The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1926-09-25


a reception.
The club will present Willard Mac
'Gregor, well-known American plan
list, who has just returned to this
country after two years of study and
concert playing in Paris. His work
has been praised highly by famous
European composers.
Being also a serious student Of the
older classic, Mr.. MacGregor will
present groups that will appeal to
music lovers of both old and new
masters. In st. Louis where Mr..
MacGregor appeared with the or
chestra, conducted by Rudolph CAM,
the critics acclaimed his performance
as mastery.
In order that all members of the
Matinee Musicale may have guest
tickets for this concert and also that
the list be correct for the year book
now being compiled, it is requested
that those who have not already
done so send names to Miss Ida Belle, \
Sweenie, 11S w. Twenty First.
On Saturday morning, Oct. 10th at
10 o'clock, the membership commit
tee will hear applicants for active
membership at Hollenbeck Hall at
the Y. w. C. A. Instructions may
be obtained from the chairman. Mrs.
Robert Bonner, AZ w. Thirty-Sec-
ond 81.
Mrs. Hugh McGibney Is president;
Mrs. Robert 1. Brakeman, first vice
president; Mrs. Frank w. Cregor,
second vice president; Mrs. Frank t.
Edenharter, secretary; Mrs. Frank
w. Weber. assistant secretary; Miss
Ida B. Sweenie, treasurer, and Mrs. |
La Fayette Page, assistant treas
urer.
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XVII ILLARD MACGREGOR, con-
JWI cert pianist, who has recently
~ returned from Paris. France.
and become q member OF the faculty
OF the Metropolitan School of Music,
has been engaged to present the
first artist concert Of the season for
the Kokomo Matinee Musicale, ore
of the oldest music clubs in the
State. Mime. Helen Prothero Axtell,
soprano of Chicago. will be co-artist
with Mr.. MacGregor.
The theoretical classes OF the Met
ropolitan School of Music opened
this week with the largest enroll
ment in the history of the school.
Ernest G. Hesser s. head of The
department and is assisted by Miss
elizabeth Kaltz, Arthur G.. Mon
ninger, Dom Watson, Miss Lorle
Krull, Tull f. Brown, Miss Grace
Hutckings, -Adolph Schellschmidt and
Miss Frances Beik.
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m OR the young musician who
r. for one reason or another is
IL unable to avail himself OF
professional instruction, the Music
Department of the Indianapolis Pub
lie Library has added to its collec-
ton of scores a series Of tutors"
for various instruments. These
simple instruction books for the be-
ginner are available for such in
struments as the violin, violoncello.
viola, guitar, mandolin, banjo, ulxul- |
ele, trumpet. clarinet, saxophone, !
cornet, bugle, trombone, drums,
xylophone bells and tympam. They |
may be borrowed for home use for n |
period Of thirty days, as may any
other of the collection of music |
scores owned by the Library.
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F~7 SCHOLARSHIP contests held |
recently at the Indiana Col
. lege of Music and Fine Arts
resulted as follows: In the piano |
class, Virginia Lucas of Rushville. |
was the winner OF the Boinar
Cramer- scholarship. Hayden r. |
Frye of Southport. winner of the
Eleanore Beauchamp scholarship. In |
voice, Frances Johnson's scholar /
ship was won by Virginia Lett and |
Marianne Sturges won Fred Jefry's |
scholarship Three try-outs were
necessary for n decision in Glenn
Friermood's scholarship, but the
final vote was unanimous for Robert
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test Justine Stotsenberg won Ruth
Todd's scholarship and Thelma Wal |
lace was winner in Clarence Wees
ners scholarship.
The judges for voice were Lille
Adams Flickinger, Fred Newell
Morris and Earnest G.. Hesser in the
first two trials and Miss Ida Sweenie,
Franklin L. Taylor and Elmer Steffen
In the final contest. Judges in the
piano contest were Marguerite Bail
he Steinhart, Willard MacGregor and
Walter Whitworth. In the Dramatic
Art, Mrs. Elizabeth Watterson
Hughes, Mrs. Leo X. Fessler and
Mrs. Lenora Coffin. Mrs. Henry
Schurmann, president Of the college,
conducted the contests.
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The annual open House" of the
Indiana College of Music and Fine
Arts will be held Tuesday evening,
Sept. %, art S:15 o'clock.
The faculty members and students |
will be glad to see their friends at
that time
The Sigma Alpha Iota sorority, |
n national musical organization, I'M
der the sponsorship of the college,
will be hospitality committee. and |
the first of the bi-monthly student
recitals Of the Indiana College of |
Music and Fine Arts will be held Sat |
urday, Oct. 2, at 2:30 p. m.
The program will be in charge of
Lucille Vow, and the following stu
dents will take part: Mary Eloise
Bowhnd. Eloise Walls, Elizabeth
Case, Harold Phillips, Dorothy Meub,
Albert Urwitz, Doris Brady, Leon
aYi Naomi Reaftv Marjorie A ndnr..