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MUSICAL COURIER
April 19, 1923

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the Virgin, and during the feature picture (The Christian) played other appropriate selections.
Grant and Weygandt Sing.
Frederic A. Grant and Arthur T. Weygandt were engaged by the Episcopal Church of the Atonement, South Brooklyn, to sing Palm Sunday, Good Friday and Easter Sunday. Mr. Weygandt sang The Palms at Morning Service, and he and Mr. Grant sang Crucifix (Faure) with fine effect. March 28 the boys’ choir and Messrs. Grant and Weygandt rendered Stainer’s Crucifixion at St. Clement’s Episcopal Church, East New York, and Friday evening the same work at the Church of the Atonement.
Frances Brockel Engaged by Church.
Frances Brockel has been singing for several months at the Reformed Church of Astoria, L. I., and is engaged as soprano soloist for the coming year. She sang Behold the Risen King (Dressier) on Easter Sunday. In the evening the choir gave The Lighted Cross.
Speke-Seeley Pupils’ Engagements.
Lillian Morlang, soprano pupil of Henrietta Speke-Seeley, has been filling a number of Y. M. C. A. engagements, those at the Railroad Branch and the Bronx Branch being within the week. In addition to her regular position as soloist in the Lutheran Church of the Epiphany, she was the special singer for Easter night services at the Presbyterian Church of Mt. Kisco. Two other pupils having special Easter engagements were Josephine Bennett, at the Church of the Advocate, and Alice Weinberg, at the City Home, Blackwell’s Island.
Mary Davis to Marry.
The engagement is announced of Mary Davis, contralto, daughter of Mrs. and the late Henry W. Davis, of Orange, to Ralf Lee Hartwell, son of Mr. and Mrs. Frank E. Hartwell, Burlington, Vt. Miss Davis, who is one of Claude Warford’s well known pupils, will continue in her professional career.
Tales of Hoffman by Grand Opera Society.
A performance of Offenbach’s Tales of Hoffman, with a cast of eighteen principals and full chorus, is to be given by the Grand Opera Society of New York, Thursday evening, April 26, in the Wadleigh High School Auditorium, 115th street, between Seventh and Eighth avenues. Popular prices prevail, and the performance is a benefit for the Wadleigh Community Center. Zilpha Barnes Wood is musical director, and the cast includes Alfonzo Romero, as Hoffman; Belle Fromme, as Nicklauss; Helen Mora, Olympia; Abbie Morrison, Giulietta; Egrid Telliere, Antonia; Augustus Post, Coppelius; Felicia De Gregoria, Dap-pertutto; H. M. Carlson, Miracle, and J. L. McKenna, Crespel. Charles Trier is stage director.
Reed Miller Pleases Reading.
Recently Reed Miller, tenor, appeared as soloist with the Choral Society of Reading, Pa., and next day three papers commented as follows:
Mr. Miller sang his solo numbers with fine voice and artistry of interpretation.—Staff correspondent, Philadelphia Ledger, March IS.
Mr. Miller has a_ very resonant tenor voice and sang the aria, Golden Jerusalem, with expression and religious fervor.—W. Richard Wagner, Reading Times, March 15.
For more than twenty years Reed Miller has been a power in both concert and oratorio. ... In his delectable aria he again showed his mastery of classic outline and refined dignity. His beautiful voice responds to every artistic conception of phrase, declamatory periods, and melodic points. His high register was unusual in the appeal and surety of control, and in the optional high notes in the cadence his voice showed to the full his versatility and unusual vocal prowess. His voice is free from reediness, and he has a justly placed tonal quality, with many fine shades of feeling. He sings with true expression and with intimate understanding.—Dr. Walter Heaton,—Reading Herald-Telegram, March 15.
Board of Education Recitals and Concerts.
Continuing the free public recitals, lectures and concerts under the auspices of the New York Board of Education, the week beginning April 8 featured the following affairs at various high schools and educational centers: organ recitals by William A. Goldsworthy, with Maretza Nielsen, soprano; Gems from Victor Herbert, June Mullin; Songs of Today, Esther Benson; Historical Violin Recital, Giacomo Quintano, with Enrico Barraja at the piano; The Musical Side of France, Esther Benson; The Appreciation of Orchestral Music. Gerald Reynolds; Music We All Should Know, Josephine Wiethan; Immortal Songs by Gilbert and Sullivan, June Mullin; Aida, also Carmen, Marguerite R. Potter; The Mightiest Master of Musical Prose, Dr. Hubert H. Harrison; Vocal and Instrumental Concert, Frederick N. Tracy; Women’s Work in Music, Florence P. Clarendon; An Evening of Song, Marie Van Gelder, and American Composers and Their Songs, June Mullin.
Helen Halprin Recital at Margulies’ Studio.
Helen Halprin, continuing the weekly piano recitals by pupils of Adele Margulies, appeared at the studio, April 8, playing works by Brahms, Beethoven, Chopin, Moszkowski, Schumann-Liszt and Liszt. Like all pupils of this highly respected teacher, little Miss Halprin plays with musical tone and technical clearness. Another young artist who has appeared in Philadelphia, and who last Sunday gave his own recital at Steinway Hall, is Israel Vichnin.
