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Beha FA 2S A a A. EAR BEE LER 4 i ¥ 4 ! i i i i WINNETKA TALK October 15, 1927 $ North Shore Music News and Events SYMPHONY PROMISES INTERESTING SEASON Frederick Stock Arranges Pro- grams Following Adjustment of Salary Demands By Walter Spry It is only a short time since we have been assured that the chief mu- sical organization of the Middle West would continue to function. I refer to the Chicago Svm- phony orchestra. We are all familiar with how the opposing factions -- the Or- chestral association and the Musicians' union -- have stood pat all through the controversy, a n d the long-suffering public had to come to the rescae, which it did by subscribing $30,000 to add to the or- chestra players'sal- aries for the com- ing season. This relief is only temporary, and many changes will have to be take place before our orchestra can be put on a permanent basis. In looking over the first three pro- grams that Director Stock has ar- ranged we find several standard works that have not been played for several seasons. Among these may be men- Walter Spry Inaugurates Music Club Season tioned Alfren's Symphony; Dvorak's | Symphony No. 2; the Symphonic | Poem, Le Chasseur Maudit, by Franck. and Symphony No. 5, by Tschaikow- | sky. Nearly all the music of these first programs is familiar, the most notable exception being the Scherzo from Frederick Stock's String Quartet in D Minor. Our able director has great talent as a composer, and he should let us hear more of his cre- ations. True, they are complex and do not always please the general pub- lic; but it is only by repetition of the works of the masters such as Brahms and Wagner that they were brought into favor. Tribute to Fannie Zeisler A notable feature of the first pro- gram will be the rendition of the Funeral March from the Esoica Sym- phony by Beethoven, in homage to the great pianist, Mrs. Fannie Bloom- field Zeisler, who so recently passed away. This selection is most appro- priate, for Mrs. Zeisler was a hero- ine in many ways. With a brilliant and active mind and a persistence that was monumental she overcame many obstacles such as a frail body, and attained a most distinguished position in the musical world. The writer is grateful to Mrs. Zeisler for the many courteous and helpful words expressed to him by her as a colleague. The modern work that the orchestra will play in the first programs is "Tberia"--Images, by Debussy. I re- member hearing that greatest of all orchestral leaders, Toscanini, give this work at the Auditorium in Chicago some five years aco. The colorings which he obtained from the orches- tra, not to mention the Spanish rythms, will lone be remembered. Let me urge mv readers to listen with their ears attuned to modern music. if they would eniov this masterpiece 5 LL HEE ee i - "- oo Sophia Braslau, contralto, will be the artist at the first of this season's Winnetka Music club artist-recitals, to be given in the auditorium of New Trier High school Monday evening, October 17. The program of the evening has been announced as follows: Cantate (The Distant Beloved) RR rete a Bassani-Malipiero Brindisi Wie 4 ah Heat ve vase vere rere Pre tm ieee Donizetti Amuri-Amuri (Sicilian Folk Song) ....... EB vex ele Arr. by Geni Sadero Vocalizse Blue ....v.voiciovindrnegnat is sue reese os sens vi dos ines sare h usin see Ravel Marie Antoinette ................. Fon vn wend wees we aie Wand Arr. by Myron Jacobson NODDIG avivmn vv evissn Ou ic de nave inns s 300 vals thn ciara re ee rat sa Sa Respighi TArantelle ....c.s vs sies ios gin sine ss peat servis sie Fon eek vs sess Proves Dubois III. Song of tHe BRAS ....vccvsvsisvrnsvoniy sous hist ins kv vion coe Rimsky-Korsakoff Fate (Founded on Theme of Beethoven's Fifth Symphony) .......... Rachmaninoff ROMBNER: ....vvvvivh Misvssrenriss ssi son ime dd rho tL Re Rubenstein Londonderry Air (Arr. by Fritz Kreisler 4 EERE (Orriginally Arranged for Violin) The OI Refralie vs oucns Tors. ova tsn'ss estos ns sors tins estes vs ons Fritz Kreisler The Banjo PIAYEE + « s vdcie ca visns sins » 25s Fost + sbi cde vive vo wav vnns de Barnett Led meh TENE I Sr EN TT TY Avery Robinson All God's Chillum Got WINES ..voov whine se swe Sods shi sis vue 1. Romano d Johnson Louise Linder at the Piano. Tuesday evening, October 25, and will have for its subject matter the Early Piano Writers, Byrde, Purcell, Scar- Music Notes latti, Bach, Haydn, Mozart, and Bee- of the French school. thoven. The second recital will present the Romantic