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ONE of Beethoven's most charac
teristic rhythmic offerings, the
"Symphony Xo. 7 in A. Major";
Bizet's 'L'Arleaienne." Ballantine's
"Delectable Forest" and Tschaikow
eki's "Overture Solennelle," will he in
cluded in the next programme of the
Portland symphony orchestra, to be
offered in a concert in the Heilig the.
ater, Thursday niRht, March 11.
Frequenters of these symphony con
certs will find comparison interesting-
between work done in Portland
and contemporary programmes in
other cities. The Minneapolis Febru- i
ary-March announcement includes six
afternoon popular concerts, each with
a soloist. Beethoven and Mozart fig
ure in these programmes, evidencing
their ability to meet what may be
considered popular favor. The an
nouncements of the Mineapolis ninth
and tenth regular symphony concerts
include works of Dvorak, Ravel,
Tschaikowski, Grainger and Beetho
ven, with Kreisler and Percy Grain
ger as soloists. Evidently success has
attended the plan adopted in this city
of programmes, including old favor
ites and the work of new composers,
as well as the introduction of outside
soloists.
The function of orchestra was com
mented upon in a tribute by Caryl
Storrs, printed with the Minneapolis
programme In his effort to measure
the infinities of time, space and
rhythm, Dr. Storrs said: "Man has
had recourse to music as the yard
stick by which to measure rhythm.
Blessed is the community whose
yardstick for the measuring infinite
rhythm takes that highest form man
has yet devised, the symphony or
chestra. Those inspired souls to whom
God has revealed a glimpse of his
infinite rhythmic purpose have con
veyed their divine message in orches
tral compositions, such as those of
Bach,' Handel. Mczart, Beethoven.
Brahms, 'Wagner and their followers."
The Portland symphony orchestra,
Carl Denton, conductor, has faithfully
rehearsed for Wednesday night's con
cert, and' a well-played programme
may be looked for.
SEAf.LE COXCERT THURSDAY,
Edgar E. Coursen, Portland pianist,
who has probably played piano ac
companiments for more world-famous
singers than any other pianist on the
Pacific coast, will add one more name
to his long list when he appears with
Oscar Seagle, distinguished American
baritone, in the public ' auditorium
Thursday night, March 11, when Mr.
Beagle will be soloist for the Mult
nomali male chorus, Charles Swenson,
director.
Mr. Seagle is one of the foremost
American vocalists and in addition
thereto holds the unique distinction
that the famous Jean de Reszke has
held in Paris for many years that
of being an exceptional authority on
Toiee culture and tone coloring. By
reason of this fact Mr. Seagle's ap
pearance in this city is attracting tre
xnendous interest among professional
musicians and students, and it 'is
hoped that a large audience will greet
Mr. beagle on his first visit to this
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M. Seagle is noted for his activity
alojvR"philanthroplc lines. He "did his
bit" in the recent world struggle.- Re
cently Mr. Seagle and his students
gave the annual concert for the ben
efit of-the fresh air fund and indus
trial.', school, Leland House. Schroon
lake,' Adirondack. Th.e affair was
pronounced to be one of the most
attractive concerts ever given in New
Ung-land. The - programme included
selections from the leading operas,
sung by his artist students, assisted
by a glea club, the members of which
-were thea studying music at Schroon
lake.
OPERATIC SOLOS FRIDAY NIGHT.
The Portland Opera association will
give a programme of selections from
the opera "Pagliacci," Friday night,
March 12. in the ballroom of the
Multnomah hotel. The soloists will
be Elolse Anita Hall Cook and Elea
nor Osburn Buckley, sopranos; Will
iam E. Andrea, tenor, and Ballard
Smith, baritone.
The programme will be: "Pro
logue," Ballard Smith: "Bird Song."
't&tttotella," Eleanor Osburn Buckley;
duet, baritone and soprano, Mr. Smith
arid- Elolse Louise Hall Cook; arioso
lor tenor, "Bidi Pagliacci," Mr. An
dfeeV Aiemtxirs of the association and
those who participated in the produc
noTt'f the opera "Martha," last fall,
and -their friends, are invited.
REED RECITAL, 8 P. St, TUESDAY.
