Richmond Palladium (Daily), Volume 39, Number 321, 21 November 1914 — Page 8

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THE RICHMOND PALLADIUM AND SUN-TELEGRAM, SATURDAY, NOV. 21, 1914.

IN THE WORLD OF MUSIC

LOVE OF MUSIC NOT NATIVE TO U. S. CONDITIONS Mrs. A. L. Bernhardt Tells Members of Music Study Club Americans Lack True Appreciation.

CULTURE IS LACKING

In the Orchestra

The Bassoon

Citizens Spend $6,000,000

Annually for Music but True Understanding of Worth is Woefully Absent. "It Is ridiculous to say that we are a music center when we have to go out and drag people to good concerts," said Mrs. A. L. Bernhardt, In her discussion of American composers at the meeting of the Music Study club Wednesday morning in the public art galleries. In giving the essential biographical details of the composers who appeared on the program, Dudley Buck. Hadley, Coombs and Parker, Mrs. Bernhardt stated that the literary output on the musical art of this country was negligible and that careful investigation revealed its lack as well as demonstrated the poverty of musical composition in America. Mrs. Bernhardt continued to talk interestingly on this latter phase of her subject, stating that our early history, from which we were separated by but a generation or two, was not provocative of conditions that fostered musical art or gave an impulse to musical creation. Music Not Native. That we were too close to pioneer days, at least in this section, and that we would never achieve that state of musical culture which makes music as natural a part of our social activities as those we now regard as a necessity, was the further commentary of Mrs. Bernhardt, who stated that nations like the Germans were so thoroughly saturated with the spirit of musical art that they could not divorce it or regard it as a thing set apart as did Americans. While, according to one authority, Americans spend the seemingly incredible sum of $600,000,000 yearly for music, musical culture among all classes is woefully lacking. We go to concerts and operas, in this country, but we do not listen with comprehension or understanding be

cause we lack musical sophistication, said Mrs. Bernhardt. And that we were making the proper foundation through our public schools was the speaker's added statement, but before

we are genuinely a musical people

several generations of this foundation

building would have to intervene. Come From New England.

Mrs. Bernhardt stated that almost

all of America's best known composers;

were of New Kngland origin. Consequently possessing the Puritan tradition, which had always been inimical to ihe fostering of the arts in the lattor's finest essence. Their music, therefore, lacked in certain enduring and convincing qualities. Parker, the Yale professor, who was repreronted on the program and who won the SlO.imo prize for t he "bst opera" oflered a few years ago to encourago American composition, made no impression as a composer with "Mma." the prize winner, because of the colorless quality of his score, its academic atmosphere and its lack of

anything distinctive American. The success of the opera lay in the librctio. rather ihan its score. Dudley Hfk, whose work was confined largely to compositions for the organ, might, the speaker thought, have developed greater genius if he had lived in a less alien environment. Mrs. Mernhardi's remarks, which she stated were of a fragmentary charact f r, were illuminating and provoeath e of thought. Arrange Program. Mir-s Mabel Hascmeier, Mrs. Turner Ui'ii'e.v end Mis. Oliver Nusbaum arrjnisitl ihe program which was made up of selections from the tour composers above named. The appearance of Miss Kutli Hadley, in a piano number by Bartlett, again demonstrated this young musicIon's marked talents the number being given with music eclat. Parker was represented on the program with a trio for piano, played by Miss Mildred Schalk. violin. Miss Hutton and 'cello by Miss Lucile Nusbarir. presented in fine musical form. Mrs. Nusbaum, Mrs. Homey and Mrs. Battel appeared in vocal trio twice in compositions by Buck and Coombs, and Mrs. Mattel substituted for Mrs. Hadley, who was unable to be present, with a double number. Miss Halcey Harold and Miss 1 lasemeier appearing in a piano duo by Bartlett. Miss Mabel Moran, a guest and future member of the club, gave two numbers, displaying a well trained mezzo soprano of agreeable quality. Get Rid of That Miserable Feeling. You may learn something from the experience of Mrs. William Troute, llion, N. Y., who was sick for a long time from a badly disordered stomach. felt miserable all of the time," she writes. "I was tired and had no appetite. A friend advised me to take Chamberlain's Tablets. I did so and my appetite improved and I gained rapidly in health." For sale by all dealers. Adv.

The pause of the omnipotent baton, Preluded a grotesquerie of sound, As hoarse and harsh and hard as the sea's pound Upon a derelict with anchor gone, Which tosses rudderless, and, drifting on, Is the storm's sport. Or as might skip around A harlequin in cap and bells who found A jester's joy in mischief he had done Melodious discords, symbol of man's yearn For perfect Beauty, which, without our reach, Dances, mirage-like, just within the grasp; Whose passion-lure we try to think we spurn, And yet whose mock incites to burlesque speech As we perform in Life's remorseless task. Esther Griffin White.

