MUSICAL COURIER
30
January 11, 1923
York, was a visitor to Cincinnati for the holidays. She was the soloist as the Sunday evening concert given at the Hotel Gibson on December 24.
The Choral Society, under the direction of Ben C. De-Camp rendered a Christmas program of merit at St. Paul’s *vi. E. Church, December 24.
The music department of the Covington Art Club gave an enjoyable musical program December 27, including a number of Christmas carols.	\y. W.
Detroit, Mich. (See letter on another page.)
Grinnell, la., December 12.—A recital of compositions by Arthur Foote was recently given by members of the faculty of Grinnell School of Music and the Grinnell Glee Club. The program included a quartet in C major for piano, violin, viola and cello (which was played by Mrs. Pierce, Mr. Peck, Mrs. Smiley and Mr. Pierce) ; two groups of songs (sung by Mr. Blum), the Gateway of Ispahan (given by the girls’ glee club), and Song of April (by the men’s' glee club and Miss Stevens).	G. M.
Marion, Ohio, December 29.—The joint artists’ recital by Reginald Riley, seventeen-year-old pianist of Akron, and Herman Rosen, twenty-year-old violinist, of Cleveland, drew a large audience of music lovers to the Central Junior High school building last night. Sharing honors with Mr. Rosen and Mr. Riley was Blanche Blackman of Cleveland, who accompanied Mr. Rosen at the piano and proved to be remarkably sympathetic. Mr. Rosen opened the program with the Symphonie Espagnole, which appealed more to musicians than any other number he. played.
He has clearness of tone and unusual technic for one his age. The last group was considered the most finished in style and was made up of the nocturne in D flat (Chopin-Wilhelmj), Humoresque (Torulin), Spanish Serenade (Chaminade-Kreisler) and Danse Tzigane (Nachez). Mr. Riley’s numbers were quite as enjoyable as those of Mr. Rosen. His intellectual grasp of everything he played and his absolute command of himself made a strong impression on the audience. His selections included Bach’s C minor prelude and fugue, Ballade in G minor (Chopin), Irish Tune from Country Derry (Grainger) and the scherzo in C sharp minor (Chopin). A$ a brilliant close Mr. Riley gave his audience Concert Etude (MacDowell) and responded with an encore.	r
Medicine Hat, Alberta, December 17.—An interesting program was given by the choir of Knox Church under the direction of Clifford Higgin, accompanist and conductor. The soloists were Odette De Foras, soprano; Theodor Fos-sum, pianist; Frank Henderson and A. Weaver Winston, violinists. The Knox male choir and the ladies’ choir each offered a selection. Sabbath Morn, Knight; Adoramus te, Palestrina, and Souls of the Righteous were the numbers sung by the whole ensemble.
Two piano recitals were given lately at the studios of the Fossuni Conservatory of Music. Those participating in the first were pupils of Mrs. Fossum and were Nellie Morrison, Ellenor Tracy, Jennie Bell, Warwick Weeks, Margaret Ritchie, Freddie Fisher, Margaret Prasow, Una Richardson May Caldwell, Agnes McCaslin, Albert Nicol, Marion Flynn! Gladys Finley, Lawrence McCarger, Beatrice Muir, Elsie Wellband, Irene Simpson and Barbara Claxton.
Mr. Fossum introduced the following pupils on a later date: A. Hulbert, Doris Appleton, . Mary Minor, Anna Minor, Margaret Waugh, Sadie Prasow, Margaret Wyatt Edna Minor, Joseph Spivack, Doris Brooks, Gordon Brown, Ota Knight, Violet Silver, Irene Peterson, Bertha Carlson’ Margaret Bell, Mrs. George White, Rose Prasow, Florence McCombs, Greta McCombs, Frances McCandie, Jake Silver, Max Pickward, Helen T. Morrison, Beth Cooil, Merril’ Woodruff and Ella McCombs. The last named played the first movement of the Mendlessohn concerto in G minor for which Mr. Fossum played the orchestral part on a separate Plan®•	G. M. E.
