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10 fllE SUNDAY OREGOXIAX, PORTLAND," MAY 15, 1921 IN a short time the music season of 3 9:10-21 will have drawn to a close, and it has been a busy one. With three or four exceptions, the pro gramme of future musical events this section consists principally of students' recitals. Several of these recitals have been held these past three weeks, and many more are slated. These recitals of Portland musical students, vocal and instrumental, are excellent af fairs and reflect credit on the various students and professional instructors participating- in them. In some particulars these recitals Could be imrw-oved, if the rule were absolutely insisted upon that there should be no encores, or extra num bers rendered, and no floral bouquets. At two recent musical recitals in this city, at tire conclusion of numbers the audience gave them only faint applause, yet the proud soloists im mediately marched back to the plat form and sang: extra numbers remark able for wearisome length. 'Uher reasons why encores are sometimes not wise are: Programmes are made up in advance and measured as to length, and if added to, the re cital is too long: and the young solo 1st. after singing his allotted number, may be just a little tired out, and therefore cannot do justice to exira music. At four recent recitals the floral bouquets from proud relatives to stu dents were mostly of a gorgeous and expensive character and were really works of art. Some other students were handed in plain view of the audience small floral bouquets that suffered In comparison with the more expensive ones, and one or two really deserving students did not get any bouquets. What 'were the private feelings of the girl students who did not get large floral tributes? Were not a few tears shed in private after ward? It would seem, then, that the cur rent custom of giving floral bou quets to students at musicales in this city needs revision. YOI NG MGERS Wl" FAVOR. After- several weeks of careful preparation and rehearsal, Mrs. Fred L.. Olson, soprano, presented these soloists in recital last Tuesday night in the ythian temple auditorium be fore a large and enthusiastic aud ience: Miss Zulah M. Andrews, so prano: Mrs. George O. Brandenburg, contralto: Victor Johnson, baritone: Miss Lois Muir, soprano: Mrs. Blanche Myers, soprano: G. Arthur Peake, baritone: Miss Olga Huff, soprano; Miss George kichmeer, soprano: Mrs. Blanche Sylvester, contralto, and Dr. Kila J. Welch, mezzo soprano. Miss Ida May Cook was piano ac companist, and Miss Jean Harper, violinist, and Miss Margaret Laugh ton, flutist, assisted with obligatos. All the numbers songs and oper atic arias were well sung by Mrs. Olson's students, from memory, and in fine style. Several admirable in dividual voices were noted. Chief amon these musical treats were the aria "Charmant Oiseau" from David's "Pearl of Brazil." and sung by Miss Andross to a charmingly played flute obligato by Miss Laughton. This avid aria is an unusually difficult number, is full of trills,, runs and ca denzas like a rippling waterfall and Miss Andross sang it in superb fashion. Mrs. Olson was congratulated on the success of her recital. She is one of the principal soprano singers of this city and leads a busy life also by tinging at many public functions. POKTLAXD COMPOSERS CHOSEN. Music lovers again will have the opportunity of hearing J. Erwin Mutch, baritone and head of the Elli son-White conservatory of music, in recital with Marie Loughney. mezzo soprano of New- York, in Pythian hall May 24. Mr. Mutch gave his first re cual in Portland last November at the Heilig: theater, and since that time has had several" concert appearances at the auditorium. His services are constantly in demand and his singing is always looked forward to with !eaure. Mss Loughney andMr. Mutch have Fung throughout the east and middle west in recital, a special feature of their programme being their singing of duets. A critic on the Kansas City Post Ptsr said recently of Miss Loughney: "Miss Loughney possesses a beauti 1U voice, attractive personality, and sings with great ease and finish. She completely captivated her audience in Kay Foster's 'My Menagerie.' which showed that a nursery rhyme can be made brilliant and almost dramatic 14is Loughney responded to many en cores." Sir. Mutch will feature on his pro gramme a group of songs by Frankie Walker, Katherine Glen and Clarence