Albuquerque morning journal. [volume] (Albuquerque, N.M.) 1903-1926, 1909-11-28
AMERICAN MUSIC
COMING INTO
IT'S OWN
Candidates for Musical HonorS
Can Be Recognized Nova
days Without Having Had a
Trip Abroad,
Correspondence to Morning Journal

Especial Correspondence to Morning Journal
Boston, Nov. 21.-The American
trained musicians day is at hand. as
just shown specifically at one q the
concerts in Sanders theatre OF Har-
ward university, when for the first
time in It's history the celebrated Pos
ton symphony orchestra accompanied
a soloist who has never stadiel or
played abroad.
The case is lyrical of the advance
Of music as a profession in the Uni
ted States. Up from the south, or
out of the region which before The
advent Of the gold seekers SIXTY
horse power automobile was ''the
great American desert comes thu
ambitious young mar or Young wo-
man-in two instances u of three
t is a young girl-ambitious to to eX-
cell Nordica or Samaroff, to win
fame, to acquire the satisfaction of
perfect mastery of a wonderful art.
Tradition has marked out the course.
The first elements of the calling, ii is
decided in the family discussion
around the evening lamp, shall be
acquired in an American city. Here
the physical comforts are greater.
Here one does not freeze in an un-
heated attic or risk a~sphyxiation with
4 charcoal stove. Here one does not
encounter Bohemianism that spells
degradation, or the g%rasping haud
ever outstretched for American dol
lars. Later, it is thought. for the
sake of the cachet of European eX-
perience and a European reputation,
a few lessons will be taken abroad,
under the master who happens to be
the vogue in PARIS or Munich or
Milan. Then a debut will be arraor-
ed in some provincial town, even at
a price which staggers the magma
ton of the simple minded parents in
he distant American community.
Thereafter with the dearly bought
equation 9nd experience the young
musician will return to enter the
competition in the home country, TO
sing or play so much better than
others as to gain the favor Of au-
licences which have become as critic
al as any in the world.
So many OF the great performers
prominent, We're trained at first
in an American conservatory, later in
one or the European centers Of mu-
steal education.
But today a temptation to COM
the educational processes right
acre assaiis the aspiring candidate
'or musical honors. There are OPP
portunlties now for graduate study Of
music in Boston. New York and other
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of Germany, Italy and France
have accepted positions as teachers
the United States. If money is an
the young man Or woman, af-
laying the foundation of manual
proficiency, finds that in a large Ann
arican city where one has an ac-
luaintance with the musical leaders
IF the place it Is always possible to
the honest dollar with which to
continue the cherished studies. There
ire chances to sing or perform on the
organ at churches, to teach in pri-
ate schools. to secure social engage
nents, to play in orchestras at sum
resorts. Even the grand oper-
ltic chorus is at last opened to native
americans.
N'fAAG 49, NH@
the American student for u%tilita-
ian reasons, if for no other, decides
.gainst the contemplated finishing
curse in Europe. If the whole pro-
'ess of graduating into professional
work can be accomplished pleasantly
n charming associations, and without
financial strain, in ones own coun-
ry, why go elsewhere TO endure pri-
.ations and run up debts? [
From Petersburg, Virginia, came
ne Of the most notable opponents
f this new Americanism in music. 4
Hiss Florence Fern Larrabee, who |
vas chosen on November IS to be (
soloist of the second Cambridge !
.ymphony concert, holds, as Just in
icated, the distinction of being the
irst American pianist who has not Z
abroad to be given the honor !
f this place OF prominence at n .
f the regular concerts of the most ,
amous of American orchestral or b.
anizations. incidentally it was also ,
ignificant Of the new place of honor y
hitch American music has that her !.
special part Of the program was the
concert in u minor by Ed q
ard MacDowell. the gifted composer r
hose untimely death Interrupted the
areer Of one of the most promising q,
musicians of modern times. Ameri- u
an performers now interpret serious !,
by American composers. 4,
Miss L~arrabee's progress has been \
milar 10 hat Of many southerners +
{ artistic temperament who have
lkcn advantage of the facilities for b.
Judy OF music, the fine arts or liter .
at the ancient Puritan capital, +,
DIV grown into the foremost center Of =
higher education. Coming 4
'om her Virginia home in 1905 she q
ltcred the oldest and largest Ameri-
in school OF professional music. the
England Conservatory. founded ii
! 1853 by DIT. Eben Tourjee. For r
Tree years she studied with Carl ".
.asny OF the faculty. receiving n di- Is
as "a graduate of the piano o
irte department. e..
Paderewski, prince Of pianists. y.
Jade 20 clear 90 teachers and friends
lat their estimates ~ the Virginia
IRIS powers were nor exaggerated I.