The Washington times., 1911-10-08
MOTET CHOIR HAS
SPLEND|DOOTLOOK
AHEAD OF SEASON
Ideals of Organization Given
- by Otto Simon, Its
Director.

| The Motet Choir started its third sea
son last Tuesday evening in st. John:
parish hall, when, at the first rehearsal
| there were sixty. members present, with
much of the former membership not
represented. as many OF them are still
out of town. Several applications have
been received from prospective mem,
bers, and the outlook for successful
| season Is most auspicious. The ideals
of this art organization may best St
expressed in the following commpnica-
! ton from the director, Otto SimoLI
| which was read at the rehearsal on
Tuesday evening:
THE American type, virtle and ac-
tive, expending its energy in commer-
, cial things, needs the stimulation OF
something else TO Offset this material
side. 1t is the cultivation of the arts
which will arouse the gentler and intro
spective nature Of an individual as well
| as of a nation.
Interest in art is increasing in all
directions with us. A great stimulus
has been the removal of duty from an
tique art. Painting, architecture. and
music are all having a greater appre-
citation.
I'm music, symphony orchestras are
increasing, and no artist with gifts Will
lack an audience. The time will come
when the arts will be nationalized.
galleries, musical Conservatives, and
opera houses, as is done abroad. 1t will
occur eventually, because there will
come the realization that spiritual gifts
must be aroused in a nation as well as
ma terial strivings.
Then the vision Of the workingman
will extend beyond his own humble
home, and he will be given the oppor-
tunity to see beautiful things in art.
and to hear good music at little cost.
mill
will become more introspective, and
from the ranks, possibly OF the lowlN,
dominant spirits will arise: they will
create, and from these a great Ameri-
can art will be born.
For such ideals and pioneer work
does the Motet Choir of Washington
stand. 1t is a choral organization OF
100 mixed voices, where the active
singers accept as stimulus the study
Of the best choral music. To this edit
ca tional end the programs are chosen.
and officers and active members are all
interested in the realization OF this end
It's public concerts are given to invited
guests. and already the support and
appreciation of sustaining members mas
been generous.
'To those who have the talent and
necessary earnestness, membership TO
such an organization comes as an op-
portunity.'
The Motet Choir is an independent
religious organization. The word choir
is used as the term is employed in
England. having reference to body OF
singers Of limited number. Two i'm
portant concerts will be given this win
ter. the first occurring early in Decem-
her. the second about Easter. At the
earlier concert will be given the Christ
mas music exprslsed through classical
form of the Motel. including the Latin
ard German words. The entire pro-
gram of this concert will be of eNcepN
tional merit.
A number of well-known musicians
and entertainers OF Washington have
recently formed an organization which
will be known as The Entertainers
Club of Washington" They will b"
heard in the latter part of October, or
early In November in a well-arranged
program. Edwin Callow is the organizer
Of this club. and at the first business