New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1911-05-03
OPERA PRIZE T0DR. PARKER
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teenth century. It was not until ne was
fourteen years old that a marked oeht i"'
music was noticed in the future composer :,
but when il came it took so strong hoiu
NJ him that II was with difficulty that ne
was held TO his other studies.
He was scarcely fifteen years OLD "he'
he began to write down his musical ideaS'
setting Kate Greenaway's Under the WIZ
dow" TO music for solo voice and piano
forte inside of two days. While still boy
no became a church orSanist. and some Oh
the most notable OF his services since theh
have been given TO the Church. When IL
had been determined by his parents tHa'
he should become a musician he went 10
Boston. and took for his teachers stephen
4. Emery i'm harmony. john Ortiz III
pianoforte playing. and George W. Chah-
wick. I'm composition In 1851 he went to
Munich 10 study at the Hochschule tur
Musk. where he speedily won the anecuoh-
ate interest Of RheinberSer. who pertec'ed
him in organ technique and laid the foun-
dation for the fluent coUnterpoint when
characterizes all his larger works.
After three years of study in the Ba-
varian capital he came 10 New York.
bringing with him a wife. who had been
fellow pupil a. the Hochschuie, frauleih
Anna Ploesse. For eight years, atter d
brief term as musical instructor IN the
schools Of ST Paul and 81. Mary. IN Gar
den CITY. Long Island. he was organist ana
choirmaster here and during part OF the
time teacher OF counterpont in the Ma
tional Conservatory Of Music then uhner
the direction OF Or. Antonin DvoraK, VINO
had much 10 DO with the development or
the Young artists creative capacity. IN
1898 ne carried off a prize offered by the
conservatory with q, canta,a, The Dream
King and His Love" Soon after he ac-
repted an invitation from Boston TO De-
come organist and choirnaster OF TRINITY
Church. and there he remained till he was
appointed professor Of music at Yale Ihi-
versitv in the spring Of 1924, the corpora
ton OF Yale comforting the degree OF Mas
FER Of Arts upon him in token Of animation.
He still fills the chair and has greatly
rroroted musical culture in New Haven
during his incumbency By fostering the
local orchestra and choral society and en-
coura yns visiting artists.
For the rest, which refers 10 the compost
ton which has brought fine credit to him
and honor 70 his native land. the sketcn
NJ his life In Groves Dictionary OF MUSIC
and Musicians" may be quoted EefoTs
severinc his connections with New YORK
he NJ, into the hands OF his publishers me
n,anuscrip, SCOPE OF work which was
destined 20 carry his fanls far beyond hls
natiya land. This vas 'Hora Nov!ss!rna'
an ora,orio. the words chosen from Bernard
de .Iorlaix's Rhythm Of me Celes''a'
coun.r,.' for which the composers mother
urovided an English translation. Hora
Noviseir1a' was first performed on MAY ).
1ss2 nv the Church Choral Society (RlcnaEd
H.nrv Warren. conductor) under the olrec-
tion OF the composer. II made its way 70
BOSTON. was given at the festivals IN en-
cinnau and Worcester, Mass ana N 1883
vas the principal novelty Of me Ihree
~hoirs Festival az Worcester, England ta's
h.irr the Arst tirne that an American conf
ros,t,on had been admitted 10 the schemes
OF these historical meetings
Success Of "hora NoVlssima''
Dr. Parker conducted many OF the re-
hearsals as well as the performances OF tbs
work, and established as amiaole relations
with the chcristers as did his music with
the critics and public The choir presented
hin, with 4 va:e Of Worcester ware on his
birthdav. and on the following Christmas
sent 10 his home IN New Haven. PEDESTAL
10 support il and : suitably Inscribed plate
IN 1900 "Hora Novissima" was performed a.
the Chester Festival under his direction
and he conducted a new work, "A Wan
derer's Psalm" ar the Hereford Festival
On June 10. 1902. being again IN Europe
he went 70 Cambridge 70 receive the de-
gree OF Doctor OF Music from the uni.
versitv. IN September he conducted the
third part Of his Legend Of St Chris
topher' az the Worcester Festival, and the
entire work n the Bristol Festival In Octo-
her. Almost simultaneously cantata err
titled - Star Song" for which he re-
ceived the Paderewski prize In 1901. was
performed a the Norwich Festival, but the
composer had to hurry home 20 his duties
al Yale University, and could not say 20
cor duct the new work.
Among Professor Parkar's recent comrc-
sltions may be mentioned his "Hymnos
sndron," a Greek ode. written for the cele-
bration Of The bicertennial OF Yale Uni
versitv in 1851; Union and Liberty" a
patriotic song. with orchestra. which was
sung az the Inauguration Of President
Roosevelt, en- ode for the dedication of the
ALBRIGHT Art Gallery. in Buffalo. In 1905.
and a song with orchestra "Crepusoule,
which took the prize in It's class offered by
the Federation cf Women's Musical Clubs
this year
The author Of the successful lihretto.
Brian Hooker, is also a Yale man. end
from 1905 20 1859 was instructor in rhetoric
at his Alma Mater, whence he was gradu-
ated in 1902 He was born In New York on
November 3 1850. and took his degree Of
NJ. A. at Yale in 1904. From 1903 10 1905 he
was assistant in English al Columbia Uni
versity and since he severed his connec-
tions with Yale he has devoted himself to
writing poetry and fiction for the maya
zines His homo Is I'm Pennington, Conn.
hut he spends large part Of his time in
New York, where he Is generally found AT
The Players. although he is also a member