The Birmingham age-herald., 1917-06-10

abeth Buckshaw, Mrs. John Bonnyman, Miss Celeste Poole, Mrs. R. F. Epperson, ilton and Miss Elizabeth Roberts.
 Tuesday evening Mrs Otilie Buckshaw- Spencer, contralto of Savannah Ga. and Mrs Alexander c. Montgomery, soprano, interesting songs:
 Contralto-(a) Hoffnung C'When the Roses Bloom') (ReichardD; (b) ''Si Jetais Jardinier" " C'Were Gardener'D Cham saile3'' (Gould my songs their way be urging'D Giahm; (d) "L'Hetre de Per- pre- ("Tbc sInset hour'D Qfolmes)
 Sop-ano-ta) I'm khein" (Hammond; (b) "A Fir Tree Stood All Lonely (Lszt; Co Dune Prison" (Hahn); Cd)
 F'lorian's Song (Godard).
 Contralto-"Aria Don Fatale" co cruel giftD Don Carlos (VerdD.
 Contralto-(a) 'Snowflakes" (Cowen); (b) Rain Song" CHyde) Co Spirit Flower (Campbell-T -TiptonD.
 Soprano-(a) Down in the Forest" (RonalO (b) But Lately in Dance" (ArenslSy); Co "Fruehlingszeit' ("May Is Coming'o NaForge); (d) Goodnight" (Bischoff).
 Contralto-(a) Wind and Lyre;" (b) War (Rogers), Mrs. Edra Gockel- Gussen, accompanist.
 
 Wednesday evening at S:3O o'clock g. miscellaneous programme will be given by Miss Elizabeth Robison, Miss Eliza bethWingo, Miss Myrtle Jones. Miss Myr- tie Mclaughlin, Miss Della Dryer Miss Celeste Poole Miss Lucy Jones, Miss Kate Smith, Mrs R. F. Epperson, Miss Bessie Hamilton, Miss Harriet Forbes, Miss Eliza abeth Roberts, Miss Ruth Chap pell Miss Margaret Howard and Miss Elizabeth Buckshaw.
 Thursday and Friday ever Ing will be fa6 ba rn1a xrir,o nf at-41 when the following works by the master composers will be presented:
 Concerto" c major Gall sgro) (Mozart), Ruth Chappell.
 Concerto, D minor (Mendelssohm.
 Allegro, Kate Smith; adagio, Elizabeth Roberts; Finale, Mrs R. F. Epperson.
 Venetian Scenes Last Night of the Carnival (PiranD, Myrtle Mclaughlin
 Sonata for Piano and Violin,'' F ma jor (allegro) (Grieg), Margaret Howard and William Gussen.
 Concerto, E flat (Liszt (allegro vii vace and allegro marziale). Beatrice Tate.
 FRIDAY.
 Concerto, c major (allegro), Bee- thoven), Lucy Jones.
 Concerto" G minor (Mendelssohn); i; andante presto, Bessie Hamilton
 "Concertstueck' Gntroducton and alle- gro) (Schumann), Lillian Karpeles.
 Concerto, A major NszD. Adagio, allegro assai; allegro moderate. allegro deciso, Mrs. Alan Gray Mooring Camp bell diploma graduate 191D.
 Orchestra accompaniment arranged for second piano and played by Mrs. Will liam Gussen
 Mrs. Otillie Buckshaw-S Spencer of Sa- vannah Ga, who will be heard in song recital Tuesday night at Cable hall, will hN b. L. F.-.. H. which she made as a girl in .rmingham. Before her marriage to Capt F. w.. Spencer of Savannah, Ottilie Buckshaw was a popular young contralto and church singer in Birningham. She studied with several loca&telchers, then later in Savannah, and for sometime in New York with the we'll known vocal teacher, Sergei INlibansky. She possesses a rich and beautiful contralto voice, which has steadily grown in volume and tone. She is now contralto soloist at St. Paul's Episcopal church in Savannah. She has been visiting her mother, Mrs. Addie Buckshaw, at Woodlawn, but will spend the remainder of the summer in New York studying with MT. Ilibansky before she goes back to Savannah to resume her choir work. She will appear Tuesday evening with Mrs. Alexander c. Montgomery one of the charming daugh- ters of MT. and Mrs. R. s. Munger. Mrs Montgomery has studied -oice in Staun- ton, Va, Washington, D. C., in Paris and later in Birmingham. She has a beauti- ful soprano voice.
 Miss Kathryn Fierce has just returned from New York after most interesting seasons work with Ernest Hutcheson. Birmingham musicians had the pleasure of hearing Mir. Hutcheson in concert here twice during the past few years Miss Fierce talks most interestingly of New York, and of her association with this well-known teacher. She said:
 T was fortunate in being so happily situated. Three other students and my self had the pleasure of being in the same house with Mr Hutcheson and his inter- esting family. Here the atmosphere was most congenial and conducive to good work. We lived, breathed and thought music. I am sure that this environment meant as much to us as the hours we spent at the piano. for it is impossible to be associated With people of such big and sincere ideals without absorbing a small part of them
 We had the opportunity of hearing many artists during the season; among them Harold Bauer, PaderewslSi. Kres- Ter John Powell, Bloomfield Keiser, Car reno, Gabrilowitsch. Clara Clemens In song recital (Gabrilowitsch at the piano), Gang, Graingier. Julia Culp and hosts of others. We also attended many sympho- my concerts, an interesting feature or some of these being the introduction of new French and Russian music.
 Our splendid demonstration of commit nity singing last Sunday afternoon recall ed to me very impressive incident which occurred during a community singing at the Hippodrome recently. A number of folk-songs had been sung when MT. Barn. hart asked how many in the audience were willing to form four part chorus. In five minutes the whole house had ar ranged itself, under his direction; music was distributed. and very soon Wagner's Pilgrims Chorus was being sung by thousands.
 But to return to the sudio. Our own weekly students concerts were always helpful because of the spirit of comrade- ship and friendly criticism which char acterized them. Our lessons with Mir. Hutcheson were constant inspiration. An interesting tribute to his influence was the fact that teachers from both Canadian and American conservatories came to him for coaching during the win ter
 Those who had the privilege of hearing Miss Fierce in recital Friday evening rec ognze that she is pianist of brilliant promise. Her interpretations are full of poetry and sympathetic understanding. Not only does her playing show an un- usual depth of feeling. but it also reveals an intellectual grasp of her subject. Forceful technique was displayed in each number. The Beethoven Concerto in c major (Mrs. William Gussen at second piano. concluded singularly interesting programme.
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