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were being exploited. If the same man
carries out his good example he will resign
from the congregation. It was always sup-
posed that that class of songs was fit (and not
even) for some of our music halls, but that
those songs should find their way into the
church entertainment is more than the
most degenerate might have expected. A
rag-time concert was the delectable pro-
gram spread for that congregation, whose
appetite had been fed on such spicy bits
that everything had become tame. Prob-
ably these songs, with their unvarnished
texts, will be presented with dramatic
action next. And yet it is barely a cen-
tury since Oratorio was condemned as
sacrilegious and low, pernicious to the
morals and detrimental to the cause of the
church. Verily, we are traveling at a fast
and furious pace.
torted and abused than it is to hear the
King's own flattened out, and served in
such a fashion that you cannot recognize
it. And, comble de malhcur, if you pro-
nounce with any degree of correctness,
you are dubbed "affected," "presuming,"
"exaggerated," "ridiculous." It is not
always easy to "Dare to do right."
Mme. Szumowska, Miss Olive Mead, Josef
Adamowski, T. Adamowski, Heinrich
Schuecker, Wilhelm Heinrich, the Horn
Quartet of the Boston Symphony Orches-
tra, George Proctor, John Sturgis Codman,
Ernst Perabo, Eliot Hubbard, Alvin
Schroeder, are the notable artists who will
appear.
Verdi's Requiem was sung by the Han-
del and Haydn Society, Emil Mollenhauer,
conductor, in Symphony Hall, Sunday
evening, Feb. 24. The soloists were Mrs.
Kileski-Bradbury, Mme. Schumann-Heink,
Evan Williams and Gwillym Miles.
DAGANINI is reported to have said "In
Italy man is born to sing, in France
to warble, in Germany to thunder, and in
England to pay." What would he have
jt
said had he known conditions in America,
HUQO riANSFELDT.
paying, as it does, more for music than
A VISITOR in New York last week was
any other country. To this fact is due a ** Hugo Mansfeldt, one of America's
great many of the disagreeable features of most accomplished pianists and teachers,
music in America. Nothing retards the and also the author of a well-known book
of technic. Mansfeldt was on his way to
growth of music in this country so much
Europe, where he will remain for some
as the high prices asked for all musical time. Several pupils will avail themselves
entertainments. The price of music places of his instruction while he is there. A
'"THERE is no word in the English lan_ it practically out of the range of students notable history is that of little Alma Sten-
guage that is capable of striking such and no one will deny that no lessons are cel, who accomplished such remarkable
terror to the heart of him who knows how of greater value than those learned in the things under Mansfeldt that it was decided
to take her to Europe, more for the atmos-
much it does not mean as the six letters concert room.
phere than for anything else.
which spell the word " method." Indeed,
Of course Leschetitzky was the objective
IN BOSTON.
a person who knows the use and abuse of ""THE Adamowski quartet—T. Adamow- point. After the usual recommendation
this word may well be thankful if he has * ski, first violin; Arnold Moldauer, that she study with an under teacher and
no young person of marked musical ability second violin; Max Zach, viola; Josef the rest of that by-play for which Leschet-
that must be educated. It is no longer a Adamowski, 'cello; assisted by Mme itzky is so well known, her mother, who
Szumowska, pianist; gave a concert in the accompanied her, saw the folly of putting
matter of teacher, but of " method." No-
new Chickering Hall, Huntington avenue. the child under instruction so very in-
body talks about results; only about The program included a quartet of Chad- ferior to that which had brought about
"method"; and if a singer be as rank as wick. Carlo Buonamici, the talented young such remarkable results. She decided to
the weeds of the field, if he can talk "meth- son of Buonamici, the great Italian teacher, end the farce when one of the most noted
of Vienna's impresarios heard of the child,
od " he has nothing to fear; he will gain is to give a recital soon at Steinert Hall.
and after hearing her, put her into a con-
Mme.
Juliet
Corden
Pond,
Gertrude
his following of admirers who will languish
May Stein and Evan Williams were soloists cert with no less a personage than Kubelik,
in the sunshine of his "method."
for the last Cecilia concert. The numbers whose success as violinist is said to be the
T^HE talks on French diction by the given under B. J. Lang are always note- most exciting one since that of Paderewski.
worthy. The selections were "Hiawatha's The success with which Alma Stencel met
Yersin sisters are truly interesting Wedding Feast," part first of the Trilogy, exceeded the wildest hopes of her most
and very much to the point, but it must by Coleridge-Taylor for tenor solo, chorus expectant friends. She has since played
occur to one, even if he be not a very deep and orchestra; the Missa Brevis, by Pales- with orchestra and there is no denying the
thinker, that it would be equally as val- trina, for chorus a cappella; the Rhapsodie, fact that her instruction has been of the
uable to learn to pronounce the English op. 53, by Brahms, for alto solo, male very best. Just what course she will pur-
language correctly, and no one can deny chorus and orchestra, and the cantata, sue will not be determined until Mansfeldt
"The Swan and the Skylark," by Goring reaches theie, and it is probable that he
that even if the words are intelligible they Thomas, for solo voices and orchestra, and will locate in one of the large centers as
are rarely well pronounced. The English the Verdi " Te Deum," for double chorus, pianist and teacher.
language, as does every other, depends organ and orchestra.
A delightful musical event, which is an-
upon the locality for the accent, and woe
Mr. Henderson's lecture on Tschaikow-
ticipated
with
much
interest
by
many,
is
sky
at Daly's Theatre on the afternoon of
be unto him who pronounces according to
the
subscription
series
of
four
chamber
con-
February
14 was illustrated by three songs,
the most correct and accepted rules if this
certs, to be given during the lenten season sung by Miss Lillian Carllsmith and
fall upon the ear of him who is accustomed
in the new Chickering Hall. These con- Tschaikowsky's Trio in E flat, played by
to the patois of his own surrounding. No, certs are all to occur on Wednesday even- Walter Damrosch, pianoforte ; David
Miles. Yersin, it is positively not any more ings. The first concert occurred Feb. 27, Mannes, violin, and Mr. Altschuler, violon-
shocking to hear the French language dis- the others March 6 and 13 and April 10. cello.
LEIPSIC
First American Tour 1901—March and April
PHILHARMONIC
HANS WINDERSTEIN, conductor
ASSISTINQ ARTIST, J O S E P H
Knabe Piano Used.
ORCHESTRA
VON SLIV1NSKI, THE EMINENT PIANIST.
Concert Direction : MRS. NORM A KNUPFEL 138 Fifth Avenue.