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TIIE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND, MAKCII 21, 1920
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FOR the sixth and last of this sea
son's symphony concerts at the
Heilig theater Wednesday night.
March 24, popular choice has elected
Tschaikowsky's "sixth symphony,"
known as the "Pathetique."
From the inception of the sym
phony the idea for the "Pathetique"
absorbed Tschaikowsky's interest and
gave him happiness. His idea came
to him suddenly. "This time," as he
wrote, "with a programme, but a
programme of a kind which remains
an enigma to all. Let them guess
it who can."- He even stipulated that
the work should be entitled a pro
gramme symphony. After its first
successful performance lie selected
the adjective "Pathetique" from
among a list of descriptive terms
suggested by his brother. The sym
phony is one of two Tschiakowsky
selections chosen by vote. The "Dance
of the Whistle Pipers." from the
Nut-Cracker Suite." Is perhaps the
TWO PORTLAND Ml'SIC PEO
PLE ACTIVE IN CIR
BE.VT EVE.TS.
H. A. Webber directs the
newly organized all-string
orchestra that . meets each
Wednesday night at rehearsal
at 129 Fourth street, and de
sires new members.
Carl Denton, conductor of
Portland Symphony orchestra,
in concert. Heilig theater, March
24 what may be the last con
cert of the present symphony
season.
chorus and the Apollo club of male
voice singers will contribute its
quota of numbers to the programme.
The choral selections have been made
with greatest care and will include
several old-time favorites in effective
grouping.
As the associate membership list is
now filled up and as the interest in
th
mnsf nielfiriinnx of a'i it.. ..hat-mino-me soloist is more man ordinary, a
ninjp iiise ieiciiiaiMc uuu.euce la
,ir , I hoped for.
fal" was begun in the composer's
65th year, when his theory of the
intimate relation between' the dra
matic poem and its musical expres
sion had confirmed itself by long
practice. A combination of allitera
tion, assonance and rhythm is em
ployed with distinction in "Parsifal,"
as in "Tristan," with notation of all
iiwui i.-i kiiiiiiik io execution, i and Neidiinger s
maae ny agner nimseir, witn nis Solos will be
usual extraordinary care and pa
tience. Urieg's charmin-g suite, based on
"Sigurd Jorsalfar." is the final choice
upon a programme which will sum
up in all its numbers the pleasure the
Portland symphony orchestra has af
forded a growing audience through
out the year.
MOMIAl Ml MCA I. PLANS W ORK.
I'l.lB PROGRAMME PI..VEI.
April 6, before the MacDowell club,
a short programme will be given be
fore the cantata "The Sirens" (Her
man) Is sung by the Treble Clef club
under Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed's di
rection. The club will give Caesar
Franck's "Proce.-sional," Grieg's "Au
tumn Storm," Brewer's "Fairy Pipers"
Sweet Miss Mary."
sung by Mrs. Ray M.
Lansworth. Mrs. Paul Legler and Miss
Xina Dressel. The members of the
club this season are: Mrs. Sanderson
Reed, Mrs. Frank M. Taylor. Mrs. L.
K. Cable. Mrs. Helen Fromme-Sched-ler,
Mrs. Beatrice Kimmons, Mrs. Ail
een Dunbar-ICellogg. Miss Helen De-
jkum, Miss llcrtrudc Porter. Mrs. O.
I B. Riddle, Mrs. Norris B. Gregg. Mrs.
I Raymond McKalson. Mis. Gertrude
Porter, -Mrs. O. B. Riddle.-Mrs. Norris B. I
The regular business meeting of the Gregg. Mrs-. Raymond .McKalson. Miss
Gertrude Hoeber. Mrs. ICdward K Reed.
Mrs. Paul B. Legler. Miss Genevieve
Butterfield. Miss Hermina Albers, Miss
Gertrude Ost, Mrs. C. M. Brink, Mrs.
Thornton A. Stills, Mrs. J. F. Daneke,
Mrs. P. L. Fales, Miss Xina Dressel,
Mrs. Donald Lamont, Mrs. Belle Sher
man. Mrs. W. H. Chatten. Mrs. M. S.
Kribs. The accompanist is Mrs. Ger
aldine Coursen-Barnes.
Monday Musical club will be held fol
lowing the programme Instead of be
fore, since this affair Willi be the
opening afternoon attraction of the
assembly of musical clubs, called to
meet In this city April 5, 6 and 7. At
thin time the president, Mrs. Anton
Giebisch, will announce the nominat
ing committee elected by the board of
management at its last meeting. The
programme, from 2 to 4 P. M., will be
given by Lucien K. Becker, pianist,
and the Monday Musical club, Airs.
