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she is recovering rapidly and will be able to resume her concert tour by the middle of the month.
The Bartiks Back from Florida
Ottokar Bartik is back in New York after a month’s vacation in Florida where he and Mrs. Bartik were the guests of Mr. and Mrs. Charles Ringling, at their estate in Tampa and aboard their yacht, Symphonia. Mr. Bartik, who has not been active in the managerial field this winter, intends to resume work next season and will soon announce his plans.
Walter Damrosch Returns
Walter Damrosch has returned from a brief vacation at Palm Beach. Before resuming the direction of the concerts of the New York Symphony Orchestra, the conductor will appear in the second of his Wagner lecture recitals in Washington, February 13.
Helena Marsh in Joint Recital
Helena Marsh appears in joint recital with John Barclay on March 1 in Harrisburg, Pa., and on. the following day she will be heard in joint recital with Hans Kindler in Washington, D. C.
Norman Salter Here
Norman Salter, the well known German musical agent, representative for German speaking countries of the Metropolitan Opera Company, arrived here last week otl the S. S. Olympic. He will remain here a few weeks on business.
Barbour was especially pleasing in the aria from Der Freischütz, which brought out the full extremes of her singing range.”
Mme. Barbour has also sung recently with marked success in Hartford, Norfolk, Philadelphia, Harrisburg and Detroit. In the near future she will sing in Bridgeport and Cincinnati.
Russell’s Works Popular
Compositions of Sydney King Russell, a young composer, are finding a ready market, especially his piano piece, Told at Twilight, published by Schirmer, which has gone into the third edition within a year. His song, Children of Men, published for high and low voice with cello obligato, has been widely introduced by Lucy Gates, and was also included in a special album of Six Songs from the Repertory of Lucy Gates, published by Harold Flammer, Inc.
The Song of the Hill and Little Heart of Mine have a wide appeal. Little Green God with Eyes of Jade tells the story of a maiden confiding her love affair to the little idol upon her mantelpiece. The poems of all these songs are also the work of Mr. Russell.
It may be added that his outlook on musical composition is that of the poet rather than the technician, and his songs, far from being pedantic, have the appeal of the poetic vein. Their simplicity fits them for teacher and pupil as well as artist.
These songs were for the most part written for Carlotta Russell, the composer’s wife, a young singer oi promise. Mr. Russell is preparing other songs for publication.
BURGIN quartet
which can make her a fixture in the musical life of this country, notwithstanding the flexibility of her voice and the remarkable skill with which she treats ornate music. It was in the group of songs from Schubert that the lyric grace and beauty of her singing were most effective and enjoyable. An artist of refinement, she sang them with a smooth legato, lyric charm and emotional appeal—all in all, it was as beautiful lieder-singing as has been heard here for a long time. Miss Ivogun’s attractive personality and her freedom from affectation contributed to her splendid success at this concert. It is to be■ hoped that she will soon favor us with a program more worthy of her
Orchestra Appearances for Onegin
Dorothy Fairbanks Heard.
powders.
Sigrid Onegin will make her third orchestral appearance of the season with the Detroit Orchestra under Ossip Gabrilowitsch in Buffalo on February 27. Mme. Onegin will be soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra under Pierre Monteux in Boston on March 4, and with the New York Symphony Orchestra in New York on March 25. Mme. Onegin also will appear with Willem Mengelberg at the Soirees Musicales at the Hotel Plaza, New York, on February 28.
Nyiregyhazi to Be Heard at Aeolian Hall
Erwin Nyiregyhazi, the pianist, who has been meeting with such extraordinary success on his Pacific Coast tour, will give a recital at Aeolian Hall on Tuesday evening, February 27. His manager, R. E. Johnston, has already received many letters from admirers, requesting him to play their favorite numbers. Mr. Johnston promises that the pianist will give a program which will prove popular and interesting.
Land Re-engaged for Worcester Festival
One of the noticeable facts about Harold Land is that about fifty per cent, of his appearances are re-engagements. Owing to his great success at the last Worcester festival, in the dual roles of Dreamer and Worldly Wisdom (in Edgar Stillman Kelley’s Pilgrims’ Progress), he has been re-engaged for the same parts in the festival this coming May.
