Daily capital journal. (Salem, Oregon) 1903-1919, 1915-10-16
ABOUT SINGERS AND
THE MUSICAL WORLD
Notes For Music Lovers
About the Great Singers
and Musicians

Evelyn Starr, the Canadian violnist,
will be one of the principal artists at
National Red Cross benefit in Toronto,
Canada, on the evening of October 90.
Miss Starr is also. booked for a point
recital with Harold Henry, the Amer.
lean pianist, at Huntington, West Vir-
ginia, February 18th.
Germaine Schnitzer, the eminent
French pianist, will give a cycle of
five recitals in New York under the
caption, "The Ronanticists. !" The
composers whose works Miss Schnitzer
will play include Schubert, Schumann,
Mendelssohn, List and Chopin. The
dates for Aeolian Hall, are Saturday
evening, October 90; November 10; De-
cember II and January Is. The final
recital will be in Carnegie Hall Mon.
day evening, February Z.
Nine. Frances Aida, prima donna so.
prano of the Metropolitan Opera com
pany, took profit of $4,000 on the
sale of war stock in Wall street Mon
day, September 27. Nine. Aida would
have to sing 80 recitals to equal the
amount which she made in O few hours
on this particular Monday.
Owing to the great number of out of
town engagements Leginska, the plan.
istic marvel, has been compelled to can.
eel her series of Master Composer re.
citals announced for Aeolian Hall. This
eminent artist will give two recitals in
Boston, two in Chicago, two in Brook
lyn and two in st. Louis in place OF
the New York series.
Arthur Middleton, bass.baritone Of
the Metropolitan Opera company, has Q
most remarkable musical memory as i,
instanced by the fact that he sing!
more than so oratorios without notes
In a recent interview Mr.. Middleton
said ~ have no difficulty in recall
ing any role have learned. For in
stance | know oratorios in which hav,
appeared but twice-yet I can recall
words and music without the least trou
BILE even though have had no occa
sion to use the words in years.
Alfred Wiley, director Of the Hunt
ington, West Virginia, Choral Associa
ton, has engaged Anita Rio, known ai
America s premier festival soprano fol
the Huntington festival, October 90
Nine. Rio appeared with great success
at the Worcester festival. Other early
appearances for this popf&r singer in
clude the Orpheus club Of Buffalo, ant
the Tuesday Morning sfusical club Of
Rochester.
David and Clara Names will begil
their ninth New York season of Sonat,
Recitals in Aeolan Hall, Monday ev
ening, October is. That there is al
ever widening circle of chamber music
lovers TO greet these eminent artists i
indicated by the fact that the hall fo
this years concerts is almost doubl
the seating capacity of their homo o
last year. Always noted for their un
usual programs the Mannessess offe
an interesting array Of works for thi
coming season. At their first conccr
the Brahms Trio for piano violin an,
horn will be presented-the assisting
artists being Mr.. Franzl, first horl
player of the New York Symphony OF
chestra. A feature Of one Of the othe
concerts viii be "Tho Musical Offer
ing" Bach sonata in c minor TO
flute violin and piano, which will hav,
its first presentation in New York. Mr
George Barrere will be the assisting ar
tist. Music lovers will recall tina
Frederick the Great suggested III
themes of this work to Bach. Durini
the season Mr. and Mrs. Names vii
again present the Chausson concert t
which received its first hearing at on
of the concerts Of the Symphony societ.
when the Mannesses were the soloists
This year Mr. and Mrs Names vii
be assisted by the Saslavsky Strinl
quartet in the presentation Of tn
\ Chausson concerto.
Paul Althouse, tenor Of the Metropol
itan Opera house will give a joint re
cital with Miss Miriam Ardini, soprano
before Brooklyn Institute Of Arts an
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