The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1902-05-10


N rorrams hy the mixed chorus, viii b
"a .omposed Of the members Of the
~ enc society and the Womens Choral
III rocelycd the hlshcs! praise from all
"a Tho visiting Germans were partlc.
ia enthusiastic and generous in their
/. a,iuuis The Indies If the Choral club
"A and spcciai admiration for the excel
al ~ their work. because they had never
* SING n carella; that Is. without ac-
"a niment and there had been little
81 for rehearsals. Indeed Mr.. Dexter
i. he wa, afraid the Germans would not
)2t . him II he told them how few re.
ssas they had had
Al universally high appreciation of Mr..
xt5rs work in the Snongerfest must lie
"A go Of pride to all musical Houstoniaus.
.&ichly iowelcd gold badge presented to
ot the banquet Wednesday night by
III n Miller on behalf Of the saenger-
9nanagement IS n thing of beauty an |
Eurely be joy foi~icr to Mr.. Dexter.
n director Of the mixed chorus asa
In very highly the laurel wreath which
,spresented to him on Tuesday evening
Nlss Mary Carson Kidd
"a 49,
Il f. r. Parker, who is n leader In the
w. Of fine music in Houston, is Wis t
just now at her old home in Leayen-
a Kan. She expects to be back In
Moo hy next Sunday.
81 4 ~
mt,pe Miss Carrie Bridcwell's short stay
A. city she was, of course the re.
IN Of many social attentions. on We'd
I'M after the delightful luncheon given
IN honor by Mrs Mcnefee, she favored
IN etess and her guests by singing In
ovn Enthusiastically grand style tire
(, songs. IA, McDowell's Thy Beaming
Il bi Tito Mattei's slumber song and
H. jewel song from Faust" She
IA her own accomplishments, and this
&cdedy an advantage in parlor music.
il following clipping from the Paris let
M the Musical Courier shows how the
tner cult has taken hold in France Of
han de Reszke having returned to Paris,
.tfried' is now being given twice a week.
jna Wagner Is here, and attended one
&he performances Of 'Siegfried' last
d She congratulated the director OF
4opera very warmly on the excellcnt
4her in which the work was given, and
~ him to transmit her sincere thanES
to the artists concern
III Reszkc. pelmas. LalIitte, Note.
I6ames Grnndiean and Hcglon. The or
Nra and the conductor, Talfanel, were
ypraised by Madame Wagner"
ad again: The Lyric Festival society
Paris has taken possession of the
|feau d'Eau thcater for the rchearsalS
xGotterdammcrung' and Tristan ana
M. The orchestra will be under the
b and below the level Of the floor of the
Horium
Il they even follow and carry out Wog
b idea Of the invisible orchestra.
u J. W. Henderson in his music page
5nndays Times compares the audiences
1ir. Arens' concerts in Cooper Union
those Of the Metropolitan opera house,
hhis is his summing up:
Il Metropolitan opera house is the mn
i anupodes Of the Cooper Union con
h Down town the people love music.
fown they worship performers. Down
b the people adore Beethoven ana
nbert and Dyorak and TschaikowsSy.
$4,n they thrill at the mere sight OF
n and Ternina and Games. Down town
know the difference between sym
ties and suites Up town they know
fsmes Of several famous singers. And
Sentire influence of the so-called temple
nusc in upper Broadway is directed to
4 the preservation of the attitude %
hip nj performers The only ground
institution has TO stand on is that wor-
Once let the people cease to speak
\ awe the names of Calye and Eamca
sihe rest and the money drawers in tho
/. Office will become ynwning deserts,
{he opera soers have not learned 10 love
2nuSlc for its own sake. To them music
Imply something which is prepared In
n that their darlings may display their
fs, and which It Is no sin for these
4 darllngs TO sing out OF tune.
every opera audience there are prec-
I few who really love music and who go
lear II, and not merely the mtsinterpre-
OF II. For those people | am always
frely sorry. They must feel out OF
Il In the Metropolitan opera house. YET
PAS ought TO be heard. for they consti
~ iAuIbIAdHl iNEIl III inuSlNhA -
hsps some day. when the musical taslt
lhe lower east side spreads to regions
Per up town, we may have opera per
Pea as 1t Is In Dresden and Munich.
that time seems far away just now.
recent meeting Of the Mothers club
Pc Tuxedo, in New York, Mr.. Frank
frosch said;
am often asked at what age the musi-
Education Of a child should begin. end
4 always tempted to answer. In the
month Of its existence. Indeed, the
Ping should begin with the mother, Tor
can do more to cultivate love Tor
e than any teacher. The earliest recol-
'oh o. the child should be Of its moth
leaking of the piano as a chlld's in
eeilon to music. Mr.. Damrosch said:
all wrong! The plano Is not n
~ Introduction Of music to the cnlld.
Nuke MIN toll over black ana white
ana little black marks on lines ana
II IS not the way to make him love
II Give him muSlc-the thing ITSELF
pu would have him music-lover, Then,
wants piano or violin. let him have
",sse9 he Is really Interested, he VIII
me nest he knows how, without tnirk-
'ey say that Grleg contemplates an cx'
"a concert tour In the near future, IL
nealth win permit
y y \
\ htude for May Is called the List
yer The magazine has many and va
pictures OF the great Hungarian. One,
&c tullIength mezEo-tint portrait OF
musical Able, is on a loose sheet and
fry hne.
I ioiowlng is an excerpt from the ar
ny Louis {. Elson on 'Aszt pc a
cal Influence"
eject upon the music or the lasI
me Nineteenth century is by 20
y. 20 ,9 ne measured by his own work In
Ist '''1 IN or by his great abilities as a
nat lls power as composer WAS
.N understood dupfu,r tiu lifa limo MI