Arizona republican., 1914-02-18
UNIQUE PROGRAM 0F ARIZONA MUSIC GIVEN
 BY LOCAL W0MAN'S CLUB
Arizona Songs and Native Music by Indian School Help Make Instructive and Interesting Meeting of Music Department

Compositions of local musicians were heard at the Woman's club yesterday in celebration of Arizona day.
 Every number was received enthusi- astically and served for the joint pur- pose of encouraging the composers and giving the audience a proper pride in their ability and those who interpreted their thoughts. The afternoon was given under the auspices of the music department, Mrs. William E. Deity, chairman. In her introductory talk Mrs Deity briefly touched upon the program
 '1n compiling and arranging the numbers she said, T tried to use only the compositions of people who were either born in Arizona or who have been residents and own their homes here No call was made publicly for compositions. This I wish understood as there are many people working along these lines. but lack of space on the program did not permit me to solicit their assistance upon this occasion. trust this program may arouse interest in the music of our people and that all may have hearing at some future time"
 Possibly no musicale ever boaSted a more distictively unique opening than the group of songs sung by twenty-five students of the Indian School The Hopi "Slumber Song, the Pima Medi cin Mans Song" and the Apache Dance Song were given by a well trained chorus and reflected credit on the director, Jean K. Stacy of the music department of the Indian School. The tribal melodies are invaluable in their correctness for the boys from the diff ferent reservations have voluntarily given their own music to the director who has compiled them carefully mak- ing an interesting collection of songs The number was repeated by request and for an encore The Wandering Student" was given
 Arizona Valentine State" by Emma Freeman Todd of Stafford, was another favorite number. It was splenddly given by a chorus from the Adams school The girls were instructed by
 
 music in the public schools and Miss Albright. class teacher. They were: Edna Braybrook. Dorothy Sutherland Susie Messer, Genevieve Cole, Lottie Bright, Stanna Cuff, Florence Sharp, . Dorothea Wilbur, Mary Luoise Pinney, Elsie Bailey. Katy Hegeland. Miriam Davidson, Maurine Olson, Norma Creech, Marguerite Johnson, Leta Man ker: Emma Hackbarth, accompanist.
 A quartet composed of Mrs. Tender son, Mrs. H. z. Barlow, Mir. Hender- son, and MT Brooks sang exceptional ly well Arizona, The Sun Kissed Land" the words and music are by Mrs. Frank Cox, Arizona's first composer.
 Two numbers were by Eugene Rede : will who has won local fame as a com poser and violinist. He was well re- ceived and as usual pleased the large gathering. He gave Titanic Overture arranged for player piano; novelette, "Sould- Mate and intehmeszo "Zonie"
 Mrs. Courtney A. Camp sang in heI always charming manner Forever And Day" and Cradle Song by Miss Rose M. Trumball of Scottsdale The music was attractive and equally pleas ing was "A Melody, "Serenate" and A Storm at Sea" by Mrs. Grace Forsythe Sines which she played Creole Daddy" and "Billykin Moon" the words and music by Mrs. Bertha Kleinman of Mesa, were sung by J Elmer Johnson. HAL. Lee, his accom- panist is well known music instructor of Mesa and director of the Mormon choir of one hundred voices
 Owing to the length of the program and the time consumed by chorus re. hearsal the department was unable tc complete its business, which has gone over until Tuesday when officers vii be elected
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