Olmstead. all well-known Portland composers whose songs are being eung by artists throughout the coun try. 1ST MAC DOWELL EVENT MAY 17 The MacDowell club will meet at 3 P. M.. Tuesday, May 17, at the Mult nomah hotel auditorium. The MacDowell club chorus. Will lam H. Boyer, conductor, will be as sisted in presenting the programme. Mrs. Eloise Hall Cook, soprano, and Mrs. Petronela Connelly-Peets, con tralto. The chorus is made irp of many of the best solo voices of the T n yV S7f Beidler, Chicago. TWO MUSICAL PEOPLE AC TIVE IS CIRREST EVE.M'S. Edna Swanson Ver Haar, con tralto, of New York city, will be 4 soloist at concert or (JoiumDia male chorus, to be held in pub lic auditorium Wednesday night. Mrs. Fred L. Olson, soprano, presented her vocal students in recital in Pythian hall audito rium last Tuesday night. city. For beautiful quality of tone and fine expression in singing, this group of voices produces an excep tional effect. Mrs. Hall and Mrs. Feets are members of the chorus and are well-known soloists whose sing ing is always a delight. This will be the last meetnig of the club for the season of 1920-1921, and the elec tion of officers will take place. A large attendance is desired. B'XAI BRITH RECITAL MAY 17. At a joint meeting of Portland lodge. No. 65, and Daughters of the Covenant, Independent Order of . B'nal Brith, a musicale will be furnished by the G. F. Johnson Piano company, when they wiii present in joint re cital at B'nai Britn hall, Thirteenth street near Mill, Tuesday night, a re producing piano, with vocal solos by Alice Price Moore, contralto, and Ernest Crosby, tenor. The programme: Selection, piano, "Oh. Thou Sublime Sweet Evening Star" (Wagner-Liszt), Alice Price Moore: "When My Caravan Has Rested" (Teschmachen-Lohr), Ernest Crosby; selection, piano, "My Heart at Thy Sweet Voice" (Saint-Saens), Mrs. Moore: "Oh! That We Two Were Maying" (Nevin), Mr. Crosby; selec tion, piano, "My Dreams" (Tosti), Mrs. Moore: selection, piano. COLl'MBlX CONCERT MAY IS. Edna Swanson Ver Haar, contralto, will come from Chicago to appear as soloist at the concert to take place at the public auditorium Wednesday night. May 18, with the Columbia Male chorus, Charles Swenson, director. This concert will wind up the activi ties of the chorus for the season and it promises to be an important musi cal event. The Columbia Male chorus Is one of the oldest and best singing organiza tions in the city and it has featured as soloists many famous artists. Madame Swanson Ver Haar was- cho sen because of the sensational suc cess she scored as soloist for the great chorus from the east that toured Swe den last summer. Everywhere she was proclaimed a singer with a re markably beautiful voice and charm ing personality. Of her the exacting critic of the Stockholm Daily News wrote: "Madame Ver Haar, was a pleasant surprise. She charmed the public not only with her beauty, but also with her gorgeous voice. Her singing is not only dramatic and col orful but at times shows a fascinating legato, which delights the lover of bel canto." The chorus is larger than ever, more than 50 voices, and will present a number of new, magnificent works. ORPHEUS CHORUS MAY 20. The Orpheus chorus of 40 male voices, William Mansell Wilder, director, will appear in concert at the East Side Baptist church. East Twentieth and Salmon streets, at 8:15 o'clock Friday night. This chorus will be assisted by Mrs. E. A. Dens more, soprano; Miss Velma MacMas ter, contralto, and Sargent A. Patter son? baritone, soloists for the occa sion. This will be the fourth of : series of musicales given at this church under the auspices of the "Pathfinders" class of young men, and promises to be one of the most en joyable of the series. No admission will be charged, but a' silver offering will be received for the benefit of the church bulletin, sponsored by the Leon-id Fink. MIms Marjorie Myers, soprano, was prenentrd In recital May It by (.forge HotctakUw Street. I w . :- At L v - 1 s 1 f- r - - f v vrl - . it t.' H v it - J'YecZ. Cfjosr. Grove. "Pathfinders" class. "Trust Her Not' (Parks), "Honey Town" (Parks) chorus; "A May Morning" (Denza). "Wind Song" (Rogers), Mrs. E. A. Densmore; "A Warrior Bold" (West), "Carry Me Back to Old Virginny" (Bland), chorus; "Va'e" (Russell), 'Spring Song of the F.obln Woman" (Cadman), Miss Velma MacMaster, "Brave Heart, Sleep On" (ParksK "Old Farmer Slow" (Gelbel), the chorus; "Mavis" (Coxton), Sargent