Miami, Fla., January 4,—Grace Porterfield Polk was guest of honor at the recent meeting of the student section of the Miami Music Club, which was held at Mrs. J. Conklin’s residence in Magnolia Park. Mrs. Polk told of her friendship with Mrs. MacDowell and of the Peterboro Colony. Musical numbers were played by Lottie Smith, Mary Pastorius, Margaret Ring and Florence Brunton!
A sketch of the life of Chopin was given by Clara Cohen.
Grace Porterfield Polk has written a new Christmas song, called Santa Claus Farm, which she dedicated to Mrs. L. B. Safford and to the Junior Music Club.
The Miami Music Club met in the White Temple for a program of negro spirituals. Mrs. John Seybold explained the subject of the recital and sang several songs. Mrs. Walter Arrington and Adelaide Clark were also heard in negro selections. The guest artist, W. C. Brenneman, sang an aria from Herodiade and other numbers. The Chamber Music Orchestra, directed by Walter Witko, played well. Eleanor Clark, Francis Tarboux and Mrs. Godard presided at the piano. A large audience was present.
Marjorie Maynard was presented in a recital by Mrs. Eugene Romfh at her studio. The assisting artists were Mrs. T. F. McAuliffe and Mrs. Pierre Branning.
At a benefit concert at the Congregational Church Mrs. Eugene Moore, soprano, Mildred Andrus, violinist, and Iva Sproul-Baker, organist, appeared before an appreciative audience. ׳
Rachel Jane Hamilton, coloratura soprano, has returned with Pryor’s Band, which is drawing immense crowds at the afternoon and evening concerts.
Louise Norris gave a pupils’ recital at her studio recently. Hartford Vereen, Mabel Matthews, Alice Ramsey, Birnie Crum, Eloise Garratt and Mrs. H. Leavitt appeared on the program.
Mrs. Eugene Romfh, soprano; Mrs. F. M. Hudson, contralto; Mrs. R. D. Maxwell, Mrs. J. N. Lummus and Mrs.
T. F. McAuliffe gave a splendid entertainment for the Southern Cross Chapter of the United Daughters of the Confederacy at Halcyon Hotel.
Mrs. Ralph Luzzard and Mrs. D. V. Godard furnished the songs for the meeting of the Linger-Longer Christmas program.
The Y Singers presented their initial concert in the White Temple, December 5, before a capacity house. Dorothy Stearn Mayer, coloratura soprano, was soloist and sang Micaek’s aria from Carmen in fine style. Her encore was the Swiss Echo Song. To Charles Cushman, director, is due the credit for the splendid work of this fine organiza-
AGROSS THE COUNTRY
Florence Rossi, Margaret Tilton, Margaret Crawford ánd Maxine Reisman. Many flattering compliments were extended to Miss Ritter for her art of voice placement and rhythm.
Marion Hayden sponsored an interesting musicale on December 28 at the Lynmouth Conservatory of Music, introducing Adelina Masino, a local violinist. Those participating were Matilda Masino, Emma Showell, Oscar Irgens, Helen Badarrace, Elenor Sindoni, Douglas Marten, Loretta S tobes, ^ Harold Burdge and Mortimer Lewis. Sam Franke was Miss Masino’s accompanist.
The Orpheus Choral Society gave the second concert on the Steel Pier December 27 and it was well attended. The soloist was Evan Prosser, tenor, assisted by the Chalfonte Trio—Anthony Celletti, violinist; Joseph Martinelli, cellist, and Joseph Lilly, pianist and director of the Orpheus Society —with a chorus of thirty mixed voices, well trained and well balanced. The large audience was delighted with the work of Joseph S. Lilly.
The Christmas musicale at the Ambassador was much enjoyed by the guests. Harry Leventhal, director, presented an unsual program.
The combined musical clubs of the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, of Boston, presented a delightful program in the Vernon Room, Hadden Hall, December 27, under the auspices of the Crescendo Club.
The guests of the Traymore Hotel enjoyed a fine Christ-mast musicale, presented by the Traymore Quintet, Benar Barzela conductor.
