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fastidious listener, but it was the old hoine songs which touched every heart to the depths.
And if Miss Macbeth outshone herself, no less did her talented accompanist, George Roberts, whose numbers and support lent much to one of the most enjoyable recitals of a long season of music.	S. D.
MUSICAL COURIER
MUCK PRAISED FOR INTERESTING PROGRAMS IN AMSTERDAM
A New Violin Prodigy
Alexander Lambert’s Pupils in Recital
The concert given by eight pupils of Alexander Lambert at Stem way Hall, Wednesday evening, April 11, was professional in dtmosphere. These girls, ranging in ages from thirteen to nineteen possibly, all played with the greatest poise and their performance would have done credit to many a more experienced concert pianist. In fact, several of them had appeared in public recital in New York and with symphony orchestras. Margot Rojas opened the program with a Chopin prelude and Sternberg’s etude de concert rendered with precision and brilliancy. Mendelssohn’s Serenade and Allegro Giojoso, for piano and orchestra, was admirably played by Winifred Beaver, with Mr. Lambert playing the orchestra part on a second piano. Repose, flu-ent technic and good tone were evidenced. Vera Brodsky and Hannah Lefkowitz, two of the youngest pupils did some splendid ensemble work in Saint-Saëns’ Danse’Macabre for two pianos. Their feeling for rhythm was marked and they attained excellent climaxes. Scriabin’s nocturne tor the left hand alone and Moszkowski’s Etincelles were Sara Alter’s numbers. The latter number was given with a delightfully crisp staccato and a sparkling tone. Vera Brodsky was heard in a beautiful rendition of Saint-Saëns’ G minor concerto for piano and orchestra. The direct power volume produced without apparent effort and without forcing, was noticeable.
In fact, this applied to all of the soloists. Musia Mode-levska offered a Chopin et-ude and a Brahms rhapsody with excellent technic and good tonal coloring. A Chopin nocturne and Liszt’s La Campanella were given by Hannah Lefkowitz The nocturne revealed imagination and temperament, while the Campanella was brilliantly executed Hen-selt s concerto for piano and orchestra (third movement) served to display the excellent technic, style and beautiful tone of Julia Glass. Nadia Reisenberg interpreted Paderewski s Polish fantasie for piano and orchestra with spirit elasticity of rhythm varied dynamics and marked contrasts! Miss Glass and Miss Reisenberg have already won the approval of the critics and public at New York appear-ances._ Besides their adequate technical resources and sound musicianship, they have commendable stage presence. Mr Lambert played all the orchestra parts of the concertos '
A large audience received all of the soloists enthusiastically.
by Weingartner. Notwithstanding its enormous difficulty, this work was magnificently played by Mr. Mengelberg’s men.
A New Violin Prodigy.
Ever ready, it seems, to applaud violinistic prodigies (Stefan Partos and Erna Rubinstein were made famous here), Amsterdam responded readily to the attainments of a young Russian boy, Tossi Spiwakowsky. A youth of not more than sixteen years, he already has the ease and brilliance of the virtuoso. If he develops as he promises, he surely will rank among the great artists some day.
K. S.
Amsterdam, March IS.—During the absence of Mengel-berg in America, Dr. Carl Muck is continuing to give Amsterdam his series of interesting concerts. While the backbone of these programs is classical, as usual, there have been notable performances of Strauss’ Domestic Symphony a work rarely heard here ; Rimsky-Korsakoff’s Scheherazade (of which Muck conducted the first performance anywhere at Petrograd in 1890), Bruckner’s ninth symphony, and,^ in a program of French works, Florent Schmitt s Tragédie de Salomé. For the first time in Holland too, we heard the big fugue of Beethoven (op. 133) originally written for string quartet and transcribed for orchestra
the four hundred junior clubs of America—almost one-fourth. Georgia stands as the banner State, with thirty clubs; Florida has twenty-eight, North Carolina twenty-five and South Carolina seven.
The directory is dedicated by Miss Stephens to the president of the N. F. M. C., Mrs. John F. Lyons, of Fort Worth, Texas; to her four State presidents, Norma A. Wills (Greensboro, N. C.), Grace H. Vaissiere (Rome, Ga.), Cora Cox Lucas (Columbia, S. C.) and Bertha Foster (Miami, Fla.), and to Evelyn R. Jackson, of Atlanta, Ga., district chairman of junior clubs.
