New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1908-12-06
STUDIO NOTES.

A pupils recital was held at the wirtz Piano
School, NO 120 West Path street. last Friday even
ing. Among those who appeared were Albert Roe
hermann. Marion Hubbard. May Markham, Mil
dred Ellis Hazel Ware Margaret Kitchelt. Mae
Syrnes and Adolph Roemermann
Miss Louise Biggers contraIto who IL pro-
fessional pupil of Mrs Severn. gave an interesting
recital at the Severn studios No. 131 West 18th
street on November 30 before large audience
Her assistants were Belle Fenton. pianist, and
REM Herbert, a twelve-year-old vioInist, VINO
made good impression.
At the thirty-hfth anniversary OF the First Re-
formed Episcopal Church. Madison avenue ana
18Th street. last Wednesday evening. IN the ehurcn
parlors, Miss May Johnston, a pupil OF MISS anna
NJ schrmer of No 147 West list street. sang ''Du
Dist vie cine Blume.' by R. schumann
T. Godfrey Scott. Buhrrnan. a pupil of william C.
Carl and a graduate OF the Guilmant Organ
School, will give free organ recital IN the
Morningside Presbyterian Church. Morningside
avenue and 122d street, tomorrow evening, at $40
o'clock. Mr.. Buhrman has recently been appointed
organist and chormastsr of the Morninsside
Church.
The sacred cantata The Crusaders" by Henry
Hiles. Mus Doc. Oxon., will be rendered by choir
and soloists with orchestral instruments, this
afternoon at o'clock at the Church OF the Incar-
nation Madison avenue and 18th street. The mu-
sic will be under the direction OF ". r Hedden-
At Hermann Klein's Sunday pop" which VIII
take place this afternoon at the German Theatre.
Madison and 6sth street. Miss Josephine
Swickard Will sing Rose. vie bist du'' (Spohr).
"Sterne NIT den goldnen Fussehen'' (Franz). and
"Sei mir gegrisst'' (Schubert).
Nine. Abbie Clarkson Totten. whose studio is at
No. s25 Central Park West. Thanksgiving
placed entertainments for both afternoon and
evening. Several OF her pupils took part in turn,
among them Master Archie and Miss Kathryns
Waller who entertained with several plano duets
and solos. They will also appear at Nine. Tot
tens concert to be given at the Waldorf-Astoris
tomorrow evening.
Ada Landon Hand. IT is said. has the distinction
of being the only woman leader of orchestra OF
in this city. The LanGon Orchestra has been
reorganized. and is composed entirely OF French
musicians. and hereafter will be known The
Landon CFrench Artists Orchestra" The orches-
ira will be heard at the Waldorf Astoria on De-
cember 5 at The Little Mothers Festival This
makes the fifth consecutive season that the music
has been under the direction of Nine. Hand
Mile. Minna saumell. of No. I7s West 10th street
has since her return from Europe formed several
classes in French, German and Italian. Among her
pupils singers who studying diction One
of her pupils in German diction, Mrs. Ben Lathrop
OF San Francisco. will give song recital in Men
delssohn Hall next Friday. A pupil OF italian
diction Is Mrs. Rodgers. of Philadelphia who is
studying for grand opera
The Bradford Orchestrss busy every evening
and booked far ahead as February 1s
Mr. Bradford at present Is giving his personal at
tention to the Young Mems Club OF St. Peters
Lutheran Church and the West Side Young Mems
Christian Association. which will soon give their
annual performances.
Mile. Cyerta saumen OF No. 17s West 7eth street.
has been asked to open a class in piano playing
IN South Orange, N ]. Mile. SaumeIl. who Is a
graduate OF the Royal Academy of Music OF Stock
holm, and was for several years a student at the
Paris Conservatory Is the inventor OF a new sys-
tenn. which, 1t is claimed. being based on psyche
physiological laws, develops plano technique In =
short time. She. 1t Is said. has also originated q
method for acquiring q complete mastery OF TINA
which abe specially recommends singers
At the concert given in the Astor Gallery OF thu
Waldorf-Astoria on last Tuesday afternoon for the
building fund OF the Mary Fisher Home Tor Indl-
gent Brain Workers. Miss CeceEia Bradford was
the violin soloist
Franklin Riker. the tenor. OF No Il East 5sth
street has number OF engagements already
booked for this season. They include In the next
two weeks engagements at the Eclectic club the
British Universities Club. ;te Amateur GIee Clpb
and a recital at the Waldorf In addition To his
concert work. Mr. Riker is kept busy teaching
My Faith Looks Up to Thea" In musical nat
nnss for duet trio. quartet and chorusss by ths
composers Buck. sehnsckar and Laohnsr VA, cam
stituss the ohisf part a shs programme ef ths
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