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Philadelphia Orchestra’s Endowment Fund Completed
At the recent annual meeting of the Philadelphia Orchestra Association it was reported that the seven-year endowment fund had been completed. The total is now $1,771,992.40, invested. The schedule for the coming season includes fifty-two Friday afternoon and Saturday evening concerts, six Monday evening special concerts and four lecture concerts, a total of seventy in Philadelphia. There will be twenty-two out-of-town concerts in the neighborhood of Philadelphia, and in February the orchestra will go to Canada. Leopold Stokowski will enter on the first year of his new contract as conductor, covering a period of three years. He will be granted a midwinter vacation, when a guest conductor will be engaged. The season’s receipts in Philadelphia were $17,000 over last year, and for the special concerts $5,000. There was a gain in the receipts in New York, Washington and Baltimore.
Herman Devries Pays Tribute to Novaes
Judging from the unusually fine press notices received by Guiomar Novaes, her recent transcontinental tour was a tremendous success. Following her appearance in Chicago, Herman Devries, in the Chicago American, stated: “If I mistake not, in writing of Mme. Novaes’ last recital here I said that each hearing of this remarkable young pianist is a renewed vow of allegiance to her colors. I must repeat the same act of faith, for yesterday (March 25) her performance of the Chopin impromptu and the sonata opus 35 left me more than ever convinced that she is one of the pianist-elect whose superlative artistry must be acknowledged without reserve.”
Paderewski to Play in Paris and London
Paderewski has sailed for Europe. He will return in the fall for his American tour which begins in November. While abroad Paderewski will give but few recitals. He will spend three weeks in resting at his place, Riond Bosson, in Switzerland, and then is scheduled for three appearances in Paris. London will hear the famous pianist on June 19 and 26, when he will play in Queen’s Hall, after which he will return to Switzerland to prepare his programs for next season.
Kochanski in Europe
Paul Kochanski, Polish violinist, following recitals in Madrid which included a brilliant appearance before the Spanish King and Queen, was heard recently in Paris in the Musicale Revue. He played the Bloch sonata and other modern works by Szymanowski and Villa Lobas. After giving other Paris recitals Mr. Kochanski will appear in London.
Illinois, Not Florida
Clementine De Vere-Sapio sang at Jacksonville, Illinois (not Florida, as recently stated). Inasmuch as the United States Postal Register shows fifteen Jacksonvilles, it is small wonder the typist erred.
a group of Mr. Bolm’s young dancers illustrated some of the points he made in an informal address on The Art of thè Dance.
The summer session at the Bolm School is attracting much interest and promises to be well attended.
An Arthur Burton Pupil Sings.
Mrs. Charles Burkhardt, soprano, a pupil of Arthur Burton, sang May 22, at the morning musicale given for the benefit of the Chicago Junior School at the home of Mrs. Samuel J. Hutchinson.
Chicago Musical College Notes.
As a mark of respect for the memory of Dr. Ziegfeld, the Chicago Musical College was closed last Tuesday, the day of the funeral of the late president emeritus of the institution.
The Chicago Musical College presented its students in a concert in Central Theater Sunday afternoon. Edward Collins, of the faculty, appeared on the program as guest artist.
Juanita Wray, soprano, and George E. Plane, tenor, artist students of the vocal department, gave a recital Saturday-evening in the Recital Hall, Steinway Hall.
Giuseppe Danise, baritone of the Metropolitan Opera, was a visitor at the Chicago Musical College on Monday.
Musical News Items.
Mr. and Mrs. Karl Buren Stein announced their opera student, class appearance in Girofle-Girofla at the Playhouse, Sunday afternoon, June 10. Thirty-five singers accompanied by an orchestra will take part.
The Chicago Musical Arts Quartet, professional pupils of Mr. Craven, gave a program at the Drake Hotel, Wednesday, May 23.
Other Bush Conservatory Notes.
Charles W. Clark, prominent voval teacher of Bush Conservatory, presented his pupils in recital Wednesday, May 16, in Recital Hall of Bush Conservatory.
In the same place, on the following night, Ella Spravka, pianist, and Richard Czerwonky, violinist, gave a delightful ensemble program, including the Brahms D minor and Strauss E flat major sonatas and the Korngold suite.
Casella Ryan, leading soprano of the Passing Show, now at the Apollo Theater, is a graduate student of Bush Conservatory. Marion Levin, violinist, of the faculty of Bush Conservatory, appeared on May 2 as soloist at Sinai Temple; she also played at Great Lakes on May 5 and May 15 for the extension department of the Musicians’ Club of Women.
Commencement programs for the class of 1923 of Bush Conservatory begin June 4 and will continue until June 15. The plans for the class activities include a class dance on May 26 and many other affairs.	Jeannette Cox.
Shaw Artist at Harrisburg Festival
Horace R. Wood, baritone, scored a decided success at the Harrisburg May Festival, singing Hiawatha on Thursday and Friday evenings, May 3 and 4, and in concert on Friday afternoon. Mr. Hood is an artist pupil of W. Warren Shaw. That well known vocal teacher will be busy this summer conducting a summer school of intensive vocal training at Carnegie Hall, New York.
May 31, 1923
large, round and full. His technic was very clear and his manipulation good.
Grace Holverscheid, in an aria from Aida, displayed a voice of uncommonly good timbre, a mezzo of good contralto quality. She sang with much charm and control, disclosing an even register. All of these students are worthy representatives of their various departments and reflect great credit both on their tutors and school. It was an evening of distinct pleasure to listen to this program throughout.
