Great Falls tribune. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1921-current, 1922-12-10
MUSIC has been aptly

the Soul" That marked mu-
steal ability has long lain dor
mant in Montana is the con-
tention of the Musical Art asso-
citation Of Great Falls, Inc, and
it is to develop that latent mu-
steal talent and make Great
Falls the music center Of the
Treasure state that the assoclr'-
ton was formed.
Under the dictatorship Of 4.
A. Reyes much progress has
been made by the association in
the fulfillment Of it's ideals ana
its aims. In the face of the
general depression which has
spread over the country during
the past two years, Montana's
musical talent has been sought
out and developed to a high
state of perfection.
An unselfish enterprise IS
the Musical Art association. 1t
is by no means marcenary-no
salaries or gratuities are paid
to either officers Or the direc-
tor. The chief aim OF the
membership is to establish
furd for the erection Of a mu-
nicipal musical auditorium for
Great Falls, where the best tai
ent IN the land may be brought
for the benefit Of our citizens,
and may be heard at a nominal
cost.
In a measure the Musical Art
association is patterned after
the famous musical association
of Lindsborg. Kan, a hamlet OF
less than 5000 persons, and
where at least one-fourth Of the
population is not only interest
ed, but actually members OF
the famous Lindsborg Musical
association.
What Lindsborg Does
It is remarkable to note the
success the association has
made in that little town. Start
ing with an idea of p handful
of music lovers as a nucleus the
association has overcome OBJ
stacles, until now Llndsborg IS
acknowledged the music center
of the great state in which It IS
located. Each year that village
conducts a music week" and
SO popular has it become that
the railway company has in
stalled mile after mile of side
tracks to accommodate the
many special trains Of music
lovers which yearly come to
Lindsborg to listen and study
music in its highest type during
that week.
So enthralled was the Kan
sas City delegation with this
years program. that they char
tered a special train and took
the entire chorus to their own
city that the people there
might, too. hear the enchanted
chorus of 600 voices.
Lindsborg lives music, and
when the invitation to visit
1arsas City WIS received, at
,east one-half of the business
houses in the little town were
forced to close so the clerks and
proprietors might make the
Journey with the chorus.
Great Falls can become more
than a second Lindsburg, with
it's greater population and its
better facilities for talent. 1t
is not expected that business
suspend for the sake Of music.
but on the other hand, with
Great Falls as the music center
Of Montana. ii will attract mu-
sic lovers from all over the
country to our city, and put
Great Falls on the map as a
good place to live; a good place
in which to rear our children
because the advantages of the
things really worth while are
here.
HandePs messiah"
In presenting the famous
oratorio of Handel. "The Mes
siah', to the music lovers of
Montana on December Ia, the
Musical Art association Of
Great Falls, Inc, is taking a de-
cided step toward realization
of their goal to makes Great
Falls the music center of the
northwest.
"The Messiah" Handel's
most successful and best-known
oratorio, was composed in the
year 1741, in "a days, at a time