The Chamber Concerts

The Chamber concert of Thursday evening closed the most suocessful series of concert ever given in Ann Arbor. Certainly no concerts have done as much for the real education of those who have been the habitual attendants upon all good musical entertainments, as the Chamber concerts. Outside of a very few large cities, no such series of programs are ever given, so that Ann Arbor is favored. The effbrt on the part of those who have plar.ned the programs to make them neither heavy nor trivial has been fairly successful. This is no eaey task, because the people are too much inclined to expect that each and every number will be within their immediate power of comprehension, forgetting that what will be pleasaut to one class may not be to another. and that the programs should tlierefore aim at some thing for all classes. The work of the Philharmonic club has been far better than in any previous year, showing growth in both interpretation and finish. Ann Arbor may well claim some credit for this in its faithful support of Messra. Schultz and Yunck, by their employ ment for so many concert?, and this is a pledge of future support. The only thing lacking for the complete success of such a series of concerts is an accompanying analytical lecture, such as was given Tnursday mormng. The SaintSaens quintet was tben analyzed, the themes written out on the board, played. and then put in order, then those who had gained something of an idea of the nature oL the composition by this study oL the themes and their logical relations were invited in the rehearsal in the afternoon. There was nothing of a technical cbaracter in the morning's talk, but gimply a practical presentation of ideas. The interpretation of the quintet in the eve,ning by Miss Caruthers was not only intelligent but full of .enthusiasm, giving a new proof of materiai for a true interpretative artist and not a virtuoso. Miss Mary Shafter possesses a very fine voice, well trained, and a truly musieal organism. Her interpretation of the "Una voce" was broad and finished, giving evidence. not only of study, but of a golid basis for future development. She won a well deservei encoré. For the third time this season, Miss Winchell has brought the people under obligationfor her thoroughly enjoyable einging. She shows a marked growth in musical nnderstanding and Snterpretation.