Richmond times-dispatch. [volume] (Richmond, Va.) 1914-current, 1918-04-06
MRS. M POWELL TELLS
OF HER HUSBANDS WORK
Interesting Lecture Is Delivered Be-
fore Musicians Club OF
Richmond.
PLAYS STRIKING SELECTIONS
Mrs. Charming Ward Tells OF Ac.
complishmcnts of the Musicians
Club and Of It's Aims In Promot-
Ing Musical Life OF Richmond.
ny JOHN GuOI,f.E N.nI,Is.

The Musicians' Club of Richmond
proved generous host last night at
the Jefferson auditorium In presenting
as compliment 10 It's subscribers and
guests piano recital with cXplnna
tory remarks by Mrs. Edward Mac
Do*eii. The works presented were en-
tirsiy those OF Edward Mcdowell. and
INC spirit OF his music and the in =
huencc OF his genius were authorita-
lively brought to the large audience
ny the ono best qualified to represent
him. 1t is hardly possible to select a
book Of essays or - literary magazine
OF the day without finding therein some
reference 10 the musical romanticist
the tone poct-MacDowcll. Musicians
regard him as representing the hest
IN American compositions: they lament
Ills early demise as AN irrcparable loss
10 our conntry'S musical future in the
creative flcld--it seemed that re had
Just begun his great work: that a great
opera should have come from his pm:
that the field of orchestral symphony
had hardly hcen opened To him. Tncre
IL. In the music Of Mcdowell. always
Inc romantic appsal--he was prc-e'ni-
nently writer OF beautiful dream
mnsic-d.roctcd IL the tender side Of
the nature lover-,he kind OF music
we like 10 hear played in the FIRE
light IN the home.
Mrs. Mcdowell, In her opening re-
marks. sEe,rhcd An intimate picture OF
the Petcsboro. y H., farm Of 500 acres.
Ere NacDowcll composed his later
works; she told ri tho fftccu .tuoios
placed about the grounds for the con
vcnicncc Of creative artir,s N music
and literature: 10 become in these re-
cent days Il home for convaicSccn: sol
dicrs under governmental control. Sh.
spoke OF her work TO meet the deii"it
in conducting The retc-boro colony
that she had Travelled from coas: TO
ri, lie I'D
lectures. dcvotjns tho procc"da riway-
10 the Peterboro colony. Sh. loft one
with tho impression OF loyal aud
f'h-SacriAcins woman. undertaking
this work as a pleasant mission.
PrcfacinE each selection with some
explanation or its origin or ts com
poser's Interpretations. she nlareG in
an intimate. appealing find OF wav.
Numbers OF the MacDowcll pieces with
which pta ni:ts AR" most familiar-nis
'Prrludc." com oved whcr MacDowcll
was eighteen years old and 4 student
In Germany: ,hc Eagle" =. Crarhic
picture, IN which tho thundcrh oi. and
The falling bird Nigh, eaSil; hc dis
ccrned: Winter" witt :. acri.s o,
beautiful resolutions; = srou', q: rour
p,eces from ,hc Woodland Ske'ch.e"
or which all ave IaToritcs: her ilea of
Uncle Eemus'' was humorous and
spontaneous ''Wiil Or tho W'ir,' ,.as
bright and sparkling: the "Nuiantc"
from the Celtic Sonata yraa tho r..r-
est approach 10 The dramatic. IRON,
German Forest ",s lyrical AID pie
turfsduc tho :nsle chorus IS a part
or the picture was outstanding aud
Mcdowell knew we'll hor TO ~-i,c
for maln-nart singing "E-or rabbit"
could be imagined readily during her
PLAYING OF that ro!l!ck;ng little rneIrIy.
The remainder OF trc PROGRAM, I'm.
hra"ed a sroun OF yea pieces. New Eng.
land idylS and two c.udcS
Mrs. Chanrini; Ward In Introducing
Mrs. Nacpow'n. presented In an able
in3nne: the aims and past accomplish
incn's OF til" Musicians Cub. she
stated that during tho two years OF
the cubs history. sixteen morning
lnuSicales and syvcn artist concerts
have been Eivcn. The club has a three
:old purpoSc-;o provide meeting
ground and place for local musicians
TO promote individual Developments. ANA
10 aftord opportunity to servo c,,v
state and na.ion. Tho Musicians Club
homes To have a student ment.rshin
free artists concerts for Soho I children.
permanent HON" for all :pusica! Ut.
Eanizations =. tho city. musical
library, scholarship fund. az, increase
OF It's membership from 900 now to
number commensurate With the size
or INC city. TIL" Musicians Club IS
undoubtedly placing the city and its
iovers oi GOD music very !nuc!, in it's
debt. and there seems TO be no or
gantzation moe deserving of genera,
support especially since it's members
always nave value received