The Birmingham age-herald., 1920-02-06
A Romance Tn "B NdturdP'

I7TIHERE'S pretty romance in the
 life of MT. and Mrs. Jacob Bloom.
 the parents of our own lovely and gifted Mrs. Laurens Block, which I have chosen to place in The Key of B. Natural"
 It has to do with life work in mu- sic. in which these two clever talented people have chosen to cast their lines, and it reverts back to the days when Mir. Bloom was one of the pioneers along with Miss Clara Bauer, whose name is so indossolubly connected with the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and with everything that has had the upbuilding and progress of music in it's highest form at heart in that great city.
 Mrs. Bloom at the time I'm beginning my story, was young. beautiful girl, studying al the Cincinnati Conserva- tory where Mir. Bloom was teaching the violin, and what more natural than that the learned professor, realizing the charm and talent of the young girl. should fall head over heels in love with her?
 The consummation of their romance was the mating of two beautiful na- lures, temperaments, talents, which re- solved itself into a life work in music, a work in which the twain have sur mounted obstacles. built traditions, and established innovations which re- dound to their credit and musician ship.
 l think 1t is our friend, the great musical critic, Mir w. r. Apthorp, who says:
 "A poet musician; a musical poet mighty good things in their way, that is, if the musician be a musician and the poet be a poet.r
 MT. and Mrs. Bloom qualify under the restrictions made by Mir. Apthorp, for each is the thorough musician. the thorough poet, infusing into their life work the spirit of genius, the inborn' love of music. without which no musi- elan can ever hope to succeed.
 MT and Mrs. Bloom have recently come to Birmingham to reside, and Mrs. Bloom, who. according to her own words would feel lost without music. without pupils. without the teachers responsibility" immediately made her affiliations with the Birmingham Con- seivatory of Music.~of which Mrs. Will liam Gussen. one of the most efficient and thorough musicians the south has ever known, is the distinguished direc- tors
 No two musicians that Birmingham has ever known stands more pre- -emi nently at the head of real musicians than Mrs. Gussen, and her talented hus- band, and Mrs. Blooms connection with the Birmingham Conservatory of Mu- sic will be eongenial and happy en- vironment for Mrs Bloom. the tone and atmosphere being redolent of the high est and the best of everything musical
 In the golden sunset days of the mu sician's life it is a joy and happiness to glean from their experiences, their mote books" as it were, some of their recollections. and in looking over the various periods of the musical life of MT. and Mrs. Bloom. the ideas recorded the incidents, descriptions. 'jottings down" against the treachery of mem ory, display spontaneous grace illum- inatingly interesting and full of endur- ing charm.
 In glancing over the music life of MT. and Mrs. Bloom I find that MT. Bloom for twenty odd years was director of the violin department of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and leader of it's string quartet "
 A native of Bavaria. Mir Bloom Fla. where they will spend a few weeks. Before returning to Birmingham they vii! visit Palm Beach, Jacksonville and ether points in the state. They will re- | turn about the middle of March.