Omaha daily bee., 1902-06-22

Shocking! shocking! Some women have
been discovered singing in a church! I
dislike to mention such a scandal in the
columns ESPECIALLY the Sunday columns)
of such an eminently respectable paper as
The Bee, but l will hide behind another in
this, as one did in the Garden Of Eden cpl
sode, and will quote from the editorial
page Of the Musical Courier of New York
as follows: woman, lovely woman, is still
a bone of contention, a vessel of wrath, in
ecclesiastical circles. Because the choir
of st. Gervais, Paris, contained a few OF
1.-The sex it has been suppressed by the
churchly authorities. This is more absurd
than the row over the supplied female
choristers in this state. Is there any par
| ticular timbre in the feminine voice that
gives offense to the God of these fanatics"
1t is to be presumed that when man was
created in the image and likeness OF God,
the historian meant man in the distinctive
and not the generic term, or else the
theologians who object to. women singers
in the churches interpret in that way.
But is it not inconsistent? Are angels
usually depicted as men, and is the Choir
Invisible" a male chorus? II so, I fear me,
I must needs look up a counter attraction.
I can understand women prohibiting men
from joining the masculine voice in har-
mony with theirs, but l cannot imagine
men, gentlemen, excluding the inspiring
soprano or the emotional contralto of the
woman's voice.
When a church takes such a stand against
woman, it stands against Christianity.
Miss Luella Allen violinist, has gone to
New York to study with Mr.. Henry Schra-
deck, the violin teacher.
Mrs. Tyler OF Hastings, q prominent
musical light in that city, has been In
Omaha for some weeks. She has a decided
allotment OF musical ability and is a thor
ough student in the realm OF tone, as her
singing shows. She is the teacher Of the
gifted young boy soprano. Master Malcolm
SewelI, who appeared In various Omaha
churches about a year ago and who de-
lighted people with his we'll trained voice
and his deliberate style. ;
The pupils of Mrs. Ada Coons gave an
interesting students recital at her resi-
dence on last Monday evening.
A program from Chicago gives news Of the
appearance of Miss Rose Allen, a young
Omaha singer. at a recital by the pupils
Of Mrs. Dunn.
Owing to the enforced absence Of Rev.
DR.. Hirst the choir Of the First Methodist
church will continue in it's work almost
all Of the summer. The services of the
evening will, however, be omitted and the
morning service will be Of especial musical
interest. DR.. Hirst is seriously but not
dangerously Ill.
Mr.. August Mothe- Borglum had a pupils
recital last week.
The music publishers Of America seem Il
be outlying one another in attractive title
pages, as we'll as original compositions
l have received from the John Church
company OF Cincinnati q number OF beauti-
full songs. the best OF which / mention
here: "A Chitral Love Song" by W. H
Palmer, which is one Of the best baritone
songs / have met with for some time, al.
though its upper E and F in the ending
will test the capabilities OF most basses
II is published in one key only, for bass
or baritone. but l cannot II
for the former. A beautiful song for q
mezzo-soprano compass, b fiat to F, Il
ITO Mary" words by Thackeray, music
by Mary Helen Brown. and another gem Il
"A Little Song for Two by Charles s
Burnham, An excellent sacred son1-fr