The Savannah morning news., 1902-12-07
WITH MUSICIANS AND
MUSICAL PEOPLE.

Mr.. T. Lloyd Owens. President of the
Savannah Music Club, has made ar
rangements with the New York Man
ager of the French Pianist, Raoul
Pugno who will give a recital at the
Lawton Memorial Dec 26th, by which
every member of the club may secure
a reserved seat ticket at half price.
The regular price of tickets will be
$1.50, but each member of the Music
Club may, upon presentation of the
Club Membership ticket at the box
office, secure one for rs cents. Pugno
does not come under the management
or auspices of the Music Club, but this
is an excellent arrangement for it's
members. In no other place in this
country. probably, could Pugno be
heard for any such price. and Mr..
Owens is to be congratulated upon ef-
fecting such an arrangement. Pugno
is one of the three great pianists in
America this season, and the fact that
he will give a recital here is alone a
matter OF congratulation for music
lovers. Hofmann's recital here last
spring Is still fresh in the memory of
those who heard him, and an evening
Of equal enjoyment awaits them with
Pugno's appearance here. Pugno play
ed before the Liederkranz in Brooklyn
last week and received a tremendous
ovation.
The announcement that Mr. L. B.
Fowler will shortly leave Savannah
will be received with deep regret in
musical circles, as well as among his
-
residence here Mr.. Fowler has sung
tenor in Wesley Monumental Church,
and his loss from that choir will be
great 1t was through his energetic
work that the Arion Quartette was
formed and carried to such a point of
excellence as was exhibited by the con-
cert recently given by it. 1t is hoped
that the time may again arrive when
Mr.. Fowler will make his residence In
Savannah.
BY his excellent and artistic violin
performance at the last meeting of the
Music Club Mr.. A. c.. Meyer added
many new admirers to his already
large list. Probably on no former oc-
casion in the history of music in Sa-
vannah has there been a performance
among the local talent which has
equalled that. The manner in which
he played Bach @ string air was a
model of phrasing, tone production and
artistic Interpretation, and his entire
audience were held spellbound from the
first note to the last. 1t is hoped that
Mr.. Meyer may frequently be heard
before the club. In addition to his
large class of pupils and the director
ship of the Theater Orchestra, he has
recently closed contract for furnish
ing the. music at the De Soto during
the tourist season.
Mrs. S. F. Smith, who has sung so
prano in the Independent Presbyte-
rian Church for number of years,
has resigned to leave the choir Jan. 1.
Mrs. 7. P. Wickenburg, who has re-
from here several years ago, will
shortly make her home in Savannah
again, and has accepted the position
thus made vacant by the resignation
of Mrs. Smith. In musical circles
and among her many friends Mrs.
Wickenburg will receive a warm well
come upon her return.
Next to the annual concert of the
Music Club, which takes place in May
of each year, probably the most in
teresting meeting of the season will be
held on next Thursday night, when the
orchestra, under the direction of Mr..
A. C. Meyer, will appear for the first
time, and the chorus under the direc-
ton of Miss Emma E. Coburn, will re-
peat Rossini's Stabat Mater, which was
SO successfully given last February.
The orchestra is made up as follows: