Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-06
Musical

local Is lI6 lodluletNiOh
of the DAWN by Frederick stephen
son. A verse from the Sanscrit, long
a favorite with Mrs Estelle Heartt
Dreyfus, was the thought around which
Mr. Stephenson wove rarely beautiful
melody, arranging it first for a quintet
of strings and plano. 1t was one of the
numbers given by Mrs. Dreyfus at her
Lenten recitals this year. That it might
be available for more general use MT
Stephenson has just brought 1t out IN
an edition for the piano.
Mr.. Stephenson also has in press
large scale work for baritone solo,
chorus for womens voices, and others
for violin, violonoello, piano and organ,
besides a Viennese serenade, dedicated
to the Mendelssohn. club of Chicago.
One hundred and twenty-five years
ago there lived in one of the old Ger
man cities a man to whom life meant
music"
This man, who wrote music by the
ream, died poor, his burial place un-
known, his wife going to a poor mouse,
and for a hundred years much OF ms
music remained unknown and unpub-
llshed. One of his compositions was a
concerto for two Violins, a work IN
several contrasted sections, showing all
the technical possibilities of the instru-
ment
This concerto by Bach is very rarely
played, but 1t will be heard Saturday
afternoon at Simpson AUDITORIUM
played by Mrs. Thilo Becker and Oskar
Selling, at one of the two recltals Of
fered by Mr.. and Mrs. Becker TINS
week. the other being Tuesday even
ing at the same place.
Programs for both affairs are repre-
sentative of the best literature FOR pla-
The programs planned are the follow
ing:
sonata in A major for violin and piano.
Intermezzo op. 11s, No /; op. ll9' NO .
Caesar FranclO. op. 11s, Nos. and
(Brahms).
Nocturne in c sharp minor (Chopin)'
Fantasia in F minor.
Garten melodie (schumann)
''Walthers" preislied from the 'Mester-
singer (Wagner, WilhelmD.
Saturday afternoon;
(Brahms).
Pastoraie (scarlotti- i-Tansg), lie coucou Da-
quim Toccata Paradise) Sarabande and Pas
Concerto for two violins CBacf), Mrs. Thilo
Becker and Mr.. Selling.
Romance, op 2S No l. "Des Attends tsenn-
mann; I'm der Nacht'; etude de concert IN
D fiat major LiszD.
Romantic piece (DevorN.
''Walthers' prieslied from the MelsteFslns-
err, by request Wagner-WilhelmO.
Invitations will be ready next week
for the Ohlmeyer band concert to be
given the afternoon and evening OF
June Is at Simpson auditorium. Invi-
tations may be secured at the Santa Fe
ticket office on South Spring street or
at the Behymer offices in Blanchard
hall. The complete program follows:
Afternoon program. Soloists John Hughes,
UoIf
"LArlesienne," suite No, / (Blzeu'
whispering Flowers" characteristic Von
Blon; ''Spring Song" op. 81 Oendelssohn).
bride of the Waves" cornet solo (Herbert
H. Clark.
''Maximilian Robespierre" overture d1it-
toeff), in which he describes the French Revo7
luton.
rThe Red MIL" themes from the musical
comedy CHerberD
Faust" grand fantasia Gounod).
Fire Fly Galop,' Xylophone solo (Stobbe).
Invitation to the Waltz CWeber-Weingart-
ner).
Scheff comic opera HerberD.
Evening program Soloists, Franz Helle,
nuegel horn; Louis ]. Bennett, trombone.
1.-THE Tearing O. the Green" humorous par
aphrase (Douglas).
''Tannhauser' grand overture Orchard
Original Songs and Dances" huesel horn
solo (Ziehrer).
Prologue" from "Pagliaoci' GIeoncavallo).
celebrated Sextette." from Lucia di Lam
mermoor" (DonzettD, Messrs. Hughes, Helle,
Bennett Parish, Bellman and Kendall
Looking Upward" suite (sousa).
"The California Polka" new, trombone solo
BennetO.
1.-THE Merry Widow" popular melodies from
the greatest comic opera success Q4ehar).
Lyric club will present the follow
ing program at Simpson auditorium
June II. Part L:
''waken. Lords and Ladies Gay" Matthews).
20 lovely Night" (offenbach).
op. 12, No. 1 (Mendelssohn), Krauss string
"De Coppah Moon" (sheley).
Scenes from Faust (schumann).
"The Voice of Fate (Berwald).
"The Eden Rose Foote); "on the Road to
Mandaay' (speaks), Harry Clifford Lott.
Dance of the Fays" (Stevensom
Romanza, from quartet, op q (Grieg) "Au
Bord de la Mer'' Dunkler); ITO Wild Rose
GdacDowelD; Minuet (BoccherinD, Krause
string quartet.
''The Sword Dance" PaderewskD.
Pupils of Miss Elizabeth Garrick
will be heard in song recital Thurs
day evening at Gamut auditorium,
being assisted by Lester Donahue,
pianist, and Louis Robinsky, violinist.
s.
Emmanuel Presbyterian orchestra
will give it's fourth and closing con-
cert of this season Friday evening, the
soloist being Miss Lucy Fuhrer, 'cellist,
and Harold Walberg, violinist.
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Leslie March presented his pupils
in recital Tuesday evening at the Ebell
clubhouse.
The following program was most
creditably rendered.;
Prelude Rigaudon, Aus Hoberg Suite
(Grleg), Miss Gertrude Hobby.
From Foreign Lands" Blind Mans Buff
'Scenes of Childhood (Schumann) Miss Eda
Lou Walton.
Gavotte and variations (RameaU, Miss Grace
Hilgen.
Sonata in sharp minor, Moonlight (Bee-
thoven), Miss Hazel Peterson.
Idyll (McDowelD, "Aufschwung (Schu- |
MANN. Miss Maude Newell.
Fantasie in minor (Mozart-G Grieg), Miss |
Grace Hilgen and Miss Hazel Peterson.
Scotch poem (McDowelD, "If I Were Bird |
(Henset). Miss Theodosia Harris.
Preludes op. 49, Nos. and Q4iadow), |
Nightingale (Alabeff-LiszD, Miss Irene
Baughman
March Wind" (McDowelD, etude in e nat
(Rubensten) Miss Ethel Toland.
"Liebestraum," No. 8 QJiszt), ia Toupie," |
(''The TopO Ueschetizky), Miss Ruth Rivers. |
Romance (Tschaikowsky) sextette from 'Lu- |
ella d Lammermoor' 0eschetizky) arranged
for left hand alone. Miss GNlce Hilgen.
Etude de Concert (McDowelD. Miss Hazel
Peterson.
Miss Johanna Molony,' a pupil of
Archibald Sessions, played for a few
friends in Mr.. Sessions studio in
Christ church Tuesday afternoon.
Miss Molony's playing was charac- |
terized by delicacy of touch and ex-
cellent technique. Her numbers were
"The Two Larks" Ieschetisky), "Pol- |
onaise in c sharp minor" Chopin, |