37
M Tl X 1 A T. CO Tl Til E FI
and fully competent to carry them out. Our faculty, in fact, is composed of great musicians and splendid teachers.
“We wish to make our Summer Session as unspectacular as possible. There will be no difference between winter and summer work, no rush of hurried lessons by new teachers unfamiliar with the routine.”
Mr. Bloch also spoke about summer work from the students’ point of view.
"The serious students,” he said, “have a chance for uninterrupted work, an important factor to anyone planning a musical career. Also, there are fewer distractions and diversions in the summer, making it a good time for concentrated work.”
The master courses of theory and pedagogy being offered for teachers and professionals by Beryl Rubinstein, piano, and Giulio Silva, voice, were particularly emphasized by Mr. Bloch, who also added that, in his opinion, Silva was the greatest singing master he had ever had. Another feature of the session will be special classes in piano, violin, and theory for children and beginners.	S.
Wilson Lamb Pupil in Recital
Frederick D. Moss, tenor, one of the many students under the guidance of Prof. Wilson Lamb, the well known East Orange vocal teacher, appeared recently in Boston, Mass., presenting an exceedingly interesting recital. Mr. Moss has a fine voice of excellent quality and pure tonal value. His program included many and varied numbers, consisting of an aria from Carmen and selections by Rachmaninoff, Batoli, Massenet, Gounod, D’Hardelot, Burleigh, and other composers of note. The audience was very enthusiastic and awarded every rendition with a round of appreciative applause. Mr. Moss offered four encores, and his splendid performance resulted in his re-engagement for another recital ׳in the fall. Cora Wynn Alexander was the capable accompanist.
Another one of Professor Lamb’s pupils, Louetta Chatman, soprano, will give her debut recital at Aeolian Hall, in the early fall.
Charles Hackett Appears for British Opera Company
London, May 27.—Charles Hackett, as Rodolfo to Maggie Teyte’s Mimi in the British National Opera Company’s performance of La Bohême, scored an instantaneous success. He sang with a full, rich voice which has in it something of the Caruso timbre, and in spite of the fact that he sang in Italian while the rest of the company used their native tongue, the audience was loud in its applause, giving him innumerable recalls after the Poet’s Song in the first act.
G. C.
Another Zerffi Students’ Recital
Another students’ recital was given at the Zerffi Studios on June 1, twelve pupils taking part. A highly interesting feature of these recitals is that each pupil is requested to make a written criticism of the singing of the others, placing particular stress on any points which may be of help in solving the problems of the singers. Enthusiastic comments were again heard upon the extreme ease of production and freedom which was common to all those who sang.
Mabel Wood Hill Songs Via Radio
Nicola Zan, who recently sang some new manuscript songs by Mabel Wood Hill before a large company of enthusiastic listeners, recently radioed several of the Hill songs. These are becoming increasingly well known, and they combine variety of music and interesting text.
Alexander Lambert to Sail Soon
Alexander Lambert will sail on the S. S. Rotterdam on June 16 for Europe, where he will spend the summer. He will return on September 1, when he will resume his teaching.
i^-Efiuratum
57 West 48th St. New York City
HARRIET A. SEYMOUR MARSHALL BARTHOLOMEW
Directors
SPECIAL
SUMMER
COURSES
for
TEACHERS and STUDENTS in all
Branches
July 9—Aug. 18 1923
ORGANIZED TOLEDO OPERA ASSOCIATION
SCORES IN TWO UNUSUALLY FINE PERFORMANCES
June 14,
NEWLY
Toledo was treated to the musical surprise of a decade on the evenings of June 1 and 2, when the newly organized Toledo Opera Association, under direction of Joseph Sainton, gave two performances of Von Suppe’s Boccaccio with the finish and verve of professionals, thus demonstrating what may be accomplished with the high type of talent found among American choir singers, under leadership of the first order..
Clarence R. Ball, tenor, who had the title role, brought to it not only adequate vocal requirements but also dramatic ability as well. Mary Stockwell Durfee, soprano, sang Fiametta to the complete satisfaction of even the most critical, and Muriel La France and Maude Ellis Lackens, who had the role of Beatrice on alternate nights, tied for honors.
To Julius J. Blair, basso, in the comical role of Lamber-tuccio, the grocer, must go praise for the most professional work of the whole company, and Raymond Kocher, as the drunken cooper, was hardly less satisfying. Helen Masters Morris was a delightful Peronella.
In the chorus were many of the leading soloists of the city, and comment of the audience placed their work far above that usually found'in traveling opera companies. The orchestra recruited by Mr. Sainton played the tuneful score with precision, and staging and costumes left little to be desired. The company numbered in all more than 100.
The coming of Mr. Sainton to. Toledo marks, it is believed, a musical epoch in this city. Graduated at the Leip-sic Conservatorium, Mr. Sainton served as chorus master at the Leipsic Opera House under the famous maestro, Arthur Nikisch. Later he was director of ballets at the Crystal Palace, London, and conducted various municipal orchestras in England, including the famous Brighton Orchestra, before coming to America.
In America he has been director successively for the Savage, Aborn and De Koven companies, and for five years was musical director of the Minneapolis municipal summer concerts. He had gone to California, whither he was summoned by the Toledo Opera Association to become its
conductor. He has also a large class of pupils in voice and conducts a choral society in the neighboring town of Monroe.	D.
Photo by C. L. Lewis.
JOSEPH SAINTON,
director of the Toledo Opera Association.
