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Felix Borowski lectured recently in the Ziegfield Theater on the life and music of Josef Haydn.
Carl Matthieu, artist student of the vocal department, has been appointed tenor soloist at Temple Isaiah.
Jane Anderson, student of Alexander Raab, was soloist at the Symphony concert, January 1, at the Chicago Theater.
Among the concerts which will be given by the Chicago Musical College in the near future will be one by students of the piano department in Recital Hall; a concert by violin students of Ray Huntington, Steinway Hall, February 1 ; recital by Mae Dickerson, student of Louis Victor Saar, Steinway Hall, February 5; concert by students of Max Fischel, Steinway Hall, February 14.
Joel Lay, student of Richard Hageman, has been engaged as soloist at the People’s Church, Pantheon Theater.
Jeannette Cox.
Rose Florence Heard in Recital
On Wednesday, January 18, The Century Club of California presented Rose Florence, mezzo-soprano, assisted by Uda Waldrop, pianist; Christine Howells, flute, and Marion de Guerre, pianist, in a recital. Mme. Florence’s numbers included “Pur dicesti, O bocca bella,” Lotti (1667-1740) ; “Phidyle,” Duparc, “Voi lo sapete,” from “Cavalleria Rusticana,” Mascagni; “En Bretagne,” Rhene-Baton; “I’ve Been Roaming,” Horn ; “Slumber Song,” Carpenter ; “Thy Beaming Eyes,” MacDowell, and “Flower Rain,” Loud.
Augusta Cottlow with Baltimore Orchestra
The MacDowell second concerto will be presented at the reappearance of Augusta Cottlow in Baltimore on February S, under the baton of Conductor Gustav Strube of the Baltimore Symphony Orchestra. As Miss Cottlow has not played in Baltimore for several years great interest is evinced in her coming appearance, and especially in her playing of the MacDowell concerto with which she has great success.
Koshetz in Buffalo
Nina Koshetz, Chicago Opera soprano, who recently sang one of the leading roles in the much-discussed Prokofieff opera, “The Love for the Three Oranges,” will appear in concert at Buffalo, N. Y., on February 3, and the following day in Olean, N. Y.
National Opera Club Costume Ball
Owing to the non-arrival of a photograph to accompany the full report of the operatic evening and costume ball of the National Opera Club of America, Katherine Evans von Klenner founder and president, the article will be withheld until the February 9 issue of Musical Courier. A large audience, including many club presidents as guests of honor, greatly enjoyed the operalogue, musical program, pageant of operatic characters and ball.
Margery Maxwell sang successfully Geoffrey O’Hara’s “I Would Weave a Song for You” on a program which she gave at the South Shore Country Club, January 8.
Chicago Sunday Evening Club Choir.
The Sunday Evening Club Choir of 100 will be presented in concert at Orchestra Hall on the evening of February 8, under the direction of Edgar Nelson, conductor for the past five years. The addition of two noted artists to the regular personnel of the choir adds interest to this announcement.
Joseph Bonnet, the world famed organist, who is now on concert tour in this country, will be heard in two or three interpretive groups, and Jessie Christian, well known in opera circles, will also give a cycle of songs, including the “Bell Song” from “Lakme ”
The choir has in course of preparation such ambitious numbers as Elgar’s “As Torrents,” “Cherubim Song, No. 3.” by Tschaikowsky, “Pilgrims’ Chorus” by Wagner, “Ave Verum” by Bach, and others not yet announced. They will also give “The Shepherd’s Song,” a composition by Clarence Dickinson, now in New York, who was the first director of the Sunday Evening Club Choir at its organization in 1907.
Carl Craven Studio News.
Pauline Osborne, contralto was engaged for the opera “Mikado” during the week of January 16, at the Stratford Theater, Chicago.
Norman Duff, basso, is filling a ten weeks’ engagement at Adrian (Mich.), at the Empire Theater.
Wilfred Cushing, baritone, filled a three- day engagement at Champaign (111.), January 16, 17 and 18, at the New Virginia Theater. Mr. Craven presented eight of his pupils in recital at his studios on Tuesday evening, January 24.
Chicago Musical College Notes.
Kathleen Ryan, student of Mrs. Gannon, has just returned from a tour of the Pacific Coast with the Fisher Operatic Company. She appeared at a concert given by the Hebron Welsh Church, January 2. Ethel MacDonald, also studying with Mrs. Gannon, has been appointed soloist at the Woodlawn Baptist Church.
Kathleen Ryan, student of Mrs. Gannon, appeared before the Woman’s Club, Austin, January 16.
Rita Gould, also studying with Mrs. Gannon, has accepted the position of contralto soloist at one of the principal churches at Riverside (Cal.).
J. W. McMabell, who is playing the leading role in the production of “Alice in Wonderland,” given under the auspices of the Uunior League at the Playhouse, is a student of Walton Pyre.