Lucien E. Becker's -March pro
gramme of organ music at Reed col
lege. Includes the compositions of the
besf musicians of Italy. The recital
will begin at 8 P. M. Tuesday In Reed
college chapel, and is open to the
public The prgramme is:
pverture to "Semirainide" (Ros
sini); "Pastorale" (Scarlatti); "Caval
lerla Rusticana" (Mascagni); prelude,
"Socialiana, Intermezso," Allegretto
Villerecclo (Fumagalli) ; "Nocturne,
op. S, No. Z" (Ferrata); "Sonata Cro
matica'' (Yon).
Next month's recital will take place
on the night of April 13.
VOCAL-PI AX O TREATS LIKED. ,
A Targe and attractive audience en
Joyed and applauded the fine concert
of the MacDoweU club held last Tues
day afternoon in the Multnomah hotel,
-when the soloists were Miss Mary
Louise "Rochester, soprano, of Seattle,
and Mrs. Ella ConneU Jesse, pianist.
TWO PORTLAND MUSIC PEO
PLE ACTIVK Ml CURRENT
EVENTS.
Mrs. W. H. Chatten, contralto,
this city, is one of the soloists
chosen to sing at coming con
cert in aid of funds for the T.
W. C. A., Astoria.
Daniel H. Wilson, secretary
of Society of Oregon Composers,
is "daddy" of the proposal to
have a song contest for a new
state song for Oregon. More
than 200 poems have been received.
The piano accompanist was Miss Mar
garet Nats, who played with rare
sympathy 'and music finish.
Miss Rochester is a pretty girl from
Seattle, a soprano whose admired vo
cal beauty has been polished by train
ing under direction of eminent voice
specialists, among them being Jean
de Reszke. Recently she returned from
two years' war work In France.
A personal friend of Mrs. A. S. Ker
ry, the composer, Miss Rochester, by
her easy platform presence and cul
tured singing, quickly won her audi
ence. Miss Rochester's voice is of
sufficient volume to make it admi
rable in any department of song, and
it was equally effective in the Italian,
French and English arias she sang.
"Folks Need a Lot of Loving" (in
manuscript, Katherine Glen) is a new
song of positive merit, and it was
especially well sung by Miss Roches
ter. Mrs. Jesse is an admired Portland
pianist, whose musical art has been
amply proved. She played with much
beauty of appeal, a solo from Debussy
and two classical gems from Chopin.
She played these pianlstic treasures
softly, almost reverently, and with
real poetic feeling.
Both Miss Rochester and Mrs. Jesse
were cordially received and compli
mented for the music treats they
gave.
NEW ORCHESTRA ORGANIZES.
.Directed by H. A. Webber, a new
musical organisation is being formed
in tnis city.
This is an "all stringed" orchestra.
composed of mandolins, guitars and
banjos, and at the present time has a
membership of 40. some of whom are
classed as among the best in Fort
land.
Mr. Webber is well-known as a di
rector of orchestras of this nature,
and for three seasons had an orches
tra composed of juveniles on tour.
Several members of the "Juveniles"
are connected with the present organ
ization.
While plans for the future have not
been definitely decided, it is expected
that a public concert will be given
soon at a time and place to be an
nounced later.
The instrumentation at present in
cludes mandolins, banjos, guitars,
mandelas, violins, violas, steel gui
tars, cello and piano.
BOUQUETS FOR MISS BTRD.
Much applause greeted Miss Win!
fred Byrd, the American pianist, when
she appeared in her recent formal
concert in Aeolian hall, New York
City.
It is not easy for a far western pi
anist to capture New York, but again
Miss Byrd has done it.
New York Evening Mail Your
thoughts don't go wandering about
when Winlrred Byrd plays. The slight
little figure in th velvet frock with
a crown of fluffy brown hair held the
most flattering attention from her
audience at Aeolian hall and sent
people home with ears tingling from
her compelling rhythms and magio
tons. There are few compositions that
do not yield to her indomitable'eplrit.
A wealth of tonal coloring enhanced
the Chopin preludes and a graceful
agility rippled through the waits.
Miss Byrd certainly knows how to
assembles programme and play it
without a dull note."
