Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-09-27

but to the city whose banner 1t car
ried, and of so sterling a quality that
the position of director would be
sought, not because Of the financial re-
turns but because of the honor and
dignity conferred.
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The elements conspired Thursday
evening to produce conditions adverse
to the complete success of Charles
Farwell Edson's song recital in Ganlut
auditorium, furnishing an atmospheric
disturbance under which neither singer
nor audience were at their best, while
the dampness resulting from the re-
cent rains combined with threatened
downpour to keep many at home.
After an absence of three years Mr..
Edison returns to the concert stage an
avoWed apostle of songs in English
for English speaking people, and be-
cause of this, as well as because the
occasion was that of his reappearance,
his recital of Thursday evening was
of especial interest. The well balanced
program, given entirely to English,
revealed the artistic in its arrange
ment, and challenged attention from
the musicians and students in the au-
dience as we'll as from the tyro. The
numbers progressed logically from Sc
lections belonging to the early school
up to the work of modem American
song writer's, some having been origi-
nally written in English, while others
were translations, and all being we'll
worth while. Several of the selec-
tions had never been given in public
in Los Angeles, Bantoc's THE Jester"
Colburns weird setting for Steven
sons poem, 1.-The Infinite Shining
Heavens Rose" ITO Russia" (Homer),
a tremendously dramatic thing, in
which, with the final number, "Song
of the Sword" (Clough-Leighter), Mr..
Edison came into his own and did his
best work for the evening. In the
lighter numbers, Rolling Down to
Rio' Germany, 1.-THE Jester" and ION
the Road to Mandalay," sung to that
old music by Trevannion, which has
been a favorite with Tommy Atkins
for years and to which he always
sings Kipling's verses, Mr.. Edison best
pleased his audience.
AS an encore Love Me- (Tost) was
rendered.
This is the first of series of re-
citals which Mr.. Edison is planning
for this winter
The Symphony season, under the
direction of Harley Hamilton, will open
the afternoon of November 20 with
Emilio de Gogorza, the Spanish bari
tone, as soloist
The Symphony orchestra this win
ter will number over seventy instru
ments, and the management is plan
ming to present as many foreign artists
S possible.
f. r. Wismer. for many years viola
player in the Krauss quartet, has re-
signed on account of lack of time for
rehearsals. The present membership
of the quartet includes Arnold Krauss,
first violin, Oscar Selling, second vio-
lin; Julius Bierlick, viola; Ludwig
Opid, violoncello. Much interest is be-
ing manifested in the series of six
concerts which the quartet is to give
in Simpson auditorium, beginning No
vember II.
The local musical season of 190S-09
will be opened by Wenzel Kopta, vio-
linist, and Miss Blanche Ruby, lyric So
prano, who will be heard in recital in
Simpson auditorium the evening of Oc-
tober 49,
These well-known musicians will
have the assistance of Mrs. M. Hen
Mon, Robinson, pianist, and fine pro-
gram is promised.
Miss Lillian Adams who returned to
Southern California last spring after
three years of piano study under we'll
known European teachers, will be
heard in recital In Los Angeles for the
first time since her return, when she
Will appear the evening of November
II in Gamut auditorium.
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Signor Ricardo Lucchesi recently
appointed head of the vocal department
at the Won Stein academy, where he Is
already hard at work, is planning vocal
and instrumental concert of his own
compositions, the program to include a
number of songs, a pianoforte quintet,
op. AZ; a trio, op. SO, and probably the
"Sanctus" and "Benedictus" from his
"Missa Brevis."
Fillmore school of music will hold a
ia Guilty reception in Blanchard hall
Tuesday evening, the program to be
rendered by musicians prominent IN
their several lines. Invitations may be
secured through the office of the school.
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Fuhrer string quartet has started
rehearsals for the winter and is antici-
pating a successful season. A series
Of three subscription concerts is being