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art_ o¿chamber ..of_. music . tg a limited number of pupils. This is the first class of this sort formed in Rochester.
Max Toor, a sixteen-year-old Rochester violinist, made his professional debut on the vaudeville bill at the Temple Theater the week of January 29. Master Toor is a pupil of Albert Wolfson, who has lived in Rochester for the last ten years and has turned out a number of pupils who have graduated into professional careers. Master Toor’s accompanist in the vaudeville act was Pauline Alpert, a young Rochester girl who also hopes to win success in the professional field.	H. W. S.
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Friedman and Thibaud Share Program—The Impresario Delights Many—Joseph Bonnet Plays to Capacity Audience—John Charles Thomas’ Recital a Revelation—• Louise Homer and Daughter Sing—Chamber Music at Kilbourn Hall—Tuesday Musicale Presents Artists—Guy Maier Gives Pro-
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Florence Foster Jenkins, founder and president of the Verdi Club, is giving her members and their friends unusual programs this year. That of February 9, Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, brought piano numbers by Margaret Niko-loric, who played for the first ¿me for a private club and did so with many individual effects, especially in The Tides of Ulanaunaun; Baroness De Torrinoff, who sang an operatic aria and Russian songs in costume, including folk songs, to the accompaniment of Walter Krebs; Erma Frisch, violinist, who played splendid numbers by Wieniaw-ski, Hauser and others, her brother accompanying her as pianist; a talk on The Relation of Poetry to Music with readings (Tennyson and Pond) by Wilf P. Pond, author-editor of The Spur.
A one-act farce-comedy, A Little Fowl Play (London success), was presented under the direction of St. Clair Bayfield, who took the part of Gilbert Warren. Also in .his play were Beatrice Chugarman, Frank Arundel, Moffat Johnston and Pessia Passalaqua, and many theatrical people present especially enjoyed this finale to the Verdi affair.
Two members of the reception committee (Mrs. Ernest' Davis, chairman), who are just now in the limelight, are Beulah Louise Henry, inventor, the subject of a special article in the February issue of Success, which includes ׳ three pages, on her many useful inventions, with a picture of this comely Lady Edison; the other is Mrs. Samuel Rossiter Betts, of whose doings the Palm Beach Daily News of January 29 has much to say, including references to her beautiful opals, illustrated by a handsome picture of her. Guests of honor for the afternoon were:	Maud
Fulton, of the Humming Bird Company; Mrs. James Gracie, Mrs. Gardner Hirons, Margaret Vale Cora Wells Trow (president Post Parliament). Ruth Helen Davis (president of the Play Producing Society), and Beatrice Maude and Amelia Summerville.
Approval for Samaroff’s No Program Recital
Apropos of Olga Samaroff’s recent recital at which she announced no set program but permitted the audience to join with her in the selection of music to be played the following comment was made by Theodore Spiering’ the well known violinist and conductor;
The announcement that Olga Samaroff will not use a set nro-gram in. her recital strikes a sympathetic chord.
I congratulate Mine. Samaroff for making this innovation. I have always felt that a program prepared weeks before the actual date ot the performance was unworthy of a true artist
Of course, the repertoire as presented by an artist under such conditions is to a certain extent limited. It should be.
Artists should not be expected to have the entire literature at the:r command. Repertoires like personalities should be individual Uach artist s repertoire should be definitive. It should mark the ex-tremest reach and range and powers. And, from this he should have fullest freedom of choice as the inner need or the mood of the moment makes itself imperative to him.
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Rochester, N. Y., February 10.—Audiences of capacity size have continued to attend the weekly Wednesday night concerts at the Eastman Theater. The first of these after the Christmas holidays was provided by Ignaz Friedman, the Polish pianist, and Jacques Thibaud, the French violinist, who appeared in joint recital in the Paley. series on January 10. Both artists had been heard in Rochester once before, but under much less impressive conditions than marked their appearance at the Eastman Theater. They played together Brahms’ sonata in G major and Beethoven’s sonata in C minor. Each artist played a group of short pieces and won hearty applause. Charles Hart was accompanist for M. Thibaud.
