Winnipeg Free Press

Winnipeg Free Press (Newspaper) - September 20, 1952, Winnipeg, Manitoba Winnipeg free press saturday. September 20, 1952 Page 13 world of music songs and Shakespeare two or three years ago singing Over the Csc Frances James gave As original a acc Ilal As it has Ever been the writer s Good Fortune to hear. The program comprised a num Ber of songs from some of Shakespeare s plays each one to a setting by an earlier and by a contemporary composer and in the music contrasts arising from this pairing off procedure Lay a rare Delight equalled Only by the great sensitivity of the soloist s interpretation. If the undersigned speak of so distinctive failed to an occasion in this column it was not through any Lack of appreciation of either miss James boldness or skill. The reason instead was bound tip with a matter of More move ment that u the setting to music of the Shakespeare songs and the singing of them As individual on Litu a elsewhere than in the theatre proper As part of the play. I in his in w and de Little Book on the poet dramatist. Allardyce Nicoll Points out that during the past half Century a vast cry of critics has swooped Down on Shakespeare and As m their theatre by prof. Nicoll is surely that of Shakespeare and music especially that created for or adapted to thu songs of the plays either in or outside the theater. The studies by Kaylor and Elson were invaluable Pioneer efforts on the subject of Shakespeare and music generally in which the set Ling of the songs received some attention but not until 1923 was it possible to read in Book form Richmond Noble s authoritative papers assembled under the title of Shakespeare s use of song. Although fragmentary articles have since been printed in Maga Zines what is needed now is a Fuller work than or. Nobles widening considerably his so called general View in particular and embodying the discoveries of nay Lor Elson and later authors with regard to the employment of the musical instruments of shakes Peare s time. Had such a comprehensive cover ing of these aspects on the sub publish-1 Jet been available at the Start of i he present Century not. Only would Granville Barker Lewis Waller and Many others have been Able to avoid certain notorious prac result the Shakespeare Library Hul a number of Contemp or .1900 alarmingly Oxten to Mammoth pro ready by Sivc. Has a very year sees another Yard Long shelf of volumes on the poet s Lifchis interests his Reading his plays. Speculation runs riot aiv.1 specialism rules. Perhaps the time is not far Distant when certain scholars instead of devoting them selves to Shakespeare s works Jirry composers might have seen the setting of Shakespeare s songs to music As an aesthetic problem not to be solved by merely turning them into charming trifles for the recital platform. The Crux of the question for those who care to investigate it lies in recognition of the fact that although Shakespeare had predecessors As introduces of symphony All orchestral program featuring Rachmaninoff s symphony no. 2 in e minor will open the Winnipeg symphony orchestra s fifth season next thursday at Sao . At the civic auditorium. Walter Kaufmann will conduct the orchestra in a varied program which will also include the overture to Richard Wagner s opera Tannhauser four pieces from the music to Shakespeare s a Midsummer night s dream by Mendelssohn Gian Firlo Cenolli s procession and Shepherd s dance from his recent opera Kamahl and the night visitors and Lavry s Eek. Torn Home lines fall sailings 21 nov. 8, 21 year Grovef at Fly i unique of a Charm generally. Will restrict their alien songs Inlo plays he was the first lion to single i in the words of or. Noble who a new i hated to this suggestion made the play with songs occur ring in it a consistent Art form it was he who first grasped All the possibilities afforded by. Song for forwarding the action and who Mack it. A vital part in his dra Matic the linking of an appropriately worded song with the stage tech of the Entrance or exit of was perhaps among i the first devices used by shakes Peare on the Curta Niess Eliza Bethan platform As possibly also were those in which a song localized the action or painted a scene to Tell the season of the year. From such a Point Onward however. To is typical of shakes 1 peace that h s songs ultimately become Subtle and indispensable i details in his actual dramatic j Structure with the consequence i that their omission can leave cer j Tain situations blurred in their j meaning. Once this fundamental aspect of Shakespeare s use of song at its most significant is realized and it is grasped How absolutely Essen tial a part of plot and texture the most important songs Are. One begins to wonder How the settings made by a number of contemporary composers would sound in an actual stage production. As isolated items on a recital program removed from their con text How can they possibly Mir ror in