Alline Stosberg, vocal student, was soprano soloist at the concert of the Sinai Symphony Orchestra, Maurice Goldblatt conductor, at Sinai Center, January 4.
(Micheline) Hazel Reading, (Koulikoff Demetrovitch) Wilfred Cleary, and (Osip) Angelo Martine.
Olga Gates, student of the vocal department; Adelaide Anderson, of the faculty, and Carroll Kearns, another student, gave a recital for the Municipal Tuberculosis Hospital last Friday.
_ Ethel MacDonald, student of Mrs. Gannon, gave a recital at the Art and Travel Club, January 10, and sang at the Edgewater Beach Hotel “Twilight Musicale,” January 8. Miss MacDonald has been engaged for an appearance before the Musicians’ Club of Women, February 6, and the West End Catholic Woman’s Club, February 10.
Esther Linder, artist student of Glenn Dillard Gunn, gave a recital Sunday afternoon at Cohan’s Grand Opera House, which attracted a large audience. The critics of Chicago’s daily papers estimated her art in most flattering terms.
Edward Collins, of the faculty, gave a recital at Manitowoc, Wis., January 24.
Inga Nelson Brown, of the faculty, has returned to Chicago after an extended stay in Europe. She visited Italy, Germany, England and France.
Marie Lighthall’s December Engagements. During the month of December, Marie Lighthall, Chicago soprano, filled the following engagements: Week of December 9, Aurora (111.), banquet at Chicago Athletic Club, Tuesday Art and Travel Club banquet at LaSalle Hotel; week of December 12, Roosevelt Theater concert, with Ball-man’s orchestra at North Side Turner Hall, Pantheon Theater (two weeks’ engagement), Traffic Club luncheon at LaSalle Hotel.
American Conservatory Notes.
Advanced pupils of Heniot Levy furnished the recital, Saturday afternoon, January 28, at Kimball Hall, and by their splendid work proved what an efficient teacher Mr. Levy is. Those who appeared were Jeanette Epstein, Edith Mazur, Charlotte Weiss, Lois Gornall, Elaine Burgess, Florence Hutton, Florence Forst, Etta Blonstein, Joseph Brinkman and Richard Hire.
George Smith, baritone and artist student of the Conservatory, will be the soloist on a special musical program at the First Congregational Church, Peoria, 111., February 5.
Jacques Gordon, violinist, concertmaster of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and member of the Conservatorv faculty, will appear in the second of the series of joint recitals with Rudolph Reuter, on February IS, at Kimball Hall.
A concert by artist-pupils of the American Conservatory, with full orchestra, will be given at Orchestra Hall, February IS. Numbers will be played by Etta Blonstein, Mary Hughes Call, Richard Hires, Marvin Sakanowsky, and Mrs. F. W. Armstrong. The vocal numbers will be presented by Eugene Christy, Mildred Anderson and Mary Lenander. Emily Roberts will open the program with an organ number. Adolf Weidig will conduct the orchestra.
Flora Waalices Has Many Club Engagements. Flora Waalkes, soprano, has had many engagements so far this season, a number of which have been with prominent clubs. She has been engaged for “Chicago Composers Day” at the Hamilton Club, February S; the Woodlawn Woman’s Club, February 7, and the Wilmette Woman’s Club, February 10.
Carolyn Willard Busy.
Besides her annual Chicago recital, which, takes place Sunday afternoon, February S at the Playhouse, under F. Wight Neumann’s direction, Carolyn Willard, pianist,' has been engaged for a recital by the St. Cecilia Club in Grand Rapids (Mich.), March 8.
Hofmann Triumphs as Orchestra’s Soloist.
But few pianists today can play the Beethoven E flat major concerto as did Josef Hofmann this week as soloist with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra. There was force, command and power jn his rendition and he won a huge success with the auditors, who recalled him innumerable times at the close of the concerto. Besides playing the accompaniments to the concerto with telling effect, the orchestra’s performance of the Brahms C minor symphony was nothing short oj magnificent. On just such occasions the_ virtuosity of this admirable body of players and that of its leader, Frederick Stock (who, by the way, conducted the entire symphony without score), is brought to the foremost prominently, and one left the concert with the feeling, What a remarkable organization our symphony orchestra really is.” There was also a novelty in Tommasini’s arrangement of five Scarlatti sonatas, which were heard for the first time. There is much of beauty and charm in these melodious numbers, all of which were delightfully brought out by the orchestra, making them highly enjoyable. They will be heard again, judging by their immediate success.
Using Witmark Songs.
As soloist at the Edgewater Beach Hotel on January 19, Genevieve Todd included in her program Canning’s “Just Been Wond’ring,” which enjoyed a success all its own and caused no end of favorable comment.
On a program given before the Music Club of the Wesleyan University, Bloomington (111.), Carol McNeil, artist-pupil of Mcey B. Scott, sang Geoffrey O’Hara’s “I Would Weave a Song for You,” and scored a distinct success with this attractive number.
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