The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1935-03-16
$500 MUSICAL
LEADERS WILL !
MEET IN CITY
Directors, Supervisors of
Ten States Convene
Tomorrow.

With the chirp of spring in their
threats, $500 directors and super
visors of music education of 10
states will meet tomorrow in IN
dianapolis for the fifth biennial
meeting Of the North Central Mu-
sic Educators Conference.
Child pupils from all 10 states in
the conference will appear on
various sections Of the siX-day pro-
gram which Will be conducted MAIN
~ in the Claypool, although many
civic clubs and local high schools
will lend their facilities.
Among the notable personageS
who will attend and take part in
the conference are DR.. A. S. Courts,
University Of Michigan; Marshall
Bartholomew, executive director of
the Inter Collegiate Musical Coun-
Gil and director of the Yale Uni
versity Glee Club: Mrs. Frank B.
Hunter, Indiana state president of
the Federation of Music Clubs; w.
D. Revelli, director of music of the
Hobart Und) public schools; Sarah
OMalley, supervisor of music, ele-
mentry schools, Chicago; Michael
Listiak, supervisor of music, South
Haven, Mich, and many others.
Ensemble Festival Feature
Highlight of the week will be an
ensemble festival which will attract
small performing groups from Sec
ondary schools of the entire Middle
West. A chorus of 1000 fifth and
sixth grade pupils, and chorus Of
100 fourth grade pupils will be con-
ductec. by the Hoosier-born COM
poser, Otto Miessner.
The Indiana Federation of Music
Clubs will hold its convention con-
currently, and there will be a re-
cital at Foster Hall with
special daily programs under the
personal direction Of J. K. Lilly.
The panel jury discussion. which
will summarize the findings of the
entire conference, will be held Fri
day afternoon. The subject will be
ITO What Extent Should Instruc-
ton in Music Be Planned So That
1t Will Contribute to General OBJ
jectives of Education" DR.. Cour-
It's will be chairman, and many
persons in all different fields Of the
profession will be heard.
On Tuesday morning every per-
son attending the conference will
take part in one of the IS groups
which will comprise a symposium
of topics pertinent to the needs of
the times. Results of these discus
sions will be summarized Friday
morning.
Various Contests Arranged
The North Central preliminaries
in the National High School solo
singing contests will be held
Wednesday afternoon. There will
be daily sessions of a band clinic
and a choral clinic beginning Mon
day. The band clinic will be under
direction Of Mr. Revelli, and the
choral clinic will be conducted by
Carol M. Pitts.
The annual meeting Of the Ma
tional School Orchestra Association
will be held Friday. The Intercol-
legiate Glee Club Festival will be
Sunday afternoon at Murat Theater,
and there will be a Sunday evening
concert by massed choirs of the
indianapolis churches at Technical
High School auditorium.
There will be additions for in
strumental and vocal ensembles for
the North Central Ensemble Fes-
tival Wednesday and Thursday in
the Murat Theater. Tuesday there
will be a tea dance at the Claypool,
and Wednesday night there will be
a conference dinner at the same
place.