SCHOOL PUPILS SHIG THANKSGIVING SONGS

DUNNING SYSTEM ATTRACTS PUPILS

Twenty Children Make Rapid

Progress Under New Methof of Teaching. Miss Elizabeth Hasemeier, under whose auspices Miss Mary C. Armstrong came to this city in September to talk on the Dunning system of music instruction, has a large class numbering twenty, which is making rapid progress under this method of

teaching. Miss Hasemeier, who studied under Miss Armstrong, the latter giving the normal courses under the Dunning system east of Chicago, states that the system has met with the most encouraging results in this city. Basis of System. This method is founded on some of the principles of the famous Montesorri system, and is designed to teach the history and basic principles of the musical art to children to meet their immature comprehension and to lay the foundation of a thorough understanding of music whether, later, the students become expert performers or not. It includes pupils between 5 and 10 or 12 years of age, who are formed into small classes of three or four, whose members receive individual instruction as well. Miss Hasemeier states that the Dunning system has been a pronounced success in this city, and she thinks it an ideal musical training for young children, and will finally result in a broader culture in any community in which it is universally used.

MUSICA

L PUPILS OF

ST, FRANCIS SISTERS

E A RECITAL

A school concert was given Monday afternoon by the pupils in Miss Marchant and Miss Newman's rooms at the Starr school on North Fifteenth street, the program being made up of autumn and Thanksgiving songs, under the direction of Mr. Sloan, supervisor of music. Choruses, duets and solos were given by the children, and one or two ofStephen Foster's songs, among them "Ring the Old Banjo." Mr. Sloan played several numbers on the violin, including Godard's "Berceuse" and Handel's "Largo," with accompaniment by Miss Marjorie Beck. The parents of the pupils were the guests for the occasion.

Edgar Cleveland and C. F. Hutching, hymn by congregation, postlude. 8PECIAL PROGRAM. A program especially prepared for the union service of the churches at Grace M. E. church on Thanksgiving will be given at that time. SING8 SOLO NUMBER. Mra. Lnnernecker will eive a BOlO

number at the vesper service at the

First Presbyterian cnurcn sunaay anernoon. ' ENTERTAIN CHOIR. The Rev. U. S. A. Bridge and wife entertained the choir of the Grace ,M. E. church last evening after the choir practice. A luncheon was served.

MRS. MEYER TO SING. At the Grace M. E. church Sunday morning Mrs. E. E. Meyer will sing a solo, and in the evening Dale Owens will play a violin number.

Music Notes at Churches

I Ralph Little and Mrs. E. E. Meyer are soloists at the Union Thanksgiving

service to be held at Grace M. E. church next Thursday morning from 10:30 to 11 o'clock, the Rev. L. E. Murray delivering the sermon.

Talented Music Lovers to Appear in Concert at St. Andrew's Auditorium Sunday

Evening. i j One of the musical events of the I week will be the muslcale to be given

in St. Andrews' school auditorium on Sunday evening, Nov. 22, at eight o'clock, under the auspices of the Sisters of St. Francis. Some of the

leading musicians of the city have been under the instruction of the Sisters of St Francis and their public recitals are always interesting. The formal program follows: Hunting song Alfred Phenis. Recitation, "Guilty or Not Guilty" Magdalene Maibach. Fairy Story Dorothy Gegan. Tarantelle, Heller Op. 85 No. 2;

tt'umdon, Grieg, Op. 40 No. 5 Eva

Aubin. oiling Song, Evening Song, Pfitzner H. Pfeiffer, E. Kettmann. Rondo Capriccioso, Mendelssohn Op. 14; Prelude, Rachmaninoff Op. 3 No. 2 Mrs. C. E. Hayes. Polonaise, Chopin Op. 40 No. 1 S. Oberle, E. Aubin, M. Lichtenfels, J.

Ramler. j "Just Like Grandma," E. Hoist, 1 Elizabeth Kettmann. I Concert Enfantin, Billema Op . 68 i M. Maibach, D. Geean. M Smith, A. ; Phenis, C. Pfeiffer, H. Pfeiffer. Recitation, "The Mustard Plaster," I Ralph Austermann. j Pantomine, "Home Sweet Home" Mrs. C. E. Hayes, S. Oberle, E. Pienf ing, M. Lichtenfels, J. Ramler, E. I Aubin. I Chorus.

