Omaha daily bee., 1898-06-26

MUSIC.


Next Thursday morning at 3 O'Clock at
the First Congregational church the Ma
tional Congress of Musicians will hold its
opening session and inaugurate a series OF
events in the realm Of art the like to which
has never occurred in this country. Never
before have so many OF the representative
musicians from all parts of the United
States combined their efforts in the cause
of American music, and seldom, II ever be-
fore, have so many Of the very hrst n
taken upon themselves the discomfort OF a
long Journey during the heat OF summer,
without remuneration, for the sole purpose
Of advancing the cause of good music. II
the people of Omaha and this vicinity fully
appreciate the sacrifice which has been made
by those who are to take an active part in
the congress the sessions Of the congress
will be thronged by interested listeners who
not only desire to avail themselves of the
musical advantages offered, but are anxious
alike to do honor to the visiting musicians
and to our own city. When this congress
was first proposed the objection was offered
that there was not musical interest enough
at this longitude to make worth while the
sacrifice in time and labor involved in pre-
pairing the addresses and performances and
the visit to this city. The fact that these
great leaders in the musical thought of the
country are to be here this week, deliver
addresses and give performances is evidence
that they do think it is worth While and
that the will be greeted by cultivated, ap-
prcciative audiences. 1t will be greatly to
the advantage of Omaha and especially TO
the musical department of the exposition
if these visitors go back to their homes filled
with the idea that Omaha is really the
musical center. of the middle west, that its
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voted to the art and that the patrons OF
the exposition from near and far are here
not only to while away a few days in satisfy
ing an idle curiosity, but that they also
wish to increase their knowledge of the
| various departments of human industry and
culture and bring themselves into a closer
| relationship with the progress OF the world
| as a whole. If the musical congress receives
the sort Of support which IT'S magnitude de-
| serves it will not be dificult in the future
TO organize great musical enterprises in the
west, but should it fail to receive commensu-
rate recognition 1t will be a long time before
a voice crying in the wilderness Will receive
such hearty responses and such cordial Co
operation as have made the National Con-
gress of Musicians an impending fact Of
gigantic magnitude and unreasonable in
luence.
AT the opening exercises next Thursday
morning, Mr.. Homer Moore, chairman OF
the national executive committee, will de
liver an address upon the nature and scope
of the congress and the great object about
which all else in the selection of subjects
for addresses and of numbers for the mu-
steal performances has contered. namely,
the development OF a truly American school
of musical composition and the encourage
ment here at home Of our own artists and
musicians. Messrs. William II. Sherwood,
DR.. Gerritt Smith. a. M. Forester, John C..
Fillmore and Ernst h. Kroeger, OF the ma
t!onal executive committee. will be present
and make short addresses. The Transmits
sissippi Exposition and its Musical depart
ment and the Bureau of Education, viii be
represented; also the Woman's club. by the
courtesy Of which the congress is enabled
gregational church.
At the close OF the opening exercises. at
10 rs o'clock, Mr.. ohannes Wolfram OF
Cleveland, o., will deliver an address upon
The Beautiful in Music and in Nature. -
laying special stress explaining that attri-
butte OF our minds which makes IL possible
for us to distinguish the affects of oul
various experiences as either beautiful OF
! ugly. and also on an calculation OF the char
acteristics of and nature which constitute
3 their beauty. At II O'Clock a vocal and in,
strumentai recital will be given. the pro,
; gram OF which will be announced later. Al