jan. 31.
Cuthbert, Frank:
Cleveland, O., Jan. 12. Pittsburgh, Pa., Jan. 14.
D’Alvarez, Marguerite:
Washington, D. C., Jan. 13. Holyoke, Mass., Jan. 17. Northampton, Mass., Jan. 18. Baltimore, Md., Jan. 27. Raleigh, N. C., Jan. 31. Fanning, Cecil:
Hartford, Conn., Jan. 24. Derby, Conn., Jan. 25. Gabrilowitsch, Ossip:
Ann Arbor, Mich., Jan. 23.
joint of one of his fingers was badly bruised and it has so interfered with his playing that he has been obliged to postpone some of his early January dates. Mr. Laros’ tour was to have opened in Watseka, 111., January 5, following which there were to be recitals in Sprinfield and Frankfort, 111., and also in the various cities of Nebraska and Kansas. Harry Culbertson, the pianist’s Chicago manager, is rearranging the tour, and according to present plans it will open in Greensburg, Ind., on January 20 ’and 22.
Pietro Yon Honored
The Lhevinnes at Carnegie Hall January 18
On the evening of January 18, at Carnegie Hall, Josef and Rosina Lhevinne will be heard in a joint recital, Mme. Lhevinne appearing with her husband in the Rachmaninoff suite for two pianos, opus 17. The combination of these two artists is attracting widespread interest. Mr. Lhevinne’s solo numbers will include in addition to the Beethoven sonata, opus 111, works by Schumann, Chopin, Moscheles, Liszt and Balakireff. This will be Mr. Lhevinne’s first recital appearance in New York this season.
Jessie Masters’ Washington Concert
Jessie Masters, the contralto, will appear in concert at the National Theater, Washington, D. C, on the afternoon of Friday, January 20.
The well known organist-composer, Pietro A. Yon, present organist of St. Francis Xavier’s Church, New York City, was elected honorary organist of the most holy Basilica of St. Peter in the Vatican, Rome, Italy, by the chapter of St. Peter, after the meeting held on December
Earle Laros Meets with Accident
While in New York during the holidays, Earle Laros, the pianist, met with an accident when the door of an office building closed on his left hand. The bone and first
ALFRED
MIROVITCH
Captivates Chicago Again
The Daily Press Says:
Alfred Mirovitch’s extremely personal, individual, conception of
the Chopin Sonata in B flat minor is stamped with authority. He invests it with unwonted vigor and holds one’s attention from the first to the last phrase. We noticed hi§ excellent pedaling and the fine brilliance of his technique. Achieved an almost sensational effect in the march by beginning the final marcia movement after the cantabile phrases in D flat in the most tenuous pianissimo and then building up to a crashing forte.
—Herman Devries, Chicago American, November 28, 1921.
Made a fine impression. He has the big technique, the big sense of structure and a poetic feeling. He is among the important pdanists.
—Chicago Daily Journal, November 28, 1921.
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