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as pianists, acting as accompanists. Mrs. Fulton also sang two soprano solos.
A concert was given in Temple Hall on March 24 by the Wesleyan Musical Clubs of Middletown.	O. W. N.
Winnipeg, Canada, April 8.—The past month has been a very busy one for musical Winnipeg. There was Kathleen Parlow with the Winnipeg Oratorio Society on March 16; the San Carlo Opera Company for the week of March 20 ; Marguerite d’Alvarez, March 28; welcome home concert of the Winnipeg Male Voice Choir, April 3, and many local affairs. Pupils’ recitals are now the chief events in the calendar for the rest of the season. The Manitoba Musical Competition Festival the week of May 8 will attract Province-wide attention.
Miss Parlow is always a favorite with Canadian audiences, which unite admiration of her artistry with patriotic pride in claiming her as a fellow countrywoman. The Oratorio Society rendered several choruses from Handel’s. “Israel in Egypt” under the baton of its veteran conductor, John J. Moncrieff, and made a good impression.
Several artists new to Winnipeg appeared with the San Carlo company this year, including Josephine Lucchese, Tamaki Miura and others. The operas presented included “Madame Butterfly,” “Aida,” “Rigoletto,” “Faust,” “Lohengrin,” “Carmen,” “Tales of Hoffman” and “II Trovatore.” “Lohengrin”, attracted a sold out house, probably from the fact that it was the first Wagnerian opera to be given in the city for years and that it was advertised to be sung in English. Josephine Lucchese made her Winnipeg debut in “Rigoletto” and scored a success. Mario Valle, in the title role, also excelled.
Marguerite d’Alvarez attracted a large audience at her concert in the Board of Trade Hall and fascinated her audience. Her artistry, her dramatic power, her regal bearing, left nothing to be desired. Her best numbers were the “Seguidilla” and “Habanera,” from “Carmen.” She also included her famous aria from “Samson et Dalila” and groups of French and Spanish songs. Her English songs were interesting, and her language versatility was proved when she sang a dainty humorous song in Irish and made a success of it.
Winnipeg feels immensely proud of its Male Voice Choir and the success attained on its recent American tour. The Winnipeg Free Press devoted half a page to reprinting laudatory comments from American newspapers, and there is a general feeling that the -entente cordiale between the two countries is strengthened, in addition to the musical fame of Winnipeg being increased. As a result, there was another large audience to welcome the choir when it appeared again April 3. The choir repeated its Chicago program and appeared to be as fresh and enthusiastic as ever, and, if anything, a little improved. Some of the numbers Were given a different style of interpretation by Hugh Ross, the magnetic young conductor, but were none the less interesting. Percy Grainger’s “Anchor Song” and “Dollar and a Half a Day” were repeated with success. R. T. Halliley sang the solo in the former, James R. Wood in the latter. “Rolling Down to Rio” again proved the most popular offering. Again the choir demonstrated its excellence in rendering compositions requiring delicacy and lightness of touch. MacDowell’s “Dance of the Gnomes” is one of the most delightful bits of choral singing ever heard here.
A concert of unusual interest, was given April 6 in Central Congregational Church, when Lilit Gorsey, Russian dramatic soprano, pianist and composer, gave a recital, assisted by John Waterhouse, violinist. Miss Gorsey was for-׳ merly professor of pianoforte in the Municipal Conservatory of Odessa and prima donna of the Opera House. She is a very versatile and talented young woman. Her singing is intensely dramatic, so much so that she overdoes the emotions in lyric songs. Her interpretation of “Return Victorious,” from “Aida,” was wonderful. Her piano playing is less interesting than her singing, although she has excellent technic and musical understanding. Her compositions, however, provided the surprise of the evening. _ The audience was prepared for something polite and insipid, and was surprised to hear works of real merit—perhaps not strikingly original, but pleasing, in good taste, and full of meaning. Her “Nocturne” was a striking combination of modern and conventional harmonies, with a well worked up climax and plenty of atmosphere. A “Serenade” for violin and piano had a pleasing melody and interesting rhythms.
