Douglas daily dispatch., 1928-03-18

ANOANSSO
those represented.
The woman's chorus met Monday
afternoon at the Presbyterian annex
Some new songs we're studied.
The study group met for an inter-
esting study at the home of Mrs
George Motz Tuesday.
This marks the fourth year Tor the
high school music contests and is to
be held in Bisbee. Each entrant
holds an elimination contest the pre-
ceding week. Wednesday evening,
March 81 at p. m at the Parish
house the following will enter the
eliminating contest, the victors going
to BiSbee March 80 and 81. There
will be no admission charge.
l. Orchestra,
2. Mezzo Soprano: Mabel Frost,
zana Lamb, Mamie Pattison.
8. Girls chorus. rs
A. Tenor: Frank Long. Arthur
Houck.
S. Piano solo.
g. Cornet solos: Robert Posten
Louis Maxim, Kenneth Hurst.
Z. Boys chorus.
g. Soprano solo: Lucille Glenn, La
vena Pattison.
g. Boys quartet.
10. Baritone solo; Bert Saddler, Al
bert Thrasher.
IL Band
b. Girls quartet.
49, Mixed chorus.
a. Mixed quartet.
15 Orchestra.
Much is being said upon the subject
of church music in the various music
Journals of today. There seems to be
a movement or foot to raise the STAN
dards to those which for centuries
have been enjoyed by Europeans. TO
do this requires capable leaders. In
the past there has been no demand
for them, so there was no incentive
for ambitious individuals to prepare
themselves for this profession. Two
years ago there was established in
Dayton, Ohio, school whose sole pur-
pose was TO- be. the training OF choir
masters-in two years the enrolment
has reached 100, representing % diff
ferent states Most of the students
arc college graduates.
Each year there goes on tour 60
of the finest. singers of the school
known as the Dayton Westminster
choir. The first graduating class goes
cut in 1929 there are, up to date,
more applications for choir leaders
than can be met with their advanced
classes.
Ten new anthem arrangements of,
Scott's sacred songs have recently
been issued. His popular False
Prophet" has also been published for
three-part ladies' voices.
The world renowned pianist, con-
luctor, teacher and composer, Rudolph
CAM, has recently been elected vice
president of the Chicago Musical col
lege. This marks step forward in
Americ an educational endeavor IN
American art, and is a noteworthy
achievement in the further advance
ment of the college.
For the benefit of those lovers of
r--lsic who attend the various attrac-
tions given in Tucson, the following
criticism may be of interest, as the
London string quartet is to appear
next month in Tucson under the aus
pices of the university Said clipping
is from the Musical Courier of March
1:
"The London string quartet played
at Carnegie. hall on Feb. &c, in a pro-
gram consisting of Schubert's quartet
in A minor, op. 20; the pseudo
Brahmsian one in D flat, on Is, OF
Dohnanyi, and the sprightly Pixy Ring
by H. Waldo Warner, violist of the
organization AS in times past the
ensemble did notable work, playing
with a unity Of style, a fullneSs OF
tone, and intelligent interpretative in
sight that are most praiseworthy.
TT is unusual for a chamber music
combination to hold forth in SO large
O hall as Carnegie, and, this reviewer
had his misgivings as to the outcome.
But there need have been no fear, for
the quartet possesses tone that,
though never harsh, is almost orches-
trail in quality.
'eThe audience was both exception
ally large and enthusiastic"
The new Royal Opera House in
Rome (refurbished from the old Cos
tanzi tneatre) was opened on Feb. 25,
with Premier Mussolini in attendance.
He had been instrumental in having
the renovation made, and in bestowing
the new name of the institution. The
initial performance was that OF Bo1tos
Nerone. Mussolini received a much
greater ovation than was extended to
the weak music and Intellectual drama
of Boito In his concentrated and
generous patronage Of music and the
allied arts, Mussolini is following the
excellent example Of that other fa-
nous dictator, known to the world as
Napoleon Bonaparte.
The new honors with which John
Mccormack has been vested by the
Holy See, by which he becomes a
papal count, will cause qualification
but no surprise. Mccormack has