Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1906-11-25


Island Musical club with $ Of the above
amount.
IT seems only fair TO give the whole OF
the May festival prospectus for the benefit
OF the townspeople, and also for musical
people throughout the state II is grad
ually dawning on me that this column Is
read by many music lovers outside OF
Omaha The festival committee is hoping
to make the spring feast of good music so
worth while that 1t will appeal to music
lovers all over Nebraska.
The undersigned have associated them
selves IN an organization to be known as
the Omaha May Festival association for
tue purpose OF arranging a spring musical
tbestiNas ior the coming season and with the
Tort a permanent organization representa-
i've OF th9 entire city. which shan make
oIyc annual music festival marked feature
Tue considerations which urgently call
ttGr such an enterprise have been for some
uniS peioie the minds of all music lovers:
tlrst-There is no way OF securing a
neaithy and growing interest in music ex-
cept as the community itself seeks to he
come unsteady capable and resouTcefuI
IL Is not sufficient to bring In great artists
,1 ~ musical companies from year to year
ilney can help create musical taste but
the process is exceedingly slow. M how
ever, the community will lend its aid to the
formation OF r strong chorus and a we'll
trained orchestra, q will speedily he fond
that quick ened musical interest wifi not ~
Sonnned TO those who personally partici-
pare, put II viii extend to all.
=, second-Then, too. there are many a.
t te 5n 9s, zeal, COMPOSITIONS; both instrument
are produced by home talent The stan
H thiLvu oratorios symphonies, etc, are OF
WIS class. And Il is through these more
than through any other musical agency
that the general taste In music Is 10 III.
cultivated Such musical festival as IL
contemplated will familfari1c tba ,,,,b,is
Win one or more such masterpieces each
Third-It is believed that NOT ,osro,,,
Omaha, but the surrounding country az
well. would reap benefit from such an en-.
,s 'P a as is contemplated. So soon as it
- generally understood that an earnest ef-
Iort Is being made I'm Omaha Go give a
worthy rendition of great music. the music
lovers OF the cities and towns Of the region
about Us VIII lay their plans for an am
nual pilgrimage 20 our city to share i'm
ifs spring musical festival -
Believing that these considerations AMI
uthers OF lesser weight emphaticaiIy call
Tor such an effort and that the time Is
the following plan for the coming season:
les SS tbaa e. tormstlop Of chorus Of not
hesrs .1a 5 iSO picked voices to begin re-
tion Of Mr.. Ira b. Penniman. whose marx
edly successful production OF "The Mes
quality OF the work to be expected S 81 nn tSS
stu more favorable conditions
SeSond-Ihe training of an orchestra OF
ample and worthy numbcr). under direction
OF Mr.. Robert Cuscaden. who has as All
line S1 i' 'iAs
Third-One orchestral concert. to be eivs,,
IN February next by the local orchsstra
with, perhaps, ore soloist OF note brought
from another city
Fourth-in the month of May, at same
convenient date, two evenings and one
afternoon will be devoted to the sprint
festival. On the first evening there viii H.
orchestral music. with a short work or
some notable composer, given bv the
chorus, and perhaps one or two solos bv
visiting artists On the next afternoon
there viii be recital by the soloistg So
cured from abroad. IL is planned thai
these sololsts shall be the best to be had
within the means of the organization. Then
ontee second evening the oratorio ''Elliah''
WIN De given by chorus and orchestra
All these concerts will he given in son,p
opera house ana season tickets adnaittiDs
Two persons TO the series will be sold al
- 70 advance subscribers. higher rate
VIII, or course, be charged to those who
purchase tickets later. Season ticket sub
Scrtbers will be allowed to choose reserved
seats IN the order OF application for A
period before the general sale Is open
From 800 to $50 subscribers at s. each Is
considered necessary for the financial sue
cess OF the festival.
At the close OF the season Il Is proposed
10 FORM large organization and subscrib-
ers VIII be asked TO take an active part in
the man0Rement OF the association
REV, IL &. HERRING. President
r. L. HALLER Vice President