A delightful Mozart evening was presented April 4 by pupils of Mary I. Robertson, assisted by May Hall, soprano, and Charles Manning, flutist.
Three of the city’s leading musical clubs have closed for the season. The Women’s Musical Club at its annual meeting re-elected Mrs. C. E. Dafoe president, and Mrs. A. E. Clint secretary. Gladys Webb, president of the Junior Musical Club, has recently married and gone to New York, being succeeded by Anna Moncrieff as president. The Men’s Musical Club has held its last recital, but will be very busy with the Musical Competition Festival, having it in charge.
Next Season’s Prospects Good
If current reports from the various booking agencies are to be taken as a criterion, the forthcoming season in the concert field promises to keep in step with the decided trend toward the much heralded but somewhat tardy “return to normalcy” which is now plainly in evidence throughout the United States. National Concerts, Inc., is taking a decidedly optimistic view of the situation in view of the rapidity with which dates for Rosa Ponselle and Florence Macbeth are being booked. Both of these artists now have more than twice the number of advanced dates closed than was the case at this time last year. Miss Ponselle’s work next season will, in all probability, take her through to the Pacific Coast which will be virgin territory to the Metropolitan star, while Miss Macbeth, having toured that section this season, will repeat her triumphs out there next year. If the same conditions obtain among the other booking agencies, both artists and managers may well look forward to a busy and prosperous season.
Bruno Huhn Sailing for Europe
Bruno Huhn will sail for Europe on May 17 on the S. S. Carmania, returning July 1 to the Hunting Inn, East Hampton, L. I., where he will continue giving singing lessons.
Club. George Barrere, flutist, was the assisting artist, and the program included the Beethoven fifth symphony in C minor and “The Dance of the Apprentices” and other Wagner numbers. It is understood the orchestra will be re-engaged by the Chromatic Club for next season.
The Troy Music Study Club has greatly increased its membership and is planning many music events for next season. At the last meeting the following new members were accepted: Gertrude Labarge, Crewsell Davey and Gertrude Melanson, of Waterford; Bessie Castels, Mrs. Walter Fonda and Mina Dunham, of Watervliet; Lucy Faljian, of Troy; Mildred Moody, of Eagle Mills, and Evaline and Marguerite Moriarity, of North Adams, Mass. Georgine Theo Avery is the newly elected president of the club and is enthusiastically carrying on a membership campaign. At each meeting a musical program is presented. Those who participated in the March meeting were Avilla McLoughlin, Marion Dudley, C. John Randel, Bessie Stewart, William A. Scott and Millred Schilling.
A concert of Scotch music and dances was given at the Y. M. C. A. auditorium early in March for the benefit of the Troy Association Football Club. The bagpiper was Major Dickson, of Schenectady, and his little daughter danced the Highland Fling and sword dance with grace and precision. David Pearson, of Cohoes, gave a number of songs and monologues “a la Lauder.” There were vocal numbers by Troy’s new male quartet (Joseph Calhoun, Clarence Weaver, Clarence Stewart and Herbert W. Small). Each sang a group of solos and the quartet was heard in several selections. F. J. Beiermeister also sang a group of Scotch ballads.
The Troy Vocal Society is enjoying one of the most successful seasons in its entire history of more than forty-eight years. The society has already presented three concerts at each of which a well known artist has assisted. At the last event Emma Roberts, contralto, took part. Miss Roberts was given an ovation and her songs included French, English, Italian, Spanish and Russian. The Russian song, “The Clock,” was one of the striking numbers on the program. The Vocal Society Chorus continued to show the excellent results of the care taken by Conductor William L. Glover. The society held its annual banquet at the Troy Club April 2, and following the banquet an informal program of impromptu music was presented. Among those who participated were Arthur E. Halligan, Theron L. Reynolds, August W. Mertens, F. W. Gillis, Daniel Gilmore, Stephen Harrington, John M. Beiermeister, Ben Franklin, Joseph H. Knight and Fritz J. Beiermeister. A rehearsal for the next concert, to be held May 3, followed.
