Los Angeles herald., 1909-06-22
Musical

a or 25 at the Alaska Yukon-Pac1t1c
exposition, according to plans outlined
by the exposition authorities in con-
junction with Eugene Nowland, who
arrived in Los Angeles yesterday after
a strenuous two weeks, during which
he established American music centers
in San Francisco and Seattle, and so
succeeded in arousing enthusiasm that
centers are in process of formation in
Portland, Spokane, Sacramento, Walla
Walla, Excelsior and other smaller
places.
The program, which of course will
present only the music of American
composers, will probably include
"Hymadryds (prelude and dance). by
William j. Mccoy OF San Francisco;
Wreck of the Hesperus," symphonic
poem, by Frederick Zech, also of san
Francisco, McDowells Indian Suite" J."
Arthur Foote's Skeleton in Armor'
and other choral works.
chorus of school children number
ing 100, with combined bands forming
an orchestra of 130 men, will form an
interesting part of the morning pro-
gram, and the symphony society with
$50 voices will present some OF the
choral works mentioned above in the
afternoon.
Mr.. Nowland appears to have almost
literally snatched victory from the
jaws of defeat for he found on ar
irving in Seattle that while he had the
hearty Endorsement of the exposition
authorities, public sentiment had been
in no way aroused, and that even the
daily papers were inert in the mat
ter.
n
degree of enthusiasm aroused is shown
not only by the plans now well under
way, but also by the strength of the
Seattle center, and the desire of the
Washington centers already expressed
to form a northwestern federation.
Much interest was also aroused in
San Francisco, and an American Music
day is to be incorporated in the Por-
tola exposition in October.
The Bohemian club, where Mr.. Now
land was entertained, asked him to be
soloist for their midsummer high jinks,
an invitation which was accepted.
In the San Francisco Call on June 20
Walter Anthony devotes column and
half to the formation of the local
center, in the course of which he says
''At the meeting held last Wednes-
day at Eiler's hall there were present
Wallace Sabin, William j. Mccoy,
Louis H. Eaton, H. Perlet, j. B. Levi
son. H. Bretherick, A. Locher, Miss
Rita Slater, Miss Alyce Gates, S. Sa-
Vannah Mrs. Susie Taylor Miss Anna
Wythe, Nine. Berdellini, Fred Zech, r.
M. Hecht, Louis Lisser and other mu-
sicians from our local and. amateur
circles. A committee was appointed on
permanent organization. 1t will report
next Wednesday night at O'Clock,
when 1t is believed that an even larger
gathering of musicians and music low
| ers will be on hand to encourage the
| important work which this society
stands pledged to further. The COM
mittee which is drafting forms under
which to organize is composed of ]. B.
! Levison, j. G.. Howard, L. H. Eaton
Fred Zech and w. ]. Mccoy.
ut is planned to have in this city
three classes of members. There will
| be the professional class, composed OF
those whose livelihood is directly
gained from music; there will be the
amateurs, students and music lovers
generally, who wish to identify them
selves with so worthy a cause, and
then there will be the patrons class,
comprising those interested in the de-
velopment Of the nations art and who
are willing to subscribe a little extra
to that end. Tickets for the concerts
which the society will give from time
to time will be issued in proportion to
the amount of dues subscribed.
Local composers win be encouraged
to develop their original gifts. One
concert will be devoted to playing the
manuscript music submitted anony
mously to a committee, which will
choose what it deems to be the most
worthy. These selections will be given
a public hearing. There will be one
| orchestral concert each season, devot-
ed to the presentation of American
music by composers here and else
where, and another concert will be
given of general works in the smaller
forms by native writer's.
Nothing can be more certain that
there will never be good orchestral
music written unless it is played.
However deXtrous writer may be
and free in his theories he cannot fly
very far into the realms of music until
his wings are strong. Beethoven him
self could never have written those
mighty symphonic phrases after his
sense of hearing had departed unless
he had heard and reheard the COM
I binations of tone and harmonies which
he conceived played by good instru-
mentalists The opportunity to hear
his own orchestral work will encour-
age the young writer TO try his hand.
Thus development will be assured.
"Fourishing 'centers,' as they are
called. exist in Boston, New York,
Philadelphia, Chicago and in fact in all
the large eastern cities. Native music
has already felt the effects of the eff
forts being made in its behalf and the
output of the composers is growing in
value and originality. A national idiom
is gradually making itself heard. With
such influence as these suggested the
cause of music will be furthered in ten
years beyond the measure of a CEN
turys unaided progress"
s.
The final concert for this season Of
the Orpheus club, Joseph P, Dupuy.
musical director and Mrs. Ada Marsh
Chick, accompanist, will be given at
Simpson auditorium Tuesday evening,
June 20. The club will be assisted by
Mrs Nuncia Sabina Bittman. contral-
to; Mrs. Harry Clifford Lott, pianist,
and Ralph Ginsberg, violinist.
The following members of the club
are announced for solo or seXtet as
signments: Messrs. H. w. Clatworthy,
Charles Wesley Hatch, Clyde Mccoy,
Frank B. Dunwell, T. Harold Ostrom,
Verna w. Campbell Robert Mcclure
Granger, Franklin Power and o. F.
Tallman.