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Caid, Xanthopoulos’ Why?, the Legende from Massenet’s Jongleur de Notre Dame, Bourgault-Ducondray’s popular Greek song, The Shepherdess; the Caiumnia aria from Rossini’s Barber of Seville, Sinadino’s Greek song, The Eagle; recitative and aria from Saccini’s Oedipe of Colone, the aria of Caron from Lulli’s Alceste and Enchantment by Sinadino. Mr. Nicolay also sang the Drinking Song from Bizet’s The Fair Maid of Perth, the Toreador Song from Carmen, and he concluded his program with the Golpho, a popular Greek song. One of his encores was the basso aria from Mozart’s Marriage of Figaro.
Ralph Leopold Concludes Successful Western Tour
Ralph Leopold, pianist, has just returned from a successful tour of the Western States, having given concerts in important cities in California, Oregon, Nevada and Arizona, with additional stops in Chicago and Louisville, Kentucky. Some of the most important engagements were at Portland and Astoria, Oregon; Berkeley, Merced, Bakersfield, Redlands, Fresno, Riverside, Santa Barbara, San Diego and San Francisco, California; Reno, Nevada, and Phoenix. Arizona. The press has praised Mr. Leopold with enthusiastic accord. The San Francisco Chronicle said: “Ralph Leopold played with taste, sympathy and agreeably limpid tone. In the third of Dohnanyi’s Vier Rhapsodien, op. 11, an unfamiliar Humoresque by Rachmaninoff and Lescheti-zky’s Etude Heroique, he showed a dextrous technic, clear phrasing, good tonal coloring and a poetic urgency.
The San Francisco Call and Post said—“Ralph Leopold played with the hand of a virtuoso, his reading of the D flat Chopin nocturne being particularly poetic.”
The San Francisco Examiner stated—“Mr. Leopold is an excellent pianist”—and the Journal—“He played the Doh-nanyi Rhapsodie and the Rachmaninoff Humoresque with marked clarity of technic and a ringing tone.
Mr. Leopold has resumed his private work and teaching at the David Mannes School.
Margolis Pupil in Leading Role in Fidelio
Christine Langenhan, artist-pupil of Samuel Margolis, recently appeared with the German Opera Company at the Lexington Opera House, New York, being called upon at a few hours’ notice. There were very few persons in the audience who knew that Mme. Langenhan sang the difficult role of Leonore in Fidelio with only about two hours’ advance notice, and that she replaced Mme. Alsen. However, she did the part exceedingly well under the trying circumstances.' The Staatszeitung, knowing that Mme. Langenhan sang the role at short notice, wrote that it was an astounding feat, especially as she had not sung the role for the past eight years.
Mme. Langenhan has been a pupil of Mr. Margolis during the past two years and has made remarkable progress.
Frieda Klink Sings in Bridgeport
Frieda Klink, contralto, appeared with the Bridgeport, Conn., Oratorio Society, April 17, singing the contralto solo in Wagner’s Spinning Chorus from The Flying Dutchman. This summer she will again sing with the Goldman Concert _ Band in various open air performances in New York City.
Sundelius Sings for American Legion
Marie Sundelius was engaged by the Manchester, N. H., Post No. 79, American Legion, for a benefit concert in that city on April 16. A few days after this appearance the soprano appeared in New York at the Waldorf-Astoria as soloist for the Rubinstein Club.
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compositions by MacDowell, Tschaikowsky and Grieg. Miss Warren showed unusual gifts. A finely developed technic and a beautiful combination of power and lightness were noticeable.
Lawrence Tibbett, a young baritone, displaying a beautiful, well placed voice, sang with the poise and finish of an artist of first rank. He appeared in a group of songs, Retreat and Before the Crucifix by LaForge, and Le Soir and Le Captif by Gretchaninoff, with Florence Barbour at the piano, who played excellent accompaniments.
Pan-American Tour for the Ukrainian Chorus
One of the most expansive and significant tours ever undertaken by a musical organization will be inaugurated the first week in May by Max Rabinoff, the ■international impresario, when he will send the Ukrainian National Chorus of fifty-three people to South America at the invitation and under the auspices of the South American Republics and under the direction of Hector Quiroga.
This will be the commencement of a Pan-American tour of this famous organization which last season created a new epoch in the history of choral unison and collective technical harmony. Never in the annals of music has there been such an unanimity of eulogistic approval bestowed upon any chorus, choir or unit of voices as the gratuitously extended encomiums given to this truly marvelous organization.
