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THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, JUNE 29, 1913.
EDITED BV JOSEPH M. QUENTIN.
ALL singers In Portland should, for
one week, forget their own par
ticular choral associations, their pref
erences for one music director or an
other, and some singers might be in
duced to bury the musical hatchet,
and become members of the big chorus
forming at the Multnomah field
stadium for the World's Christian Cit
izenship Conference meetings. It was
at one time hoped that this chorus
would reach a membership of 1000, but
up to date not 500 singers have come
forward. The "Hallelujah" chorus
from Handel's "Messiah," and the
"Inflammatus" from Rossini's "Stabat
Mater" are to be sung, but most of
the choral work will be the singing
of well-known hymns.
Try for a chorus of 500 voices for
one week.
The opening meeting of the series
begins this afternoon at 2:30 o'clock
at Multnomah field stadium, and all
those who wish to Join the chorus can
do so by applying to William H. Boyer,
director, who will be found in waiting
at the door of the choir platform. No
vocal examination will be required of
applicants.
About 35 girls, forming the Altar
Guild Society of the Piedmont Presby
terian Church, are. rehearsing "An
Evening in Japan," to be given soon
under direction of Rose Coursen Reed,
at Jefferson High School, auditorium.
Mrs. R. W. Schmeer sang effectively
Buck's "Ave Maria" at the wedding of
Miss Catharine Covach and E. Louis
Frederich last Wednesday at St. Mary's
Cathedral. The bride is a well-known
singer, and both she and Mrs. Schmeer
are members of the Treble Clef Club.
The annual exercises of the Oregon
Conservatory of Music last Friday in
the music hall and roof garden was one
of the most Important public events in
the 15 years' history ot the school. The
reception rooms and music hall were
artistically yet originally draped and
festooned. The conservatory colors of
purple and gold in the directors' room
extended in vine-like runners, convey
ing the thought that a central core ex
tended throughout the system of In
struction. The students' playing and
singing received well-merited admira
tion during the rendition of the entire
programme, those deserving special
credit being Miss Nita Plcken. Edith
Beyer, L. Hatler, Hazel Stradley. Cath
arine Newel, Hilda Beyer, Elsie Oianini.
Gertrude Peterson. Louise Watson,
Ruth Condit, Lorena Lurkey, Thelma
Ems, Esther Stewart, Lukie Schuland,
Miss Ostruck, Vera Drew, Gladys John
son, Mies Hillyard, Mrs. Burke. Miss
Hegele, Lennle Bowen, Marie Meadows,
Helen Miller, Mr. La Viers, J. Leslie,
Vincent Driscoll and Lozar Schoff. In
the afternoon, luncheon, and in the
evening punch were served. Much
credit Is due the students for the
beauty and taste of their Oriental cos
tumes. The director, L. H. Edwards,
and staff of teachers may well be
proud of the work being accomplished
for the year.
A piano recital by students, under
the direction of Miss Jane Sanders,
took place last Friday afternoon at
Eilers hall and was quite a successful
affair. Miss Sanders has left for Paris,
where she will spend the Summer
studying piano with Wagersweyne.
Biie plans to return to this city In
October.
The annual meeting of the Northwest
Musio Teachers' Association occurs til
Seattle. Wash.. July 14-15, and this
circular has been Issued by W. H.
Boyer, the president, explaining the
aims of the association: "It Is with
pleasure that the official board of the
Northwest Music Teachers' Association
announces the convention for 1913. The
association will convene In Seattle July
14 and 15, the dates mentioned cover-1
lng the first two days of Potlatch
week. The session will be known as
the Potlatoh session. The attractions
will be three-fold: The convention, Se
attle and the Potlatch. The convention
has been planned with the aim of mak
inr It the biggest and most successful
In the association's history. The pro
grammes of the convention will In
clude lectures, discussions and recitals
given by the leading musicians of the
Northwest. The morning and after
noon sessions will be held in the par
lors of the Hotel Washington Annex.
For the Tuesday evening concert there
has been secured the beautiful audi
torium of the Plymouth Congregational
Church, wltn Its splendid pipe organ
a.vailable. An organ recital will be
given at the noon hour Tuesday. An
elaborate banquet Is scheduled for Mon
day evening at the Hotel Washington
Annex. Governor Lister has pledged
his presence, and will give the addresfe
of welcome. The great Potlatch carni
val begins Wednesday, July 16, the day
following the convention. Ask for
Potlatch rates: they will be available
Sunday, July 13. Let every musician In
the Northwest co-operate in making
the convention & big success and up
holding the association which has long
mce proven its permanence and help
fulness. The Hotel Washington Annex
has been made the convention head
quarters. Members wishing to secure
hotel accommodations during the con
vention are urged to write the man-
agement for their reservations as early
as possible. Members notifying Chair
man Charles A. Case, of the reception
committee, 605 Eilers building, as to
the time of arrival, route, etc, will be
met by members of the committee, who
, will be prepared to do everything
necesary for the comfort and conveni
ence of the Mslting delegates. The
Portland musicians appearing on the
programmes are William H. Boyer, Miss
Edith Collais and Mrs. Alice Brown
Marshall. Frederick W. Goodrich and
Mrs. Clifford Moore will read papers.
