Omaha daily bee., 1907-04-28

is the conductor: also solo cellist of the
great orchestra OF the Cincinnati May
festival Q9O6) under Mr.. Van der Stucken
and Sir Edward Elgar. His appearances
as a soloist with these orchestras and dur
ing the spring festival tour Of the Chicago
Symphony orchestra. 1905 were marked
with splendid success.
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Wednesday evening will be devoted to
solo, orchestral and choral work. Thurs
day afternoon, artists program; Thurs
day evening Mendelssohn's Elijah" will
be given with orchestra, chorus and solo
lists.
One other short choral work will be
sung, Fair Ellen" by Max Bruch CWed-
nesday evening".
The directors and managers of the festi-
val have all worked tremendously. 1t is
assured that Boyd's theater will be
packed. most interesting two days is
promised.
Thursday evening Mr. Fred. Ellis gave
a very successful pupils recital at the
Schneider and Mueller auditorium. Those
taking part were: Miss Grym, Mr.. Denton,
Miss Meyer, Mrs. Kennedy and Miss
Moses Miss Meek. one OF Mr.. Borglum's
pupils, and Miss Meyer, pupil of Mr. Gus
eaden.
Mr.. Henderson has the following inter
esting comment in the New York Sun:
A movement is on foot to standardize
the teaching of singing. The National As
ISOLATION of Teachers Of Singing is the
title of the organization having the project
in hand. The aim of this new society Is to
encourage cooperation among teachers Tor
the protection of their interests and to
maintain a standard in the development
and placing of voices. The society hopes
in the course of time to establish a school
for the training of singing teachers and
contemplates the establishment of a stand
ard examination with an accompanying
diploma. Doubtless the examination and
the diploma will come into existence before
the school, but when the latter is estab-
lshed the former will become part Of IL.
That such movement is on foot will
doubtless be surprise to those who are
familiar with the continual chickering's of
singing teachers. But 1t is just the open
quarreling that has brought this organ
ization into life. Singing teachers them
selves are beginning TO see that they can
eral public as long as they parade them
selves in the guise Of backbiters. They
cannot take the dignihed attitude of
learned professors as long as they indulge
in the playful habit of calling one another
frauds and charlatans. At the same time
II is essential to their welfare that they
have some definite method of convincing
the public that they are not what they
call each other, and there is probably no
better way than the organization Of a body
of respectable and competent members of
the profession who shall agree as to the
fundamental principles of vocal instruc-
ton and place themselves in position to
ask others to do likewise.
Naturally those who hear of this organ
ization for the first time will wish to know
who belong to it, Such a movement as
this must be received with questions. and
these questions must be frankly answered.
Singing teachers Of repute will assuredly
not care to connect themselves with the
body unless they are certain that they
are going TO find men and women of their
own class there.
found lsidore Luckstone, whose success
with many well known professional singers
is matter of record; Oscar saenger
whose pupil, Marie Eappolds is a member
OF the Metropolitan Opera House company
and who is a teacher of long experience
Mrs. Theodore Toedt, who was one of the
best concert singers in the country a dozer
years ago and whose still fresh voice and
delightful style are suthcient testimony e
her knowledge Of her art; Mrs. Clara Poole
King, long well known In both opera and
oratorio fields Nine. Won Klenner, who is
an accredited exponent of the Viardot
Garcia method OF teaching; Herman Klein
a pupil OF the famous Manuel Garcia
Nine. Anna Ziegler. at present the presi
dent OF the organization, pupil of Rusaek
in the Royal HOfschule. Berlin; Dr.. Car
Dufft, one of the best oratorio singers
Americans have had the pleasure OF know
ing George sweet, whose smooth sonor'
remembered by old-time lovers OF lgh
opera; William Nelson Burritt. a pupil OF
Henschel and professor at the Institute
OF Musical Art; Herbert Wilbur Greene, a
teacher OF thirty-five years experience, and
others OF similar standing.
or course the success Of such a move.
ment depends entirely on the readiness OF
the teaching profession TO abandon It's
present attitude Of indlvidualism. II Is In
plain English not true, and singing teach
ers know Il Is not, that each one has
method OF his own. There Is only one
method Of singing, and there is no, royal
road to the acquisition of a properly de-
Veloped voice and method. The funda
mental laws OF the art are we'll determined
and II this organization can prevail upon
the majority OF teachers to walk into rs
fold and admit that they all agree In re-
gard to these laws, the teaching OF vocal
art will be established on a new and better
basis than that which II now occupies and
this association viii amply justify It's eX
istence,
Miss Luella Allen and Miss Fitch will
give an entertainment on Tuesday evening
at the First Congregational church, con
sisting Of violin solos and recitations BY
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