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Newspaper Page TextTHE SUNDAY OREGONIAX, PORTLAND,' JULY 18, 1920 w 7 'J j Edited BytJbsEPH JcQUEt' TENOR colos by John Finneg-an, the silver-voiced soloist of St. Patrick's cathedral. New York; chorus singing by the Paulist cho'r of that city, 40 .boys and 30 men; music suns without and with accom paniments, and the whole choir led by the incomparable Father William J. Finn, are features- of the concerts of this choir at 3:30 o'clock this after noon and at 8:30 o'clock tonight, in the public auditorium. The choir is being presented in Portland under the auspices of the Knigrhts of Columbus, the personal management for northwestern United States and western Canada being under the direction of the Western Musical Bureau, Inc., L. A. Lambert, general manager. The Paulist choir appeared in Re Kin a. Saskatoon, Canada, July 1, and the Morning Leader of that city said: "Beautiful beyond description was the concert given by the Paulist choir of New Tork at the Stadium. Dominion day of 1920 will be remem bered with thrills of delight by every one in the audience that for a couple of hour-i was completely carried away by the marvelous harmony of the 70 men's and boys' voices making up the ehoir conducted by Father Finn. Wonderful tenor solos, second only to the magnificent . offerlnca of the great choir in point of sensationalism and sheer witchery of song, were the tenor solos given by John Flnnegan. Following his first aria of intense dramatic feeling and gorgeous tonal coloring-, clamoring applause brought Mr. Finnesan back, and the wonder ful purity of his tones and the incom parable charm of his diction cast a still greater spell, for his song was Somewhere a Voice Is Calling.' The house had discovered it was listening to a singer comparable only to the loved John McCormack." FAIRY OPERETTA TAKES SHAPE. Just as the sun is setting July 27, calculated to be about 4:30 o'clock P. M., and in tne gardens of Mr. and Mrs. H. C. Wortman's home, 245 Vista avenue, the fairy operetta, "The For est Children," will be presented. It will be a typical "made in Port land" performance. The story is by a Portland author, Mrs. Mable Holmes Parsons; the music is by Wirt Den nison, who formerly lived in this city; the costumes are made in Portland and will be in charge of Mrs. Harry Beal Torrey of Keed college; the 30 children comprising the chorus live in Portland; the clever musician who made the orchestration of the music is Howard Barlow, now passing his vacation at his father's home in this city; the adult soloists call Portland their home, and the orchestra, con sisting of 2G musicians and led by Robert E. Milliard, live in this city. The event will in every respect be worthy of its object to raise funds for a memorial to the late Miss Ca- mille Dosch and her nephew Fleurot. to be placed on the campus of the Uni versity of Oregon, Eugene. 'The music of the operetta is bright, lively and catchy and is of the prettv character, remembered in such music treats as "The Chocolate Soldier." Leading soloists chosen for the op eretta are Mrs. Eleanore Osborne Buckley, Miss Betty Gram, Mrs. Drew- ery and Violet Fenster Blagg,' with George Katanson, baritone, as the hunter and only male character, also stage and technical director. Mr. Bar low is the music and orchestra di rector. Miss Imogen Seton is pre miere danseuse and ballet mistress. The chorus will consist of 30 Port land girls, 15 from Portland Heights and 15 from Irvington, who -will sing and dance. There will be a Bpecial ballet of six children. Mr. Barlow did the orchestration in rapid time. July 4 he wrote 100 bars of music in two hours. The whole or chestration of the operetta Mr. Bar low completed in ten days' time. MUSIC BRIEFS. It is stated that Joseph Bonnet, the distinguished French organist, soon may join the Benedictine order. A special soprano solo will be sung at the Atkinson Memorial Congrega tional church this morning by Mrs. Victor L. Porter, formerly Miss A. .Hellene Pierce. George M. Carey was soloist last Sunday night at Central Presbyterian church. Mr. Carey has a fine bari tone voice and has made good prog ress this past year, with J. William Belcher. Louis Victor Saar was recently the guest of honor at a banquet tendered in his honor in the Hotel Benson by Portland musicians. Mr. Saar, in his address, gave reminiscences of friend ships with Brahms and other music stars. Morris L. Kreider, baritone, of this city, who has recently returned from San Francisco where he studied with Donald McLean, has left for New York, where he will continue his music studies. Mrs. Kreider, who will pass the summer with her mother and sister, will join Mr. Kreider this fall. The mayor of a small town in Peru feels that it is incumbent on him, in order to make the proper dis play of official dignity, to be accom panied by a band of pipers whenever he appears on any state occasion. "These musicians have Instruments which consist of a series of reeds strung- together and make weird music," writes a. correspondent from Buenos Aires. A prize of $100 is offered by the People's Philharmonic choir of Bos ton fo.