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MUSICAL COURIER
OTOKAR SEVCIK,
the celebrated violinist, who predicts a brilliant future for Grisha Monasevitch, a product of the Frederick E. Hahn studios.
careful preparation which he received prior to 1921 to Frederick E. Hahn, the well known teacher of New York and Philadelphia, with whom he is again studying now that the scholarship has expired.
Alice Frisca in Evening Mail Program
Alice Frisca, pianist, was one of the soloists at the January IS Evening Mail Music Club concert at DeWitt Clinton Hall, New York, and writes: “I played as encores Uszt s 'Love Dream' and second rhapsody, after which Mr Isaacson lowered the piano lid to quell the applause so that the program could go on.” It will be remembered that Miss Frisca after her return from Paris and London gave a recital at Aeolian Hall last fall. She is a San Francisco girl—-whence her stage name—a pupil of Pierre Doublet, and gives promise of success.
Mildred Bryars a Busy Artist
Mildred Bryars, American contralto, was soloist at the Rubinstein Club concert at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel Flew York, Saturday afternoon, January 21, and on Sunday, January ¿2 she sang a return engagement at Rutger’s Col-,f¿■ e״,Brunswick, N. J., appearing as soloist at Howard McKinney s organ recital. On January 30 Miss Bryars left New York for a short concert tour of Canada.
Simmons Sings for The Ghaminade
William Simmons, baritone, was one of the artists who appeared at the afternoon musicale given by the Chaminade at the Pouch Gallery, Brooklyn, on January 17.
Brahms, as well as by the ordinary folks. Mr. Lesperance, select¡™011 an^ ^awrence McMahon each gave song
A new acquisition is Beatrice Millington, from Boulogue 1011 j:61"’ .rance• Miss Millington won the first prize in i. f°r Piano, college, and singing at the Conservatoire de .Boulogue, a branch of the Conservatoire de Paris; she also was awarded the "Prix d’Honneur” the same year.
The season of 1921-1922 for the Auditions Gratuites, of modern French music, organized by Raoul Vennat, is growing more popular. At the different concerts the pupils of local professors make up their program —with piano, singing and violin compositions from the French writers of the Modern School.
Arthur H. Egerton, a Montrealer, who for several years has held the post of organist at Christ Church Cathedral, is leaving at the end of January for Winnipeg. Manitoba, where he has received the appointment of organist and choirmaster at the Church of All Saints, in that city.
Yvette Cecile Bruiyere, who for a few years past has been pursumg her piano studies with Richard Hageman and Sigismond Stowjowski in New York, is returning to reside in Montreal the end of March. Miss Bruiyere will give a concert here the first week of April.
The new mass, by Theodore Dubois, dedicated to Toan of Arc and sung in Pans for the first time on May 8, 1921 was given its first performance in Canada at Midn'ght-Mass, on Christmas, at St. Patrick’s Church. It was sung by the choir of the church, composed of boys and men, under the direction of P. J. Shea.
There was a great improvement in the playing of the orchestra at the Imperial Theater the first week of January, when Creatore was guest conductor. New life and expression were infused in the rendering of the program.
At the Capital Theater during the first week of January, local artists were engaged to give excerpts from “Carmen ” The singers were Miss Auger, Mr. Goor and Mr. Becker.
The Flonzaley String Quartet will be here on February 21, under J. A. Gauvin management.
Zela Simpson, of New York, has been singing at the Imperial Picture Theater for a few weeks, scoring success.
Samuel Casavant, well known organ builder of St. Hya-cinthe P. of Que., who met with an accident a few weeks ago, is at present a patient at the Hotel Dieu Hospital in this city; he is improving.
Evelyn Boyce, concert manager, received a “Christmas Greeting” from the Italian baritone, Pasquale Amato, who is singing at La Scala, Milan, during the present season
On Friday, December 16, Mme. J. B. Dubois, Lincoln Avenue, entertained informally Vincent d’lndy and wife at dinner.	M. J. M
Minna Kaufmann Holds Reception
Minna Kaufmann, vocal pedagogue of Carnegie Hall, New York, entertained her former Pittsburgh teacher, Mrs. Adah Sampson Thomas, with a reception and tea on Sun-day, January 15. Among those who furnished the program were Mrs. Robenson, who sang several of E. L. Walker’s songs, with the composer at the piano; Florence Otis, who was heard in a group of numbers by Claude Warford, also with the composer at the piano; and Maude Young', Mrs. C. E. Le Massena, Mildred Leetrecker, and Margaritc MacDonald, all pupils of Mme. Kaufmann. Ruth Emerson furnished the accompaniments. Mrs. F. Heaney and Mrs. Cartall were at the tea table.
JESSIE MASTERS
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Sevcik Pays High Tribute to Hahn Artist
It gives me great pleasure to state that Grisha Monasevitch has been my pupil during the year 1921.
lie is a remarkable young virtuoso and undoubtedly has a brilliant future before him. His technic is splendid, his tone full and rich his temperament and musical insight sufficient to lead him successfully along the path of artistic achievement.
The foregoing'letter (dated January 6, 1922), was written by Otokar Sevcik about Grisha Monasevitch, the winner of the scholarship to study with Sevcik at the Ithaca Conservatory of Music last year, and is indeed a high tribute to the young violinist. Mr. Monasevitch owes the
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BOSTON SYMPHONY
VISITS MONTREAL
D’lndy Feted and Applauded—Chaliapin Loudly Acclaimed —Sold Out House Greets Heifetz—Sparkes and Cuthbert Give Program—Other Notes
Montreal, Can., January 12, 1922,—The Boston Symphony, which gave a concert here on December 12, at the St. Denis Theater, with Vincent d’lndy at the piano and Pierre Monteux conducting, was a veritable triumph, for all three. The concert was so appreciated that the Montreal Evening Star had a complimentary editorial about the event.
