Indiana daily times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1914-1922, 1920-02-24
GIVE PROGRAM
FOR SCHOOL AND
PARK CONCERTS
Twenty-FOur Arranged for
March, April, May and
September.

The program for the combination con-
CERT course to be given here during
March, April, May and September under
the Joint direction of the park and school
boards was announced yesterday.
TWenty-four concerts were included In
the program-six to be given during
March, eleven in April, two in May and
five in September.
The course will open March with
band concert IN Tomlinson hall by the
high School band. This band will be
made up OF no students of Technical
and Manual High schools. All concerts
win be free to the public.
INCLUDES TEN
ORGAN RECITALS.
Ten organ recitals are included in the
program, all of which will be held in the
Christ church. Arrangements have been
made to hold these recitals during the
noon hour so that business men and those
working in the business district may
have an opportunity to attend. Various
organists of the city and some from out
side will be selected and permitted to
choose their own programs. The Com
munity Service has Joined hands with the
civic organizations In charge of the af-
fair and has agreed to share the financial
burden attached to the organ recitals.
The first organ recital will be held
March 90.
-Four band concerts are in the pre-
gram. Community sings will be held IN
connection with each one. Ralph w.
Hill, song leader of the community serv-
Ice, will lead the singing.
Officials in charge of the course are
now considering the question of delaying
the Oratorio scheduled for April 25-26,
which includes the Hora Novissima. It
is planned to hold the oratoria in June
in connection with the centennial pro-
gram.
DENVER'S SUCCESS
GIVEN AS EXAMPLE.
The underlying idea of the concert
courses is to educate the general public
in music and to stimulate a. general in
terest in musical offerings of classical
nature. This plan has proved effective
in many other cities in the country,
especially in Denver. Col, where con-
cert programs have developed on large
scale It has now become possible In
Denver to hold a series OF ten concerts
in which such artists as John Mccormack,
GaIli-Curci and Tettrazini appear, fer
a total charge OF $3.50 for the entire
series.
School children from the seventh grade
through the high schools will take part
IN the course Instruction is now being
carried on in the musical department with
L view of familiarizing students with the
music to be offered before they attend
the concerts.
memory contest is to be held near the
close of the program which will be open
10 the public. Those taking part in the
contest will be furnished with writing
material and asked to write the names Of
pieces and composers after hearing the
musical rendition of various numbers on
monographs. 1t is planned to award
prizes to those recognizing the greatest
number of musical offerings.
The program was compiled by James
II. Lowry, superintendent of the park
board, and Clarence E. Crippen, presi-
dent of the school board, and has been
approved by both boards. Edward
Birge will direct the instruction Of
school children during the course and
viii also direct the high school band
studies.
Only thirty high school students will
take part in the general memory con
test. They will be selected after a
preliminary contest in the schools, the
ten reaching the highest percentage in
each of the three high schools being
selected