The Columbus weekly dispatch. (Columbus, Miss.) 1902-1905, 1906-05-24
MUSIC CONVENTION
LARGE NUMBER OF LADIES AND
GENTLEMEN HERE TO At
TEND MUSIC TEACHERS
CONVENTION.
Meeting Inausurated With Organ Re-
citaI by Mr.. I'll. NJ. Bradley, OF
jackson. at the First Meth
odist Church.

The annual meeting of the Miss
issippi Music Teachers Association
which was in session here on Thurs
day and Friday, was inaugurated at
S:3O O'Clock on Thursday night, al
which time Mr.. Harleigh Maers Brad
ley. of jackson, gave an organ re-
cital at the First Methodist Church.
Mr.. Bradley, who is president of the
association, is organist at st. An
drew's Episcopal Church at Jackson,
and he is complete master of the in
strument over which he presides. He
plays with great skill and feeling,
and each number on the program OF
Thursday night was artistically rem
dered. There are a great many mu-
sicians and music lovers in Colum-
bus, and large congregation gath
cred at the First Methodist Church
to hear Mr.. Bradley's recital.
The first official session of the as
sociation was held at the Music Hall
of the Industrial Institute and Col
lege at ten O'Clock Friday morning.
The programme was opened with the
playing of Schyttes Barcarolle' by
Misses Sullivan and Stevenson, and
at its conclusion the address OF well
come was delivered by Hon. A. A.
Kincannon, the distinguished presl-
dent of the college. Mr.. Kincannon
did not speak at great length. but in
a brief and witty address bade the
members of the association a most
cordial welcome TO Columbus and as
sured them that the doors of the in
stitution over which he presides We're
open 10 them. The address OF well
come was responded TO on behalf of
the association by President H NJ
Bradley. who said that it was pleas
ure 10 the members TO be in Column
bus, and that they felt deeply CRATE
ful for the many courtesies which
had been extended since their arrival
The program on Friday morning
was a most excellent one, and proved
interesting not only TO the members
of the association, but TO the visitors
who were present. After the greet
ings had been extended, Miss Mabel
Johnson contributed an instrumental
solo, giving one of Lachner's most
difficult selections in a truly skillful
manner Misses Mary Mcclure and
Lucille Hardy, two popular Colum-
bians. who are students of the Music
Department of the college, rendered
selections during the morning. Miss
Mcclure played Rheinhold's I'M
promptu, and Miss Hardy gave
Bartlett's Meditation" Both played
with skill and discrimination, and
that their efforts were fully appreciat-
ed. was evidenced by the applause
which both received at the conclusion
of their numbers.
Another young pianist who partici-
pated in the program on Friday
morning. and whom the people of Co
lumbus had never had the pleasure
of hearing on any previous occasion,
was Miss Mabel Jackson. In the
playing of Lachner's Prelude and
Toccata, Miss Jackson revealed the
truly artistic temperament, and her |
development under Miss Poindexter's |
dDIe Training Will De watched Win
interest
The literary numbers on the pro-
gram rivaled the musical contribu- |
tions in point of excellence. Mrs. j. |
S. Peasants, of Laurel, Miss, read |
a paper on Music Clubs as an Aid |
to Creating Musical Atmosphere, |
which was exceedingly interesting, |
and which evinced a comprehensive |
knowledge of music and musical his
tory on the part of the contributor. |
Mrs. Peasants showed that while /
Americans spend great deal of mon
ey for music, they are, as a nation,
by no means as musical as the people |
of Europe. She said that in all Eu-
ropean cities children are given train
ing not only in sight singing, but IN
different branches of music, being Of
fered opportunity for training with
an orchestra in order that they may
best adapted TO their respective tai
ent. In this country, however, our
mode of training is different. Sight
singing is taught in some of the pub
lie schools, but the teaching of in
strumental music is confined almost /
solely to one instrument, the piano.
Consequently many of our large
bands, orchestras and other musical
organizations are made up mostly of
musicians of foreign birth and for
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