Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1906-12-17
MAINE MUSICAL NOTES.
Items Of Interest About Maine
Musicians Cleaned Here and There.


ing young vocalists in Portland. She
occupies the position Of soprano soloist
at Park Street church.
me. Society Of Cheerful Workers
"l the Biddeford Congregational par
iSh' made over $50 for the piano fund
OIL the church at their fair last week.
Miss Charlivine Blake, who spends
her summers in Bowdoinham. recently
sang duet with Albert circuit, the
famous tenor, at n lecture given in
Harvard church, Boston.
Lillian Rlauvelt, one of Names ia
nous singers. is now singing in a New
York music hall at 4 salary of 1000 a
week. She is appearing in one Of Vic
tor Herherls "The Magic Night"
W. c. Cole Of Freeport has been
chosen director of the Eidleford and
Saco Festival choruses. For the past
ten years he has made music a profess
sion, and was ut one time member
Of the Pine Street Congregational
church quartet in Lewiston.
f. W. Hanscom. the Auburn COM
poser, crganist and pianist, has re-
Gently completed Il musical setting in
quartet form. of Longfellow's 1.-THE
Reaper and the Flowers" which he has
dedicated to the Lotus Quartet of
Lewiston.
Miss Kathleen Robinson, formerly Of
Auburn ard now of SwampscOt, Mass,
recently took one of the leading wo-
mans roles in cantata given under
the auspices of the young people of the
Bethany Baptist church in that city.
The cantata given was Thomas Ander-
tons Wreck of the Hesperus."
J. Frank MacNichol of Augusta.
leader Of the local Festival chorus has
been engaged to sing two tenor solos
in the production of 1.-The Messiah"
which will be given at Portland Men
day evening. Dec. 81, they being the
Aria. Every Valley Shall Be Ex-
allied" and the recitative Comfort Ye
My People
The Ellsworth High school scholars
have organized Il chorus. The men,
bers are as follows: Carrie Russell.
Edna Springer. Phyllis Macomber,
Myrtle Monaghan. Harry Jordan,
Harry Rollins, Charlie Joy and Howard
Dunn. Jr., and Miss Bernice Eldridge
accompanist. The chorus will be en-
largad next term.
Frank Kcndric of Saco VINO is recog-
nized as one of the best violinists in the
State, is now student at BOWdOin
and his solos will be 4 feature of the
concerts by the Bowdoin musical clubs
this winter. The clubs will give con-
oerts in Bangor, Augusta. Ellsworth,
Auburn, Bath, Portland, Ear Harbor,
and many other places.
Arthur Francis George of Rockland,
the talented trombonist of the Bontuit
orchestra, has resigned his position
with that organization of which he was
a charter member. He will leave
soon for Boston, where he will enter
upon course Of study at the New
England Conservatory of Music with
the cello as his special instrument.
Nine. SChumann-Heink is singing
on h"r concert tour this season Il song
recently written for her by Kate Van
nan. Names most distinguished COM
poser. The till" of this song is "My
Need Of Thee" and those who have
heard it say thai it is one of the most
beautiful and most effective English
songs in the repertoire of this great
con,ralto.
Mrs. James IT. Gcaghan is another
former Maine girl for whom 4 great
musical career is predicted. Mrs. |
G"aghan has voice of such range and |
Sweetness that it has astonished all
who have heard her. At present she
is studying with y Boston vocalist. and
il IS thought that she will soon make
her debut as an operate star Mrs. |
GcaGhan was formerly Miss Lillian
Smith. and her voice was first heard at |
the Mt. kineo House three years ago.
AT the recent meeting of the Rich |
lnond Festival chorus at the home Of |
the director. w. III. Sturtevant, the ac-
Miss Jennie Hall was pre-
scnted with a set of hand painted pins |
and five dollar gold piece. Miss Hall. |
who is a fine pianist. was the accom-
PIANIST for the chorus during this past
year. and her work has been greatly
appreciated by all the members. AS
many members will be unable to attend |
chorus rehearsals this coming year. it |
has been thought best not to try to hold |
1 chorus in Richmond.
Friends of Miss June X. Hills of Bel
fast will be pleased to learn of the sue
cess which she is having in Boston in
musical circles, having been chosen to
assist Mr.. Louis G. E,lson. the noted
lecturer and musical critic She has
been serving for some weeks as his
substitute on the Boston transcript.
The recent write-up of the Longy Club,
by Miss Hills, a well-known Boston or
saniZation, composed of wind instru-
merits from Symphony men. was so
pleasing as to be selected by the club
10 be sent to France. Miss Hills is the
daughter Of DR.. Isaac Hills OF Belfast.
She is an excellent pianist and her re-
,ent criticism of Madame Scmbrich's !
Boston recital attracted considerable
attention.
Miss Lillian CarllSmith of Old Or
-ha:d, who gives Il song recital in Nc
Arthur auditorium. Biddeford, Tues
lay evening. starts on long concert
oar of the West and South in Janu-
iry. Miss Carlsmith has appeared as
sOloist with the Boston. New York,
Buffalo and PittsburS symphony or