A. Patterson; "Water Lillies" (Linders), "Good-Bye, Sweet Day" - (Vannah), chorus. OPERA STARS SING MAY 25. Five singers of fine merit who ap peared in this city last year with the Sonora Grand Opera company to gether with the director of the or chestra, Ignacio del Castillo, who will be accompanist, will present a pro gramme of brilliance at the Heilig theater Wednesday night. May 25. with a repertoire of operatic selec tions and popular songs, all sung in costume. The Sonora company opens its 1921- 22 opera season in St. Paul, Minn., August 15. At the Portland concert, May 25. the soloists who will then appear in concert are selected artists from that organization. During a recent con cert of the company in Boise the Idaho Statesman said: "The stars of the Sonora Grand Opera company who' appeared at the Pinney gave something more than a concert. Their performance was brightened by their costumes that fitted the parts they sang . and by their gesturing until the transported listener could almost build about them, in imagination, the environ ment that fitted the song. The aud ience seemed, to be deeply apprecia tive, encoring the artists repeatedly and begging at the end for more music than the time limits of the pro gramme would permit them to have.' VOICES PLEASE AUDIENCE. In compliment to their many friends, Mr. and Mrs. George Hotch kiss Street presented several voice students in recital in Lincoln high school auditorium last Wednesday night and gave much pleasure to the large audience that attended. Mrs. Arthur Strickland was accompanist. and played wen. The programme stated: "Our stu dent recitals are primarily to find out what students can do before a public assemblage, for the express purpose of taking their measure, as students. . The various voices heard, those of junior and senior singers, are all pleasant to hear and of good quality. The examples of voice training show kindness and patient skill on one hand, and willing co-operation on the other. Soloists presented were Miss Bess Smith, Sliss Helen Livoff. Miss Marie Corhouse. Miss Edith Hagg, Miss Margery Myers, Clare Heath, Mrs. Roy Baxter, Miss Delia Allen, Arthur Strickland, Mrs. Irene Aiieman and Paul Gelvin. One of the remarkable voices among these young singers is that of Paul Gelvin, tenor. In. these latter days, when real tenors are rare, it is a joy to hear a tenor voice of the excel lence of Mr. Gelvin's. It is of heroic, big quality, with smooth tone emis sion and under good control. Mr. Gelvin can sing well either in ora torio or operatic work, as a church choir soloist with greater experi ence he is eminently aesiraDie. tie is a real tenor "find." THE HARDfNGS LIKE OPERA. Wrhen Woodrow Wilson was presi dent he proved one of the steadiest theater-goers of all the presidents, and he also like melodrama and cleart comedy. Now come President and Mrs. Warren G. Harding with an equally keen liking for the theater and a frank admission that they want to go to "the show" if they can make it. Mrs. Harding's preference Is said to be for -musical shows, and recently with the president and their party, she occupied a box at Poll's theater in Washington, D. C, at a perform ance of "II Trovatore" by the San Cario Grand Opera company, says the New York Telegraph. v The president and Mrs. Harding on this occasion were guests of Madame Sofia Charlebois, prfma donna of the company, and in private life Mrs. For tune Gallo. a California girl who has long enjoyed the friendship of Mrs. Harding. The grand opera week in Washington. D'. C, was the largest and most fashionably attended for many years, and the sudden demon stration of interest in big music drama in the capital has already raised the question whether Wash ington, D. C, is not the logical city for an extended winter season of grand opera. R. B. CARSON IS IN TEXAS. Robert Boice Carson, tenor and choir director, formerly of .this city and Chicago, is now in the business end of the musical line and is a well- to-do impresario at Tulsa, Tex. Mr. Carson has been six years in Tulsa since he left this city. Tulsa is a thriving city of about 100.000 and Mr. Carson's concerts have been quite successful. Next season he is bringing to Tulsa John McCormack, Pavlova. Heifetz, Rachmanoff, Hulda LaShanska, the soprano who made such a hit of late in New York; Zan cllf. the baritone from the Metropole, with Grace Wagner in joint recital; Royal Dadman, baritone; Carolina 4 