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MUSICAL COURIER
Spring Music Festivals
ANN ARBOR, MICH.
Ann Arbor’s twenty-ninth May Music Festival will take place May 17, 18, 19 and 20. Since the retirement of Dr. Albert A. Stanley, a year ago, the organization has‘been under the direction of Earl Vincent Moore, who in collaboration with Frederick Stock, conductor of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, has worked out an interesting program. There will be six concerts. The soloists include Mario Chamlee, tenor; Adele Parkhurst, soprano; Reinald Werren-rath, baritone; Kathryn Meisle, contralto; Frieda Hempel, soprano; Riccardo Martin, tenor; Willem Bachaus, pianist; Florence Easton, soprano; Cyrena Van Gordon, contralto; Carl Schlegel, baritone, and Rollin Pease, bass. The University Choral Union, a children’s chorus, conducted by George Oscar Bowen, will present the ensemble numbers.
GRANVILLE, OHIO
The annual May Festival will be given this year in connection with the Ohio Music Teachers’ Association and Federated Music Clubs’ Convention, Majid to 18, at Denison University, Granville, Ohio. Tuesday evening, the Greek masque, “Springtime in Hellas,” will be given at sundown, and there will be a recital by Andre De Ribeaupierre, violinist, and other artists. Wednesday afternoon, the Cleveland Orchestra will give a symphony program, with Beryl Rubinstein, pianist, as soloist. In the evening a choral performance of Verdi’s “Aida” will be sung, with chorus, orchestra and soloists. Thursday, there will be a chamber music concert by the Nold Trio. Other recitals are to be announced. K. H. F.
ranged with Mr. Steel’s manager, Bradford Mills, for three holiday concerts there this year. Geraldine Farrar will appear on Decoration Day, John Steel on July 4, and Galli-Curci on Labor Day.
Jerry Jamagin will accompany Mr. Steel and also play two groups of solos. The tenor’s program for his spring tour follows:	“Amarilli, mia bella,” Caccini; “Vittoria,
mio core,” Carissimi; aria, “Ne pouvant reprimer” (“He-rodiade”), Massenet; “Chanson du Coeur Brise,” Moya; "Berger e legere” (Bergeret, eighteenth century) ; “A la Claire Fontaine” (French-Canadian) ; “Jeune Fillette” (Bergerette, eighteenth century) ; “Stornello,” Cimara; aria, “Questa O Quella” (“Rigoletto”), Verdi; “Ah! Moon of My Delight” (“In a Persian Garden”). Liza Lehmann; “Under the Roof Where the Laughter Rings,” Gitz-Rice; “A Rose, a Kiss, and You,” Arthur; “A Short Cut,” Tro-tere; “The World Is Waiting for the Sunrise,” Seitz; “If You Only Knew,” Fleeson; “Bon Jour, Ma Belle,” Beh-rend, and “Rose of My Soul,” Steel-Jamagin.
Virginia Rea to Sing in St. Louis
Virginia Rea is to give two concerts, in East St. Louis on
May 15 and in St. Louis May 16.
Alice Nielsen’s New York recital has been postponed to May 14.
Sir Henry Hyman is suffering from an attack of angina pectoris.
The Montreal Grand Opera Company has opened successfully a season of eight weeks in its home city.
An appeal is being made for contributions to be used m behalf of the foundation of a National Conservatory of Music.
The management of the Stadium Concerts has engaged the entire Philharmonic Orchestra for this summer's
series.
Sergei Klibansky will teach at the Cornish School, Seattle, Wash., beginning July 10.
Mrs. A. K. Virgil was a visitor in New York last week.
Daisy Jean has been made an honorary member of the David Bispham Club.
Anne Roselle will sing in opera at Ravinia Park this summer.
Lada, the famous American dancer, left Seattle on May 1 for New York.
Muratore was advised by his physician to call off future singing engagements and take a complete rest.
Grace Northrop will sing in oratorio, give recitals, and teach in California during July and August.
Carl M. Roeder’s piano pupils are giving five separate recitals in New York, Newark and East Orange.
Pavlova’s engagement at the Metropolitan was extended several days.
Edwin Grasse pla>-ed his new violin concerto with the Johns Hopkins Orchestra in Baltimore on April 25.
The Kronold Memorial Concert will take place at Carnegie Hall this coming Sunday evening, May 7.
During May and June Francis Stuart will conduct singing classes in New York.
