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in Concert 1-ere By RutiedaL. Pretn Maria Chainîce brought back incm- *aies of Ravinia when he sang arias (romn "Manon," "The Bartertd Bride," »md "Tosca" ai the Ne* Trier High school auditorium last- Monday eve- l*Ing. Presented -under. the auspices of the Winnetka Music club, be, was mnaking bis first appearance in the. concert field in this, vicifiity. ýThat, Ravinia opera patrons werel thorougbly sâtiified with Chamîee in ihé mle of concert artiat is certain, aud one feels equaîly Sure of the- ap- proval of those hearing the tenor -for theflrst time. B oth the audience and rn., Chamice were, smiling happily over rencwc acqÜaintance, and tbe ipplause brst forth with extra- rdnary zest after every solo. ~bmlec has personal magnetism wihich infuses al of bis songs and inkes each one peculiarly his own. Ris voicte, whicb bas been growing etadily in fineness and beauty each year, spun itself out in' pure lyric toue in Beethoven's "Adelaide," whicb opened bis program on Monday. This too rarely heard song is an excellent vehicle for a voice having the flexi- bility and superior quality that Chamlee's voice bas. The Strauss son j's, sung in im- peccable German clearly projected,' imncdiateîy took tbe fancy of thé audience, for Mr.ý Chamîce knows bow to put tbem over and, wbat is sa important, knows bow to sing tbcni. His French and English groups showed the saine cléaniiess of, diction and understanding. of rnood.. Ifis versîons of the operaic arias were, naturally, the bigb points, par- ticularîii. "Le Reve," from "Manon," An wbich we beîievc lie is surpassed by no other tenor. Here is sucb masterly restraint in breadth and tone as one ,could possibly imagine or wish for. "ýEs Muss Gelingen,» from i"The Bartered. Bride"," sbowed the sheer beauty of tant,' poured out lavisbly and with exquisite smoothness. Then whiat power and passion was put into Os "'I'nma" aria. "E Lucevan le VLW&#.Wfr4t>Js as cotinuedl ta pain in public approval ,ince hi$ sensatiosal <ebut in the pianistiç world several years ugo. Hus recital ai Orchestra hall on Wednesday, Janutary 28, is looked forward to, by rnusicians and layrnen alike, for his vibrant personality and arnasinq skill ai the keyboard challenges the attention ansd interesi of everyone itt whorn he cornes ini contact. He is appeariit. under the auspices ,o the Dorothy Kahns club for Crip pIed ChiWdrestand >rqceèds n'ill hell> the clubs; charity pro jects. Mns. 1. Schsuman, 890 Creenwood' avenue, Winnet ha, is handling the tickets for nonth shore patrons. Mischakoff Soloist with Orchestra next Tuesday Misci Of. the9 wilI hen Mýisciakoif, concertmeister icago Symphony orchestra, *The North Shore Music festival in the Patten gynrnasium, Evanston, promises to be greater than eve this year, according to plans announced at the meeting of the choristers i the Evanston- Womai's club Iast Monday évenhng. Paderewski bas al- ready, signed the contract to appear as key soloist, and this is astonisb- ingly good, news. Other soloists wilI be arnounced later. *The chorus will ot begin rehearsal on january, 1%, as a nnounc ed at the meeting,..but wil ýinstead start work in about two weeks., Members will be ndotified by. mail as soon as. it is known when Dr. Frederick Stock will, retuen to the city. Dean Lutkin, is not stçpping. out of theý picture although he has retired as director of the festival. He will conduct one concert, said Dr. Stock, probably the last o ne, and hie will also conduct the: A Cappella choir one night. The German Singvcrein of. 600 maIe voices has been- engaged for the festival. The- regularchorus will be li mited to 600 voices this year, an- nounced Mr. Stock- Since tradition bas bee~n followed for 22 years, Dr. Stock bas suggested "King David," by Honegger, and both modern works, for thé chorus this year. Members may take up sborter choral works later. At the get-togetber meeting last week addresses of welcome were made by Dr. Stock; Dean Lutkin and Charles N. Stevens. Officers .of the association are 'Mr. Stevens, presi- dent; Irwin Rew, William H. Dun- ham, vice-presidents; Walter B. Smiith, secretary; Parke E. Simmons, treasurer; Charles H. Reynolds, bis- torian; Hfenry E. Voegeli, business manager; Dr. Stock, director, and. Horace Wbitehouse, !assistant to tbe director. Arranges Piano Sonata for String Ensemble The Minneapolis Symuphony orches- tra will appear at Orchestra hall un- der the direction of Bertha Ott on Tuesday evcning, january. 18, with. Henri Verbuggen %conducting. This year the orchestra b as becôme affiliated witb the 1University Of Min- nesota. In tbe Cyrus' Nortbrup Mcm- orial auditorium. on Gopher campus, tbe university bas provided a library of -valuable music scores worth $100,- 000, a mammoth storage room, and-, business officesfor the organizatiôon. In this new auditorium the orches- tra plays its Minneapolis and St. Paul sympbony- concertsj, ierged this year for the first.tim e, into the University Sympbony series. There it also plays the Minneapolis Young People's con- certs. Already rated as. one of tbe five leading sympbonic organizations ini the world, the Minneapolis Symir pbony orchestra- bas now acbieved ëven greater perfectionr. The, e plan bas aroused both orchestra and conductor to new heights of excel- lence, and the orchestra is sald to be playing better than ever. On its mid-winter tour, the orches- tra will visit Chicago, and will travel 6,200 miles, playing in 30 cities in 12 states, and in Cuba, giving more than 40 concerts. Martenot Dem onstrates New Instrument Sund ay The Chicago chapter of Pro-Musica is sponsoring Chicago's initial hearing (thé third in America) of "L'Instru- ment d'Ondes Musicales," on Sunday afternoon, Januamy 11, at the Stude-. baker theater, at 3:30 o'clock, under the direction of Bertha Ott. This revolutionary ,instrument 'is said to be as superior .tq, the. There- min. in its *ýtechticeal resources -as is the electric liglit to *the kerosene. lamp, Maurice Martenot, the inventor, and bis sister. will imitate the varinns; rived by the suai- i ocAUc. T£lio il iuaddof bini manyJ North Shore Chaml I be. liard in lIy hall Sun- IN RECITAL ry 25, at 4 The Marianne Kneisel string quar- ,sored by the tet'gives à~ concert at.the -Playhouase ausic associa, on. Suhday afternooni Jarmary1, under, the direçtion of Bertha Ott The, London String quartet wil be heard at Orchestra hall on Sunday afternoon, january 11, in Beethoven's D major quartet, M)4cEwen's A minor ("Bsca Qurte"),and the C minoïr quartet of rhas