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M. Dennis, has been very busy giving its program of Christmas carols before various organizations of the city. The choir numbers twenty-five, all students of the College, and has achieved a wide reputation for the beauty and delicacy of its work. On December 19 the choir assisted by Lulu Peiper, soprano, and Clarissa Ryan, violinist, gave a program of carols at the First Methodist Church under the auspices of the Santa Clara County branch of the State Music Teachers’ Association. Ancient and modern carols were sung. Miss Peiper sang the Cornelius Christmas Songs charmingly and with fine feeling for the text, while Miss Ryan gave the large audience much pleasure with her beautiful performance of Handel’s Larghetto. C. M. D.
Marcella Craft Singing in Germany
Marcella Craft, the gifted American soprano, who is so well known through her great success in concert and opera in this country, has returned to Munich, Germany, the scene of her former triumphs. She has been busily engaged giving lieder recitals at several of the important German cities, including Munich, Dresden, Cologne, Hamburg, Breslau and Leipsic. Schmidt Lindner, one of the most popular accompanists in Germany, assisted her at the piano at all of these recitals.
Miss Graft recently wrote her manager, M. H. Hanson, that she had been engaged for six performances at the Stadt Theater, Kiel, Germany, where she was a great favorite before the war. The dates of the performances are as follows: January 17, Traviata; January 20, Salome; January 23, Tiefland; January 26, Othello; January 28, Salome, and January 30, Butterfly.
Sascha Fidelman Returns to America
Sascha Fidelman, Russian violinist, who, after having become a citizen of the United States last summer, went to Europe to fill a number of concert engagements, returned to New York the end of November. He contemplates devoting his time to concert work‘. While in Europe he appeared in concert in Berlin, Leipsic, Hamburg, Munich, Cologne, Frankfort-on-Main, Dresden, Weimar, as well as in many Russian and Polish cities.
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“Ethel Leginska, prominent violinist, has returned to America” was the caption sent out on pictures taken by the International Newsreel Service, on the artist’s arrival from abroad recently and sent out broadcast all over the country. But then thousands everywhere, who had heard the dynamic little English pianist play, were not misled, for she is so well known.
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the program and the growing attendance at each concert is pleasing.
Audience Held Spellbound by Graveure’s Art.
Louis Graveure sang to a capacity audience at his concert here. The “bravos” which were heard many times, as well as the thunders of applause, must have thrilled the singer. There were insistent demands for encores after every song group, to which this delightful baritone with the distinguished air responded generously. The audience was hypnotized by the beauty of his phrasing, his high soft tones, and the perfection of his diction.
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Joseph Zoellner, Jr., and his bride have returned from their wedding journey. Their wedding was an early December event.
Charles Bowes presented his artist pupils at the Friday Morning Club in an operatic program staged and costumed by his talented wife, Ruth Bowes.	J. W.
SAN JOSE FINDS DUPRE’S PLAYING MOST MUSICIANLY
Holiday Season Celebrated with Messiah and Carols by a Capella Choir—Graveure Gives Recital
San Jose, Cal., December 22.—Marcel Dupre appeared at the College of the Pacific auditorium recently in an interesting and artistic recital. The outstanding feature was the improvisation upon submitted themes in which M. Dupre amazed his hearers by the musical, as well as technical perfection of the result.
A recital was given by Louis Graveure at the Victory Theater, December 7. Mr. Graveure, who is not unknown to San Jose audiences, received an enthusiastic ovation and was compelled to respond to encores after each group in addition to repeating several of his numbers.
Flossita Badger, contralto, and Laura Fernish, pianist, gave an alumni recital in the College of the Pacific auditorium, December 5. Both showed splendid growth and gave a worthwhile and interesting program before a large audience.
Allan Bacon, A. A. G. O., the newly appointed head of the organ department of the Conservatory of Music of the College of the Pacific appeared under the auspices of the American Guild of Organists at the First Methodist Church. Mr. Bacon played a program which, for interest and musical value, has never been surpassed in San Jose. The American composer was well represented and Mr. Bacon proved himself to be a fine interpreter. His coming adds decided impetus to the interest in organ playing in this city.
The eighth annual performance of Handel’s Messiah was given by the chorus and orchestra of the College of the Pacific under the direction of C. M. Dennis. The soloists were: Mima Montgomery, soprano; Nella Rogers, contralto; Hugh Williams, tenor, and Neil Darrah, basso. The well drilled chorus of 135, supported by an orchestra of twenty, gave spirited renditions of the choruses, while the soloists proved exceptionally adequate.
