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is one of the largest and best known choruses in the southwest and its spring festival is one of the music features of the year for Oklahoma music lovers. Mrs. J. H. Barthold, Mr. and Mrs. Earl A. VirDen and Frederic Libke, of Oklahoma City, were soloists and Caroline McMechan was accompanist. The program was composed largely of selections from the Messiah and Stabat Mater, interspersed with miscellaneous choruses.
Wilda Fuehner, Jack Cullers, Helen Marr Woodward and Martin Burton, local students displaying unusual music talent, were presented in recital by the Ladies’ Music Club, in the High School Auditorium. Each reflected credit on himself and his teacher. Miss Fuehner sang three selections: Air de Salome, from Herodiade; Becker’s Springtide, and La Forge’s To a Messenger. Miss Woodward played Mac-Dowell’s Prelude and Jack Cullers rendered two flute solos: Pizzicato, by Delibes, and Souvenir, by Drdla. The program closed with the first movement of the B flat minor concerto, by Tschaikowsky, executed by Martin Burton, with the orchestral part played on the second piano by Viola Palmer. Mrs. Frederick H. Owen, Laura St. Mary and Nellie Miller were accompanists.
Mrs. C. D. Richardson gave a piano recital in her studio, presenting the following pupils: Eileen Simms, Helen Frances Layton, Anna Ruth Davis, Lillian Morrison, Georgia Huston, Elizabeth de Roche, Clara Elizabeth Hammonds, Marguerite Harrison, Maude Richardson, Merle Morgan, Myra Ross, Vienna Jones, Bernice Boyle and Mary Mac-Laren.	C. M. C.
Philadelphia, Pa.—(See letter on another page).
Roanoke, Va., March 20.—The March meeting of the Thursday Morning Music Club was held at the Thurman and Boone Music Salon. The program included a group of piano numbers by Mae Thomas; Spinning Song, from Martha, by quartet composed of Mrs. G. C. Peery, soprano; Mrs. Roland Cook, contralto; G. C. Peery, tenor, and Clinton Eley, basso; two violin solos by Mrs. C. H. Whitemore; a group of songs by Mrs. G. C. Peery; two piano numbers, by Clinton Eley, and a group of songs by the Salem Glee Club, under the direction of Clinton Eley.
The monthly meeting of the Roanoke Music Teachers’ Association was held March 6, at the studio of Mrs. N. L. Brophy. After a short business session the evening was devoted to social features.
The Acorn Glee Club was formally organized and the following officers were elected: Edward Kinney, president; Gordon Johnson, vice-president; John McCoy, secretary; John Bowman, treasurer, and Jesse Brittain, recording secretary. E. J. Calthrop was chosen as director and general manager. Plans are now under way for a series of concerts to be given in the near future.
Martha Pares¡ and Mary Evens will sponsor a series of three concerts to be given at the Auditorium during April and May.
Mary Lindsay-Oliver, of New York, was a visitor to Roanoke on March 8, completing arrangements for the appearance here of Amelita Galli-Curci and assisting artists.
The auditorium of Greene Memorial Church was filled to capacity on' March 13, when the choir of that church, with assisting voices, rendered Cowen’s The Rose Maiden, under the direction of Herman F. Larson. The ensemble work was of a high order, as was that of the soloists, and Mrs. Claude Guerrant at the organ gave splendid support. The
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cello and violin. Two unusually good accompanists, Charles Hart and Edouard Gendron, contributed to the success of the evening.
At a matinee recital at the Goodwyn Institute, Alfred Cortot renewed the fine impressions he made last season. The program included the twenty-four Chopin preludes, the. Vivaldi concerto de Camera, the Andante Spianato et Polonaise, Chopin, and a group of numbers closing with Liszt’s Hungarian Rhapsodie No. 2. Mr. Cortot’s appearance here was under the auspices of the Beethoven Club.
One of the most thoroughly artistic concert offerings of the entire season was given at the Lyric Theater, when the Cortese Brothers presented Jascha Heifetz as the last attraction of three artist recitals. The playing of this artist leaves nothing to be wished for. The program comprised sonata No. 4, in D major (Handel), the D minor concerto (Wieniawski), Ave Maria (Schubert-Wilhelmj), Caprice (Paganini), Saltarella (Wieniawski), Chorus of Dervishes (Beethoven), Melodie (Tschaikowsky) and Ronde des Lutins (Bazzini). Should Heifetz appear next season (which it is hoped the local management will arrange) the Lyric will not accommodate the crowd. Samuel Chotzinoff was at the piano and gave fine support.
