47 MUSICAL COURIER January 4 , 19 2 3 esting interpretations of all her numbers. The Bach air on the G string and the Tartini-Kreisler Variations were especially good.” The Belfast Telegraph devoted almost a column to its review of the recital which Miss Neill gave in that city SAM SWAAP, CONCERTMASTER OE THE HAGUE ORCHESTRA, AND AMY NEILL, photographed at the Hague, October 5, 1922. recently. The critic of that paper is of the opinion that Miss Neill can do all the things with fingers and bow that the young virtuoso should do, and with ease. He also stated: "Youth and musical temperament are hers—good health and an ardent spirit that will carry her far, and her career will be watched with more than ordinary interest.” Crescendo Club Presents Russian Program The Crescendo Club of Atlantic City offered a Russian program at a recent meeting. An interesting paper concerning Russian composers, prepared by Virginia Bornstein, was read by Mattie Bell Bingey. Mrs, Roland Heiss was in charge of the program, in which the following participated : Laura Cloud and Mrs. Harry Westney, vocalists; Mrs. Herbert W. Hemphill and Marion Parsons, pianists. John Barclay as Translator John Barclay is at work on a series of new translations of famous lieder which he will sing in English at his forthcoming concerts. Mr. Barclay is a clever versifier, and he is preparing these versions in collaboration with Thomas A. Borge. Some of them will be heard for the first time when Mr. Barclay sings at Middletown, Conn., on January 11. Jordan and David Heard in San Antonio Mary Jordan, contralto, and Annie Louise David, harpist, with V alter Dunham at the piano, appeared recently in recital in Beethoven Hall, San Antonio. The French master-pianist. appeared December 12 at the Akron Armory and caused such a sensation that Mr. Poling had to take a two-day vacation from his business to receive the congratulations of ■ the enthusiastic public. In spite of this inconvenience during the Christmas rush he is glad to have given Akron such a treat. The program was made up of Vivaldi’s Concerto de Camera, the Andante Spianato et Polonaise and twenty-four preludes of Chopin, Bourrée for left hand by Saint-Saëns, and La Cathédrale Engloutie by Debussy. Mr. Poling placed three Cortot Victrola records on the program to prove the authenticity of the reproductions. L. L. Laurie Merrill’s Pupils and Costume Recitals Laurie Merrill, the ,busy and successful young soprano, though having much to do in filling engagements for singing in concerts, and in her charming costume recitals, as well as with teaching some young singers, has had the happiness this season of giving her services to the Manhattan-ville Neighboorhood Association, where she teaches twenty-eight young children, boys and girls, semi-weekly. The splendid result was shown in a fine Christmas program of carols and songs, selected largely from Kitty Cheatham’s book, in which she found most useful material, and sung for Mrs. Alfred Whitman, president of the association, officers and guests on December 22. Fairies, Santa Claus, Guardian Angels, Love’s Lullaby, and other songs were sung, finishing with Kreb’s America, We Live for Thee. It is easy to understand why the children sing so well ; they have in Miss Merrill such a beautiful example. Mme. Wetché played accompaniments. Miriam Herron and Harriet Gardner sang Christmas carols at the International Club, Ethical Culture School, on Christmas eve; they, too, are pupils of Miss Merrill, whose linguistic accomplishment is such that she taught these young singers carols in six languages ; namely, English, Polish, Russian, German, French and Bohemian. Sally Shelkin was the capable accompanist. Miss Merrill has been engaged for one of her charming costume recitals for Tuesday evening, January 2, at the Twenty-third Street Y. M. C. A. She will have the help of Milan Lusk, violinist, and Madame Wetché, pianist, and will appear in Spanish, French and ancient Briton costumes. Amy Neill Entirely Satisfactory as Soloist On the day following Amy Neill’s appearance in London, the critic of •the Daily Telegraph stated that “She is a violinist who has already achieved so much that there is no reason why her development should stop at any given point. She is essentially a ‘modern’ violinist; her tone is not of that persuasive kind which we associate with the old schools but it is nevertheless arresting and compelling by reason of its tremendous virility.. That is the chief reason why she excels in modern music more especially.” Miss Neill played in Glasgow on November 5 and was equally well received by the press there, the Herald declaring that “She was entirely satisfying as solo violinist. She has great facility both on the finger-board and with the bow, an agreeable quality of tone, and a highly developed rhythmic sense. These, in combination with a genuinely musical temperament, enabled her to give inter- Arvida Valdane Engagements Arvid'a Valdane, soprano, has won success in a number of recent appearances. She was heard at two short lecture recitals given under the auspices of the A.M.O.R.C., in Philadelphia. The first program consisted of songs in Italian, French, German and English, an opera aria, and a song by Campbell-Tipton. Miss Valdane had the honor of being one of the few to receive instruction under Mr. Campbell-Tipton while in France during the year 1919. The second program was entirely different, but similarly made up. Miss Valdane was forced to repeat many of her selections, and included besides a number of extra songs. Loretta Campbell was at the piano. At the First Presbyterian Church in Philadelphia, Miss Valdane sang the aria ARVIDA VALDANE, soprano. from Weber’s Harvest Cantata on Thanksgiving morning. On December 3 she was■ heard in a special service at the First Methodist Episcopal Church of Germantown, Pa., and December 20, she was booked to appear at a concert by the Octave Club in Norristown. Cortot Upsets Business in Akron Akron, Ohio, December 15.—When Earle Poling engaged Alfred Cortot to give the third concert of his Famous Artist series he certainly did not reckon with circumstances. EFFA ELLIS PERFIELD DIRECTORY OF TEACHERS By EFFA ELLIS PERFIELD, 41}¿ West 4511! Street, New York City Phone: Bryant 7233 NEW YORK C. KATE BEACOM Piano and Class Work 621 E. 29th St., Brooklyn Phone: Mansfield 1297 RICHARD McCLANAHAN Grad. Mus. A. B. 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