MUSICAL COURIER
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March 16,1922
School Orchestra, directed by Richard Czerwonky, on March 21, includes many of the leading residents of Chicago, the representative people in society and musical interests of the community. The list includes: Mrs. J. Ogden Armour, Mr. and Mrs. James C. Ames, Mr. and Mrs. John Alden Carpenter, Mrs. Charles A. Chapin, Mr. and Mrs. Livingston Fairbanks, Mr. and Mrs. Albert Fink, Mrs. Archibald Freer, Mr. and Mrs. Thatcher Hoyt, Mr. and Mrs. Samuel Insull, Mr. and Mrs. Fit A. Junkin, Mrs. Bryan Lathrop, Mr. and Mrs. Frank O. Lowden, Mr. and Mrs. J H. Lewis, Harold McCormick, Muriel McCormick, Mrs Rockefeller McCormick, Mr. and Mrs. J. T. McCutcheon, Horace S. Oakley, Mrs. A. J. Ochsner, Mr. and Mrs. Potter Palmer, Mrs Joseph M. Patteson, Mr. and Mrs. B. B. Affleck, Mr. and Mrs. C. S. Peteson, Mr. and Mrs. Elmer Phillips, George F. Porter, Mr. and Mrs. William Scriven, Frederick Stock, Charles S. Swift, Mr. and Mrs. Russell Tyson, Cyrena van Gordon.
Hans Hess Artist Pupil To Give Recital.
Ethel Murray, cellist and artist student of Hans Hess, will play at her recital, March 23, the Handel sonata in G, “Rococco Theme and Variations,” by Tschaikowsky, and a group consnsting of the “Christmas Carol” by Grainger, “The Angelus” by LaGourgue, and the “Elfentanz” by Popper. The concert will be given at the Fine Arts Recital Hall.
Joint Recital by Elizabeth Cook Long and Margaret Bragdon Richardson.
Friday evening, March 3. in Huntington Hall, a joint recital by Elizabeth Cook Long, contralto, and Margaret Bragdon Richardson, pianist, gave pleasure to a friendly audience. There were songs by Godard, Rubinstein, Ries, and Edith Noyes-Greene; piano pieces by Chopin, MacDow-eil, Rachmaninoff. In the D minor concerto by MacDowell, Edith Noyes-Greene assisted at the second piano.
Monhly Meeting of Heniot Levy Club.
At the monthly meeting of the Heniot Levy Club, held February 26 at the home of Mrs. Sydney Minchin, the program was presented by Nina Mesirow Mincrin, who played the Amani “Oriental,” .Palmgren’s “Bird Song,” Prokofieff’s “Vision Fugitive,” Albeniz’ “Triana,” and Chopin’s “Fantasy Impromptu.” and Marie Pruzan Hal-perin, soprano, who rendered Tosti’s “Last Song,” Rachmaninoff’s “Deep in Love Was I,” and Tschaikowsky’s “Speak Not, O Beloved” and “Disappointment.”
Jeannette Durno Plays Before Hamilton Club.
Under the auspices of the Hamilton Park Woman’s Club, Jeannette Durno presented the following interesting program on Tuesday afternoon, February 28: Scarlatti’s “Pastorale and Capriccio,” Schumann’s “Papillons,” the Mendelssohn-Bartholdy scherzo in E minor. Rameau’s “The Tambourine,” Chopin’s etude in G flat and “Berceuse,” Moszkowski’s “The Juggleress,” Alkan's “Perpetual Motion,” Leschetizky’s “Arabesque,” La Forge’s “Romance” (which is dedicated to Miss Durno), Dett’s “Juba Dance,” and the Paganini-Liszt “La Campanella,” .winning much well deserved success.
James Hamilton Sings at Fullerton Hall.
Under the auspices of the Chicago Polytechnic Society, at Fullerton Hall, James Hamilton, tenor, presented a fine program on March 2. In selections by Lalo, Steckles, Alvarez, Jeanne Boyd, Rubinstein, Handel, Branscombe, O’Hara, McGill, Clarke, Burleigh, Dichmont, and arias from “Tosca” and “Pagliacci,” Mr. Hamilton sang with telling effect, displaying to excellent advantage his charming tenor voice and admirable control of it. His was success as spontaneous as deserved.
Lyceum Arts Conservatory Items.
Interest in the Tuesday evening recitals is growing rapidly, owing to the fact that each program is well worth attending. The recital on February 21 was a splendid one. Evelyn Fonda played “March Grotesque,” by Sinding; “Ich Liebe Dich,” by Grieg, and “Country Dance,” by MacFad-yen, in a convincing manner; her progress in piano work has been remarkable. Orell Kangerga read a clever boy story with evidence of humor and appreciation. Lois Dorsett in her two groups displajred a fine soprano voice of wide range, clear enunciation and fine musicianship; her delivery gained in warmth and power until it reached a climax in Jeanne Boyd’s “In Italy,” with Miss Boyd at the piano.
