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sons were instituted. These dealt with such
subjects as pianoforte technics, voice culture
and public school music, and were practical
lessons to the teachers who went to hear them,
couched in the form of lectures, the hearers
taking notes, asking questions and developing
ARTISTS' DEPARTMENT.
pedagogical problems. Instrumental and
vocal
recitals were given.
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The same idea is to prevail at the meeting
The Artists' Department of The Review is
published on the first Saturday of each month. next month. The lecture lessons will be con-
tinued and the round table discussions em-
MUSIC AND LOVE.
phasized. Among those who will take part
Who longs for music merely longs for Love.
are O. B. Boise, late of Berlin, theory; E. R.
For Love is music, and no minstrel needs
Kroeger, St. Louis, and Thomas a'Becket,
Save his own sigh to breathe upon the reeds
Philadelphia, pianoforte; F. H. Pease, Ypsi-
From heart too full, and—like the adoring
dove
lanti, and F. W. Root, Chicago, voice, and
That cooes all day the darling nest above,
Herve D. Wilkins, Rochester, organ. One
Content if hour to happy hour succeeds—
of the concerts, to be devoted to American
Nor morning's song, nor noon's rich silence,
music, is in charge of E. R. Kroeger. An
heeds,
Nor the old mysteries evening whispers of.
educational board has been elected, composed
of Waldo S. Pratt, A. J. Gantvoort, Rosseter
But when the voice is echoless, the hand
G. Cole, F. H. Tubbs and A. A. Stanley,
Long empty, then, O wedded harp and flute,
Remind us Love's eternal, not Time's toy.
under whose auspices the educational work of
O viol, at whose brink of pain we stand,
the association is done. Professor Dickinson,
Love in thy muted anguish is not mute,
of Oberlin, has prepared a syllabus for the
But thrills with memory's new-remembered
study of musical history, which has been
joy.
commended by the officers, and which is now
Robt. Underwood Johnson.
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in the hands of students who are carrying
THE CONVENTION OF MUSIC TEACHERS.
on the study under the direction of the asso-
HT HE senate of the Music Teachers' Na- ciation.
* tional Association has decided that the
twenty-fourth annual meeting of that body
WALTER DAMROSCH'S PLANS.
shall be held at Put-in-Bay, Lake Erie, on \ y \ L T E R DAMROSCH, who has been
the first four days of July this year. This
elected musical director of the Phil-
action is the outcome of the good results at- harmonic Society, is determined to enlarge
tained at last year's meeting, which was held the activities of the orchestra. He holds the
at the same place, and at which a change of proper view that the quickest way to obtain
policy energetically urged by Arthur L. Man- a permanent orchestra for this city is to de-
chester, president of the association, had its velop the veteran representative band over
first trial. The vicissitudes of the Music which he has now the honor to preside into
Teachers' National Association have fre- the much-desired organization. The essential
quently been chronicled in this journal. That thing is to provide more work for the mu-
it should have continued to exist in spite of sicians, so that they may be kept together con-
the many bufferings which it has received is tinually. The official concerts—eight of them,
little less than remarkable, and is due wholly preceded by as many public rehearsals—do
to the zeal of a dozen or so devotees of cer- not meet the necessities, and a wider field
tain phases of musical education. Under the must be provided.
old regime the association's membership was
With this purpose in view, Mr. Damrosch
extremely unstable; outside of the officers and
is
planning
a series of Sunday afternoon con-
a small contingent of enthusiasts, who fol-
certs
at
low
prices of admission, to be given
lowed it about the country, the society had to
next
season,
either at Cooper Union Hall or
depend upon the music teachers of the place
the
Academy
of Music. He is contemplating
in which it held its meeting for support. The
also
visits
to
neighboring cities, and in par-
motley crowd gathered together listened to
ticular
a
trip
to the Pacific Coast in the
long papers, recitals and concerts, begged
spring
of
1903.
money to pay the deficit incurred and ad-
journed. •""'
The promoters evidently believe that
this idea is exploded—that such an annual
gathering does not furnish a raison d'etre
for the association. They think that the as-
sociation ought to affect the music life ©f the
entire country by educational means, and that
its activities must continue throughout the
year, the annual convention having for its
chief end a review of the work done and the
laying out of the new lines of labor. In ac-
cordance with this idea, populous cities were
avoided last year, and the meeting was held
on an island, where only teachers or inter-
ested students of music were likely to come.
