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Clark’s Orchestra. The program included allegro and minuet from symphony 39, Mozart; Andante Cantabile for string quartet, op. 11, Tschaikowsky; intermezzo No. 2 from “Jewels of the Madonna,” Wolf-Ferrari; “The Gypsies,” Schumann; “Morning Comes,” Bliss; “The Bells of St. Mary’s,” Adams, with orchestra accompaniment. The numbers were well rendered and bear testimony to the diligent work of Mrs. Clark, also Mr. Carr, choral director, and Mr. Nelson, accompanist.
On March 2, Florence William Parker, pianist, gave a recital in the Lyceum Building, playing the “Waldstein” sonata, Beethoven; a Chopin group, and a group of modern pieces, closing with “Sonetto del Petrarca” and Hungarian rhapsody No. 8, Liszt. Mrs. Parker is an interesting player and demonstrated her musicianship in her interpretation of the well chosen program.	E. L. E.
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Markham and Helen Mancy, all in prominent roles, with Lucy Bailey, Mary Robinson, Florence Wilmott and Margaret Toole. A score or more other teachers comprised the chorus. The presentation, which was especially commendable for an amateur effort, was under the direction of Grace Wray.
The thirtieth anniversary of the Swedish Congregational Church in this city was observed on February 26 with a jubilee concert, the program being presented by a string orchestra under the direction of William Hackett, a large choir under the direction of Alfred Edman, and Elsa Nordstrom, of Worcester, violinist.
Fitchburg music lovers are enjoying a course of six lectures on “Appreciation of Music,” provided through the courtesy of the Massachusetts State University Extension Department. These are being given in Chamber of Commerce Hall and in the school buildings of the city by Henry L. Gideon, of Boston. Local arrangements were made by Alice R. Pepin, of the faculty of the Fitchburg High School, a well known local musician.
The Sunshine Trio, a group of well known Fitchburg young ladies who fill many concert engagements in this vicinity each season, provided the musical program at a patriotic concert on February 22, under the auspices of the Fitchburg Historical Society. The members of the trio are Grace Wray, Senia Eskola and Beatrice Greene.
J. Cameron MacLean, of New York, Scottish baritone and a popular artist in Fitchburg through his several previous appearances in this city, was heard in a successful concert at the First Baptist Church on January 23. Mrs. William H. Bennett, of this city, was the accompanist.
Members of the Fitchburg Choral Society enjoyed a delightful treat at its rehearsal on January 26; when, through the courtesy of Conductor Nelson P. Coffin, Marie Staple-ton Murray, New York soprano, and Redferne Hollings-head, Canadian tenor, gave a half-hour program of solos and duets. J. Arthur Bassett, of Worcester, was also present and served as accompanist for the singers. Mrs. Murray and Mr. Hollingshead left this city for Keene, N. H., where they were soloists on January 27 at the annual concert of the Keene Male Chorus Club, of which Mr. Coffin is conductor.
One of the most delightful local musical events of the present season was enjoyed by the French speaking people of the city and many others on February 12, when the Larrier Troupe, of France, gave a concert at the Lyric Theater, under the auspices of the Literary and Social Circle. The program was divided in three parts, the first offering songs of old Brittany, the second Canadian songs, and the third a musical sketch by all three artists—Albert Larrier, composer, pianist and accompanist; Mme. France Ariel, soprano, and Armand Duprat, tenor. The theater was filled by an appreciative and enthusiastic audience.	C. C. M.
Knoxville, Tenn., March 8, 1922.—The Flonzaley Quartet gave a successful concert under the auspices of the Tuesday Morning Musicale Club in the Clinch Avenue Methodist Church on January 31, playing the Beethoven quartet in D, op. 18, No. 3; “Pastorale,” Bloch; adagio and presto from quartet in A minor, op. 41, No. 1, Schumann; nocturne and scherzo, Borodin. A large and appreciative audience greeted the artists, who played in their usual musicianly manner and responded generously with encores.
Community work progresses in the hands of the committee. Noon-day organ recitals on Wednesdays continue in the' city churches and training for a musical memory contest is in progress through the co-operation of the organists, music stores, theaters and victrola shops. The schools are receiving especial attention and are evincing much interest in the approaching contest.
