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THE adjourned conference of dele
gates from the musical organiza
tions of the city called by the
Musicians' Club for the purpose of con
sidering ways and means of Inaugurat
ing an annual Spring musical festival
In the new Municipal Auditorium will
meet In room A, Central Library, this
afternoon at 3 o'clock.
The following musical organizations
will be represented by their presidents
and vice-presidents: The Portland Sym
phony Orchestra, the Apollo Club, the
Orpheus Male Chorus Club, the Port
land Oratorio Society, the Portland Op
era Association, the Reed College Cho
rus, the MacDowell Club, the Monday
Musical Club, the Xew England Con
servatory Club, the Musicians' Mutual
Association (Local No. 99), the Oregon
Chapter of the American Guild of Or
ganists, the Portland District of the
Oregon State Music Teachers' Associa
tion, the Norwegian, Swedish, German,
Swiss and Austro-Hungarian Singing
Societies and the Musicians' Club.
Much progress has been made in the
arrangements since the first meeting a
fe- weeks ago, and there are strong
hopes that the proposed festival asso
ciation will be a reality at an early
date. Frederick W. Goodrich will act
as chairman of the conference.
Plans for programmes, etc., at the
opening of the music festival have been
discussed, with much interest, of course
In an informal manner, this past week
by singers, orchestra players and oth
ers. It is suggested that the music festi
val will consist of concerts lasting
three days; that a concert shall be
given, first, by the Portland Symphony
Orchestra of 60 performers; two ora
torios, consisting probably of Handel's
"Messiah" and Mendelssohn's "Elijah"
or "St. Paul," and, thirdly, a perform
ance of one opera by the Portland
Opera Association. The chorus ought
to consist of at least 500 singers. It is
not thought possible that at this time
a concert by school children can be tried.
It is recommended that business men
be elected to the principal offices of
the association and that the members
of the advisory committee shall con
sist of musicians. The secretary will
be paid for his services.
It is not thought best that individual
concerts by specified clubs the Apollo
Club, the Chorus of the MacDowell Club
and others be Included In the open
ing programme.
To carry out all plans for a suc
cessful music festival it is thought
that a guarantee fund of about $7500
will be required in advance, a fund
which will not be required if all finan
cial plans are consummated, by the
concerts being largely attended by the
general public. The complete seating
capacity of the new Auditorium is
5000.
Some of these recommendations, it Is
learned, may be presented for consider
ation and decision this afternoon.
OREGON PIAXIST WINS.
Portland people, and especially
friends at Grants Pass, Or., will remem
ber of Miss Kula Howard, pianist. She
is now Ella Howard Numan. Her hus
band is Thomas Nunan. dramatic edi
tor of the San Francisco Examiner,
and who, for seven years previously,
was music editor of that paper. Four
years ago Mrs. Nunan appeared In pi
ano recital in this city.
In San Francisco recently Mrs. Nu
FOI R PORTLAND PEOPLE AC
TIVE I.V Cl'RHBXT WORK.
Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed, con
tralto, will sing at meeting of
the MacDowell Club, Multnomah
Hotel auditorium, Tuesday aft
ernoon at 3 o'clock.
Mrs. R. F. Feemster, soprano,
was one of the soloists at the
last meeting of the Monday Mu
sical Club.
Miss Mary Schultz, violinist,
Salem, was heard recently in
concert in that city, prior to her
departure for the Chicago music
season.
Mrs. Catherine Covach Fred
rich, director of the choir of the
Immaculate Heart Church, pre
sented a fine rendition of Gaul's
"Holy City" last Sunday night.
nan appeared as soloist in concerts In
conjunction with Madame Schumann
Heink, the eminent contralto. In re
viewing Mrs. Nunan's piano playing at
one concert in that city a San Francisco
correspondent wrote:
"Eula Howard Nunan's piano offer
ings were exceedingly well done. Her
Chopin number was followed by a
transcription of Grieg's Men Liebe
Dich,' In which the power of the player
was surprisingly revealed, earning the
encore that was enthusiastically given
her. It was pleasant for her to make
her debut under Schumann Heink's
auspices, but her art is robust enough
to require no identity but its own
charming and vigorous self."
