The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1902-06-21
A DELIGHTFUL RECITAL.

The untiring activity OF the Con-
servatory was manifested by another
public recital in st. Luke's parish
house last evening. This was the Con-
servatory's second recital this week,
and the twentieth of the season.
The first half of the programme was
played by piano students who entered
the Conservatory in September of this
year. or later, as absolute beginners
After hearing these students 1t was
difficult to believe that such really
wonderful results have been obtained
In so short a time. The most potent
proof of these results under the Faelten
System of Fundamental Training was
shown by the playing of the youngest
class ever brought out in the Conserva-
tory recitals.
These little children,who have reached
the mature age of six and seven years,
were Esther Beaumont, Verna Bisbng
Sara Chandler. May Devine and Mar
Raret Laubach. Before beginning to
play they recited in concert a large
number of the fifteen major scales
giving each letter, sharp and fiat, that
composed them.
A class of children, but little older,
Christmas. Harry Engel, Edward To-
bin, who have not studied SO long.
played selection most charmingiy
together. Another class of first-year
pupils, made up of Howard Beard,
Adele Levy, Florence F'lorey and Fran
ces Mccormick, played two selections
by Bechter and Biedermann. Still am
other class of tirst-year pupils were
t.,11 ,.,I
Marie Walter, who played "The Mill"
by Webb.
. The frst-year soloists were May
Watson, of Green Ridge, who played
two pieces, and Emily Wilcox, Of
Scranton. who played the spinning
Song" by 1Ilmenreich. or the second
year pupils, August Hoffman, of Peters,
burg, and William Mckee, of Scran-
ton. delighted the audience with Il Sc
lection entitled LA Fete aux Champs"
by Bachmann. Miss Emma 1Ickardt,
of Pittston, played two numbers-the
Valse in A fiat, opus So, by Chopin,
and Mazurka in B fiat, by Won Wiln,,
in a manner that indicated superior
ability. Miss Gussie Brandt is another
young lady of promise, who played the
difficult Presto Agtato. by Mendel-
ssohn ("Song Without Words" No. 2D.
A delightful exhibition of class work,
at four pianos, both as to precision in
time and excellent expression, was
given by two classes.
The first consisted of the Misses Ada
line Evans, of Old Forge: Laura de
Gruchy, of Hyde Park; Lydia Hoskins,
of Taylor and Edna Levan, of Moosic,
who played Mazurka opus 164, by
Helms. The second, composed of the
Misses Genevieve Ehrgood, of Dun-
more; Ruth Tingley, of Scranton; Ethel
Watkins, of Hyde Park, and Ethel
Young, of Clark's Summit played the
Hungarian Gipsy Rondo, by Haydn.
Clara Haas, one of the most talented
children in the city, played the Valse
in Il fiat, by Merkel, a piece that is
technically quite difficult, and in re-
sponse to persistent applause she was
Obliged to repeat it,
Miss Grace Gerlock was heard in the
difficult "Kammennoi Ostrow," by
Rubinstein. Miss Gerlock is especially
gifted, and charms with her musical
touch and facle technique. Miss
Emma Bone, of Dunmore, rendered the
brilliant Caprice Espagnol,' by Mos
kowski. Miss Bone played this piece
in Tuesdays recital and it received so
much applause and after-commenda-
tion that she was asked to repeat it.
Miss Bone was vigorously encored.
Three ensemble classes of eight play
ers appeared, the last. the advanced
class, playing the celebrated March
from Tannhaueser, by Wagner.
In this recital exactly fifty-five diff
fer CT, fc
cert was one of the most notable in
many respects which the Conservatory
has given. The announcement by Pro-
fessor Pennington Of the recital next
Monday evening by Carl Faelten, the
celebrated pianist and author of the
Faelten System, was greeted with ap-
plause.