The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-05-06
SOCI ETY.
MUSIC WEEK AT BOULIE
COMPTON SEMIN

The first observance of music
week at the seminary was very sue
cessful. The celebration began on
Friday evening, April 81, and ended
Friday evening, May 4, including
four distinctive recitals. besides nu
merous musical affairs.
The opening event was a concert
in the music room by the piano and
organ pupils Of Mrs. Virginia Reese
Simms. Miss Madge Hagan gave,
with great skill, Bachs Fugue in G
minor and the Gothic Suite from
given by Miss Mary Ray Dobyns of
the Gordon Nevln Suite showed keen
musical appreciation.
Miss Lenore Dickinson gave Lee
mares beautiful Spring Song" with
artistic pathos and ability, and Toe
cato" by Yon.
Miss Sylvia Pizitz added greatly to
the musical program by her exquisite
reading of The Selfish Giant" by
Oscar Wilde. The musical accompa
tniment was in perfect harmony with
the clear tones of the reader.
On Saturday evening. in the semi
nary auditorium, Miss Marquette Ba-
ker pupil of Miss Cornelia r. Ehren
appeared in a graduate piano recital
Miss Baker played with unaffected
grace and with absolute sureness of
touch.
Her interpreta ton of Beethoven's
Sonata Opus Z, and the two Mosz-
kowski numbers were particularly
fine,
Miss Baker was assisted by Miss
Virginia Holt in song. Miss Hollis
clear. full soprano voice was never
-sweeter than in the little Italian
s"Flower Song" and in THE Winds
in the South" The young artists were
warmly applauded
On Wednesday afternoon large
and enthusiastic audience assembled
in the seminary auditorium for the
ever popular matinee concert. On
this occasion undergraduate students
of Miss Ehren in piano and of Miss
Mitchell in voice gave the program.
The piano soloists were Misses Edna
Mae Lesher. Elizabeth Robinson,
Genevieve Hopson and Margean
Schwine, all of whom played with
rhythmic spontaneity of mature mu-
sicans The ensemble work of Misses
Elliott, owen. Lobb, Glenn. White,
Matthews, Cleere, Holt and Stephens
was admirable and showed careful
training.
The contribution of the voice de-
partment was unique and beautiful.
Seven solosts. dressed in national
costumes, sang songs of seven ma
tons. Miss Virginia Holt, Spanish;
Miss Sarah Stephens, Norwegian;
Miss Pauline Graves, Cuban; Miss
Lois Butler, French; Miss Martha
Clements, Chinese: Miss Willie Argue.
Scotch. and Miss Elsie Bell. Neapoli-
tan. The well-trained voices, with
perfect accent and spirited emphasis
lent themselves to the music of the
songs. The whole program was eag-
erly applauded
The clamax of music week" was
the graduate recital on Friday eve
kins, pianist, and Miss Margaret
Lloyd, violinist, both pupils of Miss
Mary Elizabeth Baugh. These young
ladies were assisted by Miss Martha
Clements. soprano. pupil of Miss En-
ma Reid Mitchell.
Miss Lloyd is considered by her
schoolmates a wizard with the violin,
and on this occasion richly sustained
her reputation already made. In the
difficult Hendel numbers her skill
brought out every hidden harmony.
The Corcerto, by de Beriot, and the
Spanish Serenade, by Chaminade-
Kreisler, were brilliantly executed,
and brought forth sounds of APP
plause Miss Adkins was at her best
in the Sonata Pathetiaue, by Beeth-
oven, which she rendered with force
and pathos. McDowell's Shadow Dance
and Mendelssohn's Concerto in G
minor showed to advantage the plan
lists excellent technique and artistic
interpretations.
Miss Clements lovely soprano
voice was never in better tone than
in the sparkling Willamette" by del
Acqua. She was distinct addition
to the program.