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ROLAND HAYES PLACES FLOWERS ON THE GRAVE OF S. COLERIDGE-TAYLOR
Shortly before Roland Hayes left England for his concert tour in Austria, he paid a visit to Croydon on the southern fringe of greater London, and laid a wreath on the grave of the Anglo-African composer, S. Coleridge-Taylor. This photograph of the eminent American Negro tenor at the grave of the greatest Negro composer, was made in April, 1923,
for the Musical Courier by Clarence Lucas.
Arthur Kraft Back from Western Tour
Arthur Kraft, tenor soloist of St. Bartholomew’s Church, New York, has returned from a month’s tour through the West and Middle West, singing in concert and oratorio at some of the_ larger festivals that are held each year. Mr. Kraft’s festival appearances were at the University of Illinois, Pittsburg (Kansas), Hays (Kansas), and the Ann Arbor festivals.
Charles A. Sink, manager of the latter, wrote.
It was a great pleasure to have you with us at the festival. We have heard a great deal of your fine work and are glad our patrons of the May Festival had an opportunity to hear you. You should be very happy over your fine success.
Mr. Kraft’s recitals were at Des Moines, Waterloo, and Mt. Pleasant, Iowa; Port Huron, Mich.; Springfield and Carthage, 111. At the University of Illinois he sang Samson with Mme. Carolina Lazzari as Delilah. Mr. Kraft was engaged by the St. Louis Symphony Orchestra for this performance, this being the second season he has been engaged by the orchestra to sing on some of its spring tour engagements.
The season of 1923-24 promises to be a big one, as Mr. Kraft has already booked many engagements. During the summer he will be in New York teaching at the LaForge-Beru-men studios, with which he is associated.
Evelyn MacNevin
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“Her voice is one of unusual beauty and volume.”—New York Herald.
“Her tone is of high quality, and she never fails in intonation.”—Toronto Daily Star.
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niewska, was heard in a piano recital at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music on May 21.
The Wyoming Institute of Musical Art, John Carlyle Davis, director, gave the final recital of its 1923 class on May 24 and 25 at the Wyoming Club Auditorium.
A pupil of J. Alfred Schehl, Cletus E. Mecklenborg, was heard in a violin recital on May 24, in Memorial Hall. He was assisted by Cecelia Schulte, soprano, and Theodore L. Rohmberg, pianist.
Caroline Rieder Bohmer presented her pupils in a song recital at the East High School Auditorium on May 25. The accompaniments were played by Harry Spangler.
A piano recital was given at the Cincinnati Woman’s Club Auditorium on May 25 by the pupils of Anne Cock-burn, assisted by Clifford Cunard, tenor.	W. W.
Chaliapin to Return in October
Feodor Chaliapin sailed on the steamship Olympic on June 9, after making the unique record of two separate tours to the Pacific Coast in one season. He will sing in London late in June, and will go to Baden-Baden in July for a vacation, returning for his first concert in New York on October 2. His next season will be more strenuous than ever, including ten performances at the Metropolitan Opera and twenty-eight with the Chicago Opera at home and on tour, as well as thirty-five concerts booked by S. Hurok, Inc.
New Italian Operas Successful
Rome, May 15.—I Compagnacci, the new opera by Maestro Primo Riccitolli, favorite pupil of Mascagni, and Michetti’s opera, La Grazia, both of them well performed, have made distinct successes here this season.	D. P.
Lynnwood Farnani to Visit England and France
Lynnwood Farnani, organist and director of the Church of the Holy Communion, leaves June 19 on the S. S. Mauretania for a three months’ stay in England and France.
Louise Homer Goes to Lake George
Louise Homer has left the city for her summer home in Lake George, New York. She concluded her concert tour with an appearance at the Evanston Festival recently.
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June 14. 1923
CINCINNATI MUSIC NOTES
Cincinnati, Ohio, June 7.—A much enjoyed concert was given on June 1 by the combined musical organizations of the East High School, in the auditorium of the school. It was the fourth annual event of this kind and was under the direction of Joseph Surdo. Both instrumental and vocal numbers demonstrated what fine teaching is being given the children in the public schools.
There was another concert in the auditorium of the Lockland High School on June 1, under the direction of E. Ethelbert Fisher. Aside from numbers by the school orchestra, Ruth Stephenson, violinist, played several numbers.
A recital took place on June 5 in the Odeon by Louise Ryder, contralto, from the class of Lino Mattioli, and J. Philip Gartner, pianist, from the class of Albino Gorno, both of the College of Music. It was greatly enjoyed by those present. These young people are candidates for graduation this year.
B. W. Foley, a teacher of voice at the College of Music and a member of the college faculty, has been honored by being made a member of the American Academy of Teachers of Singing. He was selected as the Cincinnati representative.
