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MUSICAL COURIER
April 13, 1922
MARCELLO BOASSO (LEFT) AND RAYMOND BURT,
Italian and American pianists, respectively, snapped together m Berlin on February 28.־ These young artists are making a two-ptano tour ui Italy during the month of April. Mr. Hurt started his European tour on December 18 in Dresden appearing in Leipsic, Berlin, Cologne, Hannover, etc. with much success with his public and the critics. In February he played with equal favor in Paris, where he gave two
•““’V,2 and 1!)• Hh proorams included woiks by Chopin, Sohubert-Liszt, Liszt, Paganini-Liszt, Beethoven, Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Schumann, etc Mr Boasso is likewise well known abroad, having played in Germany Holland, Belgium, France, Spain and Italy. Mr. Hurt, following Ins appearances in Italy, loill go to Holland, Belgium and probably England.
The People’s Opera Company Extends Season
The Peoples Opera Company announces an additional °,f frand ^ra .t0 *>e S'ven throughout the months oi
Ìhe f ־ ThlS u dult0 the successful Performances of the last, two months when “Cavalleria Rusticana” and Pagliacci Rigoletto, “Trovatore” and “Aida”, were given at the Longacre Theater on Sunday evenings, assisted by well known singers of the Metropolitan and other opera companies. A number of talented young singers were in this way given the opportunity to appear before the public together with seasoned artists. Auditions for singers wish-dlv ifVr1 ? *T Performances are held every Monstreet d Thursd3y afternoon at 329 West Eighty-fifth
Another St. Matthew Passion” for Patton
Fred Patton was engaged to sing the part of Judas m the annual performance of “St. Matthew Passion” by the
r^hp¡?6'1! Cf0c? A St, Barth°lomew’s Church and7 the Cathedral of St. John the Divine, New York. The work was given in St. Bartholomew’s Church on April 12.
Armstrong-Potter Nuptials
Mary Potter, the contralto, is to marry Walter Trustrum Armstrong, Monday, April 24, at Clinton Avenue Bap™ Church, Newark, N. J. Felicitations !
orchestra, the Concertgebouw, in Amsterdam, on November 11 and 12 next. This will mark the first presentations of the composition in Europe, a request particularly made by the noted conductor. Before and after this engagement Mr Schelling will also be heard in recital in other cities in Holland and in London. At present Mr. and Mrs. Schelling are passing some weeks in Santa Barbara, Cal., but will return late in April, and in May sail for Europe. They will reopen their villa in Switzerland for the first time since the war and will spend the summer there. On account of his fall engagements in Europe, Mr. Schelling’s season here will not begin until December 1.
Audrie Rubanni’s Voice Admired by Critics
Audrie Rubanni, soprano, has received some very flattering notices from the critics of various cities where she
Photo by Charles Aylett
AUDRIE RUBANNI,
soprano.
following are a few excerpts from
has appeared. The the Buffalo press :
A singer of unusual gifts, her soprano voice being extensive in beautifu1 in *ï3״	Her lovely high tones were clear
and true and her admirable breath control enabled her to produce her tones with the utmost freedom.—Buffalo Truth.	P
naturally good voice, of wide range, and con-unner rprnstpr  Rnffalr»	׳T1 ;-
Huberman’s Final Recital
Bronislaw Huberman is to give his fourth and last New York recital at Aeolian Hall on Saturday afternoon April 22, at 3 o clock, with Paul Frenkel at the piano.	P
The Consensus of Recent Opinion of
Ethelynde Smith’s
Voice and Art
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fine, clear voice.”—Republican, Laramie, Wyo
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in:~rzei t0 buiId unusual programs, showing variety and introducing many new compositions.”—Republican. Laramie,
“—interesting recital.”—AW, Big Rapids, Mich.
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“—well-chosen program.”—Sun, Williamsport, Pa.
. • T~varied program, which was both educational and enter taming .,'—Intelligencer, Wheeling, W. Va.	'
Now on tour in Canada for month of April. S'Xtcem0ber,0i9220lJthern territory’ November and De-
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Address: ETHELYNDE SMITH
Portland, Maine
458 Cumberland Avenue
... a young artist of charming stage presence, simple and ur atfected, who seems to sing for the pure joy of singing. He soprano voice is of remarkable sweetness, brilliant quality, and tru and clear as a bell; and she executed the difficult runs and trill with consummate ease. She discloses musical intelligence of
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. *. • • thf possessor of good vocal material, distinctness of enunciation and the valuable asset of personal charm.—Buffalo Express.