New York Evening World Wlnl
fred Byrd, the demure-looking young
American pianist with the Bery tem
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Miss Lorene Riley, sopraao, sans;
a recent concert for aid of
funds for the sew - Masonic
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perament, gave a recital at Aeolian
hall. She played MacDowell's "Celtic'
sonata with no little suppression of
her natural tendency. In a Chopin
group and in a Brahms Intermezzo she
displayed both insight and skill, and
she brought her programme to an end
with a triumphant pronouncement of
the Tausig arrangement of Schubert's
"Marche Militaire.
New York Telegraph Winifred
Byrd, one of the ablest and most pro
gressive pianists of the rising phalanx
of real artists of that instrument, de
lighted a large audience at Aeolian
hall with her beautiful playing of a
well chosen and pleasantly illustrative
programme. She was perhaps at her
excellent best in MacDowell's "Celtic"
sonata, in which she disclosed an im
pressive access of imagination and
expressive tenderness and force.
New York Tribune Winifred Byrd
has already won her spurs as an inter
esting pianist. She thinks bravely for
herself, and her playing is the result
of sound musicianship, tempered by
the sum total of her own personality.
New York Morning World Wini
fred Byrd, a small pianist with a big
technic an'd a whirlwind style, gave
another recital In Aeolian hall.
Miss Byrd was engaged as piano
soloist In concert with the Baltimore
symphony orchestra in Baltimore re
cently and the Baltimore correspond
ent of Musical America wrote:
"With a birilliant presentation of the
Liszt Fantasy on Hungarian folk
Melodies' for piano, the young Amer
ican artist, Winifred Byrd, made her
initial appearance. The delicate style
at command became forceful and
vigorous, so that the varying moods
of the familiar composition were sug
gested significantly. Many recalls
were earned through this individual
reading of the Liszt number."
OLD-TIME SONGS WIN CROWDS.
In the recent observance in this
city of the national week of song,
Walter Jenkins, song leader for this
district, bad a busy time of it. He
supervised these affairs on different
nights: The Research club, about 225
present, 20 minutes' sing on old-time
songs. Room A Public Library, Com
munity Service Girls' Choral organiza
tion, about 60 present and one hour
sing. The Federation of Churches
council and also the Women's Adver
tising club of the city. A. M., about
300 of the employes of Llpman-Wolfe
& Co. s department store; at noon
about 285 Rotarians. The Ad club
and banquet of Northwest i Auto
dealers. The Progressive Business
Men s club and silver tea at the Buck
man school and about 1000 employes
of the Oregon City Pulp & Paper
Mills. The city club in the Tyrolean
room and the Women s club of Port
land, at the Multnomah hotel. Two
song leaders classes ask all the
members of the song leaders' class
to introduce an old-time song in any
work that they might be called upon
to do during the week. The songs
that stood out in repertoire used
were "Old Black Joe," "Darling Nelly
Grey," "Old Kentucky Home," "Love's
Old Sweet Song" and "Sweet Adeline."
idea met with the hearty approval of
all those present, and after much in
teresting discussion -it was finally de
cided to ask the poets of Oregon to
contribute an original poem for this
purpose." ' . -
The result was that January SI,
when the poem contest was closed,
213 poems were submitted to the so
ciety's judgment The writer of these
poems, from different parts of Ore
gon, came from nearly every walk of
life physicians, lawyers, musicians,
college professors, merchants, me
chanics, farmers, etc The oldest
poet was a gray-haired pioneer 86
years old, and the youngest a high
school student of 16. A curious fact
was that 105 of the poems were from
men and 108 were from women. One
hundred and three of the poems came
from Portland, and 110 from outside
the city. Five states were represent
ed: Oregon, Washington, Idaho, Cali
fornia and New York.
Wiih nearly every poem came a
letter expressing hearty approval of
the idea of a state song.
As each poem came in the date and
number were inscribed upon it and It
is interesting to know that the three
poems ultimately selected were Nos.
162 and 163. received January 28, and
No. 26, received December 19
All the 213 poems have been type
written, and arranged in book-form.
and later the book will be given to
the Oregon Historical socety for pres
ervation.
