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About The Sunday Oregonian. (Portland, Ore.) 1881-current | View Entire Issue (Dec. 16, 1917)
j t ,r" 4 I ''yj V i'l AS A MOST enjoyable celebration of the holiday season, and of the -spirit of Christmas," the big Christmas concert which will take place next Sunday afternoon, Decem ber 23, at 3 o'clock In the public Audi torium, will doubtless make a general appeal. It is unique In the city's musi cal history. Two hundred of the city's best choir and chorus singers will unite with four representative oratorio soloists, accom panied by a large orchestra and the Auditorium pipe organ. In presenting a programme of the world's best Christ mas music The four vocal soloists are: Pauline Miller Chapman, soprano; Virginia Spencer Hutchln son. contral to; George Wllber Reed, tenor, and George Hotchklss Street, baritone. These four soloists are all well equipped vocally for the numbers al lotted them, and the ensemble effect will stand as reDresentiner Portland's best contribution at this time to the cause of good music The programme for this rnnrurt fa divided into two' parts. The first half consists of several grand old hymns and carols, of which exceptionally fine arrangements have been secured, the second half being of selections from the well-known Handel's oratorio, "The Messiah." As conductor for this concert Will iam H. Boyer has been selected, and under his able direction the chorus has been brought to a high state of per fection. Frederick W. Goodrich will preside at the pipe organ accompani ments and will. In addition, play a sep arate pipe organ number. A rehearsal of the "Messiah" chorus will be held in the Auditorium this aft ernoon at 8 o'clock and all singers who expect to sing in the concert are asked to attend this rehearsal. In setting the scale of seat prices for the concert the Music Festival As sociation has set aside nearly a thou sand balcony seats at a minimum price, and even the best main-floor seats will be offered at low figures. The asso ciation wishes it distinctly understood that no profit whatever on the concert Is contemplated. After meeting actual expenses, should there be a balance on hand, it is stated that the surplus will be devoted to war relief work. The seat sale opens tomorrow at Sherman Clay ot Co.'b. "MESSIAH" RENDITION TUESDAY. In the Lincoln High School audito rium Tuesday night, 8:15 o'clock, the Portland Oratorio Society will give Its sixth annual rendition of Handel's oratorio. "Messiah." Joseph A. Flnley la conductor. Miss Goldle Peterson, soprano; Mrs. Mttylene Fraker Stites. contralto; Clare Milo Godfrey, tenor, and John Claire Montelth. baritone, make a strong corps of soloists. Miss Goldle Peter son is soprano soloist ' In the First Methodist Episcopal Church. Mrs. Stites Is contralto soloist In the First Con gregational Church, Mr. Godfrey is tenor soloist and director of the Arleta Baptist Church choir and male chorus, and Mr. Montelth is baritone soloist in the First Presbyterian Church. Mr. Finley is choir director In Mount Tabor Presbyterian Church, conductor of the Gresham Oratorio Society and Astoria Oratorio Society and super visor of music in the Gresham grade schools and the schools of Dallas. Mrs. Ethel Meade, the regular accompanist of the society, is organist at Patton Congregational Church. Edgar E. Coursen. who will also accompany, is organist and music director In the First Presbyterian Church. The concert is given, entirely free of charge, but a collection will be taken for the benefit of the Red Cross. The society pays all its expenses from its due and the proceeds of several smaller concerts which It gives during the year. Directors, conductor, accom panists and officers serve without remuneration, it is stated. The chorus: Sopranos Misses Emma Chisholm. L. V. Guest, B. Jackson, May Johnson, Nellie Munger, Esther Penwell. Hattie Rlngo. Edna Swiney, Fayretta Trelchel, Margaret Yost; Mesdames C. E. Carl ton, Nina C. Divine, J. A Finley, E. C. Frost, Guest, R. Jones. B. L. Kimmons. J. A. Keller, M. A. McPherren, George Penketh. D. M. Pert. W. R. Thomson, F. A. Willman. . Contraltos Misses C Buckinham. D. M. Cottrell. J. Dorraan. Mary Gleason, A. Hubert. Abbie Herald. Mary Lepper. A. Matheweon. May Seckler, Christine FOUR PORTLAND SOLOISTS BUST IN CURRENT EVENTS. Miss Goldle Peterson sings so prano solos in rendition of Han del's "Messiah," by Portland Ora- ' torio Society, In Lincoln