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FRANKFORT CELEBRATES
DELIUS ANNIVERSARY
Chamber Musie Concerts Enjoyed
Frankfort, March 12.—At the sixtieth anniversary of the birthday of Frederick Delius, the English composer, a concert devoted solely to his compositions was directed by Paul von Klenau. A characteristic suite, Sketches of the North, and Song to the High Mountains, for orchestra, solo and chorus, were heard, as well as a new cello concerto. Delius’ music seems to be all feeling, nothing but feeling, piquant and tender by turns. Wonderfully charming effects from the world of Debussy, Wagner, Puccini and others with perhaps too little contrast, too little masculine power, a losing of oneself in endless resolutions and long sustained rhythms that weary in the long run—such is the music of Delius. The success was great owing to the fine performance of the orchestra.
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The Amar Quartet offered in its second concert, Schon-berg’s Quartet in D minor,, op. 7, and the most beautiful of his works, the quartet in F sharp minor, with soprano. Even for those not especially enthusiastic about such music this concert was pure enjoyment. Only with such perfect clearness and beauty of interpretation as heard on this occasion are these new works really beautiful, full of deep feeling as they are. A strange new world of sensibility is revealed to us in these tone combinations, a world that has nothing to do with the pathetic, romantic or dramatic forms of the past schools of music.
Another chamber music organization, the Rebner Quartet, gave a piano quartet by the Russian, S. J. Tanejew, and the Irish, Molly on the Shore, by Percy Grainger. The freshness and wit of the latter composition called forth a repetition.
Of the soloists of the last weeks, Rudolf Polk is worthy of mention, since his distinguished yet warm playing was greatly applauded.	Hermann Lismann.
Pietro Yon’s New York Master Course
Pietro A. Yon, eminent organist, composer, pedagogue, and honorary organist at the Vatican, Rome, has decided to remain in New York during the entire summer and conduct a Master Course at his studio in Carnegie Hall.
Mr. Yon has conducted master courses for the past few seasons in Kansas City, Mo., and other large Western and Southern cities. He went to his native Italy to continue these courses under ideal conditions and surroundings; however, as the heavy expense makes these European trips prohibitive to many, Mr. Yon was prevailed upon to remain in the metropolis.
The course will be given along the “Pietro Yon lines,” a scheme well tried out, true, and productive of unusual artistic results, which has been proven by the fact that many of those who have heretofore been members of this course have at once entered the concert field and won instantaneous success.
In order to permit Mr. Yon to finish his busy concert season, and also on account of the closing of schools and colleges, the course will begin the end of June.
Bruno Huhn to Conduct Classes in Pasadena
Bruno Huhn will leave New York early in June for a stay of several weeks in the West. He will be in Pasadena from June 25 to August 4, and his representative there, Manon Boyd, is registering a large class of pupils who will come to him for coaching and vocal study.
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included some curious samples. As I was never a very good scholar in mathematics, physiology and related sciences 1 am, alas, not in a position to analyze music with such astonishing titles as Mechanisms in four dimensions; Mechanisms interrhythmic, cubistic, elipticynderrhythmic (correct spelling!); psychoeliptic, sensurorhythmie and planetary; but I do know that the Abstract Sonata “Aeroplane” and her unhappy sister, Death of the Machine, are the output of a mentality that clamors loudly for the kindly helping hand of a psychiatrical expert. I do appreciate the paro-distic, also in music, but I do draw the line when the paro-distic assumes the mask of divine seriousness; and I grow indignant and impolite when one tries to bamboozle me out of my belief that beauty and elevation of the soul are the divinest mission of all art. Pereat 1 Albert Noelte.
Another Music Students’ League Concert
The second student concert of the Music Students’ League was held at Carnegie Chamber Music Hall on Saturday, April 14, the program being furnished by Joan Ruth, soprano; Viola Scherer, mezzo contralto; .Giuseppe Leoni, baritone; Pearl Rich, pianist; Esther Arnowitz, accompanist, and the Mozart Trio (Edith Friedman, piano; Wesley Son-tag, violin, and Charles Crane, cello). The Music Students’ League is sponsored by such persons as Dr. E. A. Noble, Leopold Godowsky, Josef Stransky, J. Fletcher Shera, Leonard Liebling, Harold Bauer, John C. Freund, Emilie Frances Bauer, Henry T. Finck, Pierre Key, W. H. Humis-ton, Marie Tiffany, Emma Calvé, Amelita Galli-Curci, Francis Macmillen, Rafaelo Diaz and others.
