Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1912-10-26
MUSICAL NOTES
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Arrangements have been made for
the Bispham-Bond recital and tickets
have been placed with the proprietors
Of music stores. David Bispham and
Carrie Jacobs Bond are known the
world over as the finest of baritone
and composer of songs. A list of pa
irons and patronesses has been COM
pleted and will be made public in an
ether issue. Great enthusiasm Is
shown among lovers of good music in
Salem and neighboring towns which
signifies a successful undertaking in
presenting two such celebrated artists.
The Derthick Musical Club of Ore
gon City gave the first of its seasons
meetings, October eighteenth, with
Mrs. Joseph Hedges and Miss Muriel
Stevens as hostesses An unusally
fine program was enthusiastically
received, every number was encored
and the entertainers were showered
with flowers, Mrs, Joseph c, Lewis
of Los Angeles, a dramatic soprano,
whose naturally fine voice has fin
ished cultivation, sang several
groups of Italian, German French
and English songs, and Mrs, Will
liam II. Burghardt, Jro Of Salem, be-
sides accompanying her, played three
piano solos, Schuman's "Ende vom
Lied" and "Vogel ais Prophet" and
Rubenstein's Barcarolle in G.. Mrs.
Burghardts piano work is beyond
criticism. She is one of the best
known and most accomplished plan
lists in the state and as an accom-
panist is unsurpassed Her profess
sional work is choice and in constant
demand,
Miss Ada Miller sang at the Bap-
tist church last Sunday morning, a
new setting Of the old hymn "Rock
of Ages" Her singing of the diff
cult arrangement was very beautiful.
Miss Miller's voice, always good, was
shown to the best advantage in this
selection.
The Wednesday Music Club held
its first rehearsal October sixteenth
in her studio and under the direction
Of Miss Minnetta Magers. Miss Ma
bel Smith will be accompanist for
the Glee Club and some excellent
voices have been added to the list of
members Much interest was shown
at this meeting; the members of the
club are enthusiastic over the pros
pect of success for the seasons
work
A new quartet, the Cecilian, has
been organized with Mrs. Halle Par
rlsh Hinges first soprano; Miss Err
mine Barshnell, second soprano;
Mrs. Grace Wheelock, first alto. and
Mrs. w. p. Babcock, second alto. Miss
Beatrice Shelton will be accompanist.
The quality of these voices needs
no advertising The members are all
favorite singers and the quartet will
have no difficulty in securing en-
gagements.
They have been engaged to furnish
music for the dedication Of the
Moose hall, November twelfth, and
are hard at rehearsing Of new songs Z
for that event
Mrs. Grace Wheelock is director of
the Senior Chorus Club, an organi- &
zaton of fifteen high school girls
The chorus will give several num-
bers at the teachers institute to be
held in Salem next month. .
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The Estelle Gray Concert Com
pany, with Estelle Gray, violinist; Z
Florence Crawford, pianist; Hilda
Delghton, contralto; and Margaret }.
Cray, reader entertained Wednes- :
day evening in the First Christian
church with popular program. It's
rendition delighted the large audi
ence and deserves the highest praise
The company is making its first ap-
pearance in this LOCALITY, and is far
above the ordinary, collectively and Z
Individually
The printed programs were supple
mented by short talks descriptive Of
the number to follow. I
An audience demanding encores
for every number speaks better for
their merit as entertainers than any Z
amount Of printed encomiums On
account Of repeated applause and a
constant demand for encores, the
evenings program was doubled in I
length. This alone should be hearty
recommendation for the company in
future dates.
The evening programmed numbers
end encores following were:
Intermezzd in octaves. Leschitizsky Z
Encore-Arabesqu