Today's choral programme closes the
season, musically, at St. Mary's Cath
olio Church. Misses Ruble and Golda
Goulet will resign as soloists, as they
are building a home In Laurelhurst.
They have been prominently identified
with the musical events of that parish
ever since their residence In Portland,
and would continue as the choir solo
ists were they not leaving the vicinity.
Rev. Father Daly has not decided on
a successor to them as yet.
One of the recent events of Import
ance in musical circles was a. concert at
Sunnyside Congregational Church, when
William Payne, of Dallas, Tex., sang.
His selection, Lfceure de Pourpre'
(Augusta Holmes) was rendered with
Buch fine style and finish that he re
ceived a recall. Mr. Payne came from
Texas to pass the year here with L.
Charles Sparks, who recently presented
him In recital. Mr. Payne's voice Is a
promising baritone.
The Becker Conservatory of Music
gave a recital of music last Tuesday
night by senior and Intermediate stu
dents, and the event was quite success
fill In every way. The programme
"Bolero, From Spanish Dances" (Mosz-
kowskl). Misses Tracie and Edith
Moyer; "Valse Entrainante" (Wachs)
Miss Lucile Holman; "Souvenir" (Lack)
and "Tarantelle, A Minor" (Pleczonka)
Mrs. Maleua E. Kinder; "La Fontaine'
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MUSICIANS ACTIVE IX CUR
RENT MUSICAL AFFAIRS
Miss Julia Classenius, mezzo
soprano, gives recital Tuesday
night; Miss Caroline Lowengart.
soprano, sang at commencement
exercises, Lincoln High School;
William Payne, baritone, sang
in recital at Sunnyside Congre
gational Church; William Hin
5 haw, operatic baritone, from
New York Metropolitan - Opera.
Company, sing's In recital In this
city next season.
(Reynald), Miss Ruth Confrey; "Noc
turne, B Flat" (Field) and Les Mar
guerites" (Fontaine), Wayne Carroll;
"Song Without Words" (Hoelzel) and
The Fountain" (Bohm). Miss Muriel
Haynes; "Balancelle" (Wachs) and
"Willaway" (Newland), Miss Tracie
Moyer; "Romance" (Fontenallles) and
March of the Flower Girls" (Wachs,
Miss Helen Calbreath; "Barcarolle N'a-
politaine (Lavignac) and "Pan"
(Godard). Mrs. Edna Moore Rethlefsen;
Albumblatt (Beethoven) and "Valse.
Op. 83" (Durand), Carl Sutton;
Warblings at Eve" (Richards) . and
"Leon a Polka" (Meacham), Miss Nina
Dressel; "Evensong" (Seiss) and
Tarantelle" (L o m a B), Hellmuth
Krause: "Barcarolle, Op. 47, No. 2"
(Goldner) and "Columbine Minuet"
(Delahaye), Miss Marian Lehr; "Kam-
enoi Ostrow" (Rubinstein), Miss Edith
Moyer.
Mrs. Mabel Wallace Butterworth,
reader, gave a students' recital in ex
pression at Hawthorne Presbyterian
Church last Tuesday night, and her
programme included several musical
numbers. The selections: "Valse" (Mos-
kowski). Miss Vivian Pallett; Bobby
Shaftoe." Miss Valma Johnson; "Court
of Boyvllle" (William Allen White),
Miss Frances Young: "King John, act
IV, scene I (Shakespeare), Miss
Frances Strowbridge; "Elelle" (Mas
senet), "The Day Is Gone" (Margaret
Long), Miss Rozella Knox: Tom Saw
yer" (Mark Twain), Miss Florence
Gradon; "Mrs. Harrigan on Neighbor
liness" (Charles Battell Loomis). "A
Doorstep Dialogue" (Wlnfred Sothern)
Miss Esther Iverson; "The Lost Word"
(Henry Van Dyke), Miss Olga Hal.
lingby.
At an entertainment given by the
Rose City Chapter of the order of the
Eastern Star, Mrs. Gordon W. Stanley,
contralto, rendered two solos In excel
lent style.
Mrs. J. A. Henry, soprano, of Spo
kane. Wash., who is en route from San
Francisco to her home, will sing this
morning at Piedmont Presbyterian
Church.
