The herald., 1894-10-28

i clearly shown in the concert on Thurs
| day evening when Mr.. Stevenson ham
+, died the Treble clef and Ellis clubs with
the discretion and ease of a master,
while their ready response to his baton
| showedboth clubs to be receptive and
more capable than ever before. The
membership OF the Treble clef num-
bers about 90, and the parts were
Of even excellence, while the Ellis
club only needs the addition OF one or
two good tenor voices to be equally
strong.
The orchestra of 10 pieces, composed
OF strlngs, wood, wind and brass, that
is not regular organization. but was
picked from various theater orchestras
for the occasion. showed. by its able
reading OF Gads's difficult competition
the excellence of it's individual men,
bers and that there is good material
here for the nucleuR of permanent
orchestra for rendering high class music.
The audience was very large and the
applause discriminating. which etsested
strong musical feeling that can be cul-
tivated and strength sned only by hear
ing the boat music and hearing it often.
10 prove that the beat music can be
given intelligent Interpretation here
now. one need only look over list of
the artists who are already in the field,
and il their efforts meet with a ready
response and steady encouragement
from the community, there can be bat
one result. But it must be mutual
effort. The artists simply gain further
aelf-cultivation if they prepare and
practice q programme only to play it to
empty benches, and the audience that
vp, FRI - ha stcol l<,,~.
and that OF other real music lovers, will
try 20 give discriminating applause that
mediocrity may give way to superiority.
and serious, earnest musical impulse
be established that will raise the stand.
and, not only of the hearers, but the
musicians 40 well.
The names OF the Misses Fuller. Helen
Fuller, Berger, O'Donohue; Messrs.
Blair. Hamilton, and number of other
muaical artists who have been here for
longer or shorter time, are too well
known for need Of special comment. It
is for the more recent arrivals that O
word OF introduction must be said.
From Lsipsic there has come within q
month, favorite pupil of the great
Martin Krause, Herr Thilo Becker. Mr..
Becker was an assistant teacher with
Prof. Krause, when his health made it
necessary for him to give up brilliant
career in Leipsic, and he chose Loa An
geles for his future home. His tech
nique, tone. execution and scholarly
Interpretation are beyond question, and
Los Angeles 10 to be congratulated upon
the acquisition of this accomplished
musician.
Another scholarly musician is Mr..
Arnold Krauss, violinist. who, until
about two years ago was connected with
the Paris conservatory OF music, to
which place Theodore Thomas went in
order to- secure him for the Thomas
orchestra. Mr.. Krauss has been heard
in public here only twice, but each oo-
casion has sire lgthened the frat inn
preesion, and served to chow that he ia
a violinist of far more than ordinary
skill and talent.
Still another late conner is Miss Ellen
Norton, an Englishwoman, who brings
from the London Academy of Music
fatterng testimonials OF her musical
ability as a performer and composer OF
pianoforte music, and the gold medal
from that academy for harmony and
counterpoint.
Two familiar and welcome siugsrs,
who have bsen absent for come months,
are Miss Anna V. Mstcalf and Mr.. VIM
field Blake. Miss Metcalf has been in
Chicago for the past year and half
filling the position of soprano in ST.
PauPs Uniyersaliet church on Prairie
avenue, and teaching vocal music in
ksmper hall. we'll known seminary in
that city. Miss Metcalf has rich, purs
soprano voice. which she handles easily
and well, and her return is welcome
one, as is that OF Mr.. Blake, whose
powerful, deep baritone of unusual range
and quality. has been greatly missed.
All these artists have opened studios
here, and will be heard in their various
lines through the winter.
The following concerts and recitala,
each 10 be given in the Blanchard Fitz
gerald hall, show that November will
open actively in a musical way:
Ga Thursday, Nov. 1st. Herr and
Madame Rubo will commence series of
pupils recitsle, to be given monthly
during the season.
Friday. Nov. I'd, is the date OF the first
Fuller-Blair concert.
On Thursday, Nov. 9th, Mr.. Arnold
Krauss will give violin recital, assisted
by Miss Augustine Berger and Mies Anna
Metcalf.
On Friday. Nov. eth. there will be
cong recital by Mise Grace Remington
Davis.
Miss Dreyfus will give pupils recital
on Thursday, Nov. 10Th, and on the
evening of Friday. Nov. 10th, Herr
Thilo Becker will give piano recital.
E. III. G.