The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1905-04-15
MUSIC

64 Inc laSC musical evening VI Tue
Teachers club course will be the cham
Der music concert of the Kneisel quartet
Monday evening in the First Baptist
church. Theodore Thomas was sub
scriber to the season Of concerts given
this winter in Chicago by the quartet
and in writing for his tickets took oc-
casion to ay:s'The string quartet rep
the art Of music There are only three
frst-rank organizations in the world
who devote their time exclusively to the
cultivation of this branch. The Knei-
sci quartet is one Of them and the only
one in America. -
Minneapolis is almost wholly depend
emit upon the Kneisels for it's knowledge
of great chamber music, for there are
very few even adequate chamber music
organizations.
The program for the Minneapolis con-
cert includes: Beethoven quartet in
fat major, op 10, No. s; Pietro Loea-
G. A. Dubussy, from quartet in G.
minor, OPP. 10; Andantino doucement ex-
pressif; Hugo Wolf Italienische
serenade; Haydn, quartet in D major,
op. rs, No. 5.
The magnificent Kimball organ which
is being placed in the Auditorium will
be dedicated May 4, by CASTOR Dethier,,
compositions, which have been played
by the leading local organists at re-
citals, have made his name well known
and the opportunity to hear him will
be awaited with delight. For SO young
a man Mr.. Dethier has achieved extra
ordinary success. He will not be thirty
years old until Wednesday but he is
everywhere acknowledged as master
of the organ.
When Guilmant, the great French
organist. was asked to select an organist
for st. Francis Xavier 8 church of New
Dethier, who was then only nineteen
years old. Mr.. Dethier has remained
with this church ever since and has
established reputation as organist
second to none in the country. He has
been called upon to play nearly every
large organ in. the country and it is
especially gratifying that the Mime
apolis organ is to have so great mas
ter to first reveal its beauties. The
Philharmonic club will assist in the
program and the great organ! will fur
nish the accompaniment.
Addison Madeira, the. popular
barytone Of the Westminster church
choir, will give a recital in the First
April rs. Mr.. Madeira will be assisted
by Claude Madden, violinist, and
Madam Alexander Fahnestock, pianist.
The first part of the program will be
":Enoch Arden" with the Strauss set
ting will be given for the second part.
Altho Mr.. Madeira has been in the city
several years this will really be his
first appearance in concert work and
the announcement will be heard with
men will act as patronesses. They are
Mines. Thomas Lowry, E. l.. Carpen-
ter, J. 8. McLain, j. S. Porteous, J. s.
Bell, J. B. Gilfllan, s. A.. Harris, C. G.
Weber. William Donaldson, II. G.
Wsas d. Rar'yM '0n es,os Charles
ter, John W. Thomas, G. s. Cairns,
Charles G. Bovey, G: s; Fay, Charles T,
Thompson, A. NJ. Clerihew, w. N. 'Por:
teous, Miss Nellie Hefelfnger and
Miss Constance Osborn, who has been
Ill 50 long, has so far recovered that
she is able to appear in concert again
She is planning to carry. on the work
which she began, with Mrs. Lillian H
Wakefield before her health failed an ad
the Tennyson- Strauss melodrama
"Enoch Arden" this spring. IN
The Ladies Aid society of the Grace
Presbyterian church has engaged Miss
Osborn; and Mrs. Wakefield to presen;t
20, in the church. Those Of Miss 'Os
born g friends who have enjoyed he
artistic piano work in the past, AM
who wish to welcome her back to tn
concert platform in this, her initial ap
pearance otter her long illness, can Sc
cure tickets Of Mrs. Stewart Gamble
1928 Girard avenue s.
The University Glee and Mandoli,
clubs have added several members t.
both organizations in anticipation Q
the concert which will be given in tn
GUS departments Of the college are al
represented. The fraternities will hav
their share also, for they have alread
made arrangements to have sections re
served for their representatives. Til
following well-known women have cor
/ Cyrus Northrop, Thomas Lowry, Wi
! liam Donaldson, Frank T. Heffelfnge
/ F. L. McVey, E: E. Nicholson, F.
Jones, w. NJ: Liggett, J. s. Bell,
Z. Hull, F. M. Joyce, G. T. Thompson
+. ID. Passmore, $. A. Harris, F: G. Va
Dusen, O. @. Wyman and H. G.. Harr
son.
! Carlo Fischer, who has been playin
with the Cincinnati Symphony orche
| ira, for the past ten weeks, will retur
I IOuOITOW. VNT. FISCHER WILL remain
| the city only short time, as he leave
1 May 10 fol. three weeks tour with til
/ Chicago Symphony orchestra, at til
i end Of which he will be Joined by Mr.
4 Fischer and they will 60 to California
4 fill engagements in San Francisco, Ii
4 Angeles, San Diego and Coronad
/ Beach. :'s.
Z The Cincinnati orchestra gave il
/. closing concert last week with Ysaye
I soloist. Mr.. Fisher writes that tt
violinist was tremendous success an
Il encore after encore was demanded. TT
h climax came when Ysaye asked permi
i sion Of the concertmeister to lead tt
Il orchestra in the prelude of the HMei
4 tersinger.' 1t was the first time j
u his career that he ever did such thin
4 In speaking of it Cincinnati pap
I humorously states that the entire Q
\ chestra is subject to fine for playir
i with musician who does not belong |
the union and that if the fines wei
II levied they would amount to $4,000.
+, Mrs. Maud Ulmer Jones will lea,
I April "a for Seattle, where she will sir
i April % in the Grand operahouse f,
4 the Ladies' Musical club Mrs Jon,
Il will assist Miss Gertrude Sans Souci
Il an organ recital in st. Marks churc
! Seattle, May 8, and she will be ava
until May 10.
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