Omaha daily bee., 1893-11-19
MUSICIANS ARE In THE DUMPS
Good Part of the Season Gone and They
Have Done Nothing,
SOME GOOD THINGS PROMISED LATER OF
The Apollo Clubs Eleventh Annual Season
Opens in December-Plans of Other Or
ganizations-Success of the Opera Fes-
tlval School-In a Minor Key.

Here 1t is past the middle of November,
late enough in the season for n dozen
musical events to have occurred, and yet the
lovers of heard melody, "in second childish
ness and mere oblivion are sans concert,
sans oratorio, sans symphony, sans every
thing. Let Calypso twang her golden Tyre,
let Orpheus atuune his harp to the music of
the spheres, let Paddy beat the drum-let
anything happen that can arouse a little
interest in an art that ought to command at
tention at this time of year, Music is n fire
that needs at least an annual replenishlng to
keep it from dying out of the hearts of the
multitude,
Whether the present inactivity is wholly
caused by the hard times, the disinterested-
ness of the public or the priggish exclusive
ness of the musicians themselves is not
easily determined, but it is certain that the
latter cause is not the least of tho three.
The devotees of the art are too painfully
self-suficient. If they will kindly excuse
the hoi polloi for living, lay aside their halos
and get down on the earth for a while there
is no doubt that the people would fall over
one another in an effort to bestow upon them
their choicest bouquets.
Laying aside vain regrets over what might
awe been done thus far if circumstances had
been otherwise, there is some consolation TO
be derived from the assurance that good
things are in store for the future. The
Stryken-B last-Lust club will render a pro-
gram of orchestral music the second week in
December, the Apollo club inaugurates its
eleventh season December Is, Messrs. Calm
and Albert have in preparation q series Of
chamber music concerts, the Harmony club
c~ohtemplates giving another entertainment,
several OF the quartets and smaller organiza-
tions are gong TO be heard from, and later
in the year the Opera Festival school VIII
bring to Omaha the Tayary Grand English
Opera company. With all of these II is
probable that the season will not be as brill
liant as others have been in late years, but
taking everything into consideration, the
music lovers will get as good entertainment
singers and instrumentalists taking private
Instructions, are not connected with any OF
the musical organizations and will not be
heard in public-a circumstance that rem
ders it impossible for concerts in Omaha to
be as good as they might be.
The Stryken-Blast'Lust club, under the
leadership of Prof. Charles Baetens, will
| give q public rehearsal at Ford a. Charlton's
| the second week in December. A splendid
| program of orchestral music, instrumental
and vocal solos is being arranged. II the
musical taste of Omaha is to be advanced
in any considerable degree IL must come TO a
great extent through the development OF
| orchestral music, and, realizing this, the
members Of the Stryken-Blast-Lust club are
enthusiastically devoted to their work. The
club, as organized for this season, Is com
posed of the following members: Viollns-
Misses Darlene Coo, Emma Balbach, Gen
evieve jeffrey, Ida Leland and Clara Cham
berlain, Mrs. Rutter, Mrs. Mahoney
Olur Norwall, Arthur Werner, Emf
Karbach, Charles Mcconnell, Mart Brown
JOIN Brown, Arthur Shields, Eddie
Urbach and Mr.. McNitt; viola, Ernest Zits
man; double bass, William Wolf flutes
George Karbach and Captain Worden
clarionet, Arthur Karbachi cornet, Perry