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Show MUSIC NEWS FROM GOTHAM Toronto Choir Shows New York What Real Choral Singing Is (Spcr-ial to the standard-K.xnnilner) NKW TURK. April S9. Although he New York newspapers have devoted de-voted much Hpace to a discussion of the proposed great building to bfl erecte(j and maintained by 'he city SS u war memorial and devoted to a school of muHlc anrl the drama, one hear almost nothing said of the plan In munlcal circles The reason for this may be that In America 90 little has been done for the arts at the expense of tho goverri-ment goverri-ment that the present agitation of starting such a work on uch a stupendous stu-pendous scale is looked upon a so improbable im-probable of achievement as not to be taken seriously. The plans for the enterprise are so vmt, the scope of the work to be carried car-ried on s0 diversified, that it Is difficult dif-ficult of comprehension. Numerous leading citizens have endorsed the project uml were present at the me. I Ing held in city hall to presenl tin mutter to the mayor. But few, If any musicians were there, although music Is expected to have first place hi the contemplated institution, it Is possible thoy did not want to Imply that they were wire pulling for professional connection con-nection with the school. And It Is even more possible that their lack of Interest In-terest came from the belief that the project will fall of its purpose by falling fall-ing under the control of politicians. What will develop In the future regarding re-garding the plan Is helns: awaited with Interest bv those who are giving It serious se-rious thought. n Saturday evening, April 22. the Metropolitan ipera onipan nave i last performance in New Vork for this seson, and came to tho close of lbs activities for 1021-1922 with a subsequent sub-sequent week of opera at Atlanta. Ga. In the u.-ir m months the eornpans has given a record total of 225 presentations pre-sentations of complete operas, combination com-bination bills or concerts. Of the newcomers new-comers to the personnel, Mrne. Marie Jeritza, the Viennese soprano, In-been In-been the outstanding figure. Challa-ipen, Challa-ipen, as a guest artist, holds the' record for financial sensation, as whenever I he appeared prices of seats were In-oreased In-oreased one-half and hundreds turned , away at thaL The plans for next season include a number of new singers, and with , Chalispln returning for many moru performances than he gave this year It is said that the opera. Instead of as in rormer years navwsj a aeticii al , tho end of the season, is now paying I expenses. A FKIDDKMW BAGB PREMIERE At the closing concert of tho Beeth-oven Beeth-oven iussociation given at Aeolian hall, I Monday evening, April it. Ernest j HutChSSOn gave the first performance In thli country of Prledeman Bach'si rt ii i..r pla.no and orchestra E i this occasion a small -orchestra of j about the sire used In Bach's time WB assembled and conducted by Praas Knelsel. Frledeman Bach. If he had not been the son of the Illustrious Mebastiun. ' might have come down to posterity as a ureal composer But he was over- j shadowed by his Incomparable father, j rhe concerto played b) Mr Hutchison, who Is considered one of the greatest living Interpreters of Bach, was la-st ' played about twenty years ago in VI-1 i-nnu. It has also had one or two performances per-formances In recent times in England. Mr. Hutrhestin's perform. mee vvus of such superlative quality that he Ins . already been asked to Repeat it at om 1 of his own concerts in New Vork next j I season. ( AIA'K'S VORK FAREWELL I Mme. Emma Calve's last recital in I New' York for the present sou-son Is to, I be given May 4 at Carnegie hall Even E now the house is practically sold out T This will be her fifth New STors sp- I pearance since the first of the ve.n-. L Bhs will retllrn to this country ii'-i fall for some fort) oncerts, the ma- j Jorlty of Which are all.acK booked. i FIRST PTJBLK APPEARANCE Mice Nielsen, v. b returns to ih New Vork cone rt -"Uit.'e hi recital May I, when talking few days ago of the! early years of her career, told B charmlnjr story of how she first vvent on the stage. She wan eight years old when B company came to her home town toj give a Juvenile prdductton of "The Mi-I kudo." She was taken to hear it. and I from that day as the came and went1! from school, haunted the stage door I of tho theatre In the hope of seeing the manager. Her idea WSS to ak him to let her Join the company, Mi" d.i, as she waited, the man- .. OCT- onro" .l.f M I h .. A ll ti.Mii.h frightened, she spoke to him and told him what she wanted. Such WS8 hSI earnsstness ihut hs tooh her into lh theatre, und had her ; !nx for him She sang two of Nankl-Poo's songo. He told her she sang beautifully, but he had no place In the company for her. But the fates were on her side. With ! in a few days the child who v. .is - r ik -Ing Nanki-Poo WSS taken ill Thf nmn-UR'-r railed at the Neilsen home to talk over the possifcj'lit) Oi little Alice taking the role But little Alice's mother would not hear of it. A Nell-sen Nell-sen on the stage! 'utrageous! But the manager would not give In He suggested that a fictitious name be used. Ho had to argue tho point B lone time before the mother's consent WIS ualned. Then came the problem a) to the nom-de-plume. Tho quick-1 wltted manager did not take long toj solvo that. He turned to Alice "You have tho rosiest cheeks I've over socn. You were born in the south We'll call you Rose .Southern." And It was as Ro9e Southern that Alice Nielsen mado her first professional profes-sional appearance, and later, her first I tour. GREAT CHORAL SINGING Tho recent visit of tho Mendelssohn I choir of Toronto to New York provided onu of the thrills of the music season Thore Is no Now York body of singers thut can be mentioned In the same year with this Canadian organisation It is fourteen years since their lust 'visit hero, and their singing wus a revelation rev-elation to the large share of their au-Idlences au-Idlences as nothing In Its lino has been 'heard to equal It since thoy were here l before The first of the two concerts was poorly patronized but at the second sec-ond the hall was filled and at tho close of the program the chorus and leader were "bravoed" until they, too, must have beenu thrilled This second program containeiJ I Vaughan William's "Sea Bymphpny" fur chorus, orchestra and soprano and I baritone soloists. It scored a distinct success and proved that one present day lCngllsh composer at least Is-endowed with imagination and knows how to write for both the voice and the orchestra GARDES M PARRAJR Rumor has it that Mary Carden Will be with the Metropolitan Opera company com-pany next season, and that Geraldlne Parrar, who has left the company, will give a short New Yirk season of opera next winter at the Capitol thea- ITC While the Garden rumor la being received by some as credible, the Parrar Par-rar rumor Is considered too fantastic to be accepted. jpB !! Ill umim mm II |