Adolph Steuterman, organist of Calvary Church, assisted by local talents, giving a series of Lenten Organ Recitals. Mrs. Charles Watson, soprano; Milton Knowlton, baritone; John Kinnie, baritone, Dr. Farrington and others have assisted on the programs, which have been unusually enjoyable.
Mrs. W. A. Bickford, chairman of the committee on free matinee recitals of the Beethoven Club, has put on some of the finest programs ever given by the club. The program for February was of concerted numbers and some of the best talent in the city participated. The Beethoven Choral Class, under the direction of Patrick O’Sullivan, Mrs. Emerson Bailey chairman, appeared for the first time on a club program and gave a creditable account of themselves.
Susie LaVerne DeShazo, former pupil of Alfred Cortot, entertained at a dinner at the Hotel Gayoso in honor of this celebrated French pianist. Among the other social events proffered Mr. Cortot during his recent visit was a reception given at the Bolling-Musser School of Music and a like affair at the Theodor Bohlmann School of Music.
The Theodor Bohlmann School of Music announces the second annual master class in voice, which will be in charge of Klibansky, the noted voice teacher, who made so many friends last season when he conducted a similar class.
J. V. D.
Menomonie, Wis., March 23.—A large crowd gathered in Stout Auditorium to hear Constant Sigrist, dramatic tenor, and Leona Perry, violinist. The artistry with which the entire program was given was of a high order. Mr. Sigrist’s voice is under fine control and his enunciation is clear. All his songs were interpreted effectively but his French' and Italian numbers were most appealing. Miss Perry, who is yet very young, revealed ready attack, good intonation and interpretive sensibilities. James Manley was the accompanist and was asked to share honors at the close for his efficient work.	M. N. S.
Montclair, N. J., March 31.—Owing to the great success of this year’s series of Symphony Concerts for Young People, the Unity Concert Course has issued a prospectus for next year which includes three concerts by the New York Symphony Orchestra, with Walter Damrosch giving explanatory talks, one by Charles Wakefield Cadman and Princess Tsianina and a concluding concert by Guy Maier, pianist. The explanatory talks are the feature of each concert. Mr. Damrosch aroused great interest and enthusiasm among both children and adults during this past season. It is hoped these concerts will become an institution for the development of musical taste in the community.
The Unity Concert Course, under the auspices of the Unity Church, has just concluded its third concert season. The list of talent heard includes Homer, Farrar, Novaes and Gardner, Kreisler, The Boston Symphony Orchestra and the Barrere Ensemble. The course has been so successful in the past that there is always a waiting list for season tickets, owing to the comparatively small high school auditorium in which the course is given. The managers, in wishing to share their prosperity with their patrons, have added a supplemental concert without extra charge, which will introduce a worthy young American artist whose career is in the making. Sylvia Lent was deemed.the most promising of the younger artists. An excellent list of books on music are added yearly to the Public Library as an appreciation of the support the public gives the course. The attractions for next year are Leginska, Hans Kindler, Hempel, Hofmann, Werrenrath, Seidel, Easton, Althouse and Patton and The Boston Symphony Orchestra.	G. M. E.
Montreal, Can.—(See letter on another page).
Oakland, Cal.—(See Music on the Pacific Slope).
Oklahoma City, Okla., March 24.—Before the completion of her first number, Cecile de Horvath, pianist, had completely, captivated her audience in the high school auditorium. Chopin’s sonata in B minor, Schubert-Liszt’s Hark, Hark the Lark, and the wedding march and dance of the elves from Midsummer Night’s Dream, were among the selections best liked. The recital was the third event sponsored by the Ladies’ Music Club and was under the direct management of Hathaway Harper.
The last concert of the season by the Apollo Club was given at the Coliseum, with Paul Reimers as soloist. This closed a popular series offered by the club, under the direct management of Edward Buchanan Bryan, for a nominal price. The results have convinced the club members and management that Oklahoma City audiences are becoming more interested in good music each season. The acoustic properties of the Coliseum have been materially improved by the installation of a canvas acousticon. The club showed a marked improvement over its first appearance this season, noted particularly in Dudley Buck’s Sunset and Over the Sea. Mr. Reimer’s selections were all of a lighter vein.
The outstanding numbers on the program presented before the Junior MacDowell Club in the home of Mrs. Charles Gunter, were Mozart’s minuet for violin and cello, played by Mrs. W. B. Watkins and Marjorie Watkins, and Chopin’s prelude in E minor, by Halen Walker.
The fourth annual spring festival was given by the Shawnee Choral Club in Convention Hall. This society
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