Wanamaker’s Music Week was devoted to novelties under the auspices of organists’ associations, etc., centering around the new organ.
The Wolfsohn Musical Bureau has just launched a new quartet which will take the name of Quartet of Victor Artists.
The strike of the London Orchestra plaj-ers has been settled by arbitration.
Florence Easton will sail for Europe on May 27.
The Scotti Opera Company is on tour again.
It is reported that Father Lorenzo Perosi, former conductor of the Sistine Chapel Choir, has lost his mind.
Chaliapin will appear in twelve performances at the Metropolitan next season.
The Russian Grand Opera Company will open its first New York season at the New Amsterdam Theater on May 8.
Harold Bauer has gone to Europe; he will return to America early in December.
Louise Baer, soprano, will give a concert in Harrisburg, Pa., Tuesday evening, May 9.	G. N.
May 4, 1922
LOUISIANA M. T. A. HOLDS ELEVENTH ANNUAL MEETING
way, New Orleans; Mildred Eakes, Alexandria; Lillian Gerow, Natchitoches. The discussions were led by Mrs. O. J. Brenan. New Orleans, and Ruth Stodgill, Lafaj-ette. A concert and community sing occupied the evening.
Friday, April 21.
Friday morning was occupied with a piano conference, papers being read by M. J. Dunwody. Pineville; Mrs. I. B. Collier, Alexandria; Carrie Wallace. Baton Rogue, and the discussions led by Mrs. Golding Thompson. Alexandria; Elizabeth Taller-, Lafayette; Mrs. J. W. Coley, Vinton, and Mrs. F. E. Russell. Alexandria. In the afternoon there was a community program. J. P. Turregano, of Alexandria, read a paper on “What Music Is Doing for Business.” and Lilia Belle Pitts, of Dallas, presented a paper entitled “Music an Essential in Education.” Katherine Chan-nelle, of Lake Charles, gave an interesting talk on “Coordinating Communitj- Interests.” Margaret Jones completed the program with a piano solo. That evening there was a Parish High School Rally.
Saturday, April 22.
Saturday morning was occupied with a voice and organ conference at which papers were read b\- Mrs. E. Welton Jones, Shreveport; Iris Burgess, Pineville; Mrs. Arthur Schutzmann, Baton Rouge; Mamie Molonj-, New Orleans. The discussions which followed were led by Mrs. M. LeBlanc, Baton Rouge; Mrs. C. S. Churchill. Lakeland; Prof. A. Deeks, Alexandria. Mrs. Oscar Melton completed the program, with Landon Ronald’s prelude and Hage-man’s “At the Well.” There was also a business meeting.
In the afternoon a matinee musicale and tea at the country club together w-ith a sight seeing drive occupied the time of the delegates. The convention program was completed with a piano recital by Giuseppe Ferrata, assisted bj- Virginia Westbrook, soprano.	H. F.
dam Theater. The company, under the direction of Leo Foedoroff, left Russia in 1918, and since that time has visited the principal cities of the Orient, landing in America last December. Several operas that have never been given in New York are on the list of the first week’s repertory, which is as follow-s: Monday, “Mermaid” or “Russalka,” by Dargomizskv; Tuesdaj־, “Tsar’s Bride,” by Rimsky-Korsakoff; Wednesday, “Pique Dame.” bj- Tschaikotvsky; Thursdaj-, “Boris Goudonoff.” by Moussorgskj-; Fridaj׳, “Eugen Onegin.” by Tschaikowsky; Saturday matinee. “Demon,” by Rubinstein: Saturday night, “Snegurouchka.” by- Rimsky-Korsakoff. The company consists of principals, chorus, orchestra and ballet, from the principal theaters of Petrograd, Moscow-, etc., and is the first all Russian opera company to appear in New York.
John Steel to Make Spring Tour
A short spring tour, yvhich w-ill end the latter part of May, will conclude John Steel’s season. May 5 w-ill find the tenor in Fort Waj-ne, Ind.. after which he will appear in Toledo, Columbus, Akron, New- Castle, Pa., and several other cities throughout Ohio and Pennsylr-ania. After his tour Mr. Steel w-ill go to the Maine w-oods for a little relaxation until July 4, when he is to give a concert at Her-shey Park, Pa. Fred C. Hand, of Reading, Pa., has ar-
I SEE THAT
The Civic Opera Association of Chicago has a total guar-antj- of $524,580 yearly for fiy-e j-ears.