Lazzari, contralto; Salvi, harpist In joint recital, and Eva Gauthire. cos tume recital. As extras Mr. Carson will bring Sousa and his band and perhaps the Chicago Opera company again.' as well as the New York Sym phony orchestra, with Walter Dam rosch. Aside from Tulsa, Mr. Carson con trols six other cities musically, and he also keeps up some of his private vocal teaching. Mr. Carson's student. Laura Fer guson, has been engaged as soprano soloist at the Church of the Incarna tion, New York city, where she suc ceeded Corinne Rider Kelsey. Miss Ferguson has been very successful musically and last August sang at Chautaqua with the New ymphony orchestra. month York S Mr. Carson writes that, while he is happy in Tulsa, he misses his Port land friends and the "lovely Pacific coast climate." Mr. and Mrs. Carson hope to be in this city for a visit of several weeks next July and August. PORTLAND SOPRANO IN TEXAS. Katherine Neal-Simmons. soprano and specialist in songs of the Amen- can Indian, and who. up to her hus band's recent death, was located in this city, now makes her home at Paris, Tex. Of late Mrs. Simmons has resumed her musical activities 'in different cities in Texas, and has made good. The most important recent musical work done by Mrs. Simmons was to sing for the Harmony club of Fort Worth, Tex., the, largest musical club in the state. She sang for the benefit of the silver national jubilee of the National Federation of Music clubs. The magnitude of this club's work was demonstrated last year when they gave Caruso $25,000 guarantee for a concert, built him a J1000 sound proof, dressing-room and had $5000 left in their treasury. Mrs. Simmons also sang for the Lions' club and two of the large churches First Presbyterian and Broadway Presby terian. Of -the criticisms this one is most significant: "It is not only her singing that wins for her the plaudits of the public; it is the Intel lect behind Mrs. Simmons' singing.'- Fort Worth Record. At San Angelo Mrs. Simmons gave a concert, also as- sisted in organizing a permanent choral club, which was named after David Guion, who composed that well-known spiritual. "De Ol' Ark's a-Movin'. tudent Mrs. Simmons was a voice st with George Tyler Taglieri in city. this SYMPHONY WINS NEW' HONORS. The visitf the Portland Symphony orchestra to appear in concert May 7 to heln dedicate the new woman's building of the University of Oregon, Eugene, Or., was quite a notable mu- sical occasion. The concert was hitrhlv lauded. Mrs. Donald Spencer, manager of the orchestra, was one of the prin- cipal factors in accomplishing this visit of the orchestra to Eugene. She made all the business arrangements. personally. Many of the symphony orchestra men are engaged in busi ness in this city and it required Mrs. SnpnrAr'a tact and diDlomacv to se cure from employers permission for these musicians to accompany tne or- chestra on tour. Once at Eugene, the concert concluded and dinner an- nounced, Mrs. Spencer had to make fn. r-a ai-mnomonta hv which certain musicians had to get back to own. quickly, to take part in late Saturday night musical engagements, Throuehout all the season Just con eluded, and in fact since Mrs. Spencer thrcti vears aeo became manager of the orchestra. Mrs. Spencer s admin- ktmtinn has hpen successful to a marked degree. She has served with- nut Kaiarv. Her'n has been important nnhiin set-vine, and auite notable in symphony orchestra annals in America iw, oor (a fh. 1920-21 musical eason concluded tha,n Mrs. Spencer has begun to prepare for tne neit season of 1921-22. Arrangements are in progress to sell out the entire course of season tickets for all future svmohonv concerts, in advance. "The large audience which greeted the appearance of the Portland Sym phony orchestra at the auditorium in the new woman's building on the University of Oregon campus, May 7, voiced its approval and appreciation throughout the programme," writes a Eugene, Or., correspondent of The Oregonian. The concert was a rit- ting cnmax 01 tne cises held at the completion of the woman's building, now the finest structure on the university campus. From the intricate and beautiful movements of the 'New World' sym phony to the dashing 'Triumphal March' by Halverson, the concert proved to be in truth 'the musical event of the season.' "Under the skilled direction of Carl Denton, conductor, the orchestra played the various numbers with pleasing . effect. David Campbell, Diano soloist