Omaha daily bee. (Omaha [Neb.]) 187?-1922, 1918-12-22

if the great impresario, DR.. Manning
and his unwelcome artist do no!
sweep the engagement away from
them. Mrs. Shafer. leader of the
department, aptly said that most Of
the musical activities of this season
had been intentions. But the de-
partment is going bravely ahead,
making its plans and being ready to
fulfill its program. if the conditions
are such that musicales may be held.
1t is hoped to also give the Berry,
man-Carnal- Jensen program, plan
ned for the latter part of November,
also in January.
The Nebraska Music Teachers as
ISOLATION will hold its third annual
convention in Lincoln, March 81
April | and ?, 1919. Headquarters
will be at the Lincoln hotel. The
following features will be included
during the nine sessions:
Piano Recital by Josef Hoffman. (Ad-
mission eXtra.)
Lecture-Recital on Indian Music by
Mr.. Thurlow Lieurance, assisted by Mrs
Thurlow Lieurance and Sidney SLIDER
Program devoted exclusively to compo-
sitions by Nebraska composers.
Address by Prof. j. Lawrence Erb. di-
rector of the School OF Music Of the Uni
versity of Illinois. -
Paper on Education Through Music" by
Mrs. Frances e. Clark, director of the Ed
vocational Department of The Victor Talk
ing Machine Co., Camden, n. J.
Three papers on '"rhe Objectives of Mu-
sic Teaching" by Mrs. Olive NJ. Strong
Of Kearney; 1.-THE Ethics of Music Teach
ing. by Mrs. Cell White McMonies of Oma =
ha. and 1.-THE Relation of Temperament to
Technique" by Miss Edith Lucille Robbins
of Lincoln.
Four sectional round table conferences
by the piano, violin, voice and music su-
pervisors' section. led, respectively, by Prof.
Paul Reuter- of Seward, Mr. Carl Frederic
Steckelberg of Lincoln, Mr.. Howard l.
kirkpatrick of Lincoln and Mr.. Harry q.
Ferguson of Lincoln.
One general round table conference TO
discuss the adoption by all the high schools
of the state of the Lincoln system OF &C
crediting private music study. This CON
ference will be addressed by Prof. Paul IL.
Gru1nmann dean of the School OF Fine
Arts of the University of Nebraska, and
Miss Lucy Haywood, the Lincoln high
school, - y. I'd.
Social features will include re-
ception. luncheon, banquet, automo-
bile ride around Lincoln and sub
urbs. Active memberships and as
sociate memberships are now due
and remittances should be address
ed to the secretary, Mr.. Carl Beutel,
University Place, or to the president,
Mr.. Sidney SLIDER, ll05 R street,
Lincoln, Neb,
Aren't people funny? Musical
America points out how Parke Ben
iamin, the father of the recently
welded Mrs. Caruso, expresses the
attitude of many in the business
world toward the artistic, when he
recently spoke contemptuously OF
his son-in-law, as public singer
And an otherwise adorable business
man, after hearing Isaye play
said, "Just to think, ola great big
husky fellow like him being content
to play the fiddle" But on the
other hand: What | can't under
stand,' said a prominent musician
lis how big business men can SO
often be content with and endure
such pinhead amusements, and. as
for art in music. writing or painting
many OF them don't even know what
the word means. How can people be
content to run around and make
money and never get anywhere
Aren't people funny?"
Musical Notes.
The regular department meeting
of the music department of the
/ Omaha Woman's club is platined
fer the afternoon OF January 10
| This will be made up of French mu,
sic and will be under the direction
of Mrs. J. r. Travis. The postpone
Scotch-1rish program will be pre-
| scented at some later date.
Mr.. lean P. Dufield expects &c
leave Sunday for New York Cit,
where he will spend few weeks
While there he expects to meet MIR
and Mrs. Thomas ]. Kelly, and tt
spend some time hearing CRANE
| opera and interesting concerts.
Lucien Muratore, tenor OF the Chi
cago Grand Opera company am
we'll known to Omaha musical AM
l.movie circles, has had nervous
breakdown and will return tc
France for a long rest. Mr.. Mura
l tore is one of the leading tenor ar
lists before the public, and he vii
be missed from many OF the operas
in the repertoire as well as from thu
concert stage.
| Omaha musicians responded no
bly to the Red Cross roll call. Cap
tains were appointed for the various
studio buildings, and members o
the profession are active IN doing
their share financially in helpin;
With ~this CREST vork