Another critic wrote:
"Eula Howard Nunan, the young San
Francisco pianist, played a Chopin im
promptu, Griegr's Ten Liebe Dich" tran
scription, and as an encore a Schumann
romanza. Her work was most accep
table, and indeed, fine; unfortunately
the piano awoke the echo-demons and
much of the effect was lost. There is
no need to go abroad for our artists
where we have such pianists as Mrs.
Nunan."
Madame Schumann Heink has asked
Mrs. Nunan to begin an Eastern con
cert tour with her next month.
FOLK SONG IS LAUDED.
A delightful free-and-easy manner
of talking has Percy Grainger, the pi
anist and composer from Australia.
"I am really fond of ragtime," said
Mr. Grainger, In a recent interview In
California. "I can see no reason why
a composer shouldn't be interested in
ragtime or cafe-music if he wants to.
I don't say that he ought to be inter
ested in ragtime only there isn't any
reason why he shouldn t be. Isn't rai
time music? And isn't it an expres
sion of something? -
"I haven't much patience, either,"
went on tnis radical-minded young
colonial, "with this idea that one piece
of music is a good expression, and this
other piece a bad one; or that the thing
this composition expresses is good, and
the thing that one expresses is bad.
Isn't it all interesting? Doesn't it all
express emction? And the various emo
tions are so wonderfully alike that it's
hard to distinguish them. When a com
poser, for example, expresses grief and
sorrow why, the expression of it is
joy to him. This idea that some things
are good and some bad perverts people
from enjoying themselves.
"Why have standards? They get in
the way musically. '
"I began to compose when I was 16.
I was interested, to begin with., in
heavy polyphony, and used to write
compositions for chorus, with 15 or 20
'parts,' or pieces for orchestra that
Were simply thick masses of sound,
kept them to myself. I have ne
heard them. When I began to coll
folk tunes that the other collectors had
overlooked I became interested - in the
idea of melodies that you could whistle
it wasJust about that time, too, that
my orchestration began to clear, up. So
it happened that my great popular suc
cesses were settings of folk-tunes.
"But I could make up a programme
of my compositions that would puzzle
the people who think they know my
style. There would be compositions
of mine that they wouldn't recognize
as mine at all. To tell the truth, 1
hope I never shall develop an orches
tral 'style.' what is a 'style' but lazi
ness?- The man who goes around and
around in the same track does so sim
ply because he is too lazy to work out
a new vein.
"I'm not conscious of having chosen
the folksong field deliberately. I have
written many other things not at all
folk-songy. Quite in confidence, 1
think those other things include some
of my best work. But it seems to have
been the folksong arrangements that
caught on' and why shouldn't they?
The folksong was almost the only artis
tic expression that the people had for
centuries. It would stand to reason
that there would be something in the
results that would interest the people
now.
MACDOWELL, RECITAL TUESDAY.
At the Multnomah Hotel auditorium
Tuesday afternoon at 3 o'clock the Mac
Dowell Club will listen to a splendid
programme given under the direction
of Mrs. Rose Coursen-Keed. The Treble
Clef Club will appear for the first
time this season and will render Deems
Taylor's new cantata, "The Highway
man," with Hartridge Whipp as violin
ist and Miss Geraldine Coursen accom
panist. - Mr. Whipp will also give a
group of three songs, one of them
Life and Death" (Coleridge-Taylor).
He will be accompanied on the piano
by Mrs. Lenora Fisher-Whipp. The
Treble Clef Club will open the pro
gramme with a group of three num
bers, one of them being Gene Brans-
combe's brilliant waltz song, "Roses in
Madrid." Mrs. Reed will sing a group
of three songs, her first number be
ing Franz' "Im Herbst." Miss Coursen
will be Mrs. Reed's accompanist. Fol
lowing are the names of the Treble
Clef Glub this season: Mrs. Sanderson
Reed, Mrs. Mlscha Pelz, Mrs. John H.