Last Biltmore Musicale of Season
The last of the series of Biltmore Friday Morning Musi-cales of this season will be held on February 16, at 11 o’clock, in the grand ballroom of the Hotel Biltmore. The program will be rendered by the following artists: Ina Bourskaya, mezzo-soprano of the Chicago Opera; Louis Graveure, baritone, and Jacques Thibaud, violinist.
Cincinnati to Hear Macbeth Again
Florence Macbeth, American coloratura soprano of the Chicago Opera, has been engaged to sing with the Orpheus Club of Cincinnati on February 15, this making her third appearance as soloist with this club in Cincinnati.
The many friends of Florence Macbeth, who felt concern over her sudden illness, will be pleased to know that
Dorothy Fairbanks, Boston soprano, gave a recital Tuesday evening, February 6, in Jordan Hall. She was accompanied by Huyman Buitikan, instead of Mrs. Dudley Fitts who had been announced to play at this concert, but was unfortunately prevented by sudden illness. Miss Fairbanks sang the following numbers: No So Piu Cosa Son (from Le Nozze di Figaro), Mozart; O Del Mio Amato Ben, Donaudy; romanza from Cavalleria Rusticana, Mascagni; En Sourdine, Szulc; Allez au pays de chine, Letorey; Avril, Saint-Saëns; Chanson Triste, Duparc; Le Clavecin, Dell’ Acqua; La Chanson des Cloches, Fourdrain; The Dew is Sparkling, Rubinstein; The Quiet of the Woods, Reger; Fairy Tales, Erich Wolff; Pierrot, Wintter Watts; The Cloths of Heaven, Dunhill, and Invocation, Kramer.
Miss Fairbanks progresses as a singer. Her voice _ is agreeable, its range is liberal, she uses it with no little skill. A well-schooled musician, she phrases her songs with taste and has a fine regard for rhythm. As an interpreter, however, she carries the poise of a Boston heritage to the platform with her, thereby impairing the will for and freedom of emotional expression. That is a defect which frequent appearance in public will doubtless correct. Miss Fairbanks was most effective in the lighter pieces of her program, and her singing apparently gave great pleasure to a large, friendly audience.
New Courses in School Singing at Harvard.
Courses on singing in schools and communities, and on the teaching of music from the kindergarten through the high school, are to be given at the Harvard Graduate School of Education, making ready for its second semester.
Dr. A. T. Davison will conduct the classes in schools and communities; W. T. Surette of Concord, and A. D. Zan-zig, former director of music at East High School, Rochester, N. Y. are to co-operate in the direction of a course on the teaching of music appreciation from the kindergarten through the high school, and all three men will conduct jointly a third course on the teaching of music in the schools. No other training course of this kind, so far as is known, has set such a high standard of admission. The examination for entrance requires the ability to read and describe a piece of music from the score without hearing it played, to sing a given part against a melody played on the piano, and to classify, criticize and analyze musically a short classical composition after hearing it played several times.
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May Peterson Continues Triumphant on the Pacific Coast
That May Peterson still continues to delight capacity audiences seems evident from the following telegram from Katharine Rice, under whose management she has just completed concerts in Vancouver, Victoria, Bellingham, Eugene, Portland, Tacoma and Seattle :	“May Peterson’s
Northwest tour another complete success. This gifted artist has scored one triumph after another.^ In each city she has appeared her thoroughly beautiful_ singing and marvelous personality have won for her a unique place in Northwest musical circles. Cannot speak too highly of this charming artist. Thank you for sending her to me. Regards..
(Signed) Katharine Rice.
Inez Barbour Sings in Jersey City
Inez Barbour, soprano, recently sang Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony with orchestra in Jersey City, N. J., creating a very favorable impression. In commenting upon Mme. Barbour’s appearance, the Journal said: “The honors of the evening were equally shared by the orchestra and Inez Bar-hour, whose delightfully flexible voice made even the most difficult passages she essayed seem mere child’s play. Mme.
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