The A Cappella choir of the College of the Pacific, which beginning its sixth year -of activity under the direction of C.
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is also one of the new members of the Cornish faculty and is studying with Calvin B. Cady, associate director of the school.
A Bach program was the attraction offered by the Musical Art Society, December 20, at the Fine Arts Gallery, Ella Helm Boardman having the concert in charge.
This week a varied program is being given four times at the Cornish School; a puppet show, a pantomime written by Edna Ruhm, called Columbine’s Christmas; a one-act play, and a dance pantomime, A Russian Christmas, in which Russian carols are sung led by the young Russian actress, Elena Miramovna, the dances being arranged by Mary Ann Wells.	A. M. B.
LOS ANGELES ORCHESTRAL
CONCERTS WELL ATTENDED
Olga Steeb Soloist at “Pop” Concert—Maier and Pattison
on Third Symphony Program—Elly Ney with Orchestra —John Charles Thomas Creates Sensation—Arthur
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Blanche Rogers Lott Heard with Chamber Music Society—Audience Held Spellbound by Graveure’s Art—Notes
Los Angeles, Cal., January 15.—Exceptionally enjoyable have been the last two pairs of concerts by the Philharmonic Orchestra and the one given on December 17, when a large number of people were turned away. The last, the regular “pop” concert, was fresh evidence of the generosity of William A. Clark, Sr., inasmuch as all the receipts from the ■box office were turned over to the fund for the music department of the public library. Olga Steeb, our own great artist, donated her services as soloist and played in an inspired manner.
Guy Maier and Lee Pattison, two-piano soloists for the third symphony program, won instant favor for their exquisite playing of the Mozart double concerto for two pianos. They had great applause and were repeatedly called out to receive hearty demonstrations of delight from the audience.
Elly Ney with Orchestra.
The orchestra gave on this occasion a fine rendition of the Scheherazade suite and the symphonic poem from the suite, My Fatherland. The Friday and Saturday concerts, December 15 and 16, were among the best of the season, with Elly Ney, pianist, as soloist, and her husband, William Van Hoogstraten, as guest conductor. The audience went wild with delight over the soloist and the conductor and the superb playing of the men under the guidance of the distinguished director. The second symphony by Brahms and the Ruy Bias overture by Mendelssohn were the numbers given by the orchestra. Mme. Ney gave a brilliant performance of the Beethoven concerto in E.
John Charles Thomas Creates Sensation.
A genuine sensation was created by John Charles Thomas, baritone, who had two very successful concerts here and who has created a place for himself which guarantees him a warm reception upon his return. Mr. Thomas is blessed with an attractive personality, a splendid appearance and a beautiful voice under excellent control, and he chose good songs for his two programs. Thus it is not surprising that people stood in the aisles and recalled him with ringing applause until he sang encore after encore, his repertory seeming as exhaustless as his beaming good nature and his velvety voice.
Arthur Middleton Makes Excellent Impression.
Arthur Middleton made an excellent impression when he appeared as soloist for the Lyric Club, and again with the Oratorio Society, which presented The Messiah. Others in The Messiah were Melba French Barr, soprano; Florence Middaugh, contralto, and Harold Proctor, tenor, with John Smallman conducting.
Grace Wood Jess Sings for Dominant Club.
The Christmas program given by the Dominant Club at its December meeting was made especially interesting by the exquisite work of Grace Wood Jess, noted singer of folk songs. Singing in costume two quaint old English Christmas songs, she created a true Christmas atmosphere, but it was in the last number, an old French song from the Yvette Guilbert collection, that Mrs. Jess achieved that rare experience of reducing an audience to tears and to a reverent silence which all were reluctant to break. A trio of women’s voices, with harp accompaniment heard in the distance, was effective.
Blanche Rogers Lott Heard with Chamber Music Society.
The fourth program by the Chamber Music Society was most interesting, and admirers of Blanche Rogers Lott’s artistic and musicianly work were gratified to hear her in the piano quintet by Dubois, which gave an opportunity for a display of the delicacy of Mrs. Lott’s technic as well as for her perfect work in the ensemble. Next in enjoyableness was the tone poem by Felix White, a composition full of charm and atmosphere. A large audience heard
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