March 8, 1923
School auditorium. Those taking part included Walter Hieermann, cello; William Morgan Knox, violin, and Romeo Giomo, piano, all of the College of Music faculty. The accompaniments were played by Virginia Gilbert. W. W.
American Music Optimists—Bel Canto Society Concert
The American Music Optimists and Bel Canto Society (Mana-Zucca founder and president, and Lazar S. Samoi-loff, acting president and musical director) gave their concert at the Waldorf-Astoria Hotel, February 19. The standard this society has set is a very high one, and this concert surpassed any of the previous ones, which is saying a great deal.
The first number, the aria from Faust (Gounod) was sung by Rev. Constantin Buketoff, a baritone whose voice is remarkable for its quality and range. He also sang The Bells (Rachmaninoff), a Russian folk song, and Devil’s Love Song (Gilberté) in which he rose to dramatic heights. For sheer beauty of tone and phrasing, dignity of style and interpretation, Mr. Buketoff’s singing cannot be commended too highly. Jacob Gegna, violinist, played the Sonate by Semaille, Berceuse Slave (Nerugo-Gilman), and Scherzo (Mitnitzky), with authority, showing a sure command of his instrument by his rich, beautiful tone and brilliant technic. Avo Bombarger, a young American tenor, sang the aria from La Bohême and a group of songs, including Invocation to the Sun God (Clayton Thomas), The Lament of Ian the Proud (Griffes),_ Rachem (Mana-Zucca),. Mr. Bombarger has an extraordinary tenor voice, of unusually rich quality and big range, and sings with great warmth and temperament. Consuelo Escobar, coloratura soprano, graciously replaced Gladys St. John, who could not appear on account of illness; she sang the aria from Manon (Massenet) and a group of songs, among them being If Flowers Could Speak (Mana-Zucca), _ and displayed a brilliant coloratura voice of beautiful lyric quality, the most intricate cadenzas being rendered with ease and fluency.
As a climax to the program, in which there had not been one dull or lagging moment, the quartet from Rigoletto was brilliantly sung by the Samoiloff Bel Canto Quartet, composed of Consuelo Escobar, Lillian Miller, Avo Bombarger and Constantin Buketoff. Special mention must be made of the excellent work of Marta Stuart, who accompanied admirably, and gave the artists splendid support. The audience was a large and enthusiastic one, so insistent in its applause that the artists were obliged to give many encores.
In appreciation of the great artistry of Mme. Escobar and Mr. Buketoff, the American Music Optimists and Bel Canto Society ■is arranging a joint recital for these two artists, to be given under its auspices at Aeolian Hall, Tuesday evening, April 3, to introduce these artists to the public.
Konecny’s Successful Radio Concert
On Friday evening, February 9, Josef Konecny, Bohemian violinist, with his associates—Esther Luella Lash, soprano, and Margaret Gary, pianist—played on the feature radio program of the Los Angeles Times, KHJ. This is one of the most powerful broadcasting stations on _ the Pacific Coast and, according to the director of the Times Radio, reaches nightly audiences of, conservatively speaking, one million auditors in every part of the_ United States, Hawaiian Islands, Samoa, Alaska and Mexico. The very next day a telegram was received from a radio fan in New York City advising that the concert had been heard there.
Numerous telephone calls were received during the program itself, complimentary to the excellence of the same, and even asking for encores and request numbers. Complimentary letters are still coming in to the Times.
Mr. Konecny’s numbers were: Ave Maria (Schubert-Wilhelmj), Zephyr (Hubay), Caprice No. 6—The Phantom (Paganini), Spanish Dance, No. 8 (Sarasate). Mrs. Lash’s numbers were: Cavatina from The'Barber of Seville, Una Voce poco Fa (Rossini), Lullaby (Lash), Bird of the Mountain (Hubbard), with violin obligato. Miss Gary played the second Hungarian rhapsody of Liszt.
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Her program included familiar old Italian and English songs and two numbers by local composers—Lazy Song, by Corinne Moore-Lawson, and Fear by Grace Gardner.
Second Concert For Young People.
The second concert for young people, given by the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra was greatly enjoyed by those who were present at Emery Auditorium, February 13. Under the direction of Fritz Reiner there was a rather elaborate program given for the little folks. The program included such numbers as Prometheus, by Beethoven; overture from Magic Flute, by Mozart; Schubert’s Military March and the finale from Haydn’s Farewell Symphony. Thomas James Kelley acted as interpreter.
Conservatory of Music Notes.
Dan Beddoe gave a recital in Danville College, on February 16, when he sang a varied program, including arias from operas and oratorio. These included English,^ Russian and classical songs. It is needless to say that it was much enjoyed.
On February 8, Robert Perutz, Polish violin virtuoso, now a member of the artist faculty of the conservatory, gave an excellent violin concert in Dayton, Ohio. Throughout his fine program Mr. Perutz revealed his deeply poetical nature and his absolute command of technical resources.
