The Morning Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Okla.) 1919-1927, 1922-01-08
PIPE ORGANIST
LEAVING TULSA
Church's Money Problem
Responsible for Stamm
Resigning Place

.y.ilsa Is 10 lose one OF tho best
srown organists in the whole south
weet, Ernest Prang Stamm, because
he First Christian church, where
he is choirmaster and organist is
now undergoing financial difficult
lies due in part to a large building
Indebtedness. His contract with
the local church viii expire
March l5.
stamm has probably done more
for the cause of good music during
his two years residence In this city
than any other individual. lie in
stituted public recitals, such as are
held In all large cities, giving these
rectals free of charge and without
any extra compensation from the
church. He has given 60 weekly
public organ recitals, during which
he has played 337 compositions,
some OF which were three and four
movements in length. Many local
soloists, vocal and instrumental,
and also artists from out of town
have assisted in these programs.
Thousands of music lovers have
heard thus the oldest and The new
est Of organ music interpreted as
yonly a master can interpret.
| Directed Oritorios.
Stamm was one OF the organ
tiers, and is derector of the Tulsa
Male chorus. unique of its kind,
with a membership exceeding 100.
The chorus has rendered two con-
certs successfully. The music at
the First Christian church during
stamms diroctorship has attracted
many to the services. Not only has
the choir loft, with its seating ca
pacity of 60, been filled for the
production of special oritorios and
cantatas, but the church has also
been crowded to capacity, Among
the compositions sung have been
"Crucisixlon." Mendelssohn's ELI
jah" and Hymn of Praise" selec-
lions from "rhe Messiah" Haydns
Creation" and Rossinis "Stabat
Mater" twice produced. Stamm
has given recitals and dedicated
pipe organs in a number OF towns
throughout the state. His series of
reeitals has had much space in ma
uonal musical journals.
Stamm has not yet decided as TO
. his future plans. Some time ago
he refused taking charge of the
municipal organ at San Francisco,
feeling that he could accomplish
more in in the cause OF good music
In a city of the middle west not pos
sessing all the municipal advan-
tages necessarily pertaining to great
cities OF the Atlantic and Pacific
seaboards. He may devote several
months after leaving Tulsa to play
Ing the musical Interpretation of
8unyan's Pilgrims Progress" Just
completed by the great British or
ganist, Ernest Austin. This has
never yet been produced in its en-
tlrety in America. Stamm has al
ready arranged to render It at the
Sherwoon Memorial hall in st.
Louis and in Kimball hall in Chi
cago in a set OF recitals. each series
to consist of three recitals covering
four parts OF the composition. Musi-
cal friends in San Francisco are try
Ing now TO arrange his coming
there far 'Nn sar1e series.
Also Composer.
Stam' .dtcu me organ OF the
First Christian church February 3,
1920 ard became organist March l
Of the same year. He came here
from st. Louis, where he spent vlr-
tualy all of his life except five
years in Europe in musical study
and study in the east and was one
Of the leading st. Louis organists,
directing the celebrated Liederkranz
mixed chorus OF zoo voices He is
the author of 80 musical compost
tions. OF which the mist popular
are The Legend" ,"The Gavotte"
and "The Consolation" and has had
three published recently. Within
the past few months he has had
dedicated to him, and published.
"Barcarolle" by Roland Diggle of
Los Angeles, said TO be one of the
best organists of the generation
and Shepherds Morning Song by
Arthur Davis of Christ's church
cathedral of St Louis.
stamm will direct the singing oi
the Tulsa Male chorus when 1t APP
pears February II and will con-
TO and including the last Sunday in
February. He will probably not be
able to take in charge the spring
festival OF the HYechka club, as was