Several phonograph records of songs
sung by Mrs. Henry W. Metzger, the
dramatic soprano of this city, were
sent to Vienna recently from the fac
tories, where they were made, and
Frau John Strauss, widow of the fa
mous waltz king, played the records of
Mrs. Metzger at a reception given in
her Vienna salon a - few weeks ago,
Those present after hearing the records
Immediately sent a postal cam to Mrs.
Metzger extending their congratulations
and compliments, and the most notable
of the signatures on the card were as
follows: Alfred Grunfeld. the cele
brated Austrian court pianist; Director
Joseph Simon, director and critic, hia
wife, Max and Helen Chavan. Paula. S li
tem, the Vienese actress, and many oth
ers. Frau Strauss for many years has
manifested great Interest and affection
for Mrs. Metzger, and Mrs. Metzger
prizes highly the unique postal card
Miss Mabel Orton, who is at present
substituting as contralto soloist at the
First unitarian Church, has been en
gaged to fill that position for the com
ing year. She will also substitute un
til the month of August. Miss Orton,
who has been a member of the choir of
the Rose City Park Presbyterian
Church during the past season, is be
coming widely known as one of the
most promising young soloists in the
city.
William Haskell, tenor, will sing
' Rock of Ages (Richards) as offertory
solo at the Pilgrim Congregational
Li H :'::U
Church this morning. Mr. Haskell, who
Is a member of the vested choir at Trln
ity Episcopal Church, was recently ore- I
sented in recital by John Claire Mon-I
teitn. I
A students' recital was given last I
week by Mrs. Ella Tunk, at which good
progress was noted in the ease with
" peupie Burmouniea an- i
Acuities. The
(Splndler). Gladys Hoffman and" Elsie
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flatt; -Rondo" from "Trioin" (Haydn)
Margaret Fuhrer; "La Gracinse"
(Bohm). Lillian and Emma Tettelbaum
"Allegro Vivace," Elsie Piatt: "Gavotte1
(Hummel), Gladys Hoffman and Ruth
tth l. T3i.,..C 1
Eliza Fuhrer. Enchantment (Blake).
Eliza and Margaret Fuhrer; "Fifth Noc
turne" (Leybach), Mary Linch: "Qui
Vive" (Zanz), Ruth Nelson and Elane
cooper; "Rustle of Spring" (Sinding),
Latnerine Norton; Fairy Echoes"
(Kjoemann). Ruth Nelson: "Only a
Dream" (Eddy) and "The Last Hone"
luottscnalk). Elaine Cooper.
Mrs. Mary Cahill Moor gave & bril
llant example of musio methods pur.
sued by students In fundamental work
at a recital in Eilers building last Tues
day. Her method In teaching children
and others to read musio at sight Is
surely "the pleasant way to musicland.
Seven little boys and girls sat at a I
long taoie, on which was painted a rep
resentation Of a piano keyboard and on I
being asked to name the component
pans ot a music scale, they instantly
ana wimoni nesitauon, gave the cor-
in.i nuies. .rceaiiy ainicuit questions
i tiouns w .me reaaing or music and
j ouu iuuuiuu, were prompt
ly answered by the little students
none of them more than 7 years of age
as ir witn one voice. Each child was
eager to answer, and Mrs. Moore's suc
cess In. keeping their attention was a
penect inspiration. The entire recital
as an educative factor, and as an ob-.
ject lesson even to adults, was one of
the most wonderful ever given in this
city. Several of the young musicians
piayea selections on the piano, and
acquitted themselves with credit. Mrs.
Moore gave, also, a public recital, at
wnicn me programme was. In funda
mental musio training: "Sight Read
ing," class: "Cuckoo. Cuckoo," Laird
MCK-enna; -Lightly Row," Exle Clark:
Rytnm and Time." class: "Sle'eD. Bab v.
Sleep," Frederick Cutler; "Bounding
diiiowb, neien uougnier; 'Melody,'
Francis McKenna.; "Scale Building,"
class; "Winter Is Here," Muriel McCut-
chan; "The Cuckoo" (Van Gael), Eva
bcnultz; "intervals and Chords" class:
Birthday March." Minah Ward: "L' Ava
lanche" (Heller), Agnes Schultz; "Song
of the) Cuckoo" (Popp). Katherine
Jones; "Keyboard Harmony," class;
Hunting Song" (Spindler). Dudlev
ivieisx; " m me jueaaow . (Ltcbner),
Virginia Law; "Ear Training." class;
-valse Arabesque." (Lack). Helen
Hahler. " Members of the graduating
class: Exle Clark, Muriel McCutchan.
UTeaerick uutier, Helen Gougbler. Ag
nes Sohultz, Laird McKenna, Virginia
Law, Eva Schultz, Sherrll Smith. Helen
Mahler, Mlnah Ward, Blasdel Smith.
Francis McKenna. The post-graduate
was: Dudley Kleist.
