The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-08-29
FIRST RECITAL BY
 ! NEW ORGAN|ST 4!
 !. CHURCH OF ADVENT
Ferdinand Dunkley, Cele- brated Musician, Has Ar rived and Will Be Hearo
 Today at Morning ,s Service

I great artst-inuscian will be welcomed this morning at the II o'clock service when Ferdinand Dunkley takes charge of 1 the organ at the Church of the Advent MT. Dunkley arrived in the city last night from Seattle Wash, and will bs temporarily located at the Hotel Tut. wiier.y His coming to Birmingham is re- sarded a choice acquisition to musical circles of the city and state. On Septem. per he will assume active duties aa ofector of large chorus choir and as organist of the Church of the Advent. The orSan installed in this auditorium at a hnal cost of s25,0GO is considered worthy the best musical talent the country If. iords. According to statements of the Nestrymen of the church of Dr. BarnwelL ana or many prominent musicians Mr Dlnhteys acceptance of this position will tulllll the happiest expectations of al who appreciate good music as vital part of the church service
 WIDE REPUTATION
 AS an artist of exceptional merit Mr DuniSley has received the applause of the best musical critics of England Canals and the United States.
 Born and reareal in England, he re. eeived his musical training under somt of the best masters, including Sir George Martin organist at St. Paul s Cathedral London.
 
 student passed the examination for fel. lowship of the Royal College of Organ. lsts when he was welcomed as tht youngest fellow of the college. Soon aft erward he won free scholarship foI composition at the Royal College oi Music in London. Here he had the ad. vantage of organ instruction under Su George Martin anI of composition under Sir arbert Perry
 ETITJ EFI I 0WCHIp
 MT. Dunkley came to America at the so. licitation of the Right Rev WiIlad Crowel Doane, bishop of Albany. wh( engaged the young musician as organis Of Ale-Saints Cathedral, Albany.
 Mir. punkley was admittel. to full 'fet lowshp O. the American Guild of Or gan,s 5 without examination. because 0, the b'gh attanment that had been his ir the fellowship of England. Fellows oi the ,ild ot sew YcrN. like Edwin Ar tlils Kraft and Scott Bahrmann. are sns thus astic in rraise Of their fellow musi' ciar as an CT sanist an orchestral dp re -tf and q .corposel of note,
 As a critic. Mir. Dunkleyss opinions are vaaued in contributions to one of thu leading musical journals of the Pacid, slope. In the east and west his recitali have been given on the large organs oi the coanSry Enthusiastic applause wal accorded sim at the Worlds Fair in St Louis and at the Pan American Expost tion in Buffalo.
 SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
 Among the music7loving people of tht city, the hope has ,eeen expressed thai the coming of MT. DunlSley will mean tit del eiop'nent Of a siapheny orchestra and organized annual musical festivals fol Birmingham,
 sftera short while regular semi-month. ly musical progralnmes will be rendered under MT Dunkley's direction He will be in charge as director of a large cloru. choir, and as organst at all services oI the Church of the Advent. MT. Dunk ley viii be heard in this ehaTch this morning for the first time in Alabama