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

Gable hall. 1880 p. m. Subject
Chopin"
December s.-Morning program.
Gable hall IL o'clock. Subject, THE
Orchestra"
December 13.-Junior club meeting,
Cable hall, II O'Clock. Subject, Ala
'bama Composers"
December 10. Junior club meeting
Cable hall, 1880 p. m. Subject, Re
cent Music in Scandinavia"
December 17.-"Pop" concert, st.
Louis symphony orchestra. Phillips
auditorium. $3.50 p. m.
December 17.-Second artist recital,
st. Louis Symphony orchestra, Phil
lips auditorium, s:15 p. m.
December 27-Executive board
meeting Cable hall, IL a. m.
The Treble Clef chorus meets each
Thursday morning. Cable hall, $3.50.
Morning Program.
The morning programs of the
Music Study club are looked forward
to with much pleasure, because the
members are always assured of an
enjoyable a. well as instructive pro-
gram. The meetings have been un-
usually attractive this season, and
the program for December 10 is
creating even more enthusiasm and
interest because 1t is to be given over
entirely to Alabama composers. For
several seasons the club has had an
Alabama Day" and the old saying,
"A prophet Is not without honor, save
in his own country" etc, does not
hold good here, for Birmingham has
always shown much pride and in
terest in her composers and Cable
hall is always packed when Alabama
Day" is announced. Birmingham
will have four of her very own"
composers represented, Mr.. Ferdi-
nand Dunkley, Mrs. Edna Gussen,
Miss Daisy Rowley and Miss Mary
Gillen. Besides these there will be
Fiss Florence Golson, Wetumpka;
Miss Mathilde Bilbro, Gadsen; Mr..
Guy c. Allen, Marion; Mr.. John Proc
tor Mills, Montgomery, and Mr..
Cedric LoMont, formerly of Mobile.
Mr.. Allen, who is at the head of
the department of music at Jeffer-
son college, and his wife are plan
ming to be present, also Miss Bilbro.
Mr.. Allen will play one of his piano
compositions and Mrs. Allen Will
give ono of his songs.
Mrs. J. e. Frazier, one of the
charter members of the club, viii be
the leader. Possessing an unusually
gracious and charming manner. much
of which is reflected in her speak
ing, she always proves a most at
tractive speaker and completely
WINS neT duulellC6. iho ~ Us oii
will be announced at later date.
ssPop. Concert, December II, $3.50 y. m.
The active members of the Music
Study club are directing most of their
energy towards making big success
of December IT, at Phillips audi
torium. Mrs. 7. Morris, chairman of
chorus, is general chairman for the
concert and Mrs. A. J. Grefenhamp is
ticket chairman. A most active cam
paign has been planned and within
the next week, it is hoped through
the schools to reach all the children
of Birmingham and impress upon
them the value of the orchestra as
an educational force, and also have
the program analysed for them.
Through the Parent-Teacher as
ISOLATION, churches, library clubs etc,
it Is hoped to reach the mothers ana
have them realize the Importance of
having their children hear good music
and learn to appreciate 1t while they
are young, thus assuring the future
of music in Birmingham by creating
an audience.
The prices for children are 80 cents
in the balcony, so cents down stairs,
adults 81.
Everyone knows that to present
an orchestra is a very expensive I'M
dertaking, and at the prices quoted
above 1t will be necessary to pack
Phillips auditorium. Unless the public
support the Music Study club in this
venture, it will not be possible in
the future to offer concerts at popu
lar prices. In presenting the St. Louis
Symphony orchestra, in this extra
concert at such low prices, the Music
Study club is in keeping with move
ment that is prevailing in many of
the larger cities; that is, giving
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so as to put good music within the
reach of every one, and especially
to familiarize children with the works
of the best composers While only the
best composers are represented, their
less difficult compositions are
selected.
To give some definite idea of what
is being done along this line 1 am
giving below the plans of the Philhar-
monte orchestra.
Philharmonic Plans.
1.-The Philharmonic society intends
to work with the New York board of
education to further educational
work in music among students in New
York schools this winter. Daniel
Gregory Mason, of Columbia univer-
sity, will give lectures up on orches-
trail works from Handel to Richard
Strauss at school centers. Students
OF music in grade and high schools
Will InuS De aIIOrQeQ opportunities
usually restricted to the conservatory
Further recognizing the necessity OF
Individual instruction to the player in
the high school orchestras the direc-
tors of the Philharmonic society and
the American Orchestral society are
placing at tn disposal Of the board
of education the services of profess
sional Observation-Disclosures as teachers
The Students concerts given last
year by the Philharmonic society will
be continued on similar lines in the
coming season. For the convenience
OF audiences the entire series of ten
concerts will be given at Carnegie
hall. The programs will present in
demonstration the subject matter of
Professor Mason's lecures
Another step Is planned jointly by
the Philharmonic society and the
American Orchestral society. This is
a series OF children's concerts in five
pairs, to be given on Saturday morn
ings and Monday afternoons. Ernest
SchellinE will be the conductor"
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Milton Hershey Patron OF Music.
Most of us are familiar with the
life OF Milton Hershey, the Chocolate
King" 1t reads almost like a fairy
tale, and much has been written about
his model candy town" and of how
he has devoted the vast earnings of
his mature years to bringing some Of