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Dallas, Tex., April 26.—The St. Louis Orchestra, under the direction of Rudolph Ganz, appeared in matinee and evening concerts. At the afternoon concert, which was arranged for children, there were approximately 4 000 boys and girls in the audience. All of the music played with the exception of one selection was familiar to the school children, as the children here receive such thorough courses in musical appreciation. The enthusiasm over the numbers given by the orchestra was unrestrained and at the close of the program many children shook hands with Conductor Ganz. The afternoon program included overture to Mignon (Beethoven), second movement from Beethoven symphony No. S, prelude to third act of Lohengrin (Wagner), Meditation from Thais (soloist M. Gusikoff) The Swan (solo by Max Steindel), Dance Macabre (Saint-Saëns), Shepherd’s Hey and Irish Tune (Grainger) and March Slav (Tschaikowsky).
At the evening program Carolina Lazzari was the soloist and once more delighted a Dallas audience in her third appearance here in as many years. Her numbers were Love, Lend Me Thy Might (from Samson and Delilah) and several encores. The orchestra gave the Beethoven Leonore overture, the prelude to the Meistersinger (Wagner) and the Rhapsody España by Chabrier. The remainder of the program was given by the Dallas Male Chorus which brought the orchestra to the city. Paul Van Katwijk, conductor of the chorus, played the Schumann piano concerto m A minor with the orchestra and the chorus sang Lochin-var (Hammond) in which Luther Jones was the soloist.
The final musical event of the MacDonald-Mason series was the presentation of Mme. Schumann Heink at the Fair Park Coliseum, April 5. Approximately 2,000 people heard the recital and were thrilled as always by the art of the great contralto. Florence Hardeman, violinist, gave two groups, delighting with her artistic renditions of several familiar violin compositions. Katherine ■Hoffman played the accompaniments for both of the artists.
In its third concert of the year, April 6, the Dallas Orchestra, under Conductor Walter Fried, again gave a splendid program, well played. The numbers were the overture to Don Juan, Beethoven symphony No. 1, Hymn to Brahma (Halvorsen), Dreams (Wagner), Valse from Sleeping Beauty (Tschaikowsky), two numbers from the Suite Le Roman Pierrot et Pierrette and the scenes from an Imaginary Ballet by Coleridge-Taylor. Mrs. Albert Smith, one of Dallas’ popular sopranos, sang the Pace, Pace Mio Dio, from La Forza Del Destino by Verdi.
The Palace Orchestra, under the leadership of Don Albert in the Sunday afternoon concerts of the past few (Continued on page 54)
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Charleston, S. C., April 25.—For the past eight weeks musical events have crowded upon each other in unprecedented fashion. Sigrid Onegin and Ernest Hutcheson were heard under the auspices of the Musical Art Club.
As usual the Charleston Musical Society presented a brilliant array of artists: Rachmaninoff, Graveure, the Flonza-leys, Samaroff and Morini.
Maud Winthrop Gibbon, manager of the Charleston Musical Society, made her first independent bookings, bringing Heifetz and Ruth St. Denis, Ted Shawn and Company. The latter were the first great dancers brought to Charleston and drew a packed and enthusiastic house.
A young violinist, William Thomas Truesdale, of Columbia, S. C., made his initial appearance with the Crescendo Club. Truesdale, like all Sevcik pupils, has excellent technic. With his evident seriousness of purpose and further study he will doubtless mature and be heard from.
In November an orchestra was formed from the boys and girls of the Public Schools, with Maud Winthrop Gibbon as the temporary conductor. The personnel now numbers'forty and the orchestra made its debut at the final Concert Intime of the Charleston Musical Society, playing the gavotte from Gluck’s Iphigenie en Aulide and the menuetto from the Haydn Symphonie Militaire. This was accomplished in but fifteen rehearsals of an hour each. No member of the orchestra was permitted to take the music home for practice; it was done entirely by sight reading. Only one member of the orchestra had had any previous experience whatever in ensemble work and the ages of the members range from eight to sixteen.
Beatrice Harrison, an exceptionally fine pianist, gave a program of rare excellence and charm. A flawless technic, combined with temperament and musical taste, gave the audience an evening of unalloyed pleasure which will not soon be forgotten.	M. W. G.
Chicago, 111,—(See letter on another page).
Cincinnati, Ohio—(See letter on another page).
Cleveland, Ohio, April 21.—The Cleveland Institute of Music held its monthly student recital recently. At the informal reception following the recital, Marie Lelsy and Ann Corett acted as hostesses assisted by Annabel Hess, Augusta Berkowi(,z, Anna Titles and Alice Milchener, students at the Institute. The program was presented by Carrol Williams, Louise Moon and Mary La Pick, pianists; Minnie Lipner, Clarabelle Johnson and Margaret Colton, vocalists, and Renee Blkowsky, violinist.
The concerts delayed because of the long illness of Mr. Lifschev, viola player, are being given by the Cleveland String Quartet and are of unusual interest. The last one took place in the Hollinden ballroom instead of the Women’s City Club, because the Club’s hall was so damaged by fire that it could not be used. Ernest Schelling, assisting artist, added materially to the interest of the program, which was entirely made up of classics—a rather unusual procedure. As a rule there-are featured the modern compositions which the quartet do so well. The Schubert D minor quartet was played just as the composer himself must have wished it played. Beethoven’s D major quartet began and Schumann’s
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Athens, Ohio, May 1.—There have been many interesting musical activities as part of the campus life of Ohio University. The Ohio University Choral Society, whose director is Clarence Cramer Robinson, presented the Death of Minnehaha (Coleridge-Taylor) assisted by Alice Stevenson, soprano; Sara Long, ׳contralto; Donald V. Bauder, tenor, and Robert Soule, bass. An effective rendition pleased the large audience. Another number of the Sunday afternoon series was a recital by Joy Cutler, soprano, assisted by Frances Ruggles Hizey, accompanist. An interesting program which featured Russian and French songs and contained a generous group of modern American compositions was given.