A distinctive concert was given by the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music orchestra on February 13, at Conservatory Hall. The orchestra was under the direction of Mod-este Alloo and the numbers included the Manfred overture by Schumann, fourth concert, in C minor, by Saint-Saëns; concerto in D minor for violin and orchestra, by Vieux-temps; concerto No. 5, by Beethoven, for piano and orchestra, and other selections that made the concert a real event. The progress that is being made by this body of student musicians is gratifying.
On February 10, the conservatory was honored by a visit from Ursula Greville, the noted English coloratura soprano. She captivated all by her enthusiasm and artistry. She remained for dinner and afterward thrilled the students with her coloratura feats.
It is announced that Dr. Edgar Stillman Kelley, head of the theory department of the conservatory, will go to Europe again this year, leaving the last of March. He will visit London and the Continent. It is announced that Mr. Kelley’s Vanity Fair, from his Pilgrim’s Progress, will *be given at the Worcester Festival, Worcester, Mass., this coming May.
Lydia Cleary-Dozier, soprano, and Emil Rosen, of the class of John Hoffmann, gave a concert at Columbus, Ohio, on February 11.
. Other Items.
Francois Capouilliez, basso cantante, was heard in two song recitals at the Hotel Sinton on February 12 and 13. His programs were quite varied in style ■and afforded the soloist ample opportunity to prove his ability as a singer of merit. The concerts were given under the auspices of the William Nelson Woman’s Relief Corps No. 14.
Rehearsals for the coming May Music Festival have been progressing in a delightful way under the direction of Frank van der Stucken.
The Choral Society of St. Paul’s M. E. Church gave a special musical service on February 12, under the direction of Ben C. DeCamp, organist and director.
The Norwood Musical Club gave a delightful program for the Norwood Federation of Women’s Clubs at the Norwood Christian Church, on the afternoon of February 14.
A special musical service was enjoyed at the First English Lutheran Church on the evening of February 11. Norean Wayman is organist and director.
A community concert was given at the Hoffman School, on February 11, under the direction of Olive Hamer Stoll. The program was a pleasing one.
A program of Cincinnati composers was given on February 6. The compositions were given in manuscript form.
The Students’ Music Club held a meeting at the residence of Eleanor Swope on February 10. A prize was given to the student who extemporized the best accompaniment to a major and minor melody.
The East High Community Center gave its seventeenth Sunday afternoon concert on February 11, in the East High
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CINCINNATI ORCHESTRA
TO HAVE A PENSION FUND
Orchestra Members Give Benefit Costume Concert— Matinee Musical and Orpheus Clubs Appear—Notes
Cincinnati, Ohio, February 16.—A novel musical event was enjoyed on February 9 in the Hotel Sinton, when a number of the members of the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra appeared in a costume concert. It was a benefit performance for the purpose of a pension fund for the orchestra. Fritz Reiner, the director, obtained the consent of the Symphony Board to make this possible by a special concert. In order that it might be different from other musical affairs, it was decided to have a program devoted to the Haydn period. The members of the orchestra taking part dressed as the musicians of that period. The music played included Prometheus, by Beethoven; the Dorfmusik sextet, by Mozart, and the Farewell symphony of Haydn. Those taking part were Emil Heermann, S. Culp, Carl Wunderle, J. Kolmschlag, G. Albrecht and J. Ringer.
Fourth Season of Opera at Zoo Gardens.
It has been definitely decided to have a season of grand opera at the Zoo Garden this year. The season will be the fourth and will comprise eight weeks, beginning June 24. In view of the success of past years an effort will be made to give an even higher class repertory of operas. Ralph Lyford will again act as managing director. The first rehearsal for the chorus was held on February IS.
Matinee Musical Club Gives Concert.
The Matinee Musical Club gave a concert on February 7 in the Hotel Sinton ballroom. The program for the most part was made up of choral numbers, which included To the Spirit of Music, by Stephens; Valse Ariette by Deems Taylor; Serenade, by A. O. Palm; an arrangement of Brahms’ Summer Dreams, by Philip Werthner, and a cantata, The River of Stars, by Bowden. The chorus, made up of selected voices, was under the direction of Mrs. Adolf Hahn. Mrs. R. E. Wells, violinist, and Louise Snodgrass, pianist, were the soloists. Both soloists and chorus made a fine impression and the concert was greatly enjoyed.
Municipal Comic Opera Planned.
There is a plan under way to include Cincinnati in the number of cities that will be given an opportunity to enjoy a season of summer comic opera in 1924. The plans being worked out are aiming to organize a Municipal Comic Opera Company similar to that in St. Louis. Matt Grau, of New York, was a recent visitor to this city, where he laid the plans before the city officials and merchants. The idea is to build a large auditorium in some park where the operas can be given annually.
College of Music Notes.
At the usual students’ noonday recital at the College of Music, February 3, pupils from the classes of Mrs. L. A. Rixford, Edna Weiler Paulson, Estelle R. Whitney and Frederick J. Hoffmann appeared. _
The annual organ recital by Lillian Arkell Rixford, _ a member of the faculty, who is also a member of the Organist Guild, was enjoyed on February 12. The program was varied and served to show the performer’s fine technic and ability.
