MUSICAL COURIER
January 12, 1922
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Carmen Runestrand, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. A. Runestrand, and Wilma Daesener, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Henry Daesener, both children being six-year-old piano pupils, were heard in piano recital at the home of their teacher, Mrs. T. C. Cassidy. The two children played fourteen groups of piano selections and duets.
The Bellingham Lyceum Course, sponsored by the local Ministerial Association, opened with the Fischer Operatic Quintet, at the Garden Street M. E. Church, Tuesday of last week. Members of the quintet appeared in solos, duets, and character sketches, both musical and declamatory, and in costume for selections from “Bohemian Girl” (Balfe). Members of the quintet are Ida Fisher, soprano; Katherine Shyan, contralto, Edith Mahuffy, pianist and reader; Lynn Sacket, tenor, and George Sutton, baritone. The second number of the Lyceum Course was given Wednesday, December 7. Frederick Warde appeared in “Fifty Years of Make-Believe.” The programs are largely attended by people from nearby towns.
Florence Fox Thatcher, head of the music department of the Normal School, directed a varied program in the auditorium, part of which was singing by the Boys’ Glee Club and solos by Ellen Reep and Walton Biggerstaff.
The musical program at the Sunday Evening Forum, December 4, consisted of solos by Marion Gilroy, soprano, who sang “Fear Ye Not, O Israel” (Dudley Buck) and “There Is No Death” (O’Hara) ; and Mildred Robinson, violinist, who played “Hungarian Dance” (Brahms) and “Serenade.” (Drdla).
Members of Parent-Teachers’ Associations have been exceedingly busy of late, putting on plays and musical programs, one of which was the one-act comedy, “The Neighbors,” sponsored by the Sea Home P. T. A. Members of the cast were: Ethel Brown, Rosa Stewart, Ralph Kooken, F. R. Palmer, C. M. Iddens, J. C. Harrison.
The Silver Beach P. T. A., presented Kathleen McGill-very and Irene Olbranty in readings; Verda Gilfilen, vocal solo, and Mildred Crandell, violin solo.
Another Sea Home P. T. A. program was under the direction of Lillian Mohr, supervisor of grade school music, who, assisted by Miss Francis, a teacher of the Sea Home School, devoted much of the evening to community singing. Other musical numbers were piano solos by Harriett Wied-man and Alice Boysen.
Musical numbers from the Lowell P. T. A. meeting were vocal solos by Mrs. H. W. Spratley, contralto, with Leore Keagle, accompanist, and community singing.
The Whatcom High School P. T. A. program consisted of community singing lead by Roswell Stearns; reading in Scotch dialect, Hazel McDonald, solos Oscar Shaw, tenor, and High School Orchestra Numbers.	L. V. C.
Guilmant School Master Glasses Begin
William C. Carl returned recently from Atlantic City, where the holiday vacation was spent at the Marlborough-Blenheim, and has opened the winter term of the Guilmant Organ School. The master class, which he personally directs and which has already commenced, is devoted to the preparation for the church service and concert work. All forms of the church service are attended to, and the students are taught conducting, registration, the accompanying of the oratorios, as well as service playing and recital work. The school is conducted along practical lines and the individual interest of each student is studied. The enrollment is unusually large and includes several special professional organists who are here to coach with Dr. Carl.
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ment, who revealed a lovely tone, and a deep appreciation of the beauties of the music to be set forth.
Charles M. Dennis, the new acting Dean of the Conservatory, gave another demonstration of his abilities as a singer in an interesting^ group by Grant-Schaefer, Sidney .Homer, and Campbell-Tipton. The same excellent qualities of style which made his work an outstanding feature of last year’s festival were again evident.
“The Broken Vine,” an elegy for solo voice, chorus and orchestra by Wesley La Violette, had its premi*re performance at the second concert, and introduced a splendid singer to Pacific audiences in the person of Mima Montgomery. Miss Montgomery has a voice of great beauty and power and raised the performance of this lovely work to the heights of real exaltation. Two other American works on this program were the "Hymn of Thanksgiving,” by Peter Christian Lutkin, and “Land of Our Hearts,” by Chadwick.
Dean Hanson certainly deserves the thanks of all interested in the cause of American music for the inauguration of these festivals.	C.