Tuttle, Miss Jeanette Crosfield, Mrs.
Frank M. Taylor, Mrs. Norris B. Gregg,
Mrs. Helen White--Evans, Miss Gertrude
Hdeber, Mrs. Elizabeth Flavel, Mrs. Vida
Reed-Clarke, Miss Madeline Stone, Mrs.
Raymond V. McKalson, Miss Geneyieve
Butterfield, Miss Clea Nickerson, Miss
Charlof.e Hall, Mrs. Chloe McClung
Daneke, Mrs. Donald Lamont, Miss
Nina Dressel, Miss Alice Juston, Mrs.
Belle Shearman, Mrs. W. H. Chatten.
Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed is director and
Miss Geraldine Coursen accompanist.
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CLUB RECITAL PLEASES.
On the first Monday of each month
the Monday Musical Club presents a
programme from its membership. Last
Monday a delightful programme, under
the direction of Miss Ethel Edick. was
given at Eilers' Hall. Albert Creitz,
violinist, played an entire sonata for
violin and piano, by Beethoven. This
was followed by "Souvenir de Moscau,"
"Airs Russea" (Henri WIenawski).
Mr. Creitz Bhowed remarkable under
standing and appreciation in his rendi
tion of this sonata, and also delightful
daintiness In his solo. As an extra
number he played "Madrigalle" (Simon
etti). It is always a pleasure to hear
Mr. Creitz. The piano parts were by
Lucien E. Becker. Mrs. R. F. Feem
ster has a lyric eoprano voice of rare
sweetness, and she sings with gentle
dignity. Her numbers wy-e from "The
Oriental Cycle" "A over From
Damascus,"- ".Far Across ihe Desert
Sands," "How Many a Lonely Caravan"
(Amy Woodford Finden). Her inter
pretation of these numbers was most
charming. As a recall number she
sang "A Fairy Love Song" (Willeby).
Her second number was "Aria" from
"La Tosca" -(Puccini). Mrs. A. D.
Sherrick accompanied with rare
sympathy, bringing forth sounds and
.visions ol the desert with, won
derful skilL Lucien E. Becker gtv un
usual pleasure in his . rendition of
"Nachtstuck" (Op. 23. No. 4, Schumann),
and the haunting melody of the "Sex
tet," from "Lucia" (Donizetti-Liszt).
The ext cIud programme will be
given December 18, when Mr. .and Mrs.
George Hotchkiss Street will be pre
sented in a programme of seldom-used
musical numbers.
COMING MUSICAL EVENTS.
The Schubert Club, J. William Bel
cher, diretcor, will sing a group of
songs' Thursday night at a concert at
Creston School. Mr. Belcher is also
preparing a programme for a concert
recital which will be given during next
week.
Mrs. Walter Kendall.mezzo-sopran6.
and Walter L. Bacon, violinist, will
appear before the Portland Women's
Co-operative League tomorrow after
noon, at the residence of Mrs. John
Shull. The accompanist will be Miss
Martha B. Reynolds.
Clement Burbank Shaw's analytical
opera recital at Y. M. C. A. auditorium
Saturday night will be upon Rossini's
comic opera, "The Barber of Seville."
Several soloists will assist. Tomorrow
night Dr. Shaw gives an illustrated
lecture on Wagner's "Lohengrin," with
colored slides, at the East Side Baptist
Church, East Twentieth and Ankeny
streets. Wednesday, "Tristan and
Isolde," at Oregon City; Friday night,
"Tannhauser" at Gresham Methodist
Episcopal Church. The subject of Dr.
Shaw's voice lecture at room A. Public
Library. Tuesday night, will be "Ar
tistic Consonant Enunciation." The
public is invited.
.
