Los Angeles herald., 1910-10-09

MISS FIORLINE HANIERMAN
Lehman and her quartet of singers,
Nine. Tilly Koenen, the Dutch contral-
to, and Margel Gluck, the violinist. l..
Z. Behymer was the invited guest for
the first closed meeting last Friday and
gave an interesting talk on Music,
Art and Literature
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Attention is called to the opening of
the ticket sale for the Philharmonic
course and the Los Angeles Symphony
orchestra tomorrow in the Behymer
ticket office The first three days will
be devoted to the subscribers of last
year renewing their orders, while on
Thursday morning the sale will be
opened to the general public. The dates
for the Philharmonic concerts are
placed in a manner as near as possible
to avoid choir and club practice even
ings.
An unusually successful Gamut club
dinner was given last Wednesday even
ing at the club house on Hope street.
Among the guests of honor were Miss
Helen Bertram, the light opera singer;
Miss Rosina Henley late of the Belasco
stock company, and Miss Gertrude Gill
bert of the Amphion club in San Diego.
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Henry Ohlmeyer, director of the Cor
onado- Ohlmeyer band, is in the east.
His trip will include visits in Chicago,
Denver, omaha, Philadelphia, New
York and Ocean Grove. He is planning
to bring back much new music and
number OF new men for the band.
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Local musicians who rejoiced when
the singing section of the Turnverein
Germania carried off the trophy, the
golden cup rendered by the German
emperor, at the recent sangerfest in
San Francisco, will celebrate the win
ming of this trophy and give the people
of the Angel city an opportunity Of
hearing these singers. Simpson audi
torium has been secured, together with
the julius Bierlich Symphonic orches-
| ira, and the singing section under Con-
ductor Ludwig Thomas will on October
| 10 sing the prize song and other COM
positions which aided in securing the
prize.
Besides the chorus there will be
heard several soloists, including Paul
Rudolph, baritone: Joseph Bischof,
tenor, and Nine. Bertha Penning-Amet
a dramatic soprano who has just
reached Los Angeles direct from Ber-
lin. The grand aria from the "Mar-
riage of Figaro" by Mozart, and.
"Fruhlingslied," by Schumann, are
among Nine. Amet'c selections.
SeBdT MOTulHS III lu6 OI6SI Will
be given by the chorus and three COM
positions by string orchestra by Scho-
enefeld will be presented. The seat
sale opens at the Behymer ticket office
at the Bartlett Music company Monday
morning, october 10.
The board of directors of the Los
Angeles Symphony orchestra met in
Manager Behymer's office Saturday
morning, October s, planning for the
work of the coming season. Director
Hamilton has Just returned from
Europe with a selection of new COM
positions and plans laid for the devel-
opment of a greater orchestra. Six
concerts will be given. Among the
soloists will be Emelio de GogorZa,
Tillie Koenen, the Dutch contralto, Ar
mold Kraus, violinist, and others to be
selected later. The season .ticket sale
will open October II and continue for
one week for old subscribers only. The
concerts will be given in Temple audi
torium.
The Philharmonic course will open in
Simpson auditorium October o. with
Signor Antonio Scotti, the premier
Nine. Bernice de Pasquali, dramatic
soprano. Word has been received from
Seattle that the two greatest audiences
ever brought together for music in that
city greeted. these two singers.
November Nine. Johanna Gadski,
Wagnerian dramatic singer of the Met
ropolitan, will furnish the second num-
Der. November Is Nine. Liza Leh-
mann, England's celebrated song writ
er, with her picked quartet under her
own personal direction, singing her
own compositions.
The second half cf the course starts
early after the holidays, introducing
Thursday evening, January 5, Jaroslav
Kocian, Bohemian violinist; Josef Hof-
mann is the fifth artist, this celebrated
pianist coming Tuesday evening, Feb
ruary 7.
To conclude the season of the Phil
harmonics Sr. Alessandro Bonci of the
Metropolitan has been secured, COM
ing on Tuesday, February %.
The students and friends of the Uni
yersity of Southern California enjoyed
a program Thursday forenoon by Miss
Olga Steeb. The assembly hall was full
to overlooking to hear the following
numbers: "Chaconne" (Bach- -BusonD,
"Pastorale Variee' (Mozart), rondo in
G minor (Beethoven), 1.-THE Linden
Tree" (Schubert- -Liszt), "Blue Danube"
waltz (Strauss) (Schultz-Evler).
Miss Florence Parmelee, on behalf of
the girls of the institution, presented
Miss Steeb with silk banner as a
mark of their high appreciation. The
courteous reply was rendering of the
wedding march from "Lohengrln" in
Miss Steeb's best style. A reception
followed in the conservatory of music.
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The program to be given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Balfour at the Ebell to-
morrow promises to be one Of the most
brilliant OF the musical events at that
club this year. The numbers will be
selected from the most interesting of
modern operatic works, and will in
clude groups of short English songs.
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The Orpheus club will sing this
afternoon at the memorial exercises
to be held in Temple auditorium, Civ
ing the two numbers, "The Lost
Chord" and Nearer, My God, to
Thee" Joseph p. Dupuy will direct
the singers.