June 1, 1922
MUSICAL COURIER
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MARY
GARDEN
the world famous singer-artist
Chicago Grand Opera Company will stop at
Flagstaff, Arizona
Easter Sunday April 16,11:30 A. M.
The troop will give a free concert for 30 minutes during the stop of their special train at the Santa Fe depot.
All are welcome to this free will offering
Coconino Son Flagstaff Arizona
ENTHUSIASM OUT IN THE DESERT
Howard E. Potter, the hard working personal representative of Mary Garden, sent the Musical Courier a copy of this handbill, with rohich the Coconino Sun, the enterprising newspaper of the sandy metropolis of Flagstaff, Ariz., announced in advance of the passing through of Director Mary and the Chicago forces. Unfortunately, Howard was too busy to send details of the “free will offering” made by the “troop” during its half-hour at the “depot.”
imaginable occurred within her experience with those peoples. Anyway, young Mr. Toft played the concerto, and pieces by his teacher, as well as a “Petite Suite Suedoise” by his accompanist, Leidzen, with tremendous enthusiasm and life, and had to add encores. Miss Ekberg sang (in Swedish) Palmgren’s “Spring Song” and Leidzen’s “Wreckage” with appropriately mournful, longing voice, as befits the texts. Kriens’ “Love in April” was another sort of singing, brilliant, expressive, with twittering birds, trills, etc., a real song of rapture, and Miss Ekberg made a hit with it, adding an encore. Mr. Leidzen’s accompaniments were likewise excellent.
Edna Mampell a Busy Artist
Edna Mampell, American contralto, whose successful recital at Aeolian Hall last fall gained for her much favorable comment from press and public, has enjoyed an unusually busy season. Following her New York recital the young contralto was heard at many public and private recitals in the metropolitan district, scoring one triumph after another.
Recent engagements by this artist were at Freehold, N. ]., on February 24, when she sang among other numbers Liza Lehmann's “Persian Garden.” On May S Miss Mampell made her operatic debut as Azucena in Verdi’s “II Trova-tore” at the Longacre Theater, New York; on this occasion she won the instantaneous recognition of a critical audience. On March 28 she was soloist at a concert given by the Westchester Club in Mt. Vernon, N. Y On April 12 she appeared in concert at Yonkers, N. Y., and on April 20 was heard in concert at the Passaic (N. J.) High School, where she scored a tremendous success with her artistic and finished rendition of “Ah, mon fils,” from “Le Prophete,” Meyerbeer.
Miss Mampell is contralto soloist at the Broadway Presbyterian Church, New York, where her fine work is greatly admired.
Anita Rio Heard at Seymour School
On May 18 Anita Rio gave a demonstration of the Fores-man Educational Records at the Seymour School of Music. Mme. Rio’s voice was selected by Robert Foresman and the Columbia Phonograph Company as one eminently suited for the children to imitate, being of a crystalline purity. On this occasion she also sang several songs, ably accompanied by Marshall Bartholomew. It will be welcome news to the many admirers of Mme. Rio’s art that she will return to the concert field during the coming season.
ROANOKE’S FIRST MUSIC WEEK
PROVES A DECIDED SUCCESS
Founders’ Day Recital Attracts—Kazim Shrine Temple Band
Gives Program—Sacred Concert—“A Persian Garden” Sung—Edward Morris in Recital—School Programs—Notes
Roanoke, Va., May 15.—Roanoke’s first Music Week celebration—May 4 to 10—came to a close on Wednesday night, and it was a distinct success. It opened with the Founders’ Day recital of the Thursday Morning Music Club at Thurman & Boone’s Music Salon, in which vocal and instrumental pupils from Hollins, Virginia and Elizabeth colleges participated.
On Saturday the Kazim Shrine Temple Band gave a concert in Elmwood Park, and the quartet choir of the First Presbyterian Church, composed of Mrs. Thomas Thornton, soprano; Alice G. Hawley, contralto; Harry Nash, tenor, and Lee Rogers, bass, gave a short program at each of the local hospitals.
On Sunday all the church choirs co-operated by having special music as far as possible, and in the afternoon at the Park Theater a sacred concert was given which included the singing of several familiar hymns by the audience, led by Hammond Larson, director of Greene Memorial Church choir; “By Babylon’s Wave” (Gounod), sung by the choir of Christ Episcopal Church, under the direction of Gordon H. Baker; a duet from “Stabat Mater” (Rossini), with Mrs. Beverly Wortham, soprano, and Mrs. Sidney Small, contralto, and “Gallia” (Gounod), sung by a large chorus directed by Mrs. Beverly Wortham. The accompanists were Mrs. E. G. Baldwin, Blanche Deal, Peter Rasmussen and Clinton Eley.
