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... WILME.TTE.. .LIFE December 7, 1928 Music News and Events "Feast" of Music Leaves Our Critic in Grateful Mood By Walter Spry In rendering thanks at this time for the many blessings received, I am grateftJl that I have been able to enjoy a feast of musical attr~ctions so far this season Foremost among these events has been the visit of Mrs. H. H. A. Beach of Boston, who appeared in our midst as pianist and composer. I had been in former years rather sceptical as to woman's ability to compose music of a high order. Those who have become famou.s can be counted on the fingers of one hand. All the more remarkable then that we in America possess this most distinguished musician, and, furthermore. it is worthy of note that Mrs. Beach is one of the world's greatest living composers. As I was sitting with Dean Lutkin in a box at the Studebaker theater las: Monday listenin~ to a program of Mrs. Beach's works. the dean remarked, "What man is there of our composers who can give such a progqun as this we are listening to?" It contained a Quintet for piano and string quartet, several wonderful songs, some charming piano pieces, and a very brilliant work for two pianos. All these numbers were given in a faultless manner, the composer being assi sted in the first instance by the Amy Neill string ·(Juartet. and in the vocal numbers by Anna Burmeister, Helen Hedges, and Frederick Downing. Surely the Musicians' Club of Women and its president, Mrs. Thacker Hoyt, deserve a vote of thanks for arranging such a musical event. Of paramount interest was the re· appearance this season of Vladimir Horowitz, the Russian pianist, who created such a sensation last season in this country. He made (JUite as deep an impression when he appeared recently with the Chicago SymphonY orchestra in the Tschaikowskv concerto. With the exception of Josef Hofmann and Harold Bauer it seems to me that he possesses in a greater degree than any other pianist of our time the qualities of a great talent and a finished artist. For the elite· musical public there is nothing more enjoyable than the recitals given each year by the combination of Bauer and Gahrilowitsch in 'l'hey compositions for h\·o pianos. appeared this season · at the Great Northern theater in a program which was made up largely of arrangements from classics: Bach Prelude and Fu~ue. Mozart Fantasia, Variations on a Theme of Beethoven by SaintSaens. and a g-roup of Schubert compositions. I think it is safe to say that this duo of artistic endeavor has never been surpassed in the field of two-piano music. The Chicago Symphony orchestra did its share in the observance of Schubert's centennial and gave a pro,:rram of rare excetlence. Mr. Stock came in for a good share of success bv givinP" a ,·e rv sparkling performance of his arranr!ement of Schubert's ~eniat Moment Musicale in F Minor. Important among those who have recf'ntlv come to our shores and be('Ome residents of Chicat!o is the vounQ' Polish pianist. 1fieczvlaw Zio1kow"ki. who g-av a piano recital in the Fine Arts theater. He is the possessor of a verv retiahle techni(lue. resultant of ~ well balanced anrl intelligent mind. His proS?ram Q"ave m an ooportunity to hear him in the various schools of piano writin.J!-classical. romantic. ;:1 nd modern. To the lat;;t named class be- String Quartet in Sunday Recital Noted Quin, t et Will Offer Recital for Pupils in. Winnetka In the second number of the series of artist concerts Monday, December 10, at the Skokie school, Winnetka, there will appear a group of five very well known artists from the vicinity of Chicago. The vocal quintet is composed of Anna Burmeister, soprano; Mrs. Dennis Grant, contralto: W. Chester Ewers. first tenor; Eugene F. Dressler. second tenor: and John MacDonald. bass. The quintet is singing excerpts from the William Byrd Mass. The concert at Skokie will vary from the programs at other Winnetka schools. bv the addition of another number. The Girls' Glee club is preluding the (Jttintet bv singing an "Adoramus to Christe," hv Palestrina. The work is authenticatlv edited bv Donald Tovev and wilt be -sung in fou-r parts a capella. Visito'rs are always welcome to these orogT~ms . The time is 12:45 o'clock in Jane Kuppenheimer Memorial hall . Under the direction of Bertha Ott the following artists will appear in Chicago: La Argentina, th e famou s Spanish dancer. will give a recital at the Studebaker theater on Sundav afternoon. December 9. at 3 :30 o'clock-: .Tan Chiapusso. pianist. will he heard the same dav and at the same hour at the Plavhouse: the Brahms quartet. will give a vocal chamber music concert at Kimball hall. December 12. at 8:15 o'clock: Mary · McCnrmic, soI -------------------------------Quartet Op. 76 No. 4-D Minor . Haydn prano. will be at the Studebaker theaAllegro con Spirito ter Decem her 16. at 3:30 o'clock: Mira Adagio