It was Mario Chamlee who sang at the final Rubinstein Club concert, not Gigli.
Grace Bradley sang Fricka in a Metropolitan “Walkure” on an hour’s notice and did it well.
Sixty programs will be given bj- the Goldman Concert Band at Columbia University this summer.
Emma Roberts now is under the management of Loudon Charlton.
Arnold Volpe has been engaged to head the Kansas City Conservatory of Music.
Carl Fischer’s fiftieth anniversary in the music publishing business took place last January.
Herman Devries, music critic of the Chicago Evening American, gay-e a talk recently over the radio.
Bruno Walter has been inr-ited to conduct three concerts of the New York Sj-mphony Orchestra.
The Alabama Federation of Music Clubs held a convention in Anniston from April 4 to 6.
Marguerite Namara has returned from an extended tour as soloist with the St. Louis Orchestra.
Bronislaw Huberman has been making some neyv records for the Brunswick.
Marie Sundelius is booked for fiy-e of the important spring festivals.
Dr. Anselm Goetzl, composer and conductor, rvas married to Charlotte Oelschlagel on April 27.
Paul Althouse w-as soloist w-hen the Cincinnati Orchestra was heard via radio.
Toscha Seidel’s tour in Scandinar-ia was a triumphant one.
Blair Fairchild, the American composer who has resided for many years in Paris, is in America for a short visit.
Harold Berklej- will head the violin and ensemble departments at the Cleveland Music School next season.
Calvin Coxe has been engaged as tenor soloist at the Central Presbyterian Church of Montclair, N. J.
Guiomar Novaes will play in America during 1922-23.
It is reported that Jeanne Gordon will go into the mor-ies.
Mrs. Rose Grainger, mother of Percy Grainger, yvas killed last Sunday bj- a fall.
Clarence Whitehill has gone to England to sing at Covent Garden.
Music teachers are needed by the United States Civil Sery-ice Commission.
On April 24 Mary Potter became the bride of Walter Trustrum.
Schreker’s “Schatzgraeber” was enthusiastically received at its Berlin premiere.
The eleventh annual meeting of the Louisiana Music Teachers’ Association took place April 20, 21 and 22, at Alexandria. Thursday morning w-as devoted to registration ; the address of yy-elcome by Mayor Foisj-, of Alexandria, to yvhich Anna Van Dan Berg, of New Orleans, president of the association, responded; folloyy-ed by music of Chopin and Schumann, given by M. F. Dunyvody. of Louisiana College, Pineville, and a meeting of the parish presidents. These presidents are Acadia, Edyvina Rogers, Croyvley; Ascension. Mrs. W. A. Poche, Donaldsonville; Avoyelles, Mrs. C. J. Pope, Bunlde; Beauregard, Lucile Singleton, DeRidder; Bienville, Mrs. G. W. Field, Arcadia; Calcasieu. Mrs. E. B. Wrong. Lake Charles; Caldrvell, My-rtle Rodgers, Grayson; Claiborne, Mrs. H. L. Smith, Homer; DeSoto, Mrs. W. G. Ricks. Mansfield; Baton Rouge, H. W. Stopher, Baton Rouge; Grant. Lorena Hurd, Colfax; Iberia. Alice Jeffreys, Jeanerette; Jefferson Davis, Shirley Heichelheim, Jennings; Lafaj-ette. Elizabeth Talley, Lafayette; Lafourche, Pauline Choi, Thibodaux; LaSalle, Mrs. O. A. Mclntj-re. Good Pine; Lincoln. H. D. Wilson, Ruston; Morehouse, Lizzie Connell. Bastrop; Natchitoches, Frederick Cooke, Natchitoches; Orleans. Blanche McCoard, Audubon Bouley-ard, Neyv Orleans; Ouachita. Orlean E. Forbes, Monroe; Pointe Coupee, Mrs. Churchill, Lakeland; Rapides, Mrs. F. E. Russell, Alexandria; St. Charles, Marie Martin, Hahnville; St. James, Claire Trudeau, Gramercj-; St. John the Baptist. Mrs. P. E. Edrington, Reserve; St. Mary, Mrs. C. S. Gray, Morgan City; Tangipahoa, Mrs. F. Tilley, Hammond; Terrebonne, Margaret Smith, Louma; Vernon. Mrs. E. C. Tomlinson. Leesville; Washington. Mrs. N. S. Young, Bogalusa; Webster, Mrs. Tompkins, Minden.
