Five Mile Beach weekly journal., 1917-07-06
Commencement of
Musical Season
M y Dear EDITOR:


assisting at the Sunday night concerts
during the season. There is nc more
refining influence on the human race,
mol a more elevating one, than good
music and in the music as given to MS
through the medium of the Wild wood
Orchestra. conducted by Walter Pfeif-
fer, we have an influence for good on
the community at large that can hard
ly be estimated. I remember a few
years ago that rag time and the sounds
emitted from a hurdy gurdy seemed to
be enough for the masses. Now, the
best music only seems to be satisfactory.
And we have started a new season Of
music at the Casino Auditorium on
this basis and let US hope that the pat
ronage extended this year will be in
some measure commensurate with
what Is given to US.
Mr.. Pfeiffer opened the season on
Saturday afternoon with a splendidly
rendered programme. My regret is
that the house was not crowded to
hear the opening march, composed by
the talented Cellist, Bruno Einhorn,
and dedicated to Wild wood, entitled
"Back to Wildwood" However, it ia
going to be a composition that we shall
learn to love and shall hear frequently
with delight.
Saturday evening, the first of the
special soloists engaged for the season
was heard. 1t was our own Miss
Katherine Mckinley, whom we have
known for SC long and whose rise In
the musical world has beer noted with
pleasure. She has never sung with
greater freedom or verve, and to say
that she seemed to enjoy her work is
expressing it mildly. She was at her
best and her best has placed her on a
high plane In musical circles.
Sunday evening, the assisting artist
was Misha Ferenzo, who appeared last
season with the orchestra and whose
work was much appreciated. Owing
to bis having missed his connection in
Camden, Mr.. Ference was obliged to
appear without rehearsal with either
the orchestra or the piano accompanied,
Miss Lillian A. Mayer. But he acquit-
ted himself with credit and gave his
voice in large volume, both in his aria
from Aida and also in his group Of
songs.
Now for the orchestra itself; 1t has
speedily found itself in its surroundings
and from now on we can safely count
on its work being well nigh impeccable.
The William Tell overture in the Sun
day evening concert was splendidly
done and deserved the encore which it
received. In voicing the opening
motif the cello was exquisite.
AS a very component part of the
orchestra, is the concertmeister, Paul
Meyer, who played a composition by
Vieuxtemps, as a solo at this concert
and for an encore played a Spinnerleid
that was delightful.
Miss Lillian A. Mayer appeared as
accompanied with the soloists and her
work was on its usual high plane. 1t
would be painting the lily to say more
than that her work In this sphere of
musical activity ranks at the very top.
An accompanied that can be an ac-
companist in every sense of the word,
not only playing the music allotted to
her, but sustaining the soloist at a
critical moment, is a rars avis and we
have her here in Wild wood. Her work
is wonderful.
Now, as to Mr.. Pfeiffer, his work Is
almost too we'll known to require ex-
tended notice. An indefatigable work:
er and possessing a magnetic PERSONAL
ity, his work is most gratifying. And
whether directing the Franz Schubert
Bund of so pieces, or our own orchestra
of % pieces, he gives full measure Of
energy and we cannot praise him too
highly, nor should we be sparing in
our patronage at these concerts to en-
courage him to enlarge his work.
The p~ersonelle of the orchestra is al
most the same as last year. We have
a new fiutist whom we hope will give
an excellent account of himself; also a
new cornetist, who eyokes a splendid
tone and from whom we shall look for
some splendid music.
So much for the present. The season
is on, and personally, l hope that we
shall all make an effort to attend these
concerts of the Wild wood orchestra,
encourage them all to give their test
and l know the musical season for 1917
is safe In Mr.. Pfeiffer's hands.
Yours very truly,
CHARLES w. BOSCH.
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