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Boston Symphony Orchestra Concert Programs, Season 30,1910-1911, Trip 1 LIGHT GUARD ARMORY . DETROIT Thirtieth Season, S9JC-J91 MAX FIEDLER, Conductor Programme WITH HISTORICAL AND DESCRIP- TIVE NOTES BY PHILIP HALE THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2 AT 8.15 COPYRIGHT, 1910, BY C. A. £LLiS PUBLISHED BY C. A. ELLIS, MANAGER Miss LYS H. WINFRED GOFF Frau CLARA WALLENTHIN- EDITH DE Mr. Garden two seasons London Covent Garden STRAND BERG Stockholm London Covent Milan Florence Brussels Rome etc. America Savage Grand Opera Royal Opera and Dresden At present singing in Germany Mrs. CLARA SEXTON- Mr. EARL W. MARSHALL CROWLEY Italy Florence Milan Miss LAURA VAN KURAN Italy Florence etc. Barcelona Now singing in America Italy Florence Now in America Now in Italy Mr. MYRON W. WHITNEY Mrs. ALICE KRAFT BENSON Mrs. LOUISE HOMER France Nantes At present with Aborn Grand Opera Co. New York Paris London Brussels Now with Lilian Nordica Concert and Opera Boston Chicago Now singing in York Metropolitan Opera Co. New Co. Italy Mme. LENA ABARBANELL Miss FANNY B. LOTT Miss BLANCH FOX (VOLPINI) Austria Hungary Germany etc. Italy Palermo Rimini Pisa etc. Italy Venice Milan Vercelli etc. Metropolitan Opera Co. New York Now singing in Italy American Grand Opera Cos. New Now singing "Madam Sherry" N.Y. Miss EDITH FROST STEWART York Chicago San Francisco etc. Mr. HENRY GORRELL To create title role in Victor Her- Miss MARY CARSON (KIDD) " Italy Florence Genoa Torino etc. bert's new opera When Sweet Six- Italy Milan etc. Now singing in Italy teen" now rehearsing in New York Now singing in Italy Mr. FLETCHER NORTON Miss BERNICE FISHER Miss ROSINA SIDNA Now singing in New York With the Boston Opera Co. Italy Spain "'The Deacon and the Lady" Now singing in Australia Miss FLORA ZABELLE Mr. CHARLES BARRON Mr. STANLEY FORD (Mrs. Raymond Hitchcock) Aborn Grand Opera Co. Of the Woodland, Raymond Hitch- With Raymond Hitchcock Co. Now singing in Italy cock and other companies America-Concert Recital Oratorio Lecture Etc.-Abroad Miss EDITH CASTLE Miss CHRISTINE MILLER Mrs. ETTA BURGESS NOBBES England Italy New York, Chicago, Pittsburg, New York Boston Montreal etc. U.S.A. Canada _ Miss VIOLA VAN ORDEN Worcester leading societies Instructor Int. School N.Y. Instructor Int. School Boston Miss BERTHA CARLOTTA Miss GRACE L. BAUM Pacific Coast New England etc. KING New England New England Miss LUCY ALLEN Miss LOUISE ORMSBY Principal soprano soloist two years Paris London New York Miss MAUD REESE Sousa's Band Now singing in England Two years principal soprano soloist Miss CHRISTINE LABAR- Mrs. ALICE HUESTON Sousa's Band RAQUE Lawyer linguist singer STEVENS Mrs. CHARLOTTE WILLIAMS lecturer teacher (blind) Italy New York New England HILLS Miss EDITH STERLING Miss JEWEL GERALDINE Italy New York New England etc. NICHOLS Who has made a spe- McCUNE cial study under most favorable con- Of the Cleveland Detroit and St. Miss ROSE TYLER ditions of Neapolitan dialect songs Clair Popular Concerts New York New England etc. Mrs. EDWIN J. DREYFUS So- Miss SARAH MAE RAYNOLDS Mrs. JESSIE MORSE BEREN- loist Max Heinrich, Gideon French Italy France U.S.A. SON and German Lecture Recitals Now in Italy Italy New England Miss ELMA IGELMANN Mrs. LAURA BRADFORD Mrs. ETHEL FRANK- New