De Horvath Pupils in Recital
Helen Monroe, pupil of Cecile de Horvath, appeared in recital in Chicago on the evening of April 20, at the Welte-Mignon Studios of the Baldwin Piano Company Her program included a Mozart sonata, a group of Chopin and numbers by Gluck-Sgambati, Schubert-Liszt Gluck-Brahms, Moszkowski and Cyril Scott.
Amy Degerman, also a pupil of Mme. de Horvath has given two recitals before the Rogers Park Woman’s Club ?!r a,reci*a^ 'n ^e Gold Room of the Congress Hotel. On March 22 she had splendid success in her recital before the Birchwood Musical Club. April 20 she played for radio
Mme. de Horvath recently returned from a highly successful tour of Pennsylvania, Kansas, Oklahoma and Arkansas.
Vera Curtis Returns to Greensburg
fXtravFU?is-nSan? *e. soprano Part in the performance of the Verdi Requiem given by the Mendelssohn Choir of Greensburg; Pa., Bertram Webber conductor, Thursday April 5. This marked Miss Curtis’ third appearance with this organization, as she had previously sung there in I he Messiah and The Creation.
Macbeth Cheered at St. Paul
St. Paul, Minn., March 10.—A huge audience cheered Florence Macbeth, of the Chicago Civic Opera Company when she stepped out on the stage of the St. Paul Auditorium for the opening number of the recital which she was giving for the benefit of the Soldiers’ Memorial being erected by the D. A. R. in Ramsey County, St. Paul, Minn., last Monday night.
Always a favorite in her home State, it seemed as if tne little prima donna would have to sing all night in order to satisfy her hearers. Song after song was encored, her beautiful singing and charming manner giving unqualified pleasure. Her coloratura arias were a delight to the most
South Atlantic District N. F. M. C. Issues Directory
The South Atlantic District of the National Federation of Music Clubs has issued a directory which is very complete^ in its information of the Federation activities in that district, of which Nan B. Stephens is the efficient president. Miss Stephens, in the foreword, tells briefly of its aims and accomplishments. It was formed at Peterborough, July, 1919, during the biennial convention at the home of the late Edward MacDowell. The first district convention was held in Atlanta, Ga., March, 1921; the second at Miami,
wTVb ¥norch’ 1922 ’ the third at Savannah, Ga., March 16-18, 1923.
The South Atlantic District will have the honor of entertaining the biennial convention in Asheville, N. C., June 9-17, 1923, and is making elaborate plans for that week.
Many ideas which have been approved nationally had their origin in the South Atlantic District. Among them were the appointment of a district chairman of junior clubs, the idea of a co-operatively managed symphony orchestra, a district page in a leading newspaper where all federation news would have wide circulation, and the publishing of a district directory.
The list of clubs has grown from sixteen to one hundred and sixty m less than four years. Space is devoted to each of them, their officers, organization, history, aims and other information being given. The directory also contains notes on interesting musical personalities of the district; a story of the remarkable Stone Mountain near Atlanta and the plans for building an auditorium and memorial there; a letter to the junior department from Addye Yeargain Hall national chairman; pictures, of the South Atlantic District officers and of others musically important.
Evelyn Jackson, district chairman of junior clubs has done some notable work. Four years ago, when Miss Jack-son was appointed to the State chairmanship, there was only one federated junior music club in the State. By the time she was appointed to the district chairmanship, three years ago, there were seven federated clubs in Georgia eleven in Florida, three in North Carolina and one in South Carolina. Today the South Atlantic District has ninety of
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EARLE LAROS, Pianist of Orchestral and Ampico Fame, Holds Audience for Many Extra Numbers at Close of Aeolian Recital.
Tribune Of technique Mr. Laros had plenty ־־־ Hearers were lavish in applause.
Telegraph—Among Mr. Laros’ several qualities is an ability to vest familiar passages with new and individual meaning.
Herald Mr. Laros showed much earnest endeavor and feeling.
Times—Warmth of tone in playing.
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