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was the best balanced entertainment in the history of the organization. In volume, shading and tempo, the club displayed finish. The solo work was exceedingly creditable.
Chicago, 111.—(See letter on another page.)
Cincinnati, Ohio.—(See letter on another page.)
Detroit, Mich.—(See letter on another page.)
Fort Wayne, Ind., January 30, 1922.—Vasa Prihoda, the young Hungarian violinist now in his first tour of America, was heard at the Palace Theater in this city January 25, by a full audience of appreciative listeners, who accorded him a reception little short of an ovation. His program, which covered a wide range, gave opportunity for observation of the artist’s complete mastery of every phase of the technic of his instrument. His playing is marked by distinctive excellences which establish his individuality among the rising violin virtuosos of the present, but at the same time are devoid of affectations, mannerisms or any display of eccentricity—a statement equally true of his personality, which is selfpossessed, and straightforward, but modest, calculated to focus the attention of auditors upon the music rather than upon the performer. Mr. Prihoda was accompanied by Otto Eisen, also a newcomer to this city, but proving himself not only a skillful but also a most sincere companion in art. Three encores and many recalls attested the success of the recital. As the two young men were leaving the theater by the front entrance, they were intercepted by an impromptu reception, in which many of the audience seized the opportunity to express their keen pleasure in the recital. Much wonder is expressed that the war torn Europe of the last eight years could still produce Prihodas, for the artist is still in the very early twenties.
Huron, S. D., January 31, 1922. — Musical activities here and at the College School of Music have been taking a leading place in the life of citizens and students the past few weeks, and now, at the end of the first term of the current year at the college, numerous recitals have been given to complete the work of the term. The new term opens February 7, and enrollment in the School of Music at Huron College indicates a larger number of students will study music for the remainder of the year. Huron’s leading paper has been publishing articles and editorials on the study of music and especially for the children in the city. Parents are urged to give their children some musical study or to put them into some musical activity. Such propaganda is having its effect and a large percentage of children are beginning to reap the benefits of such study.
Advanced students in the Huron College School of Music were heard in a recital recently, when pianists, violinists, vocalists and readers appeared, the following taking part: Frances Sievers, Sarah Cloyd, Margaret Davis, Evelyn Wright, Joseph Halpern, Ruby Lindsey, Clair Murphy, Ethel Phillips, Leon Halpern, Mildred Womacks, Muriel Hebal, Lucille Dickinson, Vera Bryant, Gwendlyn Bailey, Mildred Irish, Donald Costain, Dora Lyon, Elda Johnson, Mary Hagen, Bertha Ayers and Evelyn Jahnig.
An attractive program was given on January 24, in the College Auditorium, by Mildred Womacks, violinist. She was assisted by pupils in expression and folk dancing, under the direction of Bessie May Hatch, of the expression department. The accompanist was Muriel Hebal. Miss Womacks is a pupil of Lucy May Cannon. She is only thirteen years old, a product of that studio, having started in the children’s violin class about three years ago.
One of the most interesting and best attended of the many music events held at the College was a recital by pupils from the studio of Grace B. Finley, teacher of piano. This recital is a regular event at the end of each term, and given in the College Auditorium, January 26. The pupils are between the ages of five and twelve years. They are Carol Hocking, Sophie Halpern, Lester Warren, Mary Aberdeen Ketelle, Donald Sandberg, Wila Mall, Marjorie Brown, Mercedes Johns, Marjory Costain, Melissa Sherman, Dorothy Ward, Dorothy Costain, Mildred Brown, Florence Sutton, Gordon Betts, Lois Birks, Ingrid Foryne, Muriel Buck, Mayme Ellis, Frances Seaton, Howard Thatcher, Leone Chenoweth, Donald Costain, Maxine Ward, Lois Bangs and Leon Halpern. At this recital Miss Finley awarded a book on music (this time Chopin and his works”) to the pupil who has kept nearest a perfect average, young Leon Halpern, who is winning much success in local circles as a boy prodigy of the piano, carrying off the prize.
Ethel Phillips, contralto and pianist, who is completing her fourth year in Huron College this commencement, and will then receive her Bachelor of Music degree, was recently awarded the music scholarship of $200.00 from the School of Music in Huron College. This prize is main-
Welker, pianist; Mrs. Vincent Stevens, violinist, and Virginia Pinner, soprano. Charles Granville, baritone, now of Chicago״ sang for the' State Bar Association at its annual meeting, January 27, and made a deep impression with his fine voice and unusual diction..
