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MUSICAL COURIER
A Companion of the Years
Somebody has said that we should choose a piano as carefully as we choose a husband or wife. First, because it is to be a companion of our inward and intimate life; second, because we want it to be with us for a lifetime. An unwisely chosen piano we apologize for as the years go by and at the earliest opportunity we rid ourselves of it; a wisely chosen piano endears itself with time and we contemplate it with increasing pride. The moderate cost and the convenient terms upon which you can own a Steinway will probably surprise you greatly.
Prices: $875 and up.
Convenient terms.
Used pianos taken in exchange.
STEINWAY & SONS Steinway Hall, 109 E. 14th St.
STEINWAY
THE INSTRUMENT OF THE IMMORTALS
March 1 6, 1922
Berumen’s Fifth Aeolian Hall Recital
Ernesto Berumen, pianist, will give his fifth Aeolian Hall recital on Thursday afternoon, March 30. He has arranged an interesting program for this occasion, and among other things will be a sonata by Sergei Liapounoff. Mr. Berumen also will play the seldom heard variations by Liszt, written on a Bach theme. A “Pan” suite, by Betty Boutelle, dedicated to the pianist, will also appear on the program.
Lillian Groxton at St. Petersburg, Fla.
Lillian Croxton, coloratura soprano, sang in the large ballroom of the Hotel Huntington, St. Petersburg, Fla., on February 26. She was assisted by the Aquiline’s Venetian Orchestra and Anna Davenport as accompanist. She sang selections from Donizetti, Handel, Mozart, Frank Grey and Frank La Forge. The large audience greeted the singer with enthusiasm.
of the city by John Roy Williams, violinist; Kenneth Heun, pianist, and Harrison Raymond, tenor. The program was most interesting and full of variety, making heavy technical demands, and calling for highly developed powers of interpretation. The Misses Maud L. Williams and Althea D. Horst played admirable accompaniments.” L. V. C.
PORTLAND ENTHUSIASTIC OVER
SAN CARLO OPERA WEEK
Apollo Club and Spargur String Quartet Please—Werren-rath Overwhelms Audience
Portland, Ore., February 24, 1922.—Fortune Gallo’s San Carlo Grand Opera Company, ever welcome here, gave eight excellent performances last week at the Public Auditorium. The company played “Madame Butterfly," “Cavalleria Rus-ticana,” "Pagliacci,” “Faust,” “Rigoletto,” “The Jewels of the Madonna,” “La Bohême” and “II Trovatore.” Laurels were won by Agostini, Saroya, Royer, Anna Fitziu and Tamaki Miura. Ernesto Knoch conducted. The organization appeared under the local management, of W. T. P angle.
Arthur Middleton Gives Concert
Arthur Middleton, bass-baritone, was presented in recital on February 20 by the Elwÿn Concert Bureau. His rich voice was heard in works by Handel, Mendelssohn, Secchi. Lully, Hermann, Rubinstein, Forsythe and Speaks. Stewart Willie, pianist, assisted. Enthusiasm ran high.
Apollo Club and Spargur String Quartet
At its second concert of the season at the Public Auditorium, the Apollo Club featured the Spargur String Quartet and the two organizations made a splendid combination. Skillfully conducted by William H. Boyer, the club sang "A Song of the West,” Strauss-Boyer ; “The Blizzard?’ Cadman ; a Swedish folk song arranged by Louis Victor Saar; “My Native Land,” Haun, and other well liked works. The Spargur String Quartet, which was very cordially received, played Haydn’s quartet in D major, op. 64, and Grieg’s quartet in G minor. This fine string organization is composed of John Spargur, first violin; Albany Ritchie, second violin; Hellier Collens, viola, and George Kerchner, cello.
Werrenrath Overwhelms Audience
Reinald Werrenrath, baritone, was heard in concert at the .Heilig Theater on February 22, singing in English, French, German and Italian! He has a glorious voice and left his auditors overwhelmed with wonder. The concert was one of the Steers & Coman series.
Notes
Participants in the last municipal concert at the Public Auditorium were the Monday Musical Club Chorus, Rose Coursen Reed, director; J. MacMillan Muir, tenor; Helen Fromme Schedler, soprano; Mary Bullock, accompanist, and Lucien E. Becker, organist.
