The evening herald. [volume] (Albuquerque, New Mexico) 1914-1922, 1920-10-16
AIvrIsrs coNoilnT SERIES.

The greatest thing tina has ever
happened to his city. TX The high
class music culture being fostcrcd by
the Fo%rtniEhtly Music club
The foregoing is the remark OF a
school teacher and music lover who
has been a local resident since the
days when Grants opera house was
the scene of home talent operas. In
those days-tho early ninitiea-when
Professor Dupuy coached local sing.
ers In the production OF THE Mika.
do" "~Pinafore,' Little tycoon"
Fra navolo.' and other light operas.
the first notable effort was made to
cultivate taste FOR something other
than mere rythm in music.
The efforts %prosperod Tor n time.
Then there wcs n lapse aud utter In
difference. Las Vegas and other
towns Won fame for oratorios, aud
operas n FOR booking music artists.
Then came the F~ortnightly club to
Albuquerque. Then a genuine re-
ynval of Interest In superior music.
Then h concert engagements of the
abicat musicians IN American lyccum
circuits-and some Of Europc's ablcst
talent.
And another organization has
cvinccd a desire to give the city the
best In musical entertainment. That
In the American Legion. a lew weeks
ago. a committee Of members nm
nouncod to the public that II had arr
ranged such a program. Then the
Fortnightly club and the American
Legion got together on It," decided
To pool their efforts, and present the
winter program together. There will
be h renowned Reed Miller. the
soloiat In oratOrios OF the New York
OrntOrio noclety, who has toured this
country and Canada. Is a tenor solo
iat who will he one OF an eminent
duo la be heard here october 10.
Singing with accompaniment OF en-
tire symphony orchestra or with
tender violin obligato this tenor who
halls from Dixieland has won envi-
able laurcls. on the program with
Reed Miller is Madame Nevada Van
Der Nccr. cuntrulto vocalist who Is
acclaimed In France and England AZ
well as New York and American cit
90 as a nightingale OF choice cul-
ture and talent. In confidence n
iSh first name and Dutch surname Is
In private life Mrs, Reed Miller. Tho
huband and wife to present tho first
concert Will for this reason satisfy
those who affirm matrimonial felic-
ity In not blighted by the limelight OF
concert life. Madame van Der Neef
(Nlrs. Miller) II an artist Of high
quality.
Then there In the second concert
on November 1.-THE Montague OPP
era singers whose reputation has pre-
reded them ard w!'i attract for their
classic operate sclectiuns and rare
vciccn.
The third will he December 8 when
Marie Rnppold will he heard in song
recital. Madame llippold N a star
OF first magnitude In the concert
armament and enthusiastically en-
dorHed by national and International
impressnrios who want to cngnge her
as n magnet to fill their opera Houses.
Arthur Middleton. the bass-baritone
OF the Metropolitan opera company,
will he the browning final booking
Of the Fortnightly series to be here
January 81. The press of the coun-
try and many newspapers In Europe
declare Middleton to be one of the
worlds foremost vocalists.
Each season IL seems tho Fort
nightly presents the ibcst possible
talent and each succeeding season
proves better than the last.