Omaha daily bee., 1921-01-09
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By HENRIETTA M. REES,


~ future, for Mr.. Jean P. Dufheld
one of the best known and mos'
popular OF Omaha musicians, will
write the music for this paper Will.
the music editor is out of the city.
Mr.. Duffieid holds a high position
IN local musical circles, both as i
pianist and an excellent teacher, and
he has also devoted some Of his time
:. cnpnoItioa. For many years
sr. Duificld has been local CORE
r.ondent for the Musical Courier
ehich is published in New York City
tle writes with authority, and skill
and it is with pleasure that the ml.
sical section OF The Bee is entrusted
to him.
Mr.. Duftield will write during Feb.
:uary and March.
Are more of us "alibi-expcrts' in
the field OF music than anywhere
clSe' 1t seems as though we begin
so young learning how to be sucl
when we study music. During the
holidays many a music lesson was
poor or was neglected entirely be.
cause there were so many other
things going on that even the young.
est child could not practice. And
the excuse is usually so perfectly
good, but the fact remains that the
music lesson was not worth m,ch
yet the time and money were gone
perhaps wasted would be the bet
ter word.
The alibi-expert always thinks
that he can practice tomorrow, and
more than make up for the lost time
today. But because he mas lean
ings toward expertness in alibi he
usually finds All excuse tomorrow
too, and, just as every criminal is
always justified in committing the
crime that he did. the well-meaning
little music pupil always justifes
himself in putting off his practice.
The reason there are not even
more fine amateur musicians. and a
larger percentage of really fine pro-
fessionals, is not because there are
not enough talented people who
could easily excel in music, but be-
cause too many of them found alibis
when they were studying. The op-
portunity for a musical education
can not be overestimated by the for
tunate people who are privileged to
have one. But one can not excel at
anything unless he keeps eternally
at it, and there is nothing which
plays such havoc in the musical game
as expertness in alibis. The alibi ex-
pert may have the best of excuses,
vet, no matter what the excuse, the
fact that his work was not up to par
is the point that counts.
A friend said the other day, 81
wish sometime you would write up
The people who have Photographs
and who turn them or you like a
stream Of water when you happen to
call upon them. They are your
crowd. for they are musical tans. but
think there is time and a place
for music, especially Of the canned
variety. | like music rs well as they
do, but when my wife and | drop IN
for a little friendly chat we aren't
always in the mood 10 listen to a
whole concert. Perhaps one or two
records during the evening are in
teresting, and give a bit of variety
to our talk, but it is our friends We
so to call upon and not their phono-
graph" D.
The fourth free municipal concert
Of this season will be given Monday
night, January "a, at the Auditorium
under direction of the City Concerl
club. Armour's band will open ant
close the program, giving selection:
from Faust" and Wcber's Invita-
ton to the Dance" among Other
classics. A woman's trio, Mis-.
Edith May Miller, pianist; Mrs. Mar.
tin Donlan cello, and Mrs. A. F
Anderson, flutist, will play. Gus
Anderson will conduct community
singing. Two popular choirs, Han
scom Park Methodist, Walter B
Graham. director, and North Sid'
Christian, Mrs. J. Stanley Hill, direc
tor, will give double numbers. Dan
ish Folk songs and dances, and ;
saxaphone octette will be unusua
features.
The City Concert club will NEE
for luncheon and the regular busl
ness next Wednesday noon at TIL.
Chamber of Commerce. Reservation!
must be made with Frank Mach
program chairman, or Mrs. Hester
B. Copper, club chairman, by Tues
day noon. Any interested persons
will be welcome.
Musical Notes.
The American Guild of Organlst
held it's regular annual busines
meeting and election of officers ol
Monday evening, January 3. at TIL
office of Mr.. Ben Stanley, dean. Th
officers elected for the coming yea
are: Dean. Mr.. J. H. Simms; sub
dean, Louise Shadduck Zabriskie
secretary-treasurer. Mr.. Martin w
Bush. The executive committee in
cludes Mr.. Albert Sand, Mr.. Be-
Stanley. Mr.. Vernon c. Bennett. Hen
rietta NJ. Rees and Prof. Karl Haas
of Seward. The local chapter of tn
guild will lunch together once
month, the first luncheon being Jan
uary is, at the Hotel Loyal.
Virginia Helene Mitchell in Child
hood Stories" for piano, was pre-
sented by Maude Graham Bell o
Council Bluffs at her studio Saturda
evening January 1st. The program
moulded piano numbers which illus
Lrated the title of the recital.
The following pupils of Mr.. an
Mrs. August NJ. Borglum will ap
pear in a piano recital at 1851 Doug
las street. Friday evening, Januar.
IA, at 8 o'clock: Harriet Love
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