The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1928-03-10

developing of musical culture in An
1t is a characteristic of the
American people to be satisfied with
nothing less than the best, and in
our quest for the best we are guided
largely by that which is best ad-
vertised. How often, when con-
versation turns to things musical
do we hear the question: who is
the greatest tenor, the greatest
pianist, the greatest prima donna,
or the greatest violiniSt?"
And for answer we usually re-
ceive in reply the names of those
among the great that most fire.
quently appear in print. The most
picturesque character, the artist who
through a fortunate sequence OF
circumstances happens to appear
prominently in the public eye-or
the one having the Cleverest pub
licity representative.
If a connoiSseur happens to be
in the gathering, a person who has
had the opportunity to acquire
standards of discrimination, he
would answer any one of the above
questions with a list of names of
those whom authoritative opinion
has conceded to be foremost in their
respective arts, admitting that the
naming Of any particular one as the
greatest would be merely an ad-
mission of personal taSte-for, as
Ralph Waldo Emerson once OBJ
served; Every great man is
unique"
In the case of Jacques Thibaud,
the French violinist who plays here
on Sunday afternoon, March rs, it
has been agreed among those whose
opinions are respected that he is
certainly one worthy of being named
among the truly great-a great vio-
linist with characteristics which dis
/ tinguiSh him from his compeers.
The remaining Sunday afternoon
concerts of the Ona B. Talbot Fine
Arts Enterprises will present Ignace
Jan Paderewski, pianist, April j.;
Jascha Heifetz, violinist, April 8. and
Nine. Galli-Curci, soprano, April %.
The last orchestra concert of the
sixth annual season will present the
Cincinnati symphony Orchestra,
Fritz Reiner conductor, with the
Dayton Westminster Choir, John
Finley Williamson conductor, on
/ Monday evening. April 10. in a pro-
gram of choral and orchestral
works.
THE outstanding musical event
Il in Cincinnati will be the four
concerts that are to be given by the
Toronto MendelsSohn Choir and
the Cincinnati Symphony Orchestra,
with four famous concert soloists,
in Music Hall March a. Is and 16,
under the auspices Of the Cincinnati
Symphony Orchestra Association.
This festival of music is apart
from the regular series of symphony
concerts this season.
Each program of the four concerts
will be individual, with no repeti-
ton of numbers. The opening con-
cert will be Wednesday evening,
March ii and the other concerts
will be Thursday evening. March Is,
/ Friday afternoon. March IS. and
Friday evening of the same day. The
evening concerts will begin prompt
! ly at 8:15 o'clock and the afternoon
concert at 2:15 o'clock.
The Toronto Mendelssohn Choir
is regarded in music circles as tive
greatest singing organization i'll the
world. 1t will be composed OF $50
voices, both male and female, rep
resenting the finest singers in and
near Toronto, Canada. DR.. Herbert
A. Fricker is choral director, while
Fritz Reiner will be the orchestral
conductor.
The soloists will be Ethyl Hayden,
soprano; Viola sylvia, contralto; Tu-
dor Davies, tenor, and Earle Spicer,
baritone.
Reservations have been made by
music lovers for the four concerts,
and they are not only from Gin
cinnatians but from nearby cities.
A large number of people will hear
the concerts who will come from
great distances, just as they do
when choir gives its concerts in It's
own Canadian city.
The programs to be given in the
four concerts are as follows:
Wednesday Evening, March Il
The S.ar-Spangled Banner"
ChoruS--"SOng OF the F6teS.' Opus 80
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