terms of music what they stand for verbally in the play i5v i mork1ss London records has made the Init that its release of Manuel de Falla s tin.1 three cornered Tat by l or Chest de suisse Nomande can ducted by Ernest an James Duncan named to assist choir conductor symphony plans student concerts this season two boys choirs resume practices senior and juvenile boys choirs of the men s musical club will re sume rehearsals next week at trin Ity Hall. The juvenile choir eight to 13 plans for the Winnipeg Symphy years meets at 4.30 . Tuesdays by orchestra s student concerts the senior choir from 11 danced by the orchestra s women years at -1.30 . Thursday. New committee have been announced Meibers will be welcomed by both for the present season. Choirs at the opening rehearsals first concert will be Given oct. Marjorie colpitts will con k at the civic auditorium for lip Noil. This year in senior High school absence of Beth Douglas Constance nth Young England. Mrs. Frances Christie pianist and a frequent lip inv pile group will be guest soloist with the or i Chestra in Schumann s con Carlo in s w l a minor hold an meeting at a second concert especially for 7 wednesday in Trinity Hall the elementary school children. Has been planned for dec. 10. A Tel population of the United morning and afternoon is increasing at a rate of Mance will be Given on this Day in order to accommodate the expected Large number of children. The same plan will be followed for the october concert if the auditorium will not hold All students who wish to attend according to a women s committee spokesman. Another concerto workshop is being sponsored during easter week by the women s committee. The workshop project gives Young pianists and violinists an Opp Orlu Popup upon of is increasing about persons yearly. James Duncan Winnipeg Bari one and choral conductor has been appointed assistant conductor the Winnipeg philharmonic choir. Mis appoint Mont was announced appoint Mont sorbet is. From a purely week by r s choir standpoint is most successful to Wollor Kaufmann is Idalo. Whether this is True Ineich i conduct of i writer would t be prepared to or. Duncan who was recently say. But certainly the which Anri baritone comes on a Long at so disc sounds As Lustrous and he Gnu Eli was Fol Listic As he s Ever heard. Nity to rehearse certain concerto movements with the symphony. The concerto movements select eel Are Mendelssohn s violin can in crts firs movement Bruch a and for pianists Beethoven s con Verlo no. 4 in g major first move ment and cadenza Mozart s con Certo in d minor any two move ments and Schumann s concerto in w. Davidson Thomson baritone choirmaster Augustine United Church choral consultant. Teacher of singing technique repertoire. Available for concert oratorio recital. Broadway. To first Zimerly choirmaster and soloist at my knowledge this is the Rouge Complete record me of the Lite have been made Over the years. In bringing it to record fans in its entirety London has had the wis Dom to engage the Man who con ducted it at its world premiere with the diag Ileff company at the Alhambra theatre in London on july 2 a 1010. On that distinguished occasion the choreographer was loonie Massine and the much discussed decor was by Pablo Picasso. United he directs University of takes part in school music Broad casts. Rehearsals of Bach s St. Matthew passion which the choir will pre sent this season Are Well under Way and the choir is enthusiastic about the work or. Scarth reported. A minor first movement. To finance the student concerts and concerto workshop the women s committee is holding its an Nual symphony Ball oct. Lii at the civic auditorium and a Coffee parly next Spring. J last season the committee also gave to help defray the or Chestra s deficit in addition to its other commitments. Choir seeks Talent the Young u Omen s musical club choir has openings for new More tenors Are needed to bring the choir up strength he said. To a souvenir of her recent Holiday in Britain this picture shows Peggie Sampson right Winnipeg cellist and assistant professor of music at the University Manitoba looking on As Leopold Ludwig. Musical director of the Hamburg opera gives her his autograph. The picture was taken in Edinburgh at the International festival of music and drama which miss Sampson attended during the last two weeks of August. It German opera highlights cellist s musical Holiday by Jocelyn Ryles hearing the Hamburg opera company perform at the Edinburgh festival was one of the highlights of Peggie Sampson s musical holi Day in England this summer it is a highly spiced. Infectiously rhythmic work which combines subtlety with some Large splashes of Colora such it makes an excellent test for the resources of modern recording and one thai the London engineers have sur mounted with Complete Success. However the real heroes of the occasion Are Ansermet and the orchestra. For better playing could t be imagined. The Inci dental Solo Soprano passages Are excellently Sung by Suzanne Danco. A comply be outline of the ballot and its history is found on the Back of the album and it interesting to follow the Story As the music progresses. Another excellent London re cording is the variations and fugue on a theme by Handel As performed by the Young pianist Julius Katchen who is new to this reviewer. Or. Katchen has the technique and the musicianship to make the work in resling All the Way contrasting to variations with any amount of Lone colouring and building the fugue into a Fine so Raivo planning Farewell concert Elva Boroditsky. Winnipeg Soprano will present a Farewell recital oct. S at Sao . In the playhouse theatre under the sponsorship of the jewish women s musical club. Miss Boroditsky plans to Ica Vewin Nipes about mid october to continue her studies. Last Spring she received the top award of the Manitoba registered music teachers scholar ship series. Chester Duncan will be her a Zompanis logo Sci a members in All sections. Full group which resumed re idea reals tuesday is under the direction of Filmer Hubble. Plans for the season include the choir s an Nual Christmas Carol service it s Spring concert and several out of town concerts. Elocution evening acting classes Shinn conservatory of music Fiano sri gig violin subjects. Be rooms available 356 Furby. Phone 3 0279 the Junior musical club of Winnipeg announces plans for 1952-53 season weekly radio programme . Saturdays 1 05 monthly recitals in playhouse Ali eater of . String ensemble rehearsals choir will be disbanded temporarily. Membership application forms obtainable or Western music co., or from music teachers. Each year of its repertoire. Miss edifice of sound he can command a Juicy in Una a govt Sampson cellist and w unit in Cir n concerts monday sept. 22, 8.30. British variety show Fea Turing Alec Finlay with other scottish artists at playhouse theatre. Repeat performances sept. 23 and 24. Thursday. Sept. 25, 8.-Io . First Winnipeg symphony orchestra concert of the season featuring Rachmaninoff s symphony no. 2 in e minor and an All orchestral program at. The civic auditorium. Professor of music the diversity of Manitoba returned last from a three month visit in England Scotland and a week in Paris. A guest appearance with the Winnipeg symphony next april 9 will be one of the cellist s principal performances of the season. She also give a cello recital oct. Wed Sampson was told. Six months Are spent in rehearsals before a Public performance is Given. A lunch hour recital at St. Martin s in the Field London s famed Church in Trafalgar Square was Given by miss Sampson just a warm singing tone from hit piano and is never guilty of bans ing for the Sake of banging. There May be some interest to some people in the Franz Winkler Trio album also on London records of tyrolean Folk songs but this reviewer found the songs Repetti the Clay before she left for Edin Burgh. She also gave a cello and the singing Only passable. Cital for the bbl in june. Miss Sampson was also impressed by performances by the festival quartet Marie up of Clifford Curzon. Joseph Sziveli. William Primrose who All appeared in Winnipeg last season and Pierre Fournier. Dennis brain also joined the musicians in Brahms Horn Rio. Women married it s i to 122 before members of the Ines Day morning Musicale. I the Hamburg opera s Portor i. Mances at. The Edinburgh festival of eks of study were marked by Beautiful mass Sampson also crowded in ing and excellent two week course of study in Sampson said this week. I London with the italian cellist. I there was no question of Camardi a distinguished i physical Strain or exhaustion Jinni outstanding teacher a they work frightfully she said. They Are a repertory com Pany and they came Over lock Stock and barrel to the three week festival. They Are permanently situated in Hamburg where they you can get examples of Loans you j lot of Flemmi in proportion bring your Cash problem to tix what with Confidence. You will receive prompt Friendly attention. The loan will be made your Way wherever possible and in your Best interests. Be confident you will not be urged to borrow unnecessarily. Loan in 1 trip phone for single visit loan for balance of Down payment on Homes repairs. No endorsers or bankable secur Ity required. 