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mtmmmL1' musical Omaha Is keyed up
A 1 to concert pitch In antlcipa
I tlon of the Mendelssohn Choir
I Festival, which takes place
fv3vl ' weck- And several
SVf Til reasons, one of whicr.. and
perhaps the greatest ono. Is that at
these concerts there Is such boundliws
opportunity to revel In the spirit of the
r.'uslc, because In the work of our great
choir and the famous Chicago orchestra
the spirit Is there to be revelled In.
Music paints In the overtones of lan
guage, and th poems presented by tho
choir will suggest through their musical
settings much which Is said In and be
tween the words. Sometimes a mood Is
enhanced, sometimes a background of
nature Is suggested, running water, or
the surging sea; perhaps one can Imagine
the rustle of breeies, or the shimmer of
n oonllght, the rocking of a cradle or a
boat, or the seductive delights of the
merry dance. The character of the music
depends upon the meaning of the song.
If one reads the words carefully and then
listens attentively It Is easy to seo how
the music enriches and strengthens the
words or mood of the poem, and how It
often suggests much more than Is said.
It does not only depend upon the mean
ing of the song, however, for. granted
that the music Is well written. It depend
upon the singers and even more upon the
conductor to present the spirit of it, and
then, lastly, It depends upon the listener
when It is presented to hear It.
The Mendelssohn Tholr and the Chi
cago Symphony Orchestra have long
since proven their ability In the art of
Interpretation. The spirit of every num
ber is there in clear and finished expres
sion. It is possible to hear and enjoy,
but In order to do so one must concen
trate upon the music and not be count.
lng the members of the choir and or
chestra, the lights In the Auditorium,
nor studying the effect of a neighbor's
attire, nor thinking bow very 111 one Is;
In other words, one must be what Schauf
fler calls a creative listener, who by at
tention and appreciation so. reflects the
Inspiration of the music that It reacts
upon the performers and returns again
vastly strengthened by the listener's sup
port. Did you ever try being a creative
listener? The delight and Inspiration
gained more thai) pay for the experi
ment. One cannot help but receive some
effect from the music In this way, some
pleasure or new Idea to take home, and
it Is this which ta the valuable part.
Sidney Lanier, poet and musician,
wonderful flute player, and soloist with
the Teabody Symphony orchestra, writes
thus of the Theodore Thomas orchestra
In 1871. -And tonight I come out of what
might have been heaven. 'Twas opening
night of Theodore Thomas' orchestra at
Central Park Garden, and I could not
resist the temptation to go and bathe
In the sweet amber seas of the music
of this fine orchestra, and so I went and
tugged me through a vast crowd, and
after standing some while, found a seat,
and the baton tapped and waved, and I
plunged Into the sea. and lay and floated.
Ah) the dear flutes and oboe and horn
drifted me hither and thither, and the
great violins swayed me upon waves and
overflowed me with strong lavatlons,
and sprinkled glistening foam In my face,
and In among the clarlnettl as among
waving waterllltes with flexible stems. I
pushed my easy way, and so, even lying
in music water I floated and flowed my
soul utterly bent and prostrate."
Not a word of analysis, nothing but the
pure enjoyment ho had experienced, the
inspiration which he had gained from the
music which the orchestra still possesses.
There la so much to be learned and en
Joyed at the Mendelssohn Choir Festival
that no really sincere teacher or student
can afford to miss these concerts, yet If
every music teacher in Omaha saw to It
that every pupil should attend, the Audi
torium would be full without drawing
upon outside music lovers. One wondera
why this is not accomplished? Choir
singers could learn from and be Inspired
by the choir soloists, and all vocal stu
dents could learn from the distinguished
lolotet (each voice la represented); violin
ists and other players of orchestral in
struments could learn from the orchestra;
rimiiris cuuia icaro oi me great tonal
effects and the large works; organists
could learn how to produce orchestral
effects properly, and harmony students
would have an unequalled opportunity to
study form.
As was said at the beginning, all musi
cal Omaha is anticipating these concerts,
because, these are the ones who know
their value.
WILL PLAY WITH THE NEW
YORK SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA.
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Walter Damrosch, conductor of the fa
mous New York Symphony orchestra,
which gives one concert only at the
Brandels theater on Friday evening. May
7, was born In Breslau, Prussia, January
BO, WH. At a very early age he showed
a great fondness for mrslc and was In
structed by his father and later studied
with Hlschbister and Draaseke at Dres
den. He came to America with his par
ents In 1871 and before he was V) years
old was the conductor of the Newark
Harmonic society. Ills thirty years of
devotion to choral, operatic and orches.
tral music In America is generally
known, and for this service he was re
cently made doctor of music by Colum
bia university. Mr. Damrosch, who is
certainly in a position to predict our
musical future says:
"If America continues to develop
musically In the next taenty-flve years
as it has done In the last, we may con
fidently look forward to its excelling the
old world in this most .beautiful of arts.
