Los Angeles herald., 1908-03-29

manner the ancient city with multi
tude of mighty historic associations
with the modern Rome of today, the
seat of the great Catholic hierarchy,
To students and teachers special
rates will be given and this will close
the travel series of the New Univer-
sity course.
To those who are interested in the
musical development of the greatest OIL
all arts-music-in Southern California
the coming of a remarkable personality
in any of the divisions OF musical virtu-
osity is most satisfying. There Is COM
| ing to Los Angeles Monday night at
Simpson auditorium a pianist whose
human touch is worth tons of talk,
Harold Bauer, whose playing is as re-
freshing as shower bath In August.
Bauer Is a musician for whom the
message of the composer Is a primary
consideration. There Is a violin timbre
in his touch, the warmest and most
mellow yet heard in America.
His ten fingers sing, sing in velocity
passages, chant in cantilena, and over
and above all there is a strong mental
ity, a sense of just historical values and
color sense that at times becomes
overpoWering. 1t is the Bauer OF old,
however, that Los Angeles musicians
love so we'll and who tell their students
only artist they hear during the sea-
son.
AS a program builder Harold Bauer
always has something new in his COM
position, something which will attract
and instruct, and which call for latent
resources and versatility. He now
comes back to us from remarkable
success in continental musical circles,
with a reputation as an executant OF
the first rank, and has confirmed dur
ing this tour the most flattering reports
received of his powers.
In Monday evenings program will be
found the Sonata Eroica" by McDoW-
ell. his first rendition in this city. Stu
dents and teachers rates will be given
and Bauer will prove an inexpensive
piano lesson. The program numbers
follow:
Sonata Eroica. op. 30 "F1os Return Ar
thurus," Mcdowell ds6D First. slow with
mobility; second, elf-like. as light and as
swift as possibe third, tender, longing. yet
With nassion; fourth, fierce and very fast
'0Tantasiestucke," Op. IL, Schumann QSl0-
1867 Des abends: aufschwung; Wareum; Grill
len; In der Nacht; Fabel Traumeswirren;
Ende Lied.
prelude. fugue and variations, Op. IS, Cesar
Franck- Bauer QS22-1SsO). -
Polonaise in sharp minor, Chopin Oslo-
1o4g. .,,,.,
6esranschen." (I4isz); variations upon theme
by Paganini. Brahms):
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The First Congregational orchestra
gave one of the best concerts it has
ever offered on Friday. Credit is due
Mr.. Mead for his interest and faith
full work with 1t for years and 1t shows
good results. The orchestra Is COM
plete now, forty-seven playing Friday
night The program was an interest
ing one. In the overture, Midsummer
Nights Dream the violins did fine
work.
A. S. Hobile, the either soloist is an
artist and met with such success he
was obliged to respond to an encore.
His work was appreciated. Miss Helen
Mead played the "Caprice de Concert. I"
by Terschak, receiving a double encore.
Miss Mead is one of the leading f1utists
of the west and artistic in all her work.
Miss Louise Nixon Hill was in good
voice. singing old time ballads in colo
NAL costume.
The next and last concert will be
given June s. Los Angeles is proud of
this orchestra and its able director,
Mr.. Mead.
An enthusiastic audience testified to
the success of De Chauvenet's "Rhap-
sodie Symphonic" which was played at
his concert given at the auditorium or
the Fraternal Brotherhood building
yesterday afternoon.
This is the first symphonic rhapso-
die ever written and is dedicated to M.
Paderewski The rhapsodie portrays
the dramatic conceptions as well as the
musical, and the audience was enabled
to enjoy an opera without stage effects.
The first part is entitled 1.-THE Old
World" and is written in the minor
KEY. while triumphant in it's resolute
ending is portrayed "The New World"
Nine. De Chauvenet sang Gounod's
"Serenade." Ardis Olds. who is only
IL years of age, played the Mozart
Greig "Rondo" with the cadenza and
finale by De Chauvenet. Mr.. Korn-
blum also played.