Mr. Wilson personally attended to
each poem. He thanks for their
haartv sunnort and earnest co-opera
tion Dr. Enna L. E. Becker ana J.
Spitzner in the arduous work of con
ducting this sonff campaign
Mr. Wilson has taken an active part
in the musical life of Portland for the
last nine years. He was a charter
member of the Oregon Chapter, Amer
ican Guild of Organists, the Musicians'
club, the Oregon teachers' associa
tion, and the Society of Oregon Com
posers. He was born in Jersey iiiy,
N. J., and received his musical educa
tion in New York city. He studied
pipe organ with Samuel P. Warren,
piano with William M. Semnacher and
harmony and counterpoint with Carl
C. Muller. He went abroad forfurtner
music study and remained there two
years studying composition with
Waldomar Bargiel; counterpoint with
Rheinhold Succo, and musical form
with Ludwig Bussler.
Mr. Wilson traveled througn .Hoi-
land. Germany, Switzerland, Austria,
Belgium and England. He has held
organ positions in New York city,
East Orange. N. J.: the catnearai at
Ouincv. III., and at St. haul's school.
Garden City, L. I., acting at the same
time as assistant to the organist at
the Garden City Cathedral. Mr. Wil
son has published a book on harmony.
organ numbers, songs and many com
positions for church services. At
present he is choirmaster at St. Philip
de Nerl church, where he has been or
ganist for the past sis years.
RUFFO WINS IN CONCERT.
There are those who like Litta
Ruffo. the Italian baritone, in opera.
preferably in "Pagliacci," where they
say he is unequaled (in the Prologue,
but who think he may not succeed as
a concert artist, far away fru.u the
orchestral accompaniment.
Ruffo recently sang in concert
Philadelphia, and the Philadelphi
Ledger, newspaper, said: "Ruffo is one
of the artists of the nrst rails, vo
cally, dramatically and in interpreta
ion. He Is first ot ail. nowever,
ramatic singer. The dramatic pos
ibilities of an aria or even of the
smallest song appeal to him far more
than do its lyric possibilities or any
opportunity that it may present fo
the exploitation of his voice or his
own intensely individual style of sing
ing.t In all that he did in his recital
this was apparent, except in the las
song, which ha sang in astonishingly
good English, and in which he gave a
superb example of shading and voice
control, points to which he paid little
attention' in the Italian arias and
songs which made up the remalnde
of the programme. Mr. Ruffo's voice
is as fine as when he was in this
country previously, and, in fact, it
seems- even to have gained in power
and resonance. His method of using
it is artistic to a degree, but he
is
always willing to sacrifice pure vocal
art to the dramatic.
ARTIST'S RECEPTION PLANNED.
At the last meeting of the Musi
clans' club It was decided to hold a
buffet luncheon reception in honor
of Oscar Seagle, the New York barl
tone engaged for the Multnomah male
chorus concert in the Multnomah
hotel, after the concert Thursday
night. Tickets for the buffet-luncheon
can be obtained from Charles
Sorenson and George Hotchkiss
Street.
Dr. Enna reported for the musical
festival deficit and stated that many
members and others who helped had
failed to date to give an accounting
of their tickets for the first annual
ball given last year. Dr. Enna re
quests that this be dons without fur
ther delay, so that he may hand the
small balance to the. music festival
association.
A plan of door to door solicitation
employed by certain so-called schools
of music in this eity to get trade, was
condemned by ' the society as being
"unethical."
This committee was approved to
assist Frank McCrillis in the coming
drive tor tne iravelers Protective
association convention: Hy Eilers,
George Hotchkiss Street, J. N. Wing,
Burns Powell and H. A. Webber.
HOME MUSIC ADMIRED.
At a meeting of the Society of Ore
gon Composers held Wednesday night
with E. o. spitzner, plans were out
lined toward, entertaipng the five
judges whs made the award in the re
cent state song contest with a luncheon-
at the Benson hotel. Wednesday,
AprH 7.
