Norwich bulletin., 1921-03-08
NEW LONDON MUSICIANS
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The March meeting of the Norwich | Music association was held on Monday | evening at Slater hall. In brief opening l address President Frederick H. Cranston reminded the members that the annual meeting would occur on April 4th, nam ing as the nominating committee to pre- sent the customary slate of officers for the ensuing year at that time Dr. Joseph H. Selden, Mrs. Tlanning M. Huntington and Miss Edith Young.
 The following interesting program of modern American composers, in charge of Mrs. Arthur L. Peale, was presented to the pleasure of the large and appreciative audience:
 Paper,
 Mrs. Arthur L. Peale.
 March of the Boy Scouts, Grant-Schaffer
 Double Quartette.
 George E. McGirr, violin Miss Clemen-
 tina E. Jordan, violin Dr. S. B. Gibbs,
 cello; F. c. Ferry, oboe Edward A.
 Breed, flute c. R. Hubbard, clarinet; Mrs. c. Leroy Garfield, piano. A Shepherds Tale; Ethelbert Nevin Lullaby, EtheIbert Nevin Double Quartette
 The Day is Done, Charles Gilbert Spross Minor and Major, Charles Gilbert Spross Miss Helen Barkerding. Valse Pondrie, Francis Popys I Intern1ezzo, Benjomin Whelpley Double Quartette.
 Eight Mother Goose Songs.
 Sidney Homer l .\ Miss Barkerding.
 Woodland Echoes. Rudolf Friml 1 Intermezzo Charles Werter ls Double Quartette.
 Secret Languages, Fay Foster Miss Barkerding.
 Exaltation, L. A. Coe.ne Double Quartette.
 Awake, Awake Cadman
 Double Quartette.
 An instructive paper by Mrs. Peale on the subject of modern American com posers prefaced the musical entertain ment, and gave a short though Jmpre- hensive resume of the comparative youth of worth while music in our country when compared to the older masters in Flu I rope. It is a matter of growth of musical ] culture rather than a growth of the art I itself America has begun to contribute | largely: to the music of the world now
 and here again the real youthfulness oi
 our schools are demonstrated, in that
 with the exception Of seven or eight
 practically all of our famous composer.
 are still living.
 Many of the foremost American 1nusi clans are teaching at our large institu | , growth of music in the national life ii
 that the symphony directors are maxim, frequent use of the work of American , composers. These musicians themseIve l realize that if the future is to have stil l greater musicians the children of todd,
 must be appealed to, and splendid com positions for the pleasure of boys an, girls are being written to train :he youtl of our country into recognizing AI lov
 ing good music. No student of thes
 times who will take the trouble to stud
 the American composers need be ashame \ of feeling proud of what has already bee]
 produced or looking forward with greate
 hope into the future.
 Brief mention was made of Homer :, Nevin, Werter. Spross and other Amer , can composers, as we'll as of Dr. L. 4 Coerne, who holds the chair of music a . l Connecticut college. and is well know 2 as a musician of note
 z i The double quartette, composed ( v members of the New London Symphon, . opened the program playing at all time . with marked skill and vivacity. Their st
 lections we're attractively varied an Q tuneful, all played With musicianly fee Q ing and careful interpretation of tf Q composers moods.
 | As the soloist of the evening, Mi. l V V soprano voice of appealing quality an n charm, gave much pleasure with her SC, f. eral numbers. The Mother Goose mel, . dies, by Homer, which are favorite eI 1T cores of Madame Homer, were very d.
 lightful, and the singers sweet hig e notes were displayed to best advanta; e in the songs written by c. G. Spros IT Miss Barkerding is student at Connect l. cut college.
 J. The stage was effectively decoi 1t. 1t with baskets of cut flowers, cinneraria g baby primrose and stock, generous l. given by Mrs. Charles W. Gale, V ho hi IS always retained warm interest in u se association, Colonel Gale having been u T. 1 first president. The entire program VI in very pleasing. and the New London rla
 CTS, and soioist received hearty and i
 sistent applause over their excellent pc
 formance.