Erin Ballard to Give Piano Recital
Ernesto Berumen will present Erin Ballard, pianist, in a piano recital at the La Forge-Berumen Studios, on May 8. Miss Ballard, who is one of the most promising young pianists at the studios, has studied for several years with both Mr. La Forge and Mr. Berumen. Although Miss Ballard has been recognized all over the country as one of the finest woman accompanists (she toured with Alda and Mat-zenauer), this will be the first time that the young artist appears in a concert of her own.
Sawyer’s Artists All Winners
Lamond has had a successful season, although he came late. He returns next season in early November and will be soloist with a number of orchestras, and will also make a long tour. He and his charming wife sailed on April 5.
Rosing sailed on the Paris, March 28, after a highly successful tour. He made two trips to the Canadian Northwest this winter, giving return recitals—an unusual event.
Hurlbut Artist to Tour with Band
Mae Belle Kirtland, mezzo-soprano of San Francisco, has been engaged for the Pacific Coast tour of the Dokie Concert Band this spring. Mrs. Kirtland is well known as a soloist throughout the Northwest, having been soloist at the recent Inland Empire Convention of the Knights of Pythias. She is an artist-pupil of Harold Hurlbut.
Gray-Lhevinne to Open Series
Gray-Lhevinne will give the opening event of the beautiful new State Theater at Unipntown, Pa., early in October. This will be the opening concert of the master series, which will include Guy Maier and Lee Pattison, Ted Shawn, Ruth St. Denis and sixty dancers, as well as other attractions.
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Schubert (B major) ; Brahms’ Paganini Variations; a charming scherzo by Charles T. Griffes and pieces by Dukas and Liszt. In absolving this enormous task Reuter proved himself not only a splendid technician but also a master of the various styles, whose interpretation goes a good way beneath the surface of a composition.
Another American pianist, Cornelia Rider-Possart, also achieved a decided success in a classical program consisting of works by Haydn, Scarlatti, Beethoven, Schumann (G minor sonata) and Chopin. She is not of an explosive nature, but surely an artist of undeniable technical and musical culture. She commands an unaffected, natural style of playing; to the lyrical moods of Schumann and Chopin she re-
MAX RUNGERT’S IMPRESSION OP GEORGE ANTHEIL,
the American “pianist-futurist,” who has aroused comment, enthusiastic and irate, of the critics from Berlin to Budapest.
sponds in an outspoken poetic vein and with a very expressive touch. Occasionally, as for instance in Scarlatti’s Presto in D minor, she also displays sparkling brilliancy and technical agility, never for one instant neglectful in the sharp drawing of the rhythmical profile. It was an all-around and well deserved success.
. A Case for the Doctor?
George Antheil, the American “pianist-futurist,” as he calls himself, also gave a second recital; this time he headed his program with pieces by Bach and Chopin, with the result that my good opinion of his musicianly abilities received a serious shock as he played these masters with an almost offensive indifference, bare of all regard for their inner content. Even in regard to technic they were not so well done as his own pieces, of which the program again
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Effective and Enjoyable.—Philadelphia Record.
Beautiful Tone Quality.■—Berkshire County Eagle, Pittsfield, Mass.
True coloratura . . . Always makes friends and admirers of her audience.—Morning Mercury, New Bedford, Mass.
Charming personality; pleasing stage presence; truly good voice, with assured vocal technique. Her intonation good and enunciation distinct. Register uniform and of good compass.—Morning Tribune, Reading Pa.
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Rich natural endowments. Splendid voice.—Baltimore Sun.
Fine expression and feeling.—Waterbury Republican, Waterbury, Conn.
Wide range and power of expression.—New York Telegram.
Pleasing personality and animation. Applauded with enthusiasm.— Cleveland Plain Dealer.