Mirova. dancer. is to give a recital at Menuetto Allegro ma non troppo the Playhouse December 16, at 3 :30 II o'clock: and Marion Talley, soprano. ·Canzonetta, from Op. 35 .... Godard is scheduled for a concert at the Minuet ..... . Boccherini Adagietto ....... . Bizet Rehearsals are being held for the Auditorium theater Sunday, Decemher Tarantella Raff 15. at 8:15 o'clock. III annual Christmas program given hy Andante Cantabile .. T::;chaikowsky Song of the Brook Ne\'in the music department of New Trier Mar;an Anderson to Sing Ungarisch, No. 2 _.. ..... .. Kassmayer High sc hool. This year the program With Symphony Monday will he presented Sunday afternoon, long Mr. Ziolkowski's compositions, Marian Anderson, gifted young colDecember 16, at 4 o'clock hy th e which moreover are among the best ored contralto, witt be the soloist with choruses, glee clubs, and ·orchestra of recent piano publications. the Little Symphony orchestra in its The \vriter gave a seri.e:s of unusual the school. The soloists \vill he Ada second concert of the season Mondav lecture recitals at the Columbia School Tilley Allen. voice teacher at thr high evening. December 10, in the Ne\~ of Music this fall on Technical and school, and Hardin Van Deursen, New Trier auditorium under auspices of the .Musical Works for the Pianoforte. He New Trier Orchestral association. essayed a new field of endeavor by Trier alumnus and music student at Miss Anderson won the New York Northwestern university. analyz_ i ng his own booklet, lessons in Piano Playing, and also Hutchison's Mrs. Marian Cotton, head of the Stadium contest in 192S against hunElements oL Piano Technique. The music department, is in charge of the dreds of competitors and has appeared musical illustratiotlS comprised works program. She is being assisted hy as soloist with several of the leading hv Bach, Beethoven, Schubert, Cho.:. Winnifred Mickey and Adelaide Jones, symphony orchestras in the country. pin. Schubert, Liszt, Brahms, Beach members of the music faculty at New She has been highly acclaimed by leading critics. A detailed account of next and Bartok. Trirr. Monday's program is to be found on The return of Rudolph Ganz to Chi All Parents of New Trier students cago was hailed by his many admirers. and friends of the high school have another page of this issue. He is a pianist and teacher of the fir st hren invited to attend this annual afrank. -fair. The alumni are particularly Gordon String Quartet in The world has a thrill in store for ur~e 1 to be present. The audience wiil First Subscription Program itself when Ebba Sundstromm appears ioin with the choruses and glee clubs under the favorable circumstances as in the singing of Christmas hymns anrl The Gordon String quartet will open the conductor of the Woman's' Sym- carols its eighth season with the first of three phony orchestra. At the Eighth Street subscription concerts Wednesday aftheater she substituted for Ethel Le- Ha.-din Van Deursen in ternoon, December 12, at Orchestra ginska at the first concert this season hall. The program will consist of presented a pr()gram which included Conc:ert for Music Group Loeffler's Music for Four Stringed Intwo movements of Mrs. Beach's GaeThe Senior Music club of New Trirr struments, Progojeff's Theme and lic Symphony, Smetana's Symphonic High school met this week at the home Variations, and Haydn's quartet. No. Poem, "The Moldau." Weiner's Sere- of John Erickson in Glencoe. The pro- 2, in F Major. The personnel of the nade, op. 3, and Sibelius' Finlandia. gram was presented by Hardin Van quartet consists of Jacques Gordon, Miss Sundstromm is young and al- Deursen, a New Trier alumnus now Walter Hancock, Clarence Evans and ready shows signs of extraordinar\' a student in music at Northw~stern Richard Wagner. The quartet gives talent. Furthennore she has an at- university, assisted by Carl Behnke its second concert on Thursday, Jantractive personality. oianist, also a student at Northwestern: uary 24. Estelle Swigart George Swigart The Swigart String quartet will give the program at the Georgian Musical Sunday evening, December 9. The quartet is composed of the following: George Swigart, first violin; Edmund Terlikowski, second violin; Eugenic Limberg, 'viola, Estelle Swigart, cello. George and Estelle Swigart are well known north shore artists, both are graduates of New Trrer High school and are at present engaged in advanced music study. They appear in concert frequently with Miss Frances Anderson, pianist, as the popular Swigart Trio. Miss Limberg is a prominent Chicago soloist and one of the leading artists with the Woman's Symphony orchestra of Chicago. Mr. Terlikowski is a Polish violinist who has established an enviable reputation in Chicago both as teacher and soloist. Sunday's program follows: Galaxy of Sta.-s Annear on S11ndav Music List New Trier Musical Groups Rehearse for Christmas Program