San Antonio light. [volume] (San Antonio, Tex.) 1911-1993, 1923-01-21

Mrs. Fred Jones, soprano. will appear
in recital during music week.
privileged TO attend. Heads of music
clubs will be honor guests of the clut
for this occasion. Mrs. Alfred Duerlel
is chairman of the luncheon arrange
ments. On Tuesday evening Mrs
Lyons will be guest of honor at re
ception held by the Tuesday Musical
Club in the st. Anthony Hotel ball
room. Miss Matte Dittmar is in
charge Of the details Of the reception,
A brief musical program will be ar.
ranged by Mrs. Guy Simpson and Mrs
T. f. Tucker.
Another notable parsonage who will
be present to assist in launching music
week authoritatively is DIR. Sigmund
Spaeth, pianist, music critic and lee
turer. DR.. Spaeth is sent upon lecture
tour by the music committee of the
National Council for the purpose OF
furthering the appreciation of good
music throughout the United States.
He comes with the cooperation of the
Walthall Music company and will be
presented under the auspices of the
San Antonio Musical Club, Monday
evening, February II, at the st.
Anthony Hotel ball room. An inter
esting lecture will be chosen from DIR.
Spaeth's extensive list of lectures and
the subject will have piano illustra-
tions by the gifted exponent. Invita-
tons will be issued through the San
Antonio Musical Club.
Evening concerts, afternoon recitals
and noontime organ music In every
available auditorium and church will
be featured daily. Mrs. ]. b. Lewright
is chairman of committee to arrange
for band concerts and Mrs. Thomas
Slayens will interest the regiment
bands. Music week already has the
endorsement of the Methodist and Bap-
fist ministers. Mrs. A. NJ. Fischer is
chairman of a committee to request
special music in the churches for Sun
day, OF music week and a reference in
sermons to the Importance of good
music In daily life. Negro ministers
VIII interest themselves at this time in
a movement for better music among the
colored race.
Plans are not sufficiently complete
for announcement and only a meager
outline may be Offered of the program
which will be put into action. En-
thusiastic participation is being offered
on all sides. Much attention will be
given to bringing music into the heart
OF the work-a-day world, and into the
various institutions. The String Play
ers with Bertram Simon, director: 100
members of the Merry Maids Musical
Iluo, with Mrs. j. g. Griner, presi-
dent; Mrs. t. l.. Carson's Scherzo
cub, and others who regularly bring
the cheer of music into less favored
lives, will redouble their efforts at this
time. The B Minor and b Major
Club, sponsored by Mrs. Mamie Rcy-
nolds Denison; Mrs. Clara Dugran
Madison's Hertzberg Club. Mrs,
Eugene Staffers Music Study Club md
MISS Pauline Stippich's Etude Club
VIII arrange special programs and as
slst in the success.
A definite item of music weeks nro-
gram is the appearance in recital Of
Mrs. Fred Jones, soprano. Tuesday
afternoon at the st. Anthony Hotel
1llllng the interval between the lunch,
con and reception given in honor of
Mrs. John +. Lyons, national presi.
dent OF the Federation of Music Clubs
by the Tuesday Musical Club. We'd
fnesday night has been assigned to the
San Antonio Musical Club and Satur-
day night is given TO the Mozart So
clety' Friday night will feature n
concert by the Tuesday Musical Violin
octet, with Mrs. Edward Sachs as di.
AT West Texas Military Academy
Where the students have n small orcbas'
IRA Miss Alice Mayfield who i in
charge of the music, will omen the
scnool each morning with a program
II, M courtesy to music week. Mrs
Maudetta Martin Joseph renorts =
e nor OF 90 boys available to assist In
me me success. Since the highest fnnc.
tion OF music is in the home. sperieI
request is made that only records .,
the best music be played during tbis
s meek ana much music be heard in
Inc following musical programs will
ne rendered Sunday at Travis Park
Methodist Church, arr
~ 40 A. NJ. Service:
Voluntary, Harvest March CALI,
anthem, The Lords Prayer SbenarJ
orr, Choir. 0
Offertory, Angelus . Corno5
Anthem, Thy win BE Done. .Neidlinrer
-oo Mrs: Gwinn and Choir.
30 7. NJ. Service:
Eilteen minutes congregational singing
anthem, Sun OF My Soul. Turner
or. Miss johnson and Choir.
CCttLertory, Nocturne "a Mendelssohn
Chorus, Ivory Palaces .. .Barraclourh
-. Mr.. Park and Choir.
Director of music, O. ". Stapleton
'organist, Mrs. Harry Leap.
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Sergei Rachmaninoff, the Russian
composer and pianist, whose personality
and art have made him one of the most
commanding figures in the musical
world, will give a concert of music
for the piano in San Antonio Sunday.
January 2S, at 4 o'clock at Beethoven
Hall, under the managemens of NJ.
Rowley.
Rachmaninoff prepares his programs
during the summer in some secluded
country place. There he finds the
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