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May 10, 1923
MUSICAL COURIER
Among the talented musicians who appeared in Mrs. Sproule Baker’s program for the benefit of the book fund of the Miami Beach School were Ruby Showers Baker, soprano; Mary Parker, harpist; Locke Highleyman, pianist; Mrs. Clarence Busch, soprano, and Ardele Shaw, violinist.
The student section of the Miami Music Club gave the following program at the White Temple: Daniel Saiden-berg, cellist, and Theodore Saidenberg, pianist, were guest artists. The New America, Allen (dedicated to Junior music clubs), duet (Evelyn Buehlmann, Lillian Threadgill), vocal solo (Florence Conklin), violin solos (Marion Stewart), piano numbers (Margaret Ring), readings (Lillian Corbet), vocal selections (Mary Pastorius), piano solos (June Johnson), readings (Clara Cohen), Ballade et Caprice, Mana Zucca, (Daniel Saidenberg, cellist, and Theodore Saidenberg, pianist). Mrs. Le Roy Smith, Lottie Smith and Theodore Saidenberg played the accompaniments.
Of unusual interest was a recent radio program which comprised works of noted composers whose homes are in this city.
Mrs. John R. Livingston presented her vocal pupils in recital at her studio. Thora Hall, Mrs. Eugene Fink, Mrs. Herbert Maas, Mae Campbell, Mrs. Charles Grimm and Mrs. R. M. Fuzzard furnished a program of rare charm. Jeannette Lindstrom and Mrs. Livingston presided at the piano.
Rachel Jane Hamilton, soprano soloist with Pryor’s Band for two seasons, gave a concert at the White Temple under the auspices of the Miami Music Club.
Helen Bertram, who gave a song recital in Central School recently, will spend her vacation in New York and in other cities before returning South next season.	L. B. S.
Muncie, Ind., April 24.—Garrett’s Boys’ Band gave its annual concert April 6, at the High School Auditorium, presenting eight-year-old Billy Nossett as drum major. Cornet, clarinet and xylophone solos were well given by these young musicians, showing the excellent training they receive from the director, E. W. Garrett.
The last meeting of the Matinee Musicale was held April 18 at the Hotel Roberts, with Mrs. Everett Warner as leader. The subject American Women Composers was well handled by Mrs. Warner who gave a short biographical sketch of each composer represented. Ada Janney sang The Pine Tree, by Mary Turner Salter, and Joy of Morning, by Ware. Mary Studebaker, alto, gave The Red Rose Speaks, by Ware; Shena Van, by Mrs. Beach, and To the Sun, by Curran. Ellen Gates, soprano, sang The Day Is Done, by Margaret Ruthven Lang, and The Sweet o’ the Year, by Salter. Mrs. M. M. Day played two piano solos: Phantoms, by Mrs. Beach, and Southland Zephyrs, by Mana Zucca. Charlotte Hickman, violinist, played Summer Evening, by Edna Cogswell—an Indiana composer, who may well take her place on a program with the best of. American composers. The last number was a charming group of Japanese songs by Fay Foster. These were sung in costume by Grace Austin, Mrs. Joseph Meredith, Mrs. Harry Yeo and Mrs. H. L. Lanning. Mrs. Frank Bunn, the retiring president, thanked the club for its hearty and loyal support and announced her acceptance of the appointment on the State Federation Board. The officers for next year are as follows: Mrs. Eugene Oesterle, president; Mrs. M. M. Day, vice-president; Mrs. J. J. Burkholder, recording secetary; Mrs. H. H. Orr, treasurer, and Flora Bilby, corresponding secretary.	H. M. B.
Peoria, 111., April 28.—The Faelton Club of Bradley Conservatory of Music, which is composed of the younger
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weeks, has given much excellent music to the large audiences which attend them and the orchestra has been noticeably improved recently by the decreasing of the brass instruments and addition of more strings. One of the most artistic programs ever heard at the theater was the one of April 22, at which time the Ballet Sylvia (Delibes) was charmingly played, also the Rachmaninoff prelude in G minor. A feature of this concert was the singing of One Fine Day, with orchestra accompaniment, by Mrs. Leighton Edlon Cook.
Don Albert, orchestra conductor, has recently added the leadership of the orchestra at the Old Mill Theater to his musical activities.	R. D.
Detroit, Mich.—(See letter on another page).
Easton, Pa., April 30.—Rebecca Beam, contralto; Thomas Achenbach, violinist, and Earle Douglass Laros, pianist, gave a concert in the Easton Library which was much enjoyed. Miss Beam sang a song entitled That Hour composed by James Blaine Beam, supervisor of music in the schools of Easton. Mr. Laros has revised his plans and will not sail for a trip abroad as announced.
