Omaha daily bee., 1922-04-30
NcU ST. c C.
By JEAN p. DuPPIELD.

By JEAN p. DuVPiELp.
A MoNG the infusness wefkinl
~ for the musical sdvsneemsh
OF the community the Omshl
Business Womans club has oe
snpled . prominent position the pas
season. The eeneer, series pfomol
ed by this club granted the mus
cslly inclined heFeabouis . lFs. hear
lng OF several interesting artists
cyrena Van Gordon. the chefniay
sky trio and Margaret Romaine. An,
!, provided an additional appearance
Tor such popular singers as Rees
Miller. Nevada Van Der Nser sns
Arthur Middleton,
True 10 Us name. the Business
Woman's club entered into this pro
jsei in the expectation OF . lair iinan
eial return for the time and eiforI
involved. and proved that !, is club
of real business women by realizing
this expectation. Many prophet.
have there been without honor. but
the Business Woman's club has won
both honor and profit. II is fine
omen that the club has been able "a
conduct It's course successfully. no.
only in an artistic way but IN terms
OF money rs well, ior this success
may turn the balance in favor of an-
other eiiof, in The same direction,
The yesr's experience has proved
tina, there is a demand for this work.
We shall hope that the Business
Women may continue TO furnish the
supply.
The Tuesday Musical aud Fort
nightly clubs have already been men-
toned in these columns. And these
10 no, by any means complete the
roster Of organizations working Tor
the musical welfare OF Omaha. The
City Concert club is practically
unique. regarded from the viewpoint
oi the country at large. and is full
filling its purpose admirably. This
purpose is the bringing OF musical
entertainment wi,hou, cost-briehy.
music OF. for and by the people. And,
by the way. raise your hands grace
fully when you are held up a, the
point of a fountain pen for your
ramc and your dollar next week.
The c. c. c. will value the name
and spend the dollar wisely.
The Amateur club has led 4 useful
and honorable existence for a num-
her Of years. and the Monday club,
though young. holds out the promise
OF valuable results. The Woman's
club has always maintained an active
music department. This body is
now in Aourishing condition. and
supports. under the leadership OF
Henry Cox. one OF the few secular
choirs in the city. The Junior Musi-
cal club. under Mrs. Axtcll. confines
its ministrations to the younger mu-
sical element.
But, active and capable as these
various bodies undoubtedly are.
there is both room and need for
more. Especially desirable would be
the formation OF societies devoted TO
the cultivation OF chamber music.
There is. to the best Of our knowl-
edge, but one organization OF the
kind in the city: the West Sisters
String quartet. According TO a re-
cent English writer. chamber music
rs perhaps a. important to our mu-
seal existence as bread TO our every
day life" Many people otherwise
well informed on musical subjects
Go not even know that the world
has been lowered BY the great COM
posers with a chamber music litcra-
ture Of an amplitude and importance
which render it one of the richest in
existence. Who knows now that
Haydn composed II string quartets
and Mozart %; the Brahms and
Dyorak conhded to the literature of
The trio, the quartet, the quintet, etc,
many OF the finest and most char
acteristic Of their Inspirations; that
practically every great composer has
written chamber music; that even
Chopin left . sonata for cello and
piano?
Chamber music represents the art
in its purest and most idealized form
and we can but ill-afford to do with
out it. Let US recommend that the
clubs, presenting musical courses
next season may see tit to include
at least one evening devoted to this
form of the art We we'll know that
il is not the popular thing to do;
that the general public responds
more readily when some sensational
prima donna, some prccocious fiddler
Or widely hcralded pianist holds the
stage. But the arguments are not
aii on the side OF these. neither is
the public indifferent to the charac-
ter Of entertainment offered by a
chamber music organization, as was
proved by the large audience attract
ID by the Flonzally quartet when
last presented here by the Tuesday
Musical club, and more recently by
The Cherniavsky trio, which figured
On the course offered by the Business
lVoman's club last season.
The Omaha Woman's club an
nounce the first OF the May festival
concerts to take place tomorrow
morning at 10 a. M. at the Burgess
Nash tearoom, seventh floor Of the
Burgess-Nash building.
The May festival orchestra OF 80
men, under the direction of Robert
will present the following
program:
Program May I.
,Soioist: Louise Jansen Wylie. Soprano:
|. Overture to the Opera "The Mar
riage Of Figaro" ............ Mozart
J. Symphonic Prelude The Deluge"....
J. vai.e Intermeszo-"what Flowers
Dream" ................. translator
l. ta) "The Moon Behind the Cot
tonwood" ................. CadmAn
slb) PLEADING. '................ ElSar
(c) my Love Is Muleteer' -.
y Louise Jansen Wylie.
/ Symphonic Suite--"A Lover in Da-
msscus'' ..... Amy Woodford Finden |
fal Far Across the Desert Sands"
tb) beloved. In Your Absence"
te) How Many Lonely Caravan"
tdl ".Ailah BE With Us"