Omaha daily bee., 1919-03-09
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marvellous number from the Cog
dor, which was sung by Lucy Gates
by request, however. But do wet
Not for one minute. They decide
upon a program of unusual songs
for as, the other type Of great-ar-
tist-program, sure as the world, and
| so it proves to be. Is there any
thing big upon it that is new? OF
course not. Much as they love to
sing something of that type for arts
sake, they know that we would not
! like it, how, heaven only knows.
They do not seem to realize that the
large half of New York audiences
is made up of people from out-of-
town, who come from the middle
west, and other places, and that the
majority of New Workers are not
to be found in operate or. concert
audiences. But they decided to give
us novelties, and they do. They give
us a program of little\songs, some
thing we can understand and APP
preeiate. And the only big number
on it is one of the same old things,
as usual
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1t is like the man from Washing
ton who went to Boston, and every
where he went they had in his hon
or Washington pie. until he had
enough and longed for any other
kind of dessert for awhile. Finally
he went to a fine banquet and in
honor of George Washington's. |
birthday. he was called upon for
toast. God bless Washington"
he said but curse his pie" Here's
to the great artistsl
Jascha Heifetz, the greatest living
violinist, will make his first appear
ance in Omaha on Monday evening,
March 10, when the Tuesday Musi- |
cal club will present him at the
Brandeis theater at 8:15 o'clock p. |
m.
No one will be seated during the |
first number, and late listeners are
also asked not to try to take their |
seats until after the violinist leaves
the stage when the number is FIN
ished.
Heifetz is without doubt the most |
remarkable violinist before the
world at the present day. He is only |
" years of age, and yet has been
acclaimed by seasoned critics as
over and above the rest of his con-
temporaries. Mr.. Henderson of the
New York Sun, in speaking of his |
most remarkable performance. said !
that he played the familiar "Cachon- |
ne" Bach, in such way that "old !
Bach himself came into the ROOM" |
1t was the height of classic purity |
in art. He is not sensational in any |
of his methods, but he plays with |
such unusual skill that the beauties
are given opportunity to stand out, |
untrammeled, before the hearers.
Andre Benoist, his accompanist, |
is one of the most successful ac-
companists before the public, and
his work ably seconds that of this
young wizard of the violin.
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Preparations are now under way
for the third annual convention of
The Nebraska Music Teachers as
ISOLATION which meets in Lincoln,
March2l, April and 2, with head
quarters at the Lincoln hotel. From I
present prospects between 800 and
400 delegates from rs communities
of the state will be present. Nine
sessions have been scheduled for the
three days. The association now
has us active and 100 associate
members and is growing steadily.
Beside the features, such as the
piano recital by josef Holman. the
lecture-recital on American Indian
Music" by Thurlow Lieurance, the
Nebraska Composers program. two
special musical programs by active
members and two addresses by
Prof. ]. Lawrence Erb of the Uni
versity of Illinois on Concerning
the Proposed Establishment of
National Conservatory of Music in
Washington, D. C." and by Charles
E. Watt, editor of Music News
(Chicago) on "The National Out
look in Music" the big piece of con-
structive work which the association
will undertake this year is the ac-
creditment Of private music study
in all of the high schools of the
state. 1t will be proposed to have
the school of fine arts of the Uni
versity of Nebraska correspond |
with all local school boards, urging
them to adopt the plan now in sue
eessful operation in Omaha and 4
Lincoln. There will also be four
sectional round table conferences
beside this general round table con-
ference.
An abundance Of social features
should eugender a fraternal feeling
among the delegates. Any one de-
string literature or information con-
corning this organization is invited
to communicate with Carl Beutel,
secretary, University Place. H
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