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March 8, 1923
pieces; Land of Heart’s Desire, arr. by M. Kennedy Fraser; Invitation au Voyage, Duparc; If With All Your Hearts, from Elijah; Christ Has Risen, Night and Spring, Rachmaninoff; Summer Night, Tscherepnin; Two Grenadiers, Schumann; Dubinushka; Noel des Enfants, Debussy; Danza, Durants; a song by Hughes not on the program, and three Moussorgsky songs, The Goat, Hopak and Field Marshall Death.	J. C.
Intercollegiate Glee Club Contest
The seventh annual Intercollegiate Glee Club contest took place Saturday evening, March 3, before a capacity audience at Carnegie Hall. This event was conducted along the lines set down in previous contests. Each contesting club sang three numbers, a light “glee” song, and a song peculiar to its college, both of its own selection, and all sang in turn Mendelssohn’s Hunter’s Farewell, selected by the judges as the prize song. This year there were ten contestants: Amherst, Columbia, Cornell, Dartmouth, Harvard, New York University, Pennsylvania State, Princeton, University of Pennsylvania, Wesleyan and Yale. Cornell was forced to withdraw; due to an influenza epidemic, and New York University did not compete as they recently lost their musical director.
The prize was won by Dartmouth, with Princeton second and Yale third. Particular interest was attached to the appearance of the club from the University of Wisconsin, which recently won the mid-Western Intercollegiate Glee Club contest in Chicago*
In announcing the results of the contest, Dr. Walter Dam-rosch, as chairman of the committee of judges, consisting of Marcella Sembrich, Henry E. Krehbiel and himself, commented on the exceptionally high standards attained in this contest, and made certain suggestions which might well be taken by the Intercollegiate Musical Corporation. These were that there be uniformity in the matter of piano ׳accompaniment, and conducting. Too, one might suggest that in the future the clubs should be required to sing at least one strictly “light” song. This group ran the gamut from, Mah Little Banjo to Davies’ Hymn Before Action. The selection of the prize song was no more fortunate than in previous years, and lack of time necessitated altering this after several clubs had been heard.
Before the announcement of the winners, the University Glee Club of New York sang under the direction of Mr. Woodruff. John Barnes Wells pleased the audience particularly.
Sixth Noon-Day Musicale
The sixth in the series of noonday musicales given in Aeolian Hall under the direction of Frank La Forge and Ernesto Berúmen took place on Friday, March 2. Opening with the Schuett canzonetta in D major, the Duo-Art piano reproducing the playing of Mr. Berúmen, the program proved unusually good. Jessie Newgeon pleased with her rendition of the César Franck Grande Piece Symphonique, proving herself an organist of no mean talent. Elizabeth Campanole sang a group of French songs including Tes Yeux (Rabey), L’Oiseau bleu (Dalcroze) and the familiar aria, Depuis lc jour (Charpentier), displaying a soprano voice of much beauty and clarity. She had the advantage of accompaniments played by Frank La Forge with his inimitable skill.
Erin Ballard maintained her excellent reputation as a pianist of worth in Scott’s Lotus Land and Rachmaninoff’s Humoresque. Especially enjoyable were Arthur Kraft’s contributions to the program, Clay’s I’ll Sing Thee Songs of Araby and Speaks’ ־On the Road to Mandalay, which he sang to the Duo-Art accompaniment. The beauty of Mr. Kraft’s _ tenor voice, the clarity of his diction and the artistic insight which are his conspired to earn the hearty applause of a delighted audience. The program concluded with the quartet from Rigoletto admirably sung by Esther Malmrose, soprano; Charlotte McCoy, contralto; Albert Rappaport, tenor, and Lawrence Tibbett, baritone, with Eleanor Haley at the piano.
Royalty Hears Tirindelli
In Rome, Italy, on February 22, P. A. Tirindelli gavé a program of his own compositions in the presence qf Dowager Queen Margherita, the Archduchess Bianca and leading members of the American colony there. For many years Mr. Tirindelli has been head of the violin department and conductor of the orchestra at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.