N. Weber of New York, president of the Federation, made two statements which have been causing interest locally. One was that St. Louis is not only the musical center of the Southwest but is fast becoming one of the great outstanding musical centers of America. The other was that, contrary to the general belief, radio is not hurting the musicians’ business.
The Morning Choral Club, an organization of women, held its annual election last week. Officers elected were: Mrs. Jon. Morrison, president; Mrs. Archer O’Reilly, first vice-president; Mrs. Benton H. Pollock, second vice-presi-ident; Mrs. A. D. Chappell, corresponding secretary; Mrs. Chas. L. Blankenship, recording secretary; Mrs. William T. Jones, treasurer; Mrs. Arthur W. Haill, librarian. Directors: Mrs. William L. Ricker, Mrs. Arthur L. Dickie, Mrs. Arthur Schisler, Mrs. Anna D. Boone, Mrs. Anson Moore, Mrs. C. L. Allen, Mrs. Taylor Bernard.
The Elizabeth Cueny Concert Course for 1923-24 has been announced. Artists to be presented in this series include Louis Graveure, baritone; Sigrid Onegin, contralto; Rudolph Ganz, pianist; The Flonzaley Quartet and the Duncan Dancers. Miss Cueny also announced the presentation cif the opera, The Secret of Suzanne, which will be given with Florence Macbeth as Suzanne.	V. A. L. J.
Ernest Bloch Interviewed
In a recent interview Ernest Bloch, musical director of the Cleveland Institute of Music, talked about the advantages of a Summer Session such as the Institute is opening on
ERNEST BLOCH
June 21 •for six weeks. Mr. Bloch feels that by carrying on the work of the Institute through the summer, the ideals upon which the Institute is founded can be continued without any sudden slump of cessation.
“Then too,” he said, “we have retained our established teachers, already familiar with Institute policies and ideals,
ST. LOUIS OPERA STAGES A BOUT WITH JUPITER PLUVIUS
Naughty Marietta Is Performed Between Showers—St. Louis
Symphony Elects Officers and Proclaims Past Season Most Successful in Its History—Programs Which Closed the Concert Season
St. Louis, Mo., June 4.—The Municipal Opera has had a six round bout with Jupiter Pluvius as an opening feature of the 1923 season. Each night there has been a decided question in the minds of audience, cast and stage manager as to whether the opera would be given or the rain would prevent. The opening night of the season, May 28, was prefaced by a rainy day, but it cleared for the start of the opera. It began raining again but with cuts and long whits the performance was finally finished. The offering for this week is Naughty Marietta, by Victor Herbert. Dorothy Maynard is playing the title part, Helen Moore, a St. Louis girl, is singing the role of Adah and making a decided hit (especially in the solo Neath The Southern Moon) and Craig Campbell plays Captain Warrington. Detmar Poppon is the Governor of Louisiana, Thomas Conkey has the role of Etienne Grandet, Roland Woodruff is Sir Harry Blake and Frank Moulan is Silas Slick.
The chorus presents the same freshness of voice and youthful physiognomy as last year. Indeed it is much the same in personnel and numbers ninety-six. A decided feature of this season is the large number of the Symphony Orchestra men in the orchestra. Michel Gusikoff, concert-master of the Symphony Orchestra, is concertmaster. H. Max Steindel plays first cello, Hugo Oik plays first viola, John Kiburz is solo flutist, Pellegrino Lecce plays first horn and Oscar Hallbach plays first trombone. Thirty-nine of the rank and file of the Symphony men are among the fifty composing the Opera Orchestra of which Charles Previn is director. The sound amplifying device finally has been adjusted so that persons in the rear of the immense amphitheater hear as distinctly as those in the stage boxes.
Beginning Monday night the company will present Wang, Woolson Morse’s comedy operetta made famous by DeWolf Hopper and Della Fox.
Programs Which Closed the Concert Season.
An interesting musical event last week was the appearance of Sascha Jacobsen, violinist, at the Missouri Theater.
The regular concert season closed with a recital by Galli-Curci, given at the Odeon on the Elizabeth Cueny concert course.	(
Ernest R. Kroeger gave a program for the Women’s Club, May 31. This was a lecture recital in which the various types of music were explained and illustrated. The program was in two parts, emotional and picturesque.
H. Max Steindel, cellist; Esmeralda Berry Mayes, violinist, and Mrs. Carl J. Luyties, pianist, presented a chamber music recital at the St. Louis Women’s Club on May 29.
The Jessie L. Gaynor Choral Club of Webster Groves, Geo. C. Miller, director, closed its eleventh season with a concert on May 29. Frank H. Spahn, baritone, and Helen Traubel Carpenter, soprano, were the soloists. An ambitious and highly creditable program was presented.
Symphony Organization Elects Officers.
The St. Louis Symphony Orchestra closed the year 1922-23 with its annual meeting on May 22, at which time plans for next year and the result of last year’s season were announced. The orchestra closes with a deficit regardless of the fact that the season is considered in every respect the most successful in the forty years of the orchestra’s history. The St. Louis Symphony Society elected the following officers for the year: President, John Fowler; vice-presidents, Mrs. John T. Davis, Jr., Mrs. Charles M. Rice, J. Lion-berger Davis, Edward A. Faust, Benjamin Gratz, Hugh A. Koehler, George D. Markham; treasurer, Hugo A. Koehler; chairman of the Executive Committee, Oliver F. Richards.
Notes.
During the annual convention of the American Federation of Musicians held in St. Louis the latter part of May, Jos.