Omaha daily bee., 1918-09-22

! iOiHdi SOulS IOI Tic yOuHS people
must learn, and those who have the
opportunity of music lessons must
make the most of it ere time flies.
With the privilege of credits in the
Omaha High schools for outside
musical work, never has the teach
ing of this subject been pursued I'M
der such favorable circumstances,
and it is to be hoped that many OF
the students in high school grades
will avail themselves of the oppor-
tunity offered. of combining their
musical work with their high
school courses.
With the return OF. September and
the cooler weather many of the
studios have already opened, and
other teachers are soon to return
to their winters work.
Not much of interest in general
has happened during the summer.
Caruso got married, Bruno Steindel
was questioned as to his loyalty to
the United States, and Frederick
Stock, through negligence in taking
out his second citizenship papers
years ago, is liable to lose his posi-
ton as director of the Chicago
Symphony orchestra (although he
is generally admitted to be 100 per
cent American) Two noted music
critics of New York have passed
away, Gustav Kobbe, widely known
for his musical writings, and Ed
ward Horsmann, the musical editor
of the New York Herald, and the
composer of Bird of the Wilder
ness" a song which found its way
into many of the programs of the
leading artists. He was also known
as an organist and choirmaster. By
his death America loses one of its
most promising composers.
The Boston Symphony orchestra
has not as yet appointed its new
conductor, and the musical journals
continue to guess and predict in
that direction, undaunted by the
fact that it is getting to be an old
story.
The Musical Courier has opened
a new department on program max
ing, which should prove of great
value, not only to the professional
recitalist: but to the numerous local
artists of different communities. And
last, but not least, the government
is considering a raise in the war
tax on concert tickets from 10 to 20
per cent.
Musical Notes.
Lena Ellsworth Dale spent the
in an extended trip, including stops
In Cleveland, Detroit, Chicago and
other points Of interest.
Louise Jansen Wylie announced
the opening of her studios, suite 4
and s, Baldrige- block, and at
her residence, for Monday. Septem-
Der 16. Mrs. Wylie has spent the |
summer at Lake Okoboji During the
season she plans series of musical
teas at her residence studio for the |
first Sunday afternoon of each
month, from until 6, beginning ,
the first Sunday in November. f,
Gertrude Miller, soprano from the
Zeigler Institute of Normal Singing.
New York City, has opened resi-
dence studio in Omaha, specializing
in voice placing, breathing and
physical development.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas ]. Kelly,
formerly of Omaha, conducted the
vocal department at the National
Summer School of Music at Lake
Forest, ILL.,, during the summer.
While there he organized an excel
lent chorus among the students.
Recently this chorus went to Great
Lakes and gave a concert at the
Ravine theater before $500 men.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kelly have returned to
where both are busily oc-
cupied with teaching and concert
work.
Miss Jane Beats, contralto soloist
of st. Mary's Avenue Congregational
church and of the United Presby-
terrain church of Omaha, Neb., has
recently come I'd Cincinnati to
brush up for a season with Mr.
Thomas J. Kelly. She will do con-
cert work and recital and oratorio,
for which there is a large western
Charley Stephens||