writers, Schubert, Men- delssohn and Chopin. The closing recital of the series will include com- positions by modern writers. The North Shore Musical society will hold its next meeting on October 31 at the home of Mrs. E. L. Essley, 234 Warwick road, Kenilworth. Mrs. Essley will be assisted by Miss Ethel Flentye and Miss Adelaide Jones. The Little Symphony concerts will begin on November 14 and will be given, as is usual, in the assembly hall of New Trier high school. This year there will be five concerts in the eve- ning for adults and four concerts in the afternoon at 2:30 for children. Mrs. Homer E. Cotton, supervisor of music at New Trier High school, will teach a class in music appreciation for mothers. The class will begin Oc- Jobe 10. A nominal fee will be charg- ed. The dates of the Northwestern uni- versity symphony concerts are Novem- ber 29, February 7, and April 10. The concerts will be given at the Evanston Country club under the direction of Professor Harold Knapp. Mr. Walter Spry of the Columbia School of Music will give this season a series of three historical piano re- citals in the recital hall of the school. The opening one will be given on Muenzer Trio Will Feature Series of Chamber Recitals The North Shore Chamber Music association announces a series of four concerts for the season 1927-1928. This will be the fifth season that this organization has presented to the music lovers of the north shore pro- grams-of Chamber Music played by the best artists obtainable. From a small group of Chamber Music enthusiasts the list of subscribers has steadily in- creased. The association feels it has made a distinct contribution to the musical life of the community. The continued interest and support of the patrons justify the faith of its sponsors in the belief that this form of music may become as popular in this country as it has long been in Europe. Three of this season's programs will be given by the Muenzer Trio whose artistic playing has delighted our au- dience for the past two seasons. A viola will be added to the group for the performance of a quartet on each program in addition to a trio. The Muenzer Trio was founded at Leipzig, Germany, in 1918 by Hans Muenzer who was then concert master of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Leip- zig. His associates, Hans Koelbel and Rudolph Wagner were also fellow stu- dents at the Royal Conservatory at Leipzig. They have been established in Chicago for the past four years and have received the highest praise from critics whereever they have appeared. Mr. Friedrich Rittner, who plays the viola in the quartets, was also a stu- dent at the Consertory of Leipzig and played in the Gewandhaus and Phil- harmonic orchestras. He has always played the viola parts with this trio when quartets were performed on their European concert tours as well as in this country. He is now a member of the Chicago Symphony orchestra. Winnetka 'Music Club to Offer Attractive Series With its current season of Artist- Recitals scheduled to begin Monday evening, October 17, the Winnetka Music club, which has for several seasons brought to the north shore many of the outstanding vocal and instrumental artists of the world, has in prospect another program of un- usual merit. : The season's program will afford the music club patrons an opportunity to hear such notable artists as Wanda Landowska. pianist and harpsichordist, and Nina Morgana, soprano, who will appear in joint recital Monday, No- vember 7; Heinrich Schlusnus, bari- tone, who will be heard Monday eve- nine, December 12; Joseph Szigeti, violinist, scheduled to appear in con- cert Mondav evening, January 9. and Giovanni Martinelli, popular Metro- nolitan and Ravinia tenor. who will eive a program Wednesday evening. March 7 : ' ; The Winnetka Music club is now in its fourth season and has become widelv and favorably known. Mem- bers of the club are: Mrs. Rurton Atwood, Bailey, Mrs. Guy Stoort Kidney F Bartlett. Mrs. _S. worth, Mrs. Valona Rrewer, wredarick Bn-lineton, Mrs. Preston Bnrlingham, Ms. Charles Bvron. Mrs. Arthur Dean, Mrs. Georee Frazer, Mrs. John Hansel, Mrs. Everatt I. Harris, Mies Clara Harsh, Mrs. W. Sherman Hay, Mrs. Percival Hunter, Mrs, CC. BE. Xarstrom. Mrs. Robert Kingery, Mrs, William MerAdams, Mrs. Dwight C. Orcutt. Mrs. Warner Robin- son, Mrs. Louis G. Sehmid, Mrs, Jose- phine L. Sevl., Mrs. Robert Smith. Mrs. Harry IL. Street, Mrs. William Thrall, Mrs. R. I. Redheffer, Mrs, Charles Weeks, Mrs. Roland D. Whitman. Mrs. Frank Bailev, Mrs. F. Bos- Mrs.