June 2 2, 1922
MUSICAL COURIER
GIULIO CRIMI,
who is summering at his villa in Rome, is photographed here with his new police dog, a present from one of his admirers. Mr. Crimi is relaxing and enjoying a real vacation in preparation for next season, when he will make several concert tours in America. Later in the summer he will ־begin work on his concert programs, which will include a number of novelties as well as choice songs in English, a language in which the singer has sung with marked success, so much so that the critics in the cities where he appeared in concert last season took occasion to remark especially upon this fact.
YOUNG ARTISTS’ CONTEST
A prize contest circular, compiled by Mrs. C. A. McDonald (national chairman of the young artists’ contests of the N. F. M. C.), assisted by the director of the department, has been sent to the State presidents. It gives news of _ the fifth national contest for young professional musicians, which will be held at the national biennial meeting in Asheville, N. C., next June, the exact date to be announced later.
The contests are arranged in sequence: State, district, national.
The purpose of the contest is: To recognize the superior ability of American music teachers by bringing their artist pupils into prominence; to encourage and insire music students to greater effort in artistic achievement; to give opportunity and publicity to the most talented young musicians of America, and to aid them upon a professional career.
The rules governing the time of contests are as follows: State contests shall be held in each State between February 15 and March 30, 1923. A report from the State chairman of contests must be in the hands of the district president and national chairman of contests on or before April 15, 1923. Districts contests shall be held in the fourteen districts between April 15 and May 5, 1923.
Entrance requirements: Contestants must be trained in America. Contestants must enter in their own State contest. All contestants must be native born or of naturalized American parents. If studying in another State but being even partly supported by parents or friends in the home State, they are eligible to enter only in the State from which they receive their maintenance. Note: Anyone supporting himself entirely in another State, may enter from that State without any specified period of residence. Entrance fee shall be two dollars; payable to the national chairman of contests, through the State chairman of contests. Contestants in the voice department must be between the ages of twenty and thirty years; contestants in the violin and piano department must be between the ages of sixteen and thirty years. Contestants must fill out and sign the official application, blank and the questionnaire and send with the entrance fee to the State chairman of contests.
Rules for contestants: Contestants must perform entirely without words or music. State and district winners must enter the State contests again and proceed through to the national. All contestants must obligate themselves to enter the district contest, should they become State winners. District winners must obligate themselves to enter the national contest. A national winner must promise to put himself first under the management of the National Federation of Music Clubs, if desired. Any young artist, having placed himself or herself under professional management, is not eligible to enter the competitions of the National Federation of Music Clubs.
Althouse Guest of Honor at Woman Pays Club
Paul Althouse, who will shortly start for Australia to appear there in many concerts, was the guest of honor of the Woman Pays Club, at the Hotel Algonquin, New York, on June 14. Arthur Middleton, who had also been invited, at the last minute was unavoidably detained and was unable to attend. At the conclusion of the luncheon, Mr. Althouse sang “Life,” by Pearl Curran; “Sacrament,” Mc-Dermid; “The Great Awakening,” A. Walter Kramer, and, as encores, “The Lilac Tree,” by Gartlan, and “I Met Her in the Meadow,” Burleigh. He could not be induced to make a speech even in response to the enthusiastic applause.
Werrenrath “Welcomed as to His Home”
Reinald Werrenrath again sang a return engagement at Ashtabula, Ohio, on June 7, and “was welcomed as to his home,” says the Star-Beacon of June 8. The critic, L. E. Newman, writes of him and his successful work thus: “Mr. Werrenrath was welcomed as to his home. He made a favorable impression when in Ashtabula before, and was heartily applauded on every appearance. He was in excellent voice, sang easily and well. In ‘The Sands o’ Dee,’ by Frederick Clay, and ‘The Lost Chord,’ by Arthur Sullivan, the interpretation was perfection.”
St. Denis and Shawn for Altoona, Pa.
Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn and the Denishawn Dancers have been booked for a matinee and evening performance on October 14 at the Mishler Theater, Altoona, Pa.
appointed committee elected Oliver F. Richards, chairman. Richards has held this post for the past ten years. The committee announces that more than half of last year’s ticket subscribers already have renewed their subscriptions for the coming season and many new orders have come in.
H. Max Steindel, cello soloist of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, sailed recently to spend three months abroad. He is travelling with his uncle, Bruno Steindel, first cellist of the Chicago Opera Orchestra.