Rose Coursen Reed directing. As part
of the convention programme it will
be open to members of the conven
tion and the musically interested pub
lic generally.
The junior department of the Mon
day MusicaJ club has presented the
board of management with a large
beautifully framed picture of "St.
Cecilia."
The community service organiza
tion of this city has the active support
or many prominent members of the
Monday Musical club and at the last
meeting of the board of management
this committee to handle an active
membership campaign among the
membership of the club was appoint
ed: Mrs. R.- U Trestrail, chairman;
Mrs. A. R. Mattingly. Mrs. Kdith Stiles
Miller. Mrs. Ada Losh Rose. Mrs. An
ton Giebisch and Mrs. Jean Adkins.
The public school department re
ported that it had arranged in 15
schools lecture-recitals by prominent
musicians of the city which had
proved to be most enjoyable and in
structive and that these events had
been weli attended by parents of
the children.
Mrs. Hollister has arranged an
evening programme for March 31, to
be given at the Hill Military academy,
when the public school committee will
present Lucien E. Becker, pianist;
Mrs. Dudley F. Clarke, soprano, and
the Monday Musical club orchestra,
Mrs. E. L. Knight, director.
Mrs. Knight plans to direct a sex
tet of strings in a short programme
Saturday. March 27, at the Carrie
Louise Dunning home, Milwaukie, as
sisting Miss Florence Grafle. Mrs.
A. W. Claxon will be the soloist and
these musicians will play: Violins,
Mrs. Charles Keppel, Mrs. C. W. Hamp
ton, Miss Klsie Zooks; 'cellos. Misses
Prag and Knight; piano. Miss Harriet
Bauthmun.
APOLLO CLIO CONCERT, APRIL. 1.
Xow comes the third and final con
cert of the Apollo club's season, which
is announced for Thursday night,
April 1, in the public auditorium. Miss
Florence Macbeth, the brilliant young
prima donna soprano of the Chicago
Grand Opera company, will at that
time make her initial Portland ap
pearance. Portland music lovers will no doubt
feel unusual delight in welcoming this
petite and gifted coloratura to the
Pacific northwest, especially as she
i3 hailed as one of the greatest sing
ers in this country. She is said to
possess a voice of great sweetness,
brilliance, flexibility and evenness,
through three octaves.
Following a brilliant music premier
In The Hague. Holland, where she
appeared with the great Lamereaux
orchestra of Paris, Miss Macbeth
toured France, Belgium. Germany,
Hungary and England. Her London
appearance was responsible for the
London Dally Citizen saying: "Her
singing was a revelation. She will
make history." After her return to
this country she appeared with bril
liant success in various eastern cen
ters, the New York Herald stating
after her concert: "Her pure, sweet,
even lyric soprano is so facile that
everything she sang was a pleasure,
and artistically satisfying."
William H. Boyer will conduct the
. JUKiKS TO BE HONORED.
The Society of Oregon Composers
will tender a luncheon at the Benson
hotel Wednesday noon, April 7, to
honor the judges of the recent state
song contest. The society will have
as a special guest also. Mrs. F. A.
Seiberiein, of Akron, Ohio, national
president of the Federation of Music
Clubs of the United States of America.
The programme includes good things
to eat, fine talks and splendid music.
The committee in charge: Mrs. J.
Harvey Johnson, Mrs. Lena W. Cham
bers, Sirs. Amelia Amacker, Miss An
nabelle Wagstaff, Mrs. A. S. Kerry,
Lucien 'E. Becker, Dent Mowry. E. O
Spitzner, Charles Swenson, George D.
Ingram. Dr. Z. M. Parwin. Christian
Poole, Jean McKercher and Mrs. Sarah
A. Blackman.
GRAl.VGKH PLAY'S APHIL 7.
Of Percy Grainger, noted pianist
composer, who is to give a recital at
the Heilig April 7, under direction of
Steers & Conian, the North American
of Philadelphia of recent date says:
"An enthusiastic audience welcomed
the New York Symphony orchestra at
the Academy last night, when it gave
the first concert here this season un
der the mellow and brilliant direction
of Walter Damrosch. The soloist was
the Australian pianist Percy Grainger.
Mr. Grainger has been heard here be
fore in the Grieg concerto, a work
overflowing with melodic charm and
rich in Norwegian folk-song coloring.
His playing is clean-cut and. delicate.
