The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-11-16

The cholrs OF community are touch
stone Of that eommunity's culture musical
". OF course. choir when IL lie used In \
its widest sense, meaning any body OF mu'
eicians, numerous or not, coming together
fur the study and practice OF choral music
Mr.. II. E. Krehbiel OF the New YORK
Tribune. who is known as the dean
among music critics IN America, says; mo !
one would 60 far astray who should esti-
mate the extent and sincerity Of city's /
musical culture by the number Of its chorus |
singers"
within the last three years interest In |
the study OF concerted music here In Hous- |
ton has grown and developed wonderfully. I
The following is partial list Of the must
cal clubs and coteries Of our city today;
The Houston ouartette society, the Wom-
ems Choral club, the Houston Philharmonic
society, the Houston 5, mphony club, the
ssengerbund, the Frohsenn, the High
school Giee club, the Y. NJ. Z. A. Glee club,
the Houston octette, Imperial ouartette
and the Houston Orchestra. These are all
associations Of amateur musicians.
The Houston Qua.tette society is now
IN It's third yesr. has thirty-three active
members and zoo two hundred associate
memperes IuGlE budAh u hAANNNNA9 - -
follows:
d. D. Bryan, president; F. L. Miller vice
president; j. H Taylor. secretary; A. J.
Bottom treasurer; l.. lllfrey, librarian; II.
F. MaeGregor, Ward d. Hume, John
Charles Harris, Fred T. Dexter. musical d.
rector; Henry c. Breaker, accompanist.
This club has afforded the people OF
Houston opportunities TO hear such musical
attractions as Nine. Lillian Nordlca, the
Grau Metropolitan Opera company, Ernest
Gamble, Sherwood Of Chicago, the pianist,
etc. etc
The wcmen's Choral club has an active
membership Of fifty ond the list Of associ-
ates numbers sixty-nine
The directory of the club is as follows.
Mrs. Willie Hutcheson, president; Mrs. WI
liam Kinds Kirkland vice president; Miss
Cherry Robb, secretary; Miss Ena Robb,
treasurer; Mrs. H f MacGregor, llbrar an;
Mrs. E. B. Parker, musical directress, and
Mrs. George Bruce, accompanist. Mrs. NJ.
c. Culpepper, Mrs. ]. O. Ross and Miss
Cora Root are also members OF the board
The Houston philharmonic society is a
chorus Of mixed voices, having an active
membership Of sixty three. II is differed
az follows:
DR.. Murray, president; Miss Bessie
Hughes, recording secretary; Mr.. A. Hicks,
corresponding secretary; Mr.. W. Riggs,
treasurer Hiss Edna Ratcllhe, librarian;
Mr. ?. F, Dexter, musical director. ri
rectors Mr.. S. r, Piekens, Mr.. DAILY, Mira
J. W. Maxcy.
This club presented last season hn'
rendition Of Haydns oratorio, THE Cres
ton" and is now rehearsing with grea
zeal some other compositions OF like impor
lance
The Houston Symphony club, which is
special pride OF uur musical city, was OF
EanlEed In November, 1900, and has bee
progressing steadily ever since II ha
twenty-five active and four honorary men
hers and is differed as follows: Frank +
Miller president: Miss Grace Lindenberl
VICE president; Mr.. Arthur Skelly seer,
.ary, Sam FAINT. treasurer; Harry swlufort
librarian; Prof Emil Llndenberg, musica
slrectoF.
The Houston saengerbund numbers twef
ty-tve singing members and 100 associates
The officers are as follows;
L. Gus Mueller, president; Vincent Jueni
er, vice president; Maurice Fischer, seer
tary; II, Herman, treasurer.
There are twenty-five pieces in the Hou
ton orchestra and It's officers are; NJ
Simon Priester, PRESIDENT Mr.. ]. f. Woo,
secretary and treasurer; musical directo
Mr.. BENJAMIN Schram; assistant dlrecto
Mr.. Ernest Hale Mr.. Ed Randolph, libr
ran. Executive board: Messrs c. L. Bra
ley, C. Updike A. Elgin and II. G. swil
ford.
The High School Philharmonic is an an
bilious little coterle Of young instrumental
lists and Its officers are Mr.. Moody Day
son, director; Carrie priester, librarian
Mabel Upper, treasurer.
Mr.. Fred Clemens is president OF Il
4. NJ. G. A. Glee club, which numbers no
between twenty-five and thirty member
Mr.. L. Ilfrey IS vice president; Mr.. n. !
Carlisle, secretary, and Mr.. Lindsay Dun
treasurer.
This body OF young musicians is stud
Ing industrIously by quite thorous
method under the able direction of NJ
Kincaide, secretary OF the Houston y. J
c. A.
The two grandest schools OF music a
the glorious masses OF the Roman Cathol
church and the choral service belonging
the forms of worship In the Jewish tempt
The rendition OF these styles OF music d
as special natural gifts, In those who u
dertake H.
The Church Of the Annunciation h
choir Of sixteen voices, under Air. Dleh
direction, which with an orchestral acco
paniment OF pipe organ and stringed instr
ments, renders well the glorious compo
tons Of the great masters OF mass mus
And at the Temple Beth Israel the gra
old harmonies OF the Hebrew songs
prayer aud praise are hymued by vote
worthy OF the glorious work Of proph,
and men Of cid.
Indeed, there are fne choirs in almost
the churches here.
The greatest beneft is to be derived
musical intelligence and taste from |
concerted practice OF the works OF /
great choral masters No amount OF in
yidual application can give such insiI
Into the deeper meaning Of composite
as does the earnest participation In cho
rehearsals In which every phrase of
complicated musical structure is repeated
laid bare before the work Is presented
lis entirety 10 the. spiritual ear.
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