Los Angeles herald., 1908-08-02
Musical World


THE Outlook of February %, '0S, has
an article by Thomas Taper, di-
Il rector of Music School settlement
on East Third street, New York, which
tells the story of novel social settle
ment having for its object the develop
ment Of the child through the study OF
music, and for. its field the plastic
minds of the children of the east side,
This article and the workings of the
school which 1t exploits promise to be-
come of local interest within the year.
for a similar scheme, modified perhaps
to suit local conditions. is being foTmu-
lated by Mrs. Catherine Pierce Whedt'
who is revolving plans whereby puplIS
interest may be aroused and the school
started on a self-supporting basis.
The most convincing argument IN "a
vor of that twentieth century move
nent. settlement work, is the NUMBER
of people who are availing thenlselH %
of its benefits, and the need OF TINS
special feature, music scnool Al ae
Angeles, is best proven by the succesS
of the one in New YORK,
Like all settlement work, the central
thought here is the making OF betIer
citizens, and the aim, even among tne
Youngest pupils, is to instil Pood nap
its of study, love for music ana reVei-
ence for the better things OF lie; II Is
moi a charity, for a few cents is chaIgeu
for tuition, thus installing those spleh-
did assets in character bullalns,
promptness, integrity and THRIFT. eor
those who cannot spare even those Re"
PENNIES scholarships are establishes,
large per cent of the Iorelsn eis =
ment which comes to our SHORES 10
composed of music lovers d chdI az ~ -. =
n.
little neople are easily led by PROMISED
instruction in Their beloved art. be
eide the regular sessions held from
September Is to June 10, the srouuus
are open through the summer, anu laSe
wear 1923 children came in from the du-
Joining streets to play IN the ydru.
During the two months 100 chliareh
we've Given two weeks in the country
and 200 others a day each. Among ine
collateral activities of the school, when
are ever on the increase, is meulCdi
care extended to the pupils.
This institution, which was estap-
lished in November, 1894, has since pc
come incorporated, ar1 there are IA y
attendance about 375 children from b
~ II wears of age Last year the chill
dren received collectively 10000 lessons
The faculty l.dmbers thirty-two, ana
+be course of study has lncluoeu
strineed instruments, piano, harmony
voice and ensemble work. 10 THESE
are now added organ, wood-Wlnd N
struments, English language ana nter-
AZURE. and the following technlcal
Courses: music type setting, music
plate engraving, construction ana re-
nair of musical instruments and piano
Reuiv to the question, rs it neces-
sary to provide music instruction TO the
children of the east sidersY' mas peeh
found in the support the schooi re-
ceives from the people for whom II eA-
lists They not only tax it to its capa-
civ. but there Is always Waltlng hst'
The neople want music in their homes'
and here for a few cents they may pro-
cure II All instruction in harmony,
ensemble music, orchestra and chorai
practice is free, as is also the school
music library books 10 the oilli1i Si'
and to the neighborhood. 4.oo
classes. first, those who study for the
love of 1t as far as time ana clrcun,-
stances permit, and TO whom IL is al
vvays a. recreation, second, 10 those
who have proved by Industry, talent
and character that they may be saiely
encouraged to follow huslc as cdlillis;
and among these Is one VINO received
oil his training at this school VINO mas
inst nsssed an examination under wal
Tor Iarnrosch and been admitted 10 the
violin section of the New York sym
I,hnnv orchestra; the third class III =,
cludes those who possess the inuslcal
and intellectual equipment to become
teachers, and which has many SUCCESS
FIJI teachers to its credit.
1,1rine the school year these are
evening classes for the wage earners
who are unable to come peIore
o,ciock There is one evening concert
each week, and regular junior ana
senior orchestra rehearsals, and oIten
addresses at these latter by some
speaker of note.
Tn authorization of the 100000 stone
edifice which is contemplated Wltnln
+ha wear. the music committee OF TIN
6tv Methodist Episcopal church soutn
is planning a marked advance IN tnat
department Of the services, ana as d
nreIIrninary has engaged ]. P. Dupuy'
5,-bo for two years has been in charge
of chorus of thirty male voices IN
the Sunday school, to direct the church
music. Director Dupuy is about 10 Or
panize a choir OF fifty voices ana mas
selected twenty or more from TINS
chorus as a nucleus, and VIII also aud
3, mixed and a male quartet In THESE
ouartets Mr.. Dupuy will take the lead
tng tenor parts but has not yet en-
gaeed the first bass. Mrs. G. e. Barn
ard recently from New York, will con-
fin,,e as soprano, and Miss Ella Thomp-
SON will sing contralto, with Frank b.
D11nweI and A. r. Carpenter, second
tenor and bass respectively.
Joseph P. Dupuy will begin his
twelfth consecutive year. at B'nai
birth August Is as director or the
music there.
A new choral society was organized
Tuesday evening at an enthusiastic
meeting held at the home of Bruce
Gordon Kingsley on Hobart boulevard
and MIR. Kingsley was elected director
THE repetoire will include oratorios, thu
latest secular and sacred cantatas and
famous choral gems from the bes
known operas and music dramas. A
each rehearsal Mr.. Kingsley will Civ
a brief lecture on the following ant
kindred subjects Voice cultivation
and placement, sight reading, now 4
Inemorize, the great composers or ora
torio and opera and their works:
In forming this society Mr. Kingsle
will welcome the unframed as well
the professional vocalist
The Philharmonic quartet Of Los An
gels will be the principal attraction
Redondo pavilion this afternoon an
evening. These concerts are being SUB
stituted for dances. and the Redond
orchestra will render number OF lie
1ections.
The scope of work OF the De Chau
venet Conservatory Of Music and ORA