Omaha daily bee., 1906-01-28
Music and Musical Notes

congregational church, with Mr.. Thickstun
at the three-manual pipe organ. This new
musical organization has been launched
without noise or flourish, but has made an
suspicious beginning. II contains many of
the salaried church singers Of Omaha and
is composed entirely of well chosen voices.
1t is proposed to import sololsts from other
cities and to give a full rendition, with full
orchestra. Mr.. Ira b. Penniman, who has
recently taken charge of the music of the
First Congregational church, is the con-
ductor of the oratorio chorus.
The School of Illustrated Music is plan
ming series of interesting Musical Story
Programs" to be played the first and third
Saturday mornings of each month, begin
ming February 3. The programs begin at
IL O'Clock, and a most cordial invitation is
extended to ALL
Next Sunday evening a special musical
service will be held at the Presbyterian
church. Mr.. Ellis is making a speciality of
these elaborate programs once a month.
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Nina. Nordica will Appear in concert at
the Auditorium in April She is making a
six weeks recital tour after the opera sea-
son at the Metropolitan in New York.
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The Metropolitan Grand Opera company
will sing in Chicago at the Auditorium the
week of April 2. (Saye your moneyO
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The following squib from Music and
Musicians" takes a little different view OF
George Sands effect upon Chopin. Maybe
the happiness he had balanced the final
sorrow, There is price to pay for living
even for little while, ION the heights
whenever Chopin's connection with
George Sand Is mentioned, one hears a good
deal OF the misery and nothing or little OF
the happiness which accrued to him out
OF IL. The years OF tenderness and devotion
are sluTTsd over and her inhdelties, grow
ing Indifference and final deseFtion are
dwelt upon with undue emphasis. What.
ever those OF Chopip's friends, who were
we may he sure that h!s Joys outwaishst
his sorroWs. Her Tesoluteness must have
been an invaluable support to so vaoila
ting a character as ChopiH's was; and, al
though their natures were in many 70
spects dseordant, the poetic element II
hers eonnot but have found sympathetic
aspects; but the world is little disposed 4
sec more than one side Of George Sand 5
It's defiance Of law and custom, and md
expression In loud defamation and denunci
alton; To observe her IN one Of her NOR
lovahle attitudes OF mind, we will transpor
ourselves from Chopin's to her salon.
Louis Enault relates how one evening
George Sand, who sometimes thought aloud
when with Chopin, this being her way o
chatting, spoke OF the peacefulness OF tn
country. and unfoded picture of tn
rural harmonies that had all the charming
and negligent grace OF a village idyl, bring
Ing, In fact, her beloved Berry TO the fire
side of the room In the Square d'Orleans
How well, you have spoken sat
you think Soy" she replied. 'Weii. then
set me 10 music" HeTeupOn Chopin i'm
proVised a yeTitable pastoral symphony
and George sand placing herself hesid
him and laying her hand gently on hi
shoulder said: "Go on, velvet fingers 4
i"couFage, doigts de velOursID.
There Is another aneCdote OF quiet HON
life George sand had a little dog. who
was in the habit OF turning round an
round, and she endeavored 10 catch II
tail, One evening, when II was thus en-
gagged, she said 10 Chopin; III had you
talent, I would compose a pianOfoTte piec
for this dog" Chopin at once sat dow
at the piano and impTovised the ehaFmin
Waltz IN ID fat Top. 64l which hence ha
obtained the name OF fValse du Peti
CHEN" This story Is well known anon
, the pupils and friends Of the master, bu
not always told in exactly the same way
According TO another version, Chopin i'm
pFoVlsed the waltz when the little dog wa
playing with a ball OF wool, This varis
ton, however, does not affect The gith @
the storY. MARY LGA8NED.