Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1890-12-14
Western Pennsylvania to Take a
Prominent Part in the State
Music Teachers Meeting.
PITTSBURGERS on THE LISTS.
Points of the Concert Given by the Musical
Association of Allegheny at
Carnegie Hall.
PERFORMANCE OF THE BOSTONIANs.
Items General Interest to Lovers Of the Divine Art in
the Two Cities

As the time draws nigh, interest grows
apace as to the second annual meeting oi
the Pennsylvania State Music Teachers
Association, to be held at Philadelphia on
the last three days OF the present year The
sometimes somnolent citizens of the States
metropolis seem to have awakened to a real
izing sense OF their opportunities more fully
than they did last year, and it is confidently
expected to distance the first meetings
record.
That record, by the way, has just been is
sued in complete pamphlet shape. Ii
makes very interesting reading to music
lovers throughout the State. The Western
members seem to have upheld their end ad-
mirably in the official business, the theoret-
ical papers and discussions and the actual
musical performances-all of which will
be found set out at length in the official re-
port refered to.
For this wear our end of the State is fully
represented on the list of officers, which has
already appeared in these columns. On the
programmes will be noted these PIttsburg
names: Mr.. Ad NJ. Forester, as composer; Mr.
Beveridge Webster, as essayist; Mr.. Charles
Davis Carter, as organist and composer; Mrs.
X. o. Lippa and Mr.. Eugene c. Henley, as
pianists, and Miss Agnes Vogel, soprano.
Mr.. Carl Retter will probably be present
and, if so, will play some Accomplishments.
Mr.. Harry NJ. Mays, the baritone, formerly
OF Pittsburg, will be one of the vocalists in
a concert with Mr.. Carter, his old teacher,
to whom he accredits so much of his recen:
success.
There is therefore, enough of actual par
tlcipation from this vicinity to ground
lively local interest. But the great reason
why all should join and in every way
help along the good work is
that the association represents
the common musical veal of
the entire State, and is specially devoted to
the development OF our own musical re-
sources, both creative and reproductive.
Pittsburg has further very strong reason
for doing we'll by this years meeting, in
that we will don btless have the next years
meeting on our hands, and will then want
the others to do we'll by us.
Anyone at all can join the association
either as an active or as an associate mem
ber; the fee in both cases being the modest
sum of one dollar Mr. Cuttings, Mr. Dorm
berger, Mr.. Forester or Mr.. Carter who are
among the local officers, will no doubt
cheeriully take all offers. 1t will be dol
lar we'll spent by any person at all inter-
ested in the general cause of music in Penn
sylvania.
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The Allegheny Associations Treat.
The Musical Association, of Allegheny,
on opening its second season last Tuesday
evening at Carnegie Hall, was greeted by
large, cultured and appreciative audience.
This was the programme:
Organ solo, Grand offertoire. re....... .Batiste
Mr.. John A. Bell
Cantata, "Song of Victory" Hitler
Miss Grace Miller and chorus.
PART SECOND.
l. Aria Raginella. Bragna
Mr.. LAWN.
Mrs. Burch.
"a There's One Love eDearly.......Kucken
lb Lullaby of Life. fe.................-...Le Leslie
Chorus.
Ia Bedonins Love Song .....-.....J. Jordan
n Young Rose. ose......................Foe Forester
Mr.. LAWN
4 "a Hearts Sprlngtime. Wickede
FHs' meeting is,;;.cr
Duet. Loves Reward. j. Jordan
Mrs. Burch and Mr.. LAWN.
Lack of space forbids more THAI the
briefest review of the vety enjoyable per-
formanee. Killers massive choruses, which
are we'll remembered from a Mozart
Club concert two years or so ago,
formed a severe test for the young chorus
that Conductor Lafferty has been drilling with
such evident care. The efforts of the singers
under these conditions were successful to a
degree worthy of much praise; but there were
various points at which it became clear that a
more solid and better disciplined body of
voices is needed for full effectiveness in such
heavy sustained and complicated choral writ
ing. In the two pretty part-songs further
down the programme, Mr.. Lafferty and his
ETn I'D hf,,r hr1+
The eXqusItely refined dynamic shading in
particular, might serve as a model to many
other choruses much older and much richer in
good voices.
mir. William j. LAWN, the tenor proved to be
the possessor of voice unusually rich and
mellow in quality and of considerable range,
A most artistic finish and intelligent phrasing
made his singing wholly admirable from a tech
nical point of view. Dramatic feeling too was
DISPLAYED in his interpretations, which won
instant favor alike with musicians and lay
men. Mrs. Anna Mooney-Burch showed
a clear, pure soprano of good compass which
she managed with no little skill, especially as
regards the Dlezzd UOce. 1t was doubtless this
latter strong point that occasioned her peculiar
Interpretation of the beautiful and passionate
song by Grieg which she made study IN long,
high tones pidniSSimL Miss Miller and Mr..
Bell sang and played with their accustomed
effectiveness.
Robin Hood at the Duquesne.
There is just room for a word of congratula-
ton to all concerned-including especially the
great American public-in the new comic
opera ROBIN Hood" which was presented at
the Duquesne by The Boslonians last week. 1t
may be best described, both in book and score
as work thar could have been brought out by
Gilbert q Sullivan with little chance of
having its joint authorship questioned.
DehoYen's music is a great improyement
over his previous efforts in that he has here
been able to keep his best foot forward all the
way through. While decidedly in the SulIi-
vanian vein It is not by any means
a slavish imitation: while not at any MONT
quite up to Sullivan's finest points. il
does maintain an average nearly, if not quite
as high. Smiths bright, clean and lively book
deserves its full share of the credit. One ele-
nent in the pleasure given by this work lies
doubtless In the fact that the good old tale of
the outlaw of Sherwood forest Ia common
heritage of the Auglo-Saxon race like all It's
1olk lore; and not at all to be claimed as En-
EIsh'l is associated with the happy childhood
days of nearly all persons in the audience.
There is every reason to felicitate ourselves
as Americans, upon the production of work
which, while not of the highest type, is thor
oughly good specimen of its class-a class of
light opera worthy Of special encouragement
in these days when farce, burlesque and horse
play so commonly masquerade as comic opera,
and monopolize the stage with results not any
too good to either music or morals. The very
exceptional evenneSs and excellence of the
performance by the artists of this favorite light
opera troupe contributed in large measure to
the signal success of Robin Hood"
Crotchets and Quavers.
Miss PAULINE ALLEMAND, well remem-
hered here, has organized an opera troupe of
her own, and will open tomorrow evening at
San Frandisco with Lucia"