The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1904-03-17
PLEASING RECITAL BY
THE MATINEE MUSICALE
Winifred Hunter Mooney, a Fine
Pianist, Is Heard to Good
Advantage.
BEAUTIFUL SONG CYCLE

The recital at the Propylaeum yesterday
afternoon. by members of the Matinee Mu-
sicale was one that gave much pleasure to
a large audience, made up almost wholly OF
women. The first part of the programme
was rendered by Winifred Hunter Mooney,
one of the best of indianapolis pianists-a
young artist, who is quite capable of fill
ing engagements on the professional concert
platform should she ever choose TO ''go in
for musical career. Her programme was
varied and gave her an opportunity to show
her talent in different directions. A certain
virility in heavy chord passages, usually
unlocked for in the feminine touch, gave
additional charm to several of her interpre-
tations. Her programme was the following:
Sonata, Opus 2S-Allegro, Andante,
Scherzo, Rondon. ................B Beethoven
"Arabeske' and 'Traumaswirren'
........:..... ..................... .Schumann
Funeral March, from gliot" $500. Grieg
Finale, from Concerto in minor.
..-'.....'.... .......-.............Pa derewski
All of these selections were rendered with
much pianistic skill and with true under
standing of their meaning The Grieg flu
neral march was given beautiful reading
Mrs. Mooney was assisted in the Paderew-
ski number by Mrs. Jean Dunlap Glenn
who played the orchestral parts effectively
on a second piano. In this Interpretation
the young pianist showed remarkable tech
nical equipment and won deserved applause
The entire second half of the programme
was devoted to the performance of the
beautiful song cycle, Hawthorne and Law
ender"-musical settings by Fannie Snow
Knowlton to a series of charming little
poems by the late William E. Henley, the
,trI,o. a Il H. TT
sition is new to this city; In fact it was
given its first public Interpretation in Cleve-
land. o.. but a short time ago. 1t is a
very melodious work that is surely destined
10 attain great popularity. 1t might well
be given the subtitle, "A Miracle of Spring
"a line that occurs in one OF the sweet little
verses-for the gladness of the bright sun
shine and the joy of living echoes and re-
echoes throughout the poems. The compo-
sition opens with verse that sets the blood
all a-tingle:
THE wind on the wold
With sea scents and sea dreams attended,
Is winel
The air is as gold
In elixir-it takes so the splendid
Sunshine!
o. the larks in the blue,
How the song of them glitters and glances
And CLEANS.
The old music sounds new
And it's o, the wild spring and his
chances
And dreams,"
The composer has caught the spirit of
the lovely words and has welded all OF the
little poems to melodies that give them de-
lightful musical expression. The singers of
the Matinee Musicale gave the work a sue
cessful rendition under the direction of
Miss Josephine Robinson, whose rich con-
tralto was of much benefit in the concerted
portions. The programme of the song cycle
was as follows:
THE Wind on the Void" ...,~........ Chorus
The April Sky Says Low ...............
................ Miss Tutewiler and Chorus
I'm the Red April Dawn .............. Chorus
Deep in My Gathering Garden. ........
.................M Miss Sweenie and Chorus
''All in a Garden Green" ..................
Mrs. Howard. Miss Palmer, Miss Lewis,
Mrs. Rowland.
After the Grim Daylight" ...............
.....................Mis Miss Hyde and Chorus
This Is the Moon of Roses" -. Mrs. Riggs
The Time of the Silence" ............ Chorus
Inc DOWnS MISS swain
THE World of Gladness" .............. Chorus
The piano accompaniment was correctly
and sympathetically played by Mrs. Kiser.
The entertainment, on the whole, was one
of the most enjoyable ever given by the So
ciety. aside from the artists recitals under
IT'S auSDices