The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-10-01
THE OPENING SEASON.

3in full swing. To realize how big Min
sneapolis is getting to be and how i'm
sportant it is as a musical center, it is
i but necessary to run over the musical
organizations most prominent in the
public gaze. The Thursday Musical,
the Philharmonic club, the Apollo club,
the Symphony orchestra, the Park band,
the Orpheus club, the Kjerulf club,
the Wennerberg male chorus and mixed
chorus, the University band and the
! Glee and Mandolin club, and last but |
mot least in the hearts of the people,
the Journal Cadet band and Newsboys'
band. Indeed the list might be ex-
a goodly number of church, Sunday
school and private orchestras and many
choral organizations, all of which con-
tribute their quota to the whole result.
The musical department. of the uni
versity proper, is also in fourishing
condition. It is under the immediate
care of Carlyle NJ. Scott, who reports
his classes full to Overlooking and
great enthusiasm being manifested in
grams will be arranged during the
year, to be given in chapel Fridays.
Among the teachers, the universal re-
port is that work is flourishing and
that the season will be busy one.
The Big Choruses.
The two big choral organizations of
complish great things during the win
ter. Manager Collins of the Philhar-
monte club is getting everything into
shipshape condition, and the first con-
cert of the season will be given at the
Auditorium Nov. 8. A much larger
guaranty fund has been subscribed this
year than last, and a large list of pa
trOnS has QUran6 IN stand for
the big chorus. Not only will the Phil
harmonic club get into the swim, but
the Minneapolis orchestra will also be
heard in concert as last year, both Or
gaanii;zattiionss being under the dlre 7:l on
that Charles W. Clark, the famous
barytone, formerly of Chicago, but
later of Paris, will be heard here with
the club.
H. S. Woodruff and the Apollo club
have already been doing some fine work
SRape sad viii GIVE live fp Usual three con
certs during the season, At, the first
concert will be given Foote s "Fare
we'll of Hiawatha," with big, varied
program. The date. is fixed for Nov.
%, and Nine. wellington, an English
soprano of note, will be soloist.o At
lotts Caconda as soloist, will be, given
Bruch' s "Friti of,'' with the orchestra.
The last concert will introduce the ia
nous boy violinist Thaddeus Rich, who
is now but 10, and who five years ago
was great prodigy in Berlin. Nine.
Freda Slender. soprano, with an i'm
ms,n3se repertory and eH great ryog3;H sh
singer and has not been heard here.
The johnson School.
The johnson School of Music, Oratory
and Dramatic Art is commencing its
eighth season, with all departments un.
usually full. The piano departments are
under the care Of Gustavus johnson and
charge of the organ instruction. and
Mrs. Maude Adams Waterman, Miss Ed,
aah F. Hall and Harry E. Phillips care
Cor the vocal department. Mr.. and Mrs
Charles M. Holt are at the head OF the
oratorical department. Several plays
! will be given during the year, as wei!
! as number of recitals. The annua!
I faculty concert will occur this month.
Thursday Musical. ..
= The Thursday Musical season will
omen with a reception to be given at the
First Unitarian church next Thursday
evening, at which time the invited
quests Of the club will be entertained
with an ''Evening of Spanish Song by
Signora Tibbets. This will be a decided
novelty and will be greatly enjoyed. .,
The regular season of the Musical vii
open Thursday morning, Oct. 26, wher
tie work mapped out for the winter
will be commenced. This will include
an exhautive study Of the "Nibelunge1
Ring preparatory to the coming of thu
Savage grand opera company, winch VII
present the "Valkyries this season
The club will also take up the stud,
of the entire "song form,' from tn
simple "folk song. to. the elaborate
operate arias, distinguished as "ar
song"
The ladies will give the usual mum
Der of "treats' during the season, am
while arrangements have been made TO
seine of them, they have not yet bee1
completed, and announcements will b
made later. The examination of appli
cants for active membership in tn
musical will occur Oct. 10 and name
may be handed in to the committee a
the musicals rooms in the Metropoli
tan Music company building. Mrs
Floyd S. mickey is this years pres1
dent and is working with vigor to max
"a. this the best season the musical ha
'SeTer enjoyed.
IVY, n Northwestern Conservatory.
~ Perhaps no organizations in the cit,
9A > more 10 uoHelOp Gue uuSlCdl Gull I'LL
L the city, than the different conserva
ry prizes. The Northwestern Conservator,
S the oldest Of these, and for twenty
r,ne years has been fighting music IS bat
Ties. In its corps Of teachers have beer
numbered many who have since wo1
" fame. It opens the year with full
attendance and a strong faculty. It
lp new home, which it occupies this week
~ is at the Studio Arcade on Nicolle
~ avenue near Eighth street.
II The piano department is under the di
rection Of Clarance A. Marshall, as ar
- all its departments, but this departing
i has been reinforced by the addition .
| Karl e. Thunberg, an eastern pianist
The organ, voice, and violin sections O
the school are all ably cared for.
The Cecilian Studios.
The Cecelian Studios on the fifth floc
of the Century building, are organize
: along lines different. from other school
cache teacher is independent altho a
4 are associated together. J. Victor Der,
s quist has charge Of the piano and orga
. departments. Macmillan Dick wi
/, head the violin school, while D. Alvi
3 Davies takes charge Of the vocal schoo
! The season is opening up vigorously.
s 4 The University Band.
B. A. Rose, director of the Unive
sity band, has been more than please
and not a little puzzled with the 81
uation regarding the "U' band fl
: the present season. It will have MOI
than twenty new members, many
whom are excellent men. The outloc