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THE MUSIC TRADE REVIEW
tive committees from the Music Teachers' Na-
tional Association and the music section of the
National Educational Association, submitted to
the public a course of study for high schools,
which received the indorsement of the above-
mentioned associations and the general approval
of Harvard, Yale, Wellesley, Smith and others of
the higher institutions. Now the league will en-
deavor to induce the colleges and universities
to allow music to count toward entrance, and
Harvard, Columbia, Tufts and Smith have al-
ready taken such action. Then the league hopes
to secure the adoption of advanced courses of
study in music in the high and preparatory
schools which will in turn govern the standard of
work to be required in the elementary instruc-
tion. In the meantime it is hoped that the col-
leges will give credit in music for entrance and
thus do justice to the vast number of pupils who
pursue music study outside of school time. This
work must, of course, be up to the standard of re-
quirement for college entrance, and to this
end the league requested the college entrance
examining board for New England and the Mid-
dle States to include music in its subjects for
examination.
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ard will be readily felt. This immediately brings
the work in close relation to the private teacher
in whose hands the technical work must largely
remain. A third paper will deal with the effect on
the private teacher that college recognition will
bring about.
When the Music Teachers' National Association
was founded, the condition of music in this coun-
try was very different from what it is now. Hence
its work is required to be many-sided—including
Its Purpose is to Carry Out the Pope's Man-
the giving of good concerts, the bringing out of
date Regarding Church Music.
American composers and musicians, and the en-
couragement of the art in every way possible.
(Special to The Review.)
To-day special societies have many of these func-
Washington, D. C, May 13, 1905.
A communication from Dr. Emil Wagner, pro- tions for their chief aim. The society hardly
fessor in the University of Frieburg, Switzerland, needs to give concerts when one sees the pro-
announces to the American church authorities grammes offered in most of our great cities. In
that a Gregorian congress has been called to meet order to justify its existence, it must specialize
under the auspices of the Roman Pontiff, Pope as the Convention of Music Teachers. Hence at
Pius X., in Strasburg, Germany, from Aug. 16 to the coming convention the festival idea will be
19. The congress is called for the purpose of entirely omitted, not that the visitor will not have
carrying out the reform movement in church opportunity to hear excellent music, as the city
music contained in the encyclical of the new offers unexcelled opportunities in that line for the
season, but that the time of the convention will
Pope, "Motu Proprio."
As the American church has shown great re- be devoted to problems of the music teacher.
In order to specialize still further, the meetings
luctance in carrying out the regulations of the
"plain chant," it has been earnestly requested of the convention on the forenoon of the third
to take part in this congress. The American day will be held in sections, the general subject
church is allowed by the promoters of the con- for these being, "What are the principles agreed
gress to send as many delegates at large as they upon in teaching," considered separately for the
may wish. Invitations will be sent to all promi- voice, the piano, and theory, the latter including
nent musical directors, editors of Catholic organs all work that is done for broadening the musician-
and priests, who take an unusual interest in the ship of the pupil, as history, descriptive analysis
choirs, among them Professor Lingerberger, of and composition.
On the first day two papers on musical criticism
St. Francis, Wisconsin; Professor Otten, of Pitts-
burg; Professor Dethier, of New York City, and and on concerts, composers, and conductors in
the Revs. Henry Tappen, of Covington, Ky.; America will appeal to a more general interest,
Raphael Fuhr, of Los Angeles, Cal.; Charles while a third—the most important for the Asso-
Becker, of St. Francis, Wis., and Fathers Young ciation—will discuss "What should be the aim
and Bowin, of New York and Buffalo, respec- and plan of work of the Music Teachers' National
Association? "
tively.
The Metropolitan Museum of Art has one of the
It is understood by the church authorities here
that this mandate of the Pope with regard to the rarest and best arranged collections of musical
substitution of the plain chant, instead of the instruments to be found in any country, contain-
operatic and elaborate music sung by mixed ing one of the two existing Cristofori pianos. To
see and study these instruments gives one an un-
voices, must be obeyed within a short space of
time. Professor Wagner, who is directing the usual opportunity of understanding the music of
congress, is well known here as a visitor to the other countries and of bygone times. On the
Catholic University with his brother, the Rev. afternoon of the last day it is planned to visit this
Nicholas Wagner, rector of Holy Trinity Church, collection under the guidance of an expert, giving
an occasion for careful examination.
Brooklyn, N. Y.
Great pains are being taken with the pro-
gramme, which will be issued soon, so as to leave
time both for discussion and social intercourse.
That the question is attracting wide attention
and support is shown by the fact that the gen-
eral plan of the league has the approval of all
the executive heads of the State boards of educa-
tion in New England and nearly all of the college
presidents and heads of college music depart-
ments.
GREGORIAN CONGRESS CALLED.
MUSIC TEACHERS' CONVENTION
Which Will be Held at Columbia University in
June—Insure Very Exhaustive
Considera-
tion of Vital Questions.
Though called a fad, the place of music in gen-
eral education is yet to be settled. The broaden-
ing out of the educational system makes this
question more and more vital. It is for this rea-
son that the coming convention of the Music
Teachers' National Association, to be held at the
Teachers' College, Columbia University, June 21,
22, 23, will devote the whole of Thursday, the sec-
ond day, to the place of music in general educa-
tion. In the forenoon the subject with reference
to the elementary, grammar and high schools will
be considered. Prominent citizens as well as pro-
fessional educators will read papers and join in
the discussion with the musician. In the after-
noon Music in Colleges will be the subject. Every
one admits that to succeed in music special talent
is necessary, and yet nothing is more true than
tliat every one responds to music more or less,
and needs help for full enjoyment. How should
music be taught so as to develop this general in-
terest without requiring the possession of excep-
tional talent? This will be the subject of the first
paper; the second will deal with the related ques-
tion, can music be so taught in high schools that
the work done may be credited for entrance to
college? It will not be doubted that such recog-
nition will stimulate work not only in the high
schools but also in the grammar and elementary
schools. When one considers the amount of time
and money expended on private music study, and
how aimless much of this is, the extreme import-
ance that the recognition of the work by colleges
would give to unifying and establishing a stand-
FESTIVAL OF THE BACH CHOIR
Will be Held in Bethlehem, Pa., in June in the
Quaint Moravian Church.
The Easter and Ascension Festival of the Bach
Choir will be held in the quaint old Moravian
town of Bethlehem, that lies ensconced among the
beautiful hills of Eastern Pennsylvania, the first
three days of the coming June. The joyous music
of this festival, which concludes the now famous
Bach Cycle, will be in marked contrast to the
somber and solemn music rendered at the Lenten
festival in April. On Thursday, June 1, the open-
ing day, the following cantatas will be rendered:
"The Heavens Laugh, the Earth Itself Rejoices,"
"Bide with Us," "Thou Gide of Israel, Hearken,"
and "God Goeth Up with Shouting." On Friday
the Bach orchestra will perform the Third Bran-
denburg Concerto and the exquisite suite in D.
The choir will sing the cantatas , "O Light Ever-
lasting," "Now Hath Salvation Appeared," "Sleep-
ers, Wake," and "A Stronghold Sure Our God Re-
mains." The great mass in B minor will be sung
on Saturday, June 3.
All the sessions will be held in the historic
Moravian Church. The members of the choir
number 120. The orchestra will comprise 70 in-
struments, including the trombone choir.
The following are the names of the soloists:
Soprano, Mrs. Mary Hissem-de Moss, Mrs. Corinne
Rider-Kelsey, Mrs. John Leibert, Miss Lucy A.
Brickenstein; contralto, Mrs. Gertrude Stein-
Bailey, Mrs. Harriet Foster, Miss Marguerite
Hall; tenors, Nicholas Douty, John Young;
bassos, Julian Walker, Howard Weigner.