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THE SUNDAY OREGOXTAN, PORTLAND, MARCH. 20, 1921 'i js':'.- MRS. PBI6CT W. LEWES, presi dent of the Rainbow district of the National Federation of Musical chibs. Is presenting: Charles W. Clark. Chica-go baritone. In con cert in the HeJlifr theater, Wednes- day night, March 30, in the interest of the extension fund of that organi zation. The district presidents are under the supervision of the second Yice-president of the national board nd it is to Mrs. Frederick W. Abbott of Philadelphia that Mrs. Lewis will report , This Is the initial step of the Rain mw district to etir its members to some concerted action and it is stated they have responded heartily. Musi cally and socially, the coming of Mr. Clark to elng promises to be an un qualified treat. The committee in charge says that Mr. Clark was chosen and invited to come to Portland, be cause of his reputation as a singer whose interpretation is masterful;' diction, exquisite; whose years of ex perience make him an authority in his realm, and because of the personal following in the Pacific northwest. As a companion soloist to appear with Mr. Clark, Lillian Jeffreys Petri baa been chosen as accompanist and pianiste. Mrs. Petri will play the ever fascinating Liszt arrangement of the famous tiounod "Faust Waltz"; "Country Dance" (Arthur Hiuton) and "Bird Song" (Palmgren). The novel feature of Mr. Clark's concert is the arrangement of the joint subscription, giving each patron not only the privilege of attending the concert March 30, but also the lecture planned for the afternoon of March 29. in the ballroom of the Mult nomah hotel, when Mr. Clark will talk on "Personal Reminiscences of Paris and Abroad." Arrangements for this luncheon musicale are being made by Mr. Goodrich, assisted by this com mittee; Mrs. ferci' W. Lewis, Miss Martha Reynolds, iirs. Hans Hewitt, George Hotchkiss Street and F. C. Streyffolor. Miss Helen C'albreath, secretary of the Portland district, is assisting the committee with the reservations for the luncheon and those wishing to attend are asked to call Broadway 2302, Main 3792, Tabor 7933. Main 56S or Sellwood 45. Members are asked to contribute daffodils or any spring flower in yellow. A-ny one not being free to attend tho concert, but wishing to hear the lecture may obtain extra coupons Yor the lecture. Kurtiier information can be ob tained from the reservations com mittee or by calling Main 6442. The Portland District Oregon Music Teachers' association will honor Mr. Clark with a luncheon Tuesday noon, March 29, in the assembly room of the Multnomah hotel when the presi dent of the district and the state, Frederick W. Goodrich, will preside, presenting Frank Elchenlaub, who will give an addTess of welcome, fol lowed by a short musical programme. The programme for Mr. Clark's concert: "Rolllneand FoaminK Billows" (Haydn); Tt Is Enough" (MendolsBotui) ; "L'Jnvlia tion au Voyaffe" (I)uparc): "ChHneon Trit" CDuparc); "Cell que Nous Al stons" (Ouvilller) ; 'Les Cloches" (De liUKMy): 'Komanoo" (Debussy) ; "Mando line" (Pebussy). Homer group: 'tiheep and Lambs," "When Death to Either Shall Come," "I,one Dob." "How's My Boy?" "Uncle Rome." ' The Wind and the Sun" fSturkow Ryder); "Songs My Mother Touirht Me" (Dvorak); "Cloths of Heaven" (Kotrel): "Devil's ljve Song" (Gilberte). Gulon group: "Jubilee." "Some o" These Days." "My Little Soul's Guine-a-shlne," "John de Bap-a-tist." AUDITORIUM CONCERT, 3 P. M. An exoellent and varied programme has been arranged for the regular Sunday concert in the public audi torium at 3 P. M. today, consisting of numbers from the girls' polytechnio school chorus of 85 voices, a guitar and mandolin duo and Frederick W. Goodrich at the pipe organ. The polytechnic girls' chorus is di rected by Miss Minnetta Magers. Among the numbers that have been selected for the chorus to sing are Verdi's "A Moonlight Boat Ride" and Faure's "The Palms." Mr. Goodrich will play accompaniments for the latter number. Miss Magers is an ex perienced and capable choral conduc tor. The Sunday concerts will come to a close either April 2 or April 9, ac cording to Hal M. White, manager of the auditorium. The series has been exceptionally well received on the average, because of the varied -music furnished. It is hoped that the attendance to day will be largs. The programme is: "Introduction to Act III. 'Lohen grin'" (Wagner), - "Spring Song" (Mendelssohn), overture, "The Barber of Seville" (Rossini), Frederick W. Goodrich; "Dance of the Faries" (Veaxie). "The Nights" (Roberti); girls' polytechnio school chorus, Min netta Magers, director, and Miss Mar garet Notz. piano accompanist; popu lar selection, the Venetian duo. man dolin, and guitar, Thomas Ambrosio and Ernest Lavorate; "Cradle Song" (Brahms). "Mill Below the Willows" (Linders). "A Moonlight Boat Ride" (Verdi), girls' polytechinc school chor us; "A Japanese Sunset" (Jesse Dee pen), "The Palms" (Faure). chorus and organ; "To a Wild Rose" (Mac Dowell), processional march from "Columbus'" suite. At the annual Easter concert, March 7. presented by the cjty of Portland, Washington high school mixed chorus of ZOO