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Wilmette Life

Location

Wilmette, Illinois, United States of America

Date

Dec 21, 1928

Page

25

Praised Chicago Symphony Portrays Diverse Sunday Program

The Chicago People's Symphony Orchestra at Eighth Street Theater offered Mendelssohn Schubert Bizet and Liszt selections. Soprano Louis Fernald sang arias with encores while violinist Sol Nemovsky displayed strong technique and encores. The program included Liszt Hungarian Rhapsody and dances from Henry VIII and Nocturne in F minor. P Marinus Paulsen conducted. sixth concert of the season with broad audience appeal.

Chicago People’s Symphony Orchestra Eighth Street Theater Chicago Mendelssohn Schubert Bizet Liszt Louis Fernald von Weber Sol Nemovsky Vieutxtemps Chopin Paulsen Shepheard P. Marinus Paulsen

Civic Concert Series Opens at Orchestra Hall

Civic Orchestra led by Frederick Stock and Eric Delamarter opens Sunday afternoon January 27 at Orchestra Hall Chicago. The four concert run runs February 24 March 24 and May 35 with no show in April. Subscribers receive advance ticket delivery and guaranteed seating for all four performances.

Civic Bezin Civic Orchestra Frederick Stock Eric Delamarter Orchestra Hall Chicago Civic Music Association

Salvi and Schipa to Sing in Opera This Saturday

The Chicago Civic opera matinee Saturday December 22 opens with The Elixir of Love headlined by Margherita Salvi and Tito Schipa. The same day Il Trovatore is set for the popular price performance with a noted cast.

Salvi Schipa Chicago Civic Opera Donizetti Margherita Salvi Tito Schipa Il Trovatore

Postpone Music Meetings At New Trier High School

The Senior Music club postpones its next meeting to January 9 due to widespread illness among members. The Junior Music club also postpones its meeting.

New Trier High School

Carolers to Sing in Downtown Places Saturday Afternoon

The Chicago Music association expands its annual carol program with four groups performing in downtown venues on Saturday afternoon December 22. At 2 30 the Art Institute site hosts children from Cornell square Palmer park Sherman park Scanlan school and Bessemer park in Blackstone court. directed by Miss Helen Wheeler. At 3 00 the Venetian Court Fine Arts building features Hamilton park and Ogden park choruses under Mrs Stella Trane Jackson in the Venetian court at 410 S Michigan Ave.

Chicago Music Association Art Institute Cornell Square Palmer Park Sherman Park Scanlan School Bessemer Park Blackstone Court Helen Wheeler Venetian Court Fine Arts Stella Trane Jackson Hamilton Park Ogden Park

Gitta Gradova To Solo With Little Symphony January 14

Gitta Gradova, pianist, will appear as soloist with the Little Symphony at New Trier auditorium on Monday evening January 14. She fills in for Ruth Breton, who was to perform that date, and Breton will take Gradova’s next engagement. Gradova has previously been a soloist with the Little Symphony.

Gitta Gradova Little Symphony Orchestra New Trier Auditorium Miss Gradova Ruth Breton Miss Breton Little Symphony Miss Gardova

Christmas carol concerts at multiple parks and stores

Miss Jessie M. Olin directs carols at Met Park Tuley Park Grand Crossing Davis Square and Russell Square in Stevens hotel lounge starting 3 30 PM. Miss Helen Wheeler leads children from Cornell Square Sherman Park Scanlan School Palmer Park and Bessemer Park at Lyon and Healy's store also at 3 30 PM. Civic Music Association members and friends are invited to attend at any location. Programs feature carols by Chicago composers William H. Rehm and Helen Read.

Met Park Tuley Park Grand Crossing Park Davis Square Russell Square Jessie M. Olin Stevens Hotel Lyon and Healy’s Cornell Square Sherman Park Scanlan School Palmer Park Bessemer Park Helen Wheeler Civic Music Association Chicago William H. Rehm Helen Read

Quartet to Perform Georgian Musicale Sunday Evening

A male quartet with Omar Covert Arthur Scott Arthur Ranous and Frank Collins will present the Georgian Musicale on Sunday evening December 23 Ernan Akely and Arthur Ranous will be soloists The program includes Winter Song Love Is for Nothing Else Good King Wenceslas Silent Night Gesu Bambino The Birthday of a King and other titles with a mix of traditional and modern pieces.

Georgian Musicale Omar Covert Arthur Scott Arthur Ranous Frank Collins Ernan Akely

Acoustics and Illumination Shaping 1933 World Fair Buildings

The Architectural Commission for the Chicago Centennial plans to involve illumination and acoustics engineers and eminent physicians in designing the 1933 World's Fair buildings. Physicians will advise on color and its effects on minds and moods, guiding color choices and visual impact.

Norma to Open New Year's Eve Opera in Chicago

Rosa Raisa stars in Norma at the Chicago Civic Opera on New Year’s Eve, the first since 1919, with a stellar cast including Doe Glade Alice d’Hermanoy Charles Marshall Lodovico Oliveira and Virgilio Lazzari. A new production is built in Civic Opera studios and workshops. Leo Podolsky and E Robert Schmitz give Sunday recitals January 6 in Chicago venues under Bertha Ott.

Norma Bellini Chicago Civic Opera Company Rosa Raisa Doe Glade Alice d’Hermanoy Charles Marshall Lodovico Oliviera Virgilio Lazzari Civic Opera Leo Podolsky the Playhouse Chicago Bertha Ott E. Robert Schmitz Studebaker Theater

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