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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
O. HEYWOOD WINTERS.
JV/IR. WINTERS who has been identi-
*™ *• fied with Boston and New York for
the past eight years is permanently located
in New York where he has a magnificent
suite of studios at 98 Fifth avenue. Mr.
Winters' aim from the beginning of his
career has been to be a successful and con-
scientious teacher, for which purpose he
has made himself thoroughly acquainted
with the methods as taught by the greatest
authorities such as Sbriglia, Bouhy, Garcia,
Shakespeare and Randegger, not omitting
some of the most important teachers of
New York and Boston.
In addition to his work upon tone place-
ment and voice building, he is a firm be-
liever in physical development and es-
pecially in breathing exercises for daily
practice. Mr. Winters' work seems to
have been appreciated, for in a compara-
tively short time he has established a large
class and he has pupils who are holding
fine positions, in fact his pupils are suc-
cessful in the same degree as those of old
and well-known instructors.
Mr. Winters does a great deal of work in
choir training and always has several under
his care; he also believes in teaching very
young children, if this is done with great
care and judgment. His own choir is that
of the First Presbyterian at Peekskill,
where he is also the baritone. He has held
that position for several years and has
chosen to remain there notwithstanding
some flattering offers in New York, be-
cause he has also charge of the musical ser-
vices at the Peekskill Military Academy
and negotiations are now pending to have
him take the vocal work in the school.
Mr. Winters has just formed a class to
thoroughly instruct and drill singers for
quartet and solo church choir work, so that
they can apply for positions as experienced
singers if they hold a recommendation from
him.
This class is not drilled as choruses
but in individual quartet and solo work, so
as to give the actual experience they would
have in church without which it is impos-
sible for young singers to secure good po-
sitions. Through his relations with a
large number of churches, Mr. Winters is
also enabled to place many singers.
Mr. Winters loses no opportunity to ben-
efit his pupils in the wider fields of music,
and for this purpose he is giving a course
of artists' recitals in his studio at which
well-known musicians are heard by his
pupils and some invited guests. These
affairs have been very successful and give
the pupils an opportunity to enjoy social
intercourse with musicians of standing.
This advantage is not alone intended
for Mr. Winters' pupils but for all pupils
to whom such opportunities would be of
benefit. Whereas Mr. Winters has given
most of his time to instruction in the past,
he has had much success in the concert
field himself, and it is his intention to give
more attention to this in the future and
doubtless he will be heard more frequently
on the concert stage and in oratorio as he
has a baritone voice, rich, mellow and of
exceptional range.
TWO EDWARDS PUPILS.
A, MONG the artist pupils that are mak-
^*- ing notable successes with credit to
themselves and to Mme. Edwards their
teacher, are Mrs. F. L. Martin and Mrs.
Susie Phillips.
Mrs. Martin has a beautiful soprano
that is capable of both dramatic and lyric
work, and although her choice is the ora-
torio, she sings small songs delightfully
and has a large repertory of both oratorio
She is also scoring great success in songs
by Saint Saens, Massenet and Holmes and
is doing really admirable and conscientious
work. Mme. Edwards has one of the
finest clienteles of Boston, where she has
pupils from all over America as her work
warrants, for she is a teacher who is cap-
able of producing remarkable results with
her pupils, who all seem to realize that
they are fortunate in securing her services.
GERTRUDE J1AY STEIN.
\ GLANCE through the season's pro-
**• grams will show the name of Ger-
trude May Stein oftener than that of any
other woman before the public. Miss
Stein is an American girl and all who re-
joice in the prosperity of American artists
are appreciating her success. The month
of November has seen her on tour with the
Boston Symphony, including New York,
soloist at the opening concert of the Ora-
torio Society, soloist with the Brooklyn In-
stitute, and important engagements in all
the large eastern musical centers.
Miss Stein appeared as soloist of the
last concert given in Music Hall, Boston,
as also of the first in Symphony Hall, in
the same city, so that some of her engage-
ments will be considered historical.
ALW1N SCHROEDER'S QUARTER CENTURY.
MRS. MARTIN.
and ballads well under control. Mrs. Mar-
tin, among many other engagements, is to
give recitals this winter in Boston, Provid-
ence and Portland. She holds an excel-
lent church position at the Melrose Con-
gregational church.
HTHE well-known 'cello virtuoso of the
Boston Symphony and the Kneisel
Quartet, celebrated the twenty-fifth anni-
versary of his first public appearance as
'cellist, Monday, November 26. Schroeder
is a musician of rare worth, and no better
testimonial of this could be made than
the fact that Wilhelm Gericke, the
eminent director of the Boston Symphony
Orchestra, played the accompaniments of
the evening. The notable program is here-
with given and it will be seen that in the
violoncello recital Schroeder had the as-
sistance of three of the 'cellists of the or-
chestra of which he is an honored member.
They were Josef Keller, Josef Adamowski
and Carl Barth.
PROGRAM.
Suite No. 3, in C major
.
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.
J. S. Bach
First Movement from Concerto in B minor,
B. Romberg
Berceuse
Fitzenhagen
Variations
J. Klengel
Four Violoncelli
"Waldesruhe"
Dvorak
"Vito," Spanish Dance . . . .
Popper
Capriccio
J. Klengel
'Fantasie on "The Daughter of the Regiment," by
Donizetti
Fr. Servais
&
M. AND MME. LUDOVIC BREITNER.
MRS. PHILLIPS.
Mrs. Susie Phillips has a full, mellow
contralto, with an exceptional range which
allows her to sing those dramatic mezzo-
contralto roles. She is the contralto at the
First Universalist Church in Cambridge.
Her repertory includes the Fair Jessie cycle
of Von Fielitz, an aria from Prophete and
songs by Schubert and Schumann, which
are admirably adapted to her warm dram-
atic temperament.
jl/l ME. BREITNER arrived early in No-
* ' * vember to join her husband in New
York, where they will make their home.
Mme. Breitner is a charming and artistic
violinist, and in the first " at home " given
November 30th, the music presented by M.
and Mme. Breitner was of the most finished
and highest order. The arrival [of these
artists in New York is hailed with delight
by those who appreciate what this means
to the artistic atmosphere of this city, as
M. Breitner was one of the greatest teach-
ers in Paris, and a man of his importance
was much needed in New York, as teachers
of merit and reputation may well study
with him without detracting from their
standing. M. and Mme. Breitner have
taken a house at 311 Madison avenue, where
they have delightful parlors for music.