England New York Middle THOMPSON Of the Denman BRIGHAM West Thompson Old Homestead Co. Italy New England Miss PHYLLIS WOLFE Mrs. PARSON GOODRICH Miss THEO GOODRICH Milan Florence New York and Concert church recital etc. New Concert Recital Entertainer Middle West England Miss NORAH FRANCES BURNS Miss KATHARINE MELLEY Mrs. FELIX FOX Contralto Church of the Immacu- Second season Staats Sextette Now of the Faculty of the Fox- late Conception Formerly instructor Int. School Buonamici Pianoforte School Miss ALMEDA ADAMS Singer Miss VERA CURTIS Memberof Miss ERNESTINE HARDING teacher lecturer director (blind) Victor Maurel Opera Co. New York Soprano Tremont Temple Miss ALENA G. EMERSON Miss S. MAUDE THOMPSON Instructor Penn. College Pittsburg Instructor N.E. Conservatory In- N.E. Conservatory of Music ternational School Florence Boston Wm. L. Whitney International School Now Phila. and N.Y. representative Mr. A. R. FRANK Mr. FRANCIS ROGERS Mr. HARRY F. MERRILL Italy, New England Music Festivals With the Sembrich Concert Co. Maine and Church Choir Festivals Commonwealth Ave. Baptist Church Mr. PAUL HASTINGS ALLEN England Italy New York New Eng. Mr. WALTER KNOWLES Paderewski Symphony Prize award Mr. SOKICHI KUZUOKA Italy New England HENRY H. HALL Japan New York New England etc. Mr. FREDERICK BANCROFT Instructor of Halifax Conservatory Mr. S. GRAHAM NOBBES Recital lectures, Songs of Scotland of Music Nova Scotia Chief voice instructor at the Ireland England Italy etc. Emma Willard College Troy N.Y. Rabbi CHARLES FLEISCHER Mr. RICHARD (Dick) GRANT Mr. WALTER JACKSON Instructor University of Minnesota RICHARD GRANT CALTHROP Mr. EDWARD ROYCE One of the chief exponents of the Mr. LOUIS BENNETT Director of Music at the Bryan Old Italian Method in New York Soloist with Pittsburg Orchestra Academy Texas Formerly Syracuse Univ. Fine Arts and other Orchestral Concerts Mr. LOUIS BLACK Mr. ARMAND FORTIN Mr. GEORGE YATES KELLS Director of Music W. Virginia Instructor (voice) N.E. Conser- Voice teacher W. L. W. Inter- University vatory national School *A REPRESENTATIVE LIST » ». «. U/UITMETV BOSTON NEW YORK HART- of pupils of W5VI. L. WHI INEY ford Portland OF THE BOSTON INTERNATIONAL AND HARTFORD SCHOOLS OF MUSIC *From time to time lists of professional singers, pupils of Mr. Whitney, will be published in this programme , Boston Symphony Orchestra PERSONNEL Thirtietli Season, 1910-1911 MAX FI EDLER, Conductor Violins. Witek, A., Roth, 0. Hoffmann, J. Theodorowicat, J. Concert-master. Kuntz, D. Krafft, F. W. Maim, F. Noack, S. Strube, G. Rissland, K. Ribarsch, A« Traupe, W. Eichheim, H. Bak, A. Mullaly, J. Goldstein, H. Barleben, K. Akeroyd, J. Fiedler, B. Berger, H. Fiumara, P. Currier, F. Marble, E. Eichler, J. Tischer-Zeitz, H. Kuntz, A. Werner, H. Goldstein, S. Kurth, R. Fabiizio, C. Violas. Ferir, E. Heindl. H. Rennert, B. Roister, A. VanWynbergen, C. Gietzen, A. Hoyer, H. Kluge, M. Forster, E. Kautzenbach, W. Violoncellos. Schroeder, A* Keller, J. Barth, C. Belinski, M. Warnke, J. Wanike, H. Nagel, R. Nast, L. Hadley, A. Smalley, R. Basses. Eunze. M. Agnesy, K. Sevdel, T. Ludwig, 0. Gerhardt, G. Jaeger, A. Huber, E. Scburig, R. Flutes. Oboes. Clarinets. Bassoons. Maquarre, A. Longy, G. Grisez, G. Sadony, P. Brooke, A. Lenorn, C. Mimart, P. Mueller, E. Battles, A. Sautet, A. Vannini, A. Regestein, E. Fox, P. English