Evening star., 1922-08-20
MUSICAL MENTION

How to reach the great body of
Americans who are neither devotees
of jazz nor regular patrons of sym
phonic concerts Is one of the prob
lem enthusiasts on the subject of a
musical America are striving to
solve Among the most exuberant of
these promoters is Rudolph CAM,
Of the st. Louis symphony
Orchestra, who made long stride
In the right direction last season
when he fnaugurated q series Of
pop concerts by his orchestra
Ganz. who is spending the
summer in Switzerland. has already
tentative symphoaic programs ar
for the printer rs Soon as he is sure
of the scores Of certain novelties he
plans to obtain while he Is abroad.
OF the popular programs he will
give next winter. he said before sail
ing, Il shall follow the idea upon
which the st; Louis Municipal Opera
has achieved such success. both
Heid of opera there is grand opera
ind light opera. both excellent of it's
kind and worthy of being well pre-
sented TO music lovers. there is a
great body of instrumental music
that is not of symphonic proportions
but which Is well written. melodious
and of real musical merit.
1t is popular. it is true. in it's ap-
peal. but much of il is as good in
its form and class as Beethoven
symphony or a Strauss tOne-poem.
It is too fine. too beautiful. to be
allowed to sink into obscurity simply
because it has no place on sym
phonic programs. Just such com
positions ! expect to rescue from OBJ
livion by placing them on the pop
programs next season.
To the se-caIled "high-brow" mu-
sicians who rose in CONSERVATION
last winter when Mr.. CAM placed
Frey's "Habanola" fox-trot on the
irst of his pop" concerts. the con-
fox-trot. a peculiarly American form
of dance music. II was composed
by man who is thorough mu-
sician. and 1t is. speaking from a
m musical standpoint artistically done.
We bring from Vienna their 'waltzes
to play on our pop" programs: why
then should We not play an Ameri-
Is of equally high musical standard.
Every pop" concert goer is a poten-
tial subscriber to the symphony con-
cert series and. after all. the great
est problem of the musician is to
make his art available to all the
people. to create audiences that will
eventually appreciate these things
which he knows to be the most
beautiful and really worth while"
Fred East. baritone. returned early
in the week from a trip to New York
and New Jersey and has not yet re-
covered from the thrill of a meeting
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Edison. for whom he had also the
privilege of singing. The occasion
was the celebration Of the forty fifth
anniversary of the making Of the first
model of the Ediphone and the affair
took the form of a luncheon at the
Edison laboratory at West Orange. n
j.. at which the staff of Ediphone dis.
tributors were the hosts and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edison were the honor guests
Musical numbers were rendered be.
tween the courses by Fred East. Err
nest Hare and William Raymond Of
this city. with John Bufkharit at the
piano, and 1t the conclusion OF the
they sang sweet Adeline." closing
with And He Is Jolly Good Fef-
low"
Gertrude McRae Nash. pianist. is
spending the month Of August with
MF anu MIS-. LOUIS FOtIeT HI LOHk
Beach. Long Island. and going into New
York two days each week to coach with
Frank La Forge. Mr.. Potter has be.
come a full f1edsed sailor and fisher
man since going to Long Beach. but &C
far no statistics are available as tc
his achievements as a fisherman n
While he is absent Walter Nash is
substituting for him at the organ Of
Calvary Baptist Church.
Miss Lerena 3. Adsmson, who ha.
been substituting at the organ of the
Sixth Presbyterian Church for Mrs
Helen T. Murray. left Tuesday even.
whers she Will spend a foftnight's
holiday. Mrs. Murray. who is sum
fhSrine at Ea9lesmere, Pa. will re.
sumo her work ut the church the sec.
ond Sunday in September.
william Raymond. tenor soloist Of
calvary Baptist Church, is visiting
relatives at Montclair, N. j.. and will
be the soloist at the First Presbyter.
ian Church there this morning.
Fred East shared honers last Sun
DAY svshine ct Ailsnhurst. N. j.. with
Betsy Lane Shepherd. soprano. Of New
IN the solos. my Boy" by Clark;
.'Davey Jones' Locker" by Petffe, and
for encores, "Smilin' ,Thro' and
Thank God for a Garden" both by
Penn. and duet. 20. That We Two
Were MAyine," BY Alice Mary Smith.
Mfs. Shepherd sustaining the other
part.
Mrs. Henry Hunt Mckee, orsanist
and choir director Of ingram Con-
GfegAtioAAl Church. having returned
early in the week from a series of
Waits to frierids and pupils in Vir-
kihia. left Thursday tor 1 motor trip
when she viii visit reis tfves in Pitts.
burgh, returning early in September.
Herman Fal<1er, baritone; Estells
Thomas. vfolfnfst. Richard Loreleberg,
with Christopher Ten
ley ct the organ, win give the, prelim-
mary musicti rf0stAm at this sven-