The Detroit times., 1908-01-11

sang two songs at the meeting held
Thursday noon In the Packard Motor
Co.'S building. Allen Gilbert played
her accomplishments.
Frank Parker, baritone soloist In
st. Johns Episcopal church and well.
known concert singer, has been Ell
gagged to sing In the Hotel Metropolis
Saturday nights during the remainder
OF the season.
Albert Gregorwich Janpolski the
Russian baritone. will. give the second
evening concert OF the series arranged
ny the Tuesday Musicale. Tuesday
evening, in the Church of Our Father.
Mrs. Boris l.. Ganapol will act as ac-
companist.
Miss Ida Thorley, who for the past
few months has been singing In the
Trumbull-ave. Presbyterian church,
and previously TO that at the Cass-
ave. Baptist. has been engaged as con-
tralto soloist in the choir of the West
minister Presbyterian church. Miss
Thorley Is pupil OF Mrs. n. j. Corey.
Miss Stoddard will have charge of
the musical program TO be given in
the meeting OF the ID. A. r., In the
Century building, Thursday morning,
Jan. 16. Those who will participate
In the program are Mrs. Cragg, Miss
Schroeder. Mrs. Leete. Miss Eliza.
beth Bennett and Miss Lizzie r. Cook
An artist concert will be given n
SYSTEMATICALLY haiEM Monday evees.ts
by Miss Ida -Thorley- eontraltn+ Ar
thur Russell, basso: Miss Nellie Gou-
cher, accompanist, and Miss Minnie
Bromley, apolloist. Miss Thorley will
sing Sargeant's BLOW, Blow, Thou
Winter Wind" and "A Dream" by
Bartlett, and Mr.. Russell, "A Snow
Flake" by Cowen; Loves Spring
tide Hammond. and Honor and
Arms" from Samson, by Handel.
Harold Bauer the Russian pianist,
gave recital Friday evening In the
Church OF Our Father under the aus
plces of the Detroit Conservatory Of
Music, a good-sized audience being
present. Bauer displayed his musi-
cianship throughout the evening. al
though the program was ont divers
flied enough to make 1t as enjoyable
as ii otherwise might have been. His
playing Is virile and technically splen-
did, and he Is unusually free from the
mannerisms that so often detract from
an artist. The program opened with
the Mcdowell sonata eroica, and in
cluded numbers from Schumann
Cesar Franke-Bauer, Moor and
Brahms.
AS has been generally reported. the
position of director OF the Warsaw
Conservatory OF Music has been Of
fered to Paderewski and accepted by
him. Thus the conservatory will have
at its head its most distinguished liv-
ing son, and next to Chopin, the great
est pupil IL ever gave to the world.
II, is expected that with Paderewski
as It's director the conservatory Will
make great strides forward. Under
the present arrangement Paderewski
is to give three months each year to
active duties, six weeks In the spring
and six weeks in the autumn, and be
will assume his duties, next fall. II
was at the conservatory that the great
pianist studied as youth. and later
opportunity of going to Warsaw again
and looks forward to his work with
much interest.
The Fine Arts society held meet
ing Thursday night in the Century
building and the members enjoyed
splendid program. Cart Melchers, the
Detroit artist, who has won recogni-
ton not only In this country. but In
Europe, and who Is an honorary mem
Der of the society, was present. The
program included THE Persian Gar
den,' by quartet consisting of Mrs.
w. A. Spitzley, Mrs. Farrand Lewis.
David Duggan and Sam I. Slade. with
Mrs. Mark Stevens at the piano; vio-
lin solo by Mrs. Laura Wapples Nc
Mullen, Miss Daisy Findlater. accom-
PIANIST; two French songs by Miss
Gladys Newberry. Miss Lydecker ac-
companist: DR.. w. A. Spitzley sang
two songs from the opera Tom
Jones'" and Miss Clara Dyar read
paper on Artistic Detroit" The pro-
gram concluded with comic rendi-
ton by the Fine Arts orchestra OF
THE Sleigh Ride"
The climax of Detroit's musical sea-
will be Jan. 2S, when the Boston Sym
phony orchestra will make itst. third
annual visit to Detroit, giving. the
third concert of the present series OF
the Orchestral association. It WILL be
source Of great qualification to local
music lovers to know that they Will
have the privilege OF hearing this
oraataef NJ ALI orchaatras led once by
the distinguished DR.. Karl Muck. IL
was through the influence OF Mrs.
Muck that this was made possible.
When the kaiser permitted leave OF
absence to Dr. Muck for last season,
he said It could be for only one. But
Mrs. Muck enjoyed her season 10
America so much that she had not
nearly seen the country as she desired,
and made especial appeal herself TO
the kaiser for one more years leave
of absence, which request he gracious
ly granted. STIMULATING. however, that
IL must be the last. DIR. Muck's pro-
gram will be a fine one, containing
the ever popular Pastoral symphony
by Beethoven. which alone ought to
attract q full house; ia Patrie Over.
ture," by Bizet; THE Merry Franks
of Till Eulenspiegel." by Richard
Strauss, and Chabrier's "Rhapsodie
Espana.'
The morning concert OF the Tuesday
Musicale, given In the home OF Mrs
Newberry, No. 4s3 Jeffersonlave.
Tuesday. was one OF the interestine
events OF the week. The program oil