Omaha daily bee., 1917-03-04
Bv HENRIETTA M. REES.

- ARE to have credlts for
IYAYI music study in the Omaha
IN" high schools, starting with |
the first semester OF the
EXyE67I next school year This
49, comes as the result Of re-
cent action by the Board of Educa-
ton and places Omaha in the class
with other up-to-date' cities. where
the value OF music as an intensive
study also has been recognized.
Every season one hears of many
music students who bave given up a
high school course in order to pursue
music, and OF students who have
found it necessary to let music rest
until the completion of the high |
school course. Now they will not
have to give up either line of study,
but may combine the two jim the
regular high school course.
For several years many OF us have
felt that music should be an ac-
credited study, and The Bee has de-
voted considerable space from time to
time to furthering an interest in 1t.
Tho Clef Club, composed OF teach
ers from different musical branches,
appointed a committee 10 see what
could be done in this connection as
one OF its first acts after organization
in 1914. Nothing was done at that
time however, but the matter was not
forgotten, and through recent COM
mittee of the same club, consisting OF
Mr.. Jean P. Duffield, Mr.. Henry Cox,
and Mr.. ]. Fl. 'Simms, working with
the valuable cooperation OF SuperinS
tendent Graft, the Board of Educa-
ton has now granted this wider op-
portunity to the high school students.
A very important meeting and re-
hearsal Of the Mendelssohn Choir
will be he'd Sunday afternoon at the
Army building, Fifteenth and Dodge
streets, at 4 o'clock. All present men,
bers and all past members who would
be likely to sing next season il the
Choir were in existence. are urged to
be present and join in the discussion
OF plans. Plans for Spring concert
in May will also be discussed, this
concert to be popular in style and
price, and to include some genuine
Community Singing" Mr.. Kelly
will be at the rehearsal hall Sunday
at $3.50 p. nj, to greet new members
or those who have been members be-
fore this year, and at 4 p. m. this
years members will attend. Friends
of the Choir with suggestions, will be
welcomed.
A membership in the Mendclssohn
Choir might also be called course
in Appreciation Of the Fine Points
OF Music" for there 10 not member
who does not find his musical horizon
broadened and his ear much keener,
and his enjoyment of all music much
greater as a result Of his active work
in it. The Mcndelssohn Choir is Of
greatest value to Omaha as an educa-
tional and artistic force, and now is
the time for its friends, alumni, and
members to show their interest and
encouragement by being present at
this meeting.
Pablo Casals, the distinguished
Spanish 'cellist and Susan Metcalfe
Casafs, soprano, will appear in joint
recital at the Brandeis theater on
Tuesday evening, March s, under the
auspices Of the Tuesday Morning
Musical club. The program will begin
promptly at 8:l5 o'clock. and will be
as follows:
Sonata, -, Standardization i7Oo-IT7o
Ailegro---orave--Vivae
Mr.. Pablo CasalB
Hecttatlvo and Aria from t"orfeo". .Gluck
''Batti. batt' from Don Giovanni. Mozart
SO Sweet is she.,....,. odd English
MIME. Susan Meteaife cassls
Suite in c major, u. s. Bach
eA-Allemande--couranto
Sara de--Hourree--GiEuo
Mr.. Pablo Casals I.
Die JunEs Nome. ................ Schubert
Ma I,Ien sse,............... .Boellmann
'''' Nine. susan Meteeifo ca.ais D'p'''
Spanish Dance. .........l .....,. ,oranados
L. Cygne. ...........s..,....s Saint saens
Masourka ....;...:........'..' roper
Mr.. Pablo Casals
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William Edward Zeuch. organist OF
the First Congregational church OF
Oak Park, Ill, and one OF the prom
inent concert organists OF Chicago,
will dedicate the new organ OF the
First Presbyterian church, Thirty,
fourth and Farnam streets, with all
organ recital on Tuesday evening
March Is. This wonderful new organ
was presented to the church as me.
mortal to the late Mrs. Carolyn Bar
rows Willard, wife Of Senator Millard
by the Senator and Miss Willard. This
is part of the services Of Dedication
Week" at the church and there.will b.
no admission charged.
Ia Homer Moore has brought action
against Florencio Constantine, Span
ish tenor who was engaged to sing il
his opera Louis XIV" which had II,
premiere in St. Louis recently, for The
amount OF $l,2s0. Mr.. Moore engaged
the tenor to sing four performance.
for $500 and paid him $3.50 in ad
vance. The premiere was postponed
for week because Constantine statet
that he had cold, but when TIL,
performance was given Mr.. Moor
asserted that the tenor knew ,neithei
the words nor music OF his part. Mr.
Moore promptly engaged anothe
tenor, Mischa Leon OF Chicago, AM
discharged Constantine from the cast
subsequently bringing suit Damag'
suits to much larger figures are SAT-
to be pending. The other artists en-
gagged were all satisfactory, snd TIL
opera was received with much favor
Mr.. Moore expressed himself a
highly gratifed with the honest man
agement, the hearty cooperation Q
every section of the production an
the we'll balanced ensemble which wa
achieved. The receipt Of the oper
from the four performances were in
tide the guaranty limit.