On December 15, in the hall of the St. Sulpice Library, under the auspices of the local Scola Cantorum, Vincent dlndy gave a lecture-recital, taking as his subject “Caesar Frank, his school and the Scola Cantorum of Paris.” After the lecture was over, the Dubois String Quartet gave the second movement of Vincent d’lndy’s quartet, the pianist of the quartet, George Brewer, being unavoidably absent; d’lndy himself played the piano part to the delight of everyone.
An unusual event in Montreal was for the nuns and their pupils to attend a concert in a body at a public hail. This innovation was specially arranged so as to afford the music teaching staff of four different communities, and their pupils, the opportunity of attending a lecture-recital by the great French composer, Vincent d’lndy, in the Hall of the Sulpitian’s Library, on Friday afternoon, December 16. The subject chosen was “How to study; and, above all, how to interpret the work of the composers.” This was thoroughly appreciated by an attendance of over eight hundred nuns and pupils, who had come from all parts of the city ; some even had come from the surrounding towns and cities. Louis H. Bourdon was manager for the Boston Symphony and for the d’lndy’s concerts in Montreal.
On December 17 the celebrated Russian basso, Feodor Chaliapin, sang at the St. Denis Theater. The hall was filled and the audience very demonstrative; every song was greeted with cheers, and time and again he was recalled, responding with encores. His program consisted mostly of Russian songs; he also gave “Les Dense Grenadiers” of Schumann, which he interpreted as only Chaliapin can. By special request, at the last, he sang “The Flee,” by Moussorgsky. After the concert for about twenty minutes the audience remained standing or in their seats, cheering, and begging for more. The splendid assisting artists were Joseph Stopak, violinist, and Leo Berdichevsky, accompanist. J. A. Gauvin was the manager.
The Apollo Glee Club gave a concert in the Windsor Hall on December 8, under the musical direction of B. E. Chadwick. The assisting artists were Mine. Eva Plouffe-Stopes, pianist; Ethel Denault, mezzo soprano; Merlin Davies, tenor, and George H. Brewer, accompanist. Mme. Plouffe-Stopes played in a way that brought her rounds of applause. Mr. Davies sang delightfully, and Miss De-nault’s interpretation was especially fine.
Great compliments are due to the Delphic Study Club, which was organized about a year ago to further and encourage the study of music among students as well as artists here, for having given to Montrealers the advantage and pleasure of hearing Mrs. Edward MacDowell, widow of the American composer, in a very interesting talk about her distinguished husband and a piano recital of his compositions ; she also told of his foundation at Peterboro, N. H. This recital was held in the Windsor Hall on January 6, under the distinguished patronage of their excellencies, Lord and Lady Bing of Virny.
The recital given by Jascha Heifetz, violinist, in the St. Denis Theater, on January 9, was a tremendous success; the hall was sold out and about two hundred were seated on the stage. Samuel Chotzinoff was at the piano. This concert was under the management of Louis H. Bourdon.
On January 7 a concert in aid of the Women’s Western Hospital was given at the St. Denis Theater. The artists were Leonora Sparkes, soprano, and Frank Cuthbert, basso, assisted by Louise Linder at the piano. Miss Sparkes sang with charming interpretation. Mr. Cuthbert was equally artistic. Miss Linder pleased very much.
The third concert of His Majesty’s Canadian Grenadier Guards Band, J. J. Gagnier conducting, took place on December 18, at His Majesty’s Theater. The favorite numbers were the “Leonore” overture No. 3, op. 2, Beethoven, and “Dedication and Benediction of the Daggers” (“Les Huguenots”), Meyerbeer. After the fourth number Mr. Gagnier announced that the band would play “The Swan,” by Saint-Saëns, arranged for military music, as a tribute to the memory of its illustrious composer who had died the previous day. The fourth concert of H. M. C. G. G. Band took place in the same theater, on Sunday afternoon, January 8, with an all-Wagner program.
Marcel Dupre, organist of Notre Dame Church of Paris, was a guest in this city the week of December 19, while on a tour of inspection of the various organs in Montreal. He also went to Saint Hyacinthe to visit the famous organ factories of Casavant Freres, of that city. This visit of Mr. Dupre to Montreal was a private one, but he returns next year, under the sole management of Bernard Laberge. Twenty-five engagements have already been booked. Mr. Laberge, a new Canadian impresario, is also managing the concert tour throughout Canada and the United States of Marcel Hubert, the French cellist, eighteen concerts having so far been secured for him. Another artist whose concert tour is being, managed by Mr. Laberge is that of the French organist, Joseph Bonnet. The Canadian pianist, Leopold Morin, will also tour America, under the same management.
An innovation was a concert held in the Catholic Chapel of the St. Vincent of Paul penitentiary, on January 2, to the delight of the six hundred inmates. For over three hoyrs some of our best musicians, among which were George Brewer, Harold Key, Saul Brant, Rupert Caplan, and Bert Mason, gave a good program, with the supplementary aid of some of the guards and inmates of the penitentiary.
At the “Ladies’ Night” of the St. James Literary Society; held on January 3, after a program by the members, an interesting musical program was given by some local talent, members of the society. R. Stanley Weir, K. C., played some of his own cleverly arranged interpretations of “Yankee Doodle”—a la Greig, a la Tschaikowsky, a la