Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-04-10
The Musical w ord

Usually five to ten years elapses be-
tween the visits of the great musical
organizations who dominate the east
in travelling to the Pacific coast.
1t is now over five years since Wal
ter Damrosch and his Metropolitan
opera company visited Los Angeles
under the management of L. f. Belly
mer, and 1t is a welcome announcement
to the lovers of good music to learn
that the Damrosch organization of
sixty pieces and several soloists will
play this city for two evenings and a
matinee during the week of May IL.
Madame Nilsson de Mosse, the New
York soprano; Alexander Saslavasky,
violin soloist, and Henry Bremsen,
cellist are among the artists who will
appear at the various concerts as
soloists.
Arrangements are being made for a
Russian evening, an Italian evening
and an afternoon devoted to symphony
work. The school children are to have
an opportunity to be present at the
matinee. Several choral organizations
have already applied for the privilege
of singing with the Damrosch people.
The Chicago Symphony orchestra. the
organization that Mr.. Behymer intends
offering during the week of April 10,
was organized by Charles Beach in
1899, with Adolph Rosenbecker as con-
ductor. Sixty concerts were given in
! the United States, followed by tour
throughout Canada So successful were
these festivals a spring festival tour
was made next season, extending from
Montreal, Canada, to San Antonio,
Tex.
| Since that time eight annual tours
have been made by this organization,
and the three-day musical festivals of
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| City and Galveston have become known
| for their musical excellence and great
| financial and artistic results
| In Canada the Chicago Symphony
orchestra has filed many engagements
and each year fills a series of twelve
| concerts in a "Cycle of British music
festivals" extending from Halifax to
Vancouver, under the direction of SIT
Alexander Mckenzie.
The orchestra Is now arranging its
ninth season, and another tour to the
| Pacific ocean has been arranged.
The conductor this season is the same
as last year, Adolph Rosenbecker. The
organization will number sixty-tWo
artists. Four vocalists will add to the
strength of the organization, among
| them being Arthur Middleton.
| Mrs. Plummer, one of the best So
| pranos in Los Angeles, a good musician
and a charming woman, anticipates
spending the summer in the east.
A piano recital by the pupils of Miss
Elizabeth Jordan will be given at the
Ebell, 1919 South Figueroa street, on
Monday night.
Two well selected and carefully pre-
pared programs will be given by Miss
Olga Steeb in Blanchard hall tonight
and Saturday matinee. This season $
appearance of this young pianist Will
be enthusiastically welcomed by her
many friends and music lovers gener-
ally, for her audiences are assured
most enjoyable and artistic entertain
ment The program tonight is:
Organ fantasle and fugue in q minor (tran-
| scription for piano by Liszt), (Bach-LiszD.
| Caprice sur les airs de ballet, D'Alceste in
MINOR (Gluck Saint saens).
Sonata tragica in G minor: First, large
maestoso; second, motto allegro; third largo
con maesta; fourth allegro eroico, (MacDow-
| elD.
! Berceuse (HenselN.
Dance of the Gnomes," sposalizio in L
| major Uiszt).
Etude op. "a. No /, in fiat major On
| McszkowskD.
The other End
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