The Fargo forum and daily republican., 1913-08-09
Music and Musicians
VACATION VARIATIONS.

Word has been received that the
Misses Gladys and Lancetta Steele ar
rived safely in England and had a
very pleasant voyage. After a ten
days rest they intended to start, for
London, France, Switzerland and other,
places, accompanied by friends from
Brooklyn, N. Y. Miss Lancetta Steele
is "a graduate from the Fargo con-
servatory and will continue music work
abroad.
Miss Juliette shortridge will be- the
supervisor of music in the public
schools at Lakota the coming school
year. ..'
Director Boehmer of the Dakota
conservatory left yesterday for Chica-
go and other eastern points, stopping
at New York and Boston in the inter
est of the school. He will also spend
a few days with his brother in Mon
treal. His particular mission will be
to secure the services Of violinist
and he says only a true artist will be
considered. He has in view a lady of
extraordinary ability and if she is en-
aged she will also take charge of the
theoretical work. Mr.. Hendrickson
will remain in the violin department.
Miss Florence Macbeth, young
American singer hailing from st. Paul,
who made an almost sensational debut
in opera in London, has signed a three
year contract with Campanini direc-
tor of the Chicago opera. An unique
feature of the contract is that Director
Cattle -Casazza of the Metropolitan
operahouse reserves the right for the
singers services at the Metropolitan
at any time he desires them. This is
due to the fact that the Metropolitan
had first call upon the singers ap-
pearance in her native land. Miss
Macbeth is coloratura soprano.
A prospectus has been issued by the
Wahpeton Conservatory of Music
which is affiliated with the stats
be E. Bruce Knowlton, Miss Nina
BardWell, instructor of voice culture;
Miss Harriet Gongle, pianist and
organist; Miss Alvina Ecks, instruc-
tor Of piano; Mrs. Alice B. Hobart, in
structor Of violin. A handsome suite
of rooms in the Howry building will
be the home of the conservatory and
the latter will be opened for enroll
naent Sept. 2.
The beautiful hymn, Abide
With Me, has been given
another anthem setting, this time by
William Lester, who provides for it
an organ accompaniment, OF the
composition The Musical Courier has
this to say: 1--WE find nothing to
cavil at in this anthem of William
Lester, in so far as the part writing
and melodious flow of the voices are
concerned. We are not altogether
pleased with the somewhat exaggerat-
a7 oor,x fxf un1s1r
and regret that a composer of the un-
deniable ability of William Lester
should not take the more yirile and
less femininely sentimental composers
as his model. 1t Is, of course, the pre-
vailing fashion to put the languish-
ngs of lovers into the music for the
church and to turn the grand organ
into a sobbing and signing box of
tremolo and vox hunana."
Johan Erode Petersen died in Chris
tiania, Norway, on July 20, in his
ninety fifth year.
The Fortnightly Musical club at
Greeley, Neb., about 10000 population,
| pursued the study of the following
subjects last year in the order given:
Classical Germany. Romantic Ger
many, Oratorio, Religious Music
DIaHld, ALSEHldi -lShSI,f l1dHSSl S4Ha
Gretel (opera), Modern German Com
posers, Opera, National Music and
Drama, Comparison of Der Freischut2
and Die F'liegender, Shakespeare on
| Music HolIander; American Men Com
i posers. including Paine, Kelley, Colts
4 halk, Homer, Parker, Chadwick, Cad
man, Foote. De KoVen and Nevin;
| American Women Composers, includ-
i ing Beach. Lang, SaIter, Won Hammer
/ Hood. King and Worrall.