HARMANUS BLEECKER HALL . ALBANY Thirtieth Season, J9J0-J9) i MAX FIEDLER, Conductor Programme WITH HISTORICAL AND DESCRIP- TIVE NOTES BY PHILIP HALE MONDAY EVENING, FEBRUARY 6 AT 8.J5 COPYRIGHT, 1910, BY C. A. ELLIS PUBLISHED BY C. A. E L L I S, M A N A G E R . OPERA AMERICA AND ABROAD Mr. H. WINFRED GOFF Frau CLARA WALLENTHIN- Miss EDITH DE LYS London Covent Garden STRANDBERG Stockholm London Covent Garden two seasons America Savage Grand Opera Royal Opera and Dresden Milan Florence Brussels Rome etc. Mrs. CLARA SEXTON- At present singing in Germany 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 Mrs. ALICE KRAFT BENSON Mrs. LOUISE HOMER Mr. MYRON W. WHITNEY France Nantes At present with Aborn-Grand Opera Co. New York Paris London Brussels Now with Lilian Concert and Opera Boston Chicago Now singing in New York Metropolitan Opera Co. Nordica 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 U.S.A. Canada England Italy New York, Chicago, _ Pittsburg, New York Boston Montreal etc. 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 E.ecitals 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 Concert church recital etc. New York and 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 Member of 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 Italian in Director of Music at the Bryan Old Method 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 BOSTON YORK HART- \A/ri^ 1 \A/UITMCV NEW OF PUPILS OF W IVI L_. W n I I j\l C. Y 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 Thirtieth Season, 1910-1911 MAX FIEDLER, Conductor Violins. Witek, A., Roth, 0. Hoffmann, J. Theodorowicz, J. Concert-master. Kuntz, D. Krafft, F. W. Mahn, F. Noack, S. Strobe, G. Rissland, E 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. Fabnzio, C. Violas. Ferir, E. Heindl, H. Rennert, B. Kolster, A. VanWynbergen, C. Gietzen, A. Hoyer, H. Kluge, M. Forster, E. Kautzenbach, W. Violoncellos. Keller, Belinski, Schroeder, A. J. Barth , C. M. Warnke, J. Wanike, H. Nagel, R. Nast, L. Hadley, A. Smalley, R. Basses. Kunze, M. Agnesy, K. Seydel, T. Ludwig, 0. Gerhardt, G. Jaeger, A. Huber, E. Schurig, R. Flutes. Oboes. Clarinets. Bassoons. Maquarre, A. Longy, G. Grisez, G. Sadony, P. Brooke, A. Lenom, 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. Mosbach, J.. Horns. Horns. Trumpets. Trombones. Tuba. Hess, M. Wendler, G. Kloepfel, L. Hampe, C. Lorenz, O. Lorbeer, H. Gebhardt, W. Mann, J. Mausebach ,A Hain, F. Hackebarth, A. Heim, G. Kenfield, 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. 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Adagio : Allegro molto. II. Largo. III. Scherzo. IV. Allegro con fuoco. Liszt Concerto for Pianoforte and Orchestra, in A major, No. 2 Tschaikowsky Suite for Full Orchestra taken from the Score of the Ballet "Nutcracker," Op. 71A Ouverture miniature. Danses caractSristiques: a. Marche ; b. Danse de la F6e Dragee; c. Trepak. danse russe; d. Danse arabe; e. Danse chinoise; f. Danse des mirlitons. Valse des fleurs. SOLOIST Mme- YOLANDE MERO Steinway Piano Used There will be an intermission of ten minutes after the symphony 5 250,000 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 Candied Rare Quality 250,000 people can be made happy every day in the year by presenting them a box of ^ojfcev&nf on their birthday. Retail Stores and Sales Agents Everywhere Overture to "The Flying Dutchman" Richard Wagner (Born at Leipsic, May 22, 1813; died at Venice, February 13, 1883.) The overture is scored for one p'ccolo, two flutes, two oboes, one English horn, two clarinets, four horns, two bassoons, two trumpets, three trombones one bass tuba, kettledrums, harp, str ngs. It opens Allegro con brio in D minor, 6-4, w.th an empty fifth, against which horns and bassoons give out the Flying Dutchman motive. There is a stormy development, through which this motive is kept sounding in the brass. There is a hint at the first theme of the man body of the overture, an arpeggio figure n the strings, taken from the accompaniment of one of the movements in the Dutchman's first air in act i.