March 23, 1922
MUSICAL COURIER
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Louis Gruenberg “A Musical Humorist of the Times”
On Sunday evening, February 19, Louis Gruenberg played for the first time in public two sets of piano pieces entitled “Polychrome,” at the first concert of the International Composers’ Guild, given at the Greenwich Village Theater. Ac-
LOTJIS GRUENBERG,
pianist.
cording to the Christian Science Monitor of February 25, “he showed himself an able writer of narrative and descriptive music and an admirable interpreter of it. People interested in present-day artistic movements could hardly do better than to invite him to exhibit his studies at their club meetings, especially if they could secure him in association with performers who have a message of a contrasting sort to impart. .	.	. Mr. Gruenberg may be described as
one of the musical humorists of the times, one of those who are doing by sounds what writers of comical romances did in other centuries by means of words.”
Maria Schneider Heard in Recital
March 16, at the Wadleigh High School auditorium, Maria Schneider was heard in a piano recital, assisted by Josef Schneider, baritone. Miss Schneider revealed a firm touch, accuracy and clarity in her playing of a fantasy and fugue on the theme B-A-C-H, by Liszt. 'The Schumann symphonic etudes and the Liszt Hungarian rhapsody, No. 8, were given with brilliancy, force and vigor, and in them her facile technic easily met the difficulties. The Chopin scherzo in B flat minor, a Leschetizky “Barcarole” and Arensky’s “Etude de Conzert” jn p sharp major, were also given with taste and thoughtfulness. Josef Schneider sang with poetic interpretation the “Evening Star” aria from “Tannhäuser.” A group of shorter songs included Leoncavallo’s “Mattinata,” McGill’s “Duna” and Mac-Fadyen’s “Inter Nos,” all given with feeling. His voice was of agreeable quality and he responded to encores. A large audience was enthusiastic over the entire program.
Alice Gentle Gives a Tea
Alice Gentle, who is spending several weeks in New York, gave a delightful tea at her Greenwich Village home on Sunday afternoon, March 19. Among the guests were Mr. and Mrs. Mario Chamlee, Giulio Crimi, Catharine Bamman and Bradford Mills.
Werrenrath’s Recital April 2
Reinald Werrenrath, baritone, who has been giving a series of concerts throughout the country, will return to New York for a recital at Carnegie Hall on the afternoon of April 2.
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orchestral overture. The programs for her spring engagement of three weeks in New York, March 16 to April 7, however, include several sketches in which musical accompaniment is used, notably “Vive la France” and “In the Court of Philip IV of Spain.”
The three weeks’ engagement at the Selwyn Theater is the most ambitious Miss Draper has ever attempted. It will include Sunday night and Tuesday and Friday afternoon recitals each week until April 7. The programs for the engagement will be varied. On May 1 Miss Draper will sail for Europe to fulfill contracts made last autumn for London and Paris. She will not return until January of next year.
Among her new sketches this season is “Three Breakfasts,” an interesting cycle covering a period of forty years in the life of a married couple.
Helen Bock to Debut in the Autumn
Among the new artists announced for next season by Annie Friedberg is Helen Bock, a sterling pianist from the studio of Constantin Sternberg. At the age of five years Miss Bock showed such an interest and love for music that her parents decided to have her talents developed and took her to a well known teacher in their home city. After a short period such marked improvement in her playing was noticed that it plainly showed the vocation of the
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HELEN BOCK,
pianist.
child—she was a born pianist. Her hands and fingers being of unusual size and stretch she was to become an artist if further development would bring out her art. Although Miss Bock already has appeared at many smaller musicales, she will not make her official debut in the concert field until next autumn. She will play on March 28 at the Bellevue-Stratford, Philadelphia, for the Matinee Musical Club.