voices, Washington, high, school - 1''- " I i f" J ' ' - I itV ' ifl f - TWO PKOn.E ACTIVE IN CUR RENT MUSICAL EVENTS. Myrna Sharlow, prima donna soprano, of the Chicago Grand Opera association, will Appear in concert, Heilig theater, Wednesday night. Minetta Magers will present the Girls' Polytechnic school chorus of 86 voices in concert in the public auditorium, 3 P.M. today. girls' chorus of 200 voices, Washing ton high school boys' chorus of 100 voices and the Washington high school band of 50 pieces, George D. Ingram, conductor; William R. Boone, organ accompanist, and Francis Rich ter, noted blind organist, as solo or ganist, will take part Sunday after noon, public auditorium. This will be the most elaborate musical enter tainment attempted during this esa son. No increase will be made in the admission charge for any seat. 1EXTEN MUSIC TOXIGIIT. At St. James English Lutheran church this morning Miss Ruth Agnew will sing "There Is a Green Hill Far Away" (Gounod). Eugene Holm will sing "Jerusalem" (Parker) and the choir "The Palms" (Faure) with parts by the boys' choir and Mrs. Fred Gram and Miss Ruth Brace. A chorus of 40 voices tonight at 8 o'clock under the direction of Mrs. J. Harvey Johnson, will sing Du Bois' setting of "The Seven Last Words of Christ on the Cross," with these soloists: Mrs. George R. Hel lener, soprano; Dr. Harry B. Moore, tenor; B. L. Markee, baritone; quar tet. Miss Ruth Agnew, aoprano; Miss Ruth Brace, contralto; J. Stanton, tenor; Dr. J. Harvey Johnson, basso, with H. S. Rudd and Alfred Blank holm, violinists and Florant Thlbau, 'cellist. Mrs. Florence Jackson Vouney will be at the piano, and Mrs. Carl Hanson will play the pipe organ for the fifth word. Personnel of the choir: Mrs. G. R. Hellener, Mrs. Margaret Holderman, Mrs. Carl Hansen, Mrs. Bernlce Wincoop, Mrs. Fred Gram, Mrs. H. S. Rudd, Mrs. LaVada Cohn, Mrs. J. B. Keefer, Mrs. Furn Cornelison. Mrs. Frank Markel, Celeste Albin, Ruth Agnew, Mar gratta Church, Marcelle Fogarty. Ida Alsleben, Leola Tormoehlen, Ruth Brace, Ruth Lange, L. Knudson, Louise Neuman, J. Stanton, H. Pippy, H. B. Moore, K. L. Markel, Marshall Nisbet, C. Cornelison. L. Sartwell, B. L. Markee, J. H. Johnson, Kugene Holm, Rouen Faith, Sweyn H. Niel sen, S. R. McFarland, George Bracher, Chester Stryker, Jorgen Anderson, J. E. Wallin, Henry Koerber, Martin Johnson, Edward Neuman. Good Friday night the choir of this church will sing "Penitence" (Gounod) and the first part of the "Crucifixion" (Stainer) with solos by Mr. S. R. McFarland and J. Stanton. Eugene Holm will sing "A Ballad of Trees" and "The Master" (Chadwick.) ... The last popular concert of the Portland Symphony orchestra season will be given at the public auditorium Sunday afternoon, April 3. Easter carols will be sung "a capella," by a group of representative church sing ers. The orchestra will play selec tions from compositions of Thomas. Massenet, Debussy, Rubinstein and Elgar. Blocks of seats for this con cert have already been bought by sev eral Portland employers as Easter gifts for their employes. This is only one of the gratifying evidences of in creasing general interest in the con tributions the Symphony orchestra may make to community life. MacDOWELL CLUB TUESDAY. The MacDowell club will meet at 3 P. M. Tuesday, at the Multnomah Hotel auditorium, when Mrs. Blanche Williams Segersten , lyric soprano, and Miss Arline Smith pianist, will present the programme. Mrs. Segersten will open with the Berger. HIM Gladys JoIimoh will as pear In violin reltal, Lincoln fciirk school auditorium. Satur day night. T i i V:: ' If i 'x 4Sh ! 4 1 1, , t s K $f"''ljj II' , ' ' Cv 1-JJ ! i - i I r T; ' T - j Ev " -M fe. i - -, - - ft aria "Hymn to the Sun, from the fairy opera "Le Cog d' Or" (Rimsky Korsahoff) and the "Norwegian Echo Song," mads famous by Jenny Lind who wrote the Cadenza. , Mrs. Segersten's second group of songs will consist of three new composi tions by Ina Rae Selby of Portland. One of these, "A Japanese Color Print," was most favoraibly com mented upon by Joseph Hofmann, who considers it a very effective and original song. In the last song of this group, "The Meadow Lark." Mrs. Seitz has used the actual song of the lark which she has carefully studied and recorded. The words were writ ten by Frances Gill of Portland. The third group will Include: "Songs My Mother Taught Me" (Dvorak) "At Monte Plnclo" (Grieg.) "The Little Bells of Sevllla" (Cyril Scott) "Rhap sodic" (Campbell-Lipton) "At the well" (Hageman.) Miss Arline Smith will be remem bered as the excellent young pianist who won the MacDowell club prize last season for the best given piano recital in a contest where a number took part. She will play the following com positions: "Capriccio" (Scarlatti Tauslg); "Notturno" (Sgambati); "Prelude Passionne" (Sauer); "Ca price Impromptu" (Chamlnade); "Valse Filense" (Renaud); "Reflets dans l'eau" (Debussy); "Jeui d' Kau" (Havel.) SHARLOW CONCERT WEDNESDAY Much Interest is being evinced In the coming of Miss Myrna Sharlow, prima, donna soprano of the Chicago Grand Opera company, who will appear in concert in the Heilig the ater Wednesday night, under the auspices of the Elwyn