Portland -music lovers will be given
an opportunity of hearing Baby Ger
aldine Peterson, 3 years of age. Friday
night, at 8 o'clock, at the Little Thea
ter, Twenty-third street near Washing
ton. Geraldine will give a programme
of piano, song and dance solos. She
will play piano solos and duets, and
a group of Mother Goose songs to which
she has composed the piano accompani
ments. Her dance numbers will in
clude the French doll. Dutch, butterfly.
Spanish minuet and nature studies. She
will also give' a "number of character
songs and monologues, appearing in
eight different costumes. Geraldine has
had no piano instruction, but "plays
pieces" within her reach after hearing
them played. Several kindergarten"
and junior piano students studying un
der Mrs. Peterson who will also con
tribute numbers are Elizabeth Mall,
Frances Drake, Virginia Green, Eloise
Siegfried, Elizabeth Catlow, Jean Hat
ton, George Black and Royal Bigham.
Miss Astrid Roal, soprano, and Miss
Nina Dressel, contralto, will sing for
the Parent-Teacher Association Wednes
day afternoon at Hawthorne School, and
Wednesday night at Buckman School.
Both of these soloists are being pre
pared for their appearance at a stu
dents' concert at the Heilig Theater,
to be given later in the season by Mrs.
Rose Coursen-Reed.
John Claire Montelth will be the
soloist at the vesper service at the
First Presbyterian Church this fter-
non at 4 o'clock.
Albert Creitz. violinist. Is the director
of the 35-pieee Failing School orchestra,
which will play several selections at
the entertainment to be given Thursday
night at 8:15 o'clock. Mr. Creitz will
be one of the soloists at the second
Arlon concert to be given at the Ger
man House, Friday night.
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The complete programme for the an
nual Christmas concert of the Reed
College chorus, which will be held in
tho college chapel on the night of De
cember 18, instead of December 19 as
previously thought of, is now complete.
The first part will be devoted to old
carols and other Christmas songs from
English, French and German. The sec
ond part will consist of selections from
Handel's oratorio, "The Messiah." Miss
Louise Huntley will direct the chorus.
and Dr. Max Pearson Cushing will play
special music on the Olds memorial
organ.
The programme is: Processional
"Adeste Fidelis; English carols. "God
Rest You, Merry Gentlemen"- (Tradi
tional); "Sleep, Holy Babe" (Dykes);
'A Virgin Unspotted," "Country Carol,
"Good King Wenselas," "The First
Noel," Traditional. French carols: Or
gan, "Marcho del Rei" (Provencal Noel);
quartet, "Traditional French Melody";
chorus, "Eighteenth Century Noel" (Ge-
vaert); A Joyful Christmas Song (Ge
vaert). German: "Legends" (Tschai
kowski);' "Holy Night" (Folk Song.
Hymn No. 58, congregation, "Oh Little
Town of Bethlehem." Selections from
"The Messiah" (Handel); organ, VOh,
Thou That Tellest Glad Tidings"; organ
"Pastoral Symphony." Recitatives for
soprano: "The Men Shepherds"; "And
Lo, the Angel of the Lord"; "And the
Angel Said Unto Them"; "And Suddenly
There Was With the Angel. Chorus
"Glory to God"; chorus, "Hallelujia
Chorus. Recessional, "Hark tha Herald
Angels Sing" (Mendelssohn).
The Music Students' Club will meet
Thursday at Eilers building, room 514,
and all who are interested in music and
drama are asked to attend. A business
meeting will be held from 12:30 to 1:30
P. M. The programme consisting of
music and dramatic readings' will be
heard at 2 P. M. Those on the pro
gramme will include Mrs. Louise Pren
tiss, Miss Evelyn Hardlnghaus and
Mrs. Carlin DeWitt Joslyn.
MUSIC NOTES.
Students of Freda E. H. Leitner were
presented in recital before a large au
dience at Sunnyslde Methodist .Episco
pal Church, December 2. An interest
ing programme was rendered and the
. Baby Grraldlne Pctcraoa, S Yura
Old, Who Appears In Concert at
the Little Theater, Friday Alight
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Will there be a
VICTROLA
In your home this Christmas?
