South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1921-09-11
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Musical World


great Crescend0. The Blackstone or
chestra has resumed It's function OF
dispensing splendid selections. The
LaSalIe orchestra continues making
musical friends through its we'll
rendered programs. daily. and the
New Oliver orchestra. under the di-
rection OF Victor Young, has already
established It's berth as an artistic
enterprise OF worth. And there are
promises OF innumerable other good
musical treats IN store.
South Bend, of the beaten track Of
operate centers. IS TO be favored this
season with a company OF operate
singers under the management Of
Ralph Dunbar, successful producer
OF stock operas IN English.
Mr.. Dunbar. one of the few pro-
ducers to realize that people best TN
derstand and appreciate operas in
their native tongue. viii soon offer
four weeks OF light opera at the Oil
yer theater. Those who heard his
Carmen" last spring will no doubt
welcome more OF his offerings. Oper-
attic organizations seldom visit cities
the size OF South Bend. but by hav-
ing his productions given in English
Mr.. Dunbar has invariably attracted
larger crowds than his competitors,
who feel that IN order to be success
fuI. an opera should be sung IN a
foreign tongue. The insight into the
desire OF the American people TO
know what they are paying for has
enabled Dunbar 20 take his operas TO
rnedium-sized cities without fnan-
ciGl loss The fact that his Robin
Hood" company played a long run
at the Illinois theater In Chicago
should convince those who failed TO
hear Carmen" that his productions
approach the highest standard.
Too much credit can not be given
20 Angelo Vitale and his Blackstone
orchestra for the clean. spirited way
in which Listz's Second Hungarian
Rhapsody was played during the
fore part OF last week. Anyone who
has glanced at the score or attempt
ed to play this number knows that
* is full of technical mountains
which only the most accom- plished
can climb. Vitals and his men
proved conclusively that their or
ganiza tion deserves TO rank with the
best and considering the size Of the
Blackstone orchestra as compared
with the usual Instrumentation with
which this number is played. their
performance was most remarkable.
Those who were fortunate enough
10 hear the orche ira play the rhap-
sody could not help but note the
smooth way IN which the runs and
difficult accents were handled. There
was no tagging in tempo in the tax
tng passages and a fine balance Of
parts was maintained.
To offer such pretentious numbers
to the public requires much intens-
i've work and practice. South Bend is
indeed fortunate 10 have such an or
chestra es Vitale has developed. En-
thusiastic comment from South Bend
music lovers gives some indication Of
the public's appreciation of the work
OF the organization.
This week The Dance OF the
Hours from La Gioconda" will be
played as an overture.
An ideal instrumentation for the
score of the -Four Horsemen" is
soon apparent IN the Oliver Theater
orchestra. directed by Victor Young.
as the music changes with the mood
OF the picture. For an organization
OF its size the New oliver orchestra
IS almost perfect in balance.
The score Of the Oliver attraction
has been written for and played by
organizations two and three times as
large as the local orchestra. and
when Mr.. Young succeeds in making
e sound most creditable with his Is
pieces he IS doing more than one at
first might cOncede him Consider
ing the short time that the orchestra
has been together, the youthful di-
rector has been remarkably success
ful
Marcus Orlando the baritone sing
er whose solos were a decided treat
IN connection with the picture. is an
European artist who has been in this
country but a short time. His voice
justihes his claim 10 having sung in
more than 20 operas during the last
10 years. His singing at the Oliver
points 20 even greater attainments in
this country His voice is strons.
clear and exceptional in quality
In the homes over the city pianos
are being tuned. instruments taken
out OF their cases and music text
books collected for the routine of
lessons under Instruction of music
teachers. Already teachers have or
Ean.zed their classes and are pre-
parlns for early reCi-a.s for their
MUSE pupils In a few weeks the
conservatory viii present its students
IN a seml-mouthIy recital ON Sept
2Irs Marjorie BcrtcIng GaIov as
resumed her music classes In her
s-ua-o .u the Berteuns building. III
addition 90 her regular classes. Mrs
Galloway VIII after the 10Th OF tn,
month have a class for instruction g.
rhythm and ear training. necessary
aL5uuc-s IA the growth OF musica
expression.
a number Of the cIty's advanced
music students Will take instruction.
fuuug the week from ouI-of-towu
teachers Of national and Interna
-lcaal fame. Among those who VIII
study .n Chicago are Mrs. w r
Began. contralto. who viii be tutOred
by Anne ArmOndi and Mrs. James
Cover pianist, who viii study under
Keller Mrs. Lawrence Romine. whc
IS studying organ. viii continue her
WORK this winter under J. Louis
Brown Mrs. Romine viii IN the
near future be presented BY her