Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1909-04-28
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ers of New York was issued by
- Mr.. Bispham on the occasion of
an orchestral concert given by him as
president of the New York Center or
the American Music society for the
society in Carnegie hall the afternoon
of April 18, and, it is needless to say,
the program included only works of
American composers. The appeal was
on the inside of little folders, on the
back of which the following program
was printed:
Prelude to "The Hamadryad" (Wil-
liam j. Mccoy, Peoples Symphony or
chestra, Mr.. Franz x. Arens, conduc-
tor. Four Songs, with viola obligato
(Charles Martin Loeffier), Mr.. Bis
pham, Mr.. Kovarik, viola. Concerto In
D minor, opus 20, piano and orchestra
edward MacDowelD, Miss Augusta
Cottlow; Ballad, recitation to music,
1.-THE Raven" Edgar Allan Poe) GAR
thur Bergh), conducted by the COM
roser), Mr.. Bispham; Dawn" phan-
tasy for orchestra, arthur FarwelD,
Peoples Symphony orchestra Conduct
ed by the composer); Melodrama, for
baritone solo and orchestra. LochinYar
(from SCOTS "Marmion"), George w.
Chadwick, Conducted by the com ON
poser), Mr. Bispham; Orchestra
Dances, Creole Days" Harry Rowe
Shelley, the Peoples Symphony or
chestra, Mr.. Frank x. Arens, conduc-
tor.
Mr.. Bispham's program note is also
of interest:
my object in constructing this pro-
gram Is to unite in one concert certain
distinctive features of the music now
being written by Americans, appertain-
ing to influences felt in various parts
of the United States, and so rejected
in our art.
"The overture to The Hamadryads'
is by a Californian, while Lpchinvar'
emanates from New England. Mime
sofa on the north contributes the set
ting to The Raven, while Creole Days
voices a sentiment entirely southern.
Dawn is built upon primitive Indian
themes, while Mr.. Loefder's songs rep
resent the latest word of one OF the
foreign idioms that are affecting our
destiny.
"To these living forces have deemed
it proper to add a composition by one
whose greatness has been properly rec
ognized only since his death.
For the sake of the growth of musl-
cal art in the United States l appeal
to the best elements in our composite
whole to encourage the efforts of our
composers, and to aid the American
Music society in discovering and pro-
ducing fine works of every class by
the many able musicians to whom
public hearing is too seldom ACCORDED;
at is to be hoped that the results or
this effort to recognize the aDiiities Oh
our composers may be commensurate
with the earnestness OF the appear
made on their behalf"
MIR. Rispham forwarded the program
to Eugene Rowland, president OF the
local Center, and in the same en-
closure and under date of April ~
writes: 81 am enclosing program or
our recent American Music Society
concert, in which doubtless the Los
Angeles public may be interested. IL
YOU see Edison you might tell him that
today I have had the opportunity or
putting his idea of music in the public
schools before the municipal authori-
ties of New York. Sincerely yours,
DAVID BIsPHAM."
An audience that nearly filled Simp-
son auditorium last night greeted
who comes to us crowned with vic
tories that have followed him ever
since he began this, his first American
engagement.
Elman is a lad not yet out of his
teens, and his work is for that reason
remarkable. New laurels were gained
last night and easily gathered, the
audience giving him a royal welcome
and demanding more" with an insist
ence not to be denied, a perseverance
that won enc number not programmed,
Schubert's ave Maria" which was
one of the most enjoyable of the
evening.
Elman plays with noticeable ease,
and with an exquisite clarity of tone
that is one of the noticeable features
of his work. He is possessed of a
marvellous technique that reminds one
of Kubelik, another point of similarity
being a certain singing quality that
leaves the impression not of notes, but
of tones. One might almost imagine
that Elman has spirit imprisoned in
his violin and that his bow is a magic
wand. Said bow sings over the keys
as a bird or brings forth sweet reed
like tones like to the pipes of Pan, but
the resultant music is always clear,
sustained and true.
One of the delightful features of his
playing last night, but one which would
have been a fault in an older must
clan, was the spirit of youth which
spoke in every note. 1t was as if
Spring sat just out of sight of the
audience and smiled at the young man,
whose rendering of Schuberts mo
ment Musical and Sarasate's "Jota"
were joy to hear.
The numbers programmed were the
following:
Concerto CMendelssohn) allegro. motto ap-
passionate, andante, allegretto non troppo
La Folla'' (CorellD. arr. by David.
Introduction and Rondon Capriccoso Saint
Saens).
'Abend-Lied'' .......................(Sc humann)
Moment Musical .................. (Schubert)
Nocturne'' ........ ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Chopin
"Jota" .................M (Sarasate)
The second Elma recital is to take
place Saturday afternoon in Simpson
auditorium, and will commence
promptly at 2 o'clock, as the artistic
leaves on the Owl that night, and de-
sires to give the full program, which
will include the following numbers:
Symphony Espagnole, allegro. andanta,
rondo ...........,-. ............. Lalo
Largo allegro non troppo. Handel
(a) Meunuet ................... Beethoven
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