with the orchestra, measured up fully to the expectations raised by the praise given mm Dy critics before his appearance in Eu gene. Mr. Campbell displayed his remarkable technique and interpre tative ability in his rendition of the piano concerto by Tschaikowsky. With the able accomnaniment by the orchestra, this number was probably the most striking or tne wen rane-ed nrogramme. "The Portland management Is de serving of much credit for the finan cial assistance and splendid co-opera tion which made possible tnis con cert at the university. To the many o7hn availed themselves of the oppor- tunity to listen to this organization I nf skilled musicians It will long ue 1 remembered as a real musical treat." GLEE CLUB CONCERT MAY 18. The University, of Oregon Girls' Glee club programme for the Heilig theater "Wednesday night. May 18, has been announced to include full con cert numbers by the club, solos by Misses Genevieve Clancy and Laura Rand. Portland girls; piano instru- entation bv Vincent Engeldmger of Portland, an original skit written Dy Miss Imogene Letcher, a Portland girl, and violin selections by Miss Al berta Potter of Eugene. This year's club contains 22 mem bers, representing some of the best Strand, N. T. Miss Gertrude Phillip, soprano of w York city, la vinitrna her'mother, Mrs. C. J. Soder-berg. .V:v-;- . I Signer mr: ' 1 11 musical talent of the college, under the direction of Professor Leland A. Coon of. the school of music. Mr. Coon is an experienced club director and pays great credit to the personnel of this year's aggregation. The programme: Part I "Car mena" (Wilson-Smith), glee club; "Concert Etude. D Flat" (Liszt). Mr. Engeldinger; quartet. "Mammy's Li'I Pigeon" (Fearis), Misses Clancy, Zink. McPherson and Wells; "Forever and a Day" (Bischoff), glee club: soprano solo, "Morning" (Speaks). Miss Clancy; "Chanson Provencale (Dell-Acaua-Shelley). glee club. Part II "Senorita" (Dessauer-Houseley), glee c.lubi "Spanish Dance" (Rehfeld), Al herta Potter: "The Dusk Witch" (Am- brose), "De Coppah Moon" (Shelley), glee club; contralto solo, A Rose In tne sua (rorsier", xvtiiiu, ui6i- nal stunt, "When the Clock Strikes Twelve", written by Miss Letcher; Oregon songs, glee club. MUSIC BRIEFS. Adelina Patti Noar is the name of a soprano soloist at St. Paul's Episco- nni ..nmV, Awerhrnnlr. Pa.. relin- lgh, R a3 soloist at St. Paul's Presbyterian church in West Philadel- phia, Pa. Francis Richter. Portland's blind pianist and composer, will appear in a' benefit concert June 3 in the White Temple, Twelfth and Taylor streets. ' Miss Martha Reynolds will present twenty of her Junior and intermediate piano students in recital at Lincoln high school auditorium, 8:15 P. M., Saturday, May 21. Anyone who is interested will be velcome. Edgar E. Coursen acted as piano accompanist for Irene Pavloska in the armory at Salem last Wednes day night, where she sang at the Apollo club concert. Pavloska scored a big success with three groups Of arias and songs. Soloists before the Tuesday club's 1st meeting were Miss Adele Bar- nickel, who sang "The Sunshine of Your Smile" and "Somewhere a Voice Is Calling" (Tate), and Mrs. Irene Strowbridge-Wheeler, who sang Cad man's "The Heart of Her" and "Pass- ing ny l ' j I . n.. in 1T , V. a ,rMtinil 01 Mrs. ose .Lourseii-nu. , .. n. " " L. Thompson, president, will be held in room A, central immij. o'clock. Wednesday. May 18. A musi- leal programme will be furnished, re ports of business win be reaa, anu officers elected for the coming year A In re-p. attendance of members is j desired, I Miss Lola Kernan. soprano, will mae her debut at Mrs. Rose Coursen Reed's students' recital. Multnomah hotel ballroom. June 1. Miss Kern an will sing the difficult "Romeo and Juliet" waltz song (Gounod), also the Robin Woman's Spring Song." June Cadman's opera "Sharnevis." Miss Kernan is a member of the Treble Clef club. Adah Losh Rose gave a students' recital of dramatic work May 7, and those who appeared in the programme were memoers 01 i- class. Readings were given Dy jane rennison, neien curns, shaw. Tommy Kummei, Annette Ley ins. Veila and Bobby Rummel ap peared in a dialogue, 'Dr. Brown. Eleanor winder gave an imerpreia- tive dance "Behold the Man," Pathe's famous Dassion play production in natural colors, is coming deck lor an .iuui tional five days run at tne puonc I auditorium, beginning May 22. The great production with the musical J programme, stage setting