The Evening statesman. [volume] (Walla Walla, Wash.) 1903-1910, 1907-09-05
PROSPECTS FOR
CONSERVATORY
WHITMAN WILL HAVE STRONG.
EST FORCE OF INSTRUCTORS
THIS YEAR.

for the coming year are unusually
bright The strongest force of teach
ers that the conversatory has ever had
will give thorough systematic instruc-
ton of the first quality, and a large
enrolment of students is assured. A
noteworthy addition to the faculty is
the coming of Miss Gena Branscombe,
for years on the faculty of the Chicago
College of Music, and one of the most
brilliant composers in America, who
will teach piano, and also composition.
Miss Branscombe has published large
number of musical compositions, and
is recognized by the best musical crit
les of this country and Canada as a
musician and composer of the first
rank. She will make her first public
appearance as pianists at ConvOcatiOn
on Tuesday evening, Sept. 10, playing
her own composition with orchestral
accompaniment furnished by Mr..
Schofield on the pipe organ. The vo-
cal department. has been enlarged and
strengthened by the addition of Mrs.
Florence B. Apply, who has beer teacn>
ing for several years in the Baptist
college for women at Raleigh, N. c.
New Department.
The establishment of a department
of wind instruments is an innovation
which adds greatly to the breadth and
effectiveness of the conservatory work.
Under the leadership of Mr.. Nicholas
E. Heric, an orchestra ard band will
be established, and first class private
instruction given in wOod-wind, and
brass wind instruments. The violin
department will have as it's head, Mr..
r. A. Williams of Boston, Mass, q
brilliant graduate of the New England
conservatory of music, and an ex-
perienced teacher and concert violin
lists
Special provision for the instruction
of children is made in the piano and
violin departments, by which begin
ners take one lesson week from a
regular member of the faculty, ard
practice a half hour day for the other
vision of an advanced pupil assistant
who has been present while the reg
ular lesson was being given. This
method has proved successful in many
places, and has been used for several
years past in the Whitman conserva-
tory Miss Branscombe will give one
half day each week for this work. be-
ing assisted by Miss Babel Ayers, who
has previously acted as pupil as
sistant with great success. Other as
sistants will probably be needed.
Entertainments.
A course of musical entertainments
is being provided for the winter, and
some of the best singers and musicions
of the United States will appear in
the conservatory course. A regular Sc
ries of faculty concerts will be given,
and monthly meetings of the musical
club will be held, at which the op-
portuni:y will be given to students to
hear and to take part in rendering all
the best music. Students of the con-
versatory will be given a special rate
for tickets to the course of musical
concerts, in order that no one may
lose the opportunities which will be
offered
An interesting feature of the year
win be the opening of a music room
in the conversatory, where self
playing piano. equipped with music
rolls of the best quality, will give the
amateur an opportunity to hear the
best compositions rendered by great
musicians. A music library will also
be available for study and consulta-
ton. and a large number of music
scores will be provided. Since the
purchase of new music is always an
expense to students, the plan of loan
library is under consideration, by
which students for the payment of
small fee will be able to rent the muf
sic which they need for purposes of in
struction.
The conservatory building will be
open for purposes of registration or
Monday, Tuesday, and Wednesday of
next week. Ali applications should be
made to the secretary, Miss Paddock,
who will be in the office from nine to
II and from l to 5 p. m.