The Jersey City news., 1902-06-10

MUSIC IN The AIR'
Brilliant Musicales Given
By Hasbrouck and
Bergen School
WHAT THE PUPILS PLAYED
Performances Which Did
Credit Alike to Scholars
and Instructors.

! A large and fashionable audience that
! crowded into Hasbrouck Hall last even
! ing to hear the recital by the Hasbrouch
| School of Music. which opened week Of
commencement exercise The pro-
gramme. arranged by Mr.. Gustav L
Becker. superintendent OF the muse de-
partment, was rare treat from start to
finish and met with hearty reception.
The talent included pupils of Messrs.
Benjamin Montieth, piano, organ and
harmony; Moritz E. Schwarz, piano and
organ; Claude ]. Holding, violin and
mandolin; Charles ~ Sanchez, voice cul-
ture, and Emil w Mueller. violincello.
with a grand finale by the faculty. Every
number was encored and nearly all per-
formers received flowers.
Aside from the finale, the star pieces
of the evening were a violin solo by Mr.
Charles Drake, who received an ovation
for his really clever rendition of Faust
Fantasie'' (Gounod-Allard). and piano
500 by one of Mr. Becker's pupils. Miss
Henrietta Barber. who played a rhap-
sodie. Dance of the Fairies" (Alfred
JaelD. This is Jaelrs masterpiece, a most
difficult selection. but it was performed
with faultless technique. dash and spirit
Miss Barber. received two bouquets sfor
her performance. Another exceptionally
well rendered number was an organ solo
"0ffertoiro' (Batsste), by Mr. Fred E.
Eggert, a pupil of Mr. Schwarz. The
player showed a perfect knowledge of
stops and played with excellent pedalling
Miss Florence Kuderly, also a pupil of
Mr.. Schwarz's, gave a very fine piano
500. "Tarantele in e Minor Gomas)
Her performance was brilliant She
played from memory and with a sure
technique.
Miss Mabel B. Turner. a pupil of Mr..
Beckers, gave Weber's Movement Per
petuel'' on the piano. playing from mem
ory and with great self-possession Miss
Malvina Herr, also a pupil Of Mr.. Beck
er's, gave Mozart's Piano Concerto in
D Minor, with orchestra part by Mr..
Becker at second piano. 1t was a
charming concerto naiyely played Miss
Ruth D. Wright played Weber's Invita-
ton to the Dance very welt Polka De
Concert" (Bartlett), plano solo, was
given by Miss Alonzeila McIntire; Misses
Phoebe Scott. Margaret Erwin and Edna
Annett gave serenade for violin cello
and piano. by ]. Pache, and Miss Pearl
Holbrook played Hofmann's "Erinner-
|~ung, op. l01, No. 3, with much skill.
/ Mr. Floyd Stewart, a pupil of Mr. Hold
ing's las was also Mr. Drake, the star
vio.in performer of the evening", played
Rubinstein's Melody in F. paraphrased
for the violin. He was we'll in tune and
splendid received. The opening piece
'Sonatine'' (Theo. Lack). two pianos
was given by Misses Marie Watkins and
Mildred Guernsey. 1t was dry music, but
very well played
| Mr.. Sanchez had two pupils on the pro.
gramme Misses Jeanette Wolfe ane
! C.audia NJ. Hatch. who were heard twice
| first as soloists, then in duet. Miss Wolfe
| who sang "At Parting Rogers). has {
| pretty. high soprano voice. while Miss
| Hatch. who sang Love Me or Not
| tsecchl, has voice with great posi-
bilities. The duet, "oh, That We Twc
| Were Maying' Smith, was given Il
take the place Of mezzo soprano sols
which Miss Elfrida Wegner was too ii
to ssng.
The grand finale, with Mr. Becker ant
4
Mr.. Muller at two pianos, Mr.. sehwar;
| at the organ, Mr. Montieth, violoneel.ist
| and Mr.. Holding. violinist was realI,
marvellously brilliant performance
was Beethoven's Sixth Symphony, las
1 two movements in which each instrumen
can be made to tell. and it he'd the audi
ence spellbound as the pastoral scene
1 which represents the country folk inter
rupted in their amusement by a thunde
! storm, was brought vividly before tn
initiated Even those who did not un
| derstand what it was all about wer
charmed without knowing why.