The San Francisco call., 1908-10-19

Yesterday afternoon at the half hour
concert given in the Greek theater. Sns
played for her principal number saint
Saens' concerto in G. minor. opus %
Warren ID. Allen played the transcribed
orchestral part on second piano
At the last concert of the series in
the Greek theater Saturday night the
sensation was the singing Of Miss Mar
celia Spencer. who has just returned
from Germany, where she has been
studying with Madame Gadskis only
teacher. Frau Schroeder ChalOupka-
Those who heard the young woman say
she has fulfilled the promise her voice
and temperament gave when Madame
Gadski heard her sing two years ago
and arranged for her to study under
the guidance of her own teacher.
1t is announced by the music commit
tee of the university that the concerts
under Paul SteindOrff proved sufficient
ly profitable to Justify their renewal
next spring
Samuel Adelstein's mandolin orches-
ira is preparing for recital to be
given in the near future. The program
will comprise arrang gements from
French and Italian classics for mando-
lin and lutte and some compositions by
leading European writers dedicated to
Adelstein.
ity as well as an expert. on the. man
doIin and his concerts are notable In
their devotion to the better class OF
music. which is not usually attempted
by organizations OF this kind. The
works of Beethoven. Mendelssohn.
Saint-Saens, Verdi, Rossini and other
masters in music are produced with
authentic musical results.
Among the members who will par
tieipate in the forthcoming concert
are: Z
Mrs c. J. Bauer Mrs. c. W. smith
Mrs. f.. Forbes Miss Florence Marvin
Miss Edythe Foster Miss Florence Magnin
Mrs. r. W. Murphy Miss Emma Noonan
Miss Lois Bolton
Miss Mollie Pratt is pianist and ac-
cOmpanist.
DIR. Heinrich Rousseau. formerly OF
this city, has located permanently in
Seattle. He was accompanist for Nine
Calve during one of her tours. Dr.
Rousseau is pupil of Godowsky and
Leschetitzky and a graduate OF the
royal conservatory OF Leipzig.
Gino severi. violinist. has returned
TO San Francisco after vacation OF
several months spent in Italy.
Max Fielder is the new director OF
the Boston symphony orchestra. He
diners from all or his predecessors eX-
cept HenscheI in the fact that he is
not an Operatic conductor. but has been
identified from the beginning of his
musical career with concert giving.
Paur. Nikisch. Muck and Gericke were
conductors of opera before going to
Boston
Biographical data has it that Fielder
was born in Zittau. Saxony, in 1859. AT
the age of II he became classmate at
Leipzig of his predecessor in the BOs-
ton orchestra DR.. Karl Muck AS a
youth il was FiedIer's ambition to be-
come a great pianist. but an injury TO
one of his arms dispelled that possibii-
ity. Two years after graduating he
became the chief professor Of the plano
in the Hamburg conservatory, where he
remained until his recent engagement
to direct Major Higginson's prOteges.
Succeeding Won Bernuth as director -
the conservatory in 1884. he organissA
the Fielder concerts, Of which se'
ries was annually given-since 1901
in combination with the Philharmonic
society.
Pablo Sarasate. the famous viOliniSt,
who died September 20 at Biarritz. be-
queathed his priceless Stradivarius to
the Paris conservatory Besides this
instrument. he possessed six others or
great value.