Henry Eichlin gave the opening recital on the new organ recently installed in St. Luke’s Lutheran Church of this city. The recital demonstrated the possibilities of the organ and was appreciated by a large audience.
Gordon Balch Nevin, concert organist and composer, made a short visit to his parents, Mr. and Mrs- George B. Nevin of this city. Mr. Nevin gave a recital on April 22 at Long-wood, N. J., and was at once engaged to give a second recital on this wonderful organ recently installed.
An elaborate musical program was given on April 29, by the choir of the First Reformed Church assisted by a string quartet.
The Women’s Club Chorus, Mrs. George C. Macan director, gave the last musicale of thq season in Pardee Hall on April 27. The soloists were Mrs. George Shipman, contralto; Mrs. William Noble, soprano; Edna Jones, pianist; Thomas Acheubach and Roy Cock, violinists, and Mrs. Herman Ralph, soprano. The chorus has done much to ׳bring the best class of music to the community. Mrs. Ralph Yarnelee gave splendid support at the piano. G. B. N.
Jacksonville, Fla., May 1.—-Ignaz Friedman gave a recital at the Duval Theater on April 13, which was heard by Jacksonville’s music lovers and greatly enjoyed.
Florence Macbeth, soprano, was heard at the Armory on April 17.
Students of the School of Musical Art won many honors at St. Augustine and also in the contest held at the Woman’s Club in Jacksonville by the Junior Club of the Friday Musicale, April 21.	C. D.
Jamestown, N. D., April 29.—A recital by the advanced students of the music department was given in the Voorhees Chapel at Jamestown College. The following students of G. C. Riggenberg, director of the piano department, acquitted themselves creditably: Ralf Travis, Glen Houghton, Doris Woodward, Irene Overholser, Grace Peterson, Isabel Hamilton, Rose Strutz, Ruth Zimmerman and Marguerite Hood. The pupils of Miss Munsey, instructor in voice, who appeared were Florence Dittmer, Margaret Falrweather, Peter Vellenger, Christine Colvin, Harold Miller and Rose Strutz.	G. T. F.
Lincoln, Neb.—(See letter on another page).
Los Angeles, Cal.—(See Music on the Pacific Slope).
Lowell, Mass., April 28.—Edith Bennett, soprano, whose singing was recently broadcast to the musical capitals of Europe by radio, made an excellent impression in a song recital before the Middlesex Women’s Club on April 16׳. She was charming to see as well as to hear.
Revived after a number of years of inactivity, the Lowell Orchestral Society gave a concert in Colonial Hall on April 18. While the membership is not so large as before, the instruments of a complete orchestra are all included. Under Conductor Rudolphe M. Schiller some really excellent results were attained in Haydn’s Surprise symphony, the Rosa-munde overture ׳by Schubert and Sibelius’ Finlandia, the principal numbers on the program. The members are all local musicians and the soloist, Hazel Tuthill, contralto, is a resident here.
Abraham Haitowitsch, blind Russian violinist, played an interesting program in the Memorial Auditorium on April 24, showing technical skill.
The following evening the same hall was crowded by an audience of 3,000 at the final concert by the Boston Symphony Ensemble. Thirty players from the parent orchestra appeared under the baton of August Vannini.
Aitken’s Band, most of the members of which were formerly in the Sixth Massachusetts Regiment in the World War, has been attached to the organized reserve of the Army and made its first reappearance in military uniform at a recent patriotic meeting in the interest of the. organization.
The last of a series of informal recitals was given recently by the piano pupils of Mr. and Mrs. Emile Biron.
Pupils of St. Joseph’s convent under the direction of the Grey Nuns scored a success in a varied musical program. The same evening a secular program was given by the sanctuary choir of St. Patrick’s Church with Andrew McCarthy, baritone, as the principal soloist.
Colonial Hall was filled on the occasion of a recital by the advanced violin pupils of Julius Woessner, solo and ensemble numbers making up the program.
The Crescendo Club, affiliated with the National Federation of Musicians, has elected Leona Cuff, Mildred Denver, and Margaret Martin as delegates to the national convention to be held in Boston on May 10.
Under the auspices of the Lowell Choral Society Reinald Werrenrath, who was first introduced to the city .׳by this organization some years ago, reappeared to give a program including numbers which have become especial favorites here. Needless to say he sang superbly in every respect. The Choral Society has decided to abandon the customary May concert but will resume activities in October.
Colin O’More returned here recently for a second concert in the Auditorium.	S. R. F.
Miami, Fla., April 30.—The Junior Music Club was entertained by Mrs. A. J. Myers. The musical numbers were furnished by Marian Stewart, violinist, Clara Cohen read and Mrs. S. _Le Roy Smith played the accompaniments. Sidney Christie played Mana Zucca’s Arabesque.
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