Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1908-12-27
MUSICAL MENTION.

The National Music Teachers Associa-
ton will hold its thirtieth annual conVen-
ton in this city this week beginning with
a reception Monday evening and closing
with a recital OF chamber music Thursday
evening. The sessions of the convention
will be held at George Washington Uni
versity, but the informal reception by
local musicians to the visiting delegates
Will be given at the Hotel Gordon. corner
of 18th and 1 streets northwest. The as
ISOLATION is made up mainly of active
teachers but membership is open to all
interested persons, whether professional
musicians or not. There are two classes
of full members-annual and life-all of
whom have the right to attend without
charge sessions and recitals OF the annual
meetings and to receive a copy of the
printed account of the proceedings. In
addition there are two classes o. partial
members who have the privilege either
of attending the sessions and rectals or
receiving the account of the proceedings,
but do not have the right of voting
The program for this week was arranged
with special emphasis upon series of
papers and conferences by leading musical
authorities of the country. in which queS-
lions of practical musical pedagogy con-
Stltute the main part of the program.
Teaching problems are many and difficult,
and are far from settled and will recur
in some form from year TO year, but at
this convention the association aims to
Join with the discussion of such matters
papers that touch upon the arger inter-
eSts of music. These papers will be read
by such leading lights in the world of
music as Fred W. Root of Chicago Ra'ph
Baldwin of Hartford. Conn. George w.
Chadwick of the New England Conserva-
tory, George c. Cow, Vassar College;
Oscar Sonneck. Library of Congress; Wal
do 5. Pratt of Hartford Conn; Richard
of
ers. and recitals viii! be given by such
artists as Miss Maud Powell violinist and
Mr.. Arthur Whiting. pianist. of New
York city.
Miss Sybla Ramus. a violinist .. much
ability. the guest of honor Monday
evening of Mrs. John Herbert Osbourne
at their apartment in the Manor House
Miss Ramus has returned to this country
from extensive study abroad being the
pupil Of Aruo Hilf of the Royal Coaserya-
.orium of Leipsic and Sevcig OF Prague
who. II will be remembered. Is kubelik's
teacher. she is the sister or Mai Ramus
Of New York. Miss Ramus, who is also
pianist OF ability, played violin numbers
as follows: 'Legende'' (WienlaskD. Ron
DO des Lutins' BaZzinD. and "Nocturne''
Chopin WHhelingl Mrs. Theodore T.
Apples clear soprano was heard in two
songs by Brahms and d Hardelot Mr.
Oscar Franklin Comstock sang group
OF French songs and several Schubert
numbers. and Mr. Theodore T. Apple gave
songs by TschaikoWski. Schumann and
Wagner The guests included DR. and
Mrs. w. d. Cannon, Mrs. Burns. Mrs J.
r Osbourne. the Misses Wiley, Miss
Slicer and DR.. Halmes.
The program this week al the Congress
siona Library viii b.. given TUESDAY in
stead or Thursday. and will be a iojrt
recital ny Miss Clara Drew, coutralto.
AID Miss Pearl Waugh pianist Miss
Drew VIII sing the Peter Cornelius Christ
mas cycle and program of modern com
positions by Hugo Wolf. Max Roger,
Richard Strauss. l.eoucaVahlo Saure.
Iiolbrook and Chadwick. Miss Waugh's
numbers Will include selections by Sind
ing Dvorak. Si.as, MacDoweH and Grieg.
An interested and discriminating audi
ence was We'll entertained at Belcourt
Seminary las: week 10y program of nlu-
SIC and short play given by the senior
class. The affair was under the auspices
Of the Michel Angelo Society ard in
c!Hded: Chorus. What Is the Light BY
the srhoo.. piano Solo Prelude tRach-
maninosf). Miss Marjorie Fowler; "Ac-
c0uu, II CHRISTMAS" Miss Elizabeth
Burke: violin solo. ''Bolero'' (Carl Bohml
the senior class who took part in the
pay were as follows: Mrs Languish
rich lady, Miss Edna La Grone: Alice. her
daughter Miss GUssie Rigan; Lucy All
kfns AIice's friend. Miss Frances Mere
dith: Jenny Carter, Alice's friend Miss
Bessie Robinson: Susan Bean. Aice's
friend Miss Florence fou6a; Aunt MiEst.
a little deaf. Marguerite Hodgson: Bird
gel. a servant. Miss Lucille Sanderson.
The usual pro holiday entertainments was
given by The students of immaculate Sem