This - programme was rendered:
'Moods and Fancies," three violins
and piano (E. D. Spitzner), Mr. Spitz
ner, Elsie M. Lewis and Elliott Ben
jamin, -with Jessie L. Lewis at the
piano; "Melodia in D." violin solo
(E. O. Spitzner), played by the com
poser; "Thoughts of You," baritone
solo (Daniel H. Wilson), George
Hotchkiss Street, with the composer
at the piano; "Gentle Waves," "Float
ing Clouds" and "Lobelia Blossoms,"
three vlolines and piano (Spitsner).
D. H. WILSON IS SKETCHED.
Daniel H. Wilson is the "daddy of
the inauguration of the contest to get
words and music of a new state song
for Oregon.
Mr. Wilson Is the secretary of the
Oregon Society of Composers, and at
a meeting of this society, held Decem
ber 3, 1919, Mr. Wilson made the sug
gestion that the society take some
poem upon Oregon and that each of
the 30 members set it music This
STRACCIARI ARTISTRY LIKED.
The Toronto (Ont.) Mail and Empire
has this to say of Riccardo Stracci
ari's recent recital In that city: "The
concerts served to introduce to the
city a splendid baritone, who may be
said to be firmly established here. Mr,
Stracciani is a member of the Chicago
Grand Opera company and is only Just
commencing to court a larger puonc
on the continent, which he will un
doubtedly find. He is the possessor
of a magnificent baritone. It is a big
voice, so big that one almost expects
at first to find it heavy, but the artist
soon proves that he can secure per
fect effects in songs calling for the
most delicate treatment. The quality
of Mr. Stracciari's baritone is unusu
ally pleasing, velvety and filled with
rich color. He sings the melodious
Neapolitan folk songs gorgeously, and
he was very generous with them on
Saturday, giving two encores in addi
tion to those on the programme. He
exhibited dramatic intensity in his
first group, of songs, and in addition
to having the full flowing emotional
qualities of the Italian school, he also
displays a nice sense of humor. It was
exhibited in Bon Jour bzuon (De
libes) as well as in 'Largo al Facto
turn' from the 'Barber of Seville." It
was in the Rossini number that one
saw the artistic skill of the artist ex
hibited. Few singers with voices nat
urally as sonorous as Mr. Stracclari
could have got as much out of the
greatest of all 'patter songs."
AMERICAN COMPOSERS LAUDED
Percy Grainger, the noted Austra
lian pianist, who is to visit this city
In concert, April 7, direction Steers
& Coman, gives valuable advice to
students.
"Why wait for the American com
poser? He is with us now." says Mr.
Grainger.
'My advice to American students
would be: Immerse yourselves with
out delay in the splendid world of
musio that Is flowing from the pens
of your own native-born musicians.
Let us sit in wait no longer for the
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Mrs. Ella Connell Jesse, pianist,
played solos at last concert of
the MacDoweU club, held In
the Multnomah hotel aadito
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advent of great American composers
they are with us already. Let us
hasten to capitulate to them, respond
to them and enjoy them and make
part of ourselves the beauties and exf
pressiveness they are furnishing us
with. Let us, as performers, quickly
and eagerly do our patriotic part as
they, as creators, are doing, have
done, theirs already. For this kind
of patriotism is free of all chauvin
ism, defeats nobody and enriches the
rest of the world while it enriches us.
Moreover, the patriotism that finds its
vent In racial self-expression through
the medium of art does not wilt and
die as empires and supremacies wilt
and die,, but lives on through the
ages, a 'carte de vlrlte' to future
humanity, engendering cosmic love.
LOUIS Rl'ZZI BRINGS A BRIDE.
When Louis RuzzI, bandmaster of
this city, recently left this part of
Oregon to return to Los Angeles
where he has made his home for
sometime past, he was a hardened oldj
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Now it turns out that Mr. Ruzzi
and Mary A. Porter of this city were
married by Rev. John O'Donnell in
the Cathedral of St. Viblana, Los
Angeles, New Year's eye. Mr. RuzzI
admitted this yesterday, with many
becoming blushes.
The new Mrs. Ruzzi was Widow of
W. D. Porter of this city, and she is a
sister of John B. Coffey, formerly
county clerk.
Mr. Ruzzi, who was born In Italy,
has been a United States citizen for
20 years. He Is an educated musician,
formerly director of the Oaks Park
band, and has played in Kllery's.