The Ukrainian National Chorus will be under the masterful direction of Prof. Alexander Koshetz, who will be accompanied upon this tour by Mile. Oda Slobodskaja, soprano, Petrograd Opera; Mme. Nina Koshetz, soprano, Moscow Opera, and Mme. Maria Mashir, soprano, Kiev Opera, as soloists.
The entire organization will sail on the S.S. Vasari, on May S from New York City and will give its first concert at the Colon Theater, Buenos Aires, on May 28. The South American tour embraces the principal cities in Argentine, Brazil, Peru, Uruguay, Columbia, Chile and Bolivia, with a visit upon the return trip north to Panama, Cuba and Mexico, reaching New York City in October to commence the second transcontinental tour at Carnegie Hall and which will extend to the Pacific Coast.
May Leithold a Busy Soprano
The appended list of engagements for May Leithold, soprano, speaks for itself and therefore needs no comment : January S, Odd Fellows, Trenton, N. J. ; 8, benefit for St. Joseph’s Hospital, Bellevue-Stratford, Philadelphia; 9, Phil-mont Country Club; 10, Rotary Club, West Chester, Pa.; 13, Bellevue-Stratford, for Produce Men, Philadelphia; 17, concert for Austro-Hungarian Relief, Philadelphia; 22, Odd Fellows, Philadelphia; 23, Rotary Club, Trenton ; 25, Moose organization, Reading, Pa.; 29, City Business Men’s Club, Philadelphia; 30, concert for Philadelphia Traction Company; 31, Manufacturers’ Club, Philadelphia; February 3, Germantown Masons; 5, Allentown, Pa.; 9, Bristol, Pa.; 11, Old York Road Country Club, Philadelphia; 13, concert at Scottish Rite Hall, Philadelphia; 16, Chester, Pa.; 17, Bordentown, N. J. ; 18, Royersford, Pa. ; 20, Trenton High School; 22, Metropolitan Opera House, Philadelphia; 24, Norristown, Pa.; 27, Square Club, Philadelphia; March 1, Moose organization, Trenton; 2, Tall Cedars, Trenton; 6, Camden, N. J. ; 7, reception at Lu Lu Temple for Congressmen of Harrisburg, Philadelphia ; 8, Reading, Pa. ; 13, S. S. White Dental Company concert, Philadelphia; 16, high school, Palmyra, N. J.; Elks’ Club, Bristol, Pa.; 24, Masonic Hall, Camden ; 28, Souderton, Pa. ; 29, Burlington, N. J.; April 5, Kadosh Commandery, Philadelphia; 6, Royal Arch Chapter at Scottish Rite, Philadelphia; 7, Mercantile Hall, Philadelphia.
Constantin Nicolay in Alexandria
_ Constantin Nicolay, basso of the Chicago Opera Association, appeared on February 14, at a big entertainment given by Impresario Benitto Conagliano at the Claridge Hbtel at Alexandria, Egypt. Mr. Nicolay’s contributions to the program were the aria of Don Phillippe from Verdi’s Don Carlos, the aria of the Drum-Major from Thomas’
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and D. Students’ recital number or for the singer who cleverly interprets kiddie songs.
THE PROPHET. A song by Katie Moss, to words by J. Lewis Milligan. Published in thé keys of D and Eb. Typical ballad type.
MY CELIA and PHYLLIS. Two songs published together by Montague F. Phillips, to words by. Arthur L. Salmon. Encore selections.
THE WORLD’S AWAKE. Song by Pat Thayer. Published in the kèys of D and F.
THE BEAUTIFUL LAND OF NOD. Song by Frederic H. Cowen to words by Ella Wheeler Wilcox. A lullaby.
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PHEDRE OVERTURE. Transcribed from Massenet by Edwin Arthur Kraft for the organ.
ELEGIE. Another Massenet melody transcribed for the organ by Edwin Arthur Kraft.
PRELUDE AND FUGUE IN D MINOR. By J. S. Bach, edited by Charles-Marie Widor and Albert Schweitzer, for the organ.
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THE PASSION. According to St. Matthew, by J. S. Bach. This new edition of the famous oratorio is based on the early English edition of 1862 issued by the Bach Society under the sup r.ntendence of Sir W. Sterndale Bennett. Translation from the original German verse by Helen Johnston. In old notation and Tonic Sol-fa combined.
