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pleasure to his fellow countrymen. Mr. Spalding is not one of those artists who reserves his best programs and best performances for the larger cities only. His program was identical with the one which he gave recently, with tremendous success, in New York, and his presentation of it contributes a bright page to Zanesville’s musical history. In all his numbers Mr. Spalding was accompanied brilliantly by Andre Benoist, not only an able co-operator with Mr. Spalding, but also a fine pianist in his own right. Two fine compositions, Corelli’s Lo Follia, arranged by Mr. Spalding, and Veracini’s Siciliano, transcribed by Salmond, opened the program. Mr. Spalding's smooth and deeply musical playing of those numbers may have blinded some of his hearers to the fact that they are full of extraordinary technical difficulties. But Mr. Spalding is an artist who declines to
exploit his amazing dexterity. He is, above all, a musician, and he played these taxing compositions in a manner that transcended mechanics and stressed their musical values. The Mozart concerto in D, which followed, was a flowing exposition of a great work, and Mr. Benoist’s performance of the piano part was on a par with the violinist’s beautiful work._ Cesar Franck’s sonata in A major showed that Mr. Spalding is also an ensemble nlayer of rare ability. The co-ordination of the violin and piano in this masterwork was exquisite. _ Again, technic was to be taken for granted. It was all music of the highest order, played by two worthy interpreters. An interesting feature of the closing group was a series of transcriptions by Mr. Spalding, including Schubert’s Hark, Hark, the Lark, two Chopin waltzes and Weber’s Rondo Brillant. Mr. Spalding’s playing of them was magnificent. They are valuable contributions to violin literature and worthy of an artist of Mr. Spalding’s caliber. Needless to say, Mr. Spalding’s work aroused unbounded enthusiasm and he responded with several encores, which prolonged the concert to the great pleasure of the audience.
Contest Winners.
The contest for young professionals, conducted Wednesday morning, was one of the most thrilling events of the convention. There were twenty-six contestants and five winners. Announcement of the names of the successful ones was made following the luncheon at the Central Pies-byterian Church. Cincinnati carried off the two voice prizes, which were won by Emma Seebaum and Emil Rosen. Th■• violin prize was awarded Alma Borneman, of Columbus, and the piano winners were Willard Rhodes of Springfield and Marjorie Meyer of Cleveland. The contests were very close, the playing of each contestant being above the average. The winners in Wednesday’s contest will compete with the other winners of the district at a meeting to be held in Toledo May 2 and 3, and the winners there will compete for national awards at the biennial convention to be held in Tune in Asheville, N. C.
Noon Luncheon, Wednesday.
Congratulatory telegrams from other States and from the National Federation president were read by Mrs. Edgar Stillman Kelley, at the noonday luncheon at the Central Presbyterian Church. Finances were discussed by Mrs. Frank A. Seiberling, and a resolution was adopted to increase the annual dues.
Mary W. Meagley Elected Head of the State M. T. A.
Mary Willing Meagley of Toledo was elected president of the Ohio Music Teachers’ Association at the annual business meeting held late Thursday afternoon at the Chamber of Commerce. Lionel Reed, also of Toledo, was chosen first vice-president and Arthur Heacock, of Oberlin, was elected second vice-president. The secretary-treasurer will be appointed by the new chairman. Toledo was unanimously chosen as the next meeting place. It is customary to choose the president and vice-president from the city where the next convention is to be held, and the election Thursday conformed to the policy of the club in this matter. Prof. E. H. F. Weis of New Concord and Ora Delpha Lane of
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Houston, of the Cincinnati College of Music, with Miss Williams at the piano. Each gave a group, of songs so effectively that they were recalled again and again.
Through the reports it was learned that Ohio has the largest number of members in the National Federation, and that the Thursday Matinee Club is largely represented at the convention. That Ohio music clubs are growing in number is demonstrated through the report of no fewer than thirty new clubs, including the juniors.
Among the speakers at the afternoon session were Mayor C. C. Slater; Ora Delpha Lane, president of the Thursday Matinee Music Club and first vice-president of the Ohio Teachers’ Music Association, and Mrs. Edgar Stillman Kelley, president of the Ohio Federation.
Board Meeting.
At the board meeting, which preceded the formal opening of the convention, a committee composed of Mrs. Tim-berman, Mrs. Lane and Mrs. Krebs, was named to make suggestions for changes. At this meeting eighteen departments were represented.
