March 8, 1923
MUSICAL COURIER
ACROSS THE COUNTRY
and illustrated at the piano, how most of the so-called popular music of the day is taken from the classics and by the mere changing of the rhythms how the character of the music is changed. For examples he chose such things as the song called I’m always chasing Rainbows and showed that the melody of that was taken from the Chopin Fantasy-Impromptu by playing_ first the song and then the fantasy, itself, on the Ampico Reproduction piano. Illustrations and talks on the different musical forms were of much interest.	r jj
Detroit, Mich.—(See letter on another page).
El Paso, Tex., February 17.—The El Paso Philharmonic Society presented Mischa Elman, February 7, at Liberty Hall, before a crowded house. His consummate artistry made the program one long to be treasured in the memory of those who heard him. His accompanist, Josef Bomme, was thoroughly satisfactory in every way.
The San Carlo Grand Opera Company presented four operas at the Texas Grand Theater before large audiences Aida, Madame Butterfly, Martha and II Trovatore were those given. It is to be hoped that this company will include El Paso in its itinerary each year, as they can be assured of crowded houses.
Paderewski thrilled an El Paso audience at his recital at Liberty Hall. He was given a rousing reception, the audience rising to its feet. His program included the compositions of Mendelssohn, Schumann, Beethoven, Chopin and	Bor encor®s he played Schubert’s Impromptu,
a Polish Song, by Chopin, transcribed for the piano by Liszt, and Hark, Hark, the Lark, by Schubert-Liszt. Paderewski refused to be interviewed by the newspapers while in the city and remained in his Pullman during his twenty-four-hour stay.
William Wade Hinshaw’s production of Cosi Fan Tutte was the last “Pop” attraction under the auspices of the Womens Club, and was given at Liberty Hall on February 19. It was a highly satisfactory evening for all those present. Everyone thoroughly enjoyed the opera. T. E. S.
Fort Collins, Colo., February 23,—The Reserve Officers Training Corps Band of the Colorado Agricultural College, under the direction of William H. Feldman, gave its annual home concert the night of Washington’s Birthday, in the college auditorium, as a preliminary step to its regular tour of the State. The concert, which included a number of instrumental solos, showed excellent progress in the development of the band since a year ago. Some vaudeville features were introduced to give the entertainment variety.	i? A
Fort Smith Ark., February 20.—Anna Case appeared m recital at the New Theater, giving the second number in the Fort Smith Concert Club series. She offered a well chosen and beautifully interpreted program of songs. On the same day, Ted Shawn, Ruth St. Denis and the Denis'1™11 dancers gave two programs at the Joie Theater. Two such unusual attractions in one evening, and each equally well attended, argues well for the growth of Fort Smith’s appreciation of the finer arts.
A very successful community sing was held at the First Methodist Episcopal Church South, under the auspices of the local Y. W. C. A.
Auburn, N. Y., February 26.—■Auburn’s symphony orchestra of fifty players is now completely organized under the direction of Thomas Giannino, local violin instructor. The first rehearsal was held on February 25 and plans made for the first public concert to be given early in May.
The Ukrainian National Chorus, with Nina Koshetz as soloist, appeared February 22, at the Auditorium. After the performance a banquet was tendered this company by the Ukrainian residents of Auburn.
A male chorus of thirty voices has been formed by Harry Tidd, organist of the First Baptist Church. It includes some of the best male voices in the city. The chorus made its first appearance February 25.	F. T. R.
Birmingham, Ala., February 23.—A Matinee Musicale was given in the auditorium of the Loulie Compton Semi-nary, of which institution Hattie Morton is principal and Virginia Reece-Sims, musical director. Those taking part were Marguerite Neal, Christine Mathews, Wilma Watson Margaret Shook, Martha Clements, Leila Mae Bomar Eleanor Woodruff, Dorothy Loeb, Mabel Glenn, Helen Moreland, Virginia Holt, Elizabeth Brock, Jennie Chalmers and Elizabeth Griffith.
The Denishawn Dancers, headed by Ruth St. Denis and Ted Shawn, entertained a large audience at the Jefferson Theater.
Lucy Dickinson Marx recently appeared before the Congressional and Arts Club of Washington, D. C., with marked success. Mrs. Marx sang for Mary Garden and her manager, upon request.
Marcel Dupre gave a notable recital on the organ of the First Baptist Church. Great interest was manifested in his amazing improvisations on themes suggested by local musicians. Local organists who sent in themes were Ferdinand Dunkley, Laura Jackson Davids, Mrs. E. T. Rice, Edna Gockel Gussen, Edwin Lyles Taylor and Orla D. Allen.
The Golden Threshold, a song cycle by Liza Lehmann, was presented by a triple quartet from the studios of Sara Mallam, at the Ensley Opera House.	A. G.
Boston, Mass.—(See letter on another page).
Chapel Hill, N. C., February 24,—The monthly faculty recital was given by John Paul Weaver at the Sprunt Memorial Church. The program included a Bach fugue and choral prelude, In Modo di Marcia from the German Requiem by Brahms, and an arrangement of Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, by Diton.
Arthur Shattuck appeared on the •artist’s course of the University of North Carolina, February 12. He played a program ranging from Bach’s Capriccio in B flat and the Gluck-Saint-Saens Air de Ballet to the Isle of Shadows, by Palmgren, and the March of the Wooden Soldiers, by Goossens.
The music section of the Chapel Hill Community Club held its February meeting at the home of Mrs. Harry Chase. A program of old-fashioned music was given by the following musicians, who were dressed in colonial costumes:	Mrs. Learned, soprano; Carl Wiegand, violinist;
Roy Anderson, tenor, and a quartet consisting of Mesdames Hamilton and Paulsen and Messrs. Anderson and George Lawrence.	׳p. jj jj
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The Amrita Grotto Band, a local organization under the direction of Harry Le Maire, gave a concert at the Joie I heater^ which was well received by a large audience.
