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a most exceptional and entrancing sight was disclosed to a large audience. The stage of great size was completely filled with upwards of sixty harps and players, all the available space could consistently hold, the effect being heightened by the projection of beautifully colored lights in harmonious tones—a very pretty picture.
The program was long, but so diversified and pleasurable that the big aud.ience remained throughout. The first number (Handel’s “Largo”) by the great Harp ensemble was beautifully delivered and received with surprise and delight. The only other great ensemble played, a Russian folk song, closed the program and proved a revelation for precision of attack and beautiful tone color, the participants being in age from six years to sixty. The conductors, Maud Morgan and Carlos Salzedo respectively, exhibited masterly control.
The intermediate numbers brought out a trio—cello, flute and harp—in a group of pleasing melodies, well played, for which the credit goes to Helena Stone Torgerson, an artist who plays with verve, aplomb and large technic. Maud Morgan sustained her reputation, giving a Beethoven adagio with great beauty of tone and technic. The Maud Morgan ensemble of five harps, with Hortense d’Arblay, soprano, was a novelty in itself. The string quartet from the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, including Jacques Gorden, and other players (flute, clarinet and bass, together with Carlos Salzedo’s harp, forming an ensemble of eight instruments) were heard in an introduction and allegro by Ravel, which proved the crowning effort and served to establish Mr. Salzedo an artist of great finish. It also served to emphasize the value of the harp in association with other instruments. In fact, it proved that a closer intimacy with other instruments in ensemble was more than desirable for the concert stage in the future.
The association adjourned after a very exhaustive business session, all being much pleased with the outcome.
Knupfer Studios.
Anna Daze, pianist, of the faculty of the Knupfer Studios, was the accompanist at the last concert of the Chicago Oratorio Club at the University Church of Disciples of Christ, playing the orchestra parts of Sullivan’s “Golden Legend.”
Elizabeth Farr, soprano pupil of the Knupfer Studios, sang a group of songs before the Indian Club at its anniversary party and dinner dance. Miss Farr’s high range, clear cut tones and pleasing personality easily captured her audience, and if one is to judge her future by the ovation received, it can safely be predicted that she will be highly successful in her chosen art.
Magdalen Massmann, pianist of the faculty of the Knupfer Studios, will be the soloist on a program given for the scholarship fund for the Loyola University at the Blackstone Theater, April 23.
Chicago Musical College Items.
Ruth Lemen, student of the Public School Music Department, has been engaged as instructor of music in the St. Thomas Aquinas and Our Lady of Lourdes schools. The class in school music methods visited the Hyde Park High School, April S.
Ilse Niemack, formerly studying with Leon Sametini and a student last summer with Prof. Leopold Auer at the Chicago Musical College, gave a violin recital in the Town Hall, New York, March 23.
William Bucke, vocal student of the college, has been engaged to sing the tenor solos in the Easter cantata to be given at the Oak Park Congregational Church. Olga Gates and Carroll Kearns, also studying at the college, have been engaged for recitals at Freeport (111.).
Rose Lutiger Gannon, of the faculty, gave a recital before the Nineteenth Century Club, March 30.
Edward Custer, of Dorpat, Russia, and studying with Maurice Aronson, gave a recital at Aurora (111.) recently, playing works by Chopin, Scriabin, Rachmaninoff, etc.
Mrs. Greta Kreider, student of the vocal department, has been engaged as solo soprano and director of music at the Christian Church, Sterling (111.).
James Hamilton Activities.
James Hamilton was the tenor soloist with the St. Philip Neri Chancel Choir at Waukegan (111.), March 26.
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Theo Karle gave three concerts in five days. On March ' 26 he was heard in Chicago, on March 29 in Kent, Ohio, and on April 3 in Meadville, Pa.
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Activities of Walter Allen Stults Pupils.
Ben Carswell, baritone, appeared April 2 at the Edge-water Beach Musicales, his offerings being received with the utmost enthusiasm.
Theodora Clepp, dramatic soprano, recently appeared before the Svithiod Club, of Chicago, singing a group of songs and an aria. In_ addition she is making numerous appearances as soloist with the film production, “Out of the House of Bondage.”
A quartet of Mr. Stults’ advanced students, comprising Mildred Lund, Florence Drow, Herman Ashbaucher and Orville Borchers (soprano, contralto, tenor and bass, respectively), on April 7 were heard in a performance of the “Persian Garden” at Music Hall in Evanston.
Senior recitals are to be given at Northwestern University School of Music by Laura Fry, soprano; Florence Drow, mezzo contralto, and Dorothy McFarland, soprano, the dates being April 28, May S and May 12. Mildred Lund, soprano, will shortly thereafter appear in a postgraduate program.
