The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-12-14
A Tete=a-Tete
with
the Musicians
Some Points
About Music
in Hou S ton
and Elsewhere
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song Of the State. IT is ready, Of course
for the musical setting.
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The good work of the Quartette society |
at their concert Friday evening was com 4
mented upon at some length In yesterdays
paper, so today we win speak OF the four
sooists, members Of the Chicago Lyceum, |
who were brought here by the Quartette
Mr.. Van Oordt Is violinst Of some
virtuosity. but lacking temperament 10 /
get the value Of Gricg's music the demand |
is for the most sympathetic feeling so lis. |
teners who love the works Of the great
Norwegian were bound to feel unsatlshed |
with Mr.. Van Oordts recital Of Just the
notes and harmonic combinations Of the
Il major sonata.
But in playing Ernst's arrangement Of
Hungarian airs some Of Mr.. Van Oordts
su0ve melodic eCst1Sies and particularly
the whistliug clcaruess Of his high har-
monies were bound to excite admiration.
in Bruchs concerto No. 1 the clear sing
ing tone was at times delightful In the
extreme.
Mrs Furbeck's sympathetic contralto IS
rich. full and beautifully even and her
method is perfect Not only is her voice
n grand organ and her style most refined,
but She Is, moreover a very handsome
woman
MIR George Hamlln, the tenor. though
much annoyed by an Inflammation of the
throat. sang Walters Prize song from
1.-THE Melstersingers' in me resonant,
CDlO-llko tones. BNt WHY IN the NnFI0 dln
he sing the English trauslationf IN is IN
pardonable vandalism to sing Wagner's
compositions with any words not German;
e one can't pronounce or understand Ger
men then let us enjoy the exquisite meiO-
dies 10 lust one open vowel sound
MIR Seeboeck's piano playing, especially
as accompanist, was very pleasing, He
/ played q group Of short numbers from his
! own composition called Music of Nature"
| they were descriptive In style, and In the
/ butterfly" movement the pianist's fitting
| fingers, lowering at times with a linger
! ing touch above the keyboard, or bringing
! out delcately clear bell-like tones. pro-
! duced an effect quite pleasipgly simple.
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ON next Wednesday night the Houston
| ouartette society viii begin rehearsing the
music for their next concert. While the
society is indefatigable IN it's work It some
times takes a little relaxation, and on
Wednesday next, after the rehearsal the
| active members will indulge in one Of their
/ enjoyable smokers.
An Informal program of speech and song
! will be rendered.
The musical director Of the Women's
Choral club Mrs p. b. Parker, is to he
congratulated on the success of the first
concert she has directed here.
The club, as a body, has had relatively
little opportunity for study rehearsal but
their rendition Of the choruses at their con-
cert last TuesGay n6hI was @sny tbs a.
r rec re and to Mrs. George Bruce, the
accompanisI.
The conselentloqs way IN W vii hes tbes
Forty 9au 5aGlSS , na,g Ia, oftcrnoon INVITA-
fIoas however allurinc. is iust cause for
lovers Of music in Houston
49,
The musical numbers on the program Of
49, .,,tiah+ n, ItoIv,, were ali Of unusual
the Night Al lay "ei0 an " -,
excellence. both In selection and rendition
| Mr.. Moody Dawson playing OF Two move
showed great advance IN the style OF Inls
80. aad sto,5iness Of his tones are gain
p ! =, 80. -4i-, M ,rs. fortunate an his
ing al the uin'' ~ "1 ~
accompanist, for Mrs. Parker was at tAs
nlano
| Little Irma Ileb. or whom All. houston
musicians must be proud played most az
| prOprlatelv the CenJlal lIri Nl .u'
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