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First Presbyterian Church, Mr. H. A.
Fischer and Mr. Z. K. Green, tenors, and
Mr. David Eilenberger, bass, local profes-
sionals, all of Middletown.
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MR. LEO StERN.
We take pleasure in
presenting herewith an
excellent portrait of
Mr. Leo Stern, the dis-
tinguished English vi-
olinist. Although a
young man, Mr. Stern
has won for himself a
most exalted position
among the leading mu-
sicians of Europe, hav-
ing appeared in con-
cert with such artists
as Paderewski, Masse-
net, Sauret, Sarasate,
Thome", Godard, Patti,
Nordics, Lloyd and
others, and also with
the leading orchestras
of Europe.
" Mr. Stern's 'cello is
the largest ever made
by any of the cele-
brated Italian masters,
being a Stradivarius,
known to collectors as
the "General Kidd
Strad."
Mr. Stern is under
the management of
Henrv Wolfsohn.
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The Parisians seem to be enthusiastic
over Massenet's new opera, with Mme.
Calve" in the cast. The orchestra gave
him ovations of the most enthusiastic
description during the rehearsals, ovations
into which he always introduced Mme.
Calve. M. Alphonse Daudet declared that
between the libretto of Messrs. Cane and
Birnede and Massenet's music his whole
book appeared before him. "When the
composer read his work to me," confessed
M. Daudet, "I could not restrain my tears.
Massenet must have buried all the strug-
gles and disillusions of his youth in 'Sapho.'
It is so human, so sincere, and so beauti-
ful. There have been perfect scenes in
the orchestra during the rehearsals." It
is due to Mme. Calve, that "Sapho" was
given in its operatic form in Paris.
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The Gerard-Thiers song recitals at Mem-
orial Hall, Brooklyn, on December 7 and
21 were largely attended by cultured and
most appreciative audiences. Mr. Thiers
was assisted by Ludwig Harms, violin,
Hans Kronold, 'cello, and Miss Kate Stella
Burr, accompanist. The next and last
concert of the course will take place Janu-
ary 4-
" The Eve of Saint Agnes," a dramatic
ballad,
the work of a young American
M. W. Balfe, a son of the composer of
composer.
Thomas Whitney Surette, a
the Bohemian Girl, is in a condition of
student
at
Harvard
College of Professor
extreme poverty in London. He proposes
John
K.
Paine
and
of
Arthur Foote, has
purchasing a piano organ on wheels and
just been published by Novello, Ewer & Co.
going through the country playing melo-
this city. The libretto is selected from
dies from his father's operas. However,
Keats' well-known poem. It is scored for
an appeal in his aid to the public has met
soprano, baritone and alto solos (the latter
with ready response.
a small part), chorus and large or small
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orchestra. The book throughout displays
Franz Listemann the well-known'cellist, ability of a high order.
delighted a large audience at Steinwa>
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Hall on the evening of December 15 with
The annual meeting of the Ohio Music
his admirable playing of Saint Saens' Con- Teachers' Association was held in Dela-
certo in A minor op. 33 and numbers by ware the past week, opening on Monday
Popper and Servais. He was assisted by and closing on Thursday. The programs for
Carl Bernhard, basso, and J. F. Ward, pian- the different concerts were of especial ex-
ist.
cellence.
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Henri Marteau, the French violinist, is
due to arrive in this country to-day. He
will be the soloist at the Philharmonic
concerts of January 7 and 8,
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The American Guild of Organists gave
a dinner and reception to Alex. Guilmant
at the hotel St. Denis on Christmas Eve.
There was a large attendance.
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The chief exponents of music in Japan
are women. Most men would consider
that they were making themselves ridicu
lous by singing or playing in society.
Dr. Antonin Dvorak is said to be con
tinuing his researches in the realm of
negro music, which have already borne
such excellent results.
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