Rock Island Argus. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1893-1920, 1914-05-25
MISS DURNo PLAYS WAY
INTO HEARTS OF AUOIEN

INTO HEARTS OF AUDIENCE
Miss Jeanette Durno on her first
appearance in the tri-cities as con-
cert pianist, played her way into the
hearts OF her audience at the recital
given Saturday afternoon at Masonic
temple. Miss Durno. who came under
the auspices OF the Rock Island Must
cal club. giving a program compliment
tary to club members, is one OF the
younger pianists on the concert stage
and she already has won for herself a
reputation that would do credit TO a
much older performer. She played a
brilliant program. showing a great
amount OF temperament and a tech
mic that was more than adequate for
the most difficult OF her numbers.
She opened her program with Ga
Vote in B minor 1Bach-Saint-SaensJ
following with ''Pastorale Variations
mozart which she played with
wonderfully smooth, even tone and
exquisite colorinE The last OF the
first group was Sonata in c major.
Opus % beethoven. playing the
three movements: allegro conbrio.
motto adagio and allegretto moderate
brestissimo and showing real musi-
cianship.
Included in the second group were
Scherzo in Z minor CMendelssohn),
Etude in sharp minor Chopin,
Etude in G fat. opus 10, No. CChop-
I'M. and Ballade in A fat Chopin,
and so beautifully did she give the
entire group that her audience was
not satisfied until she returned. play
ing THE Juggieress" (Moskowski).
The concluding group was composed
of Gavotte in d major (Glazounow),
THE Musical Snuffbox" Liadow).
"Reverie'' tStrauss). and "Hungar-
ian Rhapsody No. u" LiszD. Her
audience insisted upon an extra num-
Der and Miss Durno remarked as she
appeared to give IT that she did not
feel loyal in emitting MacDowell from
her program and would give his
Witches Dance"
Miss Durno shows unusual strength
for a woman in her playing and her
rhythmical control and phrasing show
a real master of the piano. Her
touch is firm and smooth and every
tone is clear and round and singing
and she was a delight from start to
finish of the program.
Miss Durno carries her own piano,
a Steinway concert grand, magnifi-
cent instrument with a wonderfully
sweet tone. Miss Durno is a delight
full person to meet off the concert plat
form. She is simple and unaffected
in her manner and very gracious and
sweet She graduated at the age of
u from the Rockford Musical college.
continuing her studies with other
teachers and finishing with the great
teacher. Leschetizky, who praised her
warmly for the progress and must
oianship she showed. She Is head of
a private school in Chicago where she
has under her direction four teach I
ers She will not undertake a long
concert tour, remarking that she was
too fond of home life to be on the /.
road any great length of time. but ]
added that she delighted to make /
short trips as the one of last week 1
when she would be able to return TO I
her home within a day or so.
This is the last of the programs for |
the season under the auspices of the !
Rock Island Musical club. The an
nuaI election of officers and the June /
luncheon. however, will be held June /
2 at the Watch Tower inn. The bust
ness session will be held at 10 a. m.
a luncheon at and some sort of
stunt will be given during the after
noon.