January 12, 1922 MUSICAL COURIER 58 CURRENT MUSICAL PRIZES AND SCHOLARSHIPS [The Musical Courier will endeavor to keep this department up to date and to that end requests that all notices and prospectuses of musical prize contests be sent to the Musical Courier so as to be included in this department. It will be found that in each contest the name and address are given, to which intending candidates may apply directly for further information.— Editor’s Note.] Mrs. F. S. Coolidge—$1,000 for a string quartet. Contest ends April IS. Hugo Kortschak, Institute of Musical Art, 120 Claremont avenue, New York City. Contest held annually. William Burnett Tuthill, 185 Madison avenue, New York. The National Federation of Music Clubs—$1,000 for composition, the style of which is to be designated later; $500 (prize offered by Mrs. F. A. Seiberling) for a chamber music composition for oboe, flute, violin, piano and two voices. Ella May Smith, 60 Jefferson avenue, Columbus, Ohio. The National American Music Festival—$3,800 in contest prizes at the 1922 festival to be held at Buffalo, N. Y., October 2 to 7. A. A. Van de Mark, American Music Festival, 223 Delaware avenue, Buffalo, N. Y. The Kansas Federation of Music Clubs—$50 each for State song, chorus for ladies’ voices, violin, piano and vocal solo. Oscar Loffgren, Lindsborg, Kan. The Neighborhood Houses of New York—A silver cup for song on “Peace,” one voice part; another silver cup for song lyric on same subject; three prizes of $100 each for one-act play, community pageant and spring festival on any subject. The song on “Peace” contest ends February 1, and the one-act play contest ends March 1. Arts and Festivals Committee, 70 Fifth avenue, New York. The American Academy in Rome. Horatio Parker Fellowship in Musical Composition, the winner having the privilege of a studio and three years’ residence at the Academy in Rome, besides an annual stipend of $1,000 and an allowance not to exceed $1,000 for traveling expenses. Competition ends March 1. Executive Secretary, American Academy in Rome, 101 Park avenue, New York. Chicago Musical College—Seventy-three scholarships. . 624 South Michigan avenue, Chicago, 111. Baylor College—Scholarships ranging in value from $105 to $225 for high school students only. Contest ends in the spring. Baylor College, Belton, Tex. The Pulitzer Traveling Scholarship in Music—Annual scholarship of the value of $1,500. Secretary Columbia University, New York City. Estelle Liebling with the Friends of Music Estelle Liebling will appear with the Friends of Music at its fifth Sunday afternoon concert at the Town Hall on January 15 under the direction of Artur Bodanzky. She will sing Ravel’s “Scheherazade,” three poems for voice and orchestra, a work that has not been given before in New York. BOSTON (Continued from page 30) Sonnen reichen,” Schreker; “Madchenlied,” Schonberg; Christmas carol, Bax; “La Fiancee du Timbalier” and “The Lady Visitor in the Pauper Ward,” Berners, and hymns from the “Rig Veda,” Holst. A large and interested audience applauded heartily. Several of the songs were repeated at the insistence of the audience. Alexander Steinert was obliged to rise from his seat in the audience and bow in acknowledgment of prolonged applause after the singing of his song, “The Waning Moon.” Leroy Shield at the piano had a tremendous task in many of the extremely modern songs, and acquitted himself in a very artistic manner. A. R. F. singers and also studied voice under many of them. Shortly after she moved to Winnipeg, Can., with her family, she decided to come to New York and work with Mme. Davies. This she did with much success and has been an exponent of her method ever since, coming to New York nearly every season to further acquaint herself with the advanced work. She has now a large class of pupils in Winnipeg and says that no other method can bring the results that this one does. Ava Scott, of Spray, N. C., is a graduate of the Southern Conservatory of Music, Durham, N. C., and worked also under John D. Sample, a pupil of Lombardi. She is now using the Novello-Davies method, which she calls “wonderful.” Mrs. Scott is actively engaged in church and concert work. Clara S. Herrick has been teaching in Elmira and Corning, N. Y., for the past eighteen years. The last twelve years she has been associated with the Elmira College School of Music, and she has many concerts as well as considerable church work. This year she opened a studio in Syracuse. For thirteen years Mrs. Herrick has been soprano and director of the Park Church qartet choir. Her efficiency as a teacher and singer has been more than doubled, she says, by her work with Mme. Davies. Carolyn Williams Tingle, of Syracuse, N. Y., graduated in voice and piano from the Chicago Musical College. Later she studied in London with Mme. Davies. She has acted as head of the voice department of the Southwestern College, Winfield, Kan.; also had charge of the music in the schools. She was soloist at the Grand Avenue Methodist Church and the Jewish Synagogue in Kansas City, Mo, also in the Presbyterian Church of Englewood, N. J. She has taught in Kansas City, New York, Brooklyn, Guthrie, Okla., and Billings, Mont. NEW YORK CONCERTS (Continued from page 55) subscription concert in Aeolian Hall on January 8, a program containing eight Russian folk songs by Liadoff, and Brahms’ symphony No. 3 in F. The “Comedy overture,” by Balfour Gardiner, scheduled for presentation at this concert, was omitted. Percy Grainger was the soloist, playing Delius’ piano concerto in C minor with orchestra. He played divinely, like one inspired; his superb