NEW ORLEANS ACCLAIMS
ERIKA MORINI AND ELLY NEY
New Orleans, La., March 6, 1922.—Erika Morini made her first appearance in this city on March 4, under the auspices of the Philharmonic Society. The big Athenaeum was filled to capacity. Miss Morini proved herself to be one of the greatest artists heard here in years. Her beautiful tone, her extraordinary mechanical equipment, her impelling rhythm, her poise, all were in evidence throughout the delightful concert. She was heartily acclaimed. Mr. Balaban accompanied sympathetically.
Elly Ney appeared on March 6, at the Jerusalem, as one of the attractions of the Tarrant series. This artist made a splendid impression by her great personality and the virility of her playing. She has a wide command of tone and paints her pictures on big canvasses. Her ability in climax building is unusual.	H. B. L.
Reported Oberhoffer Will Resign
Chicago, 111., March 20, 1922 (by telegram).—It is reported that Emil Oberhoffer, who has conducted the Minneapolis Symphony Orchestra ever since it was formed, will resign his position at the end of the present season, although his contract still has two years to run. Friction between Mr. Oberhoffer and the orchestral association which controls and finances the orchestra is rumored. It is said that Mr. Oberhoffer and the directors of the association are unable to come to an agreement in regard to the coming spring tour of the orchestra. As confirming the rumor, it is reported that Mr. Oberhoffer’s Minneapolis home is on the market for sale.	(Signed) Rene Devries.
Axman Sings at Hotel Commodore
Gladys Axman, Metropolitan Opera soprano, was the soprano soloist at a philanthropic affair given at the Hotel Commodore, March 5, singing the aria from “Tosca” and songs by Rachmaninoff and others, as well as appearing in a duet from “Cavalleria Rusticana” with Rafael Diaz. She had to grant several encores.
Mme. Namara to Tour with St. Louis Orchestra
Following her recent sensational Chicago and New York appearances in “Thais,” Mme. Marguerite Namara was engaged by the St. Louis Orchestra to go on tour with that organization for three weeks, covering nearly all of the principal southern cities.
New York College of Music Concert
Twenty numbers (for piano, violin, voice, cornet and a violin ensemble—seventeen violinists playing together) made up the recital by juniors of the New York College of Music, held at Carnegie Chamber Music Hall, March 10. The hall was crowded to the last seat, and all the young participants received abundant applause. The ensemble violin number deserves special mention; they played the Bach-Gounod “Ave Maria” and Bohm’s “A Dream,” the players being Selma Ehrlich, Caroline Krummwiede, Marguerite Beckman, Alma Nigey, Milton Auerbach, Geo. Beinert, David Antonowsky, William Stahl, Faust Fer-rato, William B. Johnson, Jr., Herman Cullman, Max Perlman, Harry Schilderout, Anthony Scuoppo, Alex Grossman, Joseph Levin, Frank Wenning. Others on the program were Miriam Rosen, Selma Ehrlich, Phoebe Newman, David Rattner, Milton Auerbach, Albert Cohen, Alma Nigey, Adolph Suchy, Phyllis Blum, Gwen lo'.ine Davis, John Pru-sak, Faust Ferrato, Theodore Lit, Erwin Krist, Mary Elizabeth Newman, William B. Johnson, Jr., Evelyn Croen, Aiex Grossman and Sadie Brody.
Althouse Back from Western Tour
Paul Althouse has Just returned from a comprehensive concert tour of the West that took him away from New York right after Christmas. During the interim the tenor has sung numerous engagements in seven states—Colorado. Wyoming, Idaho, Oregon, Washington, California and New Mexico. Mr. Althouse appeared in both recital and concert, and with orchestra. New York will only see the artist for a short time this month, however, for he will leave shortly to appear twice as soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and in Canada in the Province of Ontario at St. Catharines and Hamilton.
Ruth Draper’s Return Engagement
For the first time in her career, Duth Draper is using music in connection with her character sketches. In the past she has made her appearances without so much as an
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Now on tour
Will resume teaching in a New York Studio after April 1
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GENIA ZIELINSKA
Polish-American Soprano (Coloratura)
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Miss Zielinska’s delightful voice and unusual vocal ability won for her enthusiastic applause.—New York Herald.
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