The Birmingham age-herald., 1909-11-09

Education, with the singer or today, differs vastly from that of the past in that modernity demands broader culture. wider outlook, talent of an unusual or der and a painstaking ability to work out detail.
 To these requirements MT. Walter AL len Stults who, with Mrs. Truman Her bert Aldrich, Jr., and Mrs. Leonard T. Beecher, will give the programme this evening at the concert for St. Mary s Fraa Kindergarten. answers Present"
 MT. stults is heralded as a teacher of great merit, a singer who is very pleas ing. an artist in the highest sehse' ah of which impresses itself at once when one meets him-his thorough musician ship acclaiming him all that his admirers and friends have been pleased to say or him.
 Rest of all Mr. Stults is American porn' bred and educated. He is not imported direct from Germany and his repu'atioh' made in Chicago, need excite no ~on- der when it Is realized that the western x,atronoIis has gradually become one or .ha largest and most important cehters of musical art in the world m reoe"' years. .a ,r tho Tn sneaking of studying abroad In enc nleasant little chat had with MT yesterday afternoon he salo'
 ..r think many musicians make the m. take of going abroad too soon. iheie 'S so much to acquire here before one goes that often 1t takes many years to pre- nare for just the things that might nave been learned at home.
 .arben vou have not studied Tn the ior- .isn conservatories?" I said
 ..xo ]" replied MT. Stults, My education ,.s haan accomplished mostly in Chicago. r. seems to me I have always studied end loved music. As boy of 10 l can ,.emember hearing the Messiah and num- ming little snatches of 1t for oays al'ei- wards"
 And with whom have you studieos I inquired.
 "oh. I have had several teachers he said. Arthur Burton, who mas wonderful baritone, and Albert Run' ana later with Carlton Hackett.'
 "And you teach the art of singing as well as recital work, do you not?' in- quired.
 eyes. I am of the faculty of the North
 
 western university and then do great aeal of oratorio work as well. The choir which is composed of mems voices In rbr,st church, winnetka near Chicago. |. in my charge, besides all the recital work I have, singing with the Evanston Musical club and many other organiza- tions.''
 "And is this your first trip south?'' l asked.
 .As far south as this-yes," replied Mr. stults. q have been to Nasnv1ns and later this season I am going to sing in Louisville and Asheville.'
 "RirninRham music-lovers recall from Nashville the beautiful voice Of MT. Justin Thatcher and MT. Charles c. Washburn, T said when MT Stults spoke of the Ten nessee city.
 "I have frequently met MT. Thatcher. said he, "and have heard him sing Tn Cni- cago. You know for long time ne was with pr. E. l.. Eator and made himseif unite famous as the singer of temper ance songs"
 "you are fortunate in being the pos sessor of a basso voice." remarked. Tn more ways than one. in that the held Is less crowded
 "Yes. the true basso voice is indeed a rarity" replied MT. Stults. "As very clever Chicago musician said recently to me. You can throw a brick in crowd and hit 50 baritones. but scarcely ever basso'"
 And what is the real basso?" l asked
 "The range, properly speaking" said Mr stults Ifs from low E to F. Of course that is not often found You know after all the range is not what determines a voice, 1t is the quality. Many pari- tones can sing tenor roles, yet they are not tenors. just as many oaritones sing basso parts who are really not -bassos."
 "And is it your idea ultimately to sing