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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
TELEPHONE NUMBER.
1745.--EK3HTEENTH
STREET.
The musical supplement to The Review is
published on the first Saturday of each month.
T H E presidency of Herbert Wilber
*
Greene of the Music Teachers' Na-
tional Association, 1897-98, has been
marked by a distinct improvement, and
the association has largely benefited by the
suggestions made by him. He has brought
to bear, in his term of office, ideas which
are logical and which have been produc-
tive of marked success, as evidenced at
the late convention held in this city at the
Waldorf-Astoria.
The business meetings of the associa-
tion were held in the famous Colonial
room of that celebrated hostelry, while all
of the conferences, concerts and recitals
were in the ballroom.
As will be seen by consulting the pro-
gram appearing in another portion of this
paper, there was almost a continuous ses-
sion of the convention every day from ten
in the morning until ten at night. The
meetings were marked by exceeding har-
mony, and the dignity of the association
meetings has been a marked feature dur-
ing the convention of 1898.
*
YK7M. H. SHERWOOD played Raff's
* *
Concerto in C minor for pianoforte
at the convention with splendid dash, bril-
liancy and power.
*
V\7M. EDWARD MULLIGAN, organ-
* *
ist and choirmaster of St. Mark's,
is a musician whose work is invariably
characterized by the display of lofty senti-
ment and artistic judgment, which is as
rare as it is admirable. There is an im-
pressiveness about Mr. Mulligan's inter-
pretations which lends to them a distinct
charm.
Mr. Mulligan has been in charge of
some of the most noteworthy choirs known
to musical New York. From 1879 to '83
he was at the head of the celebrated choir
of St. Stephen's Church, which has a con-
tinent-wide reputation. From '83 to '91
he had charge of the famous choir of St.
Leo's, after which he accepted his present
position at St. Mark's.
Mr. Mxilligan,
aside from being one of the best known
organists of the day, enjoys the unusual
distinction of being a skillful pianist as
well. As chairman of the program com-
mittee of the M. T. N. A., his genius con-
tributed much to the success of the recent
convention at the Waldorf-Astoria.
*
P R E S I D E N T of the Council, Randolph
Guggenheimer, opened the M. T. N.
A. Convention at the Waldorf-Astoria,
with an address welcoming the delegates
to the city.
He said: "Your convention is repre-
sentative of all that is strong, sp:r:tua
and beautiful in the music of our country.
In the name, therefore, of the people of
New York, I wish to assure you that we
appreciate the honor you have conferred
upon our city in again selecting it as the
meeting place of your annual convention.
It is hardly necessary for me on this oc-
casion to say to those who are assembled
in this room, because I know you are all
aware of the truth of my assertion, that
every year the American people are devot-
ing increased attention to the cultivation
of the fine arts; and I am glad to observe
that while in literature, sculpture and
painting we are keeping pace with the rest
of the world, in music a school of compo-
sers is now being created, whose technique
is perfect and whose dreamy enchantments
are strong enough to lead the soul of the
hearer far away from the clamorous con-
flicts of business and the stern realities of
life into those mystic places that are built
of human imaginings, ' to the light that
never was on land or sea, the consecration
and the poet's dream.'
" T h e credit of this is due to such or-
ganizations as yours, and I believe that
your convention in this city will give a
lasting stimulus to musical education and
foster its cultivation in our land. The
members of your convention who are resi-
dents of New York, are aware of the fact
that the musical population of this city has
always demanded that America shall be
conspicuous, not merely for its material
prosperity, but also for its development
of that high artistic temperament which
alone can give an adequate interpretation
of life.
The city of
New York has enlarged,
not only its area, but
also its veneration of
music, the queen of all
arts, the universal spirit
of harmony which in-
spires us in the days of
peace and is not silent
amid the roll of the
battle drums, which
teaches us the wordless
meanings of life, the
true
' Lieder
ohne
Worte,' and promises
eternally to the young
the joy of passion, the
grace of moonlight and
song and the prophecy
of the world's triumph
over every form of pain
and injustice.
" I congratulate your
association, therefore,
because it has been or-
ganized for the purpose
of fostering the most
democratic of all arts.
The opportunities for
success in painting and
sculpture depend, to a
large extent, upon the
caprices of the rich.
Music is not only the
queen, but also the ser-
vant of all.
It is no
respecter of persons.
WM EDWARD
but reigns and ministers in the palaces of
the rich, and in the simple homes of the
men and women who are thepride and sup-
port of our democratic institutions.
"But, ladies and gentlemen, I cannot
discharge my full duties to you, and to
the people of New York without paying,
before I conclude, a tribute of mingled
sorrow and admiration to the memory and
abilities of a great musician, who has
passed away into the eternal silence.
Anton Seidl is no more. But we still re-
member the genius of the man under
whose inspiration the music of the orches-
tra was as soft and low as the sighing of
the breath that hardly stirs the slightest
leaf in a profound forest, and which,never-
theless, could stream ,to its conclusion in a
very storm of tumultuous harmonies.
Anton Seidl has just left us; and this
morning we lay a breath of song and re-
membrance by the grave of the true friend
and great musician whose genius can
charm us no more."
*
T H E Patriotic Concert of the Worcester
^
Festival Chorus given for the benefit of
the Volunteer Aid Association on June 16,
was a great success in every way. Mr.
Kennedy's new song, "Union and Liberty "
written for the occasion, made a hit and
was splendidly sung by Mrs. Dorothy Mc-
Taggart-Miller.
A LBERT GERARD-THIERS is stead-
/ v ily adding to his already enviable
fame. Mr. Gerard-Thiers is a factor to be
reckoned with in the artistic life of the
metropolis, and America for that matter.
U L'GA.V, Chai in- n P.o;,'r;im Com. M. T. N A.