Culture Forum Concerts.
_ The Culture Forum is giving a series of musicales, recitals and concerts in New York, those of recent date being that of April 7, at the Music Lovers Building, when a program of songs and violin pieces was presented by Berthe La Chicotte, soprano; Adelaide Vilma, coloratura soprano, and William Dembinsky, violinist; April 8, Berta Frid, operatic soprano, assisted in a joint recital by Jeannette Lichtenson, pianist, and Mr. Dembinsky, at the Stuyvesant High School Auditorium; in the evening there was a sociable and_ entertainment, with music by the jazz band. A folder, issued by the Culture Forum, contains short essays on music, with sketches of artists appearing in their affairs and directions for joining the club.
Elizabeth Kelso Patterson’s Pupils’ Recital.
Florence Holland, Frankie Holland, Marie Louise Behr-man. Lillian E. Owens and Agnes Grogan, all of them pupils of Elizabeth Kelso Patterson, participated in the invitation recital at their teacher’s studios, April 7, with Harry Horsfall at the piano. They sang songs and arias by Italian, Russian, French, German, and the American composers, Spross, Hoberg, Whelpley, MacDermott and MacDowell. It was a good exemplification of the work done by this highly regarded teacher.
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National Association of Organists’ Committee Meets.
Reginald L. McAll presiding as chairman April 9, the executive committee of the National Association of Organists (T. Tertius Noble, president) met at headquarters, the following being present: Mrs. Keator, Mrs. Fox, Miss Whittemore, and Messrs. Adams, Russell, Nevin, Doane, Sammond, Fry and Maitland (Philadelphia) Macrum, Farnam and Riesberg. The matter of measurements for organ consoles was discussed, and reports of communications from builders received. Plans for the Music Week organ music at Wanamaker’s Auditorium were completed (the program appears elsewhere in this issue) and furtherance of plans for the August convention in Rochester made. Through the kindness of Mr. Eastman, the beautiful theater with its big organ and the orchestra, have been placed at the disposal of the association, enabling the committee to produce works with organ and orchestra, which will be played by some of the most eminent organists in America, including Delamarter, Healy, Sears, Noble, Christian, Gleason and d’Antalffy. Professor Smith, of Boston; Mac-Dougall, of Wellesley, and others will read papers and head round table discussions. The different state organizations will be requested to send official delegates. There are over 1,000 members on the roll. Mr. Doane will give an organ recital in Los Angeles under the auspices of the local N. A. O., June 27. May 23 the New Jersey branch will have Courboin there in an organ recital, and the Philadelphia members have a recital scheduled for June 13. The balance in the treasury to date is $1,599.30.
Piano, Violin and Voice at New York School of Music.
Ralfe Leech Sterner, president of the New York School of Music and Arts, continuing the regular weekly ■school concerts April 5, presented an interesting program. Miss Espy, pianist, played the Capriccio in B minor (Mendelssohn), with orchestral accompaniment on the organ by her instructor, Professor Riesberg, in highly brilliant fashion. Misses Birkmire and Thomas sang a duet by Coerne with inspiring expression, appearing also in well sung solos. Miss Rubrecht played Asiatique, an original piano piece, with spirit and good taste. Young James Ross, violinist, played Scene de Ballet, showing splendid and sustained progress. Eunice Rees displayed a brilliant soprano voice and musical nature in her singing of love-songs by Ronald. Marie La France’s brilliant and expressive soprano voice was heard in One Fine Day (Butterfly), and several others appeared. Professor Warner contributed sympathetic accompaniments.
Dohnanyi at Wanamaker’s.
Erno Dohnanyi, conductor, composer and pianist, inaugurated the week’s music at Wanamaker Auditorium, April 9, playing compositions ranging from Beethoven through Schubert to Schumann, Brahms, Chopin, Liszt and himself. A large and attentive audience listened and expressed constant pleasure with what they heard. Especially was this so after the Chopin nocturne and mazurka, and following his own Valse Impromptu and Etude Capriccio. Audiences at this musical institution have learned to give entire attention to musical events, and this was especially noted at the Dohnanyi recital.
The Parthenon Orchestra Plays Well.
One could hardly expect difficult׳ classical music to be rendered artistically by an orchestra on the outskirts of Brooklyn, N. Y., but this is the case at the Parthenon Theater, Ridgewood. The secret is that Herman Weingarten engages only real artists in the orchestra of ten members, under Herbert Leffingwell, the capable musical director and pianist. Mr. Leffingwell’s selection of music is of the highest order and in touch with the pictures. So well known has this orchestra become that people come from all parts of the city to hear the music. Margaret McMahon, organist, plays artistically and sympathetically. The program of the week of April 1 gave a fair idea of the character of music rendered. The orchestra gave selections from II Trova(ore (Verdi), second movement of Tschaikowsky’s fifth symphony, the andantino from his fourth symphony, Atlantis Suite (Safranet) and Massenet’s Last Dream of
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