- the best original, unpublished and hitherto unperformed musical composition, for four-part chorus of mixed voices, with piano accompani ment, and with or without solo voices. Composition may be sent before Oc tober 1, 1920, to F. J. Farr, honorary secretary. Sudbury building, Boston, Mass. Communications regarding the competition should be addressed to Frederick W. Wadell, director People's Philharmonic choir. 12 Hun tingdon avenue, Boston. A letter from H. B. Turpin, in structor and accompanist to Cecil Fanning, American baritone, now touring England, says: "The remarkable euccess with which our concerts have been, at tended have brought Fanning to the notice of the king and queen, before wjiom we were requested to appear. The occasion set for our meeting was a state dinner given by the United States ambassador, John W. Davis, for the king, queen and court. "The ambassador's house is splen did in dimensions and furnishings, and the guests made a gorgeous and imposing sight.. The women com ing in from dinner, with the queen in the lead, especially attracted us. Mrs. Davis asked the queen's permis sion for us to hear our music, which she graciously granted. "Fanning sang three songs, after which the queen requested that we be presented. The queen's gracious- ness put us completely at our ease and the conversation was natural and without restraint. When the men J? ( I y. -ySs- " 'v-' $zy ' -. MUSIC PEOPLE ACTTVE IN CURRENT EVF.XTS. John Flnnegan, tenor solo ist, with the Paulist choir of New York City, sings in two concerts today, at matinee, 3:30 o'clock this afternoon, and 8:30 . o'clock tonight, in public audi torium, under auspices of the Knights of Columbus. Howard Barlow, music direct or of the operetta fantasie, "The Forest Children," to be sung July 27 to raise funds for the memorial to the late Miss Ca milla Dosch. Louis Victor Saar, the noted pianist and music composer, was recently the guest of honor at a banquet given by Portland musicians. Hotel Benson. Morris L. Kreider, baritone, has left for further music study in New York City. came from the dining room the king approached the piano and stood near us in keen attention while Fanning sang several songs." ' Los Angeles, Cal., has a women's voice club, called the Bel "anto.- Mrs. Jean "Warren Carrick i rest ing from her musical activities, in the Nowarmsand cottage, Nye beach. Or. Her son, Lloyd Carrick, who Is home for his vacation from San An selmo seminary, is with her. Dr. William C. Cart, organist of the First Presbyterian church. New York city, says that professional church organists, unless they are better paid Immediately, must abandon their posi tions and enter commercial pursuits In order to live and to pay expenses. " J. William Belcher, tenor, has left for the mountains of Grays River, Wash., where he will pass the next six weeks fishing and resting, after a busy music season. He will again direct the music at Central Presby terian church and expects to return about September 1. Rudolph Ganz, the Swiss pianist, who is now conducting a master class in Kansas City, will sail for Europe July 31. and pass the summer in Switzerland. He will give concerts in Switzerland and France during the fall, returning to the United States in time for his first New York re cital January 2, 1921. Teachers In the elementary, schools of Louisville, Ky., take pains to in terest the children in good music With the help of mechanical music records the name and a simple analy sis of each selection and an account of its composer are given the chil dren. A music memory contest with prizes for those who identify com positions and composers serves as an incentive. The same plans are worked out with great success in many public and private schools in this city. An interesting recital was given lately at the residence of Mrs. Rodu- ner. 345 East Forty-first street, by students of Miss Lenore Hatter. The names of those who participated are: Delia and Eleanor Day, Kenneth and Catherine Roduner, Daisy - Gerber, Twyla Mooney, Mildred Thomas. Hazel Allen. Martha Englehardt, Bar bara Brown, Helen Kelly. Velma Gratz, Bertha Stevensen, Mildred Cas- sidy, Sally Boggs, Elsie Peterson, Ruth Martin. Gloria Klahn. RalDh Clark and Iota Searle. In addition to the piano numbers was a dance from the ballet "Sylvia," by Daisy Gerber." Little Miss Mable Murch. student of Virgil Edwin Isham, rendered a delightful solo before the Schumann society, in Central library, last Tues day night. The meeting of the Schu mann society in room A of Central library will prove to be an educa tional one Tuesday night at 8 'o'clock. Ed Gari Crawford will talk on "Philosophy,"- and Madame .Crawford will sing. Piano solos will be offered by Edith Barber, Mary S. Mastin, Virgil Edwin Isham and Roy Marion NORMAL CLASS in DCSIIIXR SYSTEM FOR MUSIC FOUNDATION" .WORK. Starts August fth (Instead of Angvirt 19th u Previously Advertised). For Details Call MRS. JEAN WARREN CARRICK, . S77 Emmt Madtaom St, Portland. Tabor 4406. "WII.I.ASIKTTK ROSE" Price 35 Cents. A Late Song From the Roy Marion Wheeler Music Stud in. 3U2 Goodaongh Bldg. Slain 7461. V -. . . 