Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1910-05-29


eign climes. and others are
INTNlNNV packing up. Some will remain
S.nzhSsy here to take care of the musical
atmosphere while the others are absent.
New teachers will be arriving for next sea-
son. One vacancy at any rate In church
work will be filled by an outsider. Pupils
recitals are practically over, They have
been coming thick and fast in these latter
days.
The Bee has a defined policy, as has
been stated before in this place with re-
gard to pupils recltals The Bee does not
give away" It's advertising space TO any
one. However, to encourage the local
teachers and their students, The Bee de-
clares and announces itself very happy to
give free space for the announcement, In
advance, that the recital will take place,
giving the names of the participants and
the pieces they will play or sing, unless
the program is entirely too long.
Here The Bee has to draw the line The
Bee does not wish Its musical critic to at
tend pupils recitals, as music critic of
The Bee. The Bee does not believe that
the work of pupils Is a subject for news
paper criticism. AS The Bee has not re-
porters enough TO go around to all the
pupils recltals which occur during the
season, merely to report the recital: and,
as each teacher thinks his or her own re-
cital of paramount Importance, The Bee
has adopted this policy, regardless of its
musical critic. The result is that the music
critic has come in for censure and blame
for not attending recitals of pupils which
have no doubt been highly commendable,
But such censure and blame are In reality
aspersions on The Bee.
o
The musicale given by several advanced
pupils OF Mr.. Landow last week before an
audience of the representative people of
Omaha at the Lyric was attended by this
writer, but merely as a guest. Here is an
event which personally he would like to
have made comment upon. especially-but
of whom, more later on.
The fact of orchestral accompaniment
itself, would have made Mr.. Landsberg' 8
recital by his pianoforte students, a pro-
gram which 1t would be a pleasure to pass
comment upon. 1t was certainly well
worthy.
Miss Bella Robinson, so rumor says, had
a pupil, Mr. Frank Moss, who gave a
most interesting program, a week ago Fri
day night. As 1t was practically the last
work" rehearsal of his choir for the sea-
son. (the next few being given over to
other matters than church music), 1t was
impossible for the writE to attend even
as an interested listener Miss Robinson
has shown much excellent work before
that of this last exponent.
Then Mr.. Duffields annual program pre-
scented interesting pupils in recital which
from the ground Of personal friendship
alone would have been an\ occasion for
paying a compliment to one who is an
~
But friend and unfriend alike, must be
equal before the law. There have been
other recltals also which the writer would
very much like to have attended for in
stance, the recital OF talented pupils of a
local pianist, pupils who are going abroad
to study One OF the most important OF
these fell on a rehearsal night, which pre-
vented his attendance. He heard excellent
reports, however of these promising young
proficients
You see. gentle reader, The Bee demands
impartiality. One or all, Attend all and
review them. Or else attend none re-
viewer DO as you please as an Individual
1t might surprise the readers of this
column to know that the writer has twice
this season asked to be relieved of the
work and duties of the musical edtorshT
OF THIS COiulliis nc mas Doeu hlluly Du'
firmly told that no matter who was or
The Bee, that policy concerning pupils
recitals must stand, Omaha is not vii
lage. The Bee is willing to do its share
but 1t cannot afford to pay a music critic
competent enough to pass upon the music
: which affects the city's welfare at large
enough salary to make it worth his whil'
to give up rehearsals, engagements, les
sons etc. TO write up" the doings of tn,
many many pupils of the ever-growinl
list of teachers Of Omaha.
After all, the pupils recital" is purel!
and simply advertising, II 1t were any
thing else it would, not ask nor desire pub
lie comment. The village idea of ''seeinI
your name in the paper" does not belont
20 the city, nor to city growth.
The recital which is given before tn
friends OF the pupil, so that the pupil ma!
grow accustomed TO an audience, Is a mos
excellent thing. These should be given b!
every teacher. from time to time.
But teachers should not take to them
selves the credit OF work which had bee
done by others. years of it perhaps. an
that Is the danger OF the business side o
the pupils recital gaining aseendancy.
With no apology nor explanation, tn
writer will reprint here something whio
he wrote couple or years ago abou
pupils recitals. in an article which wa
reprinted and given prominent place too, 4
the Chicago Musical Leader and Concert
Goer:
1T might be an excellent idea to prin
on the program, the time Of study one ha
spent with the teacher who gives the re
cital For example. Miss Marie Light
finger third year,; Miss Jane Merryvoc
(seeond year,: MIR, Al Legro Cfirst year.
Miss Ann Dante second MONTH: Miss Ad
Clio third weeO.
This would be a fair and honest way I
compile a pupils recital program. VIII
will be the first TO adopt III"
This is no reflection on any local teacher
would that II were only a local fact. BIZ
the trouble is. that the matter is of generi
import, and that is why the article
question appealed to the Chicago paps
aforesaid THOMAS j. KELLY
MuIical Notes.
recital will be given Thursday evening
June 2 at the Plymouth Congregation