and light ing etiects, is expecr.ee, 10 ariw i-i crowds. It has been brought back because or tne iaci mar. nunureas 01 persons were turned away at the clos- ins periuraiuite ui n. xnai auunms the last week In April. m w Miss Gertrude Phillips, soprano, of this city has just arrived from New York city. For the past two years she has been singing in the Metro politan Opera chorus of New York city and also studied with the great Italian vocal master, A. Buzzi-Peccia of New York. Miss Phillips received her earlier vocal training from Gio Tyler Tagliore of this city. Miss Phillips will spend the summer months vith her mother, Mrs. C. J. Loderberg, and plans to leave early . " x- next fall to return to New York city i to resume her musical studies. Under the auspices of the American war mothers of this city, two concerts were held in the Multnomah hotel au ditorium May 10 and 11. the soloiita being Sonya Medvedieff, soprano; Philip Sevasta, harpist, and Lee Cro nican at the piano all of New York City. The programme was of satis fying excellence and was cordially applauded. Miss Medvedieff haj a pleasant, shining soprano under good control, and her song Interpretations are splendid Her best songs were: Thine Eyes" (KaDay), "The JMigntin- gale" (Alahieff), "Dance, O Maiden Gay" (Durante), and others. Mr. Se vasta is a cultured harpist, who plays with exquisite skill. Mr. Cronican excelled in rendering Liszt's "Second Polonaise in E Major," and Mendels sohn's "Rondo Capricioso." Mr. Croni can is a capable accompanist. There were large audiences at both con certs. A recital by violin students of Ted Bacon will be given Wednesday night, i . . ... . May Zd, at Lincoln nign scnooi auai- torium. Violin solos and numbers by a su ms urv.-nt-oi.iii Liaaa v.ui"f" 50 violin students will be rendered. Miss Gladys Johnson will assist with cello solo. Compositions from the following composers will be pro- Exceptional Summer Course FOR ADVANCED STIDEXTS AND VOCAL TEACHERS MAY 1B- JILY 24 ON WEDNESDAYS, SAT- I'RDAVS EXCLUSIVELY DE VOTED TO GRAND OPERA. INTERPRETATION, EXPRESSION, ACTING. In Accordance With the Traditions of the Greatest Masters and Singers CORRUCCINI Seven Seasons Musical Director and Conductor , for the Portland Opera Association. Stndlot 008 Bush Lane Building; Residence Phone Sellwood 1310 Mrs. Jean Warren Carrick announces that she win noia a. Summer Class tor tne train ins of teachers in the Dunning System of Musical Foundation Work An unusually large class has reg istered, including teachers from Seattle, Vancouver. B. C. and other points. Class Starts Juse 30th, 1831 Studio, 600 Bunh and Lane Bids;-. Portland, Oregon. Tabor 4430. f grammed; Kreisler, Rimsky-Korsa-koff, Massenet, Wiediawski, Simon etti, Schubert, De Beriot, Ole Bull. Boccherini, Gabriel Marie and others. The Carrie Jacobs Bond Musical cl ib announces a recital at S:15 o'clock Tuesday night at Multnomah hotel ballroom. Miss Susie Michael will present a selected number of students in piano reoital June 1 at the Lincoln high school auditorium. The programme will consist of solos and en sembte rumbers. and will be given entire ly by children whose ages range from 7 to 15. - . An excellent piano recital was given by Nellie P. Stone and Mar guerite Cook, graduates of the music departmrtit of Willamette university, ztsisted by Virgil Anderson and Lucile Ross, in Willamette university, Salem, Or., May 10, anl was quite a successful pleasant affair. Mrs. Stone is a student with Alice Holman. . The choir of St. Francis" Catholic church will repeat the Easter music this morning at the 11 o'clock mass. The soloists will be Miss Catherine Calvin. Miss Gertrude Kunz. Miss Esther Hogan, Secondo Destefanis; Frank Tomlinson and E. Louis Fried- rich. Miss Elsie Meyer is organist. Miss Irene Sullivan violinist, Cather ine Covach-Friedrich, director. . Vocal students coming from out side towns to study with Mrs. Rose Coursen-Reed are Miss Marie Fried- rlck, Osegon City; Mrs. Will Schultz, Forest Grove; Mrs. Joe J. Thornton, Wilsonville; Miss Anna Michels, Ore gon City: Mildred Copeland Burling- ham. Forest Grove; Mrs. Kicharu Williams. Sherwood, and Miss Ger trude Porter, Halsey. . These students of Mary Adele Case Vann were presented In song recital May 7: Mrs. Amy Trannis. Mrs. Laura Scheonborn. Mrs. Dr. Benewa, Mrs. Bessie Wire. Miss Dorothy Terril'.. Miss Elizabeth Martin, soprano; Mrs. Vesta McWhinney, Mrs. W. B. Green Mrs. Grace