Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1907-02-18
MAINE MUSICIANS
A Glance At What is Happening ir
Musical Circles.

the title of the latest song composed
by George Hodges OF Sangerville.
Miss Susie Campbell is planning on
going to Boston. where she will take
up the study of certain lines of music.
Miss Beatrice Orr Of Portland has
gone to Boston where she will pursue
a course in music at the William Whit
ney school.
Harry Waite, the tenor singer Of St
Luke's cathedral. Portland, will be the
soloist at the Cyrus Cole Memorial
church. Sunday afternoon, Feb. "a.
Miss Lucia MacGregor who has been
a student at the New England Con-
servatory Of Music, Boston, during the
past year has returned to her home in
PASSPORT.
The Bowdoin Glee Club will make Il
long trip this week giving concerts at
Bangor, Bar Harbor, Ellsworth, Old
Town and Augusta. The Augusta con-
cert will be given Saturday evening
Feb. %.
Miss Eva Mayo, daughter of Sheriff
B. H. Mayo Of Ellsworth has returned
from Boston, where she had been
studying music at the Conservatory
and will remain home during spring
and summer.
An orchestra has been formed in
Waldoboro composed Of the following:
Mrs. Geo. Oliver. piano; George T.
Oliver. first violin: Mrs. Cora B.
Walter. second violin; Nelson E.
Shuman. fiat cornet; G. 3. Walter.
baritone; Irwin Morse, clarinet.
A new song entitled Loves Melody"
has JUS been issued by the American
Music Co.. the words of which We're
written by Noah V. Barker Of the
Kicker Classical Institute at Houlton,
and the music by Miss Lena Lord, q
former teacher al that institution.
John l.. Shaw, who has just died in
Portland. was one of the best of
Names old-time singers. He was
born in 1926, was for Is years city
messenger, was captain of Portlands
first steam fire engine company, and at
the time OF the great fire in 1866 was
a member of the city board of fire
engineers. He sang in many church
choirs. taught music many years and
figured prominently in local musical
productions.
Alter serving as conductor of the
portland Cecilia society for 81 years
ana raising a fund of $4,000 as an
endowment Benjamin J. Lang has an
hounced to the members his intention
Oh retiring at the end of the present
concert season. Mr.. Lang is now SO
years OF age. He was the moving
spirit in the organization of the Cecil,
V.
direction since it was founded. in 1874
anu every year since that time he has
cohducted the concerts of the society
sNeh TOUR times year. He has also
conducted the Handel and HAYDN
society and the Apollo club.
portland is justly proud OF Miss An
su@tc Helene Schumacher. whose ,;nIen-
did work in the musical line is widely
recognized and which has won n,uci,
praise for her during the past few
years. Miss Schumacher was horn in
Portland. but is OF German parertaea
and inherts the love for her art from
long lin" of musical ancestors. A.
Ter graduating from, the Portland JIiob
school, she taught for several wears at
the same time keeping up her musical
Stu.i1cs, and she also sang in the choir
Oh the New Jerusalem and Congress
street Methodist churches. Later she
was made teacher of music and T., m
herself for her work has been eradu-
ated from the American Institute of
Normal Methods in Boston and of
New York and has studied with Thorn
as Topper. editor of the Musician. har
mony with Leo Lewis: arpeggio work
with Samuel W. Cole of the New Enc
land Conservatory: methods with lem
ME Thomas of the Thomas Traininn
school of Detroit and song interprato-
ton with Jessie Gaynor of Chicago.
Through her influence at the Deerin-
High school an orchestra has been or
ganized.
The Stetson family of Brunswick is
wen known IN musical circles through
out the state There are six bows
ana three girls. and Of these, Albert
Is drummer in the Second Cavalry
band IN Washington. d. c.. Harold.
who Is now in New York, played first
alto In the college band while at Bow
doin college; Robert. tho youngest
brother. has a soprano voice and oc-
casionally sings in concert. while an
other brother is 4 member Of the Bath
band. Still another brother, John.
plays the drum in tho Bowdoin College
band. Miss Aimee Stetson is n violin
list. having begun the study of that in
Strument about ten years ago. She
also sings contralto in uuartatte at
the Cnivers;llist church in brunswick.
Miss Evelyn Stetson plays the cello
anG also sings soprano at the High
street Congregational church in Au-
burn. which position she has held for
three years. She has taken part in
various musical productions and is
much sought after. She is also mem
Der of 4 trio. which she organized. AMI
of which her sister Aimee is a member.
Both Miss Aimee and Miss Evelyn arc
graduates of the Brunswick High
school and are both teachers in the
primary school in that town.
Among the many young talented mt
Sicians in Maine is John Y. Scruton Of
Lewiston. Mr.. Scruton began tho
study of the piano at the age of eight
years. and since that time has been
before the public 4 great deal of the
time. He is a member of the Tracy
nrarafin MI in