Omaha daily bee., 1917-11-04

Oscar Se25ze
newal of memberships may be made
Oh Thursday night, when two officers
of the club will be in the lobby to at
tend to the business.
Appoggiaturas.
1t is estimated that 4s per cent of
the Metropolitan Opera company
casts this year will be American. Ma
/ tive composers, neglected in times of
peace more than any others, now that
it is war time anyway, will have a
chance to be heard.
Percy Granger, perhaps the most
successful of the younger composers,
has six months furlough from the
War department for concerts for the
Red Cross. He is enlisted as NIT
sician, second class, with the Fifteenth
artillery at Fort Hamilton.
Hans Letz, the youngest member Of
the celebrated Kneisel String Quartet,
at the time of its disbanding, has
organizedta string quartet composed
of Edward Keeinor, Sander Harmati,
Gerald Mas and himself. Mr.. Letz,
before he joined the Kneisels, was
heard in Omaha with the Chicago
Symphoy Orchestra as concert mas
ter. He is 80 years of age.
Nine. Schumann-H -Heink is now an
honorary colonel, Twenty-frst United
States infantry. This title was be-
slowed when she gave regimental COL
ors to this regiment stationed at San
Diego under Colonel O'Brien. Nine.
Schumann-Heink has been singing for
the soldiers, and also giving her per-
sonal share of her New York and Chi
cago recitals to the army Young
Mems Christian association and
Knights of Columbus.
James Huneker, renowned writer
upon musical and artistic subjects, is
to write for the Philadelphia Press
this coming season. &c.
The musical journals report i'm
posters going about the country as
self styled state organizers for the
Music Teachers National associa-
tion." These persons are unauthorized,
and under no circumstances should
fees be paid to them.
Mr.. Max Landow appeared in re-
cital on the artists course of Peabody
institute, Baltimore. November 2.
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Jean Paul Kursteiner has recently
written q new religious song entitled
Promise" a copy of which has
reached this office. and which church
singers might find both available and
interesting.
Musical Notes.
An opportunity to again hear the Won
derful new organ Of the First Presbyterian
church. which was presented to them by
Senator and Miss Millard, will be given
next Sunday afternoon at 4 o'clock, when
Mrs. Louise Shadduck Zabriskie, organist Of
the church. will give the first of series
of organ rec,tals. Mrs. Zabriskie will be
assisted by Mrs. Louise Jansen Wylie, So
prano. Further announcement will be made
next Sunday.
Ben Stanley announces the second spe-
cial musical service at Trinity Cathedral
tonight at 1880, when he will play a re-
cital and have the assistance Of the Ca
thedral choir and soloist. Robert Gus
caden, violinist, who has recently returned
from the east, will play several numbers.
Four Of Miss Annie Glasgows younger
pupils will be heard in recital this. week
NJ .N,,Isn sr kLaI
Karbach block. They are Sarah Ricklin,
Florence Mulfnger. Lottie selicow and Paul
inc Selicow. Each of the little girls is
under IL years of age. This program will
be devoted exclusively to their small friends.
A recital will be given at the First Meth
odist church Wednesday evening, November
81, when Miss Hazel Silver, soprano, of Chi
cago, will make her first appearance before
an Omaha audience since leaving here two
years ago. Miss Silver has been coaching
under the well-known voice master. Charles
W. Clark. and teaching in the Bush Temple
conservatory. Besides this she holds the
position of church soloist in two prominent
Chicago churches. While in Omaha Miss
Silver pursued her musical studies under
James Edward Carna and was soloist in
the First Methodist church. In her recital
Sne Will De assisted Dy MISS Nord NeaIe,
pianist, and Mrs. Mabel Woodwork Jensen,
violinist, of Council Bluffs, but formerly one
Of Chicago's most brilliant violinists and a
member of the faculty of the American con-
servatory. The recital is under the man
agement Of Miss Neale.
Florence Basler Palmer looks with great
pride upon three of her pupils now in the
service of Uncle Sam-Leslie j. Hall, in the
hospital unit under DR.. Macrae of Council
Bluffs; Robert J. Racely, who organized and
is now directing the Fourth Nebraska mill
tary band, and Nat Hubbard, who is in the
First Utah field hospital corps at Camp
Kearney. Mr.. Hubbard has organized a
male quartet from members of his hospi- |
tai corps, together with a pianist, which
they have named "The Coloute Five" a COM
bination of Colorado and Utah, the men
coming from these two states. Their COM
manding officer has granted them a half
hour each day. for practice and they have
already appeared on several camp programs.
October 26 they gave q concert for the
benefit of the Red Cross at La Jolla, CAL. |
for which Mrs. Palmer furnished the music |
and outlined their program for them.
Martin W. Bush will give his piano re-
cital Tuesday evening, November IS, at
the First Baptist church.
Chicken Pox is Leading