In technical excellence our operas, opera
companies and orchei'ras already excel
the best that Europe can offer, and hun
dreds of' native and forflgn born music
teachers of the flrtt rank are at work
all over the country in developing not
only professionals of high rank, but ama
teurs, whose musical intelligence thus
quickened makes American audiences to
day the most critical as well as appre
ciative in the world. The great Ameri
can composer has not yet arrived, but
we are ready for him when he does come,
and he will certainly not be permitted to
suffer neglect at our hands as has come
to so many of the great composers of
fcurope.
t'ortnna Paulson, pianist, will be the
only soloist for the concert on May 7
ano, will be the second Omaha girl who
has the honor of making her American
debut in connection with a great orchestra.
ful Fifth Symphony,' the C minor one,
with tho celebrated and marvelously
beautiful andante. This has not been
played In Omaha for many years, and at
the request of several of the local musi
cal ' colony. Miss Paulson wrote Mr,
Damrosch requesting it, with favorable
result. This Is, perhaps, one of the best
known and beet beloved of all sym
phonies, as well as one of the greatest
In all symphonic literature. Beethoven
himself left to clue to Its meaning, and
with that clue nearly all critics have ar
rived at the same conclusion, namely,
that It pictures the struggle of an Indi
vidual with Fate, the alternations of
hope and despair and the final triumph.
The eighth annual May concert given
by the Swedish Pinging society, Norden.
and Joel Mossburg, basso, of Chicago,
assisted by a group of the Omaha sym
phony orchestra, Claude Coyle, assistant
to Henry Cox, director; the Danish Sing
ing society, Danla. and the Norwegian
Singing society, Nor, will be given at the
Swedish auditorium. Sixteenth and Chi
cago streets, May 1 at 8 p. m., John 8.
Helgren. director, and Miss Margaret
Llljenstolpe, accompanist. Joel Mossberf
Is an interesting singer, Chicago's well
known musical writer and musician.
Glenn Dlllard Ounn, writing thus about
his work: "Mr. Mossburg was especially
successful. He has a resonant voice of
rarely rjch and sympathetic quality and
sings with taste and Intelligence." The
three societies will unite In singing
Grieg's "Land-Sighting," with Mr. Moss
berg as soloist, and accompanied by or
chestra. There will be other numbers
upon the program by the orchestra and
each of the different societies, as well as
several solos by Mr. Mossherg. The
proceeds will tie set aside for the enter
tainment fund for next year's convention
of the Swedish Singers' Union of Amer
ica. Maalraf Notes,
Mr. James Goddard. ' American bari
tone, will appear in concert at the Y.
W. C. A. auditorium Mondav evening.
May 3. This Is Mr. Goddard s first Amer
ican tour after singing leading roles In
Noyal Opera Covet Garden. London,
KnKland, and Imperial Grand Opera,
Vienna, Austrls. A program of unusual
merit is looked forward to, as Mr. God
dard Is said to be the possessor of thd
most remarkable and magnificent bass
baritone rvolce on the concert or grand
opera stage today.
A most delightful program of harp
music and readings was given by Miss
Lorette De Love on last Tuesday to the
sisters and pupils at the Sacred Heart
academy, where the artist learned the
first principles of harp playing. This
was Miss De Love's first program since
she had the misfortune of spraining her
wrist before Chrlstrras. Her concert
on May 2 has aroused genuine enthusi
asm, especially as she wishes to allow
some talented young lsdy in Omaha to
secure a scholarship In the use of the
harp, which fact proves that the artist
is a benefactress in her native city.
Mrs. I-ena Ellsworth Dale for the sec
ond lime this season will sing at Bnyd's
theater, Tuesday Society Concert nlirht.
Her aonps will be 'T.oln Du Ball." waits;
"Sav Yes." D'Hardelot; "I Hear You
Calling Me." Marshall Mr. Vernon C.
Bennett, accompanist. On Tuesday, May
4. Miss Kdlth Flicklngcr, soprano, will
sing.
There also Is cause for re Jolt lng among
mucic lovers in connection with this con
cert, for it will afford Omaha the op
normally of hearing Beethoven's wonder-
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