The Birmingham age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1902-1950, 1923-12-09

the fine influences into the lives of
the 1900 inhabitants of Hershey"
Recently the eyes of the world
have been turned upon him on ac-
count of his having created a $50
100000 trust fund for the benefit of
the Hershey Industrial school for
Orphan Boys"
Music Plays Important Part.
1t will perhaps be interesting to
know how important a part music
will play in the lives of these little
orphan boys. In the little community
of Hershey he is trying to provide
for his people the influences that he
lacked In his boyhood. In speaking
of his early life he says: Il never
had an opportunity to hear good
music and in after years I have keen
ly realized what l missed. In order
to provide the best community life
for the people in Hershey. music and
the drama have been steadily en-
coura ged. l believe that music in
particular is an absolute necessity as
a cultural factor, and l am eager to
secure for people in this town the
best that can be had"
He has built large auditorium
which seats several thousand people
and during each season it is the scene
of many notable concerts by leading
artists of the world Among the
artists heard there recently are Ger
aldine Farrar, Galli-Curci and the
Sistine Chapel Choir from Rome.
They, have several orchestras, the
principal one being made up of mem
bers of the Hershey band, which has
achieved considerable prominence in
the state. There are also The Her
shey Choral society and the Wom-
ems Glee club.
Music is one of the most vital
forces at work in the ever increasing
growth of Hershey. Music and the
drama have played their part in
creating this little city, and in the
men of the future who come from
the portals of the Hershey Industrial
school, with stout hearts and strong
hands, the ideals of the benevolent
donor will be passed on to others"
O O O
Mr.. Dunkley's Recital Dec. IL
Some of Mr.. Ferdinand Dunkley's
compositions are already well known
to Birmingham musical people, espe
cially choir singers, and there is
therefore much interest in the recital
on Tuesday evening, S:15, at Cable
hall, which will be devoted entirely
to compositions by Mr.. Dunkley, at
which tine much of his work done at
the Mcdowell colony last summer
will be heard for the first time, as
well as some of his older works, for
the first time in Birmingham. Mr.
Dunkley is giving this recital for
the twofold purpose of presenting
his compositions and of charging
Birmingham contribution to the
support of the Mcdowell colony at
Peterborough, N. II.
The Mcdowell colony is an insti-
tuition that really belongs to the
whole United States, for there, dur
ing the summer months, nay be
found composers, poets, dramatists,
novelists, short story writer's, sculp-
tors and painters from all parts of
the country, working in their respec-
tive spheres, inspired by their sur
roundings ana the wonderful spirit
which pervades the colony.
The south contributes it's share of
the workers. and among those who
were either born or are residents in
the south, besides Mr.. Dunkley. are:
Harvey Allen, poet, of Charleston,
S. c.; Maxwell Bodenheim, poet, born
at Natchez, Miss; Chalmers Clifton,
composer born at Jackson, Miss; Du-
Bose Hayward, poet, of Charleston,
S. c.: elleMacDiarmidRit chey born
at Winchester. KY. and Dixie Selden,
painter, born at Covington. Ky.
Enumeration of some of Mr..
Dunkleys particular honors as a
composer should include the follow
ing: Won prize for a march at the
age of 10; held a scholarship for
composition for four years at the
Royal College of Music, London; won
prize of so guineas, in 1889, for an
orchestral suite, entitled, Among
Yon Mountain Businesses" 1.-THE
Wreck of the Hesperus," performed
by the chorus and orchestra of the
Crystal Palace Saturday concerts,
under Sir August Manns, 1894.
Some of Mr.. Dunkley's sacred com
positions have taken leading places
in the church, for which they were
written: The Sabbath Evening
Service for Jewish Worship" with it's
"Adon Olom," is a standard work, and
was sung in Temple Emanuel, Biz.
mingham, long before Mr.. DunISley
cane to the city; the "Adon Olom"
has been pronounced by many Jewish
rabbis and cantors as the best must
cal setting of that ancient poem ex-
tant Mr.. Dunkley's "O'er Waiting
Harpstrings' was the first new mu-
steal setting of any of Mary Baker
Eddy's poems permitted to he pub
lished in a great many Vars, and
although only issued last June, has
already taken a high place among
compositions of its kind, judging by
reports coming to Mr.. Dunkley from
different parts Of the country.
1t was hoped that a larger work
Street Cries." for chorus of women's
voices, which Mr.. Dunllley did at Pc
terboroueh last summer would be
heard on this occasion, but there has
not been time to copy the parts, and
it's rendition has to be dc fcrred to
some other time A rough twO-niano