South Bend News-Times, Volume 32, Number 86, South Bend, St. Joseph County, 27 March 1915 — Page 3

SATt IJDAV. MAICCII 27. 10ir. 3 I To Milton Bo Griffith Brings Appreciation of Good

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Music Together with Appreciation of the Man

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THE PROGRAM Part One Requiem Homer At Dawning , Cadman Princess Tsianina Redfeather Funeral March Chopin Meditation in D Flat (Organ) Cadman I Found Him on the Mesa Cadman I Hear a Thrush at Eve Cadman Invocation to the Sun God Trover - v Princess Tsianina Redfeather Part Two THE INDIAN MUSIC-TALK The Old Man's Love Song (Omaha tribal melody by Fletcher and harmonized by Arthur Harwell). Example of Sacred Music (primitive) ; used as an analogy The Omaha Tribal Prayer (sung in the Indian tongue) Gregorgian Chant of the Seventh Century (in Latin) An Ancient Egyptian Chant of the Copts (in Arabic) A Demonstration of involved rhythms of two Omaha sonirs from T 4 f 4 ma .... v "

i Miss ttetcners "Monograph or Indian Music." i Some Harmonized Songs Blanket Song (Zuni) Troyer-Cadman 4 From the Lon Room of the Sea (Chippewa) Cadman

Her Shadow (Ojibway Love Song) Burton Exhibition of native musical instruments and some native songs played on an Indian flageolet by Mr. Cadman. Idealized Songs Far Off I Heard a Lover's Flute (Omaha) Cadman Ho Ye Warriors (Iroquois) Cadman From the Land of the Sky-Blue Water (Omaha) , Cadman Piano Numbers The Thunder Bird Comes from the Cedars Cadman k'awas, Thy Baby Is Crying (Pawnee) (Ms.) Cadman Beside the Niobrara (Omaha) (Ms.) Cadman Songs The Place of Breaking Light (Ojibway) Cadman The Moon Drops Low (Omaha Cadman During the intermission between parts one and two the Thaliau quartet composed of Mrs. William Swintz, Mrs. Laura Schell, Karl V. Knorr and Gerald Hunt will render appropriate selections.

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That is a familiar truism. But it has been driven home with peculiar force to South Benders withm the last few days. It has come with a suddenness amounting to a shock. And the shock is having its awakening effect, it is pointing out the opportunity surely and unmistakably. The death of Milton B. Griffith removed from this city, as has been truly said, a man who undoubtedly more than any one person, was responsible for for whatever community music appreciation this city has attained, who aroused what technically might be termed "artistic consciousness," among South Benders. But the purpose here is not to eulogize, that may be left to others and for another occasion. It is here the purpose to point out to all the music lovers of South Bend, and to all performers, amateur, or professionals, The Opportunity and the Responsibility At the moment when the sponsor of good music in South Bend was called away South Bend apparently was entering a new era in its musical history. The formation of an association of all the city's music teachers had been perfected with the promise of a united effort which made it certain that larger things were to be accomplished than ever before. When the pioneer stage of musical development passed in South Bend, Milton Griffith passed with it. He had approached as near as he might to the ideal which had driven him on

Is the city going to measure up to the hopes which must have filled this man as he saw his dream approaching fulfillment? There is a very practical way in which it may prove that it is. A memorial benefit concert has been arranged for Tuesday evening, March 30 at the Oliver Opera house. Charles Wakefield Cadman, composer and pianist, assisted by Princess Tsianicna Redfeather, a full-blood Indian singer with a remarkable voice and talents, will present a program as unique as it is harmoniously blended. The Thalian quartet, composed of South Bend musicians, will present one number on the program. The concert has been arranged by Mr. Griffith's friends and colleagues, the South Bend Music Teachers' association, cf which he was an officer. It will be a tribute to Mrs. Griffith and her two little daughters, whose part in the sacrifices of husband and father are not to be overlooked. South Bend's opportunity to prove its attainment of artistic taste at the same time it pays fitting tribute to Milton B. Griffith comes next Tuesday evening at the Oliver Opera house.

THE PRICES The price of tickets will be as follows: Entire lower floor $1; first four rows in balcony 75c; remainder of balcony 50c; second balcony 25c. The box office will open at 10 o'clock Monday morning for the reservation of seats. Persons who purchase in advance may exchange them for reserved seats at the box office.

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