Concert bu reau. Miss Sharlow, who ia con sidered to be one of the most beau tiful of the younger prima donnas. possesses an exquisite soprano voice of clarity and unusual range. This is Miss Sharlow's first concert appearance in Portland and she has chosen a programme of more than ordinary interest for the occasion, which will sHbw her voice in all of its various moods and phases. Miss Sharlow will leave Portland immediately after her Wednesday night concert for Berkeley, Cal., where she has been engaged to sing the leading role in the annual per formance of VStabat Mater" at the Greek theater on Good1 Friday. This Is one of the big musical affairs of the year in the San Francisco bay district, attracting musie-lovers from a wide section and the honor of singing the leading role in the sacred oratorio is sought by many great singers. With Miss Sharlow for her Port land concert will be Granville Eng lish, pianist, who besides playing the accompaniments for Miss Shallow's songs will also contribute . a group of piano solos. The programme for Wednesday night: "Saper Vorreste Arietta" from "Masked Ball" (Verdi); "My Mother Bids Me Bind My Hair" (Haydn); "Faithful Johnle" (arr. Beethoven); "Floods of Spring" (Rachmaninoff); "Le Nil" (Leroux); "Song of the Brook" (Burleigh); "On the Steppe" (Gretchajiinoff); "The Cunnin' Little Thing" (Hageman);' "Wake Up!" (Phillips); "Bouree" (Bach -Saint Saens); "Nocturne F Sharp" (Chopin); "Concert Etude" (MacDowell), Mr. English. "King of Thule" from "Faust" (Gounod); "Girametta" (Sibella); "Lullaby" (Granville Eng lish); "The Old Ark's Moverin" (Guion); "My Curly Headed Baby" (Clutsam); "The Nightingale Has a Lyre of Gold" (Whelpley). ENDEAVOR MUSICALS APRIL 4 Mrs. Alice Price Moore, contralto, is one of Portland's prominent musicians who will appear in the Endeavor mu Blcale, to be given at the public audi torium April 4, under the auspices of the Multnomah County Christian En deavor union. Mrs. Moore is well known to Oregon muslo lovers, hav ing sung many times and in various parts of the state. She has been coached in voice 'by Mrs. Rose Courser Reed, and has appeared with brilliant success at MaoDowell club recitals. The Endeavor musicale is being held bo raise funds to send several delegates, 10 if possible, to the inter national convention in New York next July. These delegates will endeavor to boost Portland to such an extent that their invitation to the trustees of the united society to hold the 1323 international in Portland) will be sure to be accepted. The committee hopes to enlist the assistance of Portland's musicians, business men and civic organizations to make the undertak ing a success, and to helip boost Port land for the 1923 international con vention. APOLLO CLUB CONCERT APRIL S Lotta Madden, dramatic soprano, will appear In concert with the Apollo club, Tuesday, April 5, at the public auditorium, this being the club's third and final concert of the present sea son. Miss Madden may be classed) as one of the more recent concert artists that this country has produced, and by competent critics is pronounced one of the most excellent and most promising. Following her recent New York debut, the New York Evening Mail said: "Lotta Madden's voice is a clear powerful soprano, well placed and capable of a variety of color." The New York Globe says "Miss Mad den is a singer of uncommon feeling, controlled by taste, and her skill in phrasing in auite above tho ordi 5 nary. Her appearance with the New York Philharmonic and other sym phony orchestras have been acclaimed. The club's numbers on the pro gramme are for the most part new, with a few of the most popular com positions on former programmes in cluded. Among others may be men tioned "The Nun of Nideros," a won derfully beautiful setting of Long fellow's poem, taking the form of a short cantata with incidental tenor solo which will be sung by E. W. Keeler, one of Portland's newest mu sical acquisitions; also a quaint and beautiful exerpt from a 16th century opera "The Chough and Crow," clear ly illustrating the basis of our pres ent English light operas. William H. Boyer will conduct and Edgar E. Coursen, William C Mc Culloch and Ralph W. Hoyt will pro Vide the accompaniments. ALDA CONCERT APRIL . "I have heard eivery singer worth bearing la the last 20 years," declared an American musician whose name is known tho country over, "but never do I recall so beautifully rounded, so artistic a creation as that which Madam A! da. provided In her TRox ane She made it vocally superb, visually delightful and dramatically eontvincing in every way that is ex pected of one extraordinarily gifted and sincere." Alda sing- at the Heilig theater April 6. direction Steers & Coman. The late James G. Hnneker of the New York World said: "Frances Alda. as ever, was delightful, pretty. gorgeously caparisoned, while her finished sinking and expert acting formed a winning ensemble. It was a pleasure to listen to her pure, well-trained soprano, which is as supple as her serpentine self." Uhose Portland peonle who have heard Madame Alda's voice know it to be a full, vibrant instrument of genuinely lovely tone, one that yields