Music and Musicians
By '_
Vincent E. Speciale
Outpouring of Song Ends Series
of Vernon Room Musicales—
American Soprano and Bari
tone and Hawaiian Tenor Win
Audience’s Approval.
The fifth and last of the third
series of March Musicales, spon
sored by Leeds and Lippincott Co.,
was held in Vernon Room of Had
don Hall last Saturday evening
before a large throng which, if it
did not fill the hall to taxing
capacity as in previous occasions,
showed its approval towards the
participating artists, which in
cluded Anna Case, soprano; Rich
ard Hale, baritone, and Tandy
Mackenzie, tenor. Three singers
on the same program for an eve
ning’s entertainment is perhaps
an injudicial choice. _ Lacking
contrast and variety the affair is
apt to cause loss of interest among
the listeners. At any rate it was,
in general, good singing and those
present seemed to enjoy it.
The program opened with
the aria “Recondita Armonia”
(Strange Harmony) from Puc
cini’s “Tosca,” sung by Tandy
Mackenzie, tenor, with good style
and taste. His voice, although not
rich in volume, has a natural flow
ing lyric quality that pleases the
ear and he uses it with artistic
conception. He was especially
successful in a group of songs of
his native Hawaii which were de
livered with congenial under
standing of the text.
Richard Hale, American bari
tone, impressed with the serious
ness of his art in his first group
of songs which included “In quests
tomba oscura” (In this sepulchral
darkness), by Beethoven; “On
Wings of Music,” by Mendelssohn;
and Deems Taylor’s, “Captain
Stratton’s Fancy,” he showed rare
interpretative powers, dignity of
delivery and an excellent organ
which he employs with pronounced
musical understanding. To a per
fect tone production he adds a
splendid breath control. A group
of three Negro spirituals, “Go
Down Moses” and “Deep River,”
by Burleigh, and Guion’s “gome
O’Dese Days,” were finely sung
and brought him an appreciative
response.
Anna Case, America’s favorite
soprano, captivated her hearers at
once. Endowed with a natural,
winsome personality and a voice
that is fresh and vibrant, she
ranged her program with a va
riety of song literature that
brought out most prominently her
artistic skill and versatility as a
concert singer. Her high notes
were clear and powerful and
dramatic in utterance, although
at times, as in Watts’ “Joy,” there
was a noticeably perceptible
sharpness in quality. In Rach
maninoff’s “Lilacs” she gave a
tint of daintiness that was lovely
and effective. Handel’s “Care
Selve”; Bach’s “Patron Das Macht
Der Wind,” sung in German, and
Mozart’s “Alleluja” were given in
true classic mood.
Her legato is as beautiful as it
is artistic. Her singing through
out was magnificent and char
acterized by temperament, fine
tone production, color, vitality
and excellent musical conception.
She scored a distinct success and
was greeted most enthusiastically,
responding with several encores
of which Rimsky Korsakoif’s
“Chanson Indoue” took the audi
ence by storm.
The concert reached its climax
in the final ensemble number. The
“Trio” from Gounod’s “Faust,” in
which once more Miss Case’s clean
cut and powerful high notes made
a very deep impression on the au
dience. Ralph Angell was ac
companist for Miss Case, while
Messrs. Mackenzie and Hale had
the assistance of Helen Chase. —
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