37 MUSICAL COURIER NEW YORK CONCERTS Thursday, April 13 Oratorio Society, evening....................Carnegie Hall Saturday, April 15 Alberto Terras¡, song recital, evening.......Carnegie Hall Sunday, April 16 Maria Ivogun, song recital, afternoon........Carnegie Hall Ernestine Schumann Heink, song recital, evening Hippodrome Monday, April 17 Harvard University Glee Club, evening.........Carnegie Beethoven Association, evening.................Aeolian Tuesday, April 18 Philadelphia Orchestra, evening...............Carnegie N. Val Peavey, piano recital, evening.........Aeolian Luella Meluis, song recital, evening..............Town Wednesday, April 19 Banks Glee Club, evening......................Carnegie Thursday, April 20 Amy Grant, opera recital, morning..............Aeolian Singers’ Club of New York, evening.............Aeolian Germaine Schnitzer and Andre Polah, evening.. Town Sundelius to Appear in Richmond Marie Sundelius, who recently created one of the leading roles in the production of a new opera at the Metropolitan, “Loreley,” is to appear in song recital at Richmond, Va., on April 24. Hall Hall Hall Hall Hall Hall Hall Hall Hall Played by Mrs. H. H. A. Beach prelude Arabesque For Piano by Warren Storey-Smith Price 60 Cents For sale by all Music Dealers WHITE-SMITH MUSIC PUBLISHING CO. New York, 13 East 17th St. Boston Chicago 40-44 Winchester St. 316 S. Wabash Ave. equally at home in all of them. Mrs. Hitner is a well equipped artist—she possesses a voice rich in quality•־ her phrasing is accurate, and musical intelligence is in evidence in every song she sings. Added to these qualities is personality—a very important asset for a concert artist. So well done were several of Mrs. Hitner’s numbers that she had to repeat them, and of course there were encores added to the program, which was as follows: Il regardait mon Bouquet..................................Monsigny Nina .•..a.......................................... Psrgolcsi Shepherd, Thy Demeanor Vary...........................Old English Roselein ................................................ Schumann Die Post .................................................Schubert Morgen ................................................... Strauss Es Liebt sich so Lieblich im Lenze..........................Brahms Aria from Herodiade Il est Doux, il est Bon...................................Massenet Beau Soir .................................................Debussy Il était une Bergere.....................................Fourdrain L’heure Délicieuse ..........................................Staub Charity ...................................................Hageman Ebb and Flood.........................................Rachmaninoff Tally-Ho ................................................... Leoni Autumn .................................................... Rogers Song of the Open.........................................La Forge Ellis Clark Hammann was at the piano and his artistic assistance played a large part in the success of the recital. No Rest for Paul Althouse Paul Althouse, tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Company, who has just returned from appearing as soloist with the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra and in Canada, has been engaged to sing Dudley Buck’s “Light of Asia” with the Waterbury Choral Club in the Connecticut city on May 23. That same month Mr. Althouse will appear at the Spring-field, Mass., and Evanston, 111., music festivals. Edna Bishop Daniel Artists’ Activities Cleo Scanland, contralto, and Ruth Peter, soprano, are busy at the present time preparing an artists’ program with their teacher, Edna Bishop Daniel, which they will give under her direction as one of the features of Music Week in Washington, D. C., during May. Both of these singers have appeared with success in concert this past winter. Elizabeth Lennox Heard in Benton Harbor Elizabeth Lennox was enthusiastically welcomed in Benton Harbor, where she gave a recital on March 14. Her program consisted of selections by Handel, Grieg, Brahms and Schubert, arias from “II Trovatore” and “The Messiah” and a group of modern songs. Estelle Liebling Booked for Nebraska Festival Estelle Liebling. the high educational value of whose recitals have made her particularly popular with schools and colleges, has been engaged for the May Festival of the State Normal School, Peru, Neb., on May 23. T^j[su%e IN THE POSSESSION OF A BEAUTIFUL WORK OF ART ZHE choice of a piano which is an exquisite work of art-—the supreme expression of the art of the piano-maker and the art of the craftsman—brings with its presence a sense of satisfaction that is an enduring pleasure. This pleasure is experienced by those whose discrimination demands the PIANO The exquisite small grands of this famous make are works of art of the highest order. "They bring to the home containing them, the