Omaha daily bee., 1902-03-09

rear winch - born OF doubt-and yet these
fears must be done away with, and they
viii be as the soul receives more light.
Light comes from study. thought and pa
tient effort.
Human nature is afraid in the dark.
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The second thought is to be found in
the words. "And vent and hid my talent"
There are many people who continually
hide their talents. They feel that they are
not able to sing as we'll as some one else
whom they know, and consequently they
will not sing at all. One has not the voice
for grand opera and therefore she will not
sing a ballad. One has not the technique
TO be a Paderewski and so he refuses to
be anything else. Another has not the gifts
Of a Kubelik, therefore he will not be sat
isfed to be a fine orchestral player.
One has not the means nor the time
nor the voice necessary to become a fine
soloist In oratorio, therefore he goes and
hides his talent, which could be we'll de-
veloped by the study Of the choruses Of
the great masters. Then how often we
meet with a person who has a contralto
voice. but will sing soprano or nothing.
It would be better in such cases to sing
nothing. because the person to whom the
| gift Is entrusted is rejecting what has been
given and is demanding something different
from the giver. How few people are sat-
ished with their own voices as nature has
placed them.
Many Of the defects which one hears in
voices are caused by forcing the natural
placing of the voice out OF its proper loca-
ton. The young man, the young woman
who is doing this is guilty Of hiding a talent
because what they are using has not the
real, genuine, natural ring.
The young lady or gentleman who in these
days Of opportunity fails to develop himself
or herself In the study Of ensemble"
chorus work is hiding a talent. It is igno-
rance alone which causes a person to speak
Of the "chorus' with a sneer. True choral
work does not mean an aggregation Of per-
sons Of good intent, but musical mad
equacies. yelling the modern iingles which
masquerade under the name Of Gospel
Hymns, y the Finest Of the Grape Nuts"
Shredded Wheat Songs" etc.
There are good choirs organized every
where nowadays for serious study rather
than the Sunday "show OF" and they offer
advantageous investment to the young
musicians talent.
The third and last thought can be found
in the words, "In the earth" Alas, how
many people hide their talents 'in the
earth" That is to say, there are so many
attractions in the way Of pleasure, social
duties" ETC., and so many business cares
and professional worries which harass q
man or a woman nowadays to such an ex-
tent that, to quote a we'll known writer,
'In getting a living they forget to live!"
This tendency to hide the talent in the
earth, that is, in the things Of the earth,
is to be deplored. Real estate transactions
and artificial relaxations are not every
thing even in preparing oneself for this life.
The talent for music is a choice gift even
In it's smallest proportions.
Let US be careful lest we should become
''unprohtabe servants"
The fourth Of the Lenten Saturday morn
ing musicales was given yesterday morn
ing by local talent at the residence Of Mr..
Herman Kountze. Forest Hill.
Miss Ella Ethel Free was the conspicu-
Gus personality in the trio of interesting
ones who furnished the musical enjoyment
Miss Free played with much abandon and
careful thinking. A becoming nervousness
gave edge to the work and raised 1t above
the didactic. In the Leschetitzky number,
the Grieg numbers and Moszkowski's con-
cert etude she was particularly at home.
Mrs. Thomas Rogers sang a few numbers
pieasingly, and Mrs. Blake was heard In .
harp solo that did not fail to elicit much
approval.
Holmes Cowper the Chicago tenor. will
be the attraction at the next musicale,
which will close the series.
Miss Harriet Frances Becker, contralto.
has resigned from her position in the First
Presbyterian church.
Mr.. Walter Parker, formerly Of Chicago
and Denver, has recently come to Omaha to
live, and he will sing The Lost Chord at
the First Methodist Episcopal church this
morning. He will be a decided acquisition
to local musical circles. He Is an artistic
and intelligent singer with a very good
voice.
have Just been informed that Dudley
Buck has been engaged as organist OF
Plymouth church. Brooklyn, where Rev.
Newell Dwight Hills is pastor. He will
not be troubled there by musical limita-
tons" THOMAS ]. KELLY
Marie Swanson, Harpist. s2s S. 18th st.
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