An interesting feature of this series was a two-piano recital presented by Mary Theodora Noss and Frances Ruggles Hizey. The program included Chopin’s B flat minor sonata, Chabrier’s‘ Spanish Rhapsody and Debussy’s Petite Suite. Other interesting numbers completed the list which gave the many listeners an interesting afternoon. A recent program was given by Margaret A. Benedict, soprano, and Sirouhee Arpee, pianist, with Mrs. Clarence C. Robinson accompanying. Selections of particular interest were two Norwegian songs and a Colonial song by Percy Grainger. The pianist acquitted herself creditably in numbers by Chopin and Schumann.
Students of the School of Music appeared in recital early in the spring. They were Adrienne Althar, Mary Milligan, Isabel Scherrart, Nadine Seibert, Ruth Marshall and Emelyn Close, sopranos; Christian Dailey, Helen Foot, Irene Wit-tham, Claire McGibbon and Clarence Tocus, pianist, and Genevieve Jones, Lois Cecil and Cloyd Cooke, violinist.
The Founder’s Day Recital was given by Helen Hedden, contralto; Frances Ruggles Hizey, pianist, and John Newman Hizey, violinist, all members of the conservatory faculty. The program included numbers by James H. Rogers, Handel, Hahn, Thomas, Randegger, Gardner, Sara-sate, Homer Norris and Landon Ronald. An interesting-novelty was the sonata for violin and piano by Oskar Ned-bal.	T. L. J.
Birmingham, Ala., April 24.—The last community concert of the season was given at the Lyric Theater Sunday afternoon. The soloists were Mrs. Giles McQueen (who sang One Fine Day from Madam Butterfly) and Owen Gillespie, tenor, who was heard in several selections.
Pupils of Mrs. Manly Moore were heard in two recitals during the week at Cable Hall. On each occasion attractive programs were rendered.
Bernard Olshansky, baritone; Josey Martin, pianist, and Agnes Pringle, violinist, appeared in two concerts under the auspices of the Frances Willard Unibn in Cable Hall. These artists were the recipients of ״enthusiastic applause on both occasions.
The appearance of the University of Alabama Glee Club, Tom Garner, director, was a social and musical event. The boys revealed good voices and definite training. A feature of the program was the singing of the prize song, Message of the Mountain, words composed by a Birmingham woman, Eleanor Johnston Sykes, and music ׳by William Dee!, municipal director of music of Greenwood, Miss. The prize was awarded this song !by the contest judges of the Stone Mountain Memorial Association in a competition recently held. The glee club gave it a spirited rendition.
A quartet of artists from Chattanooga, Tenn., appeared in concert before members of the Birmingham Music Study Club and guests rendering an artistic program that was cordially received by the large audience. The artists participating were Hugh Ridout, pianist; Eloise Baylor, dramatic soprano; Dorothy Philips, cellist, and Lester Cohn, violinist. This was under the auspices of the Matinee Committee of the local music club in exchange for a concert recently given in Chattanooga by Birmingham musicians.
The Sixteenth Street Negro Baptist Church celebrated the semi-centennial of its founding with a jubilee. The singing of the choir of this church׳ was a marked feature of the celebration as it bears the reputation of being one of the finest Negro choirs in the country. Fine tonal effects characterized all of the choruses, especially Swing Low, Sweet Chariot, Standin’ in the Need of Prayer, Roll, Jordan, Roll and other favorites. A deep bass voice rendered Old Black Joe with echo effects by the chorus. A soprano soloist revealed a voice of remarkable quality, fullness and range.
The Dixie District Contest for young artists was held in this city on April 23, young musicians from several States competing. The winners will appear in the national contest to be held at Asheville during the biennial. Winners were Lester Cohn, violin, and Lois Spencer, piano, of the Chattanooga Conservatory of Music.	A. G.
Boston, Mass.—(See letter on another page).
Cedar Rapids, la., April 24.—Mabel Garrison gave the final recital of the College and Community Concert Course to a capacity audience.
The Chicago String Quartet appeared at the First Presbyterian Church, April ¿, in a chamber music recital.
Mjscha Elman’s violin recital was at the Majestic Theater April 4.
The important events for this community were the initial performance of the Cedar Rapids Symphony Orchestra, April 13, and the Cedar Rapids Choral Society’s performance, April 19, of Gaul’s Holy City, the accompaniment by the Symphony Orchestra. The professional soloists in the oratorio were former residents of Cedar Rapids. Standing room was in demand for both of these concerts.
The annual Music Festival dates for this year are Mav 7 and 8.
A large gathering of friends of Mr. and Mrs. Ernest A. Leo met at the Montrose Hotel to honor Mr. Leo, who for two generations has been a builder of spiritual things in Cedar Rapids. As a teacher and composer of music Mr. Leo has added to the life of the community, contributing the genius of his personality generously to the cause of the best in music and other phases of municipal life. A formal dinner was enjoyed with Alice Inskeep as toast mistress. One minute toasts which paid tribute to Mr. Leo’s accomplishments were given by many of those present. At the conclusion Miss Inskeep presented a silver loving cup containing a generous offering in gold.	L. A. E.
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