The Omaha morning bee. [volume] (Omaha [Neb.]) 1922-1927, 1922-10-08

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Barahar Maurel Is a young mezzo-so'
prano. some say cnntralto. with a wide
range. and an unusually beautiful
quality Of voice. According 20 her
press notices she Is Alsatlan by birth
but an American by training and en-
vlronment. She has recently been
heard In London. where the criticisms
We're warm In praise Of the glorious
quality Of her voice, and in the art
with which she sings.
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Music Notes
on Thursday afternoon Albert u,
Splllman gave Il recital at South High
school under the AUSPICES Of the Ath'
lotlc association. Ills program IN
clnded numbers from Schubert. Han.
del. Schuman. Mozart and n group Of
weil.known bass songs. Mr.. Spillman
possesses bass voice which permits
a wide choice of vocal literature. His
legato tones in who is Sylvia" were
said TO be a delight to his audience
as WIS an intensely dramatic inter
probation Of Handel's Hear Me. sc
Winds and Waves"
Mr.. Spillman recently returned from
rev York city. where he has been
studying voice the past year with Her.
bert Witherspoon.
A musical program will be given
Sunday evening at 1880 o'clock at the
Dletz Memorial church under the dl.
rection OF Mrs. Carol NJ. Pitts. organ.
ist Beside the choral and organ mum.
bers, a duet will be sung by Mrs. Cob.
hey and Mrs. Pitts; quartet. Mrs.
Luther Cobbey, Mrs. Dale Dawson,
Il. +. Pitts. and Merel Hendrickson,
and solos by +. L. Pitts and George
Hampt.
The choir of the Zion English
Lutheran church, Thirtysixth and
Lafayette streets, will give a Festive
Evening Song service Sunday evening
at 8, assisted by Mr.. Louis Knettle,
baritone: Eva Nelson, organist; Der.
rard Johnston, choirmaster, and Rev.
Nels Lundgren. pastor.
The Association Male chorus which
put on such an acceptable concert In
the Y. w. c. A. auditorium last
spring has just reorganized for their
fall rehearsals and are meeting regu'
larry every Monday night.
New officers for the coming season
have been elected as follows: Presi.
dent, Charles Gearish; vice president,
Dean 7. Smith; secretary. d. S. Guyer
treasurer, A. L. May; business man
ager, L. G. Cockrell; musical director
George w. Campbell.
Under the dictatorship Of Mr.. Camp.
bell the chorus is making an ambi.
tious start and the entire membership,
now numbering a., are present practi-
cally every rehearsal. The plans for
both the winter and spring concerts
are well under way and the assisting
artists have been chosen for each con-
cert. In December Decie Howell
the well;known soprano, will assist
the chorus in a splendid concert to
be given at the Brandeis theater.
Early in May at some date to be
fixed between the first and the 18th
of the month the spring concert will
/ be given with Frances Nash, famous
Omaha pianist, as the assisting
artist.
Lille Englund will present Margaret
Cain and Raymond Mackland in a
piano recital at the Burgess Nash
auditorium Thursday. October IL. 1922
at p. m. The public is cordially in
vited.
Maude Graham Bell, teacher of pi
ano in Council Bluffs, received an in
teresting notice in the Musical Courier
of the progressive series and the
memory contests which she held last
year, were, recorded.
The music section of the Omaha
College club will study American
Music" during the coming club year
Beginning with the earliest forms o.
our countrys musical expression. The
programs will reach a climax in thu
last program which, according to plan
will be given largely by the composer
of note in our own city and state.
Excepting this last program and thu
March meeting, which will combine ;
guest luncheon and program o
American organ music, given at TIL
First Central Congregational church
all meetings will be held in homes
The first meeting of this section vii
be held at the home Of Mrs. II. Fl
Remington. Avis Roberts, leader
1901 South Thirty,sixth St, on Satur
day. October IA at 2:30 p. m.
Following social half-hour tn
programs will begin promptly at three
Tea will be served at 4 o'clock.
All members are cordially invited
Mrs. j. E. Wallace is chairman. an,
Mrs. ]. Dean Ringer is vice chairman
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