What better gift what happier thought than this wonder musical instrument the very best of
its type a VICTROLA to provide music any time all the time to listen to or dance by?
A word of warning the popular styles in certain woods go quickly therefore, why not select
the very Victrola you want to give and have it put aside for delivery Christmas week?
We have Victrolas at all prices from $ 1 5 up and we . gladly arrange easy term of pay
merit if desired. 1
ShermanXMay & GS.
Sixth and Morrison Streets
Victrola Department on First Floor.
students won great credit. Those
taking part were: Mayte Lawrence,
Marjorle Thompson, Roma Frances Gil
lihan, Dorothy Hill. Annetta Lawrence,
Dorothy Ruth Fisher, Marie Boyson,
Garl Thompson. Kenneth Mclntyre, Ar
thur Haight. William Welch, Clarence
Haight and James Mclntyre. The song.
by Garl Thompson, accompanied by his
sister. Marlorie. also the vocal solo by
Dorothy Hill, and the reading by Roma
Frances Gillihan, were especially en-
Joyed.
The preparation of the oratorio "The
Messiah" for public presentation by the
Portland Oratorio Society is progress
ing steadily. This, the fifth annual ren
dition by this singing society, will take
place Sunday afternoon, December 24,
at 4 o'clock at the Lincoln High School
Auditorium. Mrs. M. Gabriel-Pullin. so-,
prano; Miss Merle Wooddy, soprano;
Mrs. Katharine Gabriel, contralto; E.
Trever Jones, tenor, and E. Maldwyn
Evans, baritone, are the soloists. Jo
seph A. Finley will conduct. Mrs. Ethel
Meade, regular accompanist of the so
ciety, and a second accompanist, to be
announced soon, will accompany on
two pianos. The chorus, which num
bers between 60 and 60 voices, has been
studying the oratorio since early in
September and knows thoroughly the
many intricate and difficult passages.
The parts are well balanced and a fine
tone quality is maintained.
Mrs. A. L. Richardson, soprano, of La
Grande, has been in Portland the lst
two weeks visiting friends. Mrs. Rich
ardson attended the .Oregon State
Music Teachers' 'convention, and De
cember 2, at the banquet, charmed her
audience with a splendid rendition of
the polonaise from "Mignon," her
colorature work being clear and exact
and her E in alt at the end ringing out
fully and clearly.
The assembling of the big chorus of
the Multnomah County Sunday School
Association is progressing steadily.
More than 100 adult singers and 50
girls living outside of Portland- are
studying the same music, and will come
to Portland to Join the Portland
choruses tfeing formed. The chorus of
girls of high and grammar school age
which meets every Tuesday at 4:30 P.
M. at room 600 Royal building, had a
fine rehearsal last Tuesday, and each
member went away determined to bring
a new recruit. The work of the adult
chorus which met Wednesday at the
same place at 8:15 P. M. was quite
satisfactory. There are a number of
good readers among the chorus and
splendid progress was made. This
adult chorus meets every Wednesday
night trt 8:15 o'clock at room 600 Royal
building. It is expected that both
choruses will number from 150 to 250
voices. Joseph A. Finley is conductor.
It is not generally known that Fred
erick ' Gunster. the brilliant young
American tenor, whose best work has
been done in concert, recital and ora
torio, has already entered the field of
composition. Half a dozen songs are
published under his signature, of which
"Autumn" acknowledges its words and
music from his pen. Other published
songs include "Waitin' ", to the words
of Gordon Johnstone, and "In the Time
of Roses," a charming number based on
the well-known Tom Hood ballad.
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A pleasant music recital where good
work was done took place at St. Mary's
Academy and College. December. 2, and
among those who participated were:
Rita Manning, Catherine Daniell, Ag
nes Dooley, Agnes Kennedy. Marguerite
Woodruff, Mary Collier, Wuanlta Kolb,
Flavla McDonnell. Mildred Kennedy,
Dorah Dooley. Margherlta Cappa,
Blanche Minor, Helen Altstock, Agnes
Brooks Agnes Kennedy, Helen Kuat,
Frances McGlll, Pauline Wourms, Lu
clle Fraley, Elizabeth Hulme, Madalena
Cappa, Evalyn Prag. Beatrice Wourms,
Geraldine McClellan, Elcena Green,
Beatrice Wourms and Leona Prag.