In the afternoon there w-as a public school music conference, at Central High School, at yy-hich an interesting program yvas presented under the direction of Mary Con-
THIRD ANNUAL MUSIC
FESTIVAL AT NAVASOTA
Navasota. Tex., April 24.—The third annual music fes-tiy-al, inaugurated and sponsored by the Music Study Club, took place April 15 to 19. This annual er-ent has enjoj-ed a success which has pleased the leaders in this moy-ement and this year marked a steady- progress that is most encouraging. Committees are appointed each j-ear to w-ork out the various programs yvhich for the most part have been given by local talent. This j-ear out of toy\-n musicians contributed a program. The chairmen for 1922 yvere Mrs. H. H. Knox, president; Ira Blackshear, music memory-contest; Mrs. S. J. Emory, sacred concert; Julia D. Oyven, music study club concert; Edna Leake, guest program; Miss Oyven and Mrs. Emory, choral directors; Nettie Bro-sig, prizes, and Mrs. Paul Freeman, printing. An unusual feature about this festival is the fact that there is no admission charged the public.
The festival was opened Saturday evening, April 15, at the public school auditorium, yvhen a musical program yvas giy-en under the direction of the supervisor of the public school, Grace Helen Elting. The final contest in music memory- also took place at that time.
Sunday evening there yvas a sacred concert at the Methodist Church. Those rvho participated were Mrs. H. M. Timmons, Ira Blackshear. Mrs. Robert Foster, Mrs. Paul Freeman, Katherine Sangster, Mrs. Hunter Yarbrough, Edna Leake. Julia D. Oyven. Mrs. T. H. Mackie, Mrs. Edw-ard Kelley, Bettina Jacobs, Clara Lang, Edna Brig-ance and Mrs. Terrell.
Monday evening the Music Study Club gave an interesting concert, the program of yy-hich w-as opened by Indian songs giy-en in costume by the Junior Music Study Club, under the direction of Miss Oyven. Neleene Camp gay-e readings and there w-ere vocal and instrumental numbers by- Mrs. E. D. Blackshear. Katherine Sangster, Edna Brig-ance. Frances Leake, Mrs. Horace Knox. Bettina Jacobs. Clara Lang, Mrs. Edyvard Kelley-, Mrs. H. M. Timmons. Mrs. T. H. Mackie, Edith Salyer, Mrs. J. Percy Terrell, Frances Harris, Ira Blackshear. Julia D. Oyven. Edna Leake. Mrs. Robert Foster, Mrs. P. Freeman, Mrs. Leonard Keller. Mrs. Sam Steele, Mrs. J. H. Powell, Mrs. Joel Terrell, Mrs. R. D. Harris, Mabel Glass, Ethel Dean. Nettie Brosig.
The final concert was given by out of toyvn guests. These yvere Elsa Schwartz. Hempstead; Mrs. J. Taliaferro Burtis, Madisonville; Elois Smith, Anderson; Mrs. Hendrix Connelly, Bryan; Mildred Sage, Nacogdochez; Mrs. Charles J. Koenig, Houston; Elva Kalt, Houston, Sarah Williams, Bryan; Julia Routt, Chappell Hill; Mrs. Webb How-ell, Bryan. The accompanists yy-ere Florence Cushing, Houston ; Lora H. Nelson. Houston; Ruth Williams, Chappell Hill; Mrs. Conw-ay, Bryan, and Edna Leake, Navasota.
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Harold Bauer Sails
Harold Bauer, the w-ell knorvn pianist, sailed on the Aquitania. May 2, to fill concert tours in Europe. Mr. Bauer will appear in recitals in Paris and London this spring and give tours in Holland, the English provinces and Scandinavia, next October and November. He will return to America in early December.
“Raisa Superb Artist”
R. E. Johnston is in receipt of the following telegram from Mrs. Armen S. Kurkjian, of Grand Rapids, Mich7: “Concert wonderful success. Armory packed. Raisa superb artist.”
Raisa and Rimini gay-e a concert in that city on April 28.
Chamlee, Not Gigli
In the issue of April 27 it yvas stated that Gigli was the soloist at the final concert of the Rubinstein Club. This was an inady-ertent mistake, Mario Chamlee being the artist who appeared.
Russian Opera at the New Amsterdam
On Monday. May- 8, the Russian Grand Opera Company w-ill open its first Neyv York season at the Neyv Amster-