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W. J. Henderson to Lecture
W. J. Henderson, music critic of the New York Herald, will be the lecturer for the fourth in the series of lecture-musicales being given. by the Schola Cantorum, his topic being What is Good Singing, with vocal illustrations by 'Mabel Garrison. The lecture will be at the home of Mrs. William Woodward, 9 East Eighty-sixth street, on Thursday afternoon, February 8, at four o’clock.
Mana-Zucca to Conduct Miami Master Classes
The Miami Conservatory has been most fortunate in securing Mana-Zucca to conduct Master Classes in program building, works by old masters and interpretation of her own compositions. She is also giving coaching in piano and voice and has opened a Listeners’ Class in the various subjects.
Natalie Whitted Price Dead
Natalie Whitted Price, the widely’known Chicago writer of music, press and verse, died at her home in that city on Sunday evening last, February 4, after an illness of several months. She was the wife of William B. Price, president of the Price & Teeple Piano Company.
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and the other indispensables of the violinist’s technic all praise her. To these mechanical features she adds a sense of phrasing and style which reflects the sterling abilities of her teacher. Frequent appearance in public ought to give her that authority and self-possession which will make her a convincing intepreter. She was warmly applauded by a friendly audience.
Alda and Siloxi Give Joint Recital.
Frances Alda, soprano of the Metropolitan Opera House, and Alexander Siloti, pianist, divided the fourth concert in the Steinert series Sunday afternoon, January'28, in Symphony Hall. Mme. Alda sang the following songs:	A
Christmas Carol (ISth century), arranged by Bax; My Love, She’s But a Lassie Yet, Old Scotch; Auf dem Gruenen Balkon, Wolf; Hat dich die liebe beruehrt, Marx; Mandoline, Dupont; Quelle Souffrance, Lenormand; Soldak-skaia nieviesta, and Kakoie stchastie, Rachmaninoff; Thy Beaming Eyes, MacDowell; The Singer, Maxwell; Cloud Pictures, arranged by Laforge, and Phantom Legions, Ward-Stephens. Mr. Siloti played these pieces: andante con variation¡, Schubert-Tausig; etude, C sharp minor, Chopin; Ballade, A flat, Chopin; St. Francis Walking on the Waves, and Benediction de Dieu dans la solitude, Liszt; prelude in B minor, op. 11, and four Russian folk songs ; Legend about the birds, I Danced with a Mosquito, Cradle Song and Dance, Liadoff; Lesginka (Caucasian Dance), A. Rubinstein.
Mme. Alda’s reappearance in Boston was looked forward to with anticipation by those who were present at her splendid success as soloist with the Symphony Orchestra a little earlier in the season. She was given a cordial welcome by an audience of fair size and sang a number of encores. Mr. Siloti’s prodigious technic and command of his instrument again impressed his Boston following, and he too was obliged to lengthen his part of the program.
People’s Symphony Concert.
The fourteenth concert of the People’s Symphony Orchestra, Emil Mollenhauer conductor, took place Sunday afternoon, January 28, at the St. James Theater. The orchestra played Beethoven’s seventh symphony, Smetana’s overture to The Bartered Bride, and, with Edith Thompson as the skilful piano soloist, Tschaikowsky’s concerto for piano in B flat minor.
Milhaud in Boston.
Thanks to the enterprise of Georges Laurent and the Boston Flute Players’ Club, the musical colony of this city had an opportunity to hear Darius Milhaud, of the famous (or infamous) Six of Paris, on Sunday afternoon, January 28, at the Boston Art Club. The following program was heard by a very large audience: Quartet, in D Major, for flute, violin, viola and cello, Mozart (Messrs. Laurent, Thillois, Artieres, Miquelle) ; Sonate, for piano, flute, oboe and clarinet, Milhaud (the composer, Messrs. Laurent, Speyer and Mimart) ; for the piano—Deux Prin-temps, Two Dances from Saudades do Brazil, Romance and Rag Caprice, Milhaud,'Mr. Milhaud; fifth quintet, op. 13, for two violins, viola and two cellos, Boccherini (Messrs. Thillois, Kuntz, Artieres, Miquelle and Landendoen).
