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I 20 BROOKLYN LIFE Music and Edited by HELEN LOBDELL number will be "An Die Feme Gel iebte" which he sang at the Beethoven Birthday Festival in Dresden last fall. Mr. Benjamin's accompanist will be Coenraad V. Bos. of this situation that has brought Seymour Bulkley again to his native shores to take-up his master class in the art of singing.

After ten years of study with famous European teachers and a long period of MISS BIANCA DEL VECCHIO, who gives a piano recital in Town Hall on the evening of February 9th, was born in Naples and received her early musical training at the Conservatory in that city. In 1917 she came to this country and studied with Carl Friedberg, at the Institute of Musical Art and later with Mr. Edwin Hughes. She graduated from the Institute in 1921, carrying off with her the medal for scholarship in counterpoint, theory, harmony and dictation as well as the Loeb prize of $1,000. Later she studied under Harold Bauer and on March Sth, 1925, she made her debut in a recital in Aeolian Hall.

Shortly afterwards she played the Tschaikowski concerto with the American Orchestral Society. A MUSICAL EVENT' of much inter-V est to the music lovers of Brooklyn and New York was a recital which took place in the Brooklyn Studios, at 403 Hancock Street, of Mr. Edwin Johnson, popular teacher of singing of Greater New York, Friday evening of last week. The opening number was a duet, "The Pilot" by Millard, sung by, the Messrs, Walsh and Norton. Miss Kathryn Behnke Ihe "Lullaby Lady" of Station WRNY, and contralto soloist of the Hillside Pres byterian Church, sang Schubert's" "Der Doppelganger" and Brahm's "Sapphic Ode" with intense feeling.

The "Indian Love Call" from "Rose Marie" was bril-; liantly given by Miss Esther Hultgren, soprano. Hubert Walsh, tenor, sang with sweet lyric tones, "I Hear You Calling Me." "Vizzi D'Arte" revealed the ringing tones of Miss Anna Thompson's soprano voice. i 1 John Regan, tenor soloist of St. Thomas Aquina's R. Church, gave a good interpretation of Burgert's "Better Liebe." Josten's "The Russian Nightingale" was given with dramatic fervor by Miss Grace Osborne, soprano soloist of the First Presbyterian Church of Arlington, N.

J. Miss Marie Broun, contralto soloist of St. Thomas' R. C. Church, displayed a rich deep voice in Russell's "Sunset." An aria from Verdi's "La Forza del Destino" was sung with mellow sweet quality by Miss Mildred Anderson, soprano.

Raymond Norton, bass soloist of the Holy Name R. C. Church, Manhattan, sang dramatically the Prologue from 'Pagliacci." An aria from "Etienne Marcel" by Saint Saens was superbly rendered by Mrs, Anna M. Johnson, soprano. Miss Nina Maher, soprano soloist of St.

Thomas R. C. Church, gave "Love and You" with clear tones. "Come Onto These Yellow Sands," by La Forge, showed the flexible voice, of Miss Irene Croft to advantage. A duet from "II Trovatore" was well sung by Miss Behnke and Mr.

Edwin Johnson. ON FRIDAY EVENING, February 12th, the Elshuco Trio will give, in Aeolian Hall, the fourth Schubert concert, in the series of six. The program will begin and end with groups of Schubert Lieder. The singer will be the American baritone, Edwin Swain. Between the song groups the Elshuco Trio, William Kroll, Willem Willeke and" Aureio Giorni will play the trio in flat major, opus 99, a work which stands among the half dozen best known and most admired of Schubert's chamber-music compositions.

I. Five songs: "An die Musik," "Auf tlcm Wasser zu singen," Gruppe aus dem Tararus," "Der Liermann," "An Schwager Kronos." II. Trio in flat major, opus 99 for violin, violoncello and piano: Allegro mod-, Andante un poco rnosso, Scherzo Allegro, Rondo: Allegro vivace. III. -Five songs: "Der "Lachen und Weinen," "Der Doppel--gaenger," bist die Run," HpHE DE STEFANI ORCHESTRA A under the direction of R.

E. Stefani has been endorsed by prominent critics as one of the leading orchestras of its kind in the city. A NNA FITZIU will appear in a new role when she sings as soloist of the Associated Glee Clubs of America in their concert on February 6th, at the Seventy-first Regiment Armory, The soprano will reveal herself as an author of song texts, to one of which, "I Know Death," as set to music by Charles Wakefield Cadman, she will give a first New York hearing on that occasion. Miss Fitziu will sing the leading soprano role of Cadman's "The Witch of Salem when it is pro-, duced next season by the Chicago Civic Opera Company. Five of Miss Fitziu's song poems are now being published with settings, respectively, by Manna-Zucca, Cadman, Schindler, Harling and St.

Leger. Miss Fitziu's accompanist in thej concert of February 6th will be Charles Gilbert Spross who, with William Reddick, will also provide the accompaniment for the chorus of 1,200 male voices under Walter Damrosch. MR. SEYMOUR BULKLEY Famous voice teacher of New York and Paris TN THE LIFE of almost all ambitious opera and concert engagements Mr. Bulk- students of singing there comes a time ley decided to give up more of his time when it is necessary to their development to this fascinating hobby, his love for to have a few months study, abroad.

Not. teaching. In order to give his pupils in mmm insTiTUTE of applied Metropolitan College of Music Kate Chittenden, Dean of the Faculty SOLIlEti SE88iOIJ JULY 6 TO AUGUST 14 Normal Course for. Teachers Private Instruction, Piano, Violin, Voice, Etc. Address ETHEL McINTOSH, Managing Director 812 WEST KWh NEW YORK CITY New York the opportunity for unbroken study and at the same time a few months' experience in a great continental music centre, Mr.

Bulkley has taken a chateau just outside of Paris and he will conduct his classes over there June until October, just as he conducts them here in the winter. Mr. Bulkley's Studio is at 101 West Seventy-second Street, New York City. so much to learn to sing, because this can be accomplished quite successfully on this side of. the Atlantic, but for the thing artists call atmosphere.

This term in plain English means an experience in new surroundings especially adapted to and inspire the artist in which ever branch of art he chooses to excel. In a great many instances a pupil goes to the other side and continues to study but much time and a great deal of money is lost while he is becoming acquainted with his new teacher and( with his style of expressing himself, It is particularly the knowledge TN HIS PROGRAM OF HAENDEL, Beethoven, Mahler, and Wolf which he will give at his American debut' in Town Hall on Monday evening, February 8th, Bruce Benjamin, tenor, will present for the first time in America, a group of old Scottish Folk songs including "Ardmore Hill," "Hame, Hanfe, Hame," "Leezie Lindsay," and "Afton Water," which he has given with success during his two years' concert work in Europe. His Beethoven RALPH E. DE STEFANI AND HIS ORCHESTRA Are available for engagements Address: 20 Eighth Avel, Brooklyn Phone, Nevins 7351 11:2 ieishts musical glud MISS JANE E. CATHCART, President-Founder Presents ETHEL GROW, Contralto With The Lenox String Quartet IN RECITAL At CARNEGIE HALL Evening, February 8th, 1926, at 8:30 O'clock SEYMOUR BULKLEY Teacher of SBRIGLIA METHOD of BEL CANTO Classes now forming for Summer School In Paris Studios New York Studio 101 WEST 72nd STREET, New York- City Auditions by appointment only 1.