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PIANO MUSIC FOR THIRD AND FOURTH GRADES
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THE ANGELUS. Music by Charles Godard. RUSTLING LEAVES. Music by Gustav Lange. RUSSIAN SONG. By Sidney Smith.
SERENADE. By Schubert.
HUNGARIAN DANCE. No. 5. By Brahms.
THE SONG OF THE ROBIN. By George William Warren.
SOUVENIR. By Franz Drdla.
Four Hands—One Piano
SECOND HUNGARIAN RHAPSODY. By Rendel-Listz.
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BRINDISI. Drinking song from Traviata, Verdi. Arranged by F. Carl Jahn.
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SELECTIONS FROM PAGLIACCI. Leoncavallo.
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Success for Sametini’s Pupils
The success of any teacher is the success of his students! It is, therefore, at once interesting and instructive to learn that a phenomenal number of the pupils of Leon Sametini in the Chicago Musical College not only are winning triumphs on the concert stage, but also are filling important positions in universities, colleges and in the principal symphony orchestras.
Harold Ayres has been engaged as solo violinist for the Charles Marshall concert tour in 1923-24; Mildred Brown, who is the concertmaster of the Civic Orchestra, under the direction of Frederick Stock, recently was soloist at one of the concerts of that organization in Orchestra Hall. The recent recitals of• Evelyn Levin and Sylvia Lent in Carnegie Hall, New York, have evoked generous enthusiasm.
Other students of Sametini who are holding interpretative positions include Herman Felber, first violin of the Chicago String Quartet; Bertha Kribben, first violin of the Civic String Quartet; Ralph Michaelis, violinist of the Beethoven Trio. Orchestral positions which have lately been secured by Mr. Sametini’s students include: Carl Rink, violinist in the Chicago Symphony Orchestra; Carl Schulte, with the same organization; Fred Braucher, violinist with the Civic Opera; Victor Polant, Detroit Symphony Orchestra; Paul Vernon, Cleveland Symphony Orchestra; John Weicher, with the same organization.
Those who, having learned their art in the Chicago Musical College with Mr. Sametini, are now teaching it to others, include: Harry Adaskin, Toronto Conservatory, Toronto (Can.) ; Hugo Anhalt, State Normal School, Milwaukee (Wis.) ; Claudia Page Smith, Hiram College, Hiram (Ohio) ; Eugene Carter, Eureka College, Eureka (111.) ; Glen Halik, Napierville College, Napierville (111.) ; Winifred Forbes, University of Oregon; J. McCorcker, University of Kansas; Gladys Flint, Alberta College, Edmonton (Can.) ; Mary Hansen, Cosmopolitan School of Music, Chicago; Lorenz Hansen, Bush Conservatory, Chicago; Marion Levin, with the same institution; Helen Mayer, State University, Wyoming; Jean McCracken, Regina Conservatory, Regina (Can.) ; Sylvia Robins, University of Iowa; Ray Huntington, Chicago Musical College; Guy Hartle, Chicago Musical College.
LaForge Artists in Annual Mail Concert
Frank LaForge gave his annual Evening Mail concert at the De Witt Clinton High School, Sunday evening, April 8. A large and enthusiastic audience cheered Mr. LaForge as the honorary president of the Mail Music Club and for his beautiful accompaniments.
Erin Ballard, talented young pianist, opened the program and proved once more to be a pianist possessing brilliant technic and charming personality. She played two groups, including Harmonius Blacksmith by Handel, Novellete by Schumann and in the second group Romance by LaForge, Lotus Land by Cyril Scott and Humoreske by Rachmaninoff.
Arthur Kraft, a general favorite, won an ovation. -His first group included Gia il sole dal Gange by Scarlatti, O Sleep Why Dost Thou Leave Me? of Handel and Pastorale by Veracini. He was ably assisted by Kathryn Kerin. He also sang Like the Rosebud and To a Messenger by LaForge, Le Reve (Manan) of Massenet, and II Neige by Bemberg. Mr. Kraft captivated his large audience by the beauty of his voice and clear diction.
Esther MalmroSe surprised and delighted the audience with a soprano voice of unusual beauty, wide range and power, in three songs by Liszt—O quand je dors, Comment disaient-ils? and Die Lorelei.
Elinor Warren, a charming young pianist from Los Angeles, made a decided hit, playing a brilliant group of