The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-04-08

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rietta Brindsden, Romaine COLLEEN.
Hancock. Mich. and Miss Hasel
Patrick. The pupils OF Mrs. Chas. n. /.
Clements, gave a concert. Thursday
evening, in the hall, assisted by Miss
Myrtle Miller, and Miss Marjorie Gle
land, accompanies, the following TAX
ing part. Mrs. Leslie @. Lamborn.
Miss Freida Gagel, Miss Lillian Gregg.
Charles O. Smith, Miss Ruth Weber.
Miss Elizabeth Moore, Bruce Gamer
on, Miss Ellen Marshall and Miss
Matilda Sonkes. Miss Hazel b. Pat
rick, pianist, pupil OF Miss Oleane
Doty, gave a graduating recital, FRI
day evening, In the hall. assisted by
Mrs. l.. G. 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-
-vatory hall. The pupils OF Mrs. Caid-
we'll will give a concert, Thursday
evening, April 10, in the hall.
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Mercadante's oratorio OF the Seven
Last Words of Jesus on the Cross
will be sung by the choir or First
Congregation church, Good Friday
evening, at 7:45 o'clock, under the d.
rection of j. Truman Wolcott. The
chorus chr of the Fortst. Congre-
gational church, and a string quintet
will assist. The quintet will be com
posed OF William Yunck, first violin:
Herman Brueckner, second violin; =.
Meganz, viola; Luigi Motto, violinceI-
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: Gounod's
beautiful Motet, 20 Come Near to the
Cross" will be given by the chorus,
and Mrs. Neuhoff will sing I'm Thee,
o God, Do Put My Trust" both with
string accompaniment.
An able reply TO DIR. Hutchinson's
magazine article Can a good voice be
acquired by training?" which appear
ed In Munsey's and was reprinted, IA
The Studio. for March, appears In the
April Studio, from the pen of Misc
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
J Jennie Stoddard, another well-known
Detroit singer and teacher, has an
article on The educational value or
music, which has the ring OF author
ity. The various departments main
tanned by the studio are as newsy as
usual and the musical compositions
! include valse caprice by l.. l.. Rem
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 Mercandante, and Good
Friday evening, in the Fort-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. III. Clemens, contralto; WILL
lam LAWN, tenor; c. M. Clohecy.
bass, and N. ]. Corey, organist and
director.
Friday afternoon, Grinnell Bros,
gave their ninth popular concert, TN
der the direction OF Henry Riley Full
Her. 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 OF Mrs. Edna Chaffee
Noble, assisted by violin pupils or
Miss Frederick c. Moebs and Miss
Elizabeth Moore, contralto, In Chaffee
hall, Easter Monday evening. The
entertainment is under the auspices
| of the Junior Auxiliary Of st. Paufs
Episcopal cathedral
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Pupils from the piano classe 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:
Helen Hammond, Catherine Grindley,
Edward Hubert, Edith Tanner, Helen
Bunclark, Monona Brown, John Jones,
Dorothy Perry, and Marguerite Calder.
The choir of st. Johns Episcopal
church will give Dubois oratorio,
! The Seven Last Words" In the
church, Wednesday evening, at 1880
o'clock. The soloists will be willard
A. Nash, soprano; Bertram Beers,
tenor, and A. II. Schumacher, bari
tone.
Members of the faculty of the De-
troit College OF Music gave q pleas
ing musicale. Tuesday evening, In the
college hall. The audience, which
was large. showed generous apprecia.
! ton.