finishing touch of faultless taste—a center around which the artistic beauty of the home radiates, and that serves as an inspiration and incentive to an appreciation of the best—and only the best. When containing the AMPICO they become endowed with the playing of the greatest pianists in the world. April 13, 1922 Beethoven Trio of Chicago a Most Successful Organization A trio with individuality, artistic merit and charm must be made up of musicians of individuality, who, first of all, have a common meeting ground in love for the highest form of music—chamber music. Then, the ability to work out the interpretation so that it expresses the picture to the audience is the next great quality necessary. In the rehearsals the aim is not wholly perfection in technic—it is such that THE BEETHOVEN TRIO, of Chicago. the spirit of the music is never lost; something is left for the concentrated effort in public performances. Hence the spontaneity of the trio is its chief charm. That the Beethoven Trio, of Chicago, possesses these qualities that go to make chamber music a joy to listen to has been recognized by critics all over the country, who speak in glowing terms of this excellent organization, whose personnel is made up of M. Jennette Loudon, pianist; Theodore DuMoulin, cellist, and Ralph Michaelis, violinist. Each has received individual success in his and her respective fields as well, and has won much praise from public and press alike. Recognizing the fact that any audience is composed of excellent musicians, people of taste and intelligence, those who know when they are pleased and those who come because of the artists’ names, as well as those who, without cultivation, feel the sway of the individuality of the artists, the Beethoven Trio feels that the building of a program, therefore, is a very important factor in the delivery of a concert. And thus, by playing on every program one serious work for the real musicians, a romantic one for the people of taste and a group of short numbers of great variety and easy of comprehension at one hearing for lovers of music, the Beethoven Trio, of Chicago, has accomplished its great success. They have an extensive repertory. For the past two seasons in Chicago, in place of the annual concert, a series of three programs has been given—of entirely different material—thus offering the lovers of chamber music the opportunity of getting acquainted with the literature in all styles of writing. Beethoven, Brahms, Tschaikowsky, Schubert, Lekeu, Wolf-Ferrari, •Rachmaninoff, Arensky, Foote, Faure, Laurens and Grainger have been given a hearing on these programs. Outside of Chicago not only have the heavy programs been given to the larger clubs and concert courses, but also special programs have been played, as, for instance, a set of three in high school educational courses and in boys’ schools. Programs in private homes are also carefully selected according to the desire of those engaging the trio. _ Commenting upon the recent concerts given by this splendid organization in its home city, Herman Devries, the Chicago American’s critic, stated that “the reputation of these three excellent artists is sufficient guarantee of the quality of their program. They show a very skilled and routined musicianship, an ensemble that demonstrates loving and serious labor, distinct refinement of interpretation and a notable absorption in their task.” Like his colleague, Maurice Rosenfeld, of the Chicago Daily News, praises the “tonal balance, precision and good concerted work” of the trio and also says that “their choice of selections is also to be commended.” In his review Karleton Hackett, of the Chicago Evening Post, likewise spoke of the “well blended tone and balanced ensemble.” Edward Moore, of the Tribune, began his review with: “The Beethoven Trio set forth the finest ideals of the rare and noble art in their program.” Also the Evening Journal critic spoke highly of the trio stating that “they have beauty of tone, a fine balance and a perfect inter-relation, and as a result their playing yesterday was good to hear.” Other leading critics all through the country have likewise spoken glowingly of the work of this trio, of which Chicago is justly proud. Jacobs Sues to Annual Marriage Max Jacobs, violinist, whose marriage to Therese Rey-naud Prudon on January 20 was recently announced in the Musical Courier, left his wife on February 17, and has brought suit for annulment of his marriage, alleging fraud and misrepresentation on her part. Mrs. Jacobs denies all the allegations made by her husband, and has filed a suit for legal separation on the grounds of desertion. Hitner Gives Delightful Recital Helen Buchanan Hitner, soprano, chose songs by French, Italian, English, Russian and American composers for the recital which she gave in Witherspoon Hall, Philadelphia, on Thursday evening, March 30, and she proved herself