The Musical Club gave a concert in the Christian Church on the evening of February 28, assisted by Bertha Walburn
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basso. The first three are well known to local festival patrons, and have also been heard on several occasions in recital engagements in the city. This will be Mr. Joliff’s first appearance at a Fitchburg Festival. The soloists on the opening evening, April 27, will be Harold Bauer, pianist, and Knight MacGregor, baritone, who will be the soloist in the rendition of Deems Taylor’s setting of the poem by Arthur Noyes, “The Highwayman.” This will be the principal choral work of the evening, the remainder of the program to be miscellaneous in character. Cora Chase, soprano, also a newcomer to the ranks of Fitchburg Festival artists, will be the soloist at the orchestral matinee on the afternoon of April 28. The Boston Festival Orchestra has been reengaged with Louis H. Eaton as conductor. The festival will be conducted, as for the past thirteen seasons, by Nelson P. Coffin. All advance indications point to a festival that will compare favorably in all ways with those of recent seasons. Efficient committees are in charge of the various details, ticket subscription is under way, and the music lovers of this and adjoining towns and cities are awaiting the event with interest and enthusiasm.
The popularity of Edgar Schofield, the baritone, with his hosts of friends and admirers in this city, was attested to on the evening of February 9, when he appeared in recital before a capacity audience in City Hall, under the auspices of the Fitchburg Teachers’ Association. Every one of the 900 or more seats was occupied and the event was marked by an enthusiastic appreciation of the singers’ efforts. At the conclusion of the program, the audience remained seated until the applause obliged the singer to make a brief speech, expressing his pleasure and appreciation of the reception given him by his many friends. Lee Cronican assisted as accompanist, and also as soloist, opening the program and giving a second number at a later period, contributing in no small measure both to the merit and pleasure of the program. Mr. Schofield, who formerly lived in this city, graduated from the Fitchburg high school and sang in local churches and musical events before permanently adopting a musical career, is an artist who is apparently assured of a capacity audience any time he sings in the city, his several appearances during the past few seasons having added more and more to his personal popularity among the music lovers of Fitchburg and vicinity.
The tenth season of the Simonds Memorial Concerts, presented at the Calvinistic Congregational Church on Sunday afternoons of January, February and March, are proving of unusual interest this season, taking a different form than in previous seasons in that the visiting artists are all instrumentalists and a majority of these are well known organists from Boston and other cities. Interesting and illuminating demonstrations of the equipment and musical possibilities of the Simonds Memorial organ, which is considered one of the finest in New England, are given. Among those who have assisted at this season’s concerts are Dr. Archie Davidson, organist at Harvard University; John Marshall, organist at Boston University; Arthur Phelps, organist at St. Paul’s Cathedral, and Raymond Robinson, organist of the Central Congregational Church, both of Boston; Dr. E. H. Lamare, municipal organist at Portland, Me.; William Zeuch, organist at the Second Congregational Church, Boston; Georges Miquelle, cellist; Paul Shirley, viola d’amore; Waino Kauppi, trumpeter, all of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, and others. The concerts are under the general direction of Dr. Ernest H. Page, tenor soloist and director of music at the church, with the church solo quartet assisting in each program. These concerts, which were initiated by the late Daniel Simonds, have been continued since his death by his widow in his memory. From the beginning every concert has been enjoyed by an audience that taxes the seating and standing capacity of the large auditorium, regardless of weather and other conditions. The concerts are free to the public, no qollections are taken, and the adjoining cities and towns invariably contribute substantial quotas to the large audience on every Sunday.
The recently organized Men’s Glee Club of the Fitchburg State Normal School made its debut on January 25 at a concert in the assembly hall at the school, which was largely attended and offered an enjoyable program. The club was assisted by the Lotus Male Quartet of Boston, through which quartet selections and solos by the individual members added materially to the attractiveness of the program. The club, which was organized and is conducted by Henry J. Clancy, a member of the faculty who is well known in the musical life of the city, made a very favorable impression. The organization includes eighty voices and promises to become an active and influential factor in the musical life of the school. The accompanists at the initial concert were Elizabeth D. Perry, supervisor of music at the school, and Audrey Mae Call.
Stainer’s cantata, “The Daughter of Jairus,” was given an especially good rendition in this city on Sunday evening, February 5, at Christ Episcopal Church, by the combined choirs of the church under the direction of Herbert C. Peabody. The soloists were Edith Congram Dole, soprano; Florence M. Hersom and Mrs. Leroy Tucker, contraltos; Henry J. Clancy, tenor, and Herman S. Cushing, baritone.
The February meeting of the Fitchburg Teachers’ Association on St. Valentine’s Day was of a social nature, with an operetta, “Seewana,” presented in a capable manner by several of the members. Among those who participated were Bernice Prouty, in the title role; Marie Ryan, Mary
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