Rudolph Ganz, conductor of the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra, and Assistant Conductor Fisher attended the North Shore Music Festival at Evanston, 111.
Musicians and “Movies” Near Agreement.
The Motion Picture Theater Managers’ Association of St. Louis has invited the Musicians’ Union leaders to a conference looking to the choice of an arbitrator to end-the deadlock now existing between the two interests and make it possible for “movie” theaters again to have music. The picture houses have been without music since May 1. The controversy centers round salaries and the size of the orchestra. The union musicians require orchestras of a stipulated size and the motion picture theaters say that the small neighborhood houses do not require many men, while the larger ones require more than the stipulated number.
Notes.
The Apollo Club, the oldest men’s singing society in St. Louis, is making a campaign to increase the club’s active membership to 100 voices. About twenty additional members are necessary to reach this goal and the purpose in view is to undertake some of the larger masterpieces of vocal music not now possible. Charles Gallaway is conductor of the Apollo Club. This organization gives three concerts each year with a guest artist as soloist. Those engaged for this season are: Louis Graveure, baritone; Arturo Bonucci, cellist, and Alberto Salvi, harpist.
The Kroeger School of Music held its eighteenth commencement exercises on June 7, in the Delmar Baptist Church. One of the graduates is Carolina Rodriguez, of Saltillo, Mexico. She, with three others—Marie Kessler of St. Louis, Clem Leming of Sparta, 111., and Freda E. Maurer of St. Louis—are post graduates.
The Civic Music Association celebrated Memorial Day with a special concert in the Municipal Theater at Forest Park on the evening ,of that day. Henry J. Falkenhainer conducted a band of fifty pieces and there were solos by Mrs. Ruth Wunder, soprano; Adele Koch, contralto, and Worthe McCown, baritone.	V. A. L. J.
piano interpreter with Havrah W. L. Hubbard in his Opera-logues.
In Europe, Mr. Bowman will appear in several public recitals, including Rome, Milan and other important musical centers in Italy.
Bos a Pianist of Rare Artistic Ability
Herewith are reproduced some more of the splendid press encomiums won by Coenraad V. Bos during the 1921-22 season:
Coenraad V. Bos, the accompanist, proved to be as splendid a solo artist as he was accompanist.—Duluth News Tribune.
Mr. Bos, who is a pianist of rare artistic ability, had three piano numbers on the program.—Orlando Morning Sentinel.
Not alone was Frieda Hempel in her conquest of Memphis. Coenraad V. Bos, beside his sympathetic work as accompanist, apparently every fiber of being in consonance with the artist, made a distinct impression with his piano playing.—Memphis Commercial Appeal.
A very important part of the program was contributed by Coenraad V. Bos, who was received with the ardor that would be expected! for so distinguished a pianist. It would be hard to find words tct do justice to the wonderful technic, the marvelous delicacy of this artist.—Wilmington Morning News.
Miss Hempel was ably assisted by Coenraad Bos, at the piano, . who played an unusually excellent accompaniment, and contributed two Chopin pieces to the program.—Raleigh News and Observer.
With Coenraad V. Bos at the piano she (Elena Gerhardt) could not have fared better.—New York Evening Post.
Coenraad V. Bos was at the piano. Need anything be added?— New York American.
Coenraad Bos, the indefatigable, was at the piano—New York Herald.
^״־oeufaad Bos never played better; he had some one to accompany (Elena Gerhardt) who was worthy of his best.—New York World.
Morrill Artists Give Pleasure
A thoroughly interesting recital was that given at Laura E. Morrill’s New York studio on the afternoon of June 4. The artist pupils appearing were Grace Nott, Sarah Edwards and Eugenie Besnier, all of whom did splendid work. Four comparatively new pupils were heard: Dorothea Cooley, soprano, who showed what can be accomplished in a year with the proper training and application ; Inez Quick, the possessor of a lovely mezzo; Leah Lanneman, mezzo soprano, who displayed a voice of promise, and Florence Ganggle, a contralto of fine quality. Mme. Morrill’s pupils are a credit to her and her best recommendation, for they all show the result of painstaking instruction on the part of their mentor.
