The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-01-28
WITH THE MUSICIANS

seats may be sent to Burton Collver
at Grinnen Bros.
\. J. Corey viii give an illustrated
talk on the program 20 be presented
by the Boston orchestra, at the Mus
cum OF Art. on Tuesday evening. the
3lst, at Sis. These talks are ar
ranged for by the directors OF the
Orchestral association, and are pro
vided free OF expense &c all who may
desire To become familiar with the
programs I'm advance. Mr.. Corey will
give the various themes of the Sym
phony by Tschaikowsky, and will also
play extensive portions Of II on the
pianoforte. 81
Music lovers who have not sub
scribed for the entire series OF SYM
phony concerts under the auspices OF
the Detroit Orchestral association
still have the opportunity 10 subscribe
for the remaining three concerts. at
advantageous prices. The concerts
yet to be given include those OF the
Boston Symphony, Thursday evening,
Feb. 2; the Thomas Symphony. In a
Wagner program, Wednesday, Feb.
%. and the Cincinnati Symphony with
Nine. Jeanne Jomelli, as special solo
list, Thursday, March %. The tickets
may be procured from Secretary n. j.
Corey, No. Ss Woodward terrace, and
will be on sale. also. Tuesday morn
ing, Jan. 81. In Grinnell's.
Mrs. Eleanor Hazard Peocock gave
a delightful song recital in Ann Arbor,
Tuesday evening, the high school
auditorium being filed with a large
and appreciative audience. Mrs. Peo-
cocks program included a group OF
seventeenth century songs, German
lieder that were not of the beaten
path. 4 group of modern English
songs and operate arias not often
heard on the concert platform. A
pleasing part of Mrs. Peocock's pro-
gram was her brief explanatory talk
regarding the compositions and their
writer's. While In Ann Arbor Mrs
Peocock was the guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. X. III. Kempf, who arranged the
recital. Mrs. Peocock sang with sue
cess I'm Adrian, Friday evening, In a
concert under the auspices of Adrian
college.
or all the scheduled happenings in
the musical season, none is 30 eager
ly anticipated as the annual visit OF
the Boston Symphony orchestra,
which. under the auspices OF the De-
troit Orchestral association, will APP
pear In the Light Guard armory,
Thursday evening. Feb. 2. This or
chestra makes but one western trip
OF 10 days each season, and the dates
are eagerly sought by the cities In
the middle west. The organization
will leave Boston, Sunday afternoon,
Tor Pittsburg, where the first concert
Is to be given Monday evening. Then
will follow concerts in Cleveland, To
ledo, Detroit, Buffalo, Syracuse, and
Albany, and the orchestra will then
go back TO Boston for a home con-
cert, Tuesday evening. Feb. z. The or
ganization numbers close to 100 men
and travels In a special train. All OF
the business arrangements connected
with the orchestra are made by c. A.
Ellis, or Boston, who has been In
charge since its inception. For the
Detroit concert, charming program
has been arranged as follows: Over.
ture, "Haensel und Gretel,' (Humper.
! dinck); Symphony No 5, I'm Il minor
Crschaikowsky); Violin Concerto In
L minor (Mendelssohn) Anton WI.
TEX; comedy overture, Puck"
(Strube); symphonic poem, "Finlan.
die" (Sibelius). The sale OF single
seats for the concert will open In
Grinnelrs box office, Tuesday morn.
Ing, Jan. 81. The program will com
m - O..
Any doubts as to the physical
mental and singing condition OF Nine
Schumann-Heink have been dlspelled
during the present week as a result
OF her appearances at Washington
and Baltimore. After the Washing.
ton concert, Monday evening, Local
Manager Devoe. received a telegram
from Katie Wilson Greene, the Wash.
ington manager. stating that Madams
Schumann-Heink had never sang bet
ter, never appeared better and ap
parently was never more happy than
Monday evening. This message also
conveyed the news that the sale was
so great that the police and fire dc
partments stopped the same, turninc
Gway scores Of intending purchasers
The Baltimore Sun in speaking OF
This concert said: One naturally ex
poets fine delivery of operate arias
from Madame Schumann-Heink, but
mono were prepared for SO vivid an
interpretation as greeted the nearer
TO particularize on each number
would be impossible. Such recitals
are unfortunately few and far DC.
tween" With these performances ms
a criterion local concert goers may
look forward to hearing Madame
Schumann-Hieink at her very best
when she appears at the armory, Fri
day, Feb. 10 The public sale will
open at Grinnell Bros, Wednesday
Feb. 8.