Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-04

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Of what good all the building ma.
terial in the world, if no one knows
how to put it together to make a
building? And OF what good the
building if no one is able to enter and
use it?
OF what good the finest ideas in the
world, if a person cannot express
them so as to make them understood
at their full worth?
OF what good the finest compost
tions in the world, if a person cannot
reproduce and interpret them? And
of what good the finest Interpretation
in the world if person cannot hear
and understand it?
Many a writer, many an inventor,
many a composer, many painter,
many a musical performer, and many
a student has gone down to defeat,
not because his idea was not fine
one, nor his intentions The best in the
world, nor his vision of the finished
product worth while, but because he
did not have sufficient mastery OF the
means of expressing it, to put it
across: in other words, the mastery OF
its technic.
Before you get the mastery of the
technic, the idea is worth, oh. about
one-tenth, perhaps, and the technic OF
expressing it nine-tenths. And after
you have a mastery of the means OF
expressing the idea, the technic is
worth about one-tenth and the idea
itself nine-tenths. So, if the idea is
there, a person must have the technic.
But person cannot always have all
kinds of technic. Many famous COM
poser has been a poor interpreter OF
his own or anybody else's compost
tions, because, while he had mastery
of the technic OF writing music. he
had not a mastery of the technic OF
playing it. Many a fine player or
singer could thrill an audience by in
teipreting the music of some master,
yet could not write composition
worth while to save him, even though
he might have splendid idea tor an
opera. Think of the many talents
which CLEAN in the bud, but which
never attain maturity because their
owners never developed sufficient
technic. Think of the many mediocre
songs in both words and music which
live but for day, yet when you ex-
anime them you often find a really
poetic idea stiAed underneath. Tech
mic is not the main thing, but if you
have an ideait isn't of much use with
out it. And technic is merely the SCI
enee Of the simplest way Of expressing
the desired thought.
A charter has been granted to the
Nebraska chapter of the American
Guild of Organists. This is national
organization of organists, whose OBJ
jects are to raise the standard of
efficiency in organ-playing, in the
theory of music and in general musi-
cal knowledge; and to. grant certih-
Gates Of fellowship and associate
ship to members of the guild who
pass required examinations. It also
provides members with opportunities
for meeting, for the, discussion of
professional topics, and Ito do other
such lawful things as are incidental
to the purposes of the guild.
Many organ recitals are given by
the various chapters throughout the
different states, and interest in the
organ as an instrument is fostered.
Organists are eligible for member.
ship and an opportunity for music
lovers who are not organists who are
is given to become sub
scribers upon the payment OF yearly
dues. The idea of, a Nebraska chap
ter originated with Mr.. J. H. Simms
and Miss Henrietta Rees, both of
whom have been national members
of the. guild for several seasons.
The officers appointed by head
for the coming year are Mr..
en- Stanley, organist OF the cathedral,
dean; Mr.. J. Frank Frysipger, Lin
coin, Neb., sub-dean; Mr.. Martin W.
Bush, secretary-treasurer,. and an
executive committee composed of Mr..
James H. Simms, Omaha; Prof. Karl
Haase, Seward; Mr.. Ben Stanley,
Omaha; DR.. J. M. Mayhem, Lincoln,
and Miss Henrietta 'Rees, Omaha. A
meeting of the chapter will be called
probably for Thursday, further am
to be made later. The
chapter membership, besides the Off
GERS, includes Mr.. Vernon c. Bennett,
Mr.. Kenneth Widenor, Mrs. E. R.
Zabriskie, Miss Eloise West, Miss
Nora Neal, Mrs. F. F. Pitts, Mr.. Al
bert Sand, Mr.. Henry w. Thornton
and Miss Grace Slabaugh.
Oscar Seagle. the eminent American
baritone, and Eddy Brown, violinist,
will appear in joint recital at the
Boyd theater on Thursday evening,
8, at 8:15 o'clock, under the
auspices of the Tuesday Musical club.
Mr.. Brown, one of the younger vio-
linists, has a long line of successes
to his credit, and busy season ahead
of him. 1t was after this indianapolis
appearance that Walter Damrosch
made the prediction that Eddy
Brown is destined to be one of the
two or three great violinists of the
world. His triIl is the most wonder
full have ever heard" The violinist,
in the opinion of many critics, has
gone long way toward fulfilling the
prophecy. An "envoy extraordinary
to the kingdom of violinists" is the
phrase which the we'll known violin
ist and teacher, Victor Kuzdo, used
recently to express his admiration of
Eddy Brown. |
Oscar Seagle is considered one of
the worlds greatest baritones. He
is to appear in concert in many of
the principal cities. Over $1,000 was
raisd for war relief work in France
at recent recital given by him at
the Lake George club, Lake George,
N. Y. In giving his services for this
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