inaiantly to the requirements of the most dramatic music and still is so flexible that It is quite effective in the delivery of eminently lyric phrases calling for the smooth, flow ing mezzo-voice so rarely found. R. L. BARRON'S RECITAL APRIL 10 Robert Louis Barron will crlve his only violin recital this season in the Multnomah hotel ballroom Sunday afternoon, April 10, when, he will be assisted by Carl Grissen, violinist. and Miss Ida May Cook, accom panist. The patrons and v patronesses are Colonel and Mrs. W. H. C. Bowen, Mr. and Mrs. John C. Boyer, Mr. and Mrs. David Campbell and Mr. and Mrs. Carl Denton. Mr. and Mrs. Joseph A. Finley, Mr. and Mrs. Frank fcicneiuaub, Mr. and Mrs. Thomas J. Elliott, Mr. and Mrs. John Claire Montieth, Mr. and Mrs. Alexander C. Shaw, Mr. and Mrs. Donald M. Spencer and Mr. and Mrs, William. D. Wheel' wright. ' 'Mr. Barron will play this pro gramme: . "Sonata No. S in E major" (Il.in- oei; --voiles a JsJspagne" (Corelli): concerto for two violins, (Bach); "Romance in G' Major" (Beethovon); -anzonetta , op. 6 ' (d Ambrosio); "Mazurka In D' Major (BorowSKi); "Concert in E Minor" (Mendelssohn). MATZENAUER CONCERT APRIL 13 Madame Margaret Matzenauer, th'e famous dramatic soprano who is scheduled to appear in concert at the Heilig theater April 13 under the auspices of the Elwyn concert bu reau, will be greeted by many friends and admirers in Portland. Madame Matzenauer has long been a favorita with Oregon music-lovers. The music critic of the New York Tribune wrote after her appearance as "Isolde" a few months ago: "Madame Matzen auer.reveled in the gorgeous opulence of her royal purple voice. Such a magnificence aidi splendor of vocal tone as she poured out we cannot recall ever to have heard before. It was almost bewildering from a mu sical, a dramatic and a purely vocal point of view." Matzenauer's voice Is phonomenal its range and compass unique in the musical world. At one performance she can sing "Isolde," a dramatic so prano role in a way that is reminis cent of Nordica in her prime. At an other she can Rive us a Delilah, of which one of the New York critics wrote: "There is a ravishment in her opulent and golden voice, and a puis sant charm in the music with which she floods the scene." With Madame Matzenauer when she appears at her Portland concert will be Charles Carver, basso, and Frank- LaForge, composer-pianist. Mr. uarver is also known to Portland concert-goers, having won recogni tion when he appeared her season be fore last with Madame Schumann- Heink. Mr. LaForge is, without doubt, the peer of American accom panists, and is a general favorite on a concert programme. The concert is the fifth of the El wyn Artiet series. MISS BYRD WINS NEW HONORS, j It will gladden the many Oregon friends of Miss Winifred Byrd, the noted American piano star, to be told that Miss Byrd again triumphed at her recent recital in Aeolian hall. New York city. Her programme in-j eluded: Prelude. "Cathedrale Englon- tle, Danse de Puck," "Mouvement (Debussey); "Fantaisie," opus 49 (Faust), and "Three Preludes" (Cho pin); "Eroica," "Feux Follets," "Ma zeppa" (Liszt); "Consolation" (Faust) and "Hungarian Rapsodue No. S" (Liszt). New York Tribune, said of the con cert: "Miss Byrdi is one of the most interesting of the younger pianists., She has a substantial technique, which she uses effectively for purposes of expression. As an interpreter she has both temperament and a mind of her own. Yesterday she was in excellent form and her playing excited both, in terest and admiration." New York Evening Mail: "One in stinctively compares Miss Byrd's playing to the sculptor's art, dynamic while clean cut." A number of Oregonians were pres ent on this occasion.. Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Carrick Burke occupied a box, and so did Mrs. Lord and daughter, Elizabeth. Mrs. Burke entertained Miss Byrd with a tea, ajid Miss Byrd returned the compliment in like man- W'i( IWnsni nm ... m, ll Grove. Mian Nina DmseL contralto, will be presented In concert, public auditorium, March 29. L 1 '! it : : ner. Her New York friends ars loyal and all are proud to honor "our iltUs girl of the west." ORPHEUS MEN WIN OUT. The Orpheus male chorus of this city, William Mansell Wilder, con ductor, won one of the most pleasant honors of its entire career when, by invitation from the people of Corval lis, Or., it journeyed to that city last Sunday afternoon and had a splendid concert of unaccompanied music in the First; Presbyterian church. The large audience, including many stu dents of the Oregon Agricultural col lege, gave many cordial expressions of appreciation of the musical treat offered. The chorus sang with the finest of expression and vocal shad ing. Stewart Tulley sang Handel's "Where'er You Walk," and Homer's eloquent "Requiem"; Mrs. Sutton, so prano, sang with fine ability a solo from La Somnambuia, and for a re call the song "To You." S. A, Pat terson, one of the Orpheus men, sang "Mavis" (Claxton) . and "Spirit of God" (Neidlinger). Mrs. William Frederick Gasklns was piano accom panist for the vocal soloists and she also played, a pipe-organ offertory solo. A collection taken to defray the expenses'of the concert amounted to more than 3200. MUSIC BRIEFS. The students of Mrs. Marie B. Van Velsor, of the School of Drama and Expression, are rehearsing in prep- aration for a dramatic recital in the Little theater next month, - A concert by the Whitney boys' chorus of this city, will take place in the White Temple tonight at 7:30 o'clock, when an attractive pro gramme will be presented. Miss Gladys Johnson, violinist, will be presented by Harold Baylee in re cital in Lincoln high school auditor ium, Saturday night. Miss Phyllis Wolfe, soprano, will assist In. vooal solos. The young women of the First Methodist Episcopal church win give the closing Saturday nignt concert t th Men's Resort. 8 P. M.. March 26. These concerts have been a great success and many Portland musicians took part in them during tne win ter. The public library officials are col lecting compositions by Oregon music composers for a complete volume the Society of Oregon Composers has endorsed the movement, and re quests any composer of the state to send conies of their compositions lm mediately to Dr. Emil Enna, 510 Bush & Lane building, city. At a social last Thursday night by the Maccabees, in the Selling-HirscU building, musio was furnished by a 25-piece orchestra of the Portland Orchestral society, jnder the direc tion of C. Arthur Haulenbeck. The numbers were-. well rendered and re ceived. This orchestra Is composed of both men and women, and musicians who are good performers may join at any time. Weekly . rehearsals are held every Friday night from 8 to 10 o'clock, at 129 Tenth street. Miss Phyllis Wolfe gave an ad mired programme of songs before the Coterie club, last Wednesday, at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Glen E. Husted, Irvington. She sang two folk songs, "Santa Lucia" and "O Sole Mio" and "In Italy," written by a Chicago girl, Jean Boyd. Miss Mary Bullock was accompanist who also played "La Campainella" (Paganini - Liszt), and "Ballet Scene" (Nemerovsky). Miss Wolfe gave an intimate personal story of her observations while studying singing in Italy. y An ail-American programme was given at Montavilla last Tuesday night under the auspices of the Mon tavilla Parent-Teachers' association, by Dr. Emil Enna, pianist, Clara Coakley, soprano, and Richard G. Montgomery, cellist. Wednesday night, an all-Amer'can programme was rendered at Gladstone, Or., un der the management of Mrs. F. L. Os wald, at the First Christian church. A large audience was present and the programme was given by Dr. Enna, Otto Wedemeyer, baritone, and Mr. Montgomery. Mrs. Herbert Garr Reed, dramatic reader, appeared at both of these events and made a splendid impression with her read ings. "Three Centuries of American Song" is the descriptive title of a costume recital recently launched, by Olive Nevin, soprano, and Haro(d Milligan, pianist, writes a -New York City cor respondent. Mr. Milligan deserves no little credit for his research work in the archives of American music and he has' succeeded in un earthing the manuscripts of a num ber of songs, which had ben con signed to a last resting place in museums and libraries. Among them are the compositions of Francis Hopkinson, a contemporary of Wash ington and" the first American com poser, and others by Stephen Foster of "My Old .Kentucky Home" fame. Mis3 Nevin, who is a cousin of Ethelt bert Nevin, sings these songs in the costume of their period and Mr. Mil ligan prefaces each group with -a brief, pungent account of the com posers and their work. The climax is reached in the fourth group which introduces songs by writers of the present day. Mr. Mllligah Is a former Portland- boy. .. v ' A mystifying exhibit of song trans ference from human throats and ap parently reproduced in silver tones from a phonograph, were features of a remarkable concert In the public auditorium, last Tuesday night, be fore an enthusiastio audience that crowded the building to -capacity." Arthur Collins, baritone, and Byroa G. Harlan, tenor, assisted by William Reed, filutist and saxophonist, took part in the excellent programme. Mr. Collins and .Mr. Harlan sang duets, among them 'Tm Waiting For -You" (Creamer) and "Bak Dat Chicken Pie" (Dumont) and when they stopped singing, the phonograph sang cn and completed the duet, so per fectly, that it seemed as if the notes were actually beirfg sung by human voices. Mr. Reed played piccolo and saxophone solos, and instantly was cleverly imitated by eoie other per former apparently rconcealed some where In the interior of the cabinet. But it was only our friend the phonograph record making merry again a most marvelous exhibit of musical re-creation. That strange-P.ianist of the Future, as he calls himself, Leo Ornstein, has had fights with his audiences. In Rarls, a girl struck him, after a concert; In London, they threw things at him. He was delighted, for his theory is to move listeners to a fire of delight or a fury of dislike no natural, middle ground for Leo. Young Ornstein walks in the wake of that other great futurist in music. Igor Stravinsky . of Russia, says Hearst's Magazine. The Introduction cf Stravinsky to Paris was made through