High School auditorium Tuesday night at 8:15 o'clock. Mrs. Pauline Miller Chapman, soprano, and Mrs. Virginia Spen cer Hutchinson, contralto, two soloists, in rendition of Handel's "Messiah," by Portland Festival Association, Public Auditorium, next Sunday afternoon at 3 o'clock. Mrs. Jane Burns Albert, so prano, soloist recently at con cert of Amphion Society Male Chorus, Seattle, with Claude Mad den, director. Tost, Katherine Tost; Mesdames Eliza beth Bell. H. P. Bloxham. Bertha Smith, F. M. White. Tenors C. M. Godfrey, J. C. Gayer, L B. Kline, C. A. Williams. E. R. Williams, C. C. Wood. Bassos C. E. Carlton, E. V. Coull, C. S. Higglns, S. E. Jarvis, A. W. Lamka. H. W. Moore. W. T. Wllmot, G. N. Woodley. J. A. Wuest. The Portland Oratorio Society has given excellent renditions of the "Mes siah" for several years past under Mr. Flnley"s direction, and with such ex perienced singers Tuesday night's re cital is well worth attention. NATIVE MUSIC, TOMORROW. This interesting programme from works of American music composers, will be rendered by members of the Monday Musical Club In the Hotel Portland, tomorrow afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. Selections: Paper by Mrs. John R. Hollister, "In Boccaccio's Vil la." "Shepherds and Maidens Fair" (Nevln), Miss Hulda Faust; "A Spirit Flower" (Campbell-Upton) ; "By the Waters of Mlnnetonka" (Liewrance), Miss Genevieve Gilbert, with Mtas Co hen as accompanist; "An Old Love Story, With Sweet Lavender," "In Deep Moods," "The Brook" (MacDowell), Miss Frances Sheehy; "The Star-Spangled Banner," Miss Ruth Johns, ui the Monday Musical Club. CHRISTMAS MUSIC TVESDAT. The third of the series of pipe organ recitals on the Olds Memorial organ In Reed College will take place In the chapel Tuesday night and will be given by Lucien E. Becker, F. A. G. O. These lecture- organ, recitals are held on the third Tuesday of each month, from October to May. The talks, given as to each number by Mr. Becker, greatly adds to the interest of the se lections. The program on Tuesday night will consist of Christmas selections, includ ing a collection of old English carols. t 4 A. ' ' - -J Mine Oaelta Wefcb, Sopraao. Will Re Presented la Rerltal, Etlera Building. Friday Night. THE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND, DECEMBER 16, 1017. especially appropriate to the spirit of xuietide. The next pipe organ re cital will be held in Reed College chapel January 15. The public is In vited to the recitals, which have been well attended by Portland's music patrons.. The programme for Tuesday night's unristmas recital: "Kamennol-Ostrow." Anton Rubensteln "March of the Mart Klnti." Theodore Du bois; "Christmas in Sicily." Pletro Ales- anaro Ion; "Sonata E Major, Opus 43," (prelude. "Adoration." finale. Tocatta). Kene L. Becker; "A Christmas Fantasy on English Carols." W. T. Best; "The Holy iMignt, - uuaiay Buck. COLLEGE CONCERT WEDNESDAY, Plans have been completed for the annual Christmas concert, which will be held Wednesday night, December 19, at 8 o'clock, in the chapel at Reed Col lege. The programme chosen from the holiday songs of various nations, is made up of Christmas carols and selec tlons from Handel's ' "Messiah," ac companied on the Olds Memorial pipe organ. More than 40 voices will take part in the chorus, composed of mem bers of the Choral Society. Carols, which have never been rendered pre viously in Reed College will be sung, accompanied and unaccompanied on the pipe organ. The programme will be opened with a solemn Christmas pro cessional. In which the members of the chorus will wear robes and carry candles. This Christmas concert has become an annual tradition at Reed College and is the biggest musical event' of the year there. Although the chorus has Buffered this year by the depar ture of some of the men for the Army, the programme will be decidedly worth hearing. The chorus will be directed by Miss Louise Huntley, president of tne student council, who is director of the Choral Society, and Fred Bralnerd, organist, will assist In the concert. The prelude to the concert will con slst of two pipe organ numbers, played ty Mr. Bralnerd, which are: "Fantasia on Two Carols" (Bonnet) and "Pasturale" (Guilraant). Selections on the programme: Processional. "Adeste Fidelia," lTth cen tury; Bohemian carols. "Hall. All Hall An Sets and Shepherds" (Rledel); German car ol, "Three Wise Men From the East"; or. San. "Die Chrlstl" (Mailing); Normandy