Wentworth, contralto; Eert Norblatt, Fred Tooze Jr.. Lyman Warnock, baritone, and Homer faeig fried, tenor. The Becker conservatory of music announces the second students' recital of the season to take place at 8:15 o'clock tomcrrow night in the audi torium ofb Lincoln high school Twenty-eight students will partici pate und present a programme of classic and romantic music Tickets of admission may be procurred from the students or by 'telephoning to the conservatory. The Junior Monday Musical club will give a special programme Satur day, May 21, at 1 P. M.. at 14S Thir teenth street. There will be piano numbers by Vera Burke. Dorothy Hall Jean Thibau, Theresa Kelly, Jerome Kelly, Elien Rowe; a dance by Sally Ingersoll, a vocal solo by Allan Bald and a violin solo by Grace Austrirp. The club is planning a party to take place May 28. The Misses Helen and Evelene Cal breath prtsented these students in successful recital May 7 in Lincoln high school auditorium. Twinkle Powel, Frances Lewis. Naome Mader, Jeannette Dentler, Helen Stratton. Carl Steelhammer, Hazel Petersen, Marion Fleming, Eleanor Dabney, Walter Williamson, Charlotte Dabney, .The Summer Session THE CORNISH SCHOOL Drama Music Dance Guest Teachers: MAURICE BROWNE and ELLEN VAN VOLKENBURU, directors of THE SCHOOL OK THE THEATER. June to October. MORONI OLSEN and a corps of eight other teach ers. Classes in Play Acting. Play Staging, Play Writing and Puppet Productions. ADOLPH BOLM of the Bolm Ballet Intime. Classes for Ama teur and Professional Dancers. Normal Classes for Teachers. July 11 to August 6. E. ROBERT SCHMITZ, famous French Pianist. Classes for Artists and Teachers. August 5 to Sep tember 15. SERGEI KLIBANSKY, the Vo cal Instructor of New Y'ork City. July 18 to August 27. CALVIN BRAINERD CADY, Mu-sic-Education Normal for Private and Public School Teachers. July 13 to August 27. BOYD WELLS. Eminent Ameri canPianist. July and August. FREE SCHOLARSHIPS are of fered in all departments. Address: The Cornish School 000 Ermt Pine Street, Seattle. Dormitory Accommodation. , JOINT RECITAL By MARIE LOUGHNEY Meuo-Soprnno. and J. ERWIN MUTCH BARITONE. Tnes. Ef, May 34th, 8t30 P. M. PYTHIAN HALL Yamhill St. Tickets $1.00, Plus 10 War Tax. On Snle Sherman-Clay Tuesday, May 17 REPAIR DIRECTORY TUNING AND HEPAIRI.N'Q Pianos and Player Pianos Talking Machine Prices reasonable for expert work. 3herman,Iay&Go Corner . Sixth and Morrison WE CAN FIX IT FUK YOU Band and or chestral Instru ments, pianos. phonographs repaired. Seiberling-Lucas Music Co; 135 FOURTH STKKET Anyone Cnn Fnro A popatmr sons; tuujEht adult bejrinnrra Tfry firwt lesson on fiano, Hunjo, Mando lin, (luitar. Lkulele. Complete count, 10 toaaons, guaranteed. Advanced courae for playera. PARKKR SCHOOL, 514 Ellen Alualc Bids. Main 4031 Ruth Zanders. Josephine Williamson John Steelhammer. Loie Thayer, Vir ginia Dab.iey. Wilma Rinehart, Kath erine Galbraith, Gretschan Kraus. Miss Helen Levoff, student with with Kathryn Crupler Street, was the soloist mothers' day at Fourth Pres byterian church, singing "Songs My Mother Taught Me" (Dvorak). Miss Levoff also appeared with'Misa Bees Smith in Mrs. Street's annual recital in Silverton May 8. This year Mm. street combined the two high school choruses with her students' recital, which gave an added interest and variety to the programme, which was enjoyed by a capacity house. ' Paul Gelvin, presented in recital last Wednesday .night by George Hotchklss Street, has been appointed tenor soloist in the quartet of Rose City Park Presbyterian church. Salem music lovers will be sur prised and disappointed to learn that Mrs. Hallie Parrish Hinges, who has been the vocalist of the open-air con certs given by thq band in Willson park for the last four years, has an nounced that she will not sing this summer, says the Salem (Or.) Jour nal. A certain amount of money Is appropriated by the taxpayers every year for these concerts, and the vo calist has been recompensed from the remainder of the funds left after the musicians have been paid. An insufficient amount of money this season has prevented Mrs. Hinges from getting new music and having it raised to the necessary pitch re quired for such concert singing. Miss Abby Whiteside will rresent Ruth Orser Sanders in solo piano re cital June 23 at Mu-ltnomnh hotel ballroom. The programme Is due to attract all interested In piano litera ture. The greatest demands tech nically and musirally are