The Detroit times., 1911-02-13

40 anu 10, Win Mne, L-lS3 Nu~oo~'i
cellist. as soloist. Nine. Rueeke'
will play Bachs suite No. for violn'
cello, a severely classical number tnd'
viii present the players art IN us
best musical form. The quarter VIII
play Mozart's quartet in c major anu
Brahms quartet No. ,.
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The board of directors OF the Prot
estant Orphan asylum viii be the spe-
cial sponsors OF concert To I've gwen
in the Y. w. c, A. auditorium FRIDAY
evening, Feb. -, by William HoWlahd.
baritone. of the University ot Music,
Ann Arbor; Miss Ada Grace Johnson,
soprano and Mrs. Edwin =. Sherrlh'
pianist. The concert will be for the
benefit OF the asylum.
Alexander Heinemaun, the Geriuah
baritone and lieder singer, VINO Was
heard in the Garrick theater last NO
yember. will return 20 this city. sun
day afternoon, March ), when he VIII
give a recital in the GaTrick, asslss-
ed by Herr Mandelbrod at the piano
Heinemann made fine impression
when here i'm November and has been
i'm great demand all over the country,
winning the highest enconiums from
press and public.
The farewell appearance OF Nine.
Anna Pavlowa and Mikail Mordkin
and the Russian ballet, together with
the excellent orchestra OF forty musi-
clans, under the baton OF Theodor
sitter, which takes place in the Gar
rick theater. Sunday afternoon and
evening, Feb 20, promises to eclipse
in point of attendance, il such thing
IS possible, the previous engagements
of these artists I'm this city. Manager
Burton Collver Is besieged with or
ders and applications for seats, and
in order to satisfy those who wish to
attend these last two performances,
the seat sale viii open Tuesday, Feb.
IA. In Grinnells. For the benefit OF
people out OF the city who wish to
attend these performances. mall or
ders will be filed in the order OF their
receipt il accompanied by certified
check or money order made payable
10 Burton Collver. All mail orders
should enclose self-addressed stamp
ed envelope to insure a prompt reply.
The ARRANGEMENTS OF the programs
has not been received yet. but IL Is
sure to include "Giselle," The Arab
ian Nights" The Bacchanalle."
Mordkin's wonderful arrow-dance,
Paylowas exquisite Swan Dance"
besides all the big ensemble numbers
and at least portion OF Delibe's great
ballet "Copelia."
Possibly the largest and most not
able body of foreign singers 10 visit
Detroit will be the Sheffield choir, of
Sheffield. England. two hundred mix
singing society IN the world. which
will be heard In this city Saturday
evening, April Is. The Sheffield Mus
zeal union was founded by Dr. Henry
Coward in 1872. The choir consists
of men and women representing all
walks of life. The wealthy manufact-
urer sings next the mechanic who
does his bidding during working
hours. Ladies OF social standing
blend their voices with others un-
known to social life, but whose equals
they are when called to the baton OF
DR.. Coward. or the two hundred chos-
en- to uphold the renown OF the Shelf
field choir I'm their visit around the
world, the application exceeded the
total desired by $50. or those
selected, many are conductors OF
choruses themselves. while there Is
not amongst them a singer who Is
unable to- read at first sight the most
difficult choral music ever written.
The choir will sail from Liverpool
March IL. landing at Halifax, N. 8.
For the following seven weeks they
will visit the principal cities OF Can
ada and the United States, sailing
from Vancouver, May 10 for Australia,
stopping on the way to give concerts
In Honolulu, the Fiji Islands, Tasman-
la and New Zealand. Six weeks will
be spent in Australia, the choir then
sailing by special steamer for South
Africa. After filling engagements
there, they will sail for England, clos
ing the greatest musical tournee ever
with concert in London.
Miss Alice May Harah. of this city,
sang in Toledo. Wednesday, for the
Toledo Federation OF Women's clubs.
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washington's birthday will be COM
city, in attending the concert OF the
Theodore Thomas Symphony orches-
ira, in the Light Guard armory, when
an allWagner program will be given.
Conductor Frederick Stock has ac-
quired much fame az Wagner In
terpreter and his orchestra plays the
great Germans scores I'm wonder
fully sympathetic and understandable
way. The music OF Wagner is un-
doubtedly popular with the better
class of concertgoers. Even the aver
age attendant at concerts likes his
Wagner, thanks to the noble mis-
sionary work that has been done by
brass bands, all over the country.
Every open-air public band concert
has at least a Wagner number on It's
program and the result is beginning
to show In a marked appreciation or
the great composers wonderful music
dramas. whenever they are played.
For the symphony concert here, We'd
nesday evening, Feb. 22, Mr.. Stock
will give excerpts from The Flying
Dutchman," "Lohengrin." The Val
kyrie." 'Siegfried," Tristan and
Isolde" The Meistersingers" and
"Parsifal." The concert will be the
fourth in the Detroit orchestra series.
and seats for the general public will
be placed on sale, in Grinnelps, Mon
day, Feb. 20.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles s. Smith, yo-
cal pupils OF Miss Jennie NJ. Stoddard,
will give a recital in Miaa Stodda rd'