Horn. Bass Clarinet. Contra-Bassoons. Mueller, F. Stumpf, K. Helleberg, J. M os bach, J. Horns. Horns. Trumpets. Trombones. Tuba. Hess, M. Wendler, G. Kloepfel, L. Harape, C Lorenz, 0. Lorbeer, H. Gebhardt, W. Mann, J. Mausebacb, Hain, F. Hackebarth, A. Heim, G. Ken field, L. Phair, J. Schumann, C. Merrill, C. Harp. Tympani. Percussion. Schuecker, H. Neumann, S. Rettberg, A. Senia, T. Kandler, F. Zahn, F. Burkhardt, H. Organ. Librarian. Marshall, J. P, Sauerquell, J, 3 The HARDMAN The |HE Hardman is Piano the only Piano T.that the great ope- Paramount ratic artists choose for their own use during their stay in this coun- try. They not only en- dorse it in the highest terms—they play it for their own pleasure in their own homes. Many of them in ad- dition make a constant companion of the Hard- man Autotone — the Perfect Player - Piano. PRICES : Hardman Pianos from $425 upward. Autotones - from $500 upward. Write for handsomely illustrated Catalogue or for the Autographed Collection of opinions of the world's greatest artists on the Hardman Piano and the Autotone. Manufactured by HARDMAN, PECK & CO., New York Founded 1842 Represented in Detroit by Detroit Music Co., 288 Woodward Ave. LIGHT GUARD ARMORY . DETROIT Hflstmt 8>gmpfj0ttg (§rtty#tm Thirtieth Season, 1910-1911 MAX FIEDLER, Conductor THURSDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 2 AT 8.15 PROGRAMME Humperdinck Prelude to "Hansel und Gretcl" Tschaikowsky .... Symphony No. 5, in E minor, Op. 64 I. Andante; Allegro con anima. II. Andante cantabile, con alcuna licenza. III. Valse: Allegro moderato. IV. Finale : Andante maestoso ; Allegro vivace. Mendelssohn-Bartholdy . Concerto in E minor, for Violin, Op. 64 I. Allegro molto appassionato. II. Andante. III. Allegretto non troppo. Allegro molto vivace. Strube Comedy Overture, "Puck" First time in Detroit Sibelius . "Finlandia," Symphonic Poem for Orchestra, Op. 26, No. 7 SOLOIST Mr. ANTON WITEK There will be an intermission of ten minutes after the symphony jayi 1 JfJ 250,000 Birthdays every day in thejear in the United States You can be positively sure of £ivin£ a most appreciative £ift in presenting a box of World Renowned CAJ4DIE/w5 Rare Quality 250,000 people can be made happy every day in the year by presenting them a box of *&/&#&*? on their birthday. Retail Stores and Sales Agents Everywhere ^^H B^V\BH ^Hi^H^HHB Prelude to "Hansel und Gretel" . Engelbert Humperdinck (Born at Siegburg (Rhineland), September i, 1854; now living in Berlin.) "Hansel und Gretel," a fairy opera in three scenes, was produced at the Court Theatre in Weimar on December 23, 1893. Miss Schubert was the first Hansel, and Richard Strauss was the conductor. The success of the opera was immediate. On December 30, 1893, the opera was produced at Munich with Miss Borchers as Hansel and Miss Dressier as Gretel. It was then produced in Carlsruhe, Darmstadt, Berlin (October 13, 1894), Dresden, Vienna, Stuttgart, Brunswick, Dessau. In 1894 it was performed four hundred and sixty-nine times in Germany alone. The libretto by Adelheid Wette, a sister of the composer, was soon translated into French by Catulle Mendes for per- formance in Paris, but the opera was not produced there until May 30, 1900 (Mme. de Craponne, Hansel; Miss Rioton, Gretel; Mme.
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