Ihe Good Shepherd, a sacred cantata by Ira B. Wilson was presented at the First Methodist Episcopal Church South, with Mrs. Joseph E. Leming directing. Another concert was given at the same church with Mabel Vann Lindsey in charge.
Sister Gabrielle presented her piano pupil, Maxine Sternberg, in recital recently, assisted by Dorothy Schnitzer and Francis Hundhousen, pupils of Sister Stephen, at the St. Boniface School of Music Home.
״Clar״,c•? Buif! Presented his Piano pupils, Sam Chomsky, Mary Wilma Fletcher, Lois Jasper, Mary Frances Drake, Zada Sue Padgett, Anna Louise Powell, Anna Lee Hunt Iheo Johnston, Bernardine Jeter, Beulah Evans, Mary Prances Skidmore, Angelyn Burg, Stuart Albers, Opal Mason Virginia Laws, Margaret Phillips, Virginia Davis, Mildred Mudge and Monica Mensing, in recital at the Carnegie Library.
Mary Allen, of the San Carlo Opera Company, has severed her connection with that company and gone to Milan Italy, where she will spend the next two years in study. Mary Allen is Mrs. W. H. Allen in private life, wife of Ur. W. H. Allen of Fort Smith. She made her debut with the opera company a year ago, in Buffalo, N. Y. F. K. F.
Harrisburg, Pa., February 27,—Mary Potter, contralto was presented in a recital at Technical High School under the auspices of the Wednesday Club. Miss Potter was assisted by the Boston Symphonic Quintet.
ArY[olS-te S' Ca,sse1׳ chorus director of the Fifth Street Methodist Church, was given a farewell party. She has resigned as organist of the Fifth Street Church and will assume duties as chorister at the Stevens Memorial Methodist Church, the second largest church in the city. Miss iass,eJ presented with a pair of silver candlesticks by Club, a musical club which she organized.
The Harp Vocal Ensemble appeared recently with Nellie Zimmer as soloist. The program consisted of a variety of harp groups and two tenor solos by Signor Cappelli, tenor I he new pipe organ recently installed in the Elks’ Home was dedicated at special services, the features of which
W(er!.anc.0r?aVe?itaI by Alfred C Kuschwa, choirmaster ol bt. Stephens Protestant Episcopal Church, and an address on music by Edward E. Beidleman.
Students of the Mausert Studio gave a violin recital under the direction of Mrs. Fearing H. Morris.
Frank A. McCarrell, organist of the Pine Street Presbyterian Church, offered the second of a series of Lenten °Jgan recltaI? 111 St. Stephen’s Protestant Episcopal Church Mrs. Lhamzine _M. Cox assisted.
A costume recital of old songs was presented by the music committee of the Penbrook Community Civic Club, at Boyd
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Chicago, 111.—(See letter on another page).
Cincinnati, Ohio—(See letter on another page).
Dallas, Tex., February 23,—On February 5 the Mac Donald-Mason Concert Management presented Paderewski in piano recital, drawing a crowd which overflowed the big Fair Park Coliseum. It was probably the largest audience which ever greeted a musical artist here, there being hundreds present from towns near by. At the close of the program, in response to the storms of applause, three encores were played—one being his own minuet in G —which gave particular enjoyment to the listeners.
Assisted by the Schubert Choral Club, and presented by them, Alberto Salvi was heard at City Hall, February 7.
The Dallas Symphony Orchestra recently gave one of the finest programs ever presented by the organization, playing with fine spirit, good attacks and excellent climaxes. On the program was the Beethoven Leonore overture, the Rouet d’Omphale, by Saint-Saëns; an Elegie by Harold Hart Todd (who is of the piano department of the Southern Methodist University), The Petite Suite, by Bizet; Song of the Boatman of the Volga, by Cady; Valse Triste, by Sibelius, and two Spanish pieces by Lacome. The soloist was Mrs. Robert Morton, one of the best known of the vocal artists of the city. Piano accompaniments were played by Elizabeth Gay Jones.
Frieda Hempel gave her second Jenny Lind Concert in this city February 13. Miss Hempel is extremely popular in Dallas and the great crowd was enthusiastic, as is always the case when she appears here. Seven encores were sung in all. The regular program opened with Handel’s Oh, Had I Jubal’s Lyre, followed by Sweet Bird, by the same composer; coloratura arias, such as The Norwegian Echo song, with the usual flute accompaniment; an aria from The Daughter of the Regiment and several of the very old American songs such as Home Sweet Home. Coenraad Bos played beautiful accompaniments, as always, and Louis Fritz, flutist, delighted with his flute solos. The Dallas Male Chorus, under whose auspices Miss Hempel appeared, did some excellent singing in The Nun of Nidaros, by Dudley Buck, which brought the program to its close. Miss Hempel sang the solo part. Paul Van Katwijk, the conductor of the chorus, and Mrs. Van Katwijk, accompanist for the chorus, shared in the honors of the evening.
Sigmund Spaeth, New York critic and lecturer on musical subjects, visited in Dallas February 5 to 8 and gave lectures in all of the high schools, before some of the leading clubs of the city, and at the broadcasting station of the Dallas News ׳(much to the interest^ of Radio listeners). Dr. Spaeth’s talks were enlightening and interesting, mixing humorous things with the serious. His visit to the city should do much toward stimulating a greater interest in the higher class of music. He pointed out to the students,
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