The cadenza to the first movement
was marked by brilliance of execu
tion."
ir. this city during the last week and
at a private musicale at the home
Mr. and Mrs. Mowrey last Sunday
quite captivated her hearers with her
beautiful piano playing and piquan
i personality. Miss Ames' will give J
concert in Seattle next month, and
plans also are under way for a Port
land appearance. She also is to play
the Schumann concerto, which she is
now working on, with the Seattle
Symphony orchestra.
IIRKIiOX 1'IAMST WINS TRIUMPH
Miss Winnifred Byrd, the Oregon
girl who has won national American
renown as a concert pianist if not
as a piano virtuoso continues to
win new victories in conquering and
captivating concert audiences in large
cities of the east.
When Miss Byrd was piano soloist
with the New York Symphony or
chestra concert at Utica, N. Y.. March
20. the Utica (X. Y.) Daily Press said:
The feature of the enncert was
the appearance of Winifred Byrd
pianist. It was a remarkable pic
ture that she made, and one that will
not be easily forgotten. Seated at
the piano, waiting for the introduc
tion by the orchestra to conclude.
she seemed a fairy figure clothed in
a unique shade of blue, with an air
and profile delightfully child-like.
And there was also an intensity that
was strikingly like that of a will
ful child which gave a remarkable
fire and passion to her playing. The
selection was admirably suited to her
temperament, being Liszt's 'Hun
garian Fantasy," with an exquisite
orchestral accompaniment. She im
parted to a most unusual degree the
unrestrained gypsy passion which
characterizes these selections by fair
ly throwing herself into the mood
of the selection. Abrupt, capricious,
melancholy, intense, sometimes por
ing over the keyboard like an in
terested child. Miss Byrd caught the
admiration of the audience, and was
called -repeatedly to the footlights
to acknowledge the applause."
When Miss Ryrd was piano soloist
with the Baltimore Symphony orches
tra, at Baltimore. Md., February 13
last, the Baltimore American said:
"The first Baltimore appearace of
Winifred Byrd, the young American
pianist who has created a sensation
in the world of music, as soloist at
the sixth concert of tbe current sea
son of the Baltimore Symphony
orchestra, given at the Lyric, was
one of two factors which combined
to make the concert the most bril
liant ever given by the municipal
organisation. With a touch of mascu
line in its vigor and decision, Miss
Byrd. excellently supported by th
orchestra, gave a masterly reading
of Liszt's 'Hungarian Fantasy.' The
gentler passages were interpreted
with a poetic feeling and delicacy
which left the audience almost spell
bound with the magnetic charm of
her art. With girlish simplicity.
Miss Byrd followed the baton of
Gustav Strub, a thing not to be found
in all artists, many of whom give
the impression of leading the or
chestra a lively chase."
Miss Byrd's future concert dales
in the east are: Richmond. Va.,
March 29; Norfolk. Va., March 31;
New York City, Hippodrome. April ll;
Fort Worth, Tex., April 15; Oklahoma,
from April 18 to 27; Newark, N. J.,
music festival. May 1. .
flat. Why not speak of the thou
sands of notes I sing in strict tune?
The public seems to derive great joy
from my singing and does not lessen
its applause because of the few tones
that are a shade off-key. In the ex
citement of an operatic appearance
any singer is liable to have slight
lapses of the kind. When a singer is
able to give her hearers several mo
ments of extreme thrill and great
pleasure during an opera that fact
in itself should protect her from be
ing hauled over the coals because
every note is not scientifically correct."
MASTERFUL PIANIST COMING .
TO PORTLAND DURING APRIL
Percy Grainger, Well-Known Musical Genius, Will Be Heard Here in
Some of His Own Celebrated Compositions.
EUROPE: WAITS OJf DAMROSCH.
The entire New York Symphony or
chestra of 93 musicians, under the
leadership of Walter Damrosch, plans
to sail from New York April 22, on
the Rochambeau of the French line
for Paris the first European tour
ever made by an American symphonic
organization.
While the tour has been undertaken
primarily for artistic reasons, and as
a cordial greeting from the musicians
of America to their European broth
ers, it will not be without a social
and political effect in testifying to
the peoples of our allies, of the sym
pathy and brotherhood which exists
and which will continue to exist be
tween them and ourselves despite any
temporary or political or economic en
tanglements.
In order to give further demon
stration of the achievements ol
American art. Mr. Damrosch has in
vited two distinguished native musi
cians to appear with the orchestra as
soloists on the entire tour: Albert
Spalding, violinist, and John Powell,
composer-pianist.