Nearly $600,000,000 Is spent annually
by Americans on music, accordlnar to a
report submitted before the New York
State Music Teachers' Association, by
John C. Fi-eund, who gave these fig
ures:
Opera $8,000,000
Concerts 30.000.wo
hurch music, bet-ween 120.000,
000 and 05,000,000
Orchestras In theaters, vaudeville
end moving picture houses.... 30.000,000
Military and brass hand 85.OOOi.000
Conservatories, schools and pri
vate teachers 175.000.000
American students abroad 7.600.C00
Aausicai inausiries zoo.ooo.oov
An Interesting students' recital of pi
ano music was given last Wednesday
by Miss Abby Whiteside, at which this
programme was well rendered: "By the
Mill Stream" and "Autumn Enchant
ment (Smith);, "Serenade" (Sinding).
Ruth Alexander; "Elfin Revels" (Paldl),
"Happy Farmer" and "Soldier's March"
(Schumann), Grace Hamilton; To a I
Wild Flower" (Ayres), Florine Farmer;
"Butterfly" (Merkel), Grace Hovenden;
"Minuet" (Beethoven), "Solfeggletto"
(P. E. Bach), Agnes McElroy; "The 1
Gypsies" (Burgmuller), "Gondoliera"
and "Spring's Awakening (Haberbier),
Imogens Letcher; "Sonata," second pi
ano part by GrJcg, allegro, andante,
rondo, (Mozart), Ruth Alexander, and
at the second piano, Miss Whiteside;
"Valse Op. 59, No. 2" (Schutt), Frances
Tallmadge; "Three Sonatas,"' D major.
A minor, D major, (Scarlatti-Sauer),
Geraldine Hall; "Valse Op.-70, No. 1,"
"Preludes Op. 28, Nos. 3, 16," "Polon
aise Op. 26, No. 1," (Chopin), Frances
Tallmadge: "Danse Negre" (Scott).
"Shadow Dance" and "Hungarian,"
(Mac Dowell). Geraldine Hall.
At a reception given by Mrs. James
B. Kerr yesterday,-Miss Abby White
side rendered several piano numbers,
and Mrs. Hermann Bohlman sang.
Arthur Hammerstein announces that
he has engaged Maestro Guiseppe Ba
roni, of the Scala, Milan, to be con
ductor at the new Hammerstein Opera
House for three years, each season to
be of 20 weeks, says the London cor
respondent of the New York World.
Slgnor Baroni will receive $1500 a sea
son. Mr. Hammerstein has also con
tracted for a French light soprano, Vic
toria, and for Mme. Melba for a few
performances. Opera In English is to
be given only once a week during the
first season, but more frequently later.
Next winter "Alda," "Salome," "Louise'
and one of the Wagner operas will be
given in English. Melba has announced
that she will only sing in English if it
is obligatory, while Emma Karnes re
fuses to sing in English at all, saying
it is the most terrible. Impossible lan
guage to sing in. Her husband, Gor-
goza, refused to enter grand- opera on
any condition. Mr. Hammerstein has
secured the rights of Masenet's
"Therese," in which Reaud Is to star,
Mrs. C. A. Petersen, 665 East Main
street presented these students in re
cital recently: Olive Gray, Edith Du-
back, Vivian Johnson. Dorothy Carpen
ter. Marie Duback and Delia Hughes.
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"Tou don't make very good music
with that instrument," said a bystander
to the man with the bass drum, as the
band ceased to play.
"No," admitted the pounder of the
drum; "I know I don't; but I drown a
neap of bad music. Ladies Home
Journal.
Fred There seems to be a lot more
fuss made of Miss A 's singing than
Miss s, ana I am sure Miss K-
has by far the richer voice.
Jack Ah, yes; but Miss A has
by far the richer father. Pathfinder.
Miss Arah Hoyt, contralto, will give
la song recital Thursday, assisted by
Miss Pearl Sutherland, pianist.
A piano recital, under- the direction
of Mrs. Lena W. Chambers, was held
in the Tllf ord building last night and
the programme was: "Trovatore" (Arr.
Jean Paul), Virginia Wilson, Gretchen
Taylor; "Lightfoot Polka" (Max Wer
ner); "The Song of the Bold Pixie'
(A. J.. Brown), Ruth Cleland; "The
Drummer Boy's March" (K. Bechter)
Rodney Johnson; "Hunting Song'
(Splndler), Clifford Johnson; "Hleland
Laddie" (F. Morey), Elizabeth London
"Arabesque" (Wrangell), Gladys Hoi-
gate; "Moon Moths, No. 1" (Kussner)
Virginia Wilson; "Dragon Flies" (Nev-
ln), Mary Edna Rice, Ruth Chambers
Reverie (E. Kuhlstrom); "Rocklng-
Horse" (R. Frllm), Laura Drake; "Min
uet" (Paderewskl), Ruth Chambers
"Will o' the Wisp" (Ethel Barnby)
Mary Edna Rice: "Kamennoi-Ostrow'
(Rubenstein), Miss Marcella Catto
"Ballet-Egyptien, No. 1, 2, 3" (Lulginl)
Mrs. Chambers, Miss Markelli; "Witches'
Dance" (MacDowell), Marie Evans
"Turkish March" (Krentzlin), Gladys
Kies, Helen Kles. Mildred Pegg, Sibyle
Smith.
