The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1906-12-19
EXCELLENT CONCERT.
Washburn Music School PIeases a
Large Audience.



An interesting event in local musical
circles was the Christmas concert
given by the Wash burn music school
last night in the college chapel on
which occasion the orchestra and
chorus organized azad~-directed by Mr.
talfdan Jebe. the new teacher of VIC
lin, made its first public appearance
The audience which the filled the
chapel was delighted with the per
Torrance of both organizations. The
orchestra includes eighteen pieces
all strings-and gave a really master
ful performance of the good but I'M
pretentious compositions attempted
GTiuck s Overture to Iphigenia in Aulis,
a Bach Gavotte and a Military march
by Schubert. The youthful players
showed excellent training and gave
the numbers with precision, taste and
feeling. MIR. Jebe is a gifted and in
spring conductor and it is remarkable
what he has been able to accomplish
with his little band, still lacking both
wood and brass. and composed alto
gether of amateurs, youthful for the
most part whom he has had under his
direction for but a few short weeks.
The difficulties of organizing this
nucleus of an orchestra in Topeka
may easily be imagined. Some of the
players are working people often busy
in the evenings as we'll as all day and
rehearsals have not been held without
obsta of all sorts. But in spite of
these discouragem Mr.. Jebe has
succeeded in getting together a prom
Using little orchestra and their per
Torrance last night was not only
creditable, but, all things considered,
wonderful There can be no doubt
that, If properly encouraged, Mr.. Jebe
will realize his ambition to build I'D
an excellent symphony orchestra in
Topeka. If the people of the town and
state realize what this would mean to
western artistic interests surely they
would do everything possible to aid
Mr a
Limited as his material is he proved
last night that he can do wonders
with 1t and If his orchestra is proper
~ ratrCnized it may certainly be ex-
peeted to grow into the biggest and
best thing. musica1Iy, in Kansas.
The mixed chorus which also sang for
the first time in public last night IS
composed Of fifty-five voices. There are
not enough basses and tenors, but the
women's voices are excellent and the
chorus sang splendidly a Christmas can
tata, THE Message of the STAR Hunt
ington- Woodman. Mr.. Jebe directs the
chorus also and gets more music out of
it than the average conductor will give
with twice as many voices. Mrs. Sigrid
Lunde Souther and Mrs. Florence Fox
Thacher, both of the Washburn faculty,
sang the solo parts. They were also on
the programme for solo numbers, Mrs.
Thacher singing a Christmas song by
Mario and Mrs. SOuther one by Gounod-
Mrs. Souther was at her best last night
and strengthened the excellent impress
sions she has made on former occasions
She has an exquisite voice, unusual in
volume and range and of compelling
sweetness in all its tones and she sings
artistically and with fine dramatic effect
One Of the best numbers on the pro-
gramme was the Chopin Concerto in E
minor for two pianos played by Mr.. ALT
KIingenberg and Mrs. F. c. Wilm. both
of the faculty, the former dean of the
school of fine arts and instructor of
piano and the latter an assistant plano
teacher. Mrs. Wilm played the Ro-
nance NOV ment. with the orchestral
parts on the second piano by Mr.. King
enberg, and the brilliant finale was
played by Mr.. Klingenberg with Mrs.
Wilm at the second piano. It was a su-
perb number. Mr.. Klingenbergs must
cianship is we'll known in Topeka now
and his appearance in concert is always
an occasion of uncommon interest. For
breadth dignity and intellectually of
ton. and perfect execution he
is not surpassed by any pianist in this
or neigh boring states and every time he
plays in public the discerning realize
again how fortunate Washburn college |
is in the services of an artist of his quail
ity
Mrs Wins piauistic talents are not |
so well known here. for she is a COM /.