George Kngles. manager or the
Now York Symphony orchestra, who
has just returned from a visit to
France, Belgium and England, has
made final arrangements for the tour
and speaks in enthusiastic terms of
the interest shown by the allied gov
ernments and music lovers in the
visit of the American orchestra.
For the opening concerts of the
tour. May 4, 6 and 9, the French
government has put at Mr. Dain-
rosch's disposal the Paris opera house,
while the Belgian government has
given the Theater Royal de la Jion
naie for the concert in Brussels.
Paris has formed a great committee
of welcome, headed by the minister of
fine arts, the American ambassador,
every distinguished composer and
conductor of France and numerous
persons prominent in the artistic and
social life of Paris.
In Belgium a similar committee.
headed by the minister of fine arts
and American ambassador also has
been formed, while in Italy the en
tire tour will be under the patronage
of the ministers dell istruxione and
the Royal Accademia Musicale di S.
Cecelia in Rome.
A reception to Mr. Damrosch .and
the members of the orchestra has
been arranged in the great hall of
the Paris Sorbonne, tendered by the
minister of fine arts and to be at-
ended by the chief musicians and
dignitaries of France. hided by Ca
mille Saint-Saens, Vincent d'Indy and
Theodore Dubois. In London, a lunch
eon will be given at the Mansion
house by the lord mayor, who has also
accepted the presidency of the British
committee which will have charge of
the concerts in London.
At a meeting in London of the Brit
ish committee February 9. a receo-
ion was tendered to Mr. Engles and
at this meeting final plans were made
for five London concerts, which will
takes place June 14, 15, 16, 19 and
20, the first four at Queen's hall and
the final one at the great Roval Al
bert hall. Present at the meeting
ere: sir tamest Palmer, chairman
f the committee; Sir Ernest Cooper.
ord mayor of London: Sir Edward
Elgar, Sir Frederick Cowen, Sir Ed
ward German, Sir Frederick Bridge,
'arl Howe, Sir Homewood Crawford.
Sir Alexander Machenzie. Sir Walter
arrott. Sir Charles Villiers Stanford,
ir Henry Wood, Landon Ronald,Dt.
r'. Allen. Charles Sleath and Au-
ustus Littleton, tiie honorary secre
tary of the committee.
Among the American members of
the committee of welcome for Lon
don, the American ambassador. John
Davis, heads the list. .
j i'LRCV (.KAIM.KH, HO WILI ( I K IOKTI,AM KK( MAI.
4 1'HH. 7. a
,
I in the voice the unique tonal quality
j that distinguishes Mme. Galll-Curcl s.
technically Miss Macbeth singing
I was superior to any that the eminent
1 Italian soprano did here this season
j as Uilda."
A venerable justice sat in the place
I of honor at a rectption-recital. As a
1 young girl singer of daizling charms
walUeH nnt h yriilmArl. almost in-
I voluntarily: "What a beautiful girl!"
The young woman overheard the Jus
tice's compliment, turned and gave j
him a radiant smile. "What an ex
cellent Judge!" she said. Exchange.
. ,
Miss Marguerite Runyan was re
cently presented In piano recital by
1 Mrs. Clifford Moore. Mrs. Rethea F.
, Miller, mezzo - soprano, assisted and
sang several delightful songs. Miss
Ku-nyan's programme showed careful
preparation and was played with fine
taste and clean technique. She is fit
ting herself as a professional pianist,
a career for which she shows marked
ability.
...
The recital of Misss Luclle D. Brad
ley, pianist of Tacoma. under auspices
of the MacDowell club. Multnomah
hotel auditorium, last Tuesday, was
reviewed in The Oregonian of last
Wednesday. Miss Bradley, who Is a
Dianist of brilliant merit and recently
returned from overseas entertainment
o go to New
career as pro
fessional pianist
...
Memorial services will be held at
11 A. M. today at Grace Memorial
Episcopal church. East Seventeenth
and Halsey streets, for the late Miss
Dorothy Louise Bliss, once a member
of that church choir. Miss Bliss wan
an esteemed soprano singer In this
city, and not long ago was presented
with much success in recital by the
MacDowell club lti Multnomah hotel
auditorium. Miss Bliss died recently
from a sudden attack of Influenza
while she was visiting in California.
j returned from overseas en
t war service, plans soon to
J York City, to begin a cat
THIRAUD IS "SPOILED PET."