Dorothy Dienstfrei at Lyon & Healy Hall.
The recital given by Dorothy Dienstfrei, pianist, at Lyon & Healy Hall, Friday evening, May 25, served to attract a good audience and disclosed a pianist in a program offering compositions by Bach, Beethoven, Chopin, Brahms, Poldini, Rubinstein and Albeniz. Her playing is fluent and even, technic clear, tone brilliant and coloring adequate. Her schooling has given her absolute command of the keyboard. Her audience appeared to expect much and she was warmly-applauded. Miss Dienstfrei emanates from the Jeannette Durno Studios, where she has been so finely trained under Miss Durno.
The Knupfer Studios.
The Knupfer studios’ closing concert was given Friday-evening, May 25, in recital hall, Fine Arts Building, before a capacity audience which listened to the following numbers, expressing much enthusiasm: Zelda Cohn, in Weber’s Con-certstuck (Juliet Cohn at the second piano), which was rendered with good tone and technic; Rose Goldman, student of Zerline Muhlmann, heard in Strauss’ Allerseelen, and D’Hardelot’s Because, and revealed a fine and well schooled voice, Mildred McCluskey, heard in the first movement of Grieg’s concerto in A minor (Mr. Knupfer at the second piano), disclosing a large tone and splendid manipulation; Phillip Bernstein, student of Eusebio Concialdi, heard in Puccini’s E Lucevan le stelle, showing a very good tenor voice, and excellent scholing; Nellyrose Westerheide, in the Saint-Saëns’ concerto in G minor, showing brilliant technic and tone, even and fluent; Esther Parker, who displayed a large voice in the Verdi Pace di dio and Campbell-Tipton’s The Spirit Flower, which were well delivered, and Beatrice Fein, who gave a good account of herself in the Liszt Hungarian Fantasie.
N. C. M. A. to Meet in Chicago.
The National Concert Managers’ Association will again hold its summer convention in Chicago instead of Atlantic City, as previously announced. Managers from the West found the seaboard city too far distant, and once again Chicago was decided upon. As heretofore, the convention will take place at the Edgewater Beach Hotel, from June 28 to 30.
Visitors at This Office.
Among the out-of-town visitors received at this office this week was Elizabeth Cueny, the indefatigable St. Louis impresaria, who with a party of friends motored from that city to Chicago to witness some of the concerts at the North Shore festival in Evanston. Another impresaria, Margaret Rice, the leading Milwaukee manager, came for the same purpose and to look over the situation here in the interests of Arthur Shattuck, the American pianist, and also to confer with Frederick Wessels regarding the future of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, which gives a yearly-series in Milwaukee under Miss Rice’s management.
Culbertson a Man of Ideas.
Harry Culbertson called on us the other day bringing with him a beautifully arranged catalogue, which he has inscribed The Artists’ Music League—a good title, to be sure, and managers all over the country will be happy to have the catalogue as a reference book. Culbertson told us the story of the book, its big expenditure, large circulation and the help it has been to him in his booking campaign. Culbertson is a man of ideas; he travels while others stand still, and since last January he has covered thousands of miles in the interests of his talent, and only this week returned to Chicago. He is scheduled to leave the city again next week for a long tour that will take him as far west as the Pacific coast. His work in the South is practically closed, and his brother, Arthur, has also been very busy in the East.
American Conservatory Vocal Contest.
Kimball Hall was filled to capacity last Saturday with friends of the singers who took part in the annual vocal contest of the American Conservatory of Music. There were two groups—the first singing to win a place on the commencement program of the conservatory, and the second for gold medals.
Each of the groups that sang had already appeared in a preliminary contest—the advanced students numbering sixteen, and the second group, moderately advanced students, numbering eleven. The winners in the first group were all Chicagoans: J. Edwin Martin sang the Figaro aria from The Barber of Seville, Genevieve Pasturzak sang One Fine Day from Madame Butterfly, and Betty Baxtar, a pupil of Karleton ITackett, sang O Don Fatale from Don Carlos.
The singing of these arias was of high excellentce and there was also a feeling for the music as well as the spirit of it. The foreign languages did not bother the young singers,, for they had made a careful study of the story, the setting and the music, and to this added their own interpretation.
The second contest followed at once. Only English songs were presented, and these were given with good diction. There was a wide range of works covered, from sacred to descriptive songs, but each singer chose a song that was well adapted to the voice. The winners of gold medals in this contest were as follows: Esther Peterson, first; Mrs. L. Grander, second; Helen Lambert, of Hereford, Texas, third. Honorable mention was given to Lydia Reiners, Ada-line Samuels and Rose Vanderbosch.
Frederiicsen Pupil Plays.
On May 17 the Wisconsin School of Music of Milwaukee, Elizabeth Buehler director, presented her pupils in a piano recital, assisted by Earl Schwaller, violinist, pupil of Fred-erik Frederiksen.
Adolph Bolm Notes.
Adolph Bolm and his Ballet Intime will be the outstanding feature at the pageant festival in St. Louis, October 2. Th:s will open the fall tour for Mr. Bolm, to precede the opera season in Chicago.
A large and brilliant company was present at the Cordon last Friday on the occasion of a dinner given in honor of Mr. and Mrs. Adolph Bolm, and later in the drawing room
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