The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1900-05-13
The Treble CIef.

Mrs. David smyathe. president Of the
Wichita Musical club. has been attending
grand chapter. 0. E. s, q, Hutchinson
this week
T. Mcneil : entered for the tenor solo
contest al Hutchinson next week
The Apollo club VIII compete in the.
male chorus contest Al The Hutchinson
JUBILEE.
Mss Gertrude CelhouR1 VIII act as az
ccnpanist for the Apollo cIuo at Hutch
inson. Miss Calhoun is winning much
weil-dese-ved praise As an accompanist.
Ms L. Hays has inquiries every day
regarding the Kelso method from all over
the city and adjoining towns Mr.. ReLso
Is expected TO arrive from Chicago in
June 70 personally instruct 4 class.
The ladies Of the Musical CLUB assisted
the Apollo club in a reception 10 Mr. and
Ms Farrell after the concert Wednes-
day evening II was q very enjoyabIe
event and manifested the kind feeling
among the musicians OF the city.
People from all parts OF the city at
tended the cantata bethlehem" at the
Reformed church Monday evening and II
was proHouneed BY all = success through
out. Mr.. Henry HUFFMAN deserves much
praise for the excellent manner in which
he had drilled the chorus Miss Ruth
Hickman, the organist. did very excellent
work
Miss Mabel Ayars has q piano class in
Caldwell and makes a trip down there
every week.
The people Of Caldwell speak very high
y OF Fritz Huttmann's singing At their
CONNIE rcemenr exercises
Prof. Sickner's conversatory is giving
some high class recitals. and new students
are continually enrolling for the summer
term. oder students are busy getting
ready for commencement exercises
The residents OF the SedgEick block
revel in music these days
Mrs. Walden has her vocal studio and
gives lessons almost every hour IN the
day.
Miss Larimer has q vocal studio.
Mrs Hays has her KeIso School OF
Music, and her two grand square pianos
are busy most OF the time
The Apollo club has 5een meeting in
Mrs. HAYS studio for rehearsals nearly
Musical club meets in the Music hall. to
say nothing Of the twenty pianos through
cut the building that are kept busy.
Thou, Lord! are the Father Of music
Sweet sounds as q whisper from Thee:
Thou hast made Thy creation al an
thems,
Though is singeth them silently
-Fa5er.
The interlude in the music is an echo.
or a prophecy. or both combined. Il II
be an echo. il attempts 10 render in pure
n1@fcal snun5 rha dominant thought OF
the stanza that went before. II il be
rloraecy. Il SECS what is coming and pre-
pares the way for it, and brings the de-
votionaI congregation to the next stauzt,
Ru5ini the famous tenor and vocal in
structor Of the British prinoesses. while
staying in London. was greatly annoyed
10y an orgaH-grindeT, who psrsisJentIy
ground cat his tunes under the musicians
window. knowing that 4 he played long
enough he would receive q shilling 10 90
away But one day the exasperated
Rubini refused the usual bribe and told
the man TO be or. But. Mr. Rubini" he
begged. give ne some money for the love
OF charity: were both in the same pro-
fession.
An old farmer went to the opera house
to hear Albina sing. and when asked how
he liked her. replied: she amt very
pretty, but she's got a good voice FOR
calm cows"
Gradually, in Italy, singing became an
art. What We mean 5y singing when W.
the higher kind. IS really an Italian art
which has been di1used over the civilized
world; and tse Italian school OF singing
IS stiu the great chool-others ia so far
a. they differ from that school. being
inferior. The first distinctive character
istic u the Italian school Of singing is the
delivery q the voice the mode y utter
ing 4 single note Italians generally Cor
singing in this way has become q second
nature 70 the whole peoP:a) use their
voices IN quite a different way from the
generality Of other people They natural
iy utter their notes with a purity and a
freedom rarely heard from uE;a-Eht per-
sons OF other races This deliver, of the
voice is the foundation OF their exeeIlenoa
as singers Indeed. & may almost De-
sllL 10 constitute ILA1- -AEe4LEf4N-r 4tk A-Hf-
only Is there no great singing without IL.
au. the chief end OF Italian vocal Gisci-
pllne is 10 attain execution united With
tEis free vocal utterance- There are sing
e-s who have voices q remarkable powe-.
range and f'zilllity. who can never D.
great because ether by nature Or from
bad and ine-adicaale habit, they cannot
attain this pure and free delivery * the
voice Tae.r zone IS gut,e7al Or Il ~
nasal or il Is Rough, " II is Unsteary,
o rsoue-hiag else. f. may Re merely con-
strained; IL any case the faux IS more
or less destructive. There uay be great
singing wi-s5at Er-at po@---. without r.
ma~za5-e fezi5lity alth7ut the AGILITY
70 zxec1-e d r1alale ~ r-i.s oE- there
can 1s ~ singing really great wlta0ag
This free pare 5sIv=-y Of she voice. +
singer VINO can 60 thralEr tha Whole
range ~ This voice from low = higa.
swelling OUT the tone and di-nirlz1l1g 81
with the vowel s1-s13 ~ bread a fah}
preserving that sound cure. ard uniting