Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1917-02-04
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sic will be briefly surveyed, and a
study OF orchestral instruments and
instrumental music Special lectures
will also be given by outside must
clans, and parties made up to attend
the musical attractions at Lincoln,
which is but short distance from
Bethany. A supplementary course OF
this kind for students of music, and as
a valuable subject for ambitious music
lovers should find welcome place in
any curriculum. and the action of Cot
ner is but another illustration OF the
wider spread of interest and desire Tor
musical knowledge. Colleges and uni
versities everywhere are more and
more recognizing its value in general
education.
1t is reported that the duet "Oh,
Vert Thou in the Cold Blast" by
Mendelssohn, was sung last week at
an evening entertainment. Quite pos
sibly the guests had been.
.
Musical Notes.
The next number on the concert course
at the Metropolitan club house Is Pani
Reimers February rs. Mr. Reimers was In
Omaha last year for the Tuesday Morning
Musical club. and 10 also well known locally
by his photograph records,
Nine Marguerite Melville Lisznewska Of
Vienna will be at Browneil Hall. March ],
for four days. in which time she VIII ex-
anime pupils for music credit work. She
will also be heard In recital This Id Mme
Lisznewsla'B second American tour.
A number Of voices are being trained In
the Alice MacKenzie'B studio Among these
10 Miss Hazel True, who sang FOR the
womAn,s club of thu South Side Wednesday,
and pleased greatly. Another Is tenor OF
exceptionally fine quality, Joseph Bateman'
Miss Hazel Long of Council Bluffs Ia nuch
In dsmand musiealiy becanne OF hsr warm
FREQ tones and earnest expression miss
Mabel Morrow. too, has greatly improved a
valuable contralto voice
Walter b. Graham's studio IN well repre-
yeuted among the salaried choir positions IN
Omaha Miss Gertrude Akin 10 member
Of tho quartet at Temple Israel and Dundee
Presbyterian church as well MISE M.e
French 10 soprano soloist at FIRST Baptist
church; Lawrence Dodds, tenor. director
quartet Dundee Presbyterian; Lynn Sackett,
tenor director choir at Lowe Avenue Pres
bytertan and member Of Temple Israel
Quartet, and Walter Woodrow. baritone, In
Painter, baritone, also a pupil Oh MI
drahan's, has been having splendid success
In concert work the last season
Florence BasIer- Palmer has planned
series Of Sunday afternoon musicals 10 DO
given by her pupils for the "Shutins' the
first win be given February II at the House
of Hope, in Florence. The second VIII Dc
given February IS at the Old Peoples
Home, 2214 Writ street. II Is Mrs. rainier
length an will afford an afternoons enter
tninment In addition to the dates gwen
nboye n number Of other Sunday afternoons
will be devoted to entertaining tho less
fortunate" wherever they may be FOUND.
n,,.,o Iovers arc looking forward with
keen anticipation to the MacDowell lecture
recital Saturday evening, February 10. when
Edith l.. Wagner will present the WIDOW
OF tho greatest American composer. Mrs-
Mcdowell will give brief talk on tho
Peterborough colony, explaining the plans
which her husband hoped to achieve for
this colony and which II Is her intent TO
carry out. The remainder Of the program
will be devoted to piano selections from
ManDowoirs works,
The Junior Musicale club met at the home
of Mira H. g. Clarke Saturday afternoon
The program proved 10 be one OF the most
interesting this group OF young music stu
dents has given.
A new musical club was organized MON
day evening by the advanced pupils Of Miss
bella Robinson, In the latters studio.
program was given and officers were elected.
Mr.. Charles Lee Cooke was chosen presi-
dent: Miss Martha Murphy, Woe president.
Miss Edith Miller, secretary, and MIS-
Ethel Shorter treasurer At the next meet
ing, which will be February IL, the name
will be chosen and the committees ap-
pointed Tho club will meet every two
weeks.