The Rock Island Argus and daily union. (Rock Island, Ill.) 1920-1923, 1922-03-17
Remarkable Treat
Given by Organist
and New Violinist

ri Graham, head of the organ and
theoretical department of Angus
tana conservatory of music and
David Polakoff, the young violinist,
who has recently become connected
with the conservatory, in recital
last evening were keenly apprecia-
tive of the splendid music they were
having the opportunity to hear, and
both artists were enthusiastically re-
ceixed and applauded following the
wonderful rendition of the newer
and more familiar selections which
constituted the program. Last ev-
ening's was the fourth in the art
lists series sponsored by the con-
servatory. and happened to be the
second time both musicians had ap-
peared in concert here. Mr.. Ora
ham gave one recital last season,
and Polakoff was introduced to the
community at a recent Tri-clty
Symphony orchestra concert at
which he was soloist. His work as
assistant concertmaster in the or
schestra has been noted by close fol-
lowers of the organization. Conse-
quently followers of both filled the
college chapel and were surely Civ
en- a treat which no one there would
have missed.
Mr.. Graham opened the program
playing Festival Prelude (Faulkes)
and won deafening applause, which
followed each successive organ
number. The beautiful, forceful por-
tons of Luther's Mighty Fortress
which ran throughout the number,
shook the chapel at times. and
again the soft. echo-like portions
sounded like faint strains of far
distant music This was followed
by Bach numbers, Fugue in B Min
or and two choral preludes, the
first, the soft Interpretation of the
baptismal song, Blessed Jesus.
Here We Stand, Met to Do AS Thou
Hast Spoken" and the second, a
most unusual number interpreting
Wake, Awake, for Night Is Fly
ing. the Waterman on the Heights
Are Crying: Awake, Jerusalem at
Last" Other numbers were an
Ave Maria (Bossi. Gavotte in B
flat (HandeD Heroic Piece Caesar
France; Told by the Campfire.
Hugo Goodwin, and his last
group, the best probably played last
evening, Dreams" (Stoughton), a
lovely melodlous thing. played
with ease and understanding; THE
Londonderry Air" an arrangement
by Herbert Sanders, a Scherzo by
G u ! m N t and "Meistersinger
March" tWagner-Pearce). Mr.
Graham responded with one en-
core during the evening. His play
ing is clean and shows a master
ship of the instrument. A number
of new combinations were used, and
the variety of the program was
splendid. Mr.. Graham is not alone
an organist, but a composer who
has attracted attention
David Polakoff's first number
was the andante moderate from
Concerto No. 4 (Vieutemps) and his
second a number played by Heifitz
III at his concert here, "On Wings of
y Song, that lovely tuneful melody.
beautifully rendered by the young
artist. The first number of this
group required rapid finger work
and was executed with remarkable
ease and facile bowling. The encore
TO this group was Saraste's "Zapa-
leads"
When the young musician appear
ed to play in his second group. the
audience accorded him a veritabIe
ovation. He played Variations
(Tartini-Kreisler(. the soulfuIly
sad Serenade Melancholiuue of
Tschaikowsky's and Turkish
March from 1.-THE Ruins of Athens"
CBeethoven-Auer). Responding TO
applause, Polakoff played Schu-
berts Ave Maria"
Coming musical events at the COL
tege include the fifth artists con-
vert, by the Chicago Artists trio.
next Wednesday night. The trio is
the one which gives the Sunday aft
ernoon musicals at the Outing club
and includes Ludwig Becker, VIC
lin. Rudolph Reuter-. niano, and
Hans Hess, cello
Friday evening. April Z. Arvid !
Samuelson, pianist, head of the |
conservatory. and Louis Kre:dler.
voice, appear in a joint recital. the |
sixth of the series.