Monday evening, in Thurman & Boone’s Music Salon, “A Persian Garden” (Liza Lehmann) was given by the following local artists: Sopranos—Mrs. George S. Hurt, Mrs. J.
B.	Bray and Ella T. Robertson; contraltos—Alice G. Hawley, Mrs. Sidney Small and Mrs. Robert Hatcher; tenors— Harry Nash, Everard Calthrop and Gordon H. Baker; bassos—Venable Moore, Dr. M. R. Faville and Holland Persinger ; accompanist—Helen Hiatt.
Tuesday evening, at the New Market Auditorium, Edward Morris, pianist, was presented in concert by the Music Teachers’ Association. He was enthusiastically received by a good sized audience.
School Programs.
During the entire Music Week the schools of the city participated. A concert was given by the children of Melrose School, assisted by the “Toy Symphony” under the direction of Nellie Stuart. A number of concerts were also given by local vocalists and instrumentalists at the Grand Piano Company’s music room.
Much praise is due the Thursday Morning Music Club, which fostered this movement, and especially to Florence
C.	Baird, chairman of the Music Week committee. It is hoped this will now be a yearly event.
Notes.
Mrs. Herbert B. Gregory lias been elected president of the Thursday Morning Music Club to succeed Mrs. J. P. Flippo, resigned. At the last business meeting of the season, five new directors were chosen as follows: Mrs. A. C. Hop-wood, Mrs. R. E. L. Shafer, Mrs. Beverly Wortham, Mrs. S. B. Pace, and Mrs. M. P. Watkins.
The annual meeting of the Music Teachers’ Association was held May 3 at the home of Mrs. N. L. Brophy. The following officers were elected:	Clinton Eley, president;
Daisy Wingfield, vice-president; Edna Brown, recording secretary; Sadie Lyons, corresponding secretary; Frances Brophy, treasurer, and Mrs. Herbert Gregory, publicity correspondent.	G. H. B.
A Ghev. G. Lombardo Concert
Chev. G. Lombardo, Italian tenor, vocal teacher and coach, and author of “The Art of Singing,” gave an unusually successful demonstration of his work on May 21 at Tammany Hall, on which occasion he appeared as soloist and likewise presented seven of his advanced pupils.
Mr. Lombardo, who sang “Un di all׳ Azzuro Spazio,” from “Andrea Chenier,” “Celeste Aida” and “Ridi Pag-liacci,” was enthusiastically applauded for his artistic singing. His voice is one of excellent quality and his delivery is of an appealing nature.
Mr. Lombardo’s pupils who participated at his concert were William Aronson, baritone; Luigi D’Alvia, tenor; Beavis Corvell, soprano; Frank R. Prina, tenor; Michael Keeley, baritone, and Michele Greco, tenor. Mr. Aronson sang arias from “Un Ballo in Maschera,” Verdi; “Zaza,” Leoncavallo, and Rubinstein’s “The Azra.” Signor D’Al-vira’s numbers were arias from “Elisir D’Amore,” Donizetti; “Rigoletto,” Verdi; “Tosca,” Puccini, and “Fedora,” Giordano. Miss Cowell was heard in “Mountain Lovers,” W. H. Squire; “The Last Rose of Summer”; an aria from “Cavalleria Rusticana,” Mascagni, and “At Dawning,” Cad-man. Mr. Prina rendered “Bella del suo Sorriso,” Braga, and “Le Reve,” Massenet. Mr. Keeley gave “Danny Boy,” Weatherly, and Handel’s “O, Sleep, Why Dost Thou Leave Me?” and Signor Greco was heard in an aria from “Pag-liacci,” Leoncavallo; “Mother Machree,” Olcott; aria from “Tosca,” Puccini and Bartlett’s “A Dream.” Messrs. D’Alvia and Aronson sang a duet from “Madame Butterfly,” Puccini, and as the closing number the quartet from “Rigoletto,’ Verdi, with Misses Cowell and Snowden and Messrs. Lombardo and Aronson, was beautifully and effectively produced. H. H. Holder was the accompanist.
Josef Toft’s Violin Recital
Carnegie Chamber Music Hall was well filled May 19, largely by Scandinavian people, to hear the first recital of their fellow countryman, Josef Toft, artist-pupil of Kriens, with Ruth Ekberg, soprano, and Erik Leidzen, composer and accompanist, assisting.
Once started on the Mendelssohn concerto, the young man went through his exacting program with spirit. He played the slow movement of the concerto especially well. His technic is well developed along artistic lines, he presents good appearance, and he plays with fire. Who says the Northerns have it not? Katharine Howard, opera contralto, says in print that some of the most lurid romances
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