The Detroit times., 1911-09-30
MUSIC

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Mrs. May Gibeny, soprano. whom
William LAWN prepared for the con-
cert stage. will sing for the Matinee
Musical club, in Lansing, Wednesday,
Oct. 4.
Mrs. Robina Turnbull has reopened
her studio In the Gladwin building, and
next week will resume her classes In
harmony.
Miss Katharine G. Skinner, a we'll
known teacher OF piano, has joined
the stan OF the Detroit Conservatory
OF Music.
Miss Jessie Forsyth, contralto, who
has been studying with Clyde A.
Nichols, has been engaged to teach
In Vandalia. Ill.
j. Ia Edwards Will give the first OF
a series OF free organ recitals In st.
Johns Episcopal church, Monday az
ternoon. at 4:30 o'clock. The follow
ing will be the program: Tocata In II
(Bach); cantiQue d'Armour Oh. b.
GauD; Autumn sketch q. H. Brow
er); Fantasia (Faulker); Canzone
lBusser); vesperd Cd. Evoy); EpL
thalme (MacMaster).
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The piano pupils of Miss May ID.
Porter will continue the monthly mus:
icales throughout the winter, the nrst
program TO be given early In October
at the studio, No. 1s6 Avery-ave.
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The B. @. Whitney production OF
The Show Girl" opened It's tenth sea
son. Monday evening, Sept. 20, In Mon
roes, Mich. with HARRIET Hosmer,
former soprano pupil OF A. M. Straub
OF Detroit. as prima donna, In the role
OF Psyche.
The musical season In Detroit will
be opened Wednesday evening, Oct.
II, IN the Church OF Our Father. by
Vladimir De Pachman, the famous
Polish pianist. who has not visited
Detroit In decade. De Pachman is
| one OF the wizards OF the ivory keys
and q very great artist. whom no
music lover or student can afford to
miss hearing.
Miss Pansy Andrus, OF Detroit,
who has been teaching piano In the
Pittsfield School OF Music during the
summer and for the past month has
been visiting relatives In che Catskill
mountains. near Cairo, N Y, will re-
turn to Boston. Monday, to resume
her studies with Nine. Antoinette
Szumoeski, and In the New England
conservatory.
The Orpheus club, Of 10 male
voices under the direction of Charles
Frederic Morse, will give the first of
two concerts. Friday evening, Nov.
8, In the Church of Our Father. The
club will appear In conjunction with
the Croxton quartet, of New York.
which comes to Detroit to sing for
the Michigan Public School Teachers
convention, Nov. 2. The second
Ofpheus concert will take place, in
the spring.
Mrs. Clara Koehler-Heberlein will
give the first OF the seasons lectures
on Instrumental forms" In the Nc
Donald School of Music, Thursday az
ternoon, Oct. 8, at o'clock. Mrs.
Heberlein has conducted these classes
for the Mcdonald School Of Music
since its organization. They have prov
en- valuable for professional study and
an important aid to the musical anna
tenr. These lectures are open also to
those not enrolled In other classes of
the school.
The hour or beginning the after
noon concerts Of the Detroit String
quartet this season has been changed
to 2:46, o'clock, instead OF o'clock
as formerly. With the arrival In De-
troit the first OF the week of Nine.
Elsa Ruegger and Edmond Lchten-
stein, active rehearsals will be started
for the seasons work. Henr' NT'N-
eys and Georges Pierkot, the new
second violinist of the organization,
arrived from Europe, Friday. The
four players have been In Europe since
June, and have played together con
stantly there. making several public
appearances In concert. Mr.. Pierkot
promises to be decided acquisition
to the organization. The first group
Of concerts will be given Tuesday
evening, Nov. IA, and Wednesday az
ternoon. Nov. 16, In Temple Beth 81.
The historical sonata recitals"
given In the Ganapol School of Musi- |
cal Art, last season. proved 30 sue |
cessful that the directorate of the
school has decided to enlarge on the
plan for the coming season, and three
chamber music recitals will be added
to the programs, which will include
not only sonatas but trios, and other
works for strings. The general scheme
for the season also includes four fac
ulty concerts, three to be by individ-
ual artists and the fourth miscel-
laneous program introducing a num-
Der OF the artists connected with the
school. among them Nine Elsa Rueg-
ger, Edwin Hughes, Edmond Lichten-
stein, Mrs. Boris l.. Ganapol. Henri
MATHEWS, Abram Ray Tyler and Boris
L. Ganapol.
Miss Gertrude Rennyson, who will
open the Sunday afternoon series OF
concerts in the Garrick theater Sun
day afternoon, Oct. 10, has the dis
tinction OF being the first American
singer, after Nine. Lillian Nordica, to
sing Elsa In "Lohengrin" In the Bey-
reuth festpiel. Miss Rennyson has
sung with success In all OF the big
opera houses Of Europe since she left
America five years ago, and was a
guest singer during the past summer
In Beyreuth. This young and attrac-
tive American girl has many warm
friends in Detroit, where she became
well known and a social favorite dur
ing the various visits Of the Savage
English Grand Opera company, OF