Walter Heermann, a faculty member, was the soloist at the concert given by the Kappa Kappa Gamma Sorority at Columbus, Ohio, on February 6.
Orpheus Club Concert.
The Orpheus Club concert on the evening of February IS, at Emery Auditorium, attained the high standard that has been maintained in recent months by this body of singers. The character of the works presented speaks well for both director and members. Under the leadership of Prower Symons, the club has made notable progress. Some of the songs rendered were Heartache, by Dvorak; Drakes Drum, by Coleridge-Taylor, and Hymn to the Madonna, by Kremer. The soloist was Florence Macbeth, soprano, who has appeared several times before.with this organization. Her work, familiar to the music public here was of the best.
A. GARDEN OF BEAUTIFUL BALLADS
Eleven of the Loveliest Songs of Sentiment by Well-Known Writers
DAWN OF TOMORROW
Words and Music l)y Don E. Atwood and Leon E. Terry
Here’s a lover’s full-throated paean of confidence. For him (or her) tomorrow holds naught but sunshine. Sorrow is perhaps relegated to the dim hinterland of the married life for which the morrow will probably be responsible. But tomorrow the moth shall live!
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SHOES
Words hy Ruth Boyd	Music by Gustave Ferrari
Would you have your audience entirely with you? The magic recipe lies in a merry little song like “Shoes.” At the end, there’s a bit of wistful sentiment, which only serves to treble its value for you. Why are songs like “Shoes” found in׳ the programs of so many successful singers?
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ROSES OF MEMORY
Words and Music hy Bernard Hamblen
There are so many “rose” songs that it is a task for a discriminating artist to decide which one of the lot to use. Here are four artists who have selected the same song for their Victor, Columbia, Edison and Pathe phonograph records: Lambert Murphy, Barbara Maurel, Leola Lucey and Percy Hemus.
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SYNE MY LUVE HAE GANG AWA׳
Words by Frederick H. Martens	Music by Gustav Saenger
In this characteristic ballad the composer eloquently proves that despite the many existing songs in the Scotch atmosphere, the musical world is all the richer and more fortunate because of this new song.
It is a feature of the programs of Evelyn Scotney and other prominent artists. In its instrumental settings the song has been played for the phonograph by Mischa Elman, Willem Willeke and Richard Czerwonky.	.	,,,
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THE MYSTIC HOUR
Words by Richard Lovell	Music by B. Sherman Fowler
The mystic hour when day melts into dusk, and life pauses for a moment to mediate upon unwordly things. What a picture! A man and a maid, just married, standing on the threshold of life, pray that everything may remain forever as beautiful and as pure as it is at this sacred moment. An admirable song for weddings. Some call it a second “Oh Promise Me.”
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Let us send you our beautiful thematic circular giving the poem and first page of the music of each of these songs. Ask your local dealer.
ONLY IN DREAMS
waiter Pulitzer	Music by Frank H. Grey
“All the world loves a lover”—especially if he is playing in hard luck. In this wistful j*ong-b'it Frank H Grey has undoubtedly written one of the most humanly appealing melodies of Ins successful
career. It is a song to work wonders with any audience.	v .	.	■u D
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MY FORGET-ME-NOT
Words by Richard Lovell
In tales of romance our hero and heroine frequently take sentimental pilgrimagesji״t(> the Asia Africa and the South Seas to find their ideal soul mate. But real life is sometimes even more romantic than fiction in its surprises. To seek the Holy Grail of ™mance °^er,	8 ״melodv® with1 a
to find it waiting just around the corner at home is not unusual. Here is a lovely melody witn a delicious sentiment. Your audiences will make you repeat it every time you sing it.
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WHERE’ER THOU ART
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Words and Music by Clint R. Carpenter	״ .
The reunion of lovers is a fitting theme for a good sentimental ballad.
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the spirit of the words with consummate skill—but then, the reason is patent, for he is also the poet in the conspiracy. A song for the well-chosen program.	• cn
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MAVOURNEEN, MY DARLING
Words hv Frederick H Martens	Music hy William Lester
Whether or not close proximity to the famous Blarney Stone has anything to do with the case it remains that love-making is one of the national gifts of the Irish. ^nd here stn	/ Tone
with all the additional pathos and enchantment that distance inevitably lends to the view. A song
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LONELY HOURS	v ״
Words tv Elizabeth Reynolds	Music by Granville English
The subject of loneliness has given inspiration to the greatest poets. It is a	s!J1‘«
ment admirably adapted to musical expression. Mr. English s setting of Miss Reynolds lyric is a gem which is finding great favor among American recitalists.	- •	rOT1tc
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THERE ARE NO ROSES
Words and Music by Clint R. Carpenter	,,	, ,	. ״
Love may be blind, as the cynic claims, but there’s evidently some wond rous alchemy involved, for what is more lovely than life as a lover sees it? Decidedly fins is a better ballad and should enjoy lasting popularity with every audience.	■p • 0
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