Mrs. A. E. Clark, of this city, is in
terested In the musical success of her
friend. Miss Florence Macbeth, who
has lust been hfl.ileri In Lonrian nnprntlp
circles as a comine- Tetrainlnl. MV
Clark and Miss Macbeth lived In the
Bame house in Mankato, Minn. In those
days Miss Macbeth had a light, clear,
neauxiiui men soorano voice.
An Interesting and enjoyable piano
recital was given under the direction o
E. L. Bettinger last Thursday night,
and this programme was rendered
Gladys Walton; "Dancing Spirits'
m.hmV ooririin r.imv "vrm-,.
(Bohm), Geraldine Ginty; "Neopolltan
Folk Song (Behr), Lawrence Frank
lin; "Mlsere" from "II Trovatore
(Verdi), Helen Scott; "Lucia," sextet
(Donizetti). Alvlna Mahl; "Sonata i
A" (Mozart), Helen Smith: "Le Poli-
chlnelle" (Rachaminoff ), Jennie Lang
ford; "Abendmusik" (Schumann), Miss
H. Kunkel; "Last Hope" (Guttschalk),
Miss Sophie George; "Sonata, Op. 81
(Beethoven), Miss Blanch Freer;
Waltz Caprice" (Rubenstein), Miss
Harriet Leas; "Carnival Scenes in Ven
ice" (Schumann), Miss P. Schmalz;
Waltz" (Chopin), Miss Ruth Wurten-
berger; "Ballad No. 1" (Chopin), Miss
Katherine Tyler; "Sonata Appasslon-
ata'
(Beethoven), Miss Ruth Zanells.
7lTl Julia mmmspnTiln- nhn hs i-
I cently returned from the East, where
she has been pursuing her vocal
studies, will be heard in ' recital at
I Eilers' Hall Tuesday night. Miss
Claussennis has a pleasing mezzo so
LEBANON" WOMAN'S EXHIBIT OF ROSES IN STRAWBERRY
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MltS. C. C. MARY'S BEAUTIFULLY DECORATED BUGGY.
LEBANON, Or., June 28. (Special.) That Portland cannot claim a
monopoly of roses Is shown by this picture of Mrs. C. C. Mary's buggy
In the baby parade during the, recent Strawberry Fair. It was entirely
covered with Karl Druschkl rises, and conceded by all to be one of the
most beautiful ever seen in sttch contests.
prano voice of good quality and of spe
cial Interest will be her rendition of
group of old songs dating as far back
as the year 1452. -
The quartet choir of the Temple Beth
Israel will conclude its choral work
uly 6 for the season, and will resume
holr practice September 1, when the
choir personnel will be: Mrs. Rose
Bloch Bauer, soprano and director;
Mrs. Delphlne Marx, contralto: Norman
A. Van Hoose, tenor; Don J. Farr, bar
itone, and Edgar E. Coursen, organist.
During the vacation season the tem
porary organist at Temple Beth Israel
will be Mrs. Leonora Fisher Whipp.
Mr. and Mrs. Cecil H. Bauer have left
on a visit to Seaside, Or., and will re
turn in a few days' time
Mrs. Pauline Miller Chapman, so
prano, was one of the soloists at the
recent Spokane, Wash., music festival
and her artistic singing was received
with much favor. One Spokane news
paper said: "Mrs. OChapman's voice is
one of the most beautiful ever heard
by our public. It Is warm and vibrant
and of bell-like purity. One heeded to
know that last evening she was ham
pered by a slight cold, taking from
her lower tones something of their
smoothness, in order to appreciate the
excellence of her art. Self-possessed
and simple in manner, she knows her
resources and employs them effective
ly, untroubled by any temporary han
dicap. Her success was Indubitable. Her
first number was the recitative and aria
from Donizetti's La Favorite.' Her de
livery of the recitative and the an
dante, X, mlo Fernando," left little to
be desired. Twice recalled. Mrs. Chap
man sang most beautifully Francis
Allitsen's "Beloved. It Is Morn." Later
she sang- two of Cadman's cycle of In
dian songs, "From the Land of the
Sky-Blue Water" and' "The Moon Drops
Low." These roused the house to fresh
enthusiasm, and brought a charming
rendition of Bayly's old English bal
lad, "Long Ago.' "
Dr. L. M. Parvin presented these stu
dents in recital last Friday night, and
the musical tone was excellent and
much admired: Overture, "Light Cav
airy" (Suppe), first piano. Rae and So
phie Dellar, second piano. Laura E. Bar-
tram and Alvena Howard: "Till the
Breaking of the Day" (Pinsutl), Celia
Graves; "Rhapsodle Hongrolse No. 2
(Liszt). Sophie Dellar; "Midsummer
Night's Dream" (Kunkl-Mendelssohn),
Alvena Howard and Laura E. Bartram;
If I Were a Bird" (Henselt), "Polo
naise Heroic" (Rive-King), Ethel V.