The following evening Mr. Milhaud gave a lecture on Modern Musical Tendencies in Paris and Vienna at Paine Hall in the Harvard Music Building, Cambridge. The lecture, which was free and open to the public, was illustrated on the piano by Mr. Milhaud.
Holst’s Planets at Symphony.
The Planets, symphonic suite by Gustave Holst, featured the thirteenth program of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Friday afternoon and Saturday evening, January 26 and 27, in Symphony Hall. In attempting to depict^ tonally the astrological significance of the heavenly bodies, Mr. Holst has created music of unusual interest. Like his British contemporaries, however, this composer repeats himself to a point where interest lags. The work is extremely well written, the music for Mars, Saturn and Neptune being particularly effective.	Mr. Monteux and his men
gave this composition a brilliant performance. MacDowell’s greatest orchestral work, the Indian Suite, was the other number.	_
Marguerita Sylva Gives “At Home” Recital.
Marguerita Sylva, mezzo soprano, gave one of her “at home” recitals in this city Monday evening, January 29, in Jordan Hall. It took the singer very little time to establish an atmosphere of intimacy, her skill as an interpreter, together with her unusually charming personality winning the immediate favor of her audience. She was particularly effective in her group of Spanish songs. Her listeners were apparently delighted and Mme. Sylva was generous with encores.
Edith Mason at N. E. Conservatory.
Edith Mason, lyric soprano of the Chicago Civic Opera Company, sang with the New England Conservatory Orchestra in Jordan Hall, Tuesday afternoon, January 30, at a concert complimentary to the teachers, students and alumni of the conservatory. Wallace Goodrich, dean of the faculty, conducted during Miss Mason’s singing of the Caro Nome from Rigoletto, and, by his invitation, Signor Polacco in the aria, Depuis le jour, from Charpentier’s Louise.
Miss Mason, who is a former student of the conservatory, was tendered an informal reception after the concert. Several hundred of the faculty and students attended the reception and were presented to her.	J. C.
February 8, 1923
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could have been sold out again, so great was the. demand for tickets. Miss Garden did not disappoint. She never does—to those who admire her as a personality. Fresh from her conversion to Couet Miss Garden proved again that every day in every way she is Mary Garden. Her voice has improved ׳remendously, and her interpretation of the seductive Carmen was effective when it was not simply diverting by reason of her mannerisms. Mr. Crimi gave the best exhibition of singing and acting which we have had from him during this season. He sang the Flower Song with a fine legato and warmth of feeling, winning great applause. Mr. Baklanoff added another to the brilliant successes which he has had during the visit of the Chicago company. His Escamillo will be memorable for his stirring aspect, especially in the last act, his excellent singing and the finesse of his acting. He is a consummate artist. Miss McCormic had a successful debut, revealing a voice of purity and good range, with no little skill as a singer. Miss Passmore as Frasquita and Miss Pavloska as Mercedes sang and acted their parts with greater skill than is usually given to these roles. Mr. Polacco, who substituted for Mr. Hageman as conductor, gave an admirable reading of the score, disclosing the infectious rhythm and melody that have established its great popularity. He was vigorously applauded when he joined the leading singers before the curtain; and Miss Garden evidenced her appreciation of his splendid leadership by bestowing a kiss on hiajiot unwilling cheek. Mr. Bolm and the ballet were an important and highly artistic feature. The audience was in high spirits, recalling the principals many times.
Jewels of the Madonna.
Saturday evening brought Wolf-Ferrari’s Jewels of the Madonna with this cast: Gennaro, Mr% Lament; Carmela, Mme. Cfaessens; Maliella, Mme. Raisa; Rafaele, Mr. Rimini; Biasco, Mr. Oliviero; Ciccillo, Mr. Mojica; Rocco, Mr. Civai; Stella, Miss Passmore; Concetta, Miss Browne; Serena, Miss. Eden; Gracia, Miss Ludmila; conductor, Mr. Crimini.
