Evening star., 1916-08-13

Scholarships are so numerous now
adays practically every educational IN
stitution of any standing offering op-
portunities for free tuition, that stu
dents without means whose natural
gifts promise real distinction as ar
lists need no longer lack for proper
training and development. AT the Pea
body Conservatory, Baltimore, the free
scholarships are awarded solely on the
basis of talent, after competitive ex-
animation and under certain condi-
tions. First, the applicant must be
American by birth or the children of
naturalized parents: second, they must
be under twenty-one years of age for
instrumental scholarships and under
twenty-five for vocal scholarships;
third. they must have a good ear for
music and-wen marked musical talent:
fourth, they must be free to devote
entire time to musical studies If re-
qured. The following free scholar
ships each for a term Of three years.
are now open for competition and will
be conferred upon the successful candi-
dates after an examination before the
faculty: Two for piano, one for or
gan, one for voice, one for v1oiln ana
one for harmony. Yearly scholarships
bass, flute, oboe. horn, clarinet, trum-
pet and trombone.
Applicants should. If possible, send in
their names in advance and examina-
help September 80 as follows: Pea
body Alumni piano scholarship and
Peabody piano scholarship (No. ID. 8
O'Clock: Peabody organ scholarship
| (No. -. IL o'clock; Peabody violin
vocal scholarship (No. -, o'clock;
| Boise memorial harmony scholarship,
| September %, at o'clock. Each ap-
plicant for piano will be expected to
| render intelligently one of the earlier
| sonatas of Beethoven, to be selected
| by candidate; play acceptab1y some
| classical modern composition of his
! or her own selection, demanding more
| brilliant technique; read at sight a
| For violin: Render intelligently
| a movement from one of the less
| difficult of Beethoven's sonatas for vio-
| lin and piano, to be selected by candi-
date; play acceptably some classical
| or modern composition demanding a
| somewhat more brilliant technique !;
| demonstrate familiarity with the piano
| keyboard. For organ: Show sufficient
piano technique to play, for instance,
| Beethovens piano sonata, Opus 2. No.
Ono previous knowledge of the organ
| being absolutely required); read music
| of moderate difficulty at sight. For
| Of the applicants own selection; be
| able to read vocal music at sight; be
| able to play a simple accompaniment
| on the piano. For harmony: Demon
| strate familiarity with the piano key
! board; show some signs of creative
| talent or, at least, a marked instinct
for harmony. The successful candidate
| in each branch will receive instruction
! in harmony as well as in the principal
subject and will be required to attend
r
! classes as may be found necessary to
his or her musical education, and to
give, IL desired, one or two hours a
week to teaching in the normal train
| ing classes At the expiration of the
| three years the holder of scholarship
| will be expected to give public reci-
| tai.
Notwithstanding the torrid weather.
one of the largest audiences of the
summer season was in attendance
| Tuesday evening at Studio Hall to hear
| Mrs Gertrude Lyons, lyric soprano
formerly of New York, but for the past
| two years a resident of Washington
| Mrs Lyons was in exceptionally good
| voice and added much to the interest
| by explanatory remarks before those
of her numbers that are rarely heard
in recital programs. She opened with
| a spirited rendition of a new setting
by James j. McCabe Of the national
anthem, America" explaining that
| the music to which America" is
usually sung, the English air, God
Save the King" is used by several
| European nations, and, outside of this
| country, is not really suggestive of
America. Especially interesting also
was the quaint Swedish song, "Herde-
gossen," by Berg (the version used by
Jenny Lind), and the Norwegian
"Fjail Song in which an unaccom-
| panied echo at the close was also said
| to have been added by the great Swed-
| ish songstress.
| OF the other numbers Mrs. Lyons
| was most acceptable in "On Wings Of
| Song I'll Take Thee" by Mendelssohn; !;
"oft Have I Seen the Swift Swallow"
| by Dell Acqua, and the aria, "Depuis
lie Jour-" from Louise by Charpentier.
She gave also group of "children's
| verses for grown-ups," set to music by
well known American composers:
where Did You Come From. Baby
Dear?" by Neidlinger; "In Winter I
Get Up at Night" by Ethelbert Nevin;
| 'If No One Ever Marries Me-" by
Rogers; ''Mammys Song" by Harriet
| Ware: the old English song. bid Me
Discourse" by Sir Henry Rowley
Bishop. and Schumann's Love