The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1915-03-02
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An audience that filled to overflow
ing the First Baptist church audience
room, listened to a revolutionary night
given by Miss Ann Myers, pianiste. and
Miss Beulah Hall, viOliniste, assisted
by Miss Ether Watts, soprano. The
seats on the lower floor of the hall
were all taken before 8 o'clock, and
the gallery was packed within five
minutes afterward. The VeStbule was
filled with people standing, so great
was the interest in the debut recital of
the two musicians. who were present
ed by Mr.. Daniel Muller. piano teach
er, and Mr.. Carlton Wood, violin
teacher.
An orchestra also assisted with the
program. The recital opened with
number by the orchestra, conducted
by Mr.. Wood. They played Overture
to Tancredi," by Rossini. The selec-
ton was well received, and it revealed
Mr.. Wood in a new light as conductor.
Miss Hall appeared on the program
three times. She played a Handel
Sonata in A, with piano accompani-
ment played by Mr.. Elmer Olson. The
Sonata was in two movements. 1t was
played with the simplicity and purity
of tone that properly interprets the
dignity of Handles music Her second
appearance on the program was in
Concerto, by Mozart, with the orcheS-
ira, and she closed the program with
an especially pleasing number, Here
Kato Op. 80, by Hubay, which was
also given with the orchestra. Miss
Hall is a high school student in her
senior year. She has been studying
violin for some years, and for several
months with Mr.. Wood. She plays
with ease and skill, and she has at
tanned a creditable degree of virtue Sity.
Released from her school work, her
progress will doubtless be rapid and
productive of good results.
Miss Myers appeared twice on the
program. and it was matter of re-
greet to those who listened that she had
not at least one more number. She
gave two short numbers, a Chopin
Nalse and Grieg's Butterfly piece,
at her first appearance, and a con-
certo. with the orchestra, "Capriccio
Brilliant, OPP. 22," for 49, second
number The first two selections
were of light character; the Chopin
number, however, being somewhat
hard to follow and having some diff
cultieS of execution which were adj
mirably handled. The Grieg Butter
fly composition was dainty a
wild rose. The concerto, by far the
most difficult of the three, was played
with technical proficiency and spirit.
Miss Myers played without notes,
mentally following the music of the
orchestra and joining them with ex-
( actneSS; the music for the piano re-
peating the theme. transposed at
times to another key. The compost
/ ton itself was interesting and the
performance was keenly enjoyed by
the musicians in the audience. Miss
! Myers is a pianist of promise, and her
technical training, a cultivated touch,
! and a responsive temperament are fit
| ting her to play the best works of
music and to play them well.
| Miss Watts, who is known locally
as violinist, rather than singer,
surprised her audience last night by
her rendering of an an opera number
| from Meyerbeer's Roberto il Di-
! avolo." She has been studying in Chi
cago with Madame Butler the past
/ two years.
| A Haydn symphony in three move
ments was given by the orchestra The
| number was a bit too long, proper
I toned to the rest of the program. con-
Sidering that the recital was for the
/ debut of the students, and the num-
/ Der of pieces in the orchestra were
two few to make the rendering of a
symphony within its best powers.