Douglas daily dispatch., 1927-12-11
MUSIC ROOM CHATS

A vaudeville by the Seventh street
school on Friday evening displayed
much musical talent among the Mex
lean children. Orchestra, voice chorus
and ballet were splendidly represent
ed. Miss Marley and her group Of
teachers are entitled to congratula-
tions.
The Boy Scouts band played num-
Der Of pleasing pieces preceding the
Scout council dinner at the parish
house Friday evening.
The high school orchestra is working
faithfully. The high school music con-
test is to be held in April at Bisbee.
The Vatican choir may stop in
Douglas in January The Musical
Courier of New York comments most
flatteringly of its work.
The national board of the National
Federation of Music Clubs meets this
month, December 4-12. Charming and
delightful will be the various affairs
given. The National Music league of
/ New York, whose success is the result
of it's wholehearted unselfish methods
in discovering, sponsoring and pre-
senting American artists, is rather
! taking the lead.
The National Opera club, Baroness
Katherine E. von Klessner founder
and president gave an elaborate mu-
sicale at the Waldorf Astoria on De-
cember 8.
The National Federation itself will
be hostess in a program in compliment
| to the National Council of Women,
which meets at the same time as the
national board sessions. A conference
on church music is to follow the board
meeting on December 10.
Two American singers have recently
made auspicious debuts at the Metro
politan in grand opera, Rosa Ponselle
as Norma, and Leonora Corona as
Leonora in II Trovatore.
DR.. Frank Damrosch, dean of the
Institute of Musical Art, in an address
delivered recently to the New York
State Teachers association at Teach
erS college, emphasized the response
! bility of cur schools in giving musical
education to the American child.
Among other things, DR.. Damrosch
said that nearly all of the so-called
methods introduced into our schools
tend toward mechanical training lack
ing the vitalizing spirit. DR.. DAM
rosch also pointed out that certain
songs should be learned, and so thor
oughly learned that they would re-
main a lifelong memory.
Lieutenant Commander John Philip
Sousa has accepted the Craftsmanship
of the advisory committee of band di-
rectors that will arrange for state and
national band and orchestra contests
| to be held in May of 1928 at Joliet, Ill
1T is expected that school and col
| lege musical organizations from prac-
tically every state in the Union will
be represented among the contestants.
Commanders Sousa was proffered the
craftsmanship by Joseph E.. Maddy,
head of the school of music of the
university of Michigan and member
of the teachers college of Columbia
university, who is chairman of the
committee on instrumental affairs Of
the National Music Supervisors.
The following appears from the pen
of Mrs. Grace W.. Mabee, national
/ chairman of church music:
1 wish to appeal to every reader Of
this bulletin to endeavor to interest
every church in your community in
the new Church Music Bulletin. Will
YOU see that every minister, choir di-
rector and organist sees copy? Our
chairman will be glad to send extra
copies if you will make good use OF
them in the interest of our federation
work. Special features of our work
4 this year are to federate choirs-to
carry on definite educational cam
paign in the interest of better church
! music throughout the country. 1t is
a lamentable fact that thousands of
our supposedly fine musicians know
very little about the great classics that
! have grown out of the church. This
field of music. has scarcely been
/ touched and Wes as a federation, have
a wonderful opportunity before us.
The greatest music has been born out
of spiritual aspiration. Bach said:
4 Emusic should have no other end and
Il aim than the glory of God and the
recreation of the SOUL
] A worlds Sunday school convention
/ is to be held in Los Angeles in July,
1928. Fifty nations will be present and
much time will be spent on church
music.
/ s.Give us, o give us the man who sings
at his work.
He will do more in the same time, he
will do it better,
He will perservere longer"
Thomas Carlyle
That music is the greatest harmon
izer aand unifying influence that can
be brought to bear in our large in
dustrial organizations, is evidenced by
the fact that there is scarcely a large
concern today which has not It's
Echorus, band or orchestra among It's
employees. Many have all three.
1t provides the social interest under
the finest conditions and helps to in
| crease contentment, Hhich makes for
greater production.
| AS these industrial music groups in
crease in number the demand is ac-
cordingly increased for conductors.
One of the greatest needs of the hour
is classes in conducting. There are
Inot enough who understand conduct