J. Henry Welton, tenor, recently made a very successful concert appearance at the Broadway M. E. Church, Chicago.
Bush Conservatory Notes.
Robert Yale Smith, member of the faculty of the Bush Conservatory, has proved himself to be a very popular accompanist this spring. On April 3 he appeared in Pittsburgh with Arthur Middleton, baritone of the Metropolitan, and also appears with the artist at Green Castle, Ind., at De Pauw University, on April 30.
There was a recital of advanced students of Bush Conservatory in piano, voice and violin held at the conservatory on April 8.
Alice Booth, talented pupil of the voice department of Bush Conservatory, was presented in an informal studio recital at the Conservatory on April 4.
Mrs. Burgeson and Mary Peterson, both students of the vocal department at Bush Conservatory, and members of the Northland Trio, have returned from an eastern trip which was an entire success.
Harriet Hebert, member of the Master School of Bush Conservatory, sings each Sunday morning at Pilgrim Congregational Church, where she is greatly enjoyed.
Bernard Schweitzer and Caroline Gardelli, students of Boza Oumiroff, member of the faculty of Bush Conservatory, sang a duet from “Don Giovanni,” by Mozart, at a program held at the conservatory on April 8.
The last of a series of recitals for this season under the direction of Amy Keith Jones occurred on the evening of March 30, when Ella Spravka and Richard Czerwonky, both members of the faculty of Bush Conservatory, appeared at Kimball Hall in a delightful sonata recital.
As evidence of the numerous activities in which the faculty and artist students of Bush Conservatory are constantly appearing is the following list of engagements of these artists for the one date, April 6: A delightful program of chamber music was presented at the conservatory by the ensemble class of the Master School under the able direction of Richard Czerwonky, Maude Bouslough, Master School student under. Charles W. Clark, assisting in this program; Edgar A. Nelson, prominent member of the faculty of Bush Conservatory, accompanied Stuart Baker, Canadian baritone, in a recital at Lyon & Healy Hall the evening of April 6; Ralph Leo, member of the faculty of Bush Conservatory, appeared on that date at the Women’s Club of Evanston, and was assisted by Jessie Royce Landis, reader, and Mrs. Houston, accompanist; Sanford Schlussel, Master School student at Bush Conservatory, appeared on that date in the Young American Artist Series at Recital Hall of the Fine Arts Building.
American Conservatory News.
The American Conservatory, besides its arrangement with the Civic Orchestra, conducts two students’ orchestras—the Symphony Club, a full orchestra conducted by Ramon Gir-vin, and the Junior Orchestra, composed of young string players, directed by Henry Sopkin. Both of these organizations give occasional public recitals, which are of high order, both as regards the nature of the programs and the degree of excellence in the performance. At the recent recital of the Symphony Club at Kimball Hall, two of the Conservatory’s most talented younger students played piano concertos—Kenneth Fiske, artist pupil of Ramon Girvin, played the Spohr D major violin concerto, and Irma Moschel sang an aria from “Aida.” The young students, under twelve years of age—Josef Raieff, pupil of Allen Spencer, and Edith Mazur, pupil of Heniot Levy—did some remarkable work.	..	,
The Junior Orchestra will appear m recital at Kimball Hall, Saturday morning, April 22, under the direction of Henry Sopkin.
Advanced piano pupils of Kurt Wanieck gave a recital of exceptional merit at Kimball Hall April 1, which conclusively demonstrated the excellent methods of their instructor. The .playing of the Brahms B flat concerto by Jacob Hanne-mann, the Tschaikowsky concerto by Edward Brunn, and the Saint-Saëns G minor concerto by Margarethe Morris, deserve especial mention.
Louise St. John Westervelt Studio Notes.
On April 4, Georgia Herlocker, soprano, and Catherine Miller, contralto, sang the solos in “The Messiah” with the Sherman Park Choral Club. On March 24, Marion Capps, soprano, and Geraldine Rhoads, contralto, sang a group of duets on an inter-chapter program of the Mu Phi Epsilon Sorority at Fick Hall, Evanston. On April 3, Wynnifrid Erickson, soprano, sang a group of Scandinavian folk songs in Norwegian costume, at the South Shore Musical Club. At a studio tea given March 25, Irene Barstow, soprano, and Geraldine Rhoads, contralto, sang, and as a final group, Marion Capps and Miss Rhoads gave a group of duets.
The National Association of Harpists at Auditorium.
The National Association of Harpists, Inc., meeting in convention at the Auditorium the week of April 3, furnished an unusual and striking innovation on April 5 and 6, which contributed much to their standing as a musical body. When the curtain in the Auditorium went up Wednesday evening
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