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May 25, 1922	MUSICAL COURIER
SAN FRANCISCO ENTERTAINS THE FOURTH
ANNUAL CONVENTION OF CALIFORNIA F. M. C.
Many Interesting Programs, Reports and Addresses—Annual Banquet—Lillian Birmingham Elected New President of Eede.ation—Plans for Open Air Opera Festival in June—Notes
men,” “Faust” and “Pagliacci.” Merola has engaged both Leon Rothier and Giovanni Martinelli of the Metropolitan Opera Company as his principal stars, while other artists of importance will be Ina Bourskaja, the Russian Carmen; Vincente Ballister, baritone; Bianca Saroya, of the Boston Opera Company, and Doria Fernanda, a San Francisco contralto who has made a name for herself in opera and concert in the East and in Mexico. Miss Fernanda’s last San Francisco appearance was with the Scotti opera forces. Georgianna Strauss, another California artist, will also be heard during this engagement.
Notes.
On April 27, in the ball room of the Palace Hotel, Rose Relda Cailleau, one of San Francisco’s foremost singers and an authority on voice production, presented several of her most promising young students in recital. The affair proved a success artistically and it once again revealed the excellent work being accomplished by Madame Cailleau.
Irene Meussdorffer, a talented soprano, sang a group of songs before the San Mateo Women’s Club and succeeded in pleasing her large audience to an unusual degree. Miss Meussdorffer also appeared before the women prisoners at San Quentin recently, and through the sweetness of her voice and warmth of expression she brought happiness into the lives of these unfortunae ones.	C. H. A.
Artists Announced for Berkshire Festival
The following artists and organizations will take part in the coming Berkshire festival of chamber music at Pittsfield, Mass., September 28, 29 and 30: The Wendling Quartet, of Stuttgart, Germany, which will give the first and the last programs, will be assisted by Ernest Hutcheson in the Franck piano quintet and by Georges Grisez in the clarinet qu.ntet by Reger (dedicated to Karl Wendling). It will perform also the prize quartet by Leo Weiner.
The second is an “All Brahms” program, given by Susan Metcalfe-Casals, Edith Bennett, Mrs. F. S. Coolidge, George Hamlin, Boris Saslowsky, Ernest Hutcheson, Felix Sal-mond, George Grisez and Hugo Kortschak.
The New York Trio (Clarence Adler, Scipione Guidi, Cornelius Van Vliet) will give the third program.
The San Francisco String Quartet (Louis Persinger, first violin) will make its first eastern appearance on the fourth program, which will include a new quintet for wind instruments by Domenico Brescia.
Schipa to Have Busy Season
Tito Schipa, Chicago Opera tenor, is here shown displaying his badge of Honorary Police Captain which he recently received from the New York City Police Commissioner. He and Mrs. Schipa are now en route to Europe on the
TITO SCHIPA,
off for Europe. (Bain News Service photo.)
Olympic. It will be noted the tenor has not his abundance of hair, having had his head shaved just before leaving, as he stated he wanted to grow a new head of hair for the new season.
Mr. Schipa will spend the greater part of the summer at his home in Rome, Italy, where he will make preparation for his Fall concert tour, which begins October 2. However, he stated he would also spend some time in London and Paris, where he intends to collect some special and particularly rare songs which he will introduce next season to his concert audiences.
Schipa will make some extensive concert tours in the fall and spring in addition to which he will also appear as leading tenor with the Chicago Opera, having made his debut in America in 1919 with this organization. Evans & Salters, managers of Mr. Schipa, have made some very extensive plans for his presentation in the concert field, and arrangements have been completed whereby he will devote much more of his time to concerts than in the past. He will make Victor Red Seal Records exclusively in the future, the Victor Company having already issued his first recordings.
San Francisco, Cal., May 18.—The fourth annual convention of the California Federation of Music Clubs was held in the spacious ball room of the Palace Hotel, from May 1 to May 3. During the three days of the convention, the delegates, chosen from the twelve thousand members of the Federation, discussed the subject of how to make music in the clubs of the highest standards and how to cause music to be one of the most important factors in the lives of the Californians. Among the outstanding features of this year’s programs were lectures and splendid musical contributions offered by several of the most noted artists living in this section of the country.
Sunday Programs.
