The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1909-10-17

young Chicago pianiste, Miss Priscilla
Carver, did you happen tn meet herr"
asked.
What a queer coincidence that you
should ask me about Miss Carver" laugh
ingly responded Mrs. Aldrich. Il not only
happened to meet her, but spent some
very delightful musical mornings with
her. She is pupil of Annette r. Jones,
one of the Chicago's prominent instruct
ors, and Mrs. Jones, Miss Carver, Miss
Hazel Everingham and myself met once
week at Mrs. Jones studio in Highland
park to read music, symphonies, Hun
garian dances, and anything that hap
pened to come our way"
How deightfulr' | exclaimed, ito have
four equally efficient musicians to work
with such things"
''Of course l enjoyed the experience
Immensely" said Mrs. Aldrich. Miss
Eiveringham has quite a reputation for
accompaniment playing, and you know 1
am greatly interested In that branch of
music, while Mrs. Jones studied both with
Carreno and Harold Bauer"
And ensemble work and that sort of
things?' | oueried.
II frequently attended Weidig's en-
semble classes and Carlton Hackett's
classes, which afforded me great pleas
ure," said she.
''How do you think Chicago compares
with New York and the eastern centers
musically?" l asked.
II will tell you what M. r. Lenbach,
who is, you might say, the head of the
Clayton r. Sunny Music house of Chi
cago, said in regard to that" replied Mrs.
Ald!ich HE declares that with the ex-
ception possibly of Boston, that Chicago
leads oil other cities for severely classical
musical novelties. He means by that the
demand for the newest and best and most
novel effects in music are more manifest
there than nywhere else as, for instance.
the Rachmaninoff Concerto, which Is q
distinct novelty, and the Arensky Concer-
to, which was played in Chicago at Ra-
yinia park by Mrs. SturkoyR Ryder, with
Mr.. Damroech and the New York Sym
phony orchestra"
"And is 1t amiss. Mrs. Aldrich," l re.
marked, ito ask you what you ultimately
mean to do with regard to your music.
Ons hears whispers now and then Of your
careci as a concert pianiste-a profess
sional-and all that sort OF thing"
mot at ALL" she replied very modestly,
this wonderful woman with this wonder
full talent and the mind and the heart and
the soul and all the collateral adjuncts,
to bring about its perfection.
a. love primarily to study. 1t is a gen
uine p.essure for me to accomplish even
ever so little with my music-greater
pleasure to know that there are POSSIBLE
tiles for me- But the main thing in a
voman's career is that she cannot get
away flom the emotional side OF life-hus-
band, children, home, and I am only a
woman. They come first, and after that.
when the opportunity is afforded to ac-
complish anything I shall not turn 1t
away. l. like other women, feel the ne
cessity of a trip In the summer, and in
stead of going to various summer resorts,
/ usually choose some place where l can
study and enjoy musical environments.
In this way | keep In touch with musical
peo pie and make my summer one OF proht
from more standpoints than that of
health. | mean always that my music
shall be a pleasure and an ornament to
my home. | hope to bring up my child
In a musical atmosphere, and that he may
profit by whatever / have achieved. This
done, | shall feel that at least | have
accomplished something"