Creatore's and other Italian bands all
overthts country.
In Los Angeles, music competition
la keen. The membership in the pro
fessional musicians' union in that
city, Mr. Ruzzi says, numbers about
1900. Musicians in one Los Angeles
picture theater orchestra are paid
552 per week for 6 hours duty per
day, For 12 years, Mr. Ruzzi lived in
this city, and he says he is happy, to
come back to It for good, with his
bride.
MUSIC CONTEST CLOSES APRIL 15.
Music composers of Oregon are
asked to compose music to the poems
recently selected by the judges in the
contest for a state song for Oregon,
and to send all compositions, before
April 15, to Daniel H. Wilson, secre
tary of the Society of Oregon Com
posers, Bush & Lane building, this
city.
Each composer may send in as many
musical settings to the poems as he
desires, there being no restrictions
as to the number which may be sent.
Copies of the poems, which appeared
in The Oregonian of last Sunday,
may be obtained from Mr. Wilson.
Composers are requested not to put
their names on the compositions, but
to affix a nom-de-plume only. This
nom-de-plurae, with the name and ad
dress of the composer, is to be in
closed in a sealed envelope and sent
with the song. They are also asked
to write the manuscript of their music
in a clear and legible manner, and
not to "crowd" it. This is an im
portant rule, as the judges cannot
uo cApeuiea lu give jiiucii nine miu
attention to undecipherable manu
scripts. This movement for a state song
was instituted by the Society of Ore
gon Composers. J
MUSIC BRIEFS.
"Is he a finished musician?"
"No, but he will be if he doesn't let
up soon." Philadelphia Press.
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La Mon) came to Portland four years I Coursen Reed. Mrs. Chatten Is a
ago for the purpose of studying with competent, admired singer, who Ik
Harold Hurlbut. Under his guidance contralto soloist in the quartet of the
her voice developed greatly In volume , First Methodist Episcopal church.
and range, and she secured a theat
rical engagement, on salary, which
took her away from the city. Realiz
ing that she needed further training
In order to endure the vigorous rou
tine of stage singing, she returned to
Portland to Mr. Hurlbut for another
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A recital of students of Franck
Eichenlaub, violinist, and Beatrice
Hidden Eichenlaub, pianist, takes
place tomorrow night in Lincoln high
school auditorium.
Miss Helen Creitz, a violin student
with her father, Louis A. Creitz, was
soloist at the recent reception of the
master builders' convention held
the Multnomah hotel. She plays well.
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Olga Steeb, the eminent woman pi
anist, and who formerly lived in this
city, was interviewed at length in
Musical America, New York, February
21. She says her piano repertoire con
sists of more than 1000 works.
Caruso has signed a contract to
sing in Havana, Cuba, with the Bar
cale Opera company, for 10 perform
ances, at 10,000 each, in May, at the
close of the New York. Metropolitan
opera season.
The Treble Clef club. Hose Coursen-
Reed, director, will sing Reinhold
Herman's cantata, "The Sirens," be
fore the MacDowell club the first
Tuesday In April. This composition
Is written m Herman s Dest siyie ana
is for chorus and three solo voices.
with piano accompaniment. This will
be the first production of this can
tata before a Portland audience, and
it will prove most'ehtertainlng and In
teresting to music lovers.
Cecil Fanning, the American ora
torio and concert baritone, plans to
leave for a concert tour in England
early next month, accompanied by
Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Turpin. Mr. Tur-
pin Is Mr. Fannlng's piano accompa
nist. Mr. Fanning nopes to return io
the tJnlted States in October, 1920,
and to be available for engagements
after November. He sang In this city
last season and exhibited a baritone
voice of wonderful beauty, and diction
that was a special treat.
Vocal and literary numbers were
much enjoyed at the last musicals of
the Monday Musical club. W. E.
Crosby, tenor, was vocal soloist and
his pleasant, resonant voice- was par
ticularly liked m nis renareion oi
Bells of St. Marys- tAaamsj, nis
piano accompanist being Mrs. juay
Van Dyke Hardwick. Readings, in
splendid style, were contributed oy
Miss Eugenie Craig, who first ap
peared in Irish costume and then in
Chinese costume, to- lend appropriate
effect to her readings.
