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...Paul Shirley, Viola d'Amore...
...audience representative of musical Boston assembled Monday evening in Jordan Hall to hear the concert given by the Hoffman String Quartet, for the first time in its post-war personnel--consisting of Jacques Hoffman, first violin; Ernst Hoffman, second violin; M. Artiere, viola; and Carl Barth, 'cello. The entire program was not only interesting, but was performed with a keen and discriminating understanding of the scores...
...familiar quartettes of Beethoven and Haydn received careful and intelligent performances; the former especially was rendered in perfect ensemble and spirit. Le Clair's charming sonata gave a taste of French Seventeenth Century music, which delighted the audience. In this selection the viola work of M. Artiere appeared to great advantage. Dohnanyi's quartet, romantic in its emotional content, seemed the favorite of those present, and by far was the most interesting work on the program, with its sustained chords and surging melody, freely Magyarian in technique and feeling...
...every one of the players in this piece maintains the average of excellence so noticeable in all the Henry Jewett productions. Perhaps Lyonel Watts as "Tony" does not quite reach the others in point of perfection. This discrepancy may, however, be due to his short and relatively unimportant part. Viola Roach, as Mrs. Frampton, gives us a very vivid and affecting picture of a human soul in agony. Her facial expressions as well as her gestures are convincing and true. She is the center of attraction at all times. E. E. Clive illustrates, in the role of Mr. Frampton...
Although the instrumentation of the orchestra is complete, more players can be used if they report to the manager on rehearsal nights in the Pierian Room in the Music Building. There is a good opportunity for cellists, bass, viola, and wind instrument players. The Pierian wishes to have an instrumentation of 60 pieces to play the heavier pieces and to be used in some of the local concerts. An orchestra of 20 or 30 or 40 pieces will be taken on the trips according to individual requirements of concerts. Positions in the orchestra are maintained on competition only...