Pierre Monteux, the or chestral conduotor. The crowd was furious, crying, yelling, throwing things. Finally, en the third day, Stravinsky was chased from the hall. It happened to be election day. The crowds farther down the-, street imagined Stravinsky had been elected and carried him away on their shoulders, calling, "Deputy, Deputy greet the new Deputy." Stravinsky must have felt something like Cherubini, who during the . French revolution was forced to lead, a mob in singing while he played his violin, on the shoulders of the ruffians, who cried: "Lead on, old Cherub, or we'll leave you dead." The choir of the First Presbyter ian church will present tonight the Lenten cantata: "From Olivet to Cal vary," by Maunden. The regular vocal quartet will be assisted by a chorus, and there will be a short ad dress by the pastor, At this morning's assembly at Temple Beth Israel Mrs. Mischa Pels will sing Allison's "The Lord Is My SouL" Lucien E. Becker will play accompaniments for Mrs. Pels, and will also play a solo: Tschaikowsky's "The Marche Slav." a Miss Rosemary Booth, a brilliant planiste from Chicago, is the guest of her aunt, Alice Genevieve Smith. Miss Booth will remain In Portland for several months, to study harp and piano. Miss Smith expects to pre sent her niece, in recital In June. "The Crucifixion" (Stainer), will be sung -by the choir of St. Francis Cath olic church. East Twelfth and Pine streets, tonight at 7:45 o'clock, under direction of Catherine Covach-Fred-orich, assisted by Miss Irene Sullivan violinist, and Miss Elsie Meyer, or ganist. - Laura Jones Kawlinson, of" the school of Improved music study, -is sued certificates for completion of the normal course to the following: Mrs. E. Gladys Nash, Mrs. Viola O. Ridgway, Mrs. T. Carlotta Wheelen and Mrs. Maude O. Campbell. Lunch eon at -the Portland Hotel was en joyed by the members of the class. v A recent musical recital by students of Mrs. Nina Wadsworth Kahler, as slsted by Miss Mary Peerman, proved to be one of the biggest successes of the season at Mill City. Or. Those who participated are Arthur Mason, Mrs. Raines, Miss Nona McLane. Ray McLane, Miss Dolly Glenn and Miss Lorraine Croth ers.- Miss Mary Pearman appeared in aesthetic dances. Miss Kathleen Kla-wah-na, the Oregon harpist, has played lately at these events: March 9, Minnesota State society; March 11, - Sherman Clay & Co.'s concert; March IB, St David's Episcopal church parish house; March 18,. Parent-Teachers' association. Couch school; March 17, Hibernian Society's St. Patrick's day celebration. Miss Nina Dressel, contralto of the Fern Congregational church, is one of the advanced students to be pre sented by Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed at her advanced students' concert March 20. in the public auditorium. Miss Dressel has a well trained sympathetic voice, and will sing the aria: "O, Don Fatale," from the opera, "Don Carlos," for one of her numbers. The accompanist for the soloists on this occasion will be Ed gar E. Cowen. These officers were elected at the last -meeting of the Carrie Jacobs Bond Musical club: President, Miriam Tobey; vice-president, June Frampton; recording secretary, por othy Gruber; corresponding secre tary, Eleanor Scott; treasurer, Lawrence Overback; membership committee, Virginia Haley, Elizabeth Reynolds and Helen Rittenour. Pro gramme committee: Helen Mc Craney, Margaret Hune and Frances Jordan, At the get-together meeting for young women and young men in the r irst Congregational church last Sunday at 5 P. M., Miss Genvieve Young was the soprano soloist and sang in a delightful manner "The Prayer Perfect" (St'nson.) Miss Isa Botten was her accompanist. Miss Hazel Vaughn, dramatic reader, gave a fine interpretation of Riley's "Knee Deep in June." All three are students at the Valair Conservatoire de Musique et Art Dramatique. "What Music Can Do For You, a Guide For the Uninitiated," a book by Harriet Seymour, lately has been received at the public library. This unusually helpful book is written around the idea that "musical re-education aims at making music a prac tical study for the average person by teaching him its connection with life. Music is a necessity; it is for all." Particularly valuable are the chan ters on melody, harmony and rhythm. Music instructors will find much that is both sensible and inspiring in this publication, especially in thair work with children. Bibliog raphies of music, books on music, and phonograph records add greatly to the volumes usefulness. At the Multnomah Hotel lobby con cert tonight, the programme will be by the Royal Rosarian male voice quartet. Cornelia Barker Carse, vio linist, and! the Multnomah hotel grill orchestra: Romance" (Wieniawski) ; "Medita tion" (Massanet); "Romance in E Flat" (Rubensteln). Cornelia Barker Carse, violin; Mrs. Alda Broughton Pierce at the piano; quartet, "Swing Along" (Mellen); solo. "Shadows" (Carrie Jacobs Bond), W. A. Erwin; quartet, "Invictus" (Huhn); solo, "Le Cor" (Fleurch), Mark Daniels; quar tet, "Annie Laurie" (Buck); solo' "The Lord Is My Light" (Allitsen) Walter Jenkins;' quartet, "Mighty Like a Rose" (Nevin.) L. E. Behymer, the Los Angeles Impresario, who controls the artistic destinies of many musicians who visit the Pacific coast, is familiarly known to his friends as "Bee." Evidently Mr. Behymer 'believes in keeping the artists who go into his territory as busy as the proverbial bee. Cecil Fanning, the American baritone,-was' in -California in Jan uary and his eastern manager in ar ranging the tour .considered that a fortnight would be sufficient for the five Behymer dates. When Mr.