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Margaret Romaine Has a Son
Margaret Romaine, the Metropolitan Opera soprano, has not been singing at all during the past season. The reason is named Emmett Fulford Browning (Miss Romaine being Mrs. Browning in private life) and he arrived on Tuesday, May 22. Both Miss Romaine and Emmett are doing splendidly. The former has no doubt that she will resume her singing next season; previous to that it will be done by the latter.
New York String Quartet to Play Novelties
The New York 'String Quartet will open its second series of three subscription concerts at Aeolian Hall on October 16 next, and will also be heard in the same auditorium on January 10 and February 28. Following its custom, the quartet will present at least one novelty at each appearance. Among those already listed for performance next season are quartets by Hindemith, Ethel Leginska and Josef Suk.
Ethelynde Smith Sings Twice in Northfield
While on her recent tour to the Coast Ethelynde Smith filled two engagements in one day at Carleton College, Northfield, Minn. In the afternoon she sang at a vesper organ recital in Skinner Memorial Chapel, and in the evening she was heard in the same Chapel at the Community vesper service.
what ANN ARBOR said
OF
MABELLE
ADDISON
Contralto
BEFORE her appearance at the festival there May 16-19
No finer artist could have been chosen as a vocal interpreter of Bach’s great musicianship than this splendid American girl, who has won so much renown in this particular field. Perhaps no greater tribute can be paid to her than to state that for the third time she has been engaged in this special capacity for appearance with the Bach Choir of Bethlehem under Director Fred Wolle, known as the most distinguished interpreter of Bach music in this country.
She possesses a glorious voice, is an attractive and intelligent young woman and altogether is a most acceptable addition to the long list of artists who have graced Ann Arbor’s ■May Festivals.
AFTER
Mabelle Addison is a contralto of rich voice and sterling musicianship. Steeped in the Bach tradition through many appearances at the Bethlehem festivals under Director Wolle, Miss Addison brings to her interpretation the poise and authority of one wholly familiar with the work. She sang with rare feeling and discrimination, the depth and fullness of her tone gaining wide approval. The Choral union, under Earl V. Moore sang the score with intelligent understanding.—Detroit Free Press.
Mabelle Addison’s contralto must have been given her especially to interpret Bach. She was sweet and eloquent in the plaintive loveliness of the “Agnus Dei,” to which Mr. Jacques Gordon contributed an effective violin obligato. —Detroit News.
Mabelle Addison Scores
Miss Addison justified her reputation as a singer of Bach; her voice is well suited to his music which is more exacting than that which falls to the lot of a singer of song or opera. It is true and rich, and of real contralto quality; and it blended most effectively with the magnificent Stradivari violin that Mr. Gordon played. No severer test of a voice could be made than this—to put it in direct competition with a great violin, where to escape being outclassed utterly is a signal victory.—Ann Arbor Times News.
Mabelle Addison, contralto, sang the solo portion. Her voice has a deep, glowing warmth.—Detroit Evening Times.
Her voice is one of reserve and control and of great range both in tone and feeling.—Michigan Daily, Ann Arbor.
RE-ENGAGED
CONCERT MANAGEMENT ARTHUR JUDSON
FISK BUILDING, NEW YORK PENNSYLVANIA BUILDING, PHILADELPHIA
Representative:
M. C. Addison, 411 Knabe Building New York
MUSICAL COURIER
Wanamaker store, 9:30 A. M., reception and registration, followed by an address of welcome, with responses by 1. Tertius Noble, president of the National Association of Organists• Dr. J. M. Ward, president of the American Organ Players’ Club; Henry S. Fry, dean of the American Guild of Organists, and Dr. William A. Wolf, president of the State Council, National Association of Organists, who will officially open the convention. At 11 o’clock, an organ recital will •be given on the Wanamaker organ, in the Court of Honor, followed by a luncheon at 12 o’clock. In the afternoon, from 1:45 to 4:00 o’clock, at the Stanley Theater, an interesting demonstration will be given, displaying the art of playing the “silent drama” by the Stanley Theater orchestra with Firmin Swinnen at the organ. The feature of the program will be the playing of Widor’s fifth symphony with pedal cadenza by Mr. Swinnen. At 5 o’clock, an organ recital will be given at St. Clement’s Church, 20th and Cherry streets, followed by a get-together dinner at the Musical Art Club. In the evening, at the West Walnut Street Presbyterian Church, an organ recital will be given which will include a chorus of fifty voices, under the direction of J. C. Warhurst, singing the 150th Psalm, Franck, with Courage and Strength, Meyerbeer. The novelty on the program will be the playing of Pietro Yon’s concerto, for organ and piano, by Henry S. Fry and A. Gordon Mitchel. The committee in charge includes Dr. J. M. Ward, Henry S. Fry, Rollo F. Maitland, Firnin Swinnen, and J. C. Warhurst.
Erna Rubinstein Sails for Europe
Erna Rubinstein, violinist, and her mother, Mrs. Jenny Rubinstein, were passengers on the S. S. Volendam, bound for Amsterdam, sailing from New York on May 19. Miss Rubinstein closed her first full season in America at the Ann Arbor, Mich., Festival on May 17, playing the Mendelssohn concerto with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, Frederick Stock conductor. It was her second appearance for the season with that organization and her seventh orchestral engagement. She will go direct to her home in Budapest
May 31, 1923
SILOTI BIDS FAREWELL TO PADEREWSKI.