The convention proper opened on Sunday, April 30, when various churches and theaters presented programs containing music by American composers. In the evening a reception was given at the Palace Hotel in honor of the delegates and guests at which a special program was presented. Those who participated were Maude Wellendorf, Mrs. James Presley, Mrs. Trautner, Mrs. Ashley Faul, Mrs. Martin Maloney, Mrs. James Kelly, Mrs. Laurence Bath, Ann Dickey, Eva Atkinson, Mrs. Byron McDonald, Julius Haug, William Dehe, John C. Manning, and the Palace Hotel Orchestra, under the direction of Mr. Addimando, assistant conductor to Bernat Jaullus.
Monday.
Monday morning was occupied with the usual business at the beginning of a convention, a session of the extension department, of which Mrs. Madison V. Jones is the director, closing the morning’s proceedings. Of special interest was the talk by Charles Wakefield Cadman on “The Educational Value of the Junior Club.” In the afternoon there were reports of committees. Dr. Aurelia Henry Reinhardt gave an interesting address on “Music and Educational Ideals in America.” Marion Nicholson, violinist, with Helen Rust at the piano, and Edwin Calberg, pianist, gave several numbers exceptionally well. They received the highest recommendation in the audition for the Young Artists’ Registration Bureau. Antoinette Sabel and L. E. Behymer were among the speakers of the afternoon.
In the evening the annual program in honor of American composers was presented by Miss M. Towler, Bell F. Ritchie,׳ Charles Wakefield Cadman, Luther Merchant, Alexander Saslavsky, Emil Hahl, Maurice Amsterdam,, Eleanor Hornby Woodford.
Tuesday.
In addition to the usual routine on Tuesday there were interesting addresses by Abbie Norton Jamison, who spoke on “The Relation of the Music Teachers’ Association to the Federation”; Margaret McNaught, Commisisoner of Elementary Education, who spoke on “Music and the State Board of Education”; Julian Babcock, librarian of Kern County, on “Service Rendered by the County Free Library to the Public Schools”; Grace Widney Maybe on “Music of the Church,” and Rev. J. Oxnam, pastor of the Church of All Nations, on “Our Opportunities.” Others who contributed to the enjoyment of the delegates were Pauline Farquhar, Benjamin Moore, Mrs. Leland Brown, Eva Atkinson, Harrison Coles, Harold Pracht and Mrs. Arthur Hill.
Annual Banquet.
The annual banquet took place on Tuesday evening and was declared to be the best of its kind. Charles K. Field was toastmaster and the speakers included Mrs. Cecil ׳ Frankel, John D. Manning, Bell F. Ritchie, Julius V. Seyler, Alfred Metzger, L. E. Behymer, Mrs. Marriner Campbell, Walter Campbell, Charles Wakefield Cadman, and Frank Giffen. Special praise is due Lilliam Birmingham, to whose energy is due the success of the event. An interesting program was arranged, Eleanor Birmingham, Marguerite Waldrop, Marion DeGuerre Stewart Elian Pressley, Eva Atkinson, Marie Hughes, Macquarrie, Marion Nicholson, and the double - uartet of the San Francisco Musical Club.
Wednesday Election of Officers.
Wednesday morning was devoted to reading of minutes and resolutions. The result of the election of officers was announced and aroused much enthusiasm. The officers are: Lillian Birmingham, San Francisco, president; Clarence Gustlin, Santa Ana, first vice-president; Lena Carroll Nicholson, Oakland, second vice-president; Bell Ritchie, Fresno, vice-president-at-large; Margaret Gould, Los Angeles, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Clifford Payson, San Diego, recording secretary; Julius D. Seyler, South Pasadena, treasurer; Selby C. Oppenheimer, San Francisco, auditor.	.	.
The convention closed with an automobile drive in the afternoon, delegates being entertained by the San Francisco Musical Club.
Lillian Birmingham the New President.
The unanimous election of Mrs. Birmingham as president was a source of much gratification to San Francisco musicians, who have every reason to feel proud that such a representative citizen has been chosen for this important post. It goes without saying that Mrs. Birmingham will serve the cause with her usual energy, whole-heartedness and never failing devotion, and it is to be hoped that she will receive the loyal support and co-operation of all her fellow members.
Plans for Open Air Festival in June.
The newly completed stadium at Stanford University, Palo Alto, Cal., will be the scene of an open air opera festival, which will take place on June 3, 7 and 10. This great piece of musical good fortune for this section of the country comes as a result of Gaetano Merola’s residing in San Francisco, where he has made his home for the past year. After Mr. Merola had achieved successes with the Hammerstein forces both in this country and in England, he guided the fortunes of the San Carlo Opera Company for four years, conducting operatic performances in practically every city throughout the United States.
The operas to be heard during this festival will be “Car-