The Chickasha daily express. (Chickasha, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1899-current, 1916-03-04
MacDoweII Club Presents Joe Wynne.
(By Mrs. Orin Ashton.)

for the betterment of musical condl
iions in this city as well as the de
yelopment OF its members, again wa
responsible for a most enjoyable AM
inspiring program last Tuesday even
ing
The recital was held in the Carnegi,
auditorium and was well attended b.
an appreciative audience. The per
formers were Mr. Joe Wynne, pianist
OF Oklahoma City, an ambitious youni
artist, assisted by Miss Ethel Carson
Of the o. 9. W., who very sweetly
played and sang two groups of hei
own compositions
Mr.. Wynne was delight to all his
hearers, gracious and pleasing in pei
sonality, and playing with so much
ease that the audience could scarcely
realize how difficult his selections
were unless familiar with them.
His technique is most excellently
balanced and the tones so well blend
ed that one listens with a feeling OF
confidence and appreeiatiye enjoy
ment.
He is truly an artist in temporal
ment and devotion to his work, and is
capable of bringing out to marked
degree all the sweetest and most SYM
pathetic tones piano can produce,
also rising splendidly to the bigger
and heavier parts when occasion de
mands. The melody ever shines out
distinctly and sweetly in whatever
register of the keyboard, at the same
time the accompaniment is being play
ed in clearcut and as distinct man
ner, his octave movements being es-
pecially well relaxed.
TO those friends who are interested
in this rapidly rising young artist it
is a great satisfaction to see his year-
ly Improvement and development. AS
a youth he was classed as a child
prodigy and played enough in public
to become quite well known in our
state
TO h mother he owes much OF his
success. as she was his first teacher
and has ever been his most sympa-
'thetic and interested adviser yet also
his most dependable critic. Mrs W.
G. Patton of this city was his first
teacher, except his mother, and she
feels she gave him a thorough founda-
tion upon which to build. She de-
rived much pleasure from so excellent
young pupil and now feels very
proud of his present work and much
interested in his future.
When we realize that he would sit
for two hours at a time to listen to
players when tiny child, we can not
wonder that his great love for his art
so filled his soul that there must
be an outlet. From those who were
fortunate enough to hear him, one
hears only words of warmest praise
and wonder.
For the past two years he has stud
led under Harold Won Mickwitz cf
Chicago and returns to study with
him this summer. In September he
plans to 90 to New York for future
study. His ambition is to become a
concert pianist
AS we know Miss Carson better and
realize her ambitions, we cannot II
to be interested in her work She is
50 modest and unassuming that one
loves her even before hearing the
pretty. melodious songs she has writ
ten and which she so feelingly sings.
She plays her own accompaniments
and has written the words and music
of all the songs she sang Tuesday
evening except the words to the en-
core number, "Why."
At Chautauqua. n Y. last summer
she studied piano under Mr.. Ernest
Hutcheson, a noted teacher. Her songs
were recognized by number of artists
among whom were Carrie Jacobs Bond,
William Wade Henshaw, baritone in
the Metropolitan Grand Opera COM
pany, and Mr.. c. Judson House, a
Brooklyn tenor soloist who sang her
Sweetheart on number of his pro-
grams.
Perhaps Spring Rapture was the
favorte of her songs on this program
This was composed when she was but 1
Il years Of age, as a result of being
housed up studying in the city, after
being accustomed to living just across
from beautiful park. where nature
beld sway.
As piano student Miss Carson has
been greatly encouraged by all her
teachers and has already received
quite worthy recognition Of her compo.
sitions
We may well feel proud of these