carols. "O Lord. A Strang Event." "Come, O Coma, Oh Lord Most Amiable," "Joseph and Mary": Alsatian carol. "Slumber Sweet ly." women's voices; English carols, 'Christ mas Morn." "What Child la This!" (T. Ad ams) : traditional carols, "Holly and Ivy," "First Noel." old French; numbers from "Messiah," Introduction, chorus, and "The Glory." "Pastorale Symphony," chorus "Hal lelujah" (Handel); recessional. "The Herald Ana-els" (Mendelssohn). These members of the chorus take part i Soprano, Misses Brobst,, Ounderson, Gens man, Marlatt, Moray, Padfson. Boss. 8kene, A. Wilson. F. Wilson. McMillan. Eliot; Mrs. Horsfall and Mrs. Knowlton. Contraltos. Misses Hollenbeclc Howes, Leonard, McKen sle, Murton, Nemerovsky, Price, Twohy. Tenny. Mrs. Benyaa and Mrs. Dourlaa Ten ors. Forrester. Jue, Schmidt, Wllllston. Grif fin. Bass, Brockway, Eliot, House, Merrlam. McLean. Pratt. Whealdon, Wehrle. The or ganists, Fred Bralnerd. and Director Louise Huntley. MRS. ALBERT CHARMS SEATTLE. : Mrs. Jane Burns Albert, solo soprano In the choir of Westminster Presbv- terian Church and also a concert and opera singer of note, was engaged as soloist at the recent concert of the Amphion Society, male chorus. Seattle, where Claude Madden Is conductor. Mrs. Albert made a fine impression with her cultivated singing and songs sung with the best of fine taste. She showed the admirable result of her contnued work In colorature vocal ef fects, especially in trilling and shading. Mrs. Albert, who was cordially re ceived by the large audience in Se attle's Masonic Temple audltorldm. sang tnese numbers: A fors e lul," from "La Travlata"; "Call Me No More" (Cadman); "Star" (Rogers) and "Butterflies" (Seilen). Her recall num bers were a repetition of "Butterflies" and a finished, polished rendition of the old English song. "The Lass With the Delicate Air." The Amphion So ciety this year has a membership of 90 men singers and they gave a splen did concert. MUSIC BRIEFS. Mrs. Evelyn Ewart McNary. assisted by Miss Erma Ewart, will be presented by Miss Abby Whiteside in piano recit al in the Little Theater, Friday night. One of the Important features of the recital will be the rendition of a con certo, for two pianos, in C major (Bach). . Miss Susie Michael, piano student, was presented in recital by Miss Marie A. S. Soule, in Lincoln High School au ditorium, last Tuesday night, assisted by Mrs. Pearl Jones Lutspelch, in hu morous readings. Miss Michael is a serious, accomplished student who has achieved admirable results in inter preting pianism. She plays with ease and lack of hurry, and Impresses with her quiet musical finish in all depart ments of her solos. She was kindly received. There was a large audience. The McMinnville. Or.. High School Glee Club scored a success in the oper etta, "The Wild Rose," presented re cently. For an amateur performance It was exceptionally finished In every detail. The settings and costumes were unusually effective, and the tune ful music was delightfully rendered under the direction of Miss Alice Hoi- man, supervisor of musio in the Mo Minnvllle schools. see In room A. Central Library, last Tues day night, a rising vote of thanks was given Mrs. Laura Bartlett, Willard Morse and Roy Marlon Wheeler, for making it possible for those present to meet weekly in "Tuesday sings," in home ' and patriotic singing. There were 18 people present and by their request Mr. Wheeler will lead the sing ing and play piano solos Tuesday night. Mrs. Vletta Tanner will be the accom panist, and "Christmas Carols" will be sung. Mr. Wheeler has had a number of years' experience in choir work, hav ing been trained in his boyhood in Epis copal church choirs, and later he waa a choir conductor and organist. see Miss Jane Sanders presented In joint piano recital at 171 Greene avenue, Portland Heights, last Wednesday night. Miss Mary Blossom and Miss Enid New ton. Miss Blossom, who is a faculty member of St. Helens Hall, played se lections by Paderewski, -Schumann, Henselt and Chopin. Miss Newton, who Is but IS years of age, gave a pro gramme which Included selections from Beethoven, Chopin. Heller and Rach maninoff. Both Miss Blossom and Miss Newton played with much ability, re flecting credit both on themselves and instructors. In the afternoon of the same day. Miss Sanders presented In recital Miss Donald Watson and the ' '- V . 