Jacques Thibaud. the French vio
linist, is to appear in concert at the
Heilig theater March 31, under man
agement of the Elison - White music
bureau.
The latest comments of the European
press on the violin playing of Thibaud
bore out convincingly Loudon Charl
ton's confident assertion that America
PERCY GRAINGER, noted pianist
composer, will give a recital at
the Helig April 7 direction
Steers & Coman. Grainger is one of
the most masterful all-round com
posers of the day, and for those who
are interested in that rare thing
known as musical genius it will be a
great treat.
The New York Evening Post of De
cember 15 says: "Grainger Philhar
monic thrills. The 'all seats sold'
sign was up. as usual, at yesieraay
afternoon B Philharmonic at Carnegie
hall, and no wonder. 1 he pudiic
Unnax that the Philharmonic iB the
hRt orchestra in America, having had
nr,nnrtnnities for comparison, and i
J. William Belcher, director, is pre
paring to give Dubois' "Seven Last
Words of Christ" next Sunday nicht
at Central Presbyterian church. This
choir, which has been receiving so
much praisp for excellent singing
each Sunday, will render the com
plete work without outside help.
Each member of the 26 voices can
sing solos. Mrs. McN'ary will play
the pipe organ. Mrs. L. W. Waldorf
will play the violin parts and Frank
Douglas the piano.
...
Madame Lucie Valalr of the Valalre
Conservatory de Muslque et Art I'ra
matlque. is to present In recital Miss
Marie McGratli. dramatic reader. In
the Little Theater. Twenty-third
street, near Washington. March 25.
Miss McGrath Is a talented dramatic
student and plans to leave for New
York City .March 27 to enter a big
school of acting there to lit herself
I i for the professional stage. Miss Mc-
t Grath, who has been prepared for the
I March 2r recital by Miss v ooonury.
that it has a splendid conductor who will be assisted on that occasion by
makes the most alluring programmes. Miss Kathleen Jordan, a 17-year-old
Yesterday there was in addition a ! violinist of the Valalr conservatory
of the Arena vocal course. Mr. Arens
health Is reported much Improved by
the winter's rest. He will conduct a
September vocal course In Portland
and return to New York immediately
after Its completion. Miss Evelene
Calbreath, Miss Florence Johnson of
Portland,. Miss Margaret Kennedy of
Astoria and Miss Harriet Urlflth of
Salem are Oregon students Uklna
advantage of the presence Of Krana
X. Arens at San Diego. Cal.
It seems strange that a singer so
popular and well known as Nevada
Van der Veer should never have given
a New York recital, but such Is the
fact. It is true that the rlch-volcJ
contralto has appeared many times In
New York both as soloist with the
New York Oratorio and other socle
ties, as well as in joint recital with
her husband. Reed Miller, the popular
tenor, but she has never "hired a hall"
and given an entire performance of
her own. Where debiK antes rush In,
experienced artists fesr to tread Is
quite true of the attitude of many
established artists about giving a
New York recital. "I've dodged the
ordeal for some time." t-ny Madame
Van der Veer, "and the more one
dodges the less they feel like doing
anything else. But when all of one
friends, including one's husband, con
stitute themselves a society for (lie
purpose of pushing one on the plat
form of Aeolian hall well. It's easier
to say: 'Stop, I'll do It,' than to give
them arguments." So the popular
contralto will accede to the urge of
the majority Friday afternoon. April
9, at Aeolian hail. New York- City.
Five is considered
wiiong the Chinese.
a sacred number
Painful Piles
A Free Trial ot Pyramid Tile Treat.
Blent Is ne of the .rdr
Events ou Ever
Experienced.
You are suffering dreadfully
with Itching, bleeding, piotruiliug
pile or hemorrhoids. Now, go over
A .... -oil iiin'iiJai
soloist who is second to none in popu
larity Percy Grainger. When Percy
Grainger sat down to the piano to
play the great Tschaikowsky Con
certo, thrills did not wait on climaxes,
they came at once, fast and furious,
and did not let up till the piece was
finished. There was tender feeling In
the andantino, brilliancy and fire in
the allegro con fuoco, but it was par
ticularly in the opening allegro that
Grainger rose to heights of grandeur
seldom attained by any pianist. His
power is truly Samspnian. There
were moments when he seemed to
overthrow the pillars, and he cer
tainly brought down the house.
choose a name are asked to mail
suggestions addressed to W. A. Web
ber. 129 Fourth street, this city.