Violet Summer appeared in concert at Libertyville. 111., Monday. Bernice Askew sang at a banquet at the Strat-
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she did the other selections mentioned above. In choosing artists for these radio musical programs, Morgan Eastman, the musical director, carefully engages the best of which Chicago boasts, and they must necessarily give of their very best to the huge “unseen” audiences to which the music is broadcasted. Every night two or more local artists furnish the musical programs, which are meeting with tremendous success.
Haydn Owens Directs Haydn Choral Society.
The chief feature of the Musical Extension Series’ concert at Orchestra Hall, Tuesday evening, March 7, was the Haydn Choral Society’s participation in it. So well directed by Haydn Owens, a young, energetic and intelligent director, who had his forces well in hand at all times, the Haydn Choral Society delivers itself of some admirable singing. On this occasion were heard miscellaneous songs by Kres-mer, Elgar, Burleigh, Fanning, Broome, Haydn, Strauss. Goring-Thomas, Bemberg-Matthews and Victor Herbert, resulting in hearty plaudits from the listeners on hand. There were three soloists on the program—Esther Muen-stermann, contralto; John J. Niles, tenor, and Henry Sopkin, violinist, all of whom won much favor. In “Che Gelida Manina,” Mr. Niles showed himself the possessor of a tenor voice of pleasing quality, well trained and used with care and art. He was so well liked that he was compelled to add two extra numbers, the “Aubade” from “Le Roi d’Ys,” and “The Dream" from Massenet’s “Manon.” Mr. Niles emanates from the prominent Herman Devries’ studios, under whose expert guidance he has received excellent training.
Reuter to Play with Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
Making his third appearance as soloist with the Chicago Symphony _ Orchestra, Rudolph Reuter, the widely known Chicago pianist, will play at the orchestra’s concerts of March 31 and April 1. Mr. Reuter will be heard in two solo numbers—a Liszt Hungarian rhapsody and John Alden Carpenter’s “Concertino.”
Durno Pupils in Interesting Studio Recital.
An interesting studio recital was given by the Durno pupils on Sunday afternoon, March 4, the program including Bach’s G minor gavotte and Sibelius’ “Romance,” played by Dorothy Wright; two Chopin etudes and “Mists” of Debussy, by Lucille Ziegler-Snell; two Chopin preludes and Palmgren’s “The Sea,” by Irma Orser; prelude and fugue in G major by Bach, and D fiat etude (Liszt), by Franklyn Schneider; first movement of Beethoven’s G major concerto, by Helen Falk; second movement of Tschaikowsky's B flat minor concerto, by Isabel Ebert, and the second movement of Rubinstein’s D minor concerto and a Chopin etude, by Dorothy Dienstfrei.
Witmark’s “Sorter Miss You” Featured.
That ever popular song, “Sorter Miss You,” was featured in a very charming musical setting at the Tivoli Theater, week of March 6. It was sung by the Bendix Male Quartet and scored a distinct success.
Dimitrie Styop, popular young baritone, as soloist Sunday, March 5, at a concert given in Imperial Hall, under the patronage of the local Roumanian consul, sang a miscellaneous program of Roumanian and English songs, the outstanding success of his English group being Ernest Ball’s latest ballad “I’ll Forget You.”
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Bonner, contralto, in a delightful program of song. Miss Bonner possesses an organ of power and resonance which imparted much pleasure. This reviewer was only permitted to hear the first half of the several groups delivered. It is only fair to state that aside from a pleasing personality and much poise, she exhibited a rarely good contralto of much color and warmth and sang with artistic finish, emitting much sonority of tone in the lower register. In the upper register her voice is somewhat lighter, her diction is distinctive, unusually clear and perfect, and, on this account she could properly be classed as a singing orator. She was well received by an appreciative audience.
Marie Lighthall Busy.
Marie Lighthall, the gifted Chicago soprano, has been kept constantly busy this season, filling numerous engagements, among them: February 21, Wicker Park Woman’s Club; February 27, North End Club; March 5, soloist with Hand’s Orchestra at North Side Turner Hall; during the week of February 20, she sang the title part in a scene from “Faust,” at the Portage Park Theater, and in “Martha,” the week of February 27.
Cordon Club Entertains Rosing.
A dinner was given by the Cordon Club in honor of Rosing, the prominent Russian tenor, on Tuesday evening of this week. After a most enjoyable dinner Rosing held his listeners spellbound by his interesting talk on Russia, its sufferings, etc., and his remarkable interpretation of several Russian songs.
Charlotte Silverson Foreman Plays at Radio Concert.
It was the pleasure of this writer to be present during the giving of a “radio” concert, Tuesday evening, March 7, and the added pleasure of listening and watching Charlotte Silverson Foreman play for the radiophone MacDowell's “Shadow Dance,” Chopin's E minor waltz, and Scott’s “Dans Negre.” Mrs. Foreman, a splendidly equipped pianist, was so well liked that at the close of the evening’s program there was a request for another selection played by this talented pianist. Mrs. Foreman responded happily with a pleasing “encore,” which she played as admirably as
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