Edlck; "Garden of My Heart" (Ball).
"Forging the Anchor" (Rodney), Vivian
Z. Brown: sonata Op. 27, No. 2 "Adagio,
Allegretto and . Presto'" (Beethoven),
Rae Dellar; "When the Heart Is Young"
(Buck), Mrs. Belle Cunningham Flck;
"Rhapsodle Hongrolse No. 12 (Liszt)
Alvena Howard: overture, "Romeo and
Juliet" (Bellini), Misses Sophie and
Rae Dellar; "Awakening of Spring'
(Spielter), "Appolla" (Rubinstein)
Laura E. Bartram; "Bellssario Fanta
sie" (Goria-Donizettl), Rae and Sophie
Dellar.
Mrs. Josephine Busn, pianist, aslsted
by C. H. Bush, baTltone. gave a suc
cessful students' recital at the Port
land Hotel last Tuesday night.
A largely attended and meritorious
recital by violin and piano students,
under direction of Frank G. Elchen
laub. violinist, and Mrs. Beatrice Hid
den-Eichenlaub, pianist, took place at
the Lincoln High School auditorium
last Friday night.
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The fine singing of Miss Caroline
Lowengart, soprano, at the graduation
exercises of Lincoln High School won
many compliments.
Available space at this time does not
peTmlt extended mention of all the
musical recitals this past week at
which Portland students have appeared.
Ia has been found impossible to give
extended notice to all of them.
Hawthorne Park Presbyterian Church
choir will give this musical programme
tonight at ":4o o clock: Orchestra, Un
fold Ye Portals" (Gounod) ; anthem.
My ialtn looks up to 'rnee
(Schnecker) ; orchestra, "Serenade'
(Del Vocho); trio, "Praise Ye" (Verdi)
violin solo, "Meditation" (Massenet);
anthem, "Earth and Heaven" (Merca-
dante); orchestra, "Reverie Celestial
Choir" (King); duet, "The Voice Di
vine" (Gabriel); anthem, "Blessed
Jesus" (Dvorak): soprano solo, "The
Light of the World"- (Sullivan); an
them, "God Hath Appointed a Day
(Lansing); orchestra, "Tontisicale
March" (Gounod); The choir: Miss
Rual Shearer, soprano; Miss Maysie
Foster, contralto; Miss Laura Fox, or
ganist; A. W. Ledbury, bass, and A. T.
Samuels, tenor and director, assisted
by Mrs, Elfrlda Heller Weinstein, so
prano; Mrs. Mary Cahill Moore, violin
1st, Sunday school orchestra.
Mrs. C. -H. Clement gave a students'
recital of music, assisted by Miss Ma
rian Bennett, in the parish house of
St. David's Episcopal Church, last
Thursday night, with Miss Hortense
Ballin sis accompanist. The programme:
"Militarv March" (Flagler), Miss Mil-
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Morrison at Sixth, Portland, Opp. Post Office
dred Redmond. Miss Pauline Norton;
"Jack in the Pulpit" (Kern). Miss Lu
cile Hodges; "Sparkling Eyes" (An
thony), Miss Eugenia Squires; duet.
"Moss Rose Waltz' (Schubert). Miss
Marion Hodges, Mrs. Clement; "The Tu
lip" (Lichner), Miss Winifred Miller;
"Serenade" (Helns), Miss Marlon
Hodges; song. Miss Marian Bennett:
duet. "Narcissus" (Nevin). Miss Cecil
Long, Mrs. Clement: "Hunting Song"
(Qulgleg), Misa Pauline Norton; "Twi
light" (Schnecker), Miss Audrey Nor
ton; "Murmuring Brook" (Bohm). Miss
Mildred Redmond: "Pure as Snow"
(Lange), Miss Gladys Chamberlain;
quartet from "Rlgoletto" (Dom), Miss
Una Rilea; song. Miss Marian Bennett;
"Ye Merry Birds" (Dorn). Miss Grace
Miller; "Silvery Thistle" (Ketterer),
Miss Dougherty: duet. "Morris Dance"
(Atherton), Misses Hortense Ballin.
JUrs. Clement.
Mrs. Lena W. Chambers will give a
students' recital at Vancouver, Wash.,
tomorrow evening in the Congrega
tional cnurcn.
