The Richmond palladium and sun-telegram. [volume] (Richmond, Ind.) 1907-1939, 1915-02-13
WOMEN COMPOSERS
ART DISCUSSED BY
MUSIC STUDY CLUB
c Compositions From Feminine
Musical Writers Engross
Attention of Members at
Recent Meeting.

Mrs. Charles Marvel, in a paper read
before the Music Study club Wednes-
day morning in the public art gallery,
gave interesting biographical details
relating to women composers. the sub
ject for the morning, the program fol-
lowing, arranged by Mrs. Longnecker
and Miss Halcey Harold, being made
up of composition from feminine
writer's.
Women have never produced with
much virility in this field or art, but
both their song and instrumental out
put possesses almost invariably a Pc
culiar emotional appeal, and is rich in
melody.
Chaminade, perhaps the most wide
ly known contemporaneous composer.
is noticeable for these two qualities
shown in the several illustration that
followed.
Please Audience.
Particularly was this heard in the
last number, "Air de Ballet" an instru-
| mental trio by Miss Schalk, piano;
Miss Hutton, violin, and Miss Lucille
| Nusbaum, violoncello, the strings be-
ing used in charming effect in combi-
nation, these three young players,
through their constant association in
ensemble playing, having been giving
some of the most enjoyable exhibit
tions of local musical accomplishment
heard by the Music Study club this
season.
Miss Runge and Miss Alta Nc Pher-
son opened the program with Chami-
na6e's 'Etude Symphonique," a two
piano number. which displayed the
composed in another phase OF haer
product, more virile than the number
just mentioned, and played with much
appreciation of its spirited motive by
Miss Runge and Miss Mcpherson.
| Mrs Harry Doan's appearance in
two songs by San Souci, "My Heart
is Singing" and "Mammy's Rosebud"
| was one of the best of the morning,
Mrs. Doan's soprano lending itself to
the Interpretation Of these two charm
character being recognized by the
| singer.
Played Here.
Mrs. Doan's number was prefaced
by a few remarks by Mrs. Lewis King,
president of the club, relative to the
personality of the composer, Sans
| Souci being a young woman and hav.
ing at one time appeared in this city
|
| Presbyterian church.
| Mary Helen Brown was represented
on the program with a vocal trio. Mrs.
Longnecker, Mrs. Russell Wright and
Mrs. Otto Krone. "Snowflakes," the
composition being also full Of lyric
quality and melodious passages.
Mrs. Russell Wright also appeared
in solo in the most pretentious vocal
number of the morning. THE Cry OF
Rachel" by Mary Turner Salter. Mrs,
Wright, formerly Miss Edith Duke,
and leading local vocalist. giving the
dramatic character Of this composition
and intelligent and musicianly rend1'
ton. The number was difficult. and
Mrs Wright's successful presentation
received much applause.
Music Appeals.
Little Miss Katheryn Bartel delight
ed her audience with her three short
numbers by Esther Gronow. Miss Bar
tel giving promise of much future
achievement and showing herself pos
sessed Of musical gifts especially evil
dent in the last of the group of three,
1.-THE FREELY" a lovely little musical
idyl.
Miss Harold, who arranged the in
trumental part of the program. with
Mrs Lewis Reynolds, gave the third
Chaminade number of the morning,
this also being given at two pianos,
and further illustrating the peculiar
nature of Chaminade's products.
Mrs. Longnecker, who arranged the
vocal numbers for the morning, ap-
peared in two solos, THE Spring Has