SPECIAL MUSIC. Special music by the chorus choir will be heard at the First English Lutheran church Sunday, with Mrs. Fred Bartel and Oliver Nusbaum as soloists. SING AT GENNETT. Mrs. F. W. Krueger, Mrs. Fred Bartel, Oliver Nusbaum and Ben Bartel will give several quartet numbers at the meeting for men at the Gennett Theatre Sunday afternoon. FIRST M." E. CHURCH. At the morning service Organ prelude, anthem by full choir, organ offertory, hymn congregation, postlude. Evening Organ prelude, hymn by congregation, offertory, duet by Mrs.

(SCHOOL TO START

FUND FOR PIANO

NEW PARIS. O.. Nov. 21. The

pupils of the New Paris schools will hold, an entertainment Wednesday evening of next week at the Public church to which an admission fee of ten cents will be asked. The program consists of recitations, songs drills and also a playlet. The lower grades will give a minuet as their part, which will be well worth seeing. Each room contributes some feature of the program. The proceeds from the entertainment are to start a piano fund for the school, the instrument in use having been there for many years and is past repairing.

MUSIC CLUB WORKS ON ORGAN RECITAL

Rehearsals are in progress for the organ recital to be given under the auspices of the Music Study club some time in December. This Is in the regular program activities of the organization, and was

set for December 2, but has been postponed and the date not definitely determined upon. The recital will be held in St. Paul's Lutheran church, the committee having charge of the instrumental portion being Miss Alice Knollenberg, Miss Ethel Huber and Mrs. Lewis King, the vocal numbers being arranged by Mrs. Charles Igelman, Mrs. George Bartel and Mrs. Dempsey Dennis.

YSAYE IN RICHMOND FOR 3 WHOLE DAYS

Interesting in the hitherto unpublished annals of the town is the fact of the presence of Ysaye, the famous Belgian violinist, in this city for three days in March, 1913, marooned here on account of the historic flood. That Ysaye could remain for three days, publicly eat and wander around town without being recognized, is a commentary on the placidity of life in Richmond, Ind. People have paid $5 a head to hear this celebrity, accounted the greatest contemporary violinist, in addition to railroad expenses to Cincinnati, Chicago or even to New York. No telling what Ysays might have

LUTHERAN CHILDREN PLAN THANKSGIVING Mission Band of St Paul's Church to Give Program Sunday. The Childrens' Mission Band of th St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran church will give Its annual Thanksgiv

ing entertainment on Sunday evening at 7 o'clock. The following " program will be given: Organ Voluntary. Processional. .Childrens' Mission Band Solo Go Little Pennies 6 Pauline McPJierson Scripture tprayer Hymn Congregation Greetings John Gets Thanksgivink exercise. .Three Juniors "Why We Give Thanks" Juniors Song of the Autumn Days Juniors "Elsie's Thanksgiving" Margaret Wagner Thanksgiving Recitation Three Juniors Scriptural Acrostical Exercise on Thanksgiving Day Intermediates "Thank You Song" Intermediates "A Busy Bee" Morris Mentendick ' Offertory. Anthem Choir Benediction Song Mission Band Doxology. Benediction. . Postlude.

done to ward off ennui during those three days. He might have been prevailed upon to give a free concert.

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The Second Presbyterian church announces the following musical program for the Thanksgiving service: Morning. Prelude: Canvonette Rockwell Organ. Offertory: Serenade Pinsuti Ye Shall Dwell in the Land . .Barnby Choir. Postlute: Postlude in G Whiting Evening Prelude: Slumber Song Durham Organ. Hymn , Invocation Anthem: And God Said, Let the Earth Simper Cnoir. Scripture Reading Prayer Solo: Praise the Lord Ashleigh Miss Ed'th Hilbert. Offertory: Prayer Benoist Organ. Address Rev. E. E. Davis. Quartet: Great and Righteous is the Lord Bruche Miss Mumbower, Miss Warner, Mr. Overman, Mr. Lawder. Fear Not, () Lord Simper Choir. Postlude: March in C Read Benediction Organist: Miss Emily Plummer. Director: Jesse Woods. Pastor: Rev. E. E. Davis.

! Hilda Kirkman, 16 Years Old, j Plays at Second Lutheran i Church.

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One of the youngest organists in this ! city is Miss Hilda Kirkman, who is just 16, and has played the pipe organ

at the Second Lutheran church for the past year. Miss Kirkman, who is a member of the high school orchestra, has special talent as a violinist, and was heard with effect in two numbers at the last

i chapel concert.

In addition to her other musical activities Miss Kirkman has written over a dozen composition, one, a waltz, having been arranged for the orchestra by Mr. Sloan and having been played at the school festival concert at the Coliseum last May. At this time John Dodd, the Cincinnati baritone, also sang one of her compositions set to Riley's "Sea Song," and interpreted with much feeling by the festival soloist.

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