musicianship, individuality, virility and poise proved the means of holding his enchanted auditors under his magic spell. This concerto was first presented to a metropolitan audience by Mr. Grainger at a Philharmonic concert on November 26, 1915. It is a beautiful work in three movements, but played without pauses; it reflects the spirit of the Southern darky, which so impressed him while living ^ in Florida, where he managed his father’s plantation, that ' he determined to devote his life to composition. St. Olaf Choir Honors Mrs. Seiberling The following telegram has been received from Akron, Ohio, dated January 7, 1922: “After the concert today of the St. Olaf Lutheran Choir before 3,000 people in the Akron Armory, the members of the choir, Professors Schmidt and Christiansen, and Manager M. H. Hanson were entertained by Mr. and Mrs. Frank A. Seiberling at their wonderful residence, Stan-Hywet Hall. After dinner the choir sang and Mrs. Seiberling joined them in the last number, and it was suggested to the members of the choir and formally proposed, seconded and carried unanimously to elect Mrs. Seiberling the first and only honorary member of the choir, and the senior girl of the choir presented her with the gold St. Olaf pin.” Godowsky to Play in Canada Leopold Godowsky resumed his concert tour on January 5, with a concert at Lynchburg, Va. Mr. Godowsky played at Youngstown, Ohio, on January 9, and will appear in Grand Rapids, Detroit and Kalamazoo before starting his Canadian tour at Hamilton, Ontario, on January 19. Sklarevski’s Second Recital January 23 Alexander Sklarevski, whose second piano recital of the season takes place at the Town Hall on the afternoon of January 23, will begin his program with the “Carnaval” of Schumann and include four pieces of Liszt. Exponents of Novello-Davies Method Actively Engaged The seven exponents of the Novello-Davies method of voice production who appear in a full page advertisement in another part of this issue of the Musical Courier, are only a few of the many men and women who are today achieving great success as teachers or singers through applying the principles of this particular method of singing. These seven, however, are very representative, and a brief sketch of the career of each is given herewith: Jack E. Hillman, well known singer and teacher of San Francisco, Cal., was advised by David Bispham to embark upon a musical career, and for two seasons toured with Tina Lerner and Mrs. Beach, singing in over forty concerts in California. He has appeared at the San Diego Exposition, four times at the Berkeley Greek Theater with much success, and while in New York last season studying with Mme. Davies met with favor at concerts in Yonkers and New York. Upon his return west he was soloist with the California Symphony Orchestra, and has at present a large class of pupils, also being engaged in concert work. Hugh S. Martindale went to Toronto in 1909 to attend the Toronto University, and at the same time continued his early studies in piano, organ and voice, obtaining a degree of Bachelor of Arts in 1914. He studied organ for two years with Arthur Blakley, who was at that time one of the best in the city. He began organ and choir work, first as assistant; then he obtained a position in a suburban church, rising rapidly to one of the best churches in Toronto—High Park Methodist. He was for three years a member of the famous Mendelssohn Choir of that city. The war interrupted his musical studies in Canada, but later he took up his work in London under Edwin Ware-ham, late of the Royal Opera, Covent Garden. He also studied under James Cuyler Black, a pupil of Cotogni, and David Ross, who was a Garcia exponent. Returning to Canada in 1919, Mr. Martindale decided to devote his energy to teaching the voice, as he felt there was a need in Toronto for free and natural production—ideals which led him to Clara Novello-Davies, with whom he has had considerable study off and on ever since. The results have been most gratifying professionally and individually. Last year his class grew so large that he had to engage an assistant teacher, and this season he has the best class of his career. Helene Saxby studied piano with several noted teachers, the last being Bernard Stavenhagen in Weimar, a pupil of Liszt. Before coming to America, she both taught and appeared as soloist abroad. Singing, she studied under Garcia and with a pupil of Jenny Lind, but five years ago she adopted the Novello-Davies method with excellent results. In the 1919 state and district contests inaugurated by the National Federation of Music Clubs one of her pupils gained first honors. She has, besides, many appearing in public and has a large class in Tampa, Fla. Last summer Mme. Saxby came to New York to brush up under Mme. Davies’ guidance. Ada Hall, of Winnipeg, Can., commenced her musical career in Liverpool, first studying piano. While in her ’teens, after the death of her father, the late bandmaster, F. Hall, she successfully carried on his private orchestra for two years, and then went to London and studied for five years at the Tobias Matthay Pianoforte School. Later she became assistant teacher to Mrs. John McEwen. She has acted as accompanist to Morgan Kingston and other SUMMY’S CORNER A Piano number that gives a touch of lightness and novelty to Recital Programs. MY LADY LOVE by R. Nathaniel Dett. A Program number that is rhythmically vital; genial and gay in mood. From the Magnolia Suite No. 1. Being played by Esther Linder. CLAYTON F. SUMMY CO., Publishers 429 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago. 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