A	A mer'*■ was offered Christmas morning in the
First M. E. Church by Nora Lucia Ritter, choir director and soloist, assisted by a choir of thirty voices, and George Johnson, violinist; Marsden Brooks, cellist; Elizabeth Luthbert, violinist, and Marion Winters, harpist. J. V. B.
Baicm Rouge, La., December 12.—The Baton Rouge Philharmonic Orchestra, H. W. Stopher, conductor, gave its first concert in Garig Hall, December 6. The soloists were Theodore Roche, bass, who gave Handel’s Hear Me, Ye Winds and Waves, from Scipio; Marjorie Arbour, soprano, who sang Berceuse from Jocelyn, Godard, and the Masters Claude and Henry Champagne, clarinetist and pianist. The orchestra numbers included andante from Surprise symphony (Haydn) and Serenade by Titl. E. M.
Bellingham, Wash. (See letter on another page).
Bloomfield, N. J., December 30.—Harold Land, baritone from New York, was heard here December 10 by a large audience. This was his second appearance here this season. Ever since his success at the Newark Festival two years ago he has been much in demand in New Jersey.
Boston, Mass. (See letter on another page).
Canton, Ohio, December 28.—A concert of sacred choral music of more than usual merit was given in the McKinley High School auditorium, December 11, by the mixed choir of the Westminster Presbyterian Church of Dayton, under the direction of John Finley Williamson. It was the choir s initial Canton appearance. The organization is on its first concert tour, singing an extensive pro-gram of polyphonic choral compositions. The choir proved itself capable of executing difficult ensembles with marked precision and colorful shadings. Mr. Williamson has his organization under excellent control and the sections of the choir are well balanced. Several of the numbers were compositions of F. Melius Christiansen, the conductor of the St. Olaf choir, lhe few short solo parts in some of the selections were admirable, especially those by the bari-tone in What ^ Christ Said, a motet for eight voices by °e*,er Lutkin. The soprano solos in Clarence Dickinson s The Shepherd’s Story, and in Beautiful Saviour (a twelfth century Crusaders' hymn) were among the outstanding parts of this character. The accompaniments for	of the solo parts were formed by the humming
of the chorus, which was especially well done, resembling the string choir of a symphony orchestra.
In the City Auditorium, on December 9, Magdalene Erb-and, a young Canton singer, made her first public appearance here since taking up the study of music as her chosen profession^ Miss Erbland is blessed with a beautiful voice, artistic ability and temperament, and she has not only a voice, but also stage presence and inherent ability for interpretation. She sings with ease and confidence and her diction is excellent. Señor Curci, her teacher, who came to Canton last night to be her accompanist, has every reason to be proud of his pupil. Miss Erbland’s voice is a real coloratura soprano, lyric in quality, and of fine timbre, lhe closing number was the Mad Scene from Lucia di Lammermoor (Donizetti), in which the flute obligato was p ayed by Henry Abbott. During the program Mr. Abbott played two flute solos, both of which were well received by the audience.	r McC.
Chicago, 111. (See letter on another page).
Cincinnati, Ohio, December 27,—Tecla Vigna, Italian operatic star and vocal teacher, has filed a petition in the United States District Court for admission to citizenship She was born in Savigliano, Italy, in 18S9, and came to America m 1882. She has been a resident of this city for a number of years.
The extension department of the Hyde Park Music Club gave a program at the American House on December 23 which was novel and varied, including a number of musical features.
WiHiam Morgan Keller, who is now teaching violin at the Arnold School of Music, Tiffin. Ohio, has been enjoying success in his new field. He was formerly a pupil of William Morgan Knox, of the College of Music, whose pupils were heard in a recital some days ago.
Theodore L Rhomberg, a pupil of J. Alfred Shell, has been appointed choirmaster and organist at St. Boniface Church, Cummmsville He accompanies the concerts given by the St. Lawrence Choir.
Eleanor Stock, soloist in the children’s choir of the Clif-
i0rdi,	three Christmas carols at
th^ Wjdows and Old Men’s Home, on December 24 . William Morgan Knox, violinist, and Irene J Gardner
Kf’ ub0th g-f the College of Music, gave a recital at Middlesboro, Ky., on December 26.
