Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-20
THE MUSIC WORLD.
Preparations for the Meeting Of the
Teachers Association.
HANDEL'S MESSIAH NEXT WEEK.
The Mozart Club With the Boston Sym
phony Orchestra Next May.
WLLTER DAMROSCH AND. HIS PLlYERs

WALTEk DAN KDSCH AND Hl6 FIA1EkS
As the time draws near for the third an
nual meeting Of the Pennsylvania State
Music Teachers Association, to be held at
Carnegie Hall, Allegheny, December 20,
80 and 81, interest in the event grows
apace.
The officers in charge Of the myriad de-
tails that have to be arranged for such an
occasion have their work we'll in hand.
They have secured the active participation,
as essayists, players or singers, of a remark
ably representative list of musical leaders
from all parts of the State. There Is pros
pect of gathering of the musical clans
such as will worthily represent the whole
Keystone State.
While the title of the association SEEM
ingly limits it to Emusic teachers, 1T was not
in fact organized upon that exclusive basis
The constitution says: can active MEM
Der is one who is actively employed in
music teaching In any of its branches, or
who is professional artist or journalist,
church choir singer or leader, performer in
an orchestra, military or brass band, COM
poser of music or writer upon musical art
or a musical critic, who shall subscribe to
the constitution and prepay the required
fee OF 81. These shall have all the. privil-
eges of the association, including lectures,
recitaIs, concerts, participation in debating
and the right to vote.
This includes on the same footing, as active
members, practically all persons having
any active share in the musical life of the
State, who may apply and pay 81 apiece.
1t is not the affair of the teachers only; all
actively engaged musical people are inter-
ested alike. That is as it should be in an
organization with this object: promotion
of the true culture of music by inter-
change of ideas, advancement Of the inter-
ests of the musical profession and the
furtherance Of professional fraternity
Why not follow the national associations
example and change the title to "Pennsyl-
vania Society for the Promotion Of Musical
Art?"
Permanent Local Organization.
President Carter called meeting of local
music teachers and others interested for last
Thursday evening at the Acadamy Of
Science and Art, for the purpose of offurthering
the general success of the coming meeting.
Much interest was shown in this particular
mode of making propaganda for the associa-
tion, and a similar meeting has been called
for tomorrow evening in Philadelphia,
whence large delation may be looked for.
Our big sister city has already organized
permanent local association and it is to be
hoped that the same thing may soon be
accomplished here
annual report gives most enthusiastic
dnfJo fol
local music teachers associations should be
organized bv the music teachers of all the
counties in Pennsylvania, as auxiliaries to
the P. S. NJ. T. A, with the object of fur
thering the interests Of the State associa-
tion as well as affording the members in an
immediate vicinity opportunity to confer in
frequent meetings upon questions per-
tanning to methods Of teaching.
Through their efforts in awakening local
musical interests. by arranging musi-
Gales, recitals and concerts, great good
would result, and music become more and
more disseminated, refining and elevating
all classes with an ultimate raising Of the
moral standard Of the communities The
love of music once acquired will supercede
the baser tastes and tendencies, which, fall
ing into infrequent indulgences on account
of the increasing musical pursuits, will ul-
timately entirely disappear. And what
harvest such musical era would be to the
music teacheri Is it not then of the great
est material importance from a business
point of view, that no time should be lost
in getting these associations under way
and in active operation, thereby Civ
ing convincing reply to the
oft repeated question: What good is the
association to me? By all means get to-
gether, organize, read essays, discuss musi-
cal subjects, play and sing in musicales and
entertainments, spread musical information
in all directions, and create a musical at
mosphere. Then will be secured hosts of
members for local, State and national asso-
Citations, and their permanency established.
The cause of the divine art will ascend
higher and higher as the power of these as
sociations increases until music becomes
omnipresent. giving Utopian foretaste
upon earth Of heavenly existence"
The Christmastide Messiah.
It is pleasant to note the increased inter-
est awakened each year by the Mozart Clubs
announcement of its Christmastide "Mes-
siah" concert. Handel's masterpiece, the
greatest of oratorios, is so peculiarly appro-
pirate to this season that tile custom has
long prevailed in scores of English-speak-
ing cities of going just as regularly to hear
the Messiah" as to Christmas dinner 1t
is most commendable custom and one that
largely enhances the distinction which a
true oratorio, by virtue Of its subject mat
ter, has the right to claim
The performance ON Monday Of next
week bids fair to excell any previous hear
ing of the great work here. Tho Mozart
Clubs chorus of 185 voices was never in
better shape, nor has 1t ever been able to
command SO good local orchestra as the
35 or more players now at its disposal.
with the score on tho part Of
both singers and players is most promis-
ing element in the present conditions. The
soloists, as already announced, are Miss
Hortense Perse, Miss Adelaide Forseman,
Mr.. Frederick w. Jamison and MI. Ivaa
all artists Of national reputation.
Tho Mozart Clubs May Festival
The third concert of the Mozart Clubs
regular series will be the annual "Ballad
Concert" set for March IA. The season
will close in May with three concerts, on
successive evenings, to be given with the
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