Hempel at Jenny Lind’s Grave
Frieda Hempel laid a wreath and a cluster of roses on the grave of Jenny Lind before leaving England. Miss Hempel went to Malvern the day after her concert in Albert Hall London, to pay her tribute to the Swedish Nightingale, who sleeps in the quaint little cemetery of the Priory Church among the beautiful hills of Gloucestershire. Wynd’s Point, the country estate she purchased after her retirement from public life, and where she died November 2, 1887, is four miles away up on the dales in the middle of the range of the Malverns that lies between Worcester and Gloucester. She chose the place principally for its magnificent view. Jenny Lind loved nature and the wild beauty of Wynd’s Point was never disturbed.
Reviere Enthusiastically Received
Berta Reviere was one of the artists who appeared at the concert of the A. E. F. Association at Carnegie Hall on June 4. Her singing was enthusiastically received and she was recalled several times.
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had small opportunity to permit an estimate of his ability. Arthur Geary, tenor, who $ang the part of Dick Fitzgerald, has a voice robust and well suited to an open air theater and his acting was all that could be desired. Of course Frank Moulan, the comedian of the company, did his usually interesting self full credit in the part of Comfortable Quiller, and James Stephens, baritone, presented a Lieutenant Rodney which brought unstinted praise from even the most critical in the audience.
The orchestra of fifty men, recruited from among the various smaller orchestras of the city, was competently directed by Charles Previn. This opera was played through the week, being followed on successive weeks by “Sweethearts,” “Sari,” “Yeoman of the Guard,” “The Geisha,” “The Spring Maid,” “The Queen’s Lace Handkerchief” and “Miss Springtime.”
The Municipal Opera will not have rain insurance this year, according to announcement of the management, preceding the initial performance. Last year the association took out rain insurance with Lloyds, but the conditions made by the association and the insurance company worked a loss to the association. On the second night of this year’s performance there was a slight rainfall as the crowd was assembling, but not enough to stop or delay the performance.
Arrangements have been made by the St. Louis Post Dispatch through its radio broadcasting station, K S D, to broadcast two performances of the Municipal Opera each week. This will be in the nature of a test, as broadcasting an open air production never has been tried here yet. Apparatus for the purpose now is being installed and the first test probably will be next week or the week after.
Symphony Society’s Executive Committee.
John Fowler, who was re-elected president of the St. Louis Symphony Society at the annual meeting of that organization last month, has appointed the following members of the executive committee: Mrs. Francis G. Eaton, Mrs. Horace Rumsey, Mrs. Charles Rice, Mrs. Victor Ehling, Mrs. Max Goldstein, Mrs. Joseph Lewis, Ewing Hill, Wallace Renard, Frank Ruf, Oliver F. Richards, Sol Swarts, Charles Wiggins, Melville L. Wilkinson, Joseph Pulitzer, F. W. A. Vesper and J. P. Thorny. The newly
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diately. His voice is a very sonorous and richly colored tenor of dramatic strength and heroic proportions as regards volume. His portrayal of the title part was perhaps the most significant success of the evening. Kirchoff has made his name and won the hearts of all true opera goers at the Colon in one night.
Emil Schipper, as Amfortas, showed a well trained and voluminous baritone voice with plenty of range and agreeable timbre. He made a perfect success of the short part and put much dramatic feeling and singing into it. The Gurnemanz of Carl Braun was a very notable and artistic performance of this artist and never did a moment go by when he did not hold the whole audience with his compelling personality. He possesses a magnificent voice, powerful and of wide range. The Titurel and Klingsor of Bandler were in very good hands indeed and this artist portrayed these parts in a most excellent manner, both vocally and histrionically. The flower maidens were sung by Italian artists who made the best vocally of their short roles.
The chorus was weak and was perhaps the only deficient factor in the performance, but undoubtedly this was due to want of practice. The scenery was most artistic and realistic and impressed with its original beauty and freshness.
The season was opened in a truly auspicious manner, which was approved by the public most generously judging by the abundant applause and unending curtain calls for all the artists.	K. H. Stottner.
Yon Pupil to Continue Studies in Italy
Edgar Bowman, organist and choirmaster of Saint Paul’s Church, Clinton and Carroll Streets, Brooklyn, sailed for Europe on the S. S. G. Verdi on June 17, to continue his concert repertory and composition studies with Pietro A. Yon.
Mr. Bowman was born in Canton, Ohio, in 1897, his early studies being with Frances Bolton Kortheuer, piano, and Edwin Arthur Kraft, organ, in Cleveland. Two years ago his work was continued under Rudolph Ganz and Pietro A. Yon in New York City. During this time he has performed in recitals in New York, Brooklyn, Canton, Ashland and Mansfield, Ohio. The past season he was also