MUSIC NOTES

During the recess, there were few concerts of great interest in Boston. Friday evening, December 21, Mr. George Copeland gave a characteristically excellent concert in Jordan Hall. Handicapped by a very poor piano, he was able to stir his audience to real enthusiasm. Few pianists, if any, can play French and Spanish music as he can. If he considers remaining in Boston, his cordial welcome should encourage him.

Friday, December 28, the Boston Symphony Orchestra gave one of the most interesting concerts of its, season to date. The program included Bliss's Color Symphony, Ravel's Daphnis and Chloe, and a Boccherini 'Cello Concerto played by Mr. Casals, played with great refinement and breadth of bowing, and warm fulness of tone, tho' with none too accurate intonation, at times. Bliss's Symphony is not propaganda music, but it might well be. Through three movements, "Purple," "Blue," "Red," it is highly impressionistic. In the last, Mr. Bliss throws down the gauntlet to the theorists and with a magnificent fugue on an almost forbidding subject. He received less than the usual welcome to visiting composers, and far, far less than should have rightly been his.

Paderewski Gives No "Thrills"

Sunday, December 30, Mr. Paderewski played in Symphony Hall. By all reports it was not a conspicuously successful recital. Out of sorts, Mr. Paderewski played exactly, finnickally, and narrowly. The usual thrills were lacking.

The orchestra will be out of town for the coming week-end.

On Saturday afternoon, January 5, Mr. Ernest Hutcheson, a scholarly pianist, will play in Jordan Hall.

On Sunday afternoon, Mr. Werrenrath, able and popular baritone, will sing in Symphony Hall.

On Friday evening, Mr. Ullian, pupil of Mr. Hans Ebell will play an excellent program, including Beethoven's Sonata Op. 109, in Jordan Hall.

Messrs, Maier and Pattison, Miss Eva Gauthier, the Flonzaley Quartet, are soon to come.

Chicago Opera Company Coming

It is announced that the Chicago Opera Company will occupy the Opera House for two weeks from January 28. Their repertory, entirely minus Mascagni, Leoncavallo, and Puccini, is as follows: The First Week Monday--L'Africana  Meyerbeer Tuesday--Louise  Charpentier with Miss Garden Wednesday Matinee--Snow-Maiden  Rimaky-Korsakow Wednesday Evening--The Barber of Seville  Rossini Thursday--Siegfried  Wagner Friday--Carmen  Bizet With Miss Garden Saturday Matinee--Boris Godunow  Moussorgsky With Mr. Chaliapin Saturday Evening--Faust  Gounod The Second Week Monday--Mefistofele  Boito With Mr. Chaliapin Tuesday--Snow-Maiden  Rimsky-Korsakow Wednesday Matinee--Traviata  Verdi Wednesday Evening--Carmen  Bizet With Miss Garden Thursday--Boris Godonow  Moussorgsky With Mr. Chaliapin Friday--Manon  Massenet Saturday Matinee--Le Jongleur de Notre Dame  Massenet and 'II Maestro di Capella  Paer Saturday Evening--Otello  Verdi