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The choir of Immaculate Heart
Church, direction of Mrs. Catherine;
Covach-Fredrich, gave aa excellent
rendition of Gaul's "Holy City" last
Sunday night. Walter Bacon, 'cellist,
accompanied. A special feature was the
"O Salutaris" (Vogt). sung by a male
quartet consisting of V. De Christo-
phero. C. E. McLaughlin, F. Thomlin
son and E. Louis Fredrich. "
This afternoon at 4:30 o'clock at the
Y. W. C. A. this programme, arranged
by Miss Martha B. Reynolds, will be
rendered: wuartet. xe ieum (uua
ley Buck); soprano and contralto duet,
"Oh Let Him Whose Sorrow" (Ruben-
stein)! trio, soprano, tenor, bass.
Open Evenings Until Christmas.
"Praise Ye." (Verdi); Christmas read
ing, Mrs. G. J. Frankel; baritone solo,
"If God So Clothe the Grass" (Bi
echoff); quartet, "How Long Wilt Thou
Forget Me?" (Pflueger). 'Miss Ruth
Agnew, soprano; Mrs. Katheryn Chrys
ler Street, contralto: George Hotchkiss
Street, baritone; Richard Robertson,
tenor; Miss Reynolds, piano. The social
hour is 5:30. All girls are cordially in
vited to attend.
The regular meeting of the Mac
Dowell Club chorus will be held Mon
day at 2 o'clock in the clubrooms on
the 14th floor of the Meier & Frank
building.
The first monthly recital of the piano
students of Mrs. J. B. Kiernan was held
at 233 Fargo street in the presence of
the parents and a few invited guests.
A programme consisting of piano solos
and duets was rendered in a creditable
manner by the following students:
Helen Tobin, Hazel Bruce, Rachaei
Kiernan, Louise Tobin, Anna Marie
Kiernan and Josephine Tobin. The
next recital will be given during the
ensuing holidays.
Louis Kaufman, the little 10-year-old
violinist who was presented recently
in recital by Franck Elchenlaub at the
Heilig Theater, last week filled an en
gagement of a week in professional
work'with great success. Little Louis
was called upon to play with but a
few hours notice, and responded
nobly.
Miss Lena B. Tartar, contralto, was
heard in song recital in Lebanon, Or.,
recently. She passed last year in Chi
cago, a student of Karleton Hackett in
the American Conservatory of Music,
graduating last June. In a long and
difficult programme of songs sung en
tirely from memory, Miss Tartar won
much commendation. She possesses a
fine contralto voice, which was heard
to good advantage in the dramatic
number "Death and the Maiden" (Schu
bert), the aria "Ah Rendinl" (Rossi),
both of which were sung with ease and
brilliancy. Miss Nan Stewart, of Leb
anon, was Miss Tartar's piano accom
panist.
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Miss Genevieve Fisher, a student of
J. William Belcher, 4s meeting with fine
success in professional work. Miss
Fisher has Just returned from Astoria,
where she received much commenda
tion for her singing.
From Public Library Notes "Or
chestration is the title of a book by
Cecil Forsyth just received by the
Public Library. It is in the "Musician's
Library" edition, and was issued by
the Macmlllan Company in London in
1314. The purpose of the book is to
describe modern orchestral instruments.
their origin, development and what
they are today. Then, to trace through
them the resulting types of music
brought about by these changes in
construction, especially the types In
evidence since Beethoven's time. A
list of instruments is given first for
convenience in reference; a classifica
tion of Instruments follows; then a
complete discussion of percussion in-
t Albert Creits, Vlollnlat. Who t
I Played Solos at the Lat Meet- I
4 ins of the Monday Musical Club.
