March 9, 1922
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an ode, “To a Vanishing Race—built upon a Navajo melody. Princess Tsianina's next group was composed of “Her Blanket,” by Lieurance, a soft and weird theme dealing with the life of a squaw, which she wove into her blanket; “Ho Ye Warriors,’ ’a Sioux melody expressing the thoughts of the squaw to her brave on the war-path, and “From the Land of the Sky Blue Water,” an Omaha melody, the latter two by Cadman. As an encore, the Princess sang “At Dawning,” by Cadman. In his next group, the composer presented three numbers from his latest work, the “Omar Khayyam” suite, which were followed by a group by the princess, including Freebey’s “O Golden Sun,” Burton’s "The Naked Bear,” h crooning song, and the “Canoe Song,” an aria from the opera, “Shanewis,” by Cadman. The latter was one of the most delightful numbers on the program. This was followed by a brief talk by Mr. Cadman, explaining the Indian music, and the concert closed with a group of songs by the princess, the last of which was an aria, an "Indian Lament,” from Cadman’s “Shanewis.” The princess sang delightfully and gave splendid interpretation to the various songs presented by her. Mr. Cadman’s playing was masterful, and many who had played his Indian compositions, received new ideas from the composer’s own interpretation of his own music.
The best in sacred music of the ,classical school was presented February 19, by St. Joseph’s Choral Society in the first of two concerts in the school hall. The choir of thirty-two voices, with full orchestra accompaniment (Devol’s Orchestra) appeared under the direction of Earl H. Stock. St. Joseph’s choir is fortunate in that it includes in its personnel several soloists who rank among the best in Canton. The choral balance is particularly good. Music of real substance was selected for the program, including inspiring works of Gounod, Rossini, Donizetti and Wagner. In Gounod’s “Gallia” the chorus reached the height of its dramatic effectiveness.	R. McC.
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Cleveland, Ohio, February 14, 1922.—The concluding number of the Bernard¡ concerts, on February 12, brought Rosa Raisa and Giacomo Rimini in a concert which called out one of the largest and most enthusiastic audiences of the season. Rosa Raisa sang songs in English, French, German, Russian, Hebrew and Italian and elicited the warmest praise from her hearers and from the press the following day. Rimini also was thoroughly enjoyed, and the two were heard together in delightful duets. They were accompanied by A. Franchetti. It being a holiday, the audience joined in at the beginning in singing “The Star Spangled Banner,” accompanied by Lucretia B. Jones.	B. G.
Columbus, Ohio, February 19, 1922.—Ignaz Friedman, pianist, and Carolina Lazzari, contralto, gave a joint recital at Memorial Hall, February 10, under the auspices of the Women’s Music Club. Mr. Friedman, who is new to Columbus music lovers, was a pleasant surprise to the large audience that assembled to hear the concert. He revealed an amazing technic ׳and ability to play with feeling and expression. His first group wTas made up entirely of Chopin
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Albany, N. Y., February 20, 1922.—John Barnes Wells, tenor, and Filmore Ohman, pianist, delighted a large audience in Chancellor’s Hall at a concert for the benefit of the camp building fund of the Boy Scouts. Mr. Wells is a favorite with Albany audiences, having appeared here many times, and he was given a rousing welcome. His numbers included four exquisite love lyrics by W. Frank Harling, some appealing compositions by Aylward, Loomis and Dett, and finally several of the tenor’s own numbers, given in a delightful manner. Mr. Ohman played with brilliancy and gave keen pleasure to his listeners. In response to requests he “jazzed” Sinding’s “Rustle of Spring.” George D. Elwell engaged these artists.
Edwin Lemare held a large audience in the Cathedral of All Saints recently with a fine organ program. Mr. Lemare is no stranger to Albany and his coming, under the auspices of the Eastern New York branch of the American Guild of Organists (Frederick H. Candlyn, dean), was one of the red letter events on the musical calendar. The chapter, which includes organists of Albany, Troy, Schenectady and vicinity, aims to sponsor three organ recitals a season. In addition to one of his own compostions, Mr. Lemare played “The. Ride of the Valkyries” superbly, and improvised on a theme submitted by a member of the Organists’ Guild in the audience.
Henrietta D. Knapp, pianist, a graduate of the Syracuse University Conservatory of Music, was the assisting artist for the Community Chorus recently. The Albany Academy Mandolin Club, Mrs. F. V. A. Miller conducting, played.
