The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1936-04-16
Naive Sons
Make Mark
With Music
l25 HooSiers Are Listed as
Successful Composers
of Serious Works.

Indiana is famous as the native
state Of poets and novelists, but few
know that there are about lbs ma
tive and resident Hoosiers among
successful composers Of serious mu-
sic whose works have been pub
lished.
Names and sketches Of these mu-
sicians are contained in book now
being published, to be placed on sale
st the time OF the Indiana Fedora
ton OF Music Clubs convention
April % and 30 at the SEVERN.
Material for this volume was COL
lected and compiled by three Fed
Grafton officers: Mrs. Frank Cregor,
chairman of American Music; Mrs.
Clyde Titus, chairman of Indiana
Music, and Mrs. Ruby Lane Nose
miller. chairman of the Copmosers'
Guild.
Indiana Music To Be Featured
An afternoon and evening of mu-
sic by Indiana composers have been
planned as a convention feature.
The program contains names of ma
tional as we'll as local prominence.
At the afternoon concert delegates
are to hear examples from the works
Of cambridge Crist. Joseph Clokey,
Ellis Levy. Adolph Schellschmidt,
Clarence Dickinson. Van Denman
Thompson, Margaret Hoberg, Fred
eric Krull, Charles Hansen, Elmer
A. Steffen and Clarence LOOMS.
Performers are 10 be Messrs Krull
and Hansen, Misses Virginia Leyen-
berger and Mary Kapp, Mesdames
j. Harry Green and James H. Low
ry, Dale Young. and the Shelbyville
Double Quartet.
Of the composers listed. four are
organists and writer's of organ and
choral music. Dr. Dickinson, a ma
tive of Lafayette now living in New
York, is recognized as one of the
country's foremost organists and
teachers. Mr.. Clokey, New Albany
born, and DR.. Thompson, acting
dean of the De Paw University mu-
sic school, likewise enjoy national
distinction. Mr.. Hansen is we'll
known as the organist of the Second
Presbyterian Church here.
Arthur Jordan instructors
DIR. LOOMS, composer of several
operas, orchestral works, choral
suites, songs and instrumental num-
bers, is member of the Arthur
Jordan Conservatory of Music fac
ulty. as is Mr.. Schellschmidt, cell
ist. Director of the Indianapolis
Schola Cantorum and director of
music in the Catholic diocese of
Indianapolis. Mr.. Steffen is best
known for his sacred choral compo-
Sitions.
Ellis Levy. former indianapolis
violinist. is assistant concert master
of the st. Louis Symphony Orches-
ira and popular writer of music
for his instrument. A sinfonietta
by Mr.. Krull was played by the In
dianapolis Symphony Orchestra two
yCu1b dSO. I1V dlSO 100 SCJ w
many of the poems of James Whit
comb Riley.
The program for the night of
April 20 has been arranged by Mrs.
Mosemiller, and is to be presented
by the Terre Haute Symphony Or
chestra, conducted by Will H.
Bryant.
Numbers to be presented include
three movements from symphony
by Jules Brewer, at present super
visor of public school music in Hag-
erstown: concerto for piano and
orchestra by Vivian Bard of Terre
Haute, with Miss Bard as soloist; a
rhapsody for orchestra on Stephen
Foster melodies, the work of Will
liam Pelz. graduate student in the
Indiana University School of Music,
and shorter compositions by Mr.
Bryant.