- Fan ning arrived he found that "Bee" had doubled, his quota 'and so he gave 10 recitals within 13 days, thereby es tablishing one record for concert singera Several more could have been filled, but the singer was forced by other contracts to return east. Mr. Fanning will be on the Pacifio coast again next season. - The Daughters of Isabella Glee club, known, as 'The Isabella Choristers," made a successful appearance at the St. Patrick's day celebration, Hibernia hall. This glee club Is under the di Valair Conservatoire de Musique et Art Dramatique Is signally successful in developing the abilities of stu dents because it is splendidly equipped, and has a capable faculty of finely trained artist-instructors. Its courses are carefully graded to meet the requirements of the beginner as well as the advanced student. . , - VOICE. PIAM). VIOLIN. CELLO. HARP DRAMATIC-ART. FRENCH. 234 TENTH ST. PHONE MAIN 7398 Mm,. Lncie Valair Director, Vocal Teacher SCHOOL OF DRAMA AND EXPRESSION MARIE B. VAN VFI.SOR. The Art and Selene of Eitmpomneou Speaking. Stage Platform, Moving Picture, Dramatic Reading, alspeoial attention given to acquiring a vocabulary. Bush Lane Building. Broadway and Aldez. Main 2330. rection of Frederick W. Goodrich, with Miss Martha Van Hoomison as accompanist. The choristers have ap peared in several interesting musl cales during the past winter, and promise several more before the sea son ends. At this concert another Oregon ugsician who also made a fine appearance was Miss Kathleen Kla-wah-na, who played with rousing effect several selections of Irih mu sic on her harp. At the meeting of the Schumann so ciety Tuesday night the event will be a study of Caesar Franck, and Francis Rlchter. blind pianist, will render the "Prelude. Choral and Fugue" and "Prelude, Aria and Finale." Lawrens Lawson, the 14-year-old boy violinist who played solos so well and acceptably at last Sunday after noon's concert, public auditorium, is a student with Henry G. Bettman. Master Lawson attends Jefferson high school. r At the concert of the Portland Sym phony orchestra la'st Wednesday enlgbt when the vocal soloist was Miss Helen Stover, soprano, of New York city, the piano accompanist when Miss Stover sang was J. R. Hutchison, who played In the finest taste and with superb musical ability. The cello ob ligate to one of Miss St6vers solos was well played by Christian Poole. At a session of the French depart ment of the Monday Musical club held last Monday in the home of Mrs. Will lam Wallace Graham the programme was: Piano solos, "Prelude" (Gounod), "Barcarolle" (Godard), Mrs. Percy W. Lewis; readings, Josephine Whitney; songs, "Dormeuse" (Del Riego), "Bon Jour Suzon" (Pierne), "Conseils a Nina" (Wekerlin), Mrs. L. A. Beard; reading, lira. J. H. McLaughlin. Flor ence Jackson Youney was accom panist. Abe Bercovitz, a violin student of Walter A. Bacon, was presented by Mr. Bacon in recital at Lincoln high school auditorium last Monday night. Master Bercovitz, who is 15 years old, is a talented violin player and creates a full, sparkling, even tone, exhibiting strong bowing and technique. His se lections were from the works of Bach Tartini, Tschaikowsky. Schubert-Wil- helmj, Chopin, Sarasate and Wieni awski. many of them really difficult to play. Miss Mabel Olson was the piano accompanist and played finely. . A fine musical programme Was played by Lucien E. Becker in the Institute' for the Blind, Vancouver, Wasi., last Sunday under auspices of the Oregon chapter, American Guild of Organists. The programme was: PflgTlm's chorus. "Tannhauser" (Wagner), "Minuet in A" (Boccher ini), "Spring ' Morn. Peer Gynt" (Grieg), "Gothic Suite" (Boellman); song, institute chorus; "Evensong" (Johnston), "Ritornello" (L. E. Beck er), Largo from "New World Sym phony" (Dvorak); song, institute chorus: "Traumerel" (Schumann), "The Last Hope" (Gottschalk), grand march from "Aida" (Verdi). The board of directors of the Soci ety for the Publication of American Music of New York city announces that its advisory committee has ex amined the compositions submitted to the society for publication during the second season, 1920-1921. The num ber of compositions submitted was 23, almost entirely chamber music, which with the three compositions selecterd but not published last season made a total of 26 from which to make the recommendation for publication, A private hearing of the recommended works was given at the studio of Ed win T. Rice February 19, 1921. The compositions were played by a quar tet Kortschak, Gordon, Llfschey and Stober and Barrere, flute. The fol lowing were selected for publication for the second ..season, 1920-1921: "Quartet for Strings" (Henry Holden Huns of New York) and "Quartet for Strings, Serenade" (Leo Sowerby of Chicago). ., , , Finely-rendered musical and liter ary selections, and Jill appropriate to ine revereni spirn ui mu -l,ciiicii ori son, marked the presentation by young people of the church schools of representations of Tissot s pictures of biblical scenes and characters in the parish house of St. David's Epis copal church last Tuesday night. The room was crowded by an appreciative audience. Much- care and detail had "been lavished on the living pictures and each one was complete and color ful. The mustial selections were splendidly rendered by Eloise Anita Cook, soprano: David H. Mackie, bari tone; Miss Kathleen Wah-na, Oregon harpist; Inea Chambers, violinist, and Miss Lorna-Ganong and Tom G. Tay lor, pianists. A dramatic reading by I Miss Elizabeth Bimrose, a student of Miss Brown, was much admired. In troductions and explanations of each living picture were made' by Mra William R. Powell, chairman of the women's committee In charge of the event. So much success was won and money raised for the mission funds of the church that the pictures may be repeated in the near future. Prizes Are Awarded , to American Composers. 1 Winners of 7th Biennial Competi tion of National Federation of Music Clubn Announced. COLUMBUS, 0 March 19. All but one of the prizes in the seventh biennial prize competition for Ameri can composers of the National Federa tion of Music Clubs, have been awarded, it was announced here to day by Mrs. Ella May Smith of this city,' chairman of the American music section of the national committee, who -made known for the first time the names of prize winners. The grand prize of !o400 was won by Pauline Arnoux MeArthur of New York, and Henri Pierre Roche. New York, fbr a setting of the "Apocalypse," an oratorio. The prize was offered by the National Federa tion of Music Clubs, x Cello solo prize of $100 was won by - Lloyd Loar of Kalamazoo, Mich. The title of his work Is "Nocturne." The prize was offered by the St. Cecilia society of Grand Rapids, Mich., as a memorial to Mrs. Charles B. Kelsey, a former president of the na- -7V T tional federation and of the St. Cecilia society. Violin solo prize was won by Irene Berge of New York, with a composi tion entitled -"Romantic Andante." The Musicians' Club of Women of Chicago gave the award. Alexander McFadden of Milwaukee, Wis., was given honorable mention. William Middnlschulte of Evanston, 111., was awarded first honor in the organ solo class, with a work en titled "Chromatic Fantasie and Fu gue." Honorable ' mention was ac corded "Ecstasy" by William Webb of Summit, N. J. The St. Cecilia society of Grand Rapids offered this prise aleo. ' Mrs. Bessie M. Whlteley of"rook--lyn, N. Y., won first honor in the competition for a song, with "The Shadders," a poem by Frank R. Stan, ton. This prize mas offered by Mrs. J. R. Custer of Chicago, in perpetuity, the conditions being , that the com position must e written by a woman and also a member of the national federation. Honorable mention was accorded Mrs. Gladys Petit Bumstead of Co lumbus for her song, "Such a Starved Bank of Moss," a poem by Robert Browning. Each of the prizes was 1M. No award was made in the "chorus for untrained children's voices" com petition, for which a prize of J100 had been offered by Mrs. Franees Elliott Clark of Philadelphia, who will continue the prize for the next competition in 1922. The competition opened; October 1920, and - no manuscripts were ac cepted after December of that year. Sinoe that lime, the Judges have been going over the, offerings. ' .- DOUGHBOYS TO GIVE SHOW Chapter of Disabled Veterans in Charge of Helllff FolHes. Arrangements for the presentation of "The Doughboy Follies" at the Heilig theater nnder the auspices of the Portland chapter of the Disabled American Veterans of the World War are progressing rapidly. The production Is an overseas revue de pictlng life amony the doughboys In France from the signing of the arm istice until their departure for home. Tho show will be staged at tho Heilig April 7, 8 and 9, and copies of the souvenir programme will bo mailed to other cities as a boost for Port land. ' Btlly Foy, who In charge of produc ing the show, is holding rehearsals for the cast of 100 ex-service men and the war-bride chorus of 25. Tick ets will soon be placed on sale at the Heilig theater and also will be sold by authorized agents. The Veterans of Foreign "Wars bought $100 worth of tickets at the meeting last Monday night. These tickets will be given to ex-service men who are patients iw local hos pitals. ' . Officers of the local disabled vet erans' chapter who are active in working for "The Doughboy Fol lies" ars H. O. Hanes, president; W. W. Rich, first- vice-president: J. Adamsassecond vice-president; J. O. Goldrlnger, secretary; John F. Haley, financial secretary-treasurer, and M. P. Coughlln, business executive. THE 'ENDEAVOR" MUSICALE AISP1CES Multnomah Cou.ity Christian Endeavor 'Union Municipal Auditorium MONDAY, APRIL 4 8:15 P. M. Reserved Scats $1.00, 75c, 50c. No War Tax. Seat sale, April 2 and 4. Sherman, Clay & Co. 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