The Indianapolis journal. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1867-1904, 1895-12-15
Music and Art Notes.

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The Sunday evening offertory at the Col
lege-avenue Baptist Church will be sung
by Miss Lottie Marie Akass.
The following is an extract from a letter
from Miss Sue Van Valkenberg. OF this city,
who Is spending the winter in Berlin:
There will be a special musical service OF
Christmas anthems at Roberts Park Church
next Sunday morning. Prof. Karl Schneider
has charge OF the choir.
The Yale Glee Club will be here for a
concert Monday evening, Dec. .. The visit
OF this club Is always made a social event
OF considerable prominence.
The Oberlin Glee Club will give a concert
here Friday evening. The members OF the
club will be entertained socially by some OF
the graduates Of the college who reside here.
Mrs. c. b. Ingraham. artist, has on ex.
hibition at Liebers some exquisite miniature
portraits on porcelaine. One is the head OF
painted and would compare favorably with
the work which has been done by noted ar
lists in this line Of difficult work.
A song OF particular interest at this time
Lullaby" written by the late Eugene Field.
and IL has been set to a charming melody
by Miss Kate Randolph Sheets, OF Phila-
delphia, formerly OF this city. Miss Sheets
Is the composer of a number of songs, all
Of which have been successful.
Mr.. Otto Stark, artist, whose paintings
have been so highly commended by the
critics in Chicago. at home and In other
places, will give an exhibit of his work at
his studio in the Hartford Block. No. S4
East Market street, beginning Wednesday
OF this week and continuing through Satur-
day. The famous picture, The Committee.
the last one, which was recently shown at
the open reception OF the Art Association,
and many others, will be in the collection.
The name OF the Conservatory of Music
has been changed TO the Negara-Schell
schmidt Conservatory OF Music. Prof. T. J..
McAvoy has been engaged for the depart,
come from New York In January, recon-
mended by S~charwenka and Joseffy.
Monthly vocal and Instrumental soirees viii
be given n grand opera and oratorlo con-
certs Will be given by the pupils. The insti-
tuition is an addition 10 the musical culture
OF the city.
There was a delightful entertainments
witt a very small audience at Plymouth
Church Wednesday evening on the occa-
sion OF the concert given under the auspices
Madame Wegener. of Berlin, a fine singer.
made her first appearance here. She sang
superbly and was recalled and was also
presented with flowers. The tableaux under
the direction OF Mrs. Robert Dorsey were
beautiful and artistic. Commander Shively
made some appropriate remarks Prof. III:
j. Schumacher played and others completed
a very enjoyable programme. The proceeds
or the concert will not be known until the
meeting OF the W. r. c. Thursday.
THE difference in the three most notable
conductors thai / have heard in Berlin
Nikish. Weingartner and ~Muck-lnterests
me. All are still young men. DR.. Muck,
SecoUu hdptitInclSlcts 10 u CONSCIENTIOUS anu
intelligent machine, of whom one hardly
thinks at all. He does his work we'll and
IL then dismissed from the mind. Vein
gartner, first kapellmeister, has great charm
OF personality and his audience feels at
once in touch with him. His boyish en-
thusiasm and his frank delight In anything
particularly good win his way to the heart.
He smiles over his shoulder I'm the midst OF
some delicate or gay bit Of orchestration,
and we smile with him. But we feel that
the music dominates him rather than that
he dominates the music. His floating hands
seem tossed by every wave of sound that
surges up TO them. With Nikish 1t Is other
wise. Here stands the master, playing upon
the great living instrument before him.
And as IL responds TO the OF his
firm. fine hands he seems at once TO embody
and 10 produce the music. He does not
win sympathy, but he compels admiration
and an often willing enthusiasm. i can
fancy that a deaf man watching Nikish
lead a symphony would find himself
swayed TO a response TO the maud
ibie sounds every incubation OF
sound Is so marvesously expressed
ny the movements OF. Ihe hands and arms.
/ have never seen anything like the sense
OF absolute power ana certainty that he
conveys by one particular strong. upward