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May 17, 1923
MUSICAL COURIER
body of the school. The evening was made a delightful one, musically, through the efforts of Mr. Miles who, together with the late Nelson P. Coffin, who immediately preceded him as director of music, has raised the music performance in the school and the appreciation of music to an especially high standard.
Those participating in the concert were the combined senior-junior chorus of 300 voices, the selected girls’ glee club of forty voices, the high school band of twenty pieces, an orchestra of eighteen student musicians and a quartet of vocal soloists—Ruth Howe Donley, soprano; Beulah Smith Hildebrant, contralto; Henry J. Clancy, tenor, and Gwilym Miles, baritone. One of the most pleasing offerings of the evening was the Lehmann song cycle, In a Persian Garden, by the quartet with Mabel E. Sheddon serving as accompanist. The various musical organiations were all under the direction of Mr. Miles with the exception of the high school orchestra, which was led by Alice E. Pepin. The proceeds of the concert after payment of expenses were turned over to the fund used !in the support of the music department of the school.
The sudden cancellation of the annual music festival following the death of Mr. Coffin resulted in a great disappointment not only to the members of the large chorus and others who were to participate in this event but to many hundred music lovers of this and other cities who have become regular patrons. In announcing the cancellation it was also stated that the festivals would be resumed next year and formal action is expected to be taken at the annual business meeting of the Fitchburg Choral Society. The board of directors are to recommend that the annual festivals be continued with practically the same group of guarantors.
Fitchburg has not been without several interesting and important musical events, however, during the spring months. One of the most successful of these late season concerts was presented at City Hall on April 30 by the Pauliist Choristers, including seventy voices under the direction of Father William J. Finn. This was under the local auspices of the Fitchburg Daughters of Isabella with Helen M. Maney, Katherine Scanlon, Margaret Broderick, Marion Madigan, Mrs. James Coburn and Mrs. D. T. Mulcahy as the committee !in charge. Every seat was taken by an audience that enjoyed an unusually attractive program to the utmost and evidenced its appreciation in an unmistakable way. The visit of the choristers had been awaited with much interest. The soloists were Jack Ffuber, Brendon O’Callaghan and Thomas Moran, from the juvenile section of the choir; Fenwick Newell, tenor, and H. O. Moyle, baritone. Mr. Newell is a brother of Mrs. Fred A. Watson, of this city and has been heard before, so his reappearance had special interest.
Three French artists appeared in a joint concert at City Hall, April 20, under the auspices of St. Joseph’s Parish, they were Paul Dufault, tenor; Roland Poisson, violinist and Alfred Carrier, pianist, who gave a varied, well balanced and admirably rendered program.
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The Atlanta Woman’s Club has expressed its appreciation of the services of the following artists in making a success of the seven opera musicales: Eda Bartholomew, Frances Woodberry, Mrs. Robert Cooney, Byron Warner, Russell Dale, Susie Bowden Johnson, A. W. Browning, Bess Merrill Smith, Grace Brown Lee Townsend, Helen Conyers, Charles Hoke, Harry Pomar, Tom Huffman, Mrs. Byron Carlton, E. A. Werner, Harry Bates, John Mullin, Minna Hecker and Ernest Allen.	P. G.
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Chicago, 111.—(See letter on another page).
Cincinnati, Ohio—(See letter on another page).
Convent, N. J., May 7.—The Music Week activities at the Academy and College of St. Elizabeth were opened with a lecture on musical appreciation by Louise West-wood, supervisor of music in Newark, N. J. On Thursday evening Margaret English, of the faculty, gave an extremely interesting song recital. Miss English, at present a pupil of Madame Sembrich, is in possession of a very promising voice. Her clear diction is a feature.
With these and other recitals on the program, Music Week proved a decided benefit.	W. H.
Elba, Ala., May 5.—The Music Study Club was entertained at the home of Mrs. A. J. Mills recently. The Life of.Grieg was the subject for the afternoon, presented by Mrs. Dana Perdue. Soloists were Mesdames B. H. Boyd, W. C. Braswell and Ida M. Lowery, with a reading by Eloise Ham.	j. p. m.
Englewood, N. J., May 3.—Alfred Boyce, former director of St. Paul’s choir, made his appearance recently as conductor of the Amphion Glee Club, a young organization that is revealing great possibilities since it is comprised of exceptionally good male voices. The■ members of the People's Institute and friends were present in great numbers to enjoy the interesting program. Emy Ellerman, contralto, and Helen Jeffry, violinist, were soloists and Raymond G. Holtz accompanied for the club. Miss Ellerman’s contralto attracted much attention for its resonant quality and her numbers were given with a great deal of charm. Miss Jeffry proved an apt and ׳interesting violinist. Two selections of the club which were much liked were the Serenade, by A. M. Storch, in which William H. Gleims, tenor, carried the words to a humming accompaniment, and On the Road to Mandalay, in which Andrea Sarto's baritone was given exposition.	M. G. E.