4 v. Blaicke Cokes DIreta Ms. Pngramae la Moaday Mu si Clab's Concert Tomorrow ZiSO P. M. A - Hiss ale alci at Make This Your YSC CHRISTMAS ermanlllay & Go. I 1 1 f i j n u r Have All the Styles Any Vidro la On the Easiest Terms We Issue Merchandise Orders Open Evenings SIXTH AND MORRISON STREETS (Opposite Postoffice) PORTLAND Seattle Tacoma Spokane Misses Janet Fenstermacher, Edith Marshall, Delphlne Koshland, Marioc Catlin and Marlon Bowman. All these young people played with taste and ability. Miss Sanders plans to go soon to New York City to resume her studies with Wager S. Wayne, of Paris. In Miss Sanders' temporary absence her students will be directed by Miss Mary Blossom and Anna Barker. e Claire M. Godfrey leader of the Cen tenary Methodist Episcopal Church choir, will give a musical programme In the Men's Resort Saturday night at 8 o'clock. Mr. Godfrey is well 'remem bered for the splendid programme he rendered in the Men's Resort last year, see Miss Lena Bell Tartar, of Salem, pre sented last Sunday, In Dallas, Or., sev eral of her students In class recital, the participants being: Miss Helen Poling. Miss Pearl Owlngs, Miss Dorothy Pad dock, Mrs. Jeannette Link, Mrs. Richard Webster, C. W. Barrlck and L. E. Bar rlck. e e Members of Portland District, Oregon Music Teachers' Association, have been invited to pass New Year's eve at the home of Mr. and Mrs. John D. Coleman, 428 East Sixteenth street North. Fran cis Richter will be the guest of the as sociation and will display the beauties of the Coleman pipe organ. "Modern Harmony" will be discussed, followed later by a varied programme. see Portland, musicians who gave so gen erously of their services for the Allied Red Cross Bazaar In this city recently will be interested in a list of the mu siclans who gave their services at the Hero Bazaar, held lately In New York, for the same cause. Among those who sang was Mary Jordan, heard In Port land last Spring. Flora Perini. of the Metropolitan Opera Company, sang the Italian National Air; Eleanor de Cis- neros sang the British National air; Mme. Christine Eymael sang the French National air, Caruso sang dur lng the evening, and many leading actors also contributed numbers, e e The Tuesday Musical Club and a number of friends were invited to meet at the home of Miss Elizabeth Levy, Court street, Salem, Or- last Tuesday night. The programmewas under Miss Levy's direction, and the life and works of Richard Wagner were selected for study. Miss Lena Bell Tartar read an appreciation of Wagner and later the story of "Die Meistersinger," and a translation of Walter's "Prize Song" from the same opera. She also sang "Dreams" (Wagner), with arrangement by Wilheimj for violin, of the famous "Prize Song," played by Miss Levy. T. S. Roberts and V. E. Sanders played a four-hands arrangement of the "March and Chorus" from "Tannhau Ber," the excellent work of Mrs. William Berry hart as accompanist being noted, e e For the benefit of Oregon soldiers, a fine programme was given under the auspices of the Coterie Club In the Y. MCA. Auditorium last Tuesday night and was voted to be quite a pleasant affair. The programme: Cantata, Brewer's "The Hesperus," sung by the Mignon Chorus; director, Mrs. Ella Ho berg Tripp; accompanist. Ruth Hein richs; soloist, Gilbert H. Charters.;' "The Sweet o' the Year? (Salter), Mig non Chorus; Spanish dance. Miss Hella Berger: accompanist. Mrs. Robert Ber ger; "Spanish Romance" (Leyne). Mig non Chorus; reading, "I'm a Regular Daughter of My Uncle Sam." Melba Brownrigg; musical accompanist. El vira Anderson; trio. "When the Boys Come Home" (Sparks), soprano, Mrs. Ella Hoberg Tripp; tenor, Gilbert H. Charters; baritone, Ernest P. Town; reading, "The Tale of a Jackie," Miss Myrtle Jacobsen; liberty dance. Fran ces Hanrahan; accompanist, Mrs. Lou Loomls; reading, "The Song of the American Eagle," Miss Agnes Cover; musical accompanist. Elvira Anderson. Mignon Chorus members: Louise Hein rich, Sarah Wood, Verrel Palmer, Myr tle Murphy, Peggy Thomas. Imogens rr . -tap jfmng . .oK1 Patterson, Olive Grabeel, Leonore Law rence, Jessie Maulbetsch, Olive Payne, Mary Raines, Murel Hall, Edna Ste phens. Flora Beaumont, Leona Darden. Gladys Holgate, Milllcent Marcell, Sarah Grabeel. Alpha Sheehy, Idea Raines. Margaret Clark, Electa John ston. Eva McKay, Blanche Warne. a Albert Glllett, baritone, was soloist at a recent meeting. of the Coterie Club, when his singing met with aacordial reception. Mr. Glllett is soloist in the choir of the First Christian Church, and will be presented in recital later In