The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1906-10-07

ESROM the standpoint of enjoyment,
education, or art, the Apollo club
40 concerts at the Auditorium the
coming season will in all probab ility
rival in Importance those Of any similar
organization in the country. The
great impetus given the musical life Of
Minneapolis and the northwest by the
years is we'll known. The magnitude
of the stride forward being taken was
illustrated at the first rehearsal, when
twenty-seven voices were accepted
nearly as many as constituted the en-
tire club originally. The augmenting
of the club, and the giving of the con-
certs in music hall, will make possible
three programs surprising in excellence
and attractiveness all former attempts.
Apollo club from season to season has
been continuous. Under the leader
ship of H. s. Woodruff, the present
musical director, an esprit du corps ex-
lists which makes possible the best
choral results.
The augmenting of the active mem
bership now in progress has made pos
sible the admission Of much promising
talent. The personnel Of the club at
present is as follows:
Tenors-George o. Brown Thomas H. Cham
bers C. T. Daubach, ]. G. McKercher Thomas
G. MeCracken, John Norman, F. R. Wilson, O.
L. Edwards, Dayton Elliott, w. A. Tucker, R.
McLaird, J. B. Gorman George Buckingham,
George c. Roberts, P L. Roberts, J. E. Clifford,
d. G. Black, H. A. Smith, George L. Lavayra,
G. Il. Douglas, F. J. Probst, Sydney Morse, r.
B. Walter, A. W. Green, Charles Kopp, DR..
Brimmer, Paul Cooke, q. T.. Colum, G. B.
Eustis, E. W. Fletcher, 7. t. JONES' ]. Roy
kivits, W. s. Langley, H. W. Malcolm, r. W.
Maxfeld, G.. NJ. Odell, L. NJ. Pugh, F. NJ Rut-
ten, P. S. Saunders, H. A. Stuart A. R. Van
Dyke, W. B. Gross Kopf, Charles A. Kyle, P.
F. Bunce. R. G. Smythe George F. Langworthy,
Boyles.
Chambers, r. G. Cargin, W. H. Card, B. NJ.
Ferguson, A. G.. Furber, E. F. Hedman, F. NJ.
Joyce. G. H. Lugsdin, F. r. Mason, NJ. L. Nc
Intyre, +. w. Newcombe, J. H. Plum, r. E.
SERVER, W. P. Smith, C. F. Struck, H. E. Wood,
r. w. McKusick, Barton Twitchell, S. l. Wright,
L. b. Fisher, J. j. Grady, G. D. Westphal, F.
l. Clark. Norman Thoen, J. A. Hunter. E. L.
Rocks, A. II. Conary, Wilkins, H. c. Loomis, J.
j. Sampson, W. II. Bingham, 1. D. Cooper, c.
E. Hasey, H. R. Holmes, W. 3. johnson, P. E.
Long, H. Il. London, A. E. Mclean, Raymond
Robertson, R. o. Simmons, A. w. Selover, x.
w. VanderVoort, G. l.. Whitney, G. w. Harsh,
c. A. Marshall, F. H. Folbes, c. E. Sanford, A.
NJ. Torelle, A. S. Smith, Charles Gale, A. A.
George, A. O. e. Hawksett, A. W. Eddy, T. A.
Woods, w. W. Norton, G. Dewitt Hedding.
Much benefit has recently been de-
rived from a closer relationship with
the foremost male voice clubs of east
ern cities, with which a continued cor
respondence is kept up. Among these
are the Apollo club Of Boston Philhar-
monte society and Arion society of New
York, Apollo club of Brooklyn, Men
delsshon club Of Cincinnati, and Men
delsshon club of Chicago. In planning
the club programs for the coming sea-
son and in the choice of assisting art
lists much valuable information was
obtained thru this medium. .> e
The concerts for the coming season
will be given Nov; 80, Jan. rs and
April 9. While the list of engage
ments is not entirely complete, the ap-
pearance Of Ossip Gabrilowitsch, the
distinguished Russian pianist, who is
well known to music lovers Of the
United States, is announced. He has
made two concert tours in America,
and achieved such success as is seldom
accorded an artist.
"A compatriot Of Gabrilowitsch who
will be heard with the Apollo club is
Alexander Petschnikoff, Russia's great
est violinist, who is universally ac-
knowledged as the "Poet Of the
I Violin.'
B Among the young American sopranos
who are reaching the pinnacle Of fame,
none probably has developed so rapidly
in the last few years as Corinne Rider
Kelsey. Altho newcomer, Rider
Kelsey has gained an enviable reputa-
ton among the leading sopranos, and is
undoubtedly today one of the finest
concert sopranos Of the present time.
All who have heard her. among whom