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this recital, was well rewarded for its pains as Miss Pillsbury soon proved that she was a pianist of quite uncommon qualities. Her playing has not a few distinguishing characteristics, its most noteworthy quality being the unusual maturity of conception with which she interprets the music in hand. Obviously endowed with strong musical instincts, she has a keen sense of rhythm, a fine appreciation of tempo in its broader aspect and an unerring instinct for the melodic line. She plays with a warmth of feeling and with a degree of authority which combine to make her interpretations very convincing. Add to these qualities her charming freedom from affectation and it is easy to understand the immediate appeal which Miss Pillsbury has for her listeners. It is to be hoped that this pianist will be heard here again in the near future, and in a program more worthy of ׳her powers. It is given to few artists appearing in this city for the first time to create such a favorable impression. Miss Pillsbury was warmly applauded by a keenly appreciative audience.
Cortot Brilliant Soloist With Symphony.
Alfred Cortot, the celebrated French pianist, won a brilliant success as soloist with the Boston Symphony Orchestra Friday afternoon and Saturday evening, February 23 and 24, in Symphony Hall. Mr. Cortot chose ■the fourth concerto of Saint-Saëns as a vehicle for his extraordinary pianistic powers and gave it a memorable performance stamped by the familiar and altogether pleasurable virtues of his very great art. He was recalled again and again by a very enthusiastic audience. The purely orchestral numbers _ of the program were Rossini’s melodious overture to Semiramide, Mozart’s ever delightful symphony in G minor and, for a colorful closing number, the masterfully written Spanish rhapsody of Ravel.
Braslau and Spalding Divide Program.
Sophie Braslau, contralto, and Albert Spalding, violinist, gave a joint concert Thursday evening, March 1, in Symphony Hall. Miss Braslau was heard in these songs: The Orphan, The Classicist, On the Dneiper, Moussorgsky; Eternal, Wolf; Weinachten, Josten; Erlking, Schubert; The Faltering Dusk, Kramer; Thou Art Risen, My Beloved, Coleridge-Taylor; Ma Li’l Bateau, Strickland; As We Part, Tigenfritz. Mr. Spalding played these pieces: La Follia, Corelli-Spalding; prelude to The Deluge, Saint-Saëns; At the Fountain, Schumann; Waltz, A major, Brahms-Hochstein; Hark, Hark, the Lark, Schubert -Spalding; Waltz in B minor, Chopin-Spalding; Rondo Brilliant, Weber-Spalding. Ethel Cave-Cole accompanied Miss Braslau. Andre Benoist was accompanist for Mr. Spalding.
The gifts of Miss Braslau and Mr. Spalding have long-been admired in this city. The contralto’s rich voice and clear diction together with the intense emotional quality of her singing were again plentifully in evidence. At times her interpretations are marked by an excessive zeal which leads her to force tones. But Miss Braslau has gained in subtlety with the years and her singing gives pleasure. Mr. Spalding is a well poised violinist and a splendid musician. His art is stamped by true refinement and by an engaging sincerity of purpose. Both artists were vigorously applauded and the program was considerably lengthened. The concert was under the management of the Dixey Concert Direction.
Denishawn Dancers Return.
Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, together with the Denishawn Dancers, made their second and last appearance of the season in this city Friday afternoon, March 2, in the Boston Opera House. The program, differing slightly from that given here recently, included numbers from the music of Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, Liszt, Granados, Jonas, Moszkowski, Levitzki and Mana-Zucca. A quartet, ably led by_ Louis Horst, pianist, provided the music.
Again the Denishawns were greeted by a very large audience and again they gave unusual pleasure with the grace and beauty of their dancing, the effectiveness of their pantomine, the originality of their gorgeously colorful settings and costumes. The audience was very enthusiastic.
Clara Clemens Progresses.
Clara Clemens, mezzo soprano, gave her first recital in several years in this city Thursday evening, March 1, in Jordan Hall. She sang the following numbers: Love is a Sickness, and The Lark Now Leaves His Wat’ry Nest, Horatio Parker; Requies, Daniel G. Mason; To Russia, Sidney Homer; The Roses are Dead, Arthur Foote; The Skylark, Walter Rummell‘; Faithless, Violet and A Single Tone, Cornelius; Death the Releaser, Strauss; Lullaby, Reger; Edward, Loewe; Nebbie, Respighi; La Gaita Alle-gra, Fernandez; Visione Veneziana, Brogi; Mira La Ben, Pedrell; Goodbye and Near to Thee, Gabrilowitsch; Little Fish’s Song, Arensky; and Parasha’s Revery and Dance, Moussorgsky.
