The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-10-02
Indianapolis Maennerchor to Bring
Many Noted Artists Here This Winter

Reckzeh conducting, and Karol
Branzell. contralto of the Metro
politan Opera Company, soloist.
This will be Miss BranzelIs
first appearance before the club.
Other artists and events will be:
Flonzaley string quartet, Dec. -;
Maria Carreras, pianist, Jan. Q;
Joseph Szigeti, violinist. Jan. %;
The Flonzaley quartet, Feb. 6;
DusoIina Giannini, soprano, with
the Maennerchor, Feb. %; Giomar
Novaes, pianist, March 6; Florence
Austral, soprano. March 20; Lula
Mysz. Gmeiner. lieder singer, April
10, and the Maennerchor with a
soloist to be announced later,
May 8.
Joseph Szigeti. Hungarian violin
list. will be another new conner to
Maenenrchor audiences. He is
recognized in Europe as one of the
most brilliant violinists of the day,
but this will be his first invasion of
the American concert stage. His
tour promises to be one of the
brilliant musical events of the
season.
The Flonzaley quartet occupies a
place in the hearts of the Maenner-
Choir that is held by no other artist
or musical organization. Members
of the quartet were made honorary
members of the club last year, John
p. Frenzel, president, comforting the
honor upon them as a tribute to
their many years of service to art
in one of its highest forms. They
Will be welcomed with the greatest
enthusiasm in their regular two pro-
grams this season.
Among other popular artists, who
have appeared many times before
the club is Giomar Novaes, young
Brazilian pianist, who succeeds
everywhere in charming her
audiences and winning from them the
greatest acclaim. Nine. Novaes is
to be depended upon for brilliancy.
subtley and tonal warmth in her
every concert.
OF singers, the club will be equally
pleased to welcome for a second
time. Dusolina Giannini, American
soprano, who made herself famous
in one appearance threei seasons
ago, and in each season since has
steadily won and held her laurels
as one of the most effective singers
Of the present day. n le. Florence
Austral, Australian dramatic so
prano. who gave the Maennerchor
one Of its most delightful evenings
last season. and Nine. Lula Mysz.
Gmeiner. lieder singer, who brought
TO the club one of its favorite pro-
grams.
Another artist who has played
many programs for the Maenerchor
and always with success, is Maria
Careers, pianist. Nine. Carreras
presents one of the brilliant con-
certs of a season and her re-engage-
ment is always a welcome event.
The Maennerchor is entering upon
the fifth season Of the leadership OF
Karl Reckzeh, conductor of Chicago,
who makes regular trips to Indian.
apOlis TO drill the chorus and pre-
sent the three concerts which are
given each season. Rehearsals have
already started under Mr.. Reckzeh.
The national Saengerfest will be
held in Cleveland, Ohio, next June,
and Mr.. Reckzeh has been chosen as
principal conductor for the meeting.
The local club will go to Cleveland
to sing for the convention.
The concerts are for members
only.
m HE Metropolitan School Of
ii Music will continue it's regu-
IL lar monthly musical broad
cast from WFBM. These were pop
ular features of the local stations
programs last season and many re-
quests were made for their contin-
uance. The last Wednesday evening
Of the month from 1880 to $50 will
be the regular hour for the pro-
grams. A program was given the
opening week of the station by re.
quest and the regular programs will
begin oct. 81.
rs RANK OWENS, tenor soloist
r and director of orchestra, has
- gone to Cleveland, Ohio, to
join the Cleveland Symphony Orches.
ira. He will also direct the concert
orchestra at Fenway Hall. Mr.
Owens was a vocal student under
Franklin N. Taylor of the Metropoli-
tan School of Music.
ISIS KATHLEEN JERRY, stu
IMI dent under Franklin n. Tay-
@ lor of the Metropolitan School
of Music. has just concluded a
weeks engagement as soloist at the
Ohio Theater.
RI OWN JONES, violinist, and
r Miss Frances Wishard, pi-
III anist. of the faculty of the
Metropolitan School of Music, played
a recital last evening at Dunkirk.
- n preparation for its tenth
anniversary festival concer;
Mendelssohn Choir, through
its various committees, is indus
triously at work in arranging for
the finest musical event ever re-
scented by this organization.
The fall festival concert will be
given Monday evening, Nov. %, with
Nine. Rosa Raiss as the solo artist
of the evening. Madame Raisa is
considered one of the great d. a
matte soprano and is one OF the
leading vocal stars of the Chicago
Opera Company.
The greater part of the program
which Madame Raisa will present in