Two of Akron’s younger musicians—Reginald Riley, pianist, and Clifford Wilson, tenor—gave a creditable recital January 31 at Perkins Auditorium. Their efforts were warmly appreciated by a fair sized audience. Mr. Riley played: prelude (suite, E minor), Bach; sonata, op. 27, No. 2, Beethoven; “La Campanella,” Liszt, and ballade, G minor, Chopin. Mr. Wilson sang: “If With All Your Hearts” (“Elijah”), Mendelssohn; “Prelude” (“Cycle of Life”), Ronald; “Come Love Me,” Vanderpool; “Nobody Knows de Trouble I’ve Seen,” Burleigh; “Thank God for a Garden,” Del Riego; “Vale,” Russell, and “Che gelida manina” (“La Boheme”), Puccini.
Albany, N. Y., February 1, 1922.—Erika Morini, violinist, appeared here in recital before a large and appreciative audience. Ben Franklin was the local manager. She made a decided appeal with a discriminating audience.
The first concert of the season of the Monday Musical Club Chorus took place in Chancellors Hall, Elmer A. Tid-marsh conducting. Frank Cuthbert, basso-cantate, was the assisting artist. A short cantata, “Thyre the Fair,” by Thomas William Lester, was the big number of the club. The program was varied and included Scotch, old English and Belgian part songs. Mrs. George D. Elwell proved a capable accompanist. Mr. Cuthbert sang “Why Do the Nations,” from Handel’s “Messiah,” and two groups of some old favorite songs. The chorus members are: (Sopranos) Mrs. Edward H. Belcher, Mrs. Charles J. Davis, Mrs. Ira Demerest, Mrs. George C. DuBois, Helen Eberle, Mrs. Raymond N. Fort, Mrs. Leo K. Fox, Mrs. William H. George, Mrs. Charles J. Grace, Jr., Augusta Green, Mrs. Frederick Bowen Hailes, Mrs. J. H. Hirst, Elizabeth
J.	Hoffman, Mrs. Elbert F. Horton, Mrs. Walter L. Hutchins, Mrs. Ronald Kinnear, Mrs. Flloyd E. Mallette, Mrs. Christian T. Martin, Phemia Paul, Mrs. George J. Perkins, Mrs. George M. Quackenboss, Ruby Quackenbush, Mrs. Walter Levings Ross, Margaret Ryan, Mrs. E. H. Vander Bogart, Mrs. William Van Cott, (contraltos) Mrs. Jean Newel Barrett, Mrs. R. V. Colclough, Mrs. Horatio S. Bellows, Mrs. G. Ernest Fisher, Mrs. F. Goodwin George, Mrs. Louise Beaman Haefner, Mrs. J. W. Pattison, Mary Gibson, Mrs. Burt R. Rickards, Adna W. Risley, Mrs. William B. Smith, Mrs. Winfield H. Snyder, Mrs. Edgar S. Van Olinda, Mrs. Charles M. Winchester and Mrs. W. D.
K.	Wright.
St. Peter’s Episcopal Church, one of the oldest in this section, will have a new organ in September, 1923. Dr. Frank Sill Rogers is organist and master of choristers.
A Mozart Club has been formed, with Dorothy Gloeck-ner as director.
A delegation from Cooperstown came to Albany recently to attend a meeting of the Albany Community Chorus.
Ames, Iowa, January 31, 1922.—The third number of the artist concert series was given in the Iowa State Gymnasium, January 27, by the Iowa State Symphony Orchestra. Oscar Hatch Hawley conductor, assisted by Maurice Dumesnil, French pianist. The orchestra performed the overture to “Phedre” (Massenet), the Schubert “Unfinished” symphony, and the march from the “Lenore” symphony (Raff). Mr. Dumesnil played the Grieg piano concerto, and, in addition to this, two Liszt numbers—the “Liebestraum” and Hungarian rhapsody, No. 12.
Atlanta, Ga.—(See letter on another page.)
Atlantic City, N. J., February 1, 1922.—Mr. and Mrs. Leon Golfer presented their pupils in recital last month. Leon Golfer is an excellent violinist, and Mrs. Golfer, besides her large class in piano teaching, is soloist at many afternoon teas and concerts.
Mrs. Charles E. Ulmer, Mrs. George H. Keates, Cornelia C. Frink, Jane M. Hile and Mrs. Samuel P. Leeds, represented the Atlantic City Branch, Mothers’ Congress, at the convention of the Second District of the New Jersey State Federation of Women’s Clubs, January 17, at Millville.
Before the regular monthly meeting of the Women’s Research Club, held at the Hotel Chelsea, a reception was tendered to new members by Mrs. Edward A. Wilson, President. Alice Warren Sachse, pianist, and Josephine McCue, harpist, were the soloists.
The Sunday evening concerts offered by the Traymore Quintette, Nicholas Peroff, director, are most enjoyable. The Traymore Hotel Orchestra is acknowledged to be one of the best organizations in South Jersey.