_ Mine. Clemens has made significant strides in her art since her last appearance in this city several seasons ago. While her voice is not of great intrinsic beauty, she manages to control it with greater skill and it generally serves her interpretative designs. A musician of discernment, she phrases her songs musically and her interpretations are usually very convincing. She was most effective in the numbers from Brahms and Cornelius. Mme. Clemens has a charming personality and her large audience applauded her heartily throughout the evening.
People’s Symphony Orchestra.
Last Sunday’s program of the People’s Symphony Orchestra, Emil Mollenhauer, conductor, at the St. James Theater, included, the three purely orchestral movements from Beethoven’s Ninth Symphony and Volbach’s symphonic poem, Es Waren zwei Konigkinder. Stetson Humphrey, the well known baritone of this city, sang the familiar Evening Star song from Tannhäuser and Schumann’s The Two Grenadiers.
Rosing in Second Recital.
_ Rosing, the Russian tenor, gave his second Boston recital of the season Monday evening, February 26, in Jordan Hall. He gave an exhibition of his abilities in these
Boston, March 4.—Recognizing twenty-five years’ service of George W. Chadwick, director, and Wallace Goodrich, dean of the faculty, the orchestra'and chorus of the New England Conservatory of Music gave an interesting concert Wednesday evening, February 28, in Symphony Hall. Both men began their studies at the Conservatory. Mr. Chadwick was induced by the late Eben D. Jordan to accept the directorship a quarter of a century ago. One of his first acts as director was to bring in new instructors, among whom was Mr. Goodrich, then recently returned from years of study in Europe.
The opening number at the concert was, appropriately, Mr. Chadwick’s Anniversary Overture, written a year ago to give expression to the feelings of a man who had long directed the oldest and largest of American music schools. The composer conducted this work as well as the two following numbers: his Land of Our Hearts, for mixed voice and orchestra, the poem by John Hall Ingham; and his Sin-fonietta in D major.
The second part of the program was conducted by Mr. Goodrich. It included one of his compositions, the Ave Maria for mixed chorus and orchestra, after an English translation by Isabella G. Parker of Victor von Schefel’s Am Chiemsee. Four of Ottorino Respighi’s old dances and airs for the Lute, freely transcribed for the orchestra, were presented, with Stuart Mason of the faculty at the harpsichord. The concert was brought to a close with the Psyche and Eros episode from César Franck’s symphonic poem Psyche, and with the prelude to Wagner’s Mastersingers of Nuremberg.
The conservatory orchestra played surprisingly well, particularly when Mr. Goodrich conducted. The band is well trained, its playing is marked with precision, euphony and commendable balance, and Mr. Goodrich achieved admirable results with it, particularly in the fragment from Franck’s symphonic poem. American symphony orchestras in need of a conductor would do well to consider Mr. Goodrich, for he ranks high as a musician and as a leader. Mr. Chadwick and Mr. Goodrich were warmly greeted when they appeared, the audience rising in each case. It was a well deserved tribute to these men who have played an important part in the musical development not only of New England, but also of the whole country.
Ganna Walska in Boston Debut.
Ganna Walska, the Polish soprano, gave her first recital in this city Sunday afternoon, February 25, in Symphony Hall. She was assisted by Max Kaplick, formerly a member of the Boston Opera Company. The soprano sang these pieces: aria of Constance from L’enlevement au Serail, Mozart; Porgi Amor from Nozze de Figaro, Mozart; Violette, Scarlatti; Amor, Richard Strauss;, aria de Blondine, Mozart; Coq d’Or, Rimsky-Korsakoff; and Valse, Strauss. Mr. Kaplick’s numbers were as follows: II templario, Nicolai; I’prigionieri d’Edenburgo, Ricci; aria-Vision Fugitive from Herodiade, Massenet; Japanishches Regenlied, Marx; Ecce Homo, Trunk; Daddy’s Little Boy, Mana-Zucca; and Three Shadows, Burleigh. Together they were heard in the familiar duet from Rigoletto.
Mme. Walska was extremely ill advised in her choice of a program since it was beyond her present voice, skill and interpretative ability. Mr. Kaplick displayed a resonant voice which he used with considerable skill. A small audience applauded the artists politely.
Agnes Pillsbury Wins Fine Success.
Agnes Hope Pillsbury, a pianist from Chicago, gave ■her first recital in this city Thursday afternoon, February 27, in Steinert Hall. Miss Pillsbury set herself an exacting program comprising three sonatas of Beethoven—the sonata in A flat with the variations, the Pathetique and the Pastoral.
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