The herald., 1897-01-24
MUSICAL COLUMN

Nordica has completely captured San
Francisco and Scalchi has won almost
as great laurels. There is still a chance
of hearing the great prima donna and
the three splendid artists who accompa-
ny her in Los Angeles, and it is much too
good q chance to be missed.
The value Of music in the treatment of
certain forms of nervous diseases has
before now been called attention to by
physicians. One advantage perhaps Of
this therapeutical agency is that in the
event of it's doing no good 1t is not likely
to do harm. In a rectnt number of the
Gazette Medicale attention was drawn
to the remarkable result attending the
administration of music to little girl
of 3, who was afflicted with serious nerv-
Gus disorders, resulting in epilepsy and
paroxysms of fear, which kept her
awake all night. The ordinary remedies,
including bromide of potassium, were
tried without any effect, and at last the
physician recommended the mother to
play soft, rather melancholy music to
her daughter before putting her to bed.
Chopin was recommended, especially
the waltzes in the minor key. The rem
edy worked like a charm, for it Is said
that from the night the child went to bed
under the influence of music she lost all
her nervous symptoms and slept without
waking until the morning. In order to
prove that this was not the result of
mere chance, the music was omitted on
one evening, and the child passed night
OF misery not SO intense as before the
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marked.
The success of the oratorio concert
given at Simpson auditorium last Tues
day evening was in no wise marred by
its previous postponen1ent The chorus
of sixty voices, under the direction of c.
S. Cornell did good work. their best
effort being in Ring Out, Wild Bells, by
Mr.. Damrosch, and the last chorus from
the oratorio De Noel. The first part of
the program opened with an organ selec-
ton from Mendelssohn, by Mr.. Colby.
the accomplished organist Of the church.
The male trio, Say, When Is He Born.
by Mendelssohn, was one of the gems
of the evening. EdwirClark, the Soloist,
did excellent work in his numbers and
received an encore that would not let
him go until he responded in g beautiful
number that carried tbs audience with
it. The male quintet, Praise to God,
might have been better. The second part
was devoted to the oratorio De Noel, by
the full chorus and organ and piano ac-
compartment. The soloists were Miss
Delphine Todd, soprano; Mrs. Judd
Sager, contralto; j. H. Zinck; tenor; H.
S. Williams, bass. The soloisbs all did
good work and sustained their parts
WE'LL as did the chorus. The concert, on
the whole, was a decided success. both
musically and financially, which is sell
dom the case with concerts in Los An
geles.
is taking New York by storm, is thus de-
scribed: A slight, fair-haired young
Englishman, unassuming in manner and
gentle in appearance, is Leo Stern, who
arrived from Europe a few days ago.
Mr.. Stern's career, though only dating
from 1888, when he made his first con-
cert tour with Patti, has been one of un-
interrupted success. Stern comes of a
musical family, and, after trying one or
was more or less distasteful, he adopted
his present profession, for which he was
fitted by inheritance, taste and talent.
His first master was the great 'cellist
Patti. After two years of patient study.
Stern went to Leipsic, under Klengel
and Davidoff. He then began his pro-
fessional career in earnest, and during
the last seven or eight years has ap-
peared in the concert rooms of Ger
many, England and France.
Prof. Wilhartitz' pupils gave an excel
lent account of themselves at the South
ern California Music hall on Wednesday
last Those who took part in the pro-
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Hilda Burlington, Lille Adams, Eugenia
Castruccio, Anieta Burrhill, Miss Jessie
Ritchie, Miss Estelle G. Heartt, Julia
Wagner. Silvia Dowse, Warren A. Davis.
Elsie Schroeder, Flossie Kniffin and Miss
Ines Moore.
A really interesting and thoroughly
artistic musical recital was given by the
pulls of Mrs. Leopoldina Harvey on
Thursday evening at the Blanchard
Music hall. The program
consisted, with the exception of the open
ing number, which was brilliantly played
by Miss Dora Vorwerk, of sonatinas and
sonatas. Every number was played
with such accuracy that the touch which
is at the command of each pupil was
clearly brought out. The large class,
in which many different talents are rep
resented, proves that through earnest
anu COHStleHtlOuS WOIh Ou lHe part OIL
the teacher and pupils, not only the more
gifted, but those with less talent may
reach a high place in art. The three last
sonatas of Beethoven created a great
sensation in the audience. The Sonata
was rendered by Mrs.
Marie Trinkkeller with mastery skill
The program at Westlake park this
afternoon, by the Seventh Regiment
band, G.. Cam, director, will be as fol-
lows:
March ct Cortege, La RENE de Saba
Gounod.
Intermezzo. Loin du Bal-Ernest Gill
let.
Vverture. Guy Mannering-H. Bishop.
Caprice, On the Plantation-Ch Peur-
ner.
Overture, Zampa-Herold.
Caprice, agination-Josephine Gro.
Bridal Chorus from Lohengrin-Wag-
ner.
Grand valse. Weaver Nadine. M.
Zichrer.
Medley March, The Elks-A. H. Knoll.
STRAY CHORDS.
J. H. Zinck, our leading tenor, and
DIR. Semler, one of our barytone singers,
sang in the Stabat Mater at Santa Bar
bara Thursday night.
The great oratorio of the Messiah will
be given in this city next Thursday
evening at the Simpson auditorium, un-
der the direction of j. C. Dunster, and a
chorus Of 100 voices, orchestra and solo,
lists Simpson auditorium should he