The new orchestra already has 40
members,' and meets for rehearsal
each Wednesday night at S o'clock,
with Mr. Webber, 129 Fourth street,
and new members are desired to make
the organization representative of
Portland. So far constituted, the or
more music in the public schools and
favored the 3 mill tax rise in place
of bonds as being the most economical
way to raise money for necessary
school buildings.
Eric V. Hauser was made an honor
ary member of the Musicians' club In
recognition of his services in pro
moting the cause of good music in
the city and for his good work as
chestra has this instrumentation: i chairman of the outside board of di
Mandolins, guitars, banjos, mandolas,
violins, cellos, Hawaiian guitars, pi
ano, drums, etc.
Mr. Webber, has gained national
fame with his juvenile orchestra,
which recently returned from a pro
fessional theatrical tour in different
theaters in the country, particularly
in the big cities of the east. Mr.
Webber and his juvenile orchestra
have again been invited to accept
another engagement of 10 weeks on
the road, en tour to the east, this
summer, when the cnuaren s scnoois
rectors of the Portland Symphony
orchestra. Mr. Hauser has been
chairman of the first body of busi
ness men and women who have un
dertaken the active management of
the financial affairs of the symphony
orchestra, and great things are looked
for from this board in the future.
would have a treat in store when the I are closed.
French violinist visited this country. Celebrated composers such as Bee-
The tributes so freely paid Thibaud's thoven and Mozart liked the mando
MISS AMES WI.VS REGARD.
Miss Margaret 'Ames, one of the
talented. -Seattle students of Dent
Mowrey. .who .travels to Portland to
continue study with Mr. Mowrey, was
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Markham.
Miss Marie McGrath, dramatic
reader. In to be presented la
recital March, 25.
STRAC'CI ARI REPERTOIRE LARGE
Riccardo Stracoiar;, the eminent
Italian baritone, says that his favorite
operatic role is the one he happens to
be singing at the particular time. His
repertoire is an unusually large one,
containing, as it does, most of the bar
itone roles in the Italian operas done
in the modern opera house.
Stracciari created in Italy the role
of Napoleon In the operatic version of
"Madame Sans-Gene." While, of course,
Mr. Stracciari is too tall a man to be
the ideal Napoleon, when made up he
bore a striking resemblance to the
many pictures seen of "The Little
Corporal."
As a general thing, operatic artists
do not like to sing on consecutive
days it seldom happens that an ar
tist will sing two nights running, but
last New Year's eve Mr. Stracciari
gave two. performances in one eve
ning. At 8:15 P. M. the baritone gave
a song recital at the huge convention
hall in Rochester N. Y. The house
was crowded, and the baritone gave
many extra numbers. The concert
finished at 10:30 P. M. and Stracciari
stepped into a waiting automobile, L
and went to the home of George East
man. There he donned the costume
of Count Oil, and with Maggie Teyte
sang the one-act opera, "The Secret of
Suzanne, before the assembled
guests. Notwithstanding the fact
that Mr. Stracciari had already sung
an exhausting programme, he was in
fine voice, and made a tremendous
success.
MUSICAL "PITCH" DISCUSSED.
It is to be regretted that a few
concert goers in most of our large
cities, when attending a concert, do
not enjoy it unless they can in private
gloat over the apparent fact that the
music artist of the occasion sang or
played, for a few notes, off the key.
That Is. a lack of musical "pitch" or
exact tune.
Amelia Galli-Curci, the famous
coloratura soprano, thus deals with
the subject of adherence to musical
pitch, in a recent issue of the Musical
Courier:
'I don't understand why I am taken
to task so constantly for such a
slight lapse. If I deviate from pitch
it is only occasionally. For instance,
in 'La Travlata," I have never counted
the number of notes I sing, but there
must be several thousand. Perhaps
I do sins balf dozen of them a bit i
art abroad are of unusual character.
There is nothing of the perfunctory
In the way his playing is dealt with,
but, on the other hand, there seems
to be general agreement that few
violinists of the day deserve to be
classed with him. It is natural that
the French press should be enthu
siastic, for in his native land Thibaud
long has been regarded as without a
peer; but cordial praise is equally in
evidence elsewhere.
"In his three concerts." says Gil
Bias of Paris, "Thibaud has per
formed masterpieces chosen from
every period of violin literature, from
the earliest days to Mendelssohn, Max
Bruch and Saint-Saens. He again has
proved himself an incomparable mas
ter with a style of classic purity. His
art is noble and on the highest plane.
At each concert his playing called
forth storms of applause.".
The spoiled pet of Brussels," is
what the Petit Bleu pf that Belgian
city calls Thibaud.