SOUSA AND HIS BAND RECEIVE HEARTY WELCOME IN PORTLAND
Alice Gentle and Arthur Rubinstein in Joint Recital— Musical Service in Memory of Tom Dobson and Z. M. Parvin
Portland, Ore., December 23, 1921.—Sousa and his band received a hearty welcome last week at the Public Auditorium, where the famous organization gave four excellent concerts. There was a large attendance and enthusiasm ran high. The soloists were Mary Baker, soprano; Florence Hardeman, violinist; John Dolan, cornetist; R. Meredith Willson, flutist, and Joseph De Luca, euphonium. Conductor Sousa has promised to write a march for Portland’s 1925 World Fair. The concerts were managed by W. T. Pangle, of Portland.
On December 13, a good sized audience attended the concert at the Public Auditorium, given by Alice Gentle, soprano, and Arthur Rubinstein, pianist. Mr. Rubinstein, who opened the program, displayed his virtuosity in works by Chopin, Albeniz, M. De Falla and Liszt. This was the pianist’s first appearance here and he created a sensation. Miss Gentle, who acquitted herself with distinction, sang several arias and a group of Irish songs. J. Hutchison, of Portland, furnished artistic accompaniments.
The Society of Oregon Composers, Emil Enna, president, recently gave a musical service in memory of the late Tom Dobson, New York and Portland composer, and the late Z. M. Parvin, Portland composer. The program was rendered by May Dearborn Schwab, soprano; J. Hutchison, accompanist; Otto Wedemeyer, baritone; Mrs. Warren E. Thomas, accompanist, and Helen Fromme-Schedler, soprano. The speakers were Dr. A. A. Morrison, rector of the Trinity Episcopal Church, and J. E. Hall, M.D.
Operatic Portland is greeting the Beggar’s Opera Company this week. The company is touring the United States and Canada under the direction of the Elwyn Concert Bureau of Portland, Oliver O. Young, general manager. A reception was tendered the members of the opera company by the Ellison-White Conservatory of Music, David Campbell, director. The company is playing to large audiences all alonsr the Pacific Coast.
The Mignon Chorus (thirty women), Ella Hoberg Tripp, director, made a fine impression at the Public Auditorium on Sunday afternoon, December 11, when the organization appeared in concert under the auspices of the city. Frederick W. Goodrich, organist, assisted.
At the last meeting of the Monday Musical Club, Evelyn McFarlane McClusky spoke on “Opera in America,” and Eloise Hall Cook, soprano, offered a number of arias. Mrs. A. R. Mattingly stands at the head of this enterprising club.
Lucien E. Becker, one of the city’s leading organists, has just been engaged to give a series of Sunday afternoon ie-citals at the Sunnyside Congregational Church, beginning January 1. The church has a new organ.
The Jefferson High School Glee Club is making rapid progress under the able direction of George Wilber Reed.
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Bellingham, Wash., December 10, 1921.—A large gathering of parents and friends greeted the participants of the W. C. T. U. double silver medal contest, held in the Laurel High School auditorium last Sunday afternoon. D. E. Wiedman, superintendent of Bellingham schools, presented the medals to the winning contestants, who were Dorothy Springfield, music; Fredalene Singleton, declamatory. Other participants were : Music (piano playing)—Helen Frost, Harold Houlton, Mylo Plont, Gertrude Anderson, Lily Ericson, Elvira McGill, Harriett Wiedman; declamatory—Bertha Allose, Jenny Mock, Lucille Standen, Man-etta White, Miriam Bixby. The splendid program rendered gave evidence of careful training and ready adaptability.
The program rendered at the Women of Rotary luncheon held at the Hotel Leopold Saturday afternoon, consisted of readings bv Nellie Morrison, and musical selections by Paul P. Wells and C. E. Walton.
About five hundred members of the Elks Lodge filed into the lodge rooms to the music of a processional played by the Elks Members’ Orchestra, the occasion being the Elks’ annual memorial service. Other musical numbers were “God Shall Wipe Away All Tears,” duet (“Caro Roma”) by Paul P. Wells and C. B. Harter, and “Viennese Melody” (Kreisler), Nora M. Kelly.
Lois Woodworth Grant, soprano of this city, was recently heard in concert in the Y. M. C. A. Auditorium of the city of Everett, Washington, under the auspices of the Trinity Episcopal Auxiliary Guild. Everett music lovers pronounced it as “one of the most delightful musical events of the season.” Maude Williams was accompanist.
The Normal School commencement exercises, held in Normal Auditorium, Friday morning, included musical selections as follows: Piano solo, Elizabeth Yost; selections by the Normal Choral Club; “At Parting” (Rogers) Katherine Meyers; “O Heart of Mine” (Clough-Leighter), Normal Ladies’ Quartet.
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