Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-05-06
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| ha is going to give popular
IVXI concert at the Boyd theater,
Sasa~ about as pleasing all an
nouncement as could be made 10
Omahans In addition to the choral
program, a genuine popular feature,
in the form OF community singing, is
to be made a part of the evenings
events. Mr.. Kelly will direct the
choir, and will also give Omaha all
example of the work that has won
him so much Of note in Chicago as a
director of community singing. This
part OF the program will be confined
to songs everybody is familiar with.
and, led by the choir, all hands will
be expected to pitch in and sing with
heartiness.
Mr.. Isaac Van Grove of Chicago,
pianist, will play two groups, and will
also accompany the choir as we'll as
assist in the congregational" exer-
cises. The sale of seats has been such
as warrants the statement that the
Boyd theater will be filled on Tuesday
evening. Tie program is:
PART I.
"Emer's Lament for Cuchulain'' Irish
Melody ... Arr. by Granville Bantock
Early One Morning" English Folk
Song) ..,...Arr by Thomas +. Dunhill
"come Lassie and Lads" tcheshire)
Old English Air) Observation-Disclosures.
.......... Arr. by Joseph G. Bridge
The Mendelssohn Choir.
Pianoforte Solos
"Duo glamour tGoyescas) ....... .Granados
'Vascongada" spanish Dance). .Granados
Marcia Orientale". ...........,. Granados
Mr.. Isaac Van Grove.
1.-THE Nights" barry CornwelD =. .Challinor
Spring" tThomas Nash, l567-16oD...
Observation-Disclosures. John E. West
Song Of Autolycus (shakespeare's
Winters Tale') ("The Pedlar's
SongD ....,..........C. Lee Williams
The Mendelssohn Choir.
Mother o Mine" (Rudyard Kipling)..
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS., T. Burleigh
Mems Voices.
Fairy Lullaby" (Shakespeare) ...,...
.............,...M Mrs. H. H. A. Beach
Women's Voices.
dig My Grave" Negro Spiritually (Six
Parts) .............. Arr. by Burleigh
The Mendessohn Choir.
Piano Solos
"LAlouette" ........... Glinka- Balakirew
DOLLS Serenade" ...............D ebussy
"Golliwog's Cakewalk". ......... Debussy
Caprice Espasnor', .......... .Moszkowski
Mr.. Van Grove.
Psalm XIII Eight Parts) Judge Me o
Lord tFor Double Choir .Mendelssohn
The Mendelssohn Choir.
PART III.
Community singing by all the audience !
with the choir, Mr.. Kelly directing and Mr..
Van Grove at the piano, as presented by
them at the new municipal pier in Chicago
and at various Chicago Community Centers
America" 1.-THE U. s. A. Forever" (Dxie).
Columbia the Gem of the Ocean," Star
Spangled Banner" "Old Folks at Home"
my Bonnie" Long. Long Ago." "oId Black
Joe."
Frederick Vessels, the manager of
the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, in
recent interview in the Musical
Leader is quoted as saying that the
war will have beneficial effect up
on music. He is of the opinion that
the moment we realize we are vitality
concerned in the great conflict, peo-
pie will unconsciously turn to the bet.
ter and more serious side of life He
believes also that large amount OF
the frivolity now prevalent will be
discarded in favor of a finer kind of
diversion and that music will be the
one recres ton to be more widely en-
couraged. The Leader goes on to re-
mark that it is to be hoped that Mr..
Vessels is true prophet and that
there will come more decent era of
plays and cabaret amusements. And
that brings us right up again to the
great question Of art. There can be
art in musical amusements, but the
majority of times there isn't. There
is art in the folk songs which is
popular, but there isn't any in the
ribald or vulgar so-called popular
song. There is art in the well ex-
pressed bit of sentiment, or a well
expressed musical idea, but there isn't
much in lot of music that has no
ideas in it. And art is all in the way
it is done. The same chords, changed
around and written differently with
good ideas woven in behind them. can
be made into an artistic composition.
The tones that dragged themselves
into certain uncomfortable positions