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THIS WEEKS EVENTS
Thursday and Friday evenings and
Saturday matinee-The Heinrichs at
Simpson tabernacle.
Friday evening-F. L. Huebner's
pupils recital at Fitzgerald hall.
Friday evening-W. F. Skeele's
organ recital at the First Congrega-
tional church.
II was distinctly refreshing to find so
good an audience at Miss Metcalfs concert
in the Los Angeles theater last Wednesday,
and, perhaps, it may be regarded as sign
that there is still some hope for our musical
future. The most interesting feature OF the
concert was, to my mind, the debut of an
other OF Herr Becker's pupils. Miss j. Rus
sell Brown. The remarkable confidence
with which this young pianist attacked very
difficult music at her first public appear
once was significant of true musical ability.
Miss Brown has a masterful touch, is natur-
ally gifted and, with the best of training
which she is now enjoying, is bound to make
progress. BY the way, what has become OF
Miss Miriam Barnes, another of Mr.. Beck
er's most brilliant pupils? Every one would
be delighted to hear her in concert again. -.
1t was also very pleasant to hear Russell
Ballard play in an important concert ms
young cellist has a remarkably clean and
expressive style, his chief fault lying in a
tendency to over-indulgence in vlbrato. MIR.
Ballard is a very distinct acquisition to the
musical force of Los Angeles.
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Every one was glad to welcome Miss
Beresford Joy home again, If only for fly
ing visit, ms she has accepted an important
engagement in San Francisco. Miss JOY
was in capital voice at her song recital in
Fitzgerald's hall last Thursday evening" and
was heard to great advantage in compre-
hensive selection of songs. The evening was
also interesting from the fact that an able
violinist, S. W. Jennison, made his debut
here
j. r. Fitzgerald, to whose energy and en-
terprise we were indebted last season for
several musical engagements OF the highest
order, has not yet despaired OF his public.
Next Thursday and Friday evenings and
Saturday afternoon Mr.. Fitzgerald will in
troduce at Simpson tabernacle the famous
trio of artists, Mr.. and Mrs. Max Heinrich
and Miss Julia Heinrich. The Heinrichs
have properly been called Americas fore
most ballad singers, and interpret the best
music with just such splendid artistic finish
as the Henchels.
Mr. Heinrich is the possessor of rich,
full barytone voice, which he uses to per-
fection. AS an accompanist he is without a
peer, as well as Il singer, and has one of the
few typcally musical natures to be found in
our musical ranks. He was born with a
talent; he did not produce his gift, it pro-
drced him. In other words, he is a musician
because he could not help being one, and for
this reason he is an example worth contem-
plating in America, where there are twenty
performers to one musician.
Mrs. Iieinrich is singer, with an exceed
ingly womahly, soulful soprano voice, mod
est and reposeful in her manner and highly
artistic, and never fails to leave a lasting
and charming impression. She excels in the
songs by Schubert and Rob Franz Her
style OF singing is most excellent and pure
and showing highest cultivation.
Miss Jnlla Heinrich is young contralto
singer, who made her debut last season, but
it is seldom one hears n voice of finer quail
ity nor yet young singer of higher artistic
temperament and atainments Her voice
Is one OF haunting and enchanting quality.
Her delivery OF the poem in singing, whether
III English, German or French is so plastic
and artistically touching that it must be,
indeed, callous heart that could not be
moved by her.
Mr.. Fitzgerald also promises that we are
soon to hear Emil Sauer, who is pronounced
by many of the best critics as the prince of
pianists today. Sauer made his debut in
North Germany and the Rhineland and in
the following year went to London, where
he won the favor of the English public. In
1883 he completed concert tour in Spain
and Italy. In 1884 Sauer received his last
artistic conservation in Weimar from Liszt,
who thoroughly recognized the extraordin-
ary endowments OF the young pianist. He
made his Berlin debut in 1885, in the pres
ence OF the imperial family, and from that
moment his worldwide reputation dated.
The concert halls of Germany, Austria and
Russia have echoed in late years with the
enthusiastic applause of delighted audiences,
and the stormy tokens of homage such as
those offered to the young master in st.
Petersburg, the fastidious home of Rubin
stein, form the best standard of Sauer's in
comparable mastery of art.
Harley Hamilton, director of the Sym.
phony orchestra concerts, reports a number
Of subscriptions during the past week. AL
though the subscriptions so far show but
one-half the amount which is required to
insure season of ten or twelve concerts,
still a number have promised to send in their
subscriptions by the 10th inst, and if these
materiallze the season is assured. The or
cHestrd naQ TWO more rehearSalS during the
week, and the work that they are now doing
is said tqPa5ag agabove that of last season.
The first concert will be given Tuesday,
the 18th inst. The soloist on this OCCASION
will be Mrs. Florence Scarborough, present
ing recitative and aria from Beethoven's
"Fidelio.". The program as arranged con-
ssists OF six numbers, all of them quite
lengthy, and equal to the first program of
this season as presented by the Boston SYM
phony orchestra.
All those who have indicated their willing
ness to take subscriptions and have not vet
sent, in their names, and those who have
finally made up their minds to attend the
series OF concerts, will confer great favor
upon Mr.. Hamilton by sending in their
names at once to his studio in the Bryson
block, or to Mr. Behymer at the Los Angeles
theater. The books are now ready to be
sent out, and the reserved seats can be Sc
cured at any time. The program for the
first concert will be as follows:
woltn w.K,enzi s. Overture" OVERT Wagner. Kaiser
Manfred," Reiniche; "Rectative and Aria
from Fidelio," Beethoven, Mrs. Florence