5 S H x ! Wheeler. Miss Marguerite Owlngs is violinist and a community sing will follow the club programme. The meeting is open to the public. Floating opera houses on the River Rhine, Germany, are among the plans of M. de Hondt, formerly director of the Italian theater of Amsterdam. Holland. A Paris correspondent writes: "M. de Hondt has bought two large ships, which have been fas tened together and so arranged in the Interiors as to make a theater with accommodations for 2300 per sons. In addition to this the boats will contain cabins for the perform ers, stage hands, etc., and a large restaurant. "The floating theater will be oper ated on the inland waterways of Eu rope, and the first cruise is to be up and down the Rhine river, where anchor will be dropped" before 85 cities and towns. For the present season M. de Hondt has engaged a company of Italian singers and the repertoire will be confined to operas in that language. "This innovation in opera produc tion will have one great advantage. If business p not good at the par ticular point where ancnor nas oeen cast, it will be "easy to raise anchor and float on to a more profitable I field." : j When L. C. Behymer left Los An I geles, Cal., recently, for music cen ters in the east, he said he had closed contracts to the amount of $100,000, covering the appearances of artists in recitals through Arizona. New Mexico and California. Among the famous singers arranged for are Emma Destlnn, Margaret Matzenauer, Frances Alda, May Peterson, Ann Case, Emlllo de Gogorza, Arthur Hackett, Pasquale Amato, Theo Karle. The pianists willv include Josef Lhe vlnne, Josef Hofmann, Bennio Moise witsch and Arthur Rubinstein, with Jean Gerardy, cellist. Tho violinists will include Samuel Gardener, tho American composer; Jan Kubelik Raoul Vidas, the french violinist, and the entire Philharmonic orchestra. with Stransky conducting. One of the first organs used in a Scotch Presbyterian church was built by the famous inventor. James Watt. It was a small chamber affair set up for his own use. Upon going to Birmingham to live be left it be hind him in Glasgow. There it came into the possession of the minister of St. Andrew's church, says the Phila delphia Record. For some time the organ was used for weekday choir practice only. On a Sunday in August, 1807, an organist of the Episcopalian faith played it during the regular service. It earned that denomination the name of the "whistling kirk." The shocked presbytery declared the use of the "kist of whistles" contrary to the kirk law, and it was ignomlnl ously cast out after a single serv ice. Not until 1860 was the organ tolerated in St. Andrew's. The an cient instrument ejected by the pres bytery of St. Andrew's is said to be still in existence in the house of a Scottish squire near Biggar. a e Madame Nellie Melba, well-known soprano, recently sang by wireless, 1000 miles, from Paris, France, to waiting audiences ,ln different cities and countries and also audiences on ships at sea. It is stated that a huge amplifier was attached to Societe Francaise Radio - Electrique In Paris, and. that the words of the prima donna were trumpeted across a great courtyard where, scores were gathered to listen. At the same time, MAMMOTH CONCERT Tranftcontinentat Tour of the famoui PAULIST CHOIR OF NEW YORK CITY. 70 VOICES 70 FATHER FIN Condnctor Assisted by John Finnegan, Tenor Soloist of St. Patrick's Cathedral. New York City, and other eminent soloists. MUNICIPAL AUDITORIUM Matinee 3:30 and Evening 8:30 TODAY PRICES Evenlnirs. $2 to 76c: Matinee, S1.60 to 60c (Plus 10 War Tax.) Tickets on sale at Sherman, Clay & Co.'s Distinguished Critics Acclaim This Choir as "One of the World's Great est Concert Organizations" LOCAL AUSPICKS KNIGHTS OP COLUMBUS Management Northwestern U. 8. and Canada Western Musical Bureau. Inc. Laurence A. Lambert. General Manager Eilers Musio Building. Portland. Or. .1 Ad " x a r, , J through anotner set. the singer's voice was carried into tho receiver of a phonograph where it was re corded on a wax disc. Before the end of the concert, the early songs were being reproduced on a phono graph. Melba was delighted. Three songs constituted her original pro gramme: "Home, sweet Home, in English, "Nymphes et Sylvains," in Frencn, and the "Addio" from "La Boheme," in Italian. 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