Rinsrers desiring admission to the
spring musio festival of the Portland
Oratorio association .are asked to
make application before Alarcn zu.
Rehearsals are held Tuesdays at s:io
M. i.-. librr.ry hall. Central Library
building. Two prizes recently were
won in the ticket-selling contest, the
first by Mrs. Gunther of the contralto
section, and the second by Miss Grace
Ellis of the same section. There was
friendly rivalry between the so-
nrano and tenor sections, comDinea.
and the bass and contralto sections on
the other side, as to who would sell
the most tickets. The result was a
tie, because the tickets sold by Mr.
and Mrs. Finley, tenor and soprano
but not eligible to the prize about
offset the amount of tickets sold by
Miss Ellis and Mrs. Gunther.
.
Flora Sims, soprano, has been mak
ing a fine impression with her sing
ing in the east. Arriving, unknown
and unheralded, in Chicago last fall.
er beautiful voice attracted the at
tention of a prominent representative
of a New York publishing firm. He
nromDtly enraged her as prima donna
in an operetta, arranged expressly for
her. In which she has been featuring
five new songs which were Interpolat
ed in the operetta by the publishing
house. Miss Sims (who, by the way,
now sings under her own name. Flora
year's study,
is the result
Her success in Chicago
The enjoyable concert In aid of
funds for the Pisgah home, held in
the public auditorium last Monday
night, was reviewed in The Orego
nian of last Tuesday.
,.
Miss. Lorene Riley, soprano, a stu
dent of Gio Tyler Taglieri, sang with
success at the recent concert held In
the public auditorium, in aid of funds
fdr the new Masonic home.
Marian Zollinger and Irene Horn
will be hostess to the Carrie Jacobs
Bond Musical club, 2 -P. M. Saturday,
March 13, at Miss Zollinger's home,
1225 Tillamook street.
Walter Jenkins, community service
song leader, sang several songs for
the cadets of Hill Military academy
last Wednesday and led the boys in
several rousing cheers. Miss Gladys
Brown was piano accompanist.
Geraldine Farrar, the distinguished
American soprano and opera star, is
head of the New York committee
which Is helping to collect a fund to
help Madame Minnie Hauk, who Is
sick and nearly blind,. in a retreat In
Europe. Madame Hauk was once tne
idol of the American .opera-going
public.
Members of the piano-graduating
class, , directed by Mrs. Jean McCar
rick, are: Mrs. Ford and Mrs. Thomas
of Oregon City, Miss Bach of Leba
non, Miss Meinlg of Sandy, Or., Mrs.
Carrick and Miss Warren of this city.
Miss Bach of Lebanon has been in
this city two months, studying music.
Mrs. MItylene Fraker Stites was
soloist at the marriage of her niece,
Edna Frances Slater, to Rev. Robert
H. McGinnis of Tacoma, at Grace
Memorial Episcopal church, this city.
Mrs. Stites sang the wedding song.
Love s Coronation (Alworth). Mrs.
Gladys Morgan Farmer was organ
accompanist.
Miss Clara Myren has been ap
pointed soprano soloist at the East
Side Baptist church, for the balance
of the season. Miss Myren is the pos
sessor of a brilliant high voice of
good power, and is also a splendid
pianist. Since coming to Portland
two years ago she has been coaching
with Otto Wedomeyer.
Mrs. W. H. Chatten, contralto, will
be one of the soloists engaged for
the coming concert for the benefit
of the Y. W. C. A. of Astoria. This
concert will be directed by Mrs. Rose
this city.
Miss Clara E. ' Smith, pianist, and
Mrs. Ik W. Waldorf (Roxanna Worn
tnelsdorf). violinist, are two talented
young musicians who are doing kooc!
I work on music programmes of Mar
tha Washington, uruer oi tasicrn
Star, parties. Miss Smith Is a piano
student of Miss Abby Whlteolde. Mrs.
Waldorf studied the violin with Will
iam Wallace Graham.
. .
