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EDISON PHONOGRAPH MONTHLY FOR SEPT., 1912
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Edison Artists
REED MILLER
{Tenor)
REED MILLER, born in Anderson, S. C, was not satisfied with merely possessing an unusually clear tenor voice, but was determined to become a true artist. To that end he has studied under F. Powers, A. Mees and Walter Damrosch. His field of endeavor is a vast one, including opera, oratorio and concert work, and he has appeared in the best houses all over the United States', singing with the New York Symphony Orchestra and with the Theodore Thomas Orchestra. He has also sung at the Worcester and Evanston Festivals and with the New York Oratorial Society and other organizations of similar character. As a member of the famous Frank Croxton Quartet in which his wife, Nevada Van der Veer, is contralto, Mr. Miller has appeared in all the leading cities of the country.
His repertory is necessarily very extensive,~ and includes much that it would be impossible for the average tenor to present creditably. But, with his conscientious, untiring study, and his remarkable natural endowments, Mr. Miller has been able to gratify his ambition to become one of the foremost tenors of the country. His voice is clear, perfectly rounded, tremendously powerful and holds its freshness through the most trying selections.
Mr. Miller's popularity among the musical folks may be estimated by the fact that he never fails to secure re-engagements wherever he performs. Upon first coming to New York he appeared with the New York Symphony, was invited to sing twice again that year with the same orchestra, and has maintained the standard set at that time in all his subsequent appearances.
A most ingratiating feature of Mr. Miller's Edison Records is his unusually clear diction, a fact which cannot but impress itself upon all Phonograph owners. Among Mr. Miller's more recent contributions to our list are " Tis All That I Can Say" (Amberol 1072) and (a) "Recompense" (b) "Roses in June" (Amberol 1035).
THOMAS CHALMERS
{Baritone)
THOUGH a comparatively young man, Thomas Chalmers has already gained considerable prominence in the musical world. He has studied singing under several prominent New York vocal teachers, and while pursuing a business career sang successfully in concert and church work in and about New York; his last church position being with the Church of the Ascension, Fifth Avenue.
On the advice of several grand opera artists he gave up a business career and went to Italy to study under Maestro Vincenzo Lombardi of Florence, singing instructor of Caruso, the Lucia and Riccardo Martin and many other prominent singers. After two years of study under Lombardi he made his debut as Marcello in Puccini's "Boheme" with marked success. He was then engaged by Henry W. Savage in Milan for his tour of Puccini's "Girl of the Golden West" with which he sang during the season of 1911-12, in a coast to coast tour in which he won unstinted praise in the role of Jack Ranee, the sheriff.
Mr. Chalmers' voice is. a rich baritone which several years of careful training by expert masters has rounded into a most pleasing instrument.