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Beethoven s fidelio Weber s i Der Reischutz Wagner s die j meistersinger Strauss Rosen in Kavalick and hindu ninth s Mathis incr Mahler were the operas Given Jand die meistersinger was the one of the group miss Samp son missed. Three conductors the opera company recognized As one of Germany s Best has three conductors. Or. Gunther Rennert is an outstanding producer who has been credited with much of the company s Success miss Samp son stated. The company adds a new work Mclean to play at All saints Hugh John Mclean former organist of St. Luke s anglican Church Here at. Present studying on scholarship at King s College Cambridge will give an Organ re Cital thursday at 8 . At All saints Church. The Young organist who left Winnipeg in 1947 to become organist at Canadian memorial Chapel in Vancouver has been in England for the past three years. A consistent scholarship Winner or. Mclean studied for iwo years at the Royal College of music in London and last year received his Cambridge Organ scholarship where he is studying under Boris 3rd. He plans to spend three More Leafs at Cambridge. He is an associate of the Royal College of organists. Soloist and miss Sampson studied Katch Turian s concerto with or. A m Ardi. A covent Garden production of Verdi s Aida was not As moving As the Winnipeg philharmonic choir s concert version of the opera last Spring. Miss Sampson found. John Pritchard is an excellent operatic conductor miss Sampson said. She saw him conduct Mozart s at opera House. The Glyn Ecbourne scottish players Here next week musical club reports festival 5 choirs thriving Reg. Hugo was re elected presi a Dent of the men s musical club its recent annual meeting. Other officers elected George Waugh and Ronald vice presidents a. Elected Secretary re elected treasurer w. Cooke re James Seaton Harold a teachers to hear school registrar Frederick Silvester registrar of Toronto s Royal conservatory of music and director of. The conservatory s summer school will speak informally to Winnipeg music and speech arts teachers oct. 2 at 10 . In St. John s College. He will give an Organ recital oct. 1 at. S.30 . At Augustine Church. Or. Silvester is also organist and choirmaster of Bloor Street United Church and assistant conductor of Mendelssohn choir which sir Ernest a Ncmillan directs. So Forth. Re elected librarian. Directors Are w. S. Gumming. John Fowlis. A Mckean Georges piers. J. J. Pre Hiss and Ray Black. In his report to the meeting or. Hugo said the five choirs sponsored by the men s musical club the philharmonic male voice and three Winnipeg boys choirs Are All in a healthy condition and the Mani Toba musical festival continues to full Calendar j we have put on a full Calendar of performances both in concert Halls and on the air and through Jour work a Large number of Jin Winnipeg Are Able to extend thai scope of their musical either through participation or list a he slated. The club lost on Gross annual turnover of some he reported. The object of the club slated or. Hugo was to provide Winnipeg with music in any Field where a e can be effective and to further the knowledge and appreciation of music by any Means at our we do not primarily have to produce opera oratorio or any specialized form of music nor do we have to operate certain choirs whether adult mixed or juvenile. We do these things because we be i Lleve someone should and since no one else can or will we have accepted the he said. Is it worthwhile i believe we should continually ask ourselves whether All the time and work we put on these affairs is accomplishing anything Alfr a and whether the people sing d be hear the scottish enl Erlain Silvester ers headed by Alec Finlay will give three shows in Winnipeg next week Well they Are. The con certs billed As the British variety show will be presented monday tuesday and wednesday at 8.30 . At the playhouse theatre. It is sponsored by the United scottish association and the sons of Scot land. Or Finlay who is making h i s third annual appearance in Winni Peg is recognized As successor to the late sir Harry Lauder. He will be featured in several comic Char Acter studies and comedy sketches. Other artists appearing with or. Finlay will be Frances Derry Mezzo Soprano who appeared Hore two years ago will Starr Accordi Onist Margaret smart outstand ing scottish violinist George Cor Mack Aberdeen Tenor who will make his first appearance in Winnipeg. Jimmy Burns will be piano i accompanist replacing Tammas Fisher who was unable to come this year and will Dick will be ii master of ceremonies. J local Champion scottish dancers Ellwill do the Highland fling sword dance at the opening Leach performance. William Watt i Jwill be the Piper for All shows. Neil Kirk is manager. All the Lime and Effort they spend on or. Hugo pointed tit. He noted almost an entire absence of senior adult choirs from the festival this was not a local problem but one which affects All Canada and he said the problem rests squarely on the club to do something about it. Or. Hugo gave a Brief summary of the accomplishments of the Phil harmonic male voice and boys choirs during the past season. The music festival he pro Bably the most successful we have Ever your taste will Tell you mild Are Milder smoke player s and your taste will Tell you what mildness really Means player s Are made from the costliest Virginia tobaccos specially selected because they Are Milder. 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