In closing the third term at the Emma Willard School, the Glee Club presented its annual concert. Prof. S. Grahame Nobbes is the director, and the program was one of exceptional merit. In addition to vocal selections, violin numbers and solo dances were presented. The participants included Margaret Effinger, Helen Young, Cecelia Machado, Ruth Lois Thomas, Sylvia Boyer, Frances Frey, Phyllis Easterday, Ella Jeannette Vennun, Katherine Burt, Nancy Kessler, Janet Hall, Elizabeth Lawson, Theodoro Machado, Elizabeth Hyde, Edith Ahbe, Katherine Seymour, Helen Hood, Dorothy Homer, Ruth Adams, Elizabeth Wood, Doris Machold and Eleanora Fisher. Helen Dean was the accompanist for the evening and Elizabeth Guild directed the dancing.	S. E.
Union Springs, Ala., April 17.—The Music Club was entertained Wednesday afternoon at the home of Mrs. Edgar McKay, and Mrs. S. J. Caldwell was the leader for this, the semi-monthly meeting. The following members contributed to the musical program: Vivian Brown (piano), Mrs. Edgar McKay (piano), Mesdames H. E. Crittenden, C. F. Dawson, F. W. A. Basch and L. W. Jinks (vocalists). The program was highly interesting.
Charles Langston, boy soprano, of Macon, Ga., gave a splendid program Saturday evening at Strand Theater.
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Waterbury, Conn., April 10.—The last of the Prentzel
subscription concerts was given by Erika Morini on February 15 before a large audience. Under the management of Mr. Prentzel, the Shannon Quartet sang in Buckingham Hall March 10.
Several very fine Lenten cantatas have been given by the local church choirs. “From Olivet to Calvary” was given by the choir of St. John’s Church on March 5 and at the First Baptist Church on March 26. The new cantata, “Gethsemane to Golgotha.” by Edwin Turner, was given at Trinity Church on March 19 with two Hartford soloists, John T. Dowd, tenor, and George C. Devaul, baritone of the Farmington Avenue Congregational Church, Hartford, first quartet.
Two members of the First Church choir, William Houston and Robert Calkins, have been engaged as tenor soloists for other choirs in the city, Mr. Houston going to the First Methodist Church and Mr. Calkins to Christ Chapel.
Two cantatas on “The Seven Last Words” were given by church choirs Palm Sunday, April 9. The First Church choir, under the direction of Alvin E. Gillett, gave Merca-dante’s cantata of this name before a large congregation. The choir of the Second Congregational Church gave Dubois’ cantata on the same theme, under the direction of the organist, Harris Stanlee Bartlett.
Organ recitals have been given on Saturday afternoons through Lent at Trinity Church, several by the organist of the church, Sydney Webber; one by George M. Vail, organist of the Naugatuck Congregational Church, and another by Joseph Beebe, organist of the South Congregational Church, New Britain.
Fannie L. McCormack has resigned her position as organist of the First Congregational Church and will be succeeded in that position by Mrs. William P. Ogden.
The Masonic Choir of Waterbury went to Bridgeport on April 1 and gave a concert in the Bridgeport High School auditorium.
At the visit of the grand officers to Naomi Chapter, O. E. S (April. 4), the women’s chorus of fifty voices, known as the Waterbury O. E. S. Treble Clef Club, sang “Crossing the Bar” and “The Little Brown Bear,” under the direction of Pearl L. Fulton. Mrs. Fulton’s own^ music, for which she also composed the text, was used during the ritual work, being sung by a quartet with Mrs. Awilda B. Tufts, of Waterbury, Clara Smith, of Ansonia, violiniists, and Anna Murphy, of Thomaston, cellist, and Mrs. Fulton
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