Daily new dominion. [volume] (Morgantown, W. Va.) 1897-1906, 1901-09-21
SCHOOL OF MUSIC
A Faculty Recital to be Given
Monday, September 80.

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The Entire Music Faculty WIZ appear
something ab0ut the new members
The Automatically GIee Club,
and the Mandolin and Guitar Club.
The music loving public viii be
glad to learn that the Faculty of the
University School Of Music will give
a Recital Monday evening, sept 30
in announcement Hall. These fac.
ulty recitals are the leading musical
events Of the year, and everybody
looks forward to them with great in,
teres..
The music faculty has been reor-
ganized and greatly strengthened
since last year. Miss Russell Nc
Murphy, the brilliant pianist, whose
work as teacher and as an artist,
has made for her most enviable
reputation, has been promoted to be
Acting Director of the School of
Music, in addition to her work as an
instructor on the piano Her piano
numbers are always the delight of
Morgantown audiences. Nobody
who is familiar with her artistic
ability hesitates to say that West
Virginia has no pianist to compare
with her.
Mrs Grace Martin Snee has been
connected with the School of Music
for four years, and has done excel
lent work. The appreciation of her
work is shown by the number of her
pupils, her time being already en-
tirely full for this tall. Mrs. Snee
will have the organ pupils also, and
it is expected that she will be equal.
ly successful with them She is the
popular organist at the NJ. E. Church
and will appear as organist at the
Faculty Recital.
OF the new members, both Miss
Clark and Mr.. Spence were heard with
great pleasure at the Fall Convoca-
tion. 1t may be interesting to the
public to know something of their
career before coming to West Virginia
University.
Miss Julia Aileen Clark comes here
from New York, where she has been
spending the last year in the study OF
voice with j. Armour Galloway, and
History of Music and Harmony at
Columbia College.
Miss Clark's home is in Chicago,
Illinois, where she has had many years
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and concert singer and teacher. She
is highly recommended DIS a singer,
teacher, and musician, by Eleanor
Smith and Mrs Hess Burr Of Chicago,
and Mr.. Galloway of New York. At
recent recital in New York, the
Musical Courier reported Miss Clark S
singing in exceedingly complimentary
terms, and she has received excellent
press notices from newspapers of the
East West, and South, in various
cities where she has appeared as
vocalist.
Mr.. Ross Spence began the study OF
violin when he was eight years old,
and continued under various teachers
until his graduation from the violin
department. of the University School
Of Music, Ann Arhor, Michigan. At
ter leaving there, 10 spent tulee years
in Germany studying under Emanuel
Wirth Professor of Violin in the Roy
al High School tor Music, Berlin.
Since then Mr.. Spence has travelled
with the Boston Festival Orchestra.
He has played with great success in
Detroit, and Ann Arbor, Michigan,
Berlin, Germany and many other
places. Mr.. Spence has also had ex-
perience as teacher in this country
and Germany.
Mr. T. G. Hill will continue to
teach the wind instruments. His
work as leader Of the new cadet band
has been exceedingly good. He had
them but one term last year and the
band is already highly creditable.
THE ATTENDANCE.
The number Of pupils enrolled ia
the School of Music is most encourag-
ing. The piano department is already
crowded and it will be necessary to
engage third teacher in that depart
ment.
The vocal and violin department
are also filling up.
Miss Clark will have charge of the
Glee club, and Mr.. Spence has already
organized mandolin and guitar club.
Mr.. Spence will be the business man
ager Of both OF these clubs. He has
had good deal Of experience in this
kind Of work at the University OF
Michigan.
Miss Clark also has charge of the
Chapel music.