Weekly journal-miner. [volume] (Prescott, Ariz.) 1908-1929, 1909-06-16
PLAY AND RECITAL
8Y ST. JOSEPH
PUPILS
Miss Morrison's Work
AS Pianist Shows
Great Ability
(From Tuesday, Daily

peopie nave the pleasure OF nearing
one of the children Of the soil. nur.
tured beneath the ever. glowing skies
aud under the all beneRcent influences
that nature taere exerts, educated and
trained in a local institution, render
so satisfactory a program az that
given by Miss Erin Morrison at the
Elks opera house on Sunday afternoon.
Miss Morrison IN a daughter Of Hon.
kobt T.. Morrison. Born in Prescott,
she has been an earnest and faithful
student at 81. Joscph's academy, and
this year finished ber course Of study
there in literature, and is the first Of
it's pupils to complete toe advanced
course in music. The result of her
diligence WAS shown in her recital OF
last Sunday.
Even superficial considerati ion
suggests, however, that training and
study, though the teachers be Of the
best and the student Of the most in.
dustrious, cannot produce good nu.
stefan unless nature has played it,
part and supplied foundation Of emo.
tiona, temperament vita intelligence
to Keep it within bounds. II either Of
these qualities il lacking the interpre.
ter fails either through too little feel
ing or too much exnberance. and the
thought Of the composer is lost In the
mere exhibition Of ais musical score
Nature never goes 10 extremes, but Il
always self.eontrolled, and the pianist
must in this respect follow nature u
her work IL to come within the cate
CORY Of art.
Keeping in mind these preliminar,
observations, IL IL easy TO say wher'
Miss Morrison's playing belongs. j
IL a pleasant and unusual experience
that so young a pianist should play q
well through a program making sue'
various demands upon her skill, bot
as an executant and ms u thinker. M
sicians, TO appreciate this, have onl
to read the names Of composers on th
program. Think OF Young girl o
sixteen Offering on one occasion piece
by Haydn and Beethoven, Chopin an
Schubert. and vcntufing also 20 pr
sent the lighter music OF Ascher. Tn
should task the powers Of veteran
: for the mere suggestion Of the moi
q "populsr" music places the cr'tic'
mind on guard with the feeling thu
There may he some inadequaey in "a
:, performance Of the more serious nun
= ,bers. To say that Miss Morrisc
stood this test is an impressive sor
, pliment, but IL Is simply just. TIL
v She should do~so, well says for itse
y that she is favored by nature not on
J, with musical power but with that
!" telligenee which submits itself To d
- cipline and enforces diligent apple
ltion, aud that what she can do nc
- lis merely the promise Of great
" achievement in musical art, vita Cd
= tinued effort and persistence.
:. At this time her technique is goo
!. her execution facile. her touch sure
i. variant. And IL should be kept
.,.1miud that these are essential fsatu'
n. of good playing. for nothing II m'
Is fatal than the mechanical movem'
% That gives with equal industry
\. STRAINS Of a waltz aud the more M
!, ,1inp melodies and harmonies OF ser
40, mental OF serious music. speaking
aa melodies, Miss Morrison paid trib
~, TO her ancestry by giving an arran
%, men, Of the Minstrel Boy and ~. j
IA. lrick's Day which was deiigh"pi
hear.
ior, Miss Morrison was assisted In
in recital nv Miss Catherine Hickey,
BOD talented daughter Of NJ. j. hie'
ind who played upon the viohn' nee
me named by Miss Estoer willis, ana
the Misses Rees, Burgett and Day,
pie. eharmingly sang song by camps
bly, with Miss NJ. Burke rs a sympath
the accompanied. y.
1--we Passing from the recital itHeii
b n ,be thought ~ the instruction ana
elo fart that lie before u, comes the
the membrance 81 the Sisters oil St'
il ooh. who "tarouph long days OF y
the ana nights devoid of ease"
OF wrought with loving and patient
but 20 bring their pupils TO this pom
eyi- accomplishment. n,
lass This was oxompllhed an the n'p
sng drama. "The Princess Of aan >
oint that followed tho piano recital.
only we're the characters exception
bird well portrayed under the careful
ruor nainstnking instruction OF the As
be hnt the scene settings such as the
tlon Of the roses, the Oriental dance
club the historically correct costumes,
and yealed tho thought and talent that
pen. been. bestowed upon toe prodp'
with Miss Erin Morrison carried the
the role and showed high degree OF
dent matte genius, M did also Miss
Rees Of Congress Junction In the
aeter Of Thamar, the lePer' y
tionally clever portrsysls OF the'