New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1890-07-04
AT THE DETROIT FESTIVAL,
TIE MUSIC TEACHERS ASSOCIATION ELECT
ING OFFICERS.
SOME OF TIE FEATURES OF THE THREE CON-
CERTs OF THE DAY.
my TELEGRAPH TO TIE TkIDUNE.,

Detroit, July 3.-Thc principal occurrence
Of interest at todays session Of the Music Teachers
National Association tho unanimous election OF
j. H. Hahn TO be the next president Of the aSSoca-
ton The meetings will hereafter be biennial, so as
to give the state associations chance to develop
Tho next meeting will be In Minneapolis, in 1o0-,
and there will be nine grand international meetings IN
1893 in Chicago during the Worlds Fair. The asso-
citation ticket Of officers for 1892 completed as
follows: IL. Perkins. OF Chicago, secretary W. J.
Heath. Of Indiana, treasurer Carl Lachmand ana
Walter Pctztctz OF Minneapolis, and \. s. Baldwin, OF
ST. Paul. executive committee W. ii. Allen, Oh CON
necticut and Edmund j. Myer, Of Ncw-fork, members
Of programme committee, Of which wilson IT, sr'''i
will be chairman; F. \. Mcdowell Of Boston; Ernst
Krocccr OF It. Lonls, and c. H. JARVIS OIL fni'"1ci
phia examining committee
The days Isusc was not particularly fcruie ID u"
tcrcst the morning session being dcv0tcd 10 o"'ui
bcr concert Of American compositions. +. y. Ncu"
string quar,ctc. played by the Detroit fhu'ar"o'"o
ch,b. was well written and mcGdous. Some American
song, were sung but in none of them could b" re'os
nIzod the distinctive note Of originality. ono Of
Coorrc Chahwich,s was. however. An honorable ex-
ccption This Boston composers quntct;c for piano
and strings, the piano part being toho"
by Arthur Footc, Of Boston, seems uHc
laborcd and smachlng In method OF BrahhH'
new quarte;tc an opus one In fact OF Nd'lpn
Kocllng is for piano and strings the composer being
tho pani,t Of the occasion. II reveals cohsld'F'p'
ability FOR 30 early an opns. The themes are bo'h
mcodous and well contrdsod. The afternoon CON
cert brought ont nothing new. except an excellent
and scholarly organ sonata ot W. ". C'ilchr't, ~
philadelphia which was played by j. c. latchcldor'
Of Detroit
Tho evening concert in the Rink, beam with
rather commonplace lalld for solos. chorus and
orchestra rs Max Vogrlch. sung seasons ago III
fins city under Anton Scdl's baton This composition
confirms nothing striking with perhaps solo sung DV
young tenor ". j. LAWN, who has, both In voice anu
tvle made rapid strides IN his art since be was heard
n the Worcester festival Mrs. Rouse, Of Clerc
land v-ns the Soprano whose powerful voice needs
careful training and more finish before '"e "a"
be ranked as an Artist. The vocal material IS 'efe
At any rate The piano concerto Of the late Louis
Mas wax played once In Ncw.York by the composer
and on this occasion by his widow. It IS classical
in form, and not devoid Of interest, and was well
played hy Mrs. Mas, who was evidently over
weighted by tho orchestral accompaniment.
only two movements Of Sas G.. Pratts symphony
"T9e prodenl SON. were played The WORK was
written In Welmat abont fifteen ycnrs ago, ana
shows the strong influence Of Wagner, both IN tic
dramatic work and orchesrauon' tLe inDuve Ti t T
last act VI "Wnlkyrc,7 Brunhldcs war es 80
.chmohich.' which Sir. Pratt mas treated T i.,
These sxccrpiS revealed the composer as clo'n
student OF great models. and a. also possessing
Arihir Biri's Eplsodcs" for orchestra are familiar
10 Wow York concert goers, hut nc% s,e 70, ~
casion FOR the first time. IL Is IN four movements a..
Tie themes while lacking variety, SAVIOR strong ~
southern negro medes 1t !, no p Sdnors Mr
LAWNS beautiful voice WA heard again 7" great al
vanttye IN capital aria, preceded By Trcl,a,Nc'
~ Gc'roli The ara Is called " Remember Now my
Creator" and Is dramatically effective and well scored