Pittsburg dispatch. [volume] (Pittsburg [Pa.]) 1880-1923, 1891-12-13
Approaching Meeting Of the State
Teachers Association and Re-
port of the Last One.
NIB. CARNEGIE TO PARTICIPATE.
Superiority Of the Good Old Hymn Tunes to
Those Of the Moody and Sankey
Character.
TRADES UNI0NISM AMONG PLIYERs.
The Return Of Pat Gilmore and Nice Budget d News
of6eneral Interest

At last the official report Of the second
annual meeting of the Pennsylvania Stat'
Music Teachers Association has been Is
sued, winging its way throughout the State
Just In time to stimulate interest in the
third annual meeting to be held here thi.
month. The report is sizable pamphlet o.
100 pages, presenting the programmes, es
says, discussions, proceedings, accounts ant
other natters in clear and tasteful fashion
that is highly creditable to last year,
officers-especially President William
Wolsieffer and Secretary Edmund VOL
tiefer-who prepared it for publication.
The ESSAYS and the discussions, both o.
which are given in full, contain much food
for reflection. It is not too much to say
that the timely information and suggestion
contained in this report, which is mailed tc
ell members, are alone well worth joining
the association and paying the 81 annual
dues for-whether the member can attend
the meetings or not At the same time
nothing could be better than the perusal OF
this report to convince all musical persons
of the value of the association, and to in
duce them To be personally present and in
Last years membership aggregated S65
persons, of whom 577 were from Philadel-
phia. g. from Pittsburg and 221 from other
parts of the State. There was one vice
president for each of AZ counties last wear;
g counties have now a vice president
apiece. Pittsburg ought to do her best to
furnish 500 or GOO members this time to off
Get the inevitable drop in Philadelphia
representation at the meeting here.
The Treasurer's report shows expenses
amounting to 81 ,6SS 80 which exceeded the
receipts up to the close of the last meeting
by The sum of $500 55. Two concerts, given
for the purpos,, have since reduced this de-
felt TO S136 so. The present officers state
that the present condition of the treasury
now and the financial prospects of this years
meeting are such as to give every assurance
OF a balance on the right side this time, in
spite of the deficit mentioned. They have.
therefore, discountenanced the somewhat
hastily announced proposal of local
teacher to give this month another concert
for the benefit of the association.
The officers, ul0st of whom are Pitts
burgers this year, have been working with
grea: nergy at the multifarious prepara-
tions involved in such an undertaking.
Their work has been kept up
10 concert pitch right along.
Il now remains for everyone
interested in music to do all he or she can
do 10 promote the success of the coming
meeting of the institution that in this State
most broadly represents the cause of that
purest and most universal of the arts.
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Schedule of the Meeting.
After enjoying the hospitality Of the
Mozart Club on Monday evening, December
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City Hall, and in the ensuing reception at
the clubroom-the association will hold its
regular sessions in Carnegie Hall, ALLIE
gheny, whittier it will be formally welcomed
on behalf of tie community by the donor
Of the hall himself, Mr. Andrew Carnegie.
The general plan of the whole meeting is as
follows:
TUESDAY, DECEMBERn. ..
loA.N
organ sole: :.......Mr. H. G. Archer, Of Pfttsburg
Address Of welcome to visiting members by
Andrew Carnegie ESQ.
Response and address by the President OF the Asso-
citation, Mr. Charles d. Carter.
EssSy :, Ar. Richard Zeckwer, Of Philadelphia
(with eXperiments).
2P.M.
Organ sole. Mr.. Roscoe Huff. of williamsport
Essay -; Mr.. Henry g. Thunder. ofPhiladelphia
The Damper Pedal; Its Use and Abuse
AR. Frank A. Shoedier. of Philadelphia
songs ..-.-...-.Miss sadie Rtts. of Pittsburg
'', ......M Mr. Mauritts Leefson Of Phiadelphia
Songs -; Mr. Morris Stephens, OF Pittsburg
Mr. Albert W. Borst OF Philadelphia
At the close of the regular afternoon session Mr..
Sumner Salter, OF New York, will give a recital
and lecture in Lecture Hail. Illustrating the appli-
cation of practice upon the Virgil practice clavier TO
sP. M.-Concert
Piano. Mr.. Edward A. Berg, of Reading
Violin. Mr.. William Sto. Of PhiladelphIs
Soprano. Miss Bertha Kaderly, of Pttsburg
Tenor r............. Mr. II. B. Brockett of Pittsburg
WEDNESDAY. DECEMBER 80.
9:3OA. ID.
Essar.-.;..M .Mr. :. , + Kurzenknaes, Of Harrisburg
Should study of the science be incorporate in
our public instruction and can it be taught in
every school in the State?
DISCUSSION AND BUSINESS.
Essay Mr.. Homer Moore. Of Pittsburg
sp5ject-'Vocal Technique and Wagner's Later
An examination of the means of interpreting the
vocal parts in the ..Nfbeiunsen King Music
Dramas. Analysis and lustration of Sie0munds
B-7bea1ail5es music '.Siegfried.'' Selections
from BrUs'tahilde's music ''Goetterdaemmer-
ung.n
DISCUSSION.
2r N.
Essay. Mr.. NASSAU NJ. Warner
subject-'M -'Mozart-wagner."
Piano Recital. Mr.. Theodor Salmon, of Pittsburg
-. Mr.. T ii. Austin, of New Wilmington
Cycle, poets Love''-schumann.
Piano Solo..........Mlss Ethel Jones' of Pittsburg
eong. miss Edith Norton, of Pittsburg
Organ Recitai....Mr. ID. ID. Wood, of Philadelphia
Ir I.eoDoia GoiowsEy. of ST. Petersburg. Russia
sP. M.
Mr.. Roscoe HUFF. of williamsport
SoaEs...-.......MissN Margaret Crouch of Plttsburg
Piano. .Mr. Anthony StankOwitch of philadelphia
vigfin....Miss Blanthe Newcombe. of Pittsburg
Tute.. ..........Mr. Niiham Guenther, Of PittSbprg
Plano. Mr.. Constantin sternberg. of PhiIadelphia
OTgan......Nlr. Frederick Maxson, of Philadelphia
THURSDAY. DECEMBER 81.
Essay. Mr. William wolsieffer of Philadelphia.
bubject-.Deyeloping the Thinking Powers Of
Discussion.
Fssav. Mr.. ]. II. Kurzenknahe. Of Harrisburg
Subject Sunday School Music; Its Books and
Business Election Of Officers, etc.
2r. NJ
ygsav .............Dr. W. 7. English of Pittsburg
subject-''Changes n the Lungs and Heart Pro-
luced by use the Vocal Apparatus
riaHo Mr gei Anthony sianEowitch. of Phiiadelphia
Eoags ..........Mr. Fred J. Bussman. OF Pittsburg
Megg MessiV VVdear Papenbrock. Leo oehnler, Geo.
Toerge, Chas. Cooper, OF PlttsbuFS-
Fi'no consantin siernberg of Philadelphi.
organ hse,ir. Frederick MaxsOn, Of Phiiadelphia
SP. NJ
Organ soJo Mr., d. d. Wood, of Philadelphia,
Piatio solo -. Mir. Leopold Godowsky, of St
Sioia solo. Mr. va1demar PapenbrOck, Of