Harriet Foster’s Pupils in Recital
Harriet Foster presented five of her pupils in a studio recital Saturday afternoon, April 1. The following appeared in an interesting program of vocal selections: Beleska Malinoff, Marcia Hillyer, Phyllis Garside, Amy I-ewis and Ruth Igou. Miss Garside sang Schubert’s “The Linden Tree” and “The Trout,” “Daisies” (Kinscella), “Four and Twenty Snowflakes” (Stickles) and “I Passed by Your Window” (May Brahe), giving to each a pleasing interpretation and revealing a voice of sweet quality. Miss Hillyer rendered with good taste “He Giveth His Beloved Rest” (Franz Abt), “O Thou That Tellest” (from Handels "The Messiah”), and a group of modern English songs—“By the Waters of Minnetonka” (Lieurance), “Noon and Night” (Hawley) and “An Open Secret” (Huntington Woodman). Two songs—“Peace” (Hawley) and “When Love Is Kind,” an old melody—were pleasingly given by Miss Lewis. In three songs from “A Nursery Garland" by Kitty Cheatham—“A Child’s Prayer” (Bach). “Early Morning” (Haydn) and “Spring’s Messenger” (Schumann) —Miss Igou revealed a voice of lovely quality and poise and taste commendable in one so young. Beleska Malinoff’s voice, a dramatic soprano, is colorful, and of appealing quality. Her tones are round and full, and she sings with sympathetic understanding, and reveals excellent breath control. Her numbers included the air of Salome from Massenet’s “Herodiade,” “Caro Mio Ben” (Giordani), “O Had I Jubal’s Lyre” (Handel) and “Birth of Morn” (Leoni). All of the soloists displayed good tone production and excellent diction. “Dreams of Galilee,” a hymn anthem by C. P. Morrison, was beautifully given by Misses Hillyer, Garside and Lewis, with Beleska Malinoff singing the solo part. Mary Pinney played sympathetic accompaniments for all.
At the conclusion of the program the guests congratulated Mrs. Foster and urged her to sing for them. In her artistic manner she offered “La Pluie” (Georges) and “Wake Up” (Phillips).
Raymond Havens Pleases as Usual
Raymond Havens, the well known pianist, gave a varied and interesting program in his recital at Briar Cliff Manor on March 16. Mr. Havens was warmly received by a very enthusiastic audience and responded generously with encores. This pianist has met with repeated successes this season in his numerous recitals, both as a member of the Havens Trio and as soloist with Boston Symphony Orchestra.
Krey Featuring “Songs of Ye Olden Time”
Daisy Krey, the contralto, gave her debut recital at the Princess Theater in New York the early part of January, and was well received by her audience and by the press! The papers spoke of her fine diction and understanding as
DAISY KREY, contralto.
an interpreter, her neat phrasing and distinctly pleasant color of tone The Evening Mail stated that Miss Krey has one of those contralto voices of which one is quite sure that it will never sing off the key. The same naper also made the comment that her high notes are clear’ and open and that she sings with a welcome simplicity and absence of_ effort. Miss Krey’s repertory consists of the standard anas in French, German and Italian; the standard oratorios; German Lieder and numerous French and English songs. She is featuring a program of “Songs of Ye Olden Time” in costume.
Among the engagements filled by Miss Krey are appearances in Ellenville, Westerley, New Haven, Falmouth. Peterboro, Lockport, Sea Cliff and Ridgewood. She has been engaged by the Philomela Glee Club to sing at the Brooklyn Academy of Music on May 8, when Mario Cham-lee, of the Metropolitan Opera Company, also will appear on the program. It will be remembered that Miss Krey was_ the winner of the State and District Contest of the National Federation of Music Clubs in 1919.
Mana-Zucca Will Concertize Next Season
. Mana-Zucca, brilliant young American composer and pianist, has been very busy this season making a success of her venture into a new field—that of matrimony. However, this gifted artist has never meant to desert her life work as a concert pianist and composer entirely, and so she is to return next season to continue her work where she left off.
Ernest Schelling to Play in Holland
Following the success which attended his recent performances of his own “Impressions from an Artist’s Life” with the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, under the direction of Willem Mengelberg, Ernest Schelling has been engaged to play the same work with Mr. Mengelberg’s own
WALTER SPRY
Concert Pianist
Chicago Tribune.
Mr. Spry devoted his program and its explanatory lecture to the moderns among composers, beginning with Brahms and working through Dohnanyi, Moszkowski, Rachmaninoff, Grieg, MacDowell, Hendricks, Debussy and Liszt. Pointing out the salient facts of form and theme in each work. He played them in turn, and in as much of the program as could be heard, imaginatively and well.
Chicago Journal.
Walter Spry played a Nocturne (D flat) and the familiar Polonaise (A flat) of Chopin. He has mellowed the research of a scholar with the taste of an artist. The Polonaise was played with much freedom and skill, and with a tone which had a virile expansiveness which matched the glorious breadth of the well-known masterpiece.
Walter Spry will fill engagements next season including the Pacific Coast.
Address: MISS MAUD G. ORR, care of Columbia School of Music, 509 So. Wabash Avenue, Chicago, 111.