A recital was given by advanced pupils of Mattie Belle Bingey and Fayette Lloyd in the J3ingey Studio. They were Jeanette Sakolsky, Pearl and Esther Klein, and Elenor Marsh (piano), George Aikins, Dorothy Stobbes and Dorothy Glass (violin), Elizabeth Schrieber, Lillian Farrer, Agnes Gwail, Elsie Lichtenstine (vocalists), and Nora Lucia Ritter (special soloist). The pupils were warmly applauded. Mrs. Bengey was accompanist for her sister, Nora Lucia Ritter. She sang an aria and, as encores, “Love Sends a Little Gift of Roses” and “Baby Dreams,” which were received cordially. Miss Ritter sang charmingly.
On Friday and Saturday nights the Swarthmore College musical clubs gave a concert in Vernon Hall, at the Chalfonte Hotel. These concerts are given under the auspices of the Leeds and Lippincott Company.
Mesdames Charles Harrison, Thomas J. Cross and Samuel Ellis were hostesses of the arts and crafts department of the Woman’s Research Club, at the home of Mrs. Harrison, January 20. Mrs. Warke furnished the music. Several piano solos were rendered. Lucy Quinn read an address.
Baltimore, Md.—(See letter on another page.)
Boston, Mass.—(See letter on another page.)
Buffalo, N. Y.—(See letter on another page.)
Canton, Ohio, January 25, 1922.—With a program full of college spirit, the Otterbein College Men’s Glee Club pleased an enthusiastic audience, at the First _ United Brethren Church, January 14. The club has thirty-five men in ׳its organization, and all participate in the choruses. Eighteen of the club constitute a banjo-mandolin orchestra, which is properly balanced. Canton was favored as the opening place for the 1922 season of the club. Prof. Spes-sard is director and Prof. Grabill is the accompanist. This
ACROSS THE COUNTRY
Akron, Ohio, February 1, 1922.—The two outstanding musical events of January were furnished by Fritz Kreis-ler, and the St. Olaf Choir. The final number of the Malcolm Brock Series was given by Kreisler at Goodyear Theater, January 11. Carl Lamson assisted him as accompanist.
The second appearance of the St. Olaf Choir occurred Sunday afternoon, January 8, at the Armory. This concert, under the local management of Merle Albrecht, attracted an audience that nearly filled the large auditorium. The superb singing of the choir reanimated the ancient Lutheran music, and gave to the more modern numbers a spirit unapproached by any other chorus heard here. The audience was not a typical concert one, but was composed chiefly of members of local Lutheran churches. Such an audience rarely applauds sacred music, but at this concert each fine achievement of the young singers, under F. Melius Christiansen, was enthusiastically received.
The December concert of the Friends of Music was held over to January 4, and was given at the home of Mrs. W. P. Welker. A new trio, for violin, cello and piano, by Gregory Zwinitsky was given a very creditable first performance by Mr. Zwinitsky, violin; Fay Horner, cello, and Mrs. W. P. Welker, piano. Reginald Riley played a Bach suite and the Beethoven “Moonlight” sonata. Mrs. C. M. Richardson sang songs by Grieg and Bohm. A string quartet, composed of Arthur Carpenter, first violin; Mrs. Vincent Stevens, second violin; Earl Shissler, viola, and Leonard Hiebel, cello, played “Minuet” (Valensin), “Scherzo” (Jadassohn), and “In Highest Thought” (Them). The January concert was given at the home of Ella Bigelow on the evening of January 25. An eight-hand arrangement of Goldmark’s overture, “Sakuntala,” was played by May Laudenslager, Pauline Yokey, Martha Reson and Mrs. W. P. Carpenter. Mrs. Vincent Stevens, violin; Mrs. W. P. Welker, piano, and Leonard Hiebel, cello, gave Mendelssohn’s trio, op. 66. Mildred Harter, soprano, sang “Non so piu cosa son” from Mozart’s “Marriage of Figaro,” “Depuis le jour” from Charpentier’s “Louise,” and “At the Well” and “Do not Go, My Love,” by Richard Hageman. A string quartet, composed of J. W. Campbell, first violin; Florence Dye, second violin; Naomi Parker, viola, and Leonard Hiebel, cello, was heard in “At the Brook” (Nevin), “Larghetto” (Handel), and “The Spirit of the Eighteenth Century” (Pochon).
The third concert of the Tuesday Musical Club afternoon concerts was given Tuesday, January 24, at Goodyear Theater by Francis Macmillen, violinist, and Idis Lazar, pianist. The audience was not so numerous as at the two previous concerts, but insisted upon encores. Mr. Mac-millen’s performance was brilliant, and Lalo’s “Symphonie Espagnole” was given a spirited reading. Two groups of short numbers revealed fine shadings and warm tones. Miss Lazar gave Grieg’s “On the Mountains,” “Bridal Procession,” and “Carnaval” with technical satisfaction, and she played with distinction and sincerity. Another group emphasized this impression. The accompaniments of Marie Edwards Von Ritter were excellent.
Violin pupils of Gregory Zwinitsky gave an interesting recital at the home of Mrs. F. C. Collins, January 21. The students, some thirty in number, were assisted by Vera
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