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Sleiniva) and Other Good Pianos.
Pianola Pianos, Victrolas and Rec
ords. Player Music, Cabinets, etc.
struments from the sidedrum to the
xylophone; then of the brass instru
ments, the trombones, the wood-winU
and stringed instruments. Each analy
sis is carefully made and the work
well illustrated both through the taxt
and by 12 handsome plates. It covers
486 pages, with an appendix on the
history of the supposed forerunner of
the bassoon the Phagotus of Afranlo.
The style of the writer is readable for
a subject of such a technical nature.
The book should prove useful to both
the amateur and professional musician.
Miss Leah Cohen, the young and
promising dramatic soprano, who
leaves today for New York to study
with Byford Ryan, appeared in a semi
private recital Friday afternoon at
Reed College chapel. She was accom
panied by Dr. Max Cushing and was
heard by members of the faculty, some
of the students and several of her Port
land friends. The aria from "Madame
Butterfly" was particularly enjoyed
and was sung with fine effect. In the
college chapel. Miss Cohen is looked
upon by some of the music patrons of
Portland as a "discovery" and a big
future has been predicted for her by
them.
Miss Abby Whiteside, pianist, of this
city, and Fritz Kloepper, baritone, of
Tacoma, appeared in a highly-success
ful concert at Seattle, last Tuesday, the
piano accompanists being J. R. Hutchi
son, of this city, and R. L. Schofield.
Tacoma. The audience was a most ap
preciative one and the concert was
managed by David Sheets Craig. The
programme: "Polonaise," "Improvisa
tion," "March W ind," "intermezzo.
"Rhapsodie Alia Marcia Funebre"
(MacDowell), Miss Whiteside; "Norna
gest's Sang. op. 18" (Joseph Vieth). Mr.
Kloepper; "Andante, op. 5" (Brahms).
"Scherzo, op. 5" (Brahms). Miss White
wide; three songs from "The West,"
"The West." "From a Hilltop," "Re
qulescat" (Cadman). Mr. Kloepper;
"Serenade" (Blanchet). "Marsch Humor
rake" (Dohnanyl). "Rhapsodie F Sharp
Minor" (Dohnanyi), Miss Whiteside;
"Fruhlingsnacht" (Landeck), "Salomo.
op. 23. No. 1" (Hermann). "Melster Oluf
(Claude Madden), Mr. Kloepper.
XTra na naea R Ah ai-0-t returned
early this past week from the East,
where she has been visiting her pa-
ranta o t-t fl H n i T1 W Vrtnol mnrh Itlf She
also filled a number of recital engage
ments In lowa. ana was DOOKea tor
several Messiah performances, but de
clined these offers in order to be at
her Oregon home for Christmas.
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A Portland singer whose literary
work has received enviable praise from
a world-famous artist is Harold Hurl-
but, who last week received this mes
sage from Charles W. Clark:
"I am more delighted with your booic
('Voice Fundamentals') than I can say.
Many of the expressions might have
been said by myself."
Mr. Clark. is one of the most famous
baritones and voic instructors Amer
ica has produced. VAfter a pronounced
vocal success in America he went to
Paris, where he became the great rival
of Jean De Reszke in the field of vocal
instruction, and was unrivaled also as a
concert singer.
Miss Gertrude Hoeber presented sev
eral of her students In piano and violin
numbers at Eilers hall, last Thursday
night. The students showed good tratn-
Ponclntled on Paye 1Q.
Reverted Piano
WHICH SOLD FOR $500
MAY BE HAD FOR
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You Get Almost a New Piano, Less
What Another Has Paid.
Harold S. Gilbert
38-1 YAMHILL ST.,
The Reliable Piano Merehaat.
Pianos Pianos Pianos
Rented Bought Sold
J. ROSS FARGO
Is Now Permanently Located at His
Residence Studio,
449 THIRD STREET,
NEAR COLLEGE.
PHONE MAIN 2583