The result was an attendance of four hundred
persons, who meant business.
The programme was distinctly educational,
particular emphasis being laid on what were
called round table discussions. Lecture les-
her for a mid-winter tournee through the
same States. Next October she will sing
the leading contralto roles at these festivals,
as well as in St. Johns, N. B., and Ogdens-
burg, N. Y., where Mr. Chapman will begin
and end his fall musical festivals.
This past season has been a very busy one
for Mme. Bouton. She was heard in the first
performance of the season by the Oratorio
Society of this city and also with the St.
Louis Choral Society in Bach's "Christmas
Music"; twice she has appeared before the
Brooklyn Institute of Arts and Sciences; in
Pittsburg with the Mozart Society, North-
ampton ; with the Vocal Society, Montclair;
with the Outlook Club, and with numerous
other societies.
MOST PROSPEROUS DRAMATIC YEAR.
A L. HAYMAN, head of the theatrical syn-
^ * dicate, says that this has been the most
prosperous year ever known. He estimates
that in New York City alone over $12,000,000
was spent by the public on opera, music and
drama, and to complete the receipts of the city
says that at least $15,000,000 was taken in
at the box-offices.
Mr. Hayrnan figures that the amount ex-
pended for amusements throughout the
United States was not less than $25,000,000
for the season. According to these figures, a
little more than one-half of the amount was
spent in this city.
Last year many of the managers thought
high-water mark had been reached—that it
would be long before they could hope for an-
other season as big. The total theatrical
business throughout the country that year
was $20,000,000.
This year exceeds it by $5,000,000.
^Stupendous as these figures may seem, they
may be taken with absolute confidence, for on
the subject of theatrical business Mr. Hay-
man is an authority.
MUSIC IN THE PARKS.
T" HE band concerts in the public parks of
this city commenced for the summer
months on Sunday last when Fanciulli's 71st
Regiment Band gave a very interesting con-
cert which was enjoyed by fifty thousand peo-
ple. The total appropriation for concerts
made by the Park Department this year is
$26,200, which is $1,200 in excess of the ap-
propriation made last year.
Morningside and Hamilton Fish Parks,
which were not on the schedule last year, will
MME. BOUTON'S SUCCESS.
have concerts beginning to-day, June 7.
IW\ ME. ISABELLE BOUTON, the dis- r J here are in all fourteen public parks in
* v * tinguished mezzo-soprano whose por- the city where concerts will be held as fol-
trait adorns our cover this week, was born lows :
in Danbury, Conn., and has sung in public,
Central Park (Saturday and Sunday after-
both in concerts and church, since the age noons only)—First concert June I, by the
of fifteen. Her teachers were the late Carl Seventy-first Regiment Band; last half by the
Seventh Regiment Band; 30 concerts will be
and Mrs. Alves. For the past two seasons given.
she was one of the mezzo-sopranos of the
Mount Morris (Tuesdays)—Opening con-
Grau Company, and during the spring of cert June 3, by Allessio's Band; 13 concerts
last year was the leading contralto with the during season.
Madison Square Park (Thursdays) —
Boston Festival Orchestra. She sang in the
Opening
concert June 5 ; first half by the Sev-
Musical Festivals of Richmond, Louisville,
enty-first
Regiment Band; last half by the
Ann Arbor, Toronto, Montreal, etc.
Seventh Regiment Band; 12 concerts to be
In October last she was one of the leading given.
artists at the Maine, New Hampshire and
Tompkins Square Park (Tuesdays) —
Vermont Musical Festivals, which are under Opening concert June 3; 14 concerts; seven
the direction of Wm. R. Chapman. Her by G. Steiner and seven by F. Kappel.
Abingdon Square Park (Wednesdays)
success at these festivals was nothing short Opening
concert June 4; Twelfth Regiment
of sensational, and Mr. Chapman engaged Band; 12 concerts in all.