Miss Nina Dressel, mezzo-contralto,
well known In musical circles, -was
one of the soloists at the Washington
birthday celebration banquet held In
the crystal room of the Benson hotel,
under the auspices of the Knights of
Columbus, and was accorded an en
thusiastic reception. Miss Dressed
voice shows an increase in volume
and improvement in tone quality."
Miss Louise Hohbsrger presented
recently her piano gtutlen'.s in recital
at her h-me, and the following took
part: Elvin Tarlo, Louise Esbenshade.
-Helen Conover, Alice Julia Collins,
Rose Roberts. Johanna Kruse as
sisted by singing two songs by an
Oregon composer, Katherine Glen,
and Miss Hobberger and Ferdinand
Kruse also contributed enjoyable
music
Friends of Evelyn Ewsrt McNary.
pianist, and Mrs. L. W. Waldorf, vio
linist, will be pleased to learn that
these two young matrons are prac
ticing together again and are play
ing various programmes, In spite of
the fact that they each have a 2-year-old
son to care for, they keep up their
music practice. Mrs. McNnry was the
organist at the Central Prysbyterian
church for seven years, and Mrs.
Waldorf (Roxanna Wommelsdorf)
was violinist there for four years
before her marriage.
Carl SeyfTarth, the San Franciscan
pianist, who recently returned from
a . sightseeing trip to Norway and
brief sojourns in London and Paris,
has been compelled by illness to can
cel his New York engagement, which
Included a Bagby musicale and solo
appearances with orchestras. He Is
at present In New York, where he
will remain until October, when he
plans to make a concert tour of Nor
way, Sweden, Denmark and Flnlund,
closing with a London recital. He
hopes to return to the United States
and make his New York debut iu
February or March, 1921.
A new song "Thoughts of Tou,"
music composed by Daniel H. Wilson,
and words by Evelyn McCann, has
been received for review. The song
is written specially for young sing
ers who wish a bright, catchy song,
musio not too difficult to read and
learn, and with suitable words of fine
sentiment. All these conditions are
met with In this song. Its musio Is
written In the key of F, its compass
is moderate, Its tuno pretty and mel
odious, and the music written alwaya
remains in the una key. Already
Oils song has made many frlrnrix and
it is reported that the pale is en
rouraglng. It Is an honor to mualtal
Portland.
Time was when Max Roppn, the
young American viollnUt. went lo
recitals and concerts only hen ho
was giving them. For recreation
like the tired l.uinots man lie pre
ferred vaudeville, musical romrdy and
the moving pictures. Thone times
are changed. Now thn famous vlolin
it may bo Foen at tnany piano re
citals, at orchestral concerts and evrn
At occasional violin recitals, i'erhnp
his friendship and sro.it admiration
for Leopold liodowsky hns Influenced
him In his sudden keyboard pan.lon.
Mabo he Is nursing a s.irred deli
to change his musical sllrKianee. but
whatever the cause. Max Is a faithful
recital goer, and the United btalea
government Is the richer for his pres
ence, becauKe he always has a bus
and pays the war tax.
That Lewl.iton. Idaho, Is growing as
a musical renter for that part nf the
state is indicated hy a recent ineetlnK
of Its represnntut Ive citizens for the
organization of a choral society. This
organization of vocallxts will supple
ment the community or'hetra which
hns d lighted many mi'llcn. dunhg
the past three years. Those repnl
blo for the preliminary 0nmnl7.1t ion
of the rhoral society are: Mrs.' Myrtle
Hale Treadwell, director of public
school music In the Stale Normal
school; Mrs. Florence Foster llnni
n.ond. Instructor In voice, and Will
iam H. Pierce,, director of the mu
nicipal band. Present plans con
template a first appearance of ths
choral society In connection with the
opening band concert In the Fifth
Street park, Easter Sunday.
The organists of St. Louis, Mo., havs
crKi'nized under the name of the St.
Louis Association of Organists, to se
cure Increase In salaries from
churches for Its members, on the
ground that present aalarlea as church
organists do not pay living expenses.
It Is stated that in bt. Louis the pres
ent salaries for church organists are
from a maximum of 11200 to 1 1. '.00 a
year paid In two or three) caaes
down to $120 a year. The averas or
ganists' pay Is thought to be J -ton a
year, "while pastors arc paid 0o a
vesr.'
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