The Detroit times. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1903-1920, 1911-10-02
MUSIC

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.
Miss Katharine q. Skinner. we'll
known teacher OF plano, 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 10 teach
In Vandalia. III.
j. l. Edwards will give the first of
q 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 +
(Bach); cantique d'Armour Oh. B.
GauD; Autumn sketch q. III. Brew
eD; Fantasia (Faulker); Canzone
(Busser); Vesperal Cd. Evoy); Epi-
thalme (MacMaster).
The piano pupils OF Miss May e.
Porter will continue the monthly mus
icales throughout the winter, the first
program to be given early In October
at the studio. No. 1876 Avery-ave.
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The b. c. Whitney production of
The Show Girl opened its tenth sea-
son. Monday evening, Sept. 20, In Mon
roes, Mich, with Harriet Hosmer, a
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
IL. In the Church of Our Father, by
Vladimir De Pachman. the famous
Polish pianist, who has not visited
Detroit In decade. De Pachman 10
one Of the wizards OF the ivory keys
and a 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
Pittsheld 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 16 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
Orpheus 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. S, 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
teur These lectures are open also to
those not enrolled in other classes of
the school.
The hour of beginning the after.
noon concerts of the Detroit String
quartet this season has been changed
to 2:45 o'clock. instead of 4 O'Clock
as formerly. With the arrival In De-
troit the first of the week Of Nine.
Elsa Ruegger and Edmond Lichten-
stein, active rehearsals will be started
for the seasons work. Henri Math-
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