The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-10


thusiasm. The Toronto papers speak.
ing OF the concert there Tuesday even
ing in Massey hall, stated that such
tremendous enthusiasm has been un-
known in that auditorium previously.
The choir sang Sir Edward Cigars
'Dream OF Gerontius' with Elgar him
self conducting. This noted English
composer is now in America for a
short visit and will conduct al several
big musical festivals before his return
to England The audience cheered
the choir and the choir cheered Elgar
and the din was dealing 80 a Toronto
concertgoer writes The Times. The
sale OF seats for the Detroit concert
will open In Grinnells Monday morn
ing.
The following pupils OF the Detroit
Conservatory of Music took part in
the Wednesday afternoon concert In
the conservatory hall Mrs. II. New
man Smith, Thelma Harris, Helen
Fitzsimmons, Walkerville, Ont; VIM.
f. Reyer, Ypsilanti, Mich. Miss Hen
rietta Brindsden, Romano COLLEEN,
Hancock, Mich, and Miss Hazel
Patrick. The pupils of Mrs. Chas. IA.
Clements, gave concert. Thursday
evening, I'm the hall, assisted by Miss
Myrtle Miller, and Miss Marjorie Gle
land. accompanies, the following TAX
ing part: Mrs. Leslie q. Lamborn,
Miss Freida Gagel, Miss LILLIAN Gregg,
Charles O. Smith, Miss Ruth Weber,
Miss Elizabeth Moore, Bruce Gamer
on. Miss Ellen Marshall and Miss
Mathilda Sonkes Miss Hazel Is. Pat
rick, pianist, pupil OF Miss Oleane
Doty, gave n graduating recital, Fri
day evening. In the hall. assisted by
Mrs. l.. O. Lamborn. Miss Belle Nc
Mrs. l.. q. Lamborn. soprano; Miss
Belle Mclean, pupil Of l.. l.. Renwick,
will give a graduating recital Tues
day evening, April IL. In the conser-
yatory hall The pupils of Mrs. Cald-
well will give concert, Thursday
evening, April 13, In the hall.
Mercadante's oratorio OF the Seven
Last Words OF Jesus on the Cross
will be sung by the choir OF First
Congregation church. Good Friday
evening, at 7:45 o'clock. under the di-
rection OF J. Truman Wolcott The
chorus chc.r OF the Fort-st. Congre.
gational church, and string quintet
will assist. The quintet will be com
posed of William Yunck, first violin
Herman Brueckner, second violin; 8
Meganz, viola; Luigi Motto, violncel
10, and Dial. Farias, double bass. The
solo parts-in the oratorio Will be
taken by the members of the First
church quartet, consisting of Miss de-
HUH, Mrs. Neuhoff, Mr.. Fraser and
Mr.. Bartels. In addition to this ora
torio. Handels Largo" and March
Funebree," by Chopin, will be played
by the organ and strings; Gounods
beautiful Motet, 20 Come Near to the
Cross" will be given by the chorus.
and Mrs. Neuhoff will sing In Thee,
0 God. Do Put My Trust" both with
string accompaniment.
An able reply to DR.. Hutchinson's
magazine article Can a good voice be
acquired by training?" which appear
ed in Munsey's and was reprinted, III
The Studio, for March, appears in the
April Studio, from the pen of Miss
Alice May Harrah, of this city. Miss
Harrah refutes many of DR.. Hutchin-
sons statements with arguments just
as good and her reply is based On
common sense and knowledge OF the
subject about which she writes. Miss
Jennie Stoddard, another well known
Detroit singer and teacher, has an
article on The educational value OF
mhsic, which has the ring of author
ity. The various departments main
tanned by the studio are as newsy as
usual rand the musical compositions
include aNvalse caprice by l.. l.. Pen
wick, the well-known organist of this
city. ~
The two most famous musical set
tings OF the Seven Last Words OF
Christ Upon the Cross" are those or
Dubois and Mercadante, and Good
Friday evening, in the Eort-st. Pres
byterian church, the choir will give
selections from both, choosing such
numbers as are most suitable for
quartet and solo voices The choir
consists OF Mrs. G. s. owen, soprano;
Mrs. G. II. Clemens, contralto; Will
lam LAWN, tenor; c. M. Clohecy,
bass, and N. J. Corey, organist and
director
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Friday afternoon, Grinnell Bros,
gave their ninth popular concert, IN
der the direction of Henry Riley Full
Ter. The special soloists were Mrs.
Granville Filler, soprano; Mrs. Helen
Burr Brand, harp; Miss Ella Birdsall,
violoncello; Frank Fruttchey, organ;
Albert Raymond Saunders; pianola-
piano; Henry Riley Fuller, accom-
paniments; Thomas c. Higgins,
piano.
An entertainment will be given by
the senior class or Mrs. Edna Chaffee
Noble. assisted by violin pupils OF
Miss Frederick G. Moebs and Miss
Elizabeth Moore, contralto, In Chaffee
hall, Easter Monday evening. The
entertainment is under the auspices
OF the Junior Auxiliary of ST. Pauls
Episcopal cathedral.
Pupils from the piano classes OF
Miss May K. Porter gave a musicale,
Friday evening, in Miss Porter's resi-.
dence studio, No. 1876 Avery-ave The
young pupils taking part included: