The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1897-06-26
Musical Gossip.


Yesterday afternoon at o'clock in the
Second Presbyterian church Mr.. Chance
gave his first public pupils recital be-
fore the parents and friends of the stu
dents
1t was one of the most artistic rectals
ever given In Scranton. All of the in
dtvidual selections were test pieces and
they were rendered with excellent tech
nique, smooth phrasing and noticeable
musical feeling. The piano numbers were
executed from memory with good repose.
Miss Mabel Rennie gave three organ Sc
lections, all of which were difficult, but
she handled them with the hand of n mas
ter, showing UNUSUAL talent Mr. Chance
Is surely an exceptionally fine teacher and
he has every reason to be proud of his
pupils and their work Messrs. Croft and
Dryer ably assisted by giving the song
numbers in splendid voice and style.
Following is the programme as per-
formed.
Organ March in b fiat ..........E. Slas
Mabel Rennie.
Voice, Margarita ........ Meyer Helmund
Mr.. Croft
Organ, Offertory, in ID fiat ....Th Solome
Mabel Rennle.
Voice, In This Celestial Dwelling. Mozart
(Sung in the GERMANY
Mr.. Dryer.
Organ, March Pontficale .Lemmens
Mabel Rennie.
Plano, Frolic of the Butterflies .....Bohm
Mary Gearhart.
Voice. Arm, Arm, Ye Brave! ....Handel
MIR. Dryer.
Piano, Last Hope ............,. Gottschalk
Ruth Hanley.
Voice, o Day of Bliss .Goetze
Mr.. Croft.
Piano, Waltz, in A fiat .............C Chopin
Mabel Rennie.
Voice, Duet, The Two Sailors .....Perry
Messrs. Croft and Dryer.
n II II
A successful concert given by the stu
dents of the Thiele School of Music took
place last Tuesday evening. The pro-
gramme was chiefly made up of compos-
ers, whose names are never absent from
a programme representing good music,
and the pupils, big and little, beginners
and advanced, played and sang their
numbers worthy of public performa nee.
TIE chief and necessary branches of n
school of music, piano. violin and the
voice, were most creditably represented
by some advanced pupils. Taking it all
In all, it was a students concert which
would have done honor to any of our
prominent schools of music in our large
cities. Speaking of prominent schools,
why could not Scranton have a sch Dol of
music on a large scale, where music.
pure and simple and strict and honest
teaching would be it's sole purpose? Sure
ly we have good teachers among us and
few cities of the size of Scranton can
Mr. and Mrs. Thiele, who, before they
came to us, taught at one of the finest
conservatories of music in New York
city. and who have always been connect
ed with the greatest artists. If some of
our wealthy musical people who desire
to see Scranton take her place among
other musical Cities would substantially
interest themselves and thereby bring
about faculty composed of these teach"
ers, and our old resident teachers. we
would have a conservatory of music to
which We could point with the greatest
of pride. This students concert, which
reflects the utmost credit on the teachers
ana which gave unbounded pleasure to
the parents of the pupils and in yted
guests, too, is only an evidence of what
could be accomplished on grander
scale with greater resources.
y The praise-deserving pupils were: Mrs
e. W. Randall Miss Elizabeth Heiser
soprano; Mr. f. Cromwell Hand, bari
tone, Mr.. William Allen, Mr.. Jesse Snow
er, Mr.. Albert Moses, violin; Mr.. John
o'Malley, Master John Hintermeister Mir
Edmund Thiele, Miss Gerte Moses piano,
including string orchestra.
The advanced pupils of Miss S. NJ.
Becker, assisted by Miss Irene Kann, vo-
calist, and Miss Clara Long, violinist,
gave a musicale on Thursday evening at
Miss Becker's home on Monroe avenue,
Green Ridge. The class is composed Of
Louise Robinson, Gussie and Lesa Spesse,
May Hackett, Carrie Hitchcock, Ger
trude Coursen, Fred CO nsters Sue Rip
pie, Laila Phillips, Sadie Falkowsky, Ha-
eel st. Amand, Lorencia Dimmck and
May Doster Miss Becker's younger pu-
pills gave a recital on Tuesday afternoon.
Among those participating were Misses
Floy Kintner, Anna Faunce, May Blanca
ard, SalMe Dubois Josie Sebecker,
Louise Davenport Sussie Ripple, Emma
Frey, Molie Hitchcock and May Doster,
and Masters Harold McAskie, Floyd
Brutzman and Horace Chandler. At both
entertainments the pupils displayed
marked ability in pianoforte work which
reflected credit upon their talented in
structor.
The Scranton School of Music and
Languages will give a public pupils re-
scital next Thursday evening in the beau
itful music rooms of the institution in
the Carter building, Adams avenue and
Linden street. Admis sion will be by
ticket only.
II Il Il
The new organ in DR.. Pearco's church,
Wilkes-Barre, will have no superior in
the state save in Pittsburg. 1t was
planned by Professor j. Alfred Pennlng-
ton, of this city. The builders, Messrs.
Farrand and Votey of Detroit, the LEADING
exponents Of electric organ building in
the United States, and builders of many
celebrated instruments, will put into the
new instrument the splendid results OF