NEW ORCHESTRA WANTS NAME.
Those earnest musicians who are
back of the new all-stringed orches
tra, directed by H. A. Webber of this
city, hope by their co-operation and
Buccess won in this new orchestral
venture, that they may impress upn
members of larger orchestras in this
city, more sympathy for such all
stringed instruments as guitar, man
dolin, banjo, mandola, etc.
This new all -stringed orchestra
does not have a name as yet, and it
is the hope that something in this
line will be thought of, including the
names of Portland, Multnomah, Co
lumbia or Oregon. All friends who
wish to help the new society to
lin and wrote "pieces" for it. For
instance, the serenade In Mozart's
"Don Giovanni," was written to be
accompanied by mandolins, and also
the serenade in Verdi's "Othello."
Beethoven wrote a sonatina and an
adagio for the mandolin, and an au
tograph Is preserved in a volume of
sketches kept in the British museum,
London. Beethoven's friend. Krum
phalz, was a mandolin expert, and it
is supposed he influenced the master
to write for that loved instrument.
The lute, an almost forgotten string
instrument, lately has been revived in
Ialy. It is said to have the deep
resonant tone of a 'cello.
Paginini, the sensational violin vir
tuoso, also was an accomplished
guitar player.
In the modern opera, "Jewels of the
Madonna," mandolin and guitar music
is called for.
So why not extend the list and hope
that in the rendition of more modern
overtures and symphonies, stringed
instrument, such as have been indi
cated in this article, "will come into
their own?"
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MUSICIANS INSIST ON PAY.
From now on, no member of the
Musicians' club of this city if he
obeys the new laws of that organiza
tion will play or sing without re
muneration for any entertainment
where admission is charged.
This agreement was read at the
last meeting of the Musicians' club
and it was stated' that the members
agree to abide by its terms:
We, the undersigned. In accordance with
a gentlemen's understanding, agree to
abide by the following rules as drawn up
by the Musicians' club for the purpose of
bettering the remuneration of musicians
for services rendered:
It is understood that nothing in' this
agreement Is intended to conflict with the
laws or price lists or local so. w, Ameri
can Federation of Musicians, the purpose
merely being to apply the principles of
that body ,to a field of work and a con
stituency not reached by them.
1. No singer or instrumentalist sha!l
give of his or her services gratis except
in cases of purely charitable nature and
then when every party connected with
said affair donates h4s services.
2. That the minimum fee for solos shall
be $5 when price of admission Is 50 cents
or less, and that It shall never be lens
than ten times the admission fee . when
latter exceeds 50 cents. Minimum fee for
accompanists $2.50.
3. No teacher shall furnish an advanced
student for any occasion unless said stu
dent receives at least $2.50.
4 Musicians may give their services to
fiurely musical organizations gratis, when
t is only a cluh meeting and no admission
charged. Musicians who are bona-fide j
members of non-musical organizations may
donate their services to such organizations.
A Musicians singing or playing at fu
nerals or weddings outside of the church,
at which they are employed or are mem
bers, shall receive not less than S5.
6. Free service shall be allowed in the
public schools for two years from January
1. 1920. .
At the last club meeting A. C.
Newill was the principal guest a.nd
the speaker of the day. Mr. Newill
chose as his topic, "School Needs."
and favored strongly new school
buildings for Portland, one story in
height, to take the place of some of
the present temporary structures
which are scattered all over the city.
Ml'SIC BRIEFS.
The Orpheus Male Chorus, William
Mansell Wilder, conductor, plans to
appear in concert in the Masonic
Temple auditorium, April 20, assisted
by Eleanor Osborn Byckley, lyric so
prano, this city.
...
The directors of the Monday Musi
cal club say that their club donated
the services of its members at the
recent benefit concert, public audi
torium,' in aid of funds for the Pisgah
home, and that they provided the en
tertainment programmme. but that
they did not manage the business de
tails of the event.
.
The White Temple choir. Harold
Hurlbut director, has been rehearsing
for some weeks past the cantata.
"Resurrexit" (Adam Gelbel). This is
a work of marked beauty and well de
serving of the thorough preparation
which it is receiving from this ex
cellent choir.
...
Harold Hurlbut is busy drilling 12
men for the musical show which the
Portland Rotary club will give at tho
northwestern conference of Rotary
clubs in Victoria, B. C, the second
week in April. The last rehearsal,
which was held with a small orches
tra, was quite successful.
...