Fitchburg, Mass., May 5.—The annual Presentation Concert of the Fitchburg High School, given each year in connection with the annual Fitchburg Music Festival, but this year a separate event because of the cancellation of the festival, following the sudden death of Nelson P. Coffin, was given in the assembly hall of the high school, April 27. The program was under the direction of Gwilym Miles, director of music at the school, and was enjoyed by a large audience of music lovers. The substantial cash prizes given annually for several years by Herbert I. Wallace for the best essays written on musical topics by students of the school were presented on this occasion. This was done by Principal Charles T. Woodbury. The winners and their prizes, in gold, were as follows: First prize, Alice Marion Rice, $75; second prize, Pauline Josephine St. Germaine, $50; third prize, Dorothy Proctor, $25. The judges of the essays submitted were Mrs. Sylvester M. Nathan, Mrs. Norman Harrower, and William R. Rankin. The annual award of these prizes is awaited with much interest by the student
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Albany, N. Y., May 2.—An audience that taxed the capacity of the First Presbyterian Church greeted Dr. Healey Willan, of Toronto, for his organ recital under the auspices of the Eastern New York branch of the American Guild of Organists. He played his own Introduction and Fugue impressively; improvised on a Gregorian melody (suggested by Dr. Brodeur, of the Cathedral of the Immaculate Conception) and also gave Bach numbers with fine effect. Dr. Harold W. Thompson is dean of the Eastern New York Guild.
The Albany Mannerchor gave its annual concert in Eastern Star Hall, Henry Hamecher conducting. The soloists were Mrs. Christian T. Martin, soprano; William C. Kahle, baritone, and Raymond I. Zwack, violinist. The choir numbers, sung with good effect, included Friederich Hegar's Morgen im Wald, Abt’s Waldabendschein and Pache’s Moon-rise.
The final concert of the season of the Monday Musical Club took place in Chancellors’ Hall, Elmer Tidmarsh conducting and Mrs. George D. Elwell at the piano. Max Gegna, cellist, was the guest artist. Incidental solos were given by Mrs. Leo K. Fox, Lillian Coyle and Mary Whish and violin numbers by Lillian Jones and Regina L. Held.
Elizabeth J. Hoffman, president of the Monday Musical Club, who has been seriously ill, is convalescing.
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Atlanta, Ga., May 5.—The greatest week of the fifty-two in Atlanta has once more passed into history. Atlanta’s thirteenth annual week of Metropolitan Grand Opera closed on April 28 with William Tell, which has not been offered since 1906, with Martinelli scoring another triumph in the role of Arnoldo. Rosa Ponselle, singing her third heavy role in as many days, scored as Mathilde.
The exact figures of the financial success of opera week have not been given out, but it was considered reasonably certain that the guarantee of $125,000 (the largest guarantee since opera was inaugurated in 1910) had been realized. A review of the casts and operas presented this season divulged the fact that of all the present stars only one appeared in the first opera week in Atlanta—Antonio Scotti. That this artist has endeared himself not only as a singer but as a man and a “good fellow” was attested by the salvos of applause that greeted his appearance throughout the week.
Harold Simon, a twelve-year-old boy, of Columbus, Miss., with his piano teacher, Julia Oliver Eckford, were among the interesting guests in Atlanta during opera week. A brilliant future is predicted for this young pianist by Theodore Bohlman, of the Memphis Conservatory, and Alfred Marowich, the latter artist offering to develop the talents of the young pianist at his conservatory in Los Angeles. Master Simon was presented in a recital at the Woman’s Club under the auspices of Theodora Morgan-Stephens, Mable Whitney Rolfe and Julia Oliver Eckford. He offered two of his own compositions. Later, he was on the program offered at the civic auditorium where the Stone Mountain Memorial held its meeting.
Perry Bremer, cornet soloist of the Howard Theater Orchestra, has opened a studio in Atlanta. Mr. Bremer is an artist of ability and an addition to the musical circles of Atlanta.
The Emory University Glee Club held its annual meeting at which officers were elected for the coming year and plans discussed for the future.
The program for the last Wednesday morning program of the Atlanta Music Study Club had as its subject; Modern Music, and included a group of songs by an Atlanta composer, George F. Lindner, whose setting of the poems from The Gardener by Rabindranath Tagore is of special musical value. The musicians aiding in presenting the program were Mrs. Armond Carrol, Kurt Mueller, Margaret Battle, Mr. Fry, Mrs. Benjamin Elsas, Ethel Berger, Mrs. John Candler and Mrs. Philip Shulhafer.
Loulie Ross Brown, one of Atlanta’s most talented singers, who appeared at the Rialto Theater last week, has been engaged for the second week because of her popularity.
Don Ferrandou, whose baritone voice is of magnificent timbre, is filling another engagement at the Howard Theater.
Wedemeyer’s concert band has begun the regular season of open-air concerts at Lakewood Park. These concerts are a Sunday afternoon feature.
The Woman’s Club of Atlanta paid a graceful tribute to Byron Warner, a talented tenor who has been generous with his excellent voice in aiding the club at all times, by presenting him with a voice scholarship with the teacher of Beniamino Gigli. The young singer had an interesting interview with Gigli during that artist’s appearance here in opera.
Gladys Adams presented her piano pupil, Sarah Peace, at the former’s home in Douglas. Miss Peace was assisted by Mrs. J. L. Dorris, soprano, and Louise Shamblin, of Rome.
Mrs. Percy Cox presented her pupils in a recital at Washington Seminary, May 5, in a program consisting of solo and ensemble numbers.
As a prelude to opera week Charles A. Sheldon, city organist, confined his program on April 22 to selections from the operas which were to be presented. He was assisted by Nora Allen, E. Volpi, Mrs. Leroy Webb, Clifford Durham, Thomas Dendy, Floyd B. Fuller, John Clotworthy and W. Van Goidtsnoven.
The primary and intermediate piano pupils of Anna Mae Farmer gave a recital at the Wesley Memorial Auditorium. Assisting were Margaret Castles, reader; Kate Kosch and Bertha Gibson. The pupils presented were Allie Stone, Miriam Jones, Margaret Vining, Mary Louise Williams, Odel Soyes, Elizabeth Patterson, Margaret Castles, Aleen
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