The Impresario Delights Many.
The following week the Furlong season series was resumed with a performance of Mozart’s comic opera, The Impresario, presented by a special company headed by Percy Hemus, the American baritone, and including Francis Tyler, Thomas McGranihan, Hazel ‘Huntington, Lottice Howell and Gladys Craven. This was the first performance of the work in Rochester and much curiosity was manifested in it. The audience applauded the many delightful passages warmly and found hearty amusement in the character of Schickaneder, presented by Mr. Hemus. The display of bravura singing for the two prima donnas won special recognition. Paul Eisler, of the Metropolitan, came to Rochester especially to conduct the Eastman Theater orchestra in the playing of the score.
Joseph Bonnet Plays to Capacity Audience.
No more popular musical event has been given all season than the recital by Joseph Bonnet, the French organist, on the new Eastman Theater organ, January 24. The concert was an “extra,” but the house was sold out and many were forced to stand. M. Bonnet, making his first local appearance since his return from Europe, played a varied program, starting with Purcell, Le Grand, Clerambault, Buxtehude and Bach, and proceeding to César Franck and some of his own compositions. Finally' Bonnet played with the Eastman Theater Orchestra the Guilmant symphony concerto in D minor, a complete novely for Rochester. The orchestra was conducted by Arthur Alexander, the regular conductor. Bonnet’s recital was preliminary to his resumption of work as head of the organ department of the Eastman School of Music.
John : Charles Thomas’ Recital a Revelation.
John Charles Thomas, the American baritone, gave a song recital on January 31. Although Mr. Thomas was favorably known for his work in light opera, he proved a revelation as a recital artist, singing four groups of songs including English, Italian, French and German, and winning a volume of applause that has not been exceeded all season. The recital was in the Paley series. William Janaushek was Mr. Thomas’ accompanist. Additional interest was felt in the recital because Mr. Thomas’ only teacher has been Addin Fermin, now of the Eastman School faculty.
Louise Homer and Daughter Sing.
Louise Homer and her daughter, Louise Homer Stires, gave a joint recital on February 7 in the Furlong series. Both singers were in admirable voice.
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Two concerts in the chamber music series in Kilbourn Hall were given in January, one by Pierre Augieras, pianist, and Lucille Johnson Bigelow, harpist, on January IS, and the other by the Kilbourn Quartet on January 26. The recital by Mr. Augieras and Mrs. Bigelow, both of whom are members of the Eastman School faculty, was substituted for the London Quartet, which was prevented from coming by the illness of one of the members. The piano and harp combination proved much to the liking of the audience, particularly the duets, which included Pierne’s Concertstuck. Each artist played a group of short pieces.
The Kilbourn Quartet concert was made notable by the playing^ of the Brahms quintet for piano and strings, with Alf Klingenberg at the piano. The work was given a delightful performance and won continued applause. The quartet members are Vladimir Resnikoff, first violin; Gerald Kunz, second violin; Samuel Belov, viola, and Joseph Press, cello.
Tuesday Musical Presents Artists.
The Tuesday Musicale brought Mary Chappell Fisher, organist, to Rochester from Buffalo for a morning recital on January 16. Mrs. Fisher is a former member of the club and well known in Rochester. She was assisted by Margaret Goetze Kellner, soprano. On January 30 the Tuesday Musicale presented Erna Rubinstein, violinist, in recital in Kilbourn Hall.
Guy Maier Gives Program for Young People.
The first of a series of three recitals for the benefit of young persons on Saturday afternoons was given under direction of the Eastman School on January 27 in Kilbourn Hall by Guy Maier, the well known pianist. A large and interested audience, with many small children included, listened intently to Mr. Maier’s description of the various numbers on his program, for each of which he had a fascinating story or picturesque fund of comment. The purpose of this new series is to present useful knowledge of music to young persons in the form of interesting en-
The annual concert of Hebing’s Artillery Band, of which George Hebing is founder and conductor, was given on the evening of January 28 before a crowded audience in the Lyceum Theater.
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