When the celebrated pianist-statesman, Ignace Paderewski, sailed for Europe recently after a most successful concert tour in this country, Alexander Siloti, the Russian musician and disciple of Liszt, was one of those present to hid him bon voyage. Mr. Paderewski will spend the summer at his European villa in rest and preparation for new triumphs next season. (Bain News Service photo)
ERNA RUBINSTEIN AND EDWARD W. LOWREY,
associate manager of Daniel Mayer, on the S. S. Volendam on which Miss Rubinstein sailed for Europe on May 19.
for the summer and will concertize in Europe in the fall, returning here for another season at the end of December.
Boghetti Artist Makes Debut
Rosswell Brown, tenor, made his debut recently in Haydn’s Creation with the People’s Choral Society of Philadelphia, and was so well received that he has been engaged to_ sing the same work in that city in June. Mr. Brown’s voice is of true dramatic timbre and he sings with a great deal of poise for so young an artist. The tenor is a pupil of Giuseppe Boghetti.
Third Season for Gerhardt in Indianapolis
Elena Gerhardt has been engaged as soloist with the Mannerchor of Indianapolis on November 19. This will be her fourth appearance with the club in three seasons, for immediately after her debut in the fall of 1921 she was reengaged for a spring concert, and was heard there a third time last November.
Another Orchestra Engages Yolanda Mero
Yolanda Mero has been engaged by the New York Philharmonic Orchestra, under Mengelberg, as soloist at the pair of concerts to be held in Carnegie Hall, New York, on March 20 and 21 next. She has appeared many times with all the important orchestras from coast to coast in this country.
Tenor Finnegan’s Nineteenth Year
This caption refers to the fact that John Finnegan, tenor of St. Patrick’s R. C. Cathedral, New York, began his nineteenth year May 1, “and every day in every way is getting better and better.” Those who have heard the popular John of late know this to be a fact.
Hurlbut Pupil Locates in Santa Barbara
Santa Barbara, May 1,—Mrs. Ada B. Hillman, soprano pupil of Harold Hurlbut, the New York vocal teacher and de Reszke disciple, has now located in this _ city Mrs. Hillman recently made a fine impression singing throughout the Northwest.
Final La Forge-Berumen Class Lesson
Four artist-pupils of Frank La Forge and Ernesto Beru-men gave a delightful concert of piano music at the La Forge-Berumen Studios on May 17, assisted by Edna Bach-mann, soprano. Sara Newell opened the program with a splendid rendition of the F minor ballade by Chopin. Miss Newell also played the Danse by Debussy, displaying a beautiful tone and clear technic. Esther Dickie played a novelette by Schumann with charming effects and two numbers by MacDowell with bravoura. The Concert-Etude was delivered with brilliancy. Erin Ballard, who scored a ״reat success in her recent piano recital at the studios, again attracted admiration. The Romance by Sibelius was a gem, and the Cracovienne Fantastique by Paderewski was given with dash and splendid grasp. Mary Frances Wood, one of the most promising talents at the studios, played two numbers by Liszt, Sposalizio and the sixth rhapsody. In the first number Miss Wood displayed poetical feeling, and in the rhapsody her octave work was especially fine. Edna Bachmann, artist-pupil of Frank La Forge, sang an operatic aria with dramatic intensity. Her voice is of beautiful quality, and she possesses a charming personality. Merta Work played Miss Bachmann’s accompaniments splendidlv.
Kelvin to Sing for Radio
Charles Kelvin, the English tenor, who recently came to this country to settle, will have the first chance to make himself known to a large circle of hearers here, when he sings for radio station W. J. Z. at the Aeolian Building, on the evening of Wednesday, June 6. Since his arrival here Mr. Kelvin has sung at a number of private affairs and also at a Fifth avenue church. He will shortly open a studio where he will combine teaching with his other activities.
A Young Artists’ Recital
Saturday evening of this week there is to be a rather different recital at the Town Hall in connection with the city s Silver Jubilee. Four young artists will unite to demonstrate what progress has been made in musical education here in the last twenty-five years. There will be a piano pupil of Alexander Lambert, a violin pupil of Franz Kneisel, and voice pupils of William Thorner and Herbert Witherspoon.
Klink Appears with Bridgeport Oratorio
To quote the Bridgeport, Conn., Evening Star, after Frieda Klink had appeared there recently with the Oratorio Society singing an excerpt from Wagner’s Flying Dutchman: “Frieda Klink disclosed a warm velvety contralto which she handled in a most artistic manner.” The Amer-ican singer only lately returned from the Pittsburg, Kans., Festival, where she sang with unusual success.
Althouse “Encored to Exhaustion”
According to a telegram received by his managers, after Paul Althouse, the Metropolitan tenor, had appeared recently at the Canandaigua, N. Y., Music Festival, the event was “the greatest festival in the history of Canandaigua. To quote further from the same wire: “Mr. Althouse excelled anything heard heretofore. He was encored almost to a point of exhaustion. We want him again.”
Gerardy Courteously Received by “Cannibals”
Jean Gerardy, the Belgian •cellist, recently spent a couple of days on the Fiji Islands. While there he visited the Cannibal Temple at Bau, and was very courteously received ■by the natives.
Mr. Gerardy is coming to America next season, and will be heard in concert from coast to coast, under the management of R. E. Johnston.
Pennsylvania Council, N. A. O., to Convene
The Third State Convention of the Pennsylvania Council, National Association of Organists, will ׳be held in Philadelphia, Tuesday, June 12. The American Organ Players’ Club, Dr. J. M. Ward, president, acting as hosts, will present the following program: Opening Session, Greek Hall,