Omaha daily bee., 1916-10-15

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commercial people, like ourselves. good
music Is necessary not only for enjoyment
and recreation, but also for Inspiration and
for salvation from death In the din and dust
Of trade; and this music should be demo-
cratic In the truest AND best sense. This II
can never be until II becomes an integral
part Of the education given in tho schools
of all grades, as II is In the schools OF some
other countries II Ii through an increas-
ingly clear understanding OF this fact that
music, not recognized In the course of study
OF our earliest public schools. has. within the
last twenty-five years, been introduced to
some extent into the schools Of most pro-
gressiye cities and OF many towns. villages,
and country communities, though by many
II is still considered unesaential and a fad
Sooner or later we shall not only, recognize
the culture value OF music, we shall also be-
gin to understand that, after the beginnings
OF reading, writing. arithmetic. and geom-N
etry, music has greater practical value than
any other subject taught In the schools.
During the summer ! read a most
interesting article along the lines Of
this letter, in which the writer spoke
of the great amount Of concentration
demanded OF the student OF music.
While other subjects compel concen-
tration along one line of, activity,
music compels him to use his memory,
observation powers, physical effort,
listening powers, sense OF rhythm, and
understanding, and to mentally focus
all these and even others upon me
reproduction of musical compost
ton. Perhaps it is because of their
musical training that one finds the
person well educated unsteady among
the most keen-witted Of all his ac-
quaintances.
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Musical Notes.
The Luella Allen violin school will, give
Its opening recital Saturday afternoon, Oc-
tober IA. AZ Miss Aliens studios In the Ar
linEton block. Orchestra practice will be
held every Friday evening and the mandolin
club meets Tuesday evenings Ensemble and
critcism classes will Be held Saturday aft
ernoons.
Miss Luella Allen has been engaged TO
direct nm orchestra at Hanscom Park
concerts throughout the winter has been
planned.
Owing 10 the tremendous success of tho
trnnscontinental tour of the New York
symphony society. Walter Damrosch, con-
ductor II has been decided to take another
one this season. starting March 10. and con-
Guiding May a. The entire orchestra. al /,
companied by Efrem zimbalist. will make
the trip
A neat booklet. containing tho announce
menta Of the Boston National Grand Opera
company, Max Rabinoff. managing director,
has been received. This contains the pic-
lures and brief sketches Of the principals,
the repertoire, pictures of some OF the set
| tinga, and their creators, aud q brief OUT
line OF the plans for the coming season.
Miss Florence NJ. Rhoades, who win APP
| near In recital ut the First Baptist church
! girl who has recently returned after sew
| oral seasons spent In Now York City In
study, She Will be ably assisted BY Mr.. WIN
j. Stone OF New York City, who has ro-
Gently completed concert tour IN the mid
die east, After a short stay in Omaha as
| the guest OF Mr., and Mrs. II. D. Rhoadea
he will return to New York for the winter
season Besides being tenor OF note Mr.
stone Is we'll known as pianist and nc.
companist and his appearance will be de-
lightful addition TO the forthcoming recital,
| Tickets are on sale at the SCHNEIDER a.
Mueller Piano company
The organ recital Of Kenneth D. wldenor.
pupil OF Mr. ]. II. simms, will take place
| ncxt Tuesday evening, october II, Mt the
Westminster Presbyterian church, Twenty
| ninth and Mason streets, at $3.50 o'clock.
There viii be no admission fee, and all
music lovers are cordially invited Mr.
widenor will play weil.arranged program
OF representative pipe organ numbers,
chosen from the works Of Bach, wolsten-
holme McFarlane, BorowskL ouilmant,
Brewer and others, Mr. Wdenor is re-
membercd as the young Omaha man who
had the privilege OF playing the great
organ at San Diego while on h visit there
last year He VIII DO assisted Tueaday
evening by Mr.. George Compton, who win
contribute two vocal numbers.
The onening musical program Of the
4 Omaha woman's Club Music department
was given Thursday afternoon by aiias
Loretta DeLone, harpist, Furnishing an ar.
proper waa preceded by brief lecture on
the development of the classical instTu,
ment from 1860 b. c. to the present day
Beautiful charts were shown displayinl
harris used IN different countries In tn,
! past three thousand years Miss paLon,
by her playing and lecture held larg,
audience interested for nearly two hour,
and half She played tho ''Humoreshs'
} by request at the close, before the audience
Iarose to give her tending vote Of thank
and appreciation The capabilities OF tn,
harp were brought out both as solo in
strnment and IN, accompaniment, to violin
: cello and voice numbers, and concerto,
numbers with the piano The Irish hari
was used al an accompaniment TO severR
Irish songs. Those assisting We're Misse
-on ,Marsfelde and Hartsuch. and Mrs
Steele and Mrs. J. Hsa man, aud talente
young pupil OF Miss DeDone, Miss pei.on
will leave early this week for concert tou
: IN the east, returning November !, whel
r she viii open her rev studio, SOL Lyri
building, where she will give a seriea 0
studio tectels this winter.
: The pupils OF Mrs. L. r. zabriskia, VII
: give recital AT Theoaophieal hall, 70