made by the "Chromatic Fantasy and Fugue" of Bach. This is followed by two short delightful numbers by Brahms. The Chopin group includes the "C Minor I Columbia Male Chorus Charles Swenson, Conductor Concert at the Auditorium Edna Swanson Ver Haar Contralto, Soloist ' Wednesday Evening, May 18 Tickets 73c and $1 No War Tax Seat Sale Opens Tuesday, May 17, at Sherman-Clay Co. iitMHimmimiHrnmimiiHtimimiiiiMiiiiimiiiminiiiHiiiHiiimiiim Elwyn Concert Bureau, Inc. appreciates the support given the Elwyn Artist Series this past season by the Music Lovers of Portland. Ttey pledge a continuance of the same high artistic standards in the future. The series for 1921-22, to be announced at an early date, will be of equal interest to the concert going public. THE ART OF "BEL CANTO" of the ARENS VOCAL STUDIO New York Begs to Announce His v Sixth Summer Course at the Calbreath Studios, Portland From June 20 to July 30 In view of very crowded clae t former cournea, it in advisable to make resnvadons now. .WILLIAM R. BOONE Piano, Organ Theory SCHOOL OF MUSIC Summer Session June 20 to July 30 Normal Courses for Teachers, Coaching in Repertoire, Private Lesions STATE AID FOR EX-SERVXE MEN 169 Eleventh Street Phone Marshall 2467 Valair Conservatoire de Musique et Art Dramatique Observation and experience vacation period in when the achivol Munenl pmgrei bewt In music, aa they have more time and thought for It, therefore good result arp inevitable. Art (fit ic tunic are not ftiffutnir to children : on tha con trary, they furnish an outlet fur e.preion, which U (rood. I not let your child upend the entire vacation tn IdlencM. Let tlura atudy one or more of the following HL'MAIER euLRSfcS; Mnif. Valair, Director, Vocal Teacher. PIANO, VOICE, VIOLIN, CELLO, DRUMS, XYLOPHONE DRAMATIC ART, FRENCH 234 Tenth Street Dormitory MARTHA B. REYNOLDS, a. a. g. o. PIANO ORGAN SPECIAL SUMMER CLASS FOR TEACHERS IX ADVANCED TEACH ING, HARMONY AAD ANALYSIS RESIDENCE STCDIOl 411 MILL tT. Bt Ml LK IIMH2. Portland, Or. Mnin 37111 II v Apiiolnlmml SCHOOL OF DRAMA AND EXPRESSION M 4K1K B. VAN VKI.HOR. Th Artsnd Holrnre of r:trniHrsnraua Nwsklnii SL&ge, Platform. Movlnc Picture, Draninlc Kt-ylini. Eapecial llatlon gi0 I arqiilrlnjr a vocabulary. Bush A lua Bulldlnf, Brosdwajr and Alder. Maia UW Nocturne," which Jluncker considered "one of the noblest of the lot"; tne "F Major Prelude" and revolutionary etude. Two Englishmen. Scott and Oardner, and one American ure repro-si-uted it. the modern group. The programme closes with the brilliant finale from Rubinstein's "Concerto in D Minor." with orchestra part played by Miss Whittslde. 9 The second of the series of spring recitals it the Valair Conservatoire de Musique et Art Dramatique was given by a few of the students from the dramatic, art. violin and piano de partments in the assembly hall of the conservatory. 234 Tenth street. .May 7, and was attended by another large i.nd Interested audience, com posed mainly of parents and friends of the students taking part. Whil only juni'jrt, and most of them In their firs year, the students pre itenteu performed creditably. The dramatic-art students proved a de light with their humorous readings Signs of breath and voice control were evidenced by theMrequent mudu lat:ons renu-ired. and the discreet gertures showel them to be prompted by the thought rather than mechani cally acquired. The participants were Gladys Chrlstensen. Leon l'leu. Marie Pauline Ten Eyck. Maude J-n-sen, Virginia Moncure. Jrjule Keeney, lorothy Pike. Ruth Pedcrson, Dor othy Kramer. The next recital r more Intermediate sturents from the vocal, ptano and dramat Ic-art depart menu will take place May 27 at the con .ervatory. . Blanche Williams Segernten imir programme uf songs by Kntherlm Glen at I'orvallin. dr., the occasion l-elng Or.-con day "book fair" for tho benefit of a public library. The songs used, teve-al still In manu script, were "Tranquillity," "Good Night." "Love Can !le." "The Blue Bird." "Mr. Kobin." "The Linnet." "I Heard a Ltrk Sing." "Love Song." .t IN ALL ITS BRANCHES The Coums Will Com print PRIVATE LESSONS In VOICE CULTURE. MASTER CLASSES In STYLE, DICTION. INTERPRETATION and REPERTOIRE for advanced inrrn. NORMAL COURSE LECTURES on VOICE AND VOCAL PEDAGOGY for U'Mt'hr, pin ice ra and atudrnla. For Hirrtlona and Tar- (IntlarM Apply MISS HKI.KN AI.HKKATH. MMtlMICtT, SAO lUlniont M., rortland. Or. 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