Gus A. Metzger, manager of the Rivoli Theater, is doing a great deal for the~upKft of classical music. Last Sunday he featured a quintet composed of Frederick Starke, oboe; William Skinner, clarinet ; Bruno Heitkemper, bassoon ; Charles Walrath, horn, and Salvatore Santaella, piano. They played two movements from Mozart’s quintet in E flat.
On February 22 the Multnomah Male Chorus ,gave an enjoyable concert at the Multnomah Hotel, presenting its
Harriet Van Emden Sings for Radio
Harriet Van Emden, soprano, who has met with unusual approval from the metropolitan critics at her several New York recitals in Aeolian Hall this winter, sqng a program of songs and the “Jewel Song” aria from “Faust’ af the Westinghouse Radio Station in Newark on March 1. Between numbers a request call catne through the air asking Miss Van Emden to sing the “Waltz Song" from “Romeo and Juliet.” She immediately, complied, no doubt to the satisfied pleasure of the unknown radio-phone enthusiast somewhere at the other end of the numberless airwaves.
HARRIET VAN EMDEN
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new conductor, Arthur Clausen, who played several violin solos. Mabel Ryder Williams, pianist, assisted.
Emil Enna, well known local pianist, is leaving for Woodland, Wash., where he will appear as soloist with the Woodland Choral Society, George E. Cochran director.
Ella Connell Jesse, prominent Portland pianist, gave a successful recital on February 21. She was presented by the MacDowell Club, Mrs. Warren E. Thomas president.
John Claire Monteith, one of Portland’s leading baritones, recently appeared in recital at Roseburg, Ore.
The Eichenlaub Ensemble Club (thirty violinists) is making excellent progress under the efficient direction of Franck Eichenlaub.
Henriette Michaelson, a brilliant pianist from New York, is giving a series of four recitals at the Museum of Art.
J. R. O.
Cecil Fanning Loses His Heart
Prima donnas lose their jewels until it is an almost everyday occurrence, but Cecil Fanning has put one over on his sisters of the profession by losing his heart. It happened down in Murfreesboro, Tenn., where Mr. Fanning gave a recital at Tennessee College on February 6. It was the eleventh recital which Mr. Fanning has given there and it has happened that the majority of these appearances have taken place around St. Valentine’s Day. On a visit several years ago the baritone was presented with a “key to the city,” and he in turn presented it to the senior class. A cedar wood heart-shaped box was made for the key and the whole thing was known as “Fanning’s Heart.” A custom was established whereby each year on Valentine’s Day the seniors hid the heart and the juniors set about finding it. When they did it remained in their possession until the following year. Last February the box remained hidden for two months and eventually the senior class had to find another hiding place before it could be discovered. All of which goes to prove that girls can keep secrets after all.
Dudley Buck Guest of Honor at Gamut Club
Dudley Buck, the well known vocal teacher of New York, was the guest of honor at a dinner given by the Gamut Club, on February 21. Mr. Buck told some humorous episodes that had occurred during his theatrical career and ended with an interesting talk on “What Modern Music Demands of the Singer.” After the dinner, Katherine Galloway and Frank E. Forbes, with Elsie T. Cowan acting as accompanist, entertained with songs, to the great enjoyment of the listeners.
An interesting Hour of Music was held at the Dudley Buck Studios on Friday afternoon, February 24, when four of Mr. Buck’s younger pupils presented the program. They were Gladys Durham, Margaret Strong, Eleanor Rhodes and Leotine Murtha. all of whom showed intelligence and fine schooling. Elsie T. Cowen was the accompanist.
“Miss Bobby” Besler Going Abroad
“Miss Bobby” Besler, soprano, gave one of her charming programs of songs for young and grown up children on February 11 in Washington, D. C., and on March 7 she sang at Asheville, N. C. Thursday, March 9, she was booked for an appearance in Atlanta, Ga., and March 11 found her giving a recital in Jacksonville, Fla. Miss Besler will return from the South in time to fill an engagement in Westfield, N. J., March 21, following which there will be an appearance in New Haven, April 8. Her western trip begins nine days later. The soprano has a new accompanist this year, Elinor Everitt.
June 24 Miss Besler plans to sail for France and expects to be gone all summer. While abroad she will do some studying, fill a few engagements, travel a great deal, and revisit many of the places where she did war service.