Mme. Raisa and Mr. Rimini were the stars of a brilliant closing performance by the Chicago forces, both of them acting and singing their roles in a convincing manner which excited the admiration and enthusiasm of the crowded house that heard them. Fully recovered from her recent indisposition, Mme. Raisa was in splendid voice and sang superbly. A series of ovations was her reward. Mr, Lamont gave a remarkably interesting portrayal of his thankless role. Mme. Claessens’ impersonation of• the old mother was carefully studied and convincing. The minor parts were well taken. Chorus and ballet maintained the high standard set from the beginning of the season. Mr. Rimini conducted the spirited score with a due regard for its dramatic values. Numerous curtain calls -followed each act, the audience observing the traditions of a last night with extraordinary enthusiasm—indeed, there was that in the air which promised a more than cordial welcome when the Chicagoans return here next year.
Chemet Soloist at Symphony.
Renee Chemet, the charming French violinist,^ was the soloist at the second concert of the Monday evening series of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, Monday evening, January 29, in Symphony Hall. Miss Chemet played the four movements of Lalo’s colorful and ingratiating Spanish sm-phony. Miss Chemet’s tone is agreeable and her technic that of the practised violinist. Manifestly possessed of no little personal magnetism, she succeeded to a degree in bringing out the warmth, color and sensuous qualities of Lalo’s songful music. It is to be hoped that she will give us an opportunity to hear her in recital before the season is out.
Mr. Monteux opened the program with Tschaikowsky’s dramatic fourth symphony which received a splendid performance, the charming pizzicato section of the scherzo giving the strings an excellent opportunity to display their virtuosity. Mendelssohn’s overture, Ruy Bias, and Sibelius’ eloquent symphonic poem, Finlandia, were the ■remaining numbers of the program.
Ethel Hayden Pleases.
Ethel Hayden, soprano, gave a song recital Wednesday evening, January 31, in Jordan Hall. Accompanied by Edward Harris, pianist, Miss Hayden sang the following numbers: Phillis has such charming graces, Old English, Anthony Young; Deh Vieni Non Tardar, from Marriage of Figaro, Mozart; Bel Piacere, Handel-Bibb; Widmung, Schumann; In Waldeinsamkeit and Standchen, Brahms; Seitdem dein Aug in meines shaute and Standchen, Strauss; O quand je dors, Liszt; Imploration d’amour and Griserie de roses, Moret; La Golondrina and En Cuba, arranged by Frank LaForge; Dawn, Pearl Curran; The Answer, Terry; Unforeseen, Cyril Scott, and It was a lover and his lass, Edward Harris.
Miss Hayden’s art has matured since her first appearance here a few seasons ago in a program with Cyril Scott. Gifted with a lovely voice of liberal range, she has been well schooled in its use, her singing often recalling the finished style that characterized the extraordinary art of her celebrated teacher, Mme. Sembrich. Miss Hayden adds to her vocal abilities a beautiful presence and a charming freedom from affectation. She was heard by a good-sized audience which applauded her with no little vigor, necessitating a considerable lengthening of her program.
Beatrice Griffin Wins Favor in Debut Recital.
Beatrice Griffin, a young artist-pupil from the studio of Richard Burgin, concertmaster of the Boston Symphony Orchestra, gave a violin recital, January 30, in Steinert Hall. Assisted by Samuel L. Goldberg, a helpful accompanist, Miss Griffin played an interesting list of pieces in detail as follows: Chaconne, Vital¡; concerto in D minor, Bruch; The Lark, Balakireff-Auer; Ave Maria, Schubert-Wilhelmj ; Minuet, Porpora-Kreisler, and Polonaise, Wieniawski.
Miss Griffin’s program was well designed to test her abilities as technician and interpreter. That she met this test adequately was to be expected of a pupil of Mr. Burgin, since he is far too conscientious and musicianly an artist to sponsor the public appearance of a pupil who is not prepared for concert work. Miss Griffin has already gone far in her work. Bowing, intonation, harmonics, double-stopping
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