The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-29

charge of the great organ in one of tn, principal churches of that city. From New Yorh and from his native Michigan n, ct'ne south ten years ago, during whicl t.mt he has lived in Nashville, Montgom err and Atlanta, having come to Bir nnigham twelve months ago. For year he has been one of the guarantors of tn Atlanta grand opera.
 FINE SPIRIT
 don't think I have seen anywhere in the south such an enthusiastic muslcs ;nirif as is being developed in Birm:ns ham, Mir. Allen praised.
 One judges a community by the way II batronizes music. Now that we are or the eve of building a great auditorium Eere, with space for big musical afiairs, tlrmineham should get busy planning foi a big symphony orchestra and fea tiis' chorus. The musician of the cits elieve will come together under ono jrector and form q chorus. not siYnpl,' for the purpose of singing patriotic songs and having popular music, but for some earnest effort in giving ora toros
 't ',f ow 'e c,f ing that tends to eie vate the taste of the community like .Ee music rendered by good orchestra ir crnJipation with well selected fes- tival chorus continued MT Allen. "A city of 175.0oo should be able to raise . chorus of 300 good voices and maintain ir.
 'I remember as boy, of 16,' he re- called, that when Detroit was a city Of only 125,00o the Detroit Musical Society had a chorus of 300 voices in connection with the symphony orchestra of fifty good musicians, whose concerts were the events il, that part of the country
 BIRMINGHAM CAN
 T covet something like this for Sir f-7i, ,,er1, rIo -.I ro ad center. and the largest city in Ala hama If we can accomplish this it will develop the musical atmosphere of the eLtire state. I believe it will finally be fulfilled through the enthusiastic efforts of me'n be~s cf tho Mneic Sf,p U Gnu
 And with MT. Dukley's arrival today, and the new auditorium with a big mu- n'clpal organ possibility of the future, no telling what is going to happen her., is there, MT. Allen?"
 Something great for Birmingham sure" Mir. Allen predicted.
 Mir. Dunkley's coming to the Church of the Advent today isn't just ,nile- stone, he continued, but the biggest event that has yet occurred in the muslca 1 life of Birmingham.
 Mir. Dunkley is not only an organist, but a choir and orchestral director a man of the broadest musical education
 
 the south.
 MADE PERFECT
 The people of the Advent have spared neither time nor money to make the .n stallation of their new organ as perfect as it can be made. Built on original an6 ur-to-date lines, it is the latest word il organ construction When a musician Ike MT. Dunkley has had time to de- velop his plans the organ recitals will ho very attractive to the public
 "Of course, we want municipai organ when the auditorium is built" Mir. Allen commented. These have meant every thing to musical life of cities like Port land. San Francisco, Los Angeles Chi caGo, Philadelphia, Atlanta and Boston And now comes Cleveland, O.. with d ois sip0000 organ under process of constrdc- ton
 CHURCH MUSIC
 "As for the church music.' Mir. Alien resumed, Birmingham will not be be- h'nd. In the installation of the three new organs we are taking into considere tiofl the structural plans, lines of the ceilings and walls. that will give proper angles adapted to the tones of the irssrur,e i.s. So many fine organs are ruined by Leing placed in chambers architecturally un- fitted for them that we are taking es-a pecial care to avoid this.
 The ornamental pipes are of the past, MT Allen informed, "at least Tor small churches. A substantial case is more to be desired. and there would be no artistic taste in the use of expensive pipes ex- eept in large buildings.
 ITO my way of thinking, there is noth- ins more attractive than good music, not cnly in building tip an attendance at church service, but in ministering to the spirit of the services concluded MT. Ai- len.
 And I'm glad that Birmingham is lin- ing up with the most progressive cities of the country in movements to elevate the music standards of the people.