The Cincinnati Choral and Wurlitzer Concert Company gave its sixty-ninth benefit concert on June 3 at the First Evangelical Church, Cumminsville. The cantata Ruth was sung.
A number of pupils of Albino Gorno of the College of Music, appeared in a piano recital on June 1, in the Odeon.
John Quincy Bass, pianist, from the class of Ilse Hueb-ner of the College of Music, played in the Odeon on May 31. He was assisted by Harriet Sperry, soprano, from the class of B. W. Foley.
Laura Thompson, a pupil of Thomas James Kelly of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, was heard in a fine recital on June 2, in Conservatory Hall.
A concert was given on June 6 by Florence Evans, mezzo-contralto, at the Pleasant Ridge Presbyferian Church. She was accompanied by A. O. Palm.
Hazel McHenry Franklin, pianist, a pupil of Albino Gorno of the College of Music, and Uberto Neely, violin pupil of Emil Heermann, presented a delightful program in the Odeon on June 2. Both of these musicians are candidates for post-graduate honors this year.
Lucile Smith, pianist, a pupil of Frederick Shailer Evans of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, appeared in recital in Conservatory Hall on May 30.
Elsie Hempel presented her pupils in a piano recital in the Norwood Library Hall on May 31.
The violin and piano pupils of J. Alfred Schehl were heard in a recital on June 5 in Memorial Hall.
The pupils of Lillie Finn were heard in a piano recital on June 6, in the auditorium of the Cincinnati Woman’s Club.
The annual luncheon of the Hyde Park Music Club was enjoyed J>y the active and associate members on June 6. Mrs. Oliver B. Larky was chairman. One of the attractive features was a program given by the Hyde Park Choral Circle, under the direction of Mrs. N. Cornelius Steubing. There were selections by Mrs. Halouk Eikert and piano numbers by Pauline Stemler.
. Charles J. Young presented his piano pupils in a recital on June 2, in Memorial Hall.
The pupils of Ottilio Dickersheid of the College of Music were heard in a recital in the Odeon on June 6.
Dan Beddoe, of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, presented a number of his pupils in a song recital in Conservatory Hall on May 31.
Pupils of Lilian Arkell Rixford, of the College of Music, appeared in an organ recital on the Odeon on June 1.
Dorothy O’Brien, a pupil of Albino Gorno of the College of Music, was heard in a piano recital on June 4, in the Odeon.
Word has been received that Harold Morris, pianist, and Edwin Ideler, violinist, both of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, have been chosen as members of the faculty of the New Jersey Conservatory of Music which was recently organized in Newark. Mr. Morris has also been given the honor of having his compositions selected by the Music Committee of the United States Section of the International Society for Contemporary Music.
Robert Perutz, of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, presented a number of his pupils in a violin recital on June 1, in Conservatory Hall, at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music.
The Cincinnati Choral Club and Wurlitzer Concert Company gave a concert on May 15 in Odd Fellows’ Temple, for the benefit of Mr. and Mrs. Harry Lawrence.
Helen R. Scheu entertained the active members of the Norwood Musical Club on May 17, when a program of music was rendered by Mrs. Halouk Fikert, Norma Stueb-ing, Agnes Soellers and Mrs. Charles Hess.
Jessie Deane Crenshaw, a candidate for collegiate honors, was heard in a piano recital at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music on May 14. She possesses a fine technic and considerable ability as a musician. She is a pupil of Jean Verd.
LaRue Loftin, a pupil of Marguerite Melville Liszniew-ski, appeared at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music on May 24 in her graduation recital. She made a very favorable impression upon her audience.
Theodore Niedzielski, a pupil of John A. Hoffman/was soloist at the dedication of the new Christian Church at Maysville, Ky. He has been directing a number of choral organizations in recent months in addition to doing solo work.
Edith Miller, a pupil of Andre de Ribaupierre, gave a violin recital at the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music on May 26. She plays wtih a fine technic and her recital was much enjoyed.
Olive Terry, pianist; Mary Swainey, soprano, and John . Eversman, violinist, of the College of Music, gave a program at the Scottish Rite Cathedral on May 21.
The annual luncheon of the Clifton Music Club was held on May 25 at the Maketewah Country Club. The committee in charge of the program was Mrs. William A. Earle, Mrs. J. H. Thuman and Mrs. Raymond Meyer.
The First Presbyterian Orchestra, under the direction .of George R. Myers, gave its annual concert at Memorial Hall on May 25. The program was varied and much enjoyed.
Howard Wentworth Hess, a candidate for post-graduate honors at the College of Music, gave a recital in the Odeon on May 28. He is a pupil of Romeo Gorno.
Marguerite Squibb, a pupil of Marguerite Melville-Lisz-