The Savannah morning news., 1902-11-09
WITH MUSICIANS AND
MUSICAL PEOPLE.

sufficiently advanced to be able to take
part in the orchestra.
Mr.. Louis Mullen who plays the cor
net in the Music Club orchestra, also
has a pupil playing there under him
in the person of Mr.. Marcus H. Cohen,
who plays second cornet.
Mr.. r. c. Gordon has been engaged
to sing tenor in st. Johns Episcopal
Church and commenced his duties
there last Sunday.
Raoul Pugno, the celebrated French
pianist, is receiving an ovation at his
every appearance. Pugno is recognized
AS being the foremost exponent of Cho
pin music of the day. He plays with
all the strength of tone of man, and
every delicacy of touch of a woman.
Pugno will play in Savannah the lat
ter part of December, on his way to
New Orleans, where he is booked for
weeks engagement.
Last Sunday night the famous young
Russian pianist. Gabrilowitsch, about
whom so much was said and written
two seasons ago, when he was in
America, made his first New York APP
pearance at the Metropolitan Opera
House with Damrosch's Orchestra of
seventy pieces. He made a tremend-
Gus hit by his performance of Rubin
STEMS great concerto in D minor, which
was reported as decidedly the piece de
resistance of the evening. Gabrilo-
witsch will probably play here in the
early spring.
Mr.. L. w. Mehrtens. is canvassing
the city in an effort at bringing Edward
Baxter Perry, the blind pianist, here
for lecture recital in January. Mr..
Perry has appeared here on several oc-
casions before, and his lecture recitals
have always proved attractive and en-
tertaining, as well as instructive. Mr..
Perry, though totally blind, is one of
the best of the native American plan
lists.
1t will be with deep regret that the
many friends of Mr.. NJ. D. Coburn will
learn that a protracted illness con-
fines him to the house at the residence
of his daughter, Miss Emma E. Co
burn, at the Beverly Flats, on Lincoln
and Charlton streets. Mr. Coburn has
been identified with musical circles in
Savannah all his life, and has always
taken a prominent position in them.
He was one of the organizers and chief
supporters of the old Mozart Club, and
until his removal to Adairsville three
years ago to reside, he was one OF the
most prominent and active members in
the Savannah Music Club. 1t was
| through his efforts that the delight
full chamber music was given before
the club during the season of 1898
1899 by the string quartette composed
of DR.. ]. G. VanMarter, Mr. George
w. Beckett. Mr.. NJ. D. Ooburn and
Mr.. f. H. Boucher.
Mr.. Alonzo Sybrandt has recently
| met with a painful accident by
wrenching his knee, which has con-
| fined him to the house for the last
few days. Mr.. Sybrandt is recognized
as probably the foremost tenor in the
city, but has never identified himself
with musical circles. He possesses a
voice such as is seldom heard profes-
sionally or among the lay, outside OF
the grand opera singers, but he rarely
sings except among his personal
friends. During the twelve years thai
he has resided here he has sung in
public but three times. There are many
hundreds of people here who would be
glad to hear him sing occasionally, and
1t is just such a person as Mr.. Sy-
brandt who is in a position to assist
largely in the present interest in the
J advancement of music in Savannah.