The Telegraph-courier. [volume] (Kenosha, Wis.) 1888-1946, 1919-04-03
"Overtones''
Being Comment on Things Musical
By w. Wesley LaViolette.


in this fashion: "Oh, nothing in mus
ic or musicians really worth while
ever comes to Kenosha, and of course
one can't afford to go to Chicago or
Milwaukee very often to hear things
IF one can It afford to go to Chicago or
Milwaukee very often, and it is sad
but true, what about the larger num-
Der of people who would like to but
can It go at ala And there are great
many such folk in Kenosha. We have
a large foreign population here which
is inherently music-loving people:
certainly the majority of them neither
have the desire nor the wherewithal for
a journey to a nearby city for the hear
ing Of some great artist or musical Of
ganization such as Symphony Or
chestra.
We are busy, thriving, growing lit
tie city; we are at least of recent
times outgrown the village class, we
are now getting into the first pair of
long trousers age--the time when we
are self-conscious and aware that peo-
pie are watching us, when we must
slick up and polish up to make good
impression. We are not fully past
from the age Of growing pains yet, and
If we are not careful we will be city
sprawled out all over the lakeside with
out form and void.
Some energetic people feel the need
of new court house, get busy, and now
we have the spectacle of the Wisconsin
Architects association requesting q
chance to bid on it because it was all
SO sudden they did not know about it..
Moral: "Watch Kenosha grow. +" Main
streeters feel the disgrace Of the river
bridge, raise howl, and apparently
are going to get what they went after:
the Strengthening of the street and q
bridge worthy of the Importance of
the street.
Music-loversa (notice I did not say
musicians for in the case in point it
is not so applicable to then) well, we
wall, wall, wall; send us some artists,
let us hear some great music by great
artists! And what is the answers The
same as 1t has been for number Of
years: nothing is done and musically
we are still in the Mellin's Food age.
An Artists Course.
The other day a member of the
Schubert club received letter from q
well known artists manager inquiring
as to WHIT sort of a course we had
here, who was on it, how war it fnanc-
ed, etc, etc. What shame that the
answer must be: we had none and it
would have been the same even if we
weren t in a great war. 1t has been SO
long since the series of concerts spon-
sored by Mr.. Morgan that statistics on
their attendance and financial stand
ing are almost unavailable.
If Kenoshans really want a course Of
four or five numbers next season, and
I believe they dc, would it not be pos
sible TO effect a cooperative combina-
ton Of the Schubert Club, the new
Kommunity Korus (Which boasts over
sixty members) and the Kenosha Sym
phony Orchestra Associations This
ought to afford a large enough mem
bership to effectively back series of
by visiting artists, organiza-
lions, and local concerts which would
begin to get us some place further than
simply wishing for it. It would mean
work, worry and lots Of It'll But it
would be worth the effort.
A Municipal Auditorium.
Supposing that we are lucky enough
to be able to put on an artists course
next season POSSIBLY eliminating in
a spring festival) pray where would
we have these concerts take place7 We
haven't a decent auditorium in the
city that has any size that has decent
acoustics to it to make it available
for such purposes. This is sad and
woeful lack. We can't even invite a
convention to meet here because we
have neither hotel Communications for
them, or a suitable place for them to
hold their sessions in. It is not to be
expected that we will attain the growth
of city overnight and find all these
desirables with US. They are matter
Of slow growth and laborious plugging
on the part of few. So let's keep
Perhaps the bidders who get
to build our new county building will
realize the need too and include a
Memorial Hall in it. If so, then let
Allah be praisedl
A Ministry of Fine Arts.
Now the East is being stirred by a
to establish a Ministry of
Fine Arts. The craze for everything
foreign in music and musicians, which
has resulted in an unjust attitude to
our own musicians and composers, even
when they had merit, has finally been
checked, the native musician is coming
into his own and we have a "Declara-
ton Of Musical independence OF the
United States.'' We can It inject mu-
sic into an unmusical people like you
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