Omaha daily bee., 1897-06-13

squeallng OF a thousand pigs on their way
TO market would be music to his ears. But
1t Is not 60 to his daughters whose ideas OF
life point In a different direction and whose
ambition centers, not In the gaining OF
money, but in its advantageous expenditure.
On every farm and in every village through.
out the great mi1dle-west are young men and
women who are raising their eyes above the
ground and looking out beyond the narrow
circumference OF their simple environment
and longing to know something OF the great
outer world. This they wish to learn by
actual contact and, unless they are so
circumstanced that they can go to It, 1t must
be brought TO them.
The TrausmissIssippi Exposition will afford
an opportunity for bringing the people Of
the middle-west into contact with the we'll
TODD and representative men and women of
every state in the union, provided that its
managers take the necessary steps to induce
them to come here. In almost every de-
partment OF human industry and interest
there exist organizations, societies or as
soCiatiOns which contain as members those
who are leaders in the thought and activity
OF the age. BY bringing these organizations
10 Omaha aud causing them to hold conven-
tions in conjunction with the exposition and
under its auspices more that is really repre-
sentative of the nations achievements
especially in the realm of thought can be
aggregated than in any other way.
Among the great organizations OF the
country devoted to the development OF the
ar's. one OF the most prominent and powerful
is the Music Teachers National association
which will held its nineteenth annual con-
yention in the city of New York June "a
10 rs, inclusive. In its membership thirty
six states are represented and a great ma
jority OF the leading musicians OF the whole
country are its active supporters. During
nineteen years 1t has been laboring in the
cause of good music and has held its meet
ings in many of the large cities. The con-
vention last year was held in Denver: tine
convention next year should be held in
Omaha.
Let us pause for moment to note what
the association will do this year in New
York Its meetings will be held at the
Grand Central Palace on Lexington avenue.
There will be three or more sessions ca III
day, consisting of orchestral concerts.
recitals, educational conferences. lectures
business meetings and oratoro perform
ances. On Sunday the 27th the convention
VIII be invited by members of the American
Guild OF Organists to attend specially pre-
pared musical services in various churches
OF New York and Brooklyn.
Dr. Henry G. Hanchett, chairman OF the
program committee. has planned a series of
performances the like to which has never
been attempted by any other musical or
ganization in this country. The conductors
are: Arthur Claassen BROOKLYN: Walter
Henry Hall New York; Harry Rowe Shelley,
New York; Albert Gerard-Thers New York
orchestra
VIII be Mr.. Seidl's Metropolitan. The chorus
Will consist of seven oratorio and choral So
cieties of New York and Brooklyn, all united
into one Characterization Wild of Chi
cago, S. A. Baldwin Edward Mull;gan, Harry
Rowe Shelley, Kate s. Chittenden Victor
kronold and William C. Carl. Panists-
Orton Bradley. Miss Terrell Adolph Close and
Miss Close. August Spanuth. New York: Paul
Hidden, Brooklyn; William H. Sherwood, Leo.
pold Godowsky, Chicago: E. r. Kroegcr St.
Louis, Mo; Mrs; a. X. Virgil, Edward Bax-
ter Perry, Giuseppe Aldo Randegger of
Naples, Nine. Rive-Kng and Miss Mabel
Phiprs. Violinis;s-Hubert Arnold Richard
Arnold, Gustav Dannruether Bernhard Liste-
mann. Maude Powell and Dora Valesca Baker
Vocalls.n too numerous to mention, and other
instrumentalists in proportion.
The subject of Methods and Results in
Music Schools" will be most ably discussed
by the following well known educators
John c. Batchelder esq, Detroit Conserva-
tory OF Music; George W. Chadwick, esq. Ill
rector-elect New England Conservatory.
Boston; Armin w. Doerner esq. Cincinnati
College OF Music; Rev. Joseph T. Duryea. d.
D., Brooklyn; w. w Gilchrist, esq, director
Central Music school. Philadelphia; Dr. Percy
Goetschius Boston Mass late Of Stuttgart
and New England Conserva tories; Dr. John
c. Griggs. Metropolitan College OF Music
New York City; Rubin Godmark esq. di-
rector Of Colorado College Conservatory of
Music Colorado Springs; Edward D. Hale.
esq, late OF New England Conservatory.
Boston; Alexander Lambert, esq, director of
New York College of Music: Prof. F. ID. Rice,
director OF Oberlin (Ohio) Conservatory
Thomas Taper esq, Boston, Mass, Harr-
son NJ. Wild, esq, Chicago, Ill.
Among the especially important public
performance must be mentioned the pro-
posed Messiah" under the direction of Mr.
w. l.. Tomlins of Chicago and of Saint
Saens new piano concerto in f, played by
Mr.. William II. Sherwood and the Metro
politan orchestra.
One OF the most important features of the
convention will ha the musical exhibit. a
large and most varied display, calculated to
reveal the character and extent OF the manu-
facture OF instruments and merchandise in
use by musicians, and to show how some
OF the leading instruments have evolved
The methods OF music printing and OF max
Ing intricate parts OF instruments will be
exhibited. The display will include stringed
instruments, actions. ielts machinery OF con-
struction, music publishing. studio furniture
band instruments, automatic musical instru-
mSnts, music plates, paper and ink newly
patented Inventions technical practice ma
chimes, etc. Special discounts will be given
purchasers from our membership. Space ag-
gregating $4,000 feet in the building where
tbs convention will be held is set apart
Tor this interesting exhibit.
Enough has been said to show that the
NNhNtANluH VI Nut MUSIC ltdGneTS NATIONAL
association possesses a magnitude sufficient
10 make 1t we'll worth while to secure it as
feature OF the exposition. Its exhibit Of
musical instruments embracing. as It does
those OF all countries and periods In the
worlds history, would appeal TO every musi-
clan and be strong inducement to him to
attend the exposition. But what has been
said above has not revealed all the attract
i've power which is likely to be possessed
by this great musical organization. So far
Its sessions have lasted but four or FIVE days
as is customary with conventions But in
an address delivered last year at Denver. by
q Herbert Wilbur Green. now president Of the
association, the following important recon-
mendation was made; Instead Of the Music
Teachers National association we should
change the last word and make Il the Music
Teachers National academy, bringing to our
work all the additional opportunities for aid
and education which the name implies. The
summer school is not fad; II has come to
stay. Let us change our bylaws so that at
the session OF lS9S the Music Teachers Ma
tonal academy will be in working order,
with large membership and an attendance
of successful teachers who will make their
summer homes at the academy's headquar-
ters, TO which will hock, In addition thou
sands OF pupils and teachers who want
ideas. but who can not get them in the
winter because OF their regular employment,
but who are willing 10 come and spend six
weeks or TWO months In the summer, study