The herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1893-1900, 1895-11-10
KEY AND BOW
BY ELLA A. GILES

lures OF the Fiesta to be held here some-
time next spring will be thoroughly rep
resentative of Los Angeles musical re-
sources.
While tine concerts OF the last two fiesta
expression abroad at the time on the part
of leading musicians and the musical
peopie generally, that the best had nov
been achieved. Los Angeles can put ior-
ward an orchestra of fifty or sixty mu-
sicians which, under competent ieaoer'
ship. can render great instrumentai con,
positions, and can, by one or two grand
sym phony concerts, lend additiohai
splendor to La Fiesta de Los Angeles
As in every other popular movement,
much, or everything, depends on the
leader-the director-to bring 1t to sue
cessful issue. The committee MANAGING
tho Fiesta should give this due oonsid.
Grafton and be guided in the choice VI
musical director by one public desire.
that Of having the fittest man. professor
A. J. Stamm is frequently named IN TINS
connection. The symphony concerts heiu
under his direction during the PAST years
have proved his capabilities The mu-
eicians who are likely to participate have
great confidence in HIM. Could any pet
ter leader be found here 20 condnct the
svmphonies of La Fiesta de Los Angeles
An 1896?
- A NEW CONCERT BAND.
A large concert band, including forty
professional musicians, called the blanch'
ard. Fitzgerald concert banu, has recently
been perfected as an organization. 1t is
under the direction OF Mr.. George Cam,
and has been rshearsing for the past
month. The men play well together, hav-
ing been associated in other musical work
here for several years. 1t promises to
rank with the best bands in the country:
The Instrumentation is we'll chosen and
com plere, and the good work 1one thus
far in the rehearsals establishes it at once
as the best band on the Pacific coast.
Tho Blsnch ard Fitzgerald Music com.
the band and will soon give series OF
fortnightly afternoon promenade con,
certs at Hazards pavilion. The nominal
admission will be 25 cents. TIE FIRST con-
cert will be given within the next Tort
night.
OF LOCAL INTEREST.
Miss Anna Fuller, sister OF Mrs. Fred
Tucker and Miss Grace Fuller OF Los An
geles, has made here musical debut in
London and attracted unusual attention
at the Promenade concerts. A full-length
portrait of Miss Fuller with a sketch OF
her life and studies under the best vocal
Instructors in this country and Europe,
appears in the last issue of the Musical
Courier. The parents of this decidedly
successful singer now resid at Azusa.
The Messiah will be given in Los An
eeles Just before Christmas.
MUSICAL GLEANINGS.
In the talk of the schools Leipsie has
dislodged Stuttgart. Leipsic discharge all
music from the knuckles. Stuttgart works
. the arm. Plaidy, the great Leipsic in
structor, says that he estimates the ca
pability of musician by his power Of
holding up finger from the Key.
Two recent and brilliant examples of
the opera comique are La Basocbe and
Madame Chrysantheme, both by Andre
Messenger. Than Chrysantheme no more
beautiful creation has been heard for
years. While French to the back bone,
and go" there rings throughout the
score note of true passion. The work
manship is of the highest order, the care
of details scrupulous, the local color
sufficient.
Nine. Nordica is returning some OF the
-avors shown her By Nine. Wagner, and
at Lucerne recently the American singer
gaveEa magnificent luncheon TO the wild
ow OF the great composer. Among the
people present were the Marquis de Char.
masse. Mills. Isola Won Buelow, Mile. Ev a
Wagner, Mrs. u. A. Walker. Seigffied
Wagner and Music Director Kniese OF
Beyreuth
Bcstonians are enjoying performances
of Gilbert and Sullivans' opersttas at re.
duced prices-25 and so cents.
Emma Calve at the Opera Comiqu has
only proved luke-waim success In Mas.
senet's opera, La Navarraise, in spite o
her great dramatic work. She has little
g. L2r - 81
for from the first to the close the op
era ~ consists of Rotations to the &C.
impairment of drums and cannOns, witt
the exception of Spanish chorus, Lam
our du Pauvre Soldat, which might b,
written as characteristic and melodious
Deserving of special mention as occu
plying new and somewhat anomalous
position in the operate field is Humper
dinck's fancy opera, Hansel and Gretel
which has created such a sensation il
Europe-a trihing little story O
Grimm's, and one containing little sug
gestion, but which has received ar
elaborate musical setting from Her
will first see American light at Days
theater. hers it will be produced BY 81
Augustus Harris with a com pany and trap
ping liz p rted from London.
A perfect tidal wave of violinisls viii
sweep over us from Europe. and the wa
DetWeen tnem Is llkeIy TO be merry one
Taking them in alphabetical order, ther
Is Marsick Franco Belgian Of aristo
cratic misn; Ondricek, an Austro- Bohe
milan with tossed and tangled hair, whom
his admirers lIken to Paganini. Then
there are two Freno hmen, Rivarde, rasem
bling, they say, both in looks and meth
DDS, the great Spaniard Sarasate, arc
fairly hypnotizing his hearers; and las
but not least, the great Sauret. All o
these men are first prizes OF the Pari.
conservative, and their several agent
aver of each that ne is, par excellence,
1.-THE only violinist, my dear STRIP
A recent critic says OF Rerenyi
HE certainly did play a Chopin noe
turne very well. but this ag'Ie-fngerec
artist has gone off terribly. He canno
play in tune; his technique is mer,
shadow. Why, | have heard the Httl,
man dash off the Paganini studies iks
mad. And once he played in doubl,
notes, nina you, the fiat vase L
Chopin. Played it ir the key of d fiat
difficult feat on the fiddle played, it a.
brsakneck tempo. But that was ten o.
fifteen years ago. Remenyi, the friend o
List, Schumann. Chopin, Wagner and
Brahm, is no longer in the musical race