The San Francisco call., 1910-05-22
SABINpS MUSIC IS
PART OF CONCERT
Loring Club VIII Use Selections
From Scores Written for
Forest Play
Program Promises Many Novel;
ties That Should Excite
Lovers of Music
By WALTER ANTHONY

The Loring club will include a con-
siderable part of Wallace A. Sabin's
music to the forest play, "St Patrick
at Tara in the program of it's concert
to be given at Christian Science hall
Tuesday evening, May 81. This will be
pleasant bit of news to many WHO
were unable to hear the brilliant per-
formance of this work by the Loring
club with the New York symphony or
chestra last week, as well as to those
whose good fortune led them there, for
the distinguished quality OF Sabins s
music makes rehearing a double pleas
ure.-
Following the custom of number of
years, the Loring club will present a
work new to local music lovers. The
selection for this concert will be a
.Bacchanalian Chorus" for male
voices and orchestra, by j. w. Elliott.
Last year the clubs presentation of c.
Villiers Stanford's cycle. Songs of the
Sea- proved SO popular that many re-
quests have been made for its repeti-
tion. The work in its entirety will be
sung again at the forthcoming concert.
John Darlington will be the soloist in
this work and, with j. F. Veaco, will
sing the solos incidental to the Sabin
IL.
Hymn to the Sun" will be giveu, pre-
ceded by the instrumental introduction
The large orchestra will be under Ber-
nat Jaulus' direction; Frederic Maui
rer will be the accompanist and w.
Fletcher Husband will be the organist.
Wallace A. Sabin, the clubs conductor.
will direct the concert.
Paul Steindorff starts for Dessau,
Germany, next Wednesday. He will be
accompanied by his wife and expects
to be gone about two months. He is
making the long journey in order to
be home with his father and mother to
join with them in the celebration OF
their golden wedding anniversary. A
pleasant "goodby" was rendered him
few evenings ago, when many of his
musical friends and associates of many
years in orchestral work serenaded him
at his home in Berkeley. band OF 80
pieces woke the midnight air with the
gentle melody and sweet harmonies of
Schuberts "Serenade"; then, after other
selections had been played, the now
attired host and hostess invited the mu-
sicians in, and nobody seems to know
just when the merry occasion ended
An enjoyable concert was given last
Wednesday by the Treble Clef club un-
der Paul Steindorff's direction. The
all women's, was heard in a great va
riety of selections, including compost
tions by Richard Wagner, Harry Rowe
Shelley Herman Parlet, a local COM
poser, Dudley Buck and others. Mrs.
A. t. Fletcher, soprano; Lowell Red
field, barytone; Mrs William McMur-
ray and Mrs. f. j.. Tri5t, soprano, were
the soloists. William Goodrum was the
accompanst.
Many friends of Miss Vivian King
ston, or as she was better known here,
vive Hickey, will be glad to hear
that she has prospered in her chosen
profession and that her debut in grand
opera in Italy was success
She studied singing under Mrs.
William Steinbach in this city and
was for several years soprano soloist
at ST. Mary's cathedral. She left San
Francisco in 1907 and went to Berlin,
where she coached under the guidance
of Frau Nicolas Kempner. After two
years she went to Milan. where she
studied dramatic art and singing and
remained under Senor Motinno's tute-
lage for year, when she received an
offer and a Fossano contract. At pres
ent she is singing in SaluZzo, Italy,
whence and from Milan come en-
couraging reports of her success La
Fossanese" in a recent issue says she
gave VlVdcious anu eNpIesslve
dramatic portrayal of Marguerite in
Faust which role she sang with
voice that, with it's mellowness and
beauty, gave life to the forlorn little
creature, Marguerite" Other critics
PICK her out for particular and special
praise, dwelling at length on the nat
ural beauty of her voice and her ex-
cellent acting.
BENJAMIN S. Moore gave an organ re-
cital last Friday evening at Calvary
Presbyterian church. Mrs. Orrin Kip
McMurray, soprano, was the soloist. An
interesting and varied program was
presented.