The musical festival at Raymond.
Wash., was a great success. F. E. Gor
don was the director, and he is a fine
musician. He handles his chorus with
rare skill and insists on fine shading.
In the "Rose Maiden" the singers did
fine work. In spite of tue rainy
weather, they had a big house. The
president of the society is Dr. Edward
Perry, another fine musician, and the
society expects to give the "Elijah"
soon. Robert Boice Carsi n was tenor
soloist in the "Rose Maiden."
Among singers who are attending
the six weeks sessions of the Carson
class (Robert Bolce Carson, director)
are: Miss Stella Carey, Aberdeen,
Wash.; Mrs. George Avery, Elmo,
Wash.; Miss Arah Hoyt, Eugene, Or.;
Miss Alvie Johnson, Vancouver, Wash.;
Miss Gail Malmsten. Vancouver, Wash.;
Mrs. George Ripley, St. Maries. Idaho,
and Mrs. John R. Knight, Vancouver,
Wash.
A Joint recital by students of violin
and piano musio was given under the
direction of Miss B. Griffin and Mrs. S.
T. Neil last Friday night, these stu
dents taking part: Hazel Fisher. Eu
dora Cowan, Olive Cowan, Edna Bauer,
Peter Wolfe, Harry Wolfe, Lucile Bea-
man, Olive Moore, Homer Buckman,
John Fast. Miss King, Vlda Spaulding,
Laura Chrisman, Margaret Yost, Miss
Pearson, Miss Miller, Margaretta Mc
Cutcheon, Jean Harper, Helen Harper.
May Sinner, Elmer Sather. Lillte Petke.
Mrs. Dobbins, Gene France, Marian
Neil.
Miss Ruth Creed, contralto, sang with
credit at a musicale given in the First
Congregational Church Salem, and she
also sang last Friday at a musicale giv
en in Eilers' Hall by Mr. and Mrs. Clif
ford. Miss Creed, who has for the past
two months been substituting as con
tralto soloist at the First Congrega
tional Church, leaves Tuesday for her
home at Boise, Idaho, and will return
to this city in the Fall, when she will
be presented in recital by John Ross
Fargo shortly after he arrives from
New York.
Miss Mary Adele Case, an Oregon
City girl, who has won distinction in
New York and abroad as a contralto,
is visiting her mother in Gladstone.
Or., and will give a concert, under the
auspices of the Methodist Episcopal
Church of Oregon City, in the Shively
Opera-House. her home city, Wednes
day night. Miss Case has a voice of
remarkable range and dramatic power.
Her friends in Portland will be glad of
this opportunity of hearing her sing.
Miss Julia Christine Brakel. violinist.
gave a violin students' recital at the
Sunnyside Methodist Episcopal Church.
when a large and enthusiastic audi
ence showed much pleasure over the
good work done. Charles Swenson was
accompanist. The programme: "Melody
of Lo-e" (Brackett), "Angel's Sere
nade" (Braga). Vested Choir: "An
dante," from 16th symphony (Haydn),
Vivian DeLory, Genevieve Newberry,
Catherine Davis, Beatrice Lash. Flor
ence Etchell. Herman Maulbetsch,
Harry Stewart. Herbert Bergler; "Lit
tle Fairy Polka" (Winner), Gail Win-
chell; "Little Symphony" (Daucla),
Florence Etchell. Harry Stewart: "Cra
dle Song" (Hauser), "Serenade Badlne"
(Gabriel-Marie), Genevieve Newberry;
'Flower Song" (Lange). Dorothea
Cogswell; "Concerto" (DeBerlot), Cath
erine Davis, Mr. Wallace, accompanist;
"Fifth Air Varle" (Daucla), Beulah
Black well; "I Feel Thy Angel Spirit"
(Graben-Hoffman). Miss . Major, Mr.
MacFall; "Ninth Concerto'' (Rode), Vi
vian DeLory; Mazurka (Osgood).
Herman Maulbetsch: "Sadness" (God
ard). "Serenade, Vivian DeLory, Miss
Brakel.
Recent soloists at the Tuesdav after
noon Club, Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed, di.
rector, have Deen: Miss Bernlce Ruppe,
Mrs. J. Curtys Simmons. Mrs. W. A.
I Fishburn, Miss Lois Else. Mrs. San
derson Reed, Miss Bess Goodllne, Mrs.
ueien uavis ana Airs. j. h. Tuttle.
William Hinshaw. baritone, is among
the artists planning to visit the Pacific
Coast during the season of 1913-1914.