The young women of the First
Methodist Episcopal church and choir
will give the closing concert at the
Men's Resort, S P. M., Saturday. These
young women usually open and close
the concert season at the resort. These
concerts have been great events for
the men at the resort, and Ross Des
mond, on behalf of the men. thanks
all singers and musicians for their
support during tbe season.
.
An English woman of this city
writes: "I witnessed, with a number
of English women, the recent splen
did performance of the opera, 'Pina
fore,' given by the students of
Franklin high school. I should like to
express our appreciation of the ren
dering of this English opera. Great
praise is due to Robert B. Walsh,
who trained both principals and
chorus in music and acting. I have
had considerable experience in choral
work and fully understand what pro
ducing an opera means. I attended
many of the rehearsals and wish to
testify to Mr. Walsh's patience and
tact."
Florence Macbeth's first appearance
with the Chicago Opera association
this year was the occasion for an ova
tion such as Is seldom seen in the
Chicago auditorium. The Chicago
Dailv Trihune (W. L. Huhhardl. In lt
issue of January 12 last, reported her!
triumph as follows: "In the afternoon
Rlgoletto had reahearing , . .
every seat was sold. The performance
was brilliant and took on especial in
terest and spirit because of Florence
Macbeth singing the Gilda and scoring
a pronounced success. The young so
prano has been given no opportunity
this season to show her worth, but
when the chance came she carried all
before her. The girlishness and win
someness of her personality make her
an Ideal embodiment of Gilda, and her
voice, with its ease of production, its
clear ringing upper notes, its facile
technic and its beauty of tone enables
her to sing both the florid and the
sustained music brilliantly and con I
Miss. Goidie Peterson, one of the
prlnripal church choir and recital
sopranos in this city, for five years
solo soprano In the choir of the First
Methodist Episcopal church, will be
solo soprano next season In the choir
of the First Congregational church.
Miss Peterson, whose home formerly
was In Forest Grove, Or., has em
phatically made good as a singer In
this city, where her big, lovely voice
is much admired. Miss Peterson also
sang one year In the choir of the
First Presbyterian church. Fred A.
Brainerd. at present organist in
Trinity Episcopal church, will June 1
be organist at the First Congrega
tional church.
.
Rossini's "Stabat Mater" will be
sung by tho choir of St. Mary's Cath
olic church under the direction of
Catherine Covach-Fredrlch, 7:30 P. M..
Palm Sunday. The soloists will be
Miss Zita Manning. Miss -Gertrude
Kunz, Frank Thomlinson, Lenardo de
Arristoforo. Stanley Bacon and E.
Louis Fredrich, with Miss Florence
Day as organist. The choir also Is
preparing a secular concert which
will include scenes from the operas,
to be given after Easter, among
which will be featured the sextet
from "Lucia" (Donizetti), and the
quartet from "Rlgoletto" (Verdi), and
staged in the auditorium of the
Columbus club, under the personal
direction of Mrs. Fredrich.
...
Soloists at the St. Patrick's day con
cert of the Ancient Order of Hiber
nians, which was held at the Lincoln
high school auditorium Inst Wednes
day night, were Miss Harriet Leach, j
soprano; Mrs. Rose Freldcl Glanelll. i
soprano; Harold Hurlibut. tenor, and ;
Dr. Stuart McGulre. baritone. Miss I
Leach's singing of 'Killarney" and the1
powerful resonant voice of Mrs.
Gianelli aroused the audience to en
thusiasm. Mr. Hurlbut sang with
fine spirit "The Minstrel Boy" and
An Irish Lullaby" (Sullivan), which
have been request numbers for the
last four appearances he has made
before this audience. Dr. McGulre
sang "The Heart uowea uown, a
song which he sings with grand ef
fect, and which Is Invariably asked
of him by the Hibernians. Miss Marie
Chapman was piano accompanist, and
also played an Interesting medley of
Irish bongs on the violin.
.
Misses Calbreath presented these
students in an exceptionally success
ful programme, March 13, at a
musical soiree: Piano, Jean Bruere,
Mildred Perry. Helen Bender, Doris
Gramm, Lois Thayer, Katherine Gal
braith, Charlotte Dabney, Naome
Mader, Katherine Moore, Bcneta
Buchtel; vocal. Jeannette Denier,
Marlon Fleming, Margaret Dunning,
Hazel Bradbury, Lisa Reinhart and
Homer Goehler.
Miss Evelene Calbreath, accom
panied by her mother, Mrs. J. F. Cal
breath, plans to return from San
Diego next month at the completion
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