The Music Club of the State College for Teachers presented a Grieg program recently. Wilhelmina Westbrook, T. Frederick H. Candlyn, Edna Shafer and Dr. H. W. Thompson were in charge.
An unusually large audience heard St. Mary’s Roman Catholic choir boys and adult soloists in the Knights of Columbus auditorium Sunday. The program was arranged by Dr. Ernest T. Winchester and the soloists included Lilian Frances Cole, soprano; Gertrude Townsend Hastings, contralto; Rose M. Delehanty, soprano; Jeremiah F. Kiely, tenor, and Savas Madilios, violinist.
Edwin B. Parkhurst, Leo K. Fox and Arthur A. Perkins sang at the annual dinner of the Old Philologians recently.
Helen Thompson, pianist, is in New York for the winter.
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Alliance, Ohio, February 23, 1922.—The concert Monday evening, February 13, at the Soldiers’ Memorial Hall, was decidedly the biggest number of the concert-lecture course given thus far, and again we are indebted to the College Women’s Club for an evening of genuine delight. The audience enthusiastically expressed its appreciation of the two renowned artists who combined in a program of great artistic merit. Maurice Dumesnil is one of the greatest pianists ever heard in Alliance. His tone is unique for its clarity and shadings; rippling pianissimos of exquisite delicacy followed by crashing crescendos of dramatic intensity have power to thrill the most blasé listeners. He combines the poetic and dramatic to an amazing degree. Lovers of Chopin were held enthralled by his remarkable interpretations. The magnificence of Liszt was reincarnated through his intellectual musicianship. For encore numbers he played “Liebeslied,” Kreisler, arranged for piano by Rachmaninoff, and Liszt’s etude in D flat. Vera Poppe appeared on the same program. She plays with dash and vitality and yet is able to coax singing tones of infinite tenderness from her instrument. She is free from affectations, straightforward and sincere both in her art and personality. Her individual group, headed by a quaint Bach number and ending with a dashing Spanish serenade, gave her an opportunity to reveal the elasticity and scope of her art. An original composition, “Song of Pan,” was so charmingly played that she had to repeat it.	R. M. C.
Bay City, Mich., February 20, 1922.—February S Jessie Rittenhouse lectured in Saginaw at the Bancroft Hotel, her subject being “Some Phases of the New Poetry.” The lecture was preceded by a half hour of music, Anne Wickes and Bruce Benjamin singing a number of songs, settings of the poems of Miss Rittenhouse.
Among the recent musical events which have proved of interest to Bay City music lovers was the appearance of Theodora Sturkow-Ryder, who .presented an excellent program February 13; that of Leopold Godowsky, who gave a recital at the Masonic Temple in Saginaw, under the auspices of the Woman’s City Club of that city; and that of Marian Struble, violinist of Ann Arbor, district prizewinner of the N. F. M. C., who gave a recital for the Tuesday Musicale of Bay City, February 14, assisted by Mary Louise Maxwell, accompanist of Ann Arbor.
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Boston, Mass.—(See letter on another page.)
Buffalo, N. Y.—(See letter on another page.)
Canton, Ohio, February 20, 1922.—One of the most enjoyable, and at the same time one of the most novel, musical offerings presented to the people of Canton in a long time was an evening of Indian music, February 14, given in the auditorium of the McKinley High School by Charles Wakefield Cadman, noted composer of Indian songs and piano compositions with an Indian theme, and Princess Tsianina, under the auspices of the Canton Woman’s Club. He played a number of these compositions last night and before several of them explained their origin as given to him by the Indians. He also played some of the old melodies upon a genuine Indian flageolet, showing the Indian’s inherent sense of time and rhythm, and showed how he took the original melody, as played upon the flageolet, and then played it upon the piano with his own musical setting. Princess Tsianina sang a number of groups of Indian songs, opening with Troyer’s harmonized and translated Zuni song, and invocation to the Sun-God. This was followed by the “Lover’s Proposal,” another Zuni translation by Troyer, and that in turn by a Cheyenne melody by Lieurance, “By the Waters of the Minnetonka.” This was followed by a suite of four numbers by Mr. Cadman, all of his own composition. Two of them were from his well known “Thunderbird” suite, built upon the melodies of the Omaha tribe, and the others—“Wah Wah Taysee” (a dance) and
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