Elizabeth Durland Langhorst, who now lives in New
Albany, N. Y., January 2.—John Louw Nelson has returned to Albany after a four years’ absence and will devote some time to studio classes. He will also direct a glee club at the Central Y. M. C. A.
The Rhondda Welsh male glee singers gave a program recently in the Westminster church.
Stuart Swart has returned from New York where he has been recording piano numbers.
Lillian M. Jones, Ruby Quackenbush, Mary Whitfield and Mrs. R. V. Volclough, Mrs. Raymond N. Fort, Mrs. Ronnald Kmnear and Mrs. Burt R. Rickards assisted in the American composers’ program of the Monday Musical Club.
John N. Schilling has been giving a series of organ recitals at St. Paul’s Lutheran church.
A special musical program was given recently at the First Presbyterian Church under the direction of Harold W. Thompson, Ralph Winslow, baritone; Earle Hummel, violinist, and Roscoe Adams, cornetist, were heard to good advantage with Dr. Thompson at the organ. E. V. W.
Asbury Park, N. J., December 26,—Mrs. Bruce S. Keator gave an organ recital at the First M. E. Church, December IS, Harold Land, baritone, assisting, with Arthur Parker, violinist, also appearing. Organ works by Bach, Donizetti, Tschaikowsky, Saint-Saëns, Buck, Grieg and Yon were splendidly played by Mrs. Keator, and Mr. Land was a special feature^ The baritone gave a program of French, Italian and English songs. He was accompanied by Mrs* Morgan-Savage at the piano and Mrs. Bruce Keator on the organ. Mr. Land was given a splendid reception on his second appearance at Asbury, the other being in the Auditorium of Ocean Grove about five years ago. Mrs. Keator who is well known in Jersey as well as New York, played several selections on the new four-manual organ which has been recently installed. A large audience applauded enthusiastically.	j
A,tla^ic, 9ity> N• J” De«mber 29—The Junior Cres-cendo Club held an interesting meeting December 9 in the music room of the First Presbyterian Church. The mem-bers are pupils of local music teachers. The meeting was largely attended, with Mary Lawrence, director. The program was given by Dorothy Kelly, Evalyn Edwards, Emily Hepler, Margaret Reid, Gertrude Collector. Rosaline Berko-witz and Alma Tharp, pianists; Alma Wright, violinist • Elizabeth Toner and Gladys Smith, vocalists, and Josephine McCue, harpist.
The Morris Guards, a local organization, has formed the Morris Guards Glee Club, of twenty members. Gus Bolte is the conductor.
On December 14, the Caledonian Club fostered a Scottish concert and dance in the New Moose auditorium. The artists taking part were E. Powell Evans, Sandy McColi Donald MacLenna, Evan Prosser, Mattie Belle Bingey and Nora Lucia Ritter. Ruby Cordery Warks was accompanist. Dancing followed the musical program.
Roy Comfort, violinist, has accepted a call as conductor ot the Ritz-Carlton Symphony, to take effect at once. Mr Comfort was concertmaster of the J. W. F. Leman Steel Pier Symphony Orchestra.
A fine program was presented December 9 by the pupils of the Ritter Studio. Those taking part were Helen Blitz-stein, EUzabeth Toner, Mable Pauley, Mary Toner, Mariam Barbash, Mary Jaceby, Mildred Blitzstein, Nellie Pauley,
CHARLOTTE
PEEGE
Contralto
In “ The Messiah ” with the Handel AND Haydn Society
of Boston
The soloists were notably and pleasingly superior to those heard in “The Messiah” in recent seasons. Charlotte Peege has a beautiful voice. Her singing of “He Shall Feed His Flock” achieved the requisite simplicity and dignity.—Globe.
Miss Peege, always free of sentimentality, sang “He Shall Feed His Flock” notably well.—Herald.
Miss Peege gave an artistic interpretation of the alto part.—T raveler.
Miss Peege sang agreeably and tastefully.—Transcript.
Excl. Dir. WALTER ANDERSON
1452 Broadway, New York