the season by John Claire Montelth. Cards have been received ' in this city stating that a baby boy was born December 5 to Mr. and Mrs. Louts W. Waldorf, of Western Nebraska. Mrs. Wald.rf was formerly Miss Rox anna Wommelsdorf, a'vlolinist, of this city. see Fred R. Mitchell, basso, a student of John Dennis Meehan, who taught singing in New York to Evan Will lams, has been appointed bass soloist and chOlr director of the First Methodist-Episcopal Church. Mr. Mitchell is one of the secretaries of the Y. M. C. A. in this city, and he has a splen did singing voice. . Miss Nina Dressel has returned from a two weeks' visit to Wallace, Idaho. While there she sang at a number of social functions, one of them being the reception given to Archbishop Chris tie. Miss Dressel's lovely contralto voice, was much admired. During Miss uressei s absence Mrs. Petronella Con-nolly-Peets substituted for her at the First Christian Church. Miss Dressel is to be presented by Mrs. Rose Cour sen Reed at the Multnomah Hotel after tne New Year holidays. e e e At its meeting last week the board of directors of the Portland Symphony Orchestra unanimously decided to post pone its regular December concert, which had been planned for December 30, until the latter part of January, 1918. This action is deemed expedient on account of the many insistent de mands of the month of December, which include Christmas festivities, war renet work ana tne Dig Christmas con cert set for Sunday next. It is con sldered that nearly all musicians are now so busy that action in postponing tne concert will meet with hearty ap proval, unis change does not contem plate any reduction in the number of concerts to be given, but Is simply a rearrangement or dates. A splendid 0m Bushnell. Mlaa 8asle Michael. Presented la Plana Recital Last Tuesday Night. ' . r I A ! - v ' f At s- -it li -;i 1 iin iilr irirtMisaiienaii rirtiiiiinsiiffl ' I 8eS 5 mm programme of numbers has been se lected for the next concert, and It is thought that the extra time now avail able will permit of the perfection of every music detail in the rendition. a Mrs. Edna M. Smythe's students gava a short programme lately in the Ells worth apartments. Those who played were: Edna Baker, Mildred Gibson. Dorothy Garriott, William FIderson. Mrs. Laird. Mrs. Henry J. Barber, Mrs, Arthur Thompson and Mrs. Gibson. Resumption of rehearsals of the Apollo Club, male chorus, is announced for tomorrow night, and all active members are notified to be present promptly at 8 o'clock. All the musio for the next concert, which. Is planned for February 5, Is on hand, and is said to be of a high order of excellence. The first of Mrs. Bohlman's month ly class recitals took place Tuesday, students participating being Mrs. Paul Whiteside, Elizabeth Reed, Mrs. Georga Barr and Anne Allen. Mrs. Justin Johnson will be heard In a group of interesting songs at the January clasa recital. a a a - The choir of St. Mary's Cathollo Church, Mrs. Catherine Covach Fred rich, director, is preparing an elab orate musical service for Christmas morning at the 11 o'clock mass. Tha quartet composed of Miss Zita Man ning, Miss Gertrude Kunz, F. Thomlin son and E. Louis Fredrich, will be as sisted by J. William Belcher as tenor soloist. The choir will sing Camp'a "Prince of Peace," a Bacred cantata on the first Sunday night of the new year. a Marcella Ruth Catto entertained her piano students and their mothers lately with an informal music party at her home During the afternoon the chil dren studied the life of Bach. Later a most enjoyable programme was ren dered, in which these students par ticipated: Virginia Race, Martha Wood ruff, Doris Woodruff, Maybelle Peter son, Erma Eller, Harold Wey, Dorothy Ramsey, Carol Schoene, Jack Holt and Harriet Catto. Davis Leininger, an Albany, Or, boy. Is winning cordial recognition as a harpist. Through recent theater and concert work in various parts of tha Willamette Valley he has attracted more than state-wide attention to his ability with the harp. The young man has been playing the harp for several years, as he was attracted to this in strument and took up the study of it when quite young. He took only 24 Conchi1ed on Pa? 12.) ' Tle STRING gr" gUPRgMB UALITyC CREATION ' viom.ciLuin ) C-V, W I" VIOLIN MAKBRj "f M 4J STnDEPT.3 SAN FRANCISCO.! MrfIC DIRECTORY. Rose Coursen-Reed VOCAL TEACHER SOS Ellen Balldiag Phone Main 14a. ART OF 8INGITVO Studio 804-5 Sherman Clay Bldg. Phone Main 315. I