Arter three years with the Metropoli
tan Opera Company, Mr. Hinshaw now
seeks a wider field, singing in concert
and recital. In opera, Mr. Hinshaw
particularly distinguished himself as a
Wagnerian Interpreter, but he is In no
sense a specialist, as he has been most
successful in the Italian and French
operas. He was among the native art
ists chosen In English at the Metro
politan namely "llona," by Horatio
Parker. In the Winter of 1912, and "Cy
rano." by Walter Damrosch, late in the
Winter of 1913. Mr. Hinshaw stands
6 feet 3 inches in height. Tn addition to
the classical German Lleder, he sings
the best modern French, Irish and.
Scotch ballads, and many of the old,
Italian gems. Hinshaw Is a native of
Iowa, and a graduate of the University
of Valparaiso, Ind.
The Portland Ladies' Quartet Is re
hearsing weekly, preparing a fine rep
ertoire xor next season. .Miss Geral
dine Coursen is the accompanist, and
the personnel of the quartet Is: Mrs.
Jane Burns-Albert, Mrs. Helen Brigharn
Gregg. Miss Madeline Stone, and Mrs.
Rose Coursen-Reed, the director, who
will sing the second alto.
Miss Freda E. H. Leitner presented
several music students in recital afc
Hawthorne Park Presbyterian Church,
and prior to the opening of the pro
gramme the students answered 35 ques.
tions on the theory of music The stu
dents received many compliments on!
their good work, and those who took
part were: Misses Lois Moodie, Lillian
Jones, Ruby Deuchar. Grace Moodie,
Derina ijeiiaer, uiveni Lieuciiar, Eun
ice Moodie and Leland Duel. Misa
Francss Young, reader, and Miss Emma
Leitner, soprano, assisted. Their num
bers were well given, and much en
joyed. e
At the Masonic Temple tomorrow
night Handel's "Samson" will be ren
dered by the Handel Vocal Society. Dr.
Clement B. Shaw, director, and these
soloists. Mrs. Adelbert yati Brakle,
pianist; Norman A. Hoose. tenor; Mrs.
J. M. Albert, soprano; George Hotchkiss
Street, baritone: Miss Katherine Pfeuf
foT. mezzo, and Richard Robertson
tenor.
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At Calvary Presbyterian Church last
Friday night the concert given by the
church choir. Miss Metta C. Brown, di
rector, and Miss Margaret Lamberson,
organist, assisted by Miss Lllab Rog
ers, soprano, was quite a successful
event.
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The Rose City Chapter of the East
ern Star gave a concert at the Masonic
Temple last Friday night. Miss Marie
Roberts, colorature soprano, was the
soloist, and her singing was much ad
mired.
To enlist the attention of American
writers of music and opera librettists.
wherever they may be found, the
American Music Committee of the Na
tional Federation of Musical Clubs is
beginning a canvass of the principal
cities of Europe, where many Amer
ican writers are staying-. The object
of this measure is to assure a represen
tative contest for the J10.000 prize
which will be awarded the American
opera to be produced in Los Angeles
In 1915, at the time of the Panama-Pacific
Exposition. Already a host of in
quiries have reached Mrs. Jason Walk
er, chairman of the American Musio
Committee, at her residence, 116 South
Michigan avenue, Chicago, and, from
present prospects, many well-known
composers will settle themselves to the
task of effecting a great native opera.
That this undertaking, for which the
citizens of Los Angeles have raised
$40,000 to produce the prize - opera, is
the most significant that has ever been
attempted In this country, is the opin
ion of many reputable musicians, whose
Interests have been stirred by the con
tests already held under the auspices
of the federation for songs and sym
phonic compositions. In New York,
Madame Anna Ziegler, head of the Zelg
ler Institute, is co-operating in the
work of arousing interest in the com
petition, and she reports the activity,
of librettists in particular. The require
ment that the prize opera must be
"clean" has awakened much favorable
comment among music-lovers.
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"I often met the late composer Mas
senet in Monte Carlo," said a Newport.
R. I., woman. "The great composer
had a keen sense of humor.
"At a hotel in Monte Carlo an Eng
lishwoman once gave M. Massenet a
tea In her sitting-room overlooking the
blue Mediterranean. She brought out
her daughter in the middle of the tea,
and set her down at the piano, and the
girl sang, in a voice as slender as a
cotton thread, the mirror music from
'Thais.' At the end of the song tha
hostess said:
" 'Tell me frankly, cher maitre, what
do you think of my Emily's voice?
" 'Madame,' said Massenet. 'I think
the young lady has a brilliant future in
sculpture or painting." " Washington
(D. C.) Star.
A musicale by Junior students was
given under the direction of Mrs.
Owens and Miss Laura Bartram, B. M..
tvhen good musical progress was
shown. Dr. Z. M. Parvin assisted by
rendering vocal selections.
A young woman who sang recently
at the city farm colony on Staten Isl
and, New York, received a present of
100 violets from each of the 1000 men
and women inmates. They picked th
flowers themselves, and turned them
into a monster bouquet
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