Noon Luncheon.
A delightful informality pervaded the noonday luncheon Tuesday, which was served at the Central Presbyterian Church, with Mrs. G. H. Geist in charge. Mrs. Edgar Stillman Kelley presided, and presented Ora Delpha Lane, who
gave brief greetings from the Thursday Matinee Music Club, and Prof. E. H. F. Weis, president of the Ohio Music Teachers’ Association, who gave greetings from that organization.
The informal talk by Mrs. Frank A. Seiberling, Stan-Hywet Hall, Akron, who is at the head of the finance department, was the joy of the repast. She described in her own inimitable manner the visit of de Pachmann, the celebrated pianist, to her home, when he gave a recital in Akron a few years ago. This distinguished musician had all the eccentricities of the artist plus the temperament of the French, and the combination was interesting and refreshing.
The chief speaker at the noon hour was J. R. Alexander, who extended a gracious welcome to the delegates and lauded Mrs. Lane for her qualities of leadership. Mr. Alexander declared that musicians are outstanding figures in all kinds of “uplift,” and that their influence is far reaching. He deplored the greed of peace which followed the war and threw this country into so great a state of unrest, and congratulated the musicians on bringing harmony and not discord to their convention.
Albert Spalding Pleases Audience.
The presence of the members of the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs and the Music Teachers’ Association proved an inspiration to Albert Spalding, violin virtuoso, who gave one of the finest programs ever heard in this city, Wednesday evening, at the high school auditorium. The program, which represented almost every school of violin literature, was given in the fashion that has made the achievements of this splendid artist a source of pride and
Zanesville, Ohio, April 7.—The beautiful decorations, the smart gowns of the women, the inspiring talks and uplifting music combined to make the banquet given Tuesday evening by the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs and the Music Teachers’ Association one of the most delightful events ever given in this city. The tables which were placed in the ballroom of the Masonic Temple, were very attractive, and a delicious menu was served. William M. Bateman, president of the Chamber of Commerce and of the First National Bank, who was presented by Prof. E. H. F. Weis, presided.
Despite the fact that two of the speakers, Dr. Edgar Stillman Kelley and Ella May Smith, were unable to fill their engagements, the program was of unusual interest. Dr, Kelley is now enroute to Europe, and Mrs. Smith is confined to her home in Columbus by illness.
The first address of the evening was delivered by J. H. Thurnan, business manager of the Cincinnati College of Music, who stressed the fact that a teacher must be a student, that there is no standing still in music. “If you want the title of a musician,” he declared, "you must go on and on.’׳ “The sphere of music,” he added, “is limited only by the universe itself.’
Mrs. Frank A. Seiberling of Akron, a former president of the National Federation, who is now at the head of the. finance department of the Ohio Federation, called attention to the many interesting events in connection with the biennial meeting of the national organization which is to be held at Asheville, N. C. She spoke of the universal language of music, and stressed the importance of the junior club movement.
Addresses Prove Interesting.
According to T. T. Frankenberg of Columbus, the third speaker, .the newspapers of Ohio have donated 24,000 lines to the State Music Memory Contest which is equivalent to a contribution of $12,000 cash. He said that a newspaper has only two things for sale—its white space and its circulation—and when it contributes space it practically contributes cash. He praised the Zanesville Publishing Company for its generosity in donating space for this contest. Mr. Frankenberg’s subject, “The Relation of the Press to Music,” was ably discussed the speaker going so far as to take a text from Luke “Between us and you there is a great gulf fixed,” etc. In describing the difference between a journalist and a musician Mr. Frankenberg said that the former is a man of the day, of the hour, of the minute, accurate about
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dates and names while the musician is more or less hazy about these things and his work is one of much greater permanence. “Newspapers,” said Mr. Frankenberg, “cannot ignore anything of general interest; hence they must have something of a musical nature in their columns.”
Mrs. Edgar Stillman Kelley, president of the Ohio Federation of Music Clubs, brought greetings, regrets and gratitude from her distinguished husband and gave a very clever talk on the trials of symphony writing. Attorney H. E. Buker in an eloquent talk, expressed his appreciation of the Thursday Matinee Music Club, and Arthur L. Bowers, manager of the Chamber of Commerce, told what it means to Zanesville to have this splendid convention.
In the absence of the string quartet from the Cincinnati College of Music, vocal numbers were given by Mrs. Burkhart, of the Cincinnati Conservatory of Music, and Miss
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