April 27, 1 922
MUSICAL COURIER
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Ghamlee with Rubinstein Club
For the final concert of its thirty-fifth season, the Rubinstein Club, Mrs. William Rogers Chapman president, presented Mario Chamlee, tenor of the Metropolitan Opera Company. The concert, which took place Tuesday evening, April 18, proved to be a fitting finale to a remarkably brilliant season. As Mrs. Chapman quite correctly stated at the final musicale, it would be difficult to present a finer program and more /excellent artists than those who have been heard this year. The list includes such well known names as Rosa Ponselle, Lucrezia Bori, Beniamino Gigli, Luella Meluis, Louis Dornay, Gabriel Engel, Florence Macbeth, etc.
Mr. Chamlee was heard in two operatic arias—“Che Gelida Manina,” from “La Bohême,” and “La Reve,” from “Manon,” and two song groups. First of these consisted of “In Summer Fields” (Brahms), “ ’Tis Snowing” (Bem-berg), “O quand je dors” (Liszt). Specially fine was his rendering of the Bemberg number. For his second group he chose Rachmaninoff’s “Lilacs,” Ganz’s “A Memory” and Cadman’s “Call Me No More.” The singular beauty of his voice and his remarkably fine diction scored with his audience and he was compelled to add a number of encores. Conal O. Quirk played his accompaniments.
The Rubinstein Choral, under the direction of William Rogers Chapman, who has conducted every concert of the organization during the thirty-five years, occupied a major portion of the program. With one exception— Grieg’s “Day Is Awakened”—the club numbers were all marked either “first time” or “by request.” In the first category is to be listed “Innovation to Life” (Charles Gilbert Spross), “Psyche” (Paladilhe), “Love Is New” (Howard Barlow), and “June” (George W. Chadwick). The requested numbers were “The Music of Spring” (James P. Dunn), which is dedicated to the club; “Ah, Twine No Blossoms” (Gliere, arranged by Deems Taylor), “Bless You” (Ivor Novello), “The Lost Chord” (Arthur Sullivan), “Summer Night” (Clough Leighter), and finally, by special request, and as a tribute to the popular treasurer of the Rubinstein Club, Mary Jordan Baker, the chorus sang Neidlinger’s “Sweet Miss Mary.” Alice M. Shaw played the accompaniments with her accustomed skill, and Louis R. Dressier added to the effectiveness with his organ accompaniment.
The nineteenth annual white breakfast will take place May 6 and there will be a final business meeting May 11, before the club season is officially closed.
Washington Heights Musical Club Juniors Meet
The first meeting of the Junior Branch of the Washington Heights Musical Club was held on April IS at the studio of Jane Cathcart, at 27 West Fifty-seventh street. A program was rendered by junior members and* their guests, those taking part being John Blumers, pupil of Robert Lowrey; Sarah Welcher, pupil of Miss Shenkman; Robert Burton, pupil of Robert Lowrey; Elizabeth Fischer and Matilde Frank, pupils of Robert Lowrey; Hannah Kosak and Gertrude Baron, pupils of Miss Shenkman; Terese Bauman, Walter Goldwater and Carolyn Schuman, pupils of Miss Wolff. These children did well and represented periods of study ranging from six months to six years. All were either members of the club or pupils of members of the club, to whom the privilege is extended. The plan is a good one. A second recital of the Junior Branch is announced for May IS.
JIARIE NOVELLO,
the Welsh pianist, who came to New York to visit her adopted mother, Mme. Clara Novello Davies, and was persuaded to give a recital at the Town Hall, although her visit to this country was a nonprofessional one. Long a favorite in Europe, Miss Novello was practically unknown in America at the time of her New York dehut. She was so enthusiastically received upon her first appearance tlia t arrangements were immediately made for a tour next season under the management of M. H. Hanson. Miss Novello sailed on the Cedric on last Saturday to fulfill some English
festival dates, hut she will return in September.
Patton Making Many April Appearances
Fred Patton, popular baritone, is making many concert and recital appearances this month. Among the engagements the singer is filling are performances in Danbury, Conn.; Elizabeth, N. J.; Meadville, Pa.; Plainfield, N. J.; Sackville, N. B.; Sydney, N. S.; Halifax, N. S. (three appearances at the festival) ; Truro, N. S. (festival), and Wolfville, N. S. Incidentally, the artist will be kept busy throughout May, with engagements booked also in June.
COLLEGE o£ MUSIC of CINCINNATI
Announces its SUMMER TERM from June 19th to July 29th
T CLT T4TTTTRMI7R Brilliant Pianist and Exponent of 1L/JL/ ± X -L/1.	1_^ LV Leschetizky will conduct reper-
toire and normal classes as well as private instruction.
/D-TTTCp' PPE CAMPAMART Will Conduct the Master Classes
in Voice from June 26th to July 29th
A Special Course of Six weeks in Public School Music will be given under the direction of WALTER H. AIKEN, Director of Music in the Cincinnati Public Schools.
All Departments of the College will be open during the Summer Term, including department of dramatic art. Among the members of the faculty present for the summer will be Sidney C. Durst, Organ, Theory and Composition; Frederick J. Hoffmann, Mary Venable, Irene Carter, Ann Meale and Hazel McHenry Franklin, teachers of Piano; William Morgan Knox, Teacher of Violin; B. W. Foley, Giacinto Gorno, Hans Schroeder and Edna Weiler Paulsen, teachers of Voice; Walter Heermann, teacher of Cello.
Dormitory open for Young Lady Students. Terms reasonable. Send for circular giving full particulars of course.
J. H. Tluunan, Manager
THE COLLEGE OF MUSIC OF CINCINNATI