George Barrere Praised as Sacred Flute Master
George Barrere, conductor of the Barrere Little Symphony, will perform Sunday April 14 at the Kenilworth assembly hall under the North Shore Chamber Music association. The article traces Barrere’s lifelong devotion to flute, from childhood whistle classes in France to winning conservatoire prizes and forming his Modern Society of Wind Instruments.
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George Barrere
Barrere
Kenilworth Assembly Hall
North Shore Chamber Music Association
Frederick the Great
George Washington
Epernon
France
George
Paris Conservatoire
Henri Altes
Paul Taffanel
Conservatoire
Parrere
Frank Crane
Harold Bauer to Play Piano Recital at Studebaker Theater
Renowned pianist Harold Bauer will perform a Sunday afternoon recital at the Studebaker theater on April 7. The program is directed by Bertha Ott, Inc. and promises a refined classical concert.
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Harold Bauer
Studebaker Theater
Bertha Ott
Flutist George Barrere Brings Barrere Little Symphony to Kenilworth
George Barrere founder conductor of the Barrere Little Symphony appears in Kenilworth hall Sunday April 14 under the North Shore Chamber Music association. Barrere is acclaimed as the world’s outstanding flutist and formerly concert master of the New York Symphony Orchestra.
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George Barrere
Barrere
Civic Orchestra Plays Sunday in Orchestra Hall
The Civic Orchestra of Chicago founded by Frederick Stock will give its next concert in Orchestra Hall Sunday afternoon March 31. It features cellist Lillian Rehberg performing Lalo’s concerto plus Weber Oberon overture Tschaikowsky Fifth Symphony and Chabrier Spanish Rhapsody in a program expected to be one of the season’s pleasant events.
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Civic Orchestra
Orchestra Hall
Civic Orchestra of
Chicago
Frederick Stock
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Symphony Orchestras of
America
Lillian Rehberg
Lalo
Oberon
Weber
Tschaikowsky
Chabrier
Rehearsals Under Way for 21st Chicagow North Shore Music Festival
The 1929 Chicago North Shore Music Festival gears up for its 21st season with Musical Director Peter C Lutkin and officers driving efforts. The program features Samson and Delilah, the Coronation Scene from Boris Godounov, and the Bach B Minor Mass, with a 600-voice festival chorus and 1,500 school children in a cantata led by John W Beattie. The Chicago Symphony Orchestra joins to anchor the concert series.
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Peter C Lutkin
Henry W. Price
Usiness
John H. Hilton
Festival Association
Saint- Saens
Boris Goudonouf
Mousorgki
Dean Lutkin
John W. Beattie
Otto Miessner
Barry Hill
Chicago Symphony Orchestra
Tito Schina Soloist With Marshall Field Singers
Unusual importance attaches to the twenty third annual concert of the Marshall Field and Company Choral society in Orchestra hall Thursday evening April 4 because Tito Schina opera tenor with the Chicago Civic Opera company will lead as soloist. The engagement marks Schipa last Chicago appearance until January 1930 due to other engagements and Civic Opera season plans.
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Tito Schina
Marshall Field
Marshall Field and Company Choral Society
Orchestra Hall
Choral Society
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Chicago
Schipa
Civic Opera Company
Easter Sunday Recital by Myra Hess at Studebaker Theater
Pianist Myra Hess will give an Easter Sunday recital at the Studebaker theater this afternoon under the auspices of Bertha Ott, Inc. The performance highlights include a program of classical works and is presented by the organizer Bertha Ott.
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Myra Hess
Studebaker Theater
Bertha Ott, Inc
Witwer Recital to Claim Attention of Local Music Patrons
The Woman's club of Wilmette brings Kathryn Witwer to a spring concert on April 9 as a rising lyric soprano. She won the 1924 Artist's contest with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra and the National Young Artists' contest in 1925, later earning a Chicago Civic Opera audition and roles in Carmen.
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Woman's Club of
Wilmette
North Shore
Kathryn Witwer
National Federation of Music Clubs
Chicago
National Opera Club of
New York
Chicago Civic Opera Company
Micaela
Carmen
Mary Garden
Fernand Russeau
Don Jose
William Hughes Pianist to Play at Shawnee April 14
Pianist William Hughes, born in Honolulu to American parents, appears in a Sunday musicale at the Shawnee club on April 14. He has earned acclaim in Chicago and Hawaii, with the Honolulu Advertiser praising his musical feel, potential, and crowd-pleasing recital, noting seven to eight encores and gifts from students.
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William Hughes
Honolulu
Chicago
Hughes
Morning Music Club
Recital by Williamson and Manuel at The Playhouse
Gavin Williamson and Phil Manuel present a recital for two harpsi chords and two pianos on Sunday afternoon April 7 at The Playhouse. Bertha Ott, Inc. arranged the appearance.
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Gavin Williamson
Phil Manuel
the Playhouse
Bertha Ott
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Siem Zimbalist
Chicago North Shore
Patten Gymnasium
Evanston
Josef Hoffman
Rubenstein
Zimbalist
Witwer
Shawnee
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