Los Angeles herald., 1908-10-26

me a challenge to mortal combat on
the violin.
Anent "pop'' concerts, the following
from the pen of the Scion who presides
over the editorial columns of the Mu-
sical Courier is of interest:
Hermann Klein's series of popular
Sunday afternoon concerts is provid-
ing an opportunity for artists to be
heard In New York under the proper
artistic environment. The New Ger
man theater, Madison avenue and Fif-
ty-ninth street, where the concerts
take place, is a beautiful playhouse,
with an auditorium of symmetrical di-
mensions for the presentation of cham
ber and other music at its best. Ihis
musical enterprise will prove some-
thing more than O plan to give Sunday
afternoon concerts for the musical null
titude. In the twenty eight programs
that are to follow, New Workers Will
hear many celebrated singers, pianists
and vioiinists, and they will also hear
debutants who are worthy of hear
ing. IL America Is ever to grow more
rapidly musically 1t will be through
popular concerts of this character.
Young singers and fnstrumentalists
must and ought to be encouraged, ana
it is through this enterprise that they
will be4assisted to advance In their art
All honor then to the men and women
prominent in society for lending their
support to Mr.. Klein In his endeavor.
The seat sale fog the Philharmonic
course, the Lott-Krauss series and tho
symphony concerts will be open to the
public tomorrow morning.
Manager Behymer states that al
though there are many desirable seats
left, the advance sale of last week for
former subscribers was so encouraging
that the local musical outlook is better
than ever before.
Emilio de Gogorza, the celebrated
Spanish barytone who is to be the So
loist for the first symphony event. will
render the prologue to "Pagliaccf' (Le-
oncavaila). Other program numbers
include: symphony No. 2, in A minor
apassionata, adagio. scherzo presto,
finale prestissimo. "Vorspeil" to "Lo-
hengrin" (Wagner), "Visions Fugi-
tive'' (Massenet). "Ramayana' suite.
in Ave scenes tshapleigh).
Los Angeles public is to hear quite
a number of soloists this season who
appeared at the Worcester festival and
the Maine festival, among them being
May Nuke, 'cellist; Maud Powell. vio-
lihist. Emilio de Gogorza, barytone,
and Madame Lillian Nordica.
Ellen Beach Yaw. two days after
reaching the United States, opened the
season of the Maine festival, and Adeia
Verne and Glen Hall were great favor
ties at the same event.
Frieda Langendorff. German prima
donna and dramatic contralto, spent
L cfY 70
In which she made brilliant success at
the Berlin royal opera house. Last
year her success at the Metropolitan
opera house in New York was so
marked that one critic referred to her
as "the new Schumann-Heink." She
has received offers from European man
ayers for grand opera engagements at
Lisbon, Bremen, Berlin and Schwerin,
all of which she was obliged to decline
owing to arrangements for an exten-
sive tour in America Madame Langen-
dorff sings one concert in Los Angeles
in the Philharmonic series.
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The chamber of commerce., through
the music and art committee, Is doing
much for music, art and literature in
Los Angeles and throughout the south
west. The local movement has been
instrumental In starting similar ef-
development of like interest In their
respective localities. Energetic action
Is now being taken in San Diego Long
Beach, Redlands and Fresno for a for
ward movement along popular lines
for the betterment, locally. of music,
literature and art.
The committees attempt to inaugu-
rate popular concerts for Sunday after
Moons In Los Angeles is commendable.
1t may not meet at every point with
the approval of the church federation,
but 1t certainly gives the workingman
and woman a chance to enjoy music
In connection with their Sunday rest
and outing. 1t has been suggested that
If a symphony orchestra cannot be Sc
cured a first-class band or a vocal pro-
gram OF operate. ballad and song cycle
selection at popular prices might prove
acceptable.