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-r Jnnn iitnnf crcmvcca ISOsT ajg TUB BKUUii.li I IX JJA1L.I BAUliE BUUVftllunuj u. wrroaT. Tsrarfr-rrnw MTJSICAL I3TSTBUCTI0N. i MP8ICAL IM -TZ, FOUNDED BY The National Conservatory Mrs. Jeannetle M.

Thurber In 1R85 and Chartered in 1891 A of Music or America. by Special Act of Congress. 47-49 West 25th SL, New York. The Scholastic Year Begins September 2d. Th.

Nation! Comwvstory of Murie Anwtea eourrowa lu pnalM oa aM B.wnUrmh Blrwt. More oa May 1 to SpeCial MOtlCe dloui HullUm OS. 4WB WmT TWIlT-KlrTU KTIIKKT. ARTISTIC FACULTY, CONSISTING OF Rafael Joseffy, Adele Margulies, Leopold Lichtenberg, Eugene Dufriche, Leo Schulz, Henry T. Finck, Max Spicker, Charles Heinroth and Others.

ENTRANCE EXAMINATIONS. PIANO AND ORGAN September 12th (Tuesday), 10 A. M. to 12 2 to 4 P. M.

SINGING-September 13th (Wednesday), 10 A. M. to 12 2to 4 P. to 9 P. O.

VIOLIN, VIOLA, 'CELLO, CONTRABASS, HARP and all other ORCHESTRAL INSTRUMENTS September 14th (Thursday), 10 A. M. to 12 2 to 4 P. hi. CHILDREN'S DAT-September 16th (Saturday), PIANO AND VIOLIN-10 A.

to 12 2to4P.HL EXTRACT FROM AN ARTICLE IN THE NEW YORK -EVENING POST." MUSICAL LIFE IN NEW YORK. Results Achieved by the National' Conservatory ot Music ol America. There are fifteen or twenty professional schools for the study of Music in New York City proper and a half dozen more Brooklyn. STANDING OF THE CONSERVATORIES. The faculty of the National Conservatory of Music (to take the most prominent of these schools) includes several men contact with whom is itself an inspiration.

This institution, founded by Mrs. Jeannetle M. Thurber, has had a long and honorable past under her guidance. During his sojourn in this country, Antonin Dvorak was dean of the faculty while Mr. Rafael Toseffv and Miss Adele Margulies have been at the head of the pianoforte department for some years and Mr L-harles Heinroth at the head of the organ department.

An excellent school of singing and of opera, directed by Uugene uuincne, is a one of the most important adjuncts, and fifteen years ago a notable departure was made in the formation or an orchestra ct some fifty men. Gustav Hinrichs, Emil Paur and Leo Schulz have, in turriuidedjtsjortur i .1 i i Tii in I. i ii, 1 1, rfc nf the violin and counterpoint i a 111 i 1 si y-i ire rl ilinnil -SHdcrnnosition classes, and Henry T. Wnck lectures on the history oi music. new ior.

jiuuy Conservatory af Music. MRS. JEANNETTE M. THURBER, Founder and President, Will Personally Receive All Applicants, Their Parents or Guardians. For iDiiber iolormation, aaaress me secretary.

in four parts; "ArtiBt's Dream," a ballet; symphonic poems, "Woodland" and "Belsuas-sar." piano etudes and many instrumental and vocal works. His piano method, "High School of Piano Playing," has for its object the leading of the pupil from the most modest beginning of piano playing to the highest degree of modern virtuosity. He has been decorated by King Humbert of Italy with the high title of commendatory of the Italian crown, in consideration of his musical services to the Italian government, and his musical institute system Is now osed in the conservatories throughout Italy. King Humbert also confirmed the heredity nobility of his family. For his valuable aid in advancing the causa of German art in Italy the present Emperor of Germany, William II, made him officer of the Prussian Crown Order.

He has been choir director of the Church of Our Lady of Lourdes. Mme. Rhule useB tho Italian method in teaching and makes voice culture a specialty. Correct breathing is the foundation of the art of singing. The first requirement in voice production is to have command over one's lungs and to know how to utilize the air to the best advantage.

Mme. Rhule wishes to say that she pays strict attention to the artistic side of singing in its truest form of expression, she haviag beea the leading soloist in churches in Brooklyn, Chicago and Cincinnati for many years. Tho two principles of her studio are a firm foundation laid for beginners and style and naisn for advance pupils. Mr. P.

Joseph Leyendecker. Joseph Leyendecker, at the age of 15, became assistant to his father as organist in the C. Church of the Most Holy Trinity, celebrated organist and composer: to Albert Ross Parsons, ot the American Institute of Applied Moaic; to the Rev. Arthnr KlnsoW-Ing, to the Rev. Reese f.

Alsop, to Dr. J. A. McCorkle and other citizens of Brooklyn. These gentlemen are familiar with Min Thompson work as a teacher of the piano and do not hesitate to commend It highly.

Miss Thompson, In addition to claasee for thoae who have made a beginning ot tbelr music study, has classes for hfluocrs and classes in reading music. Th harmony classes in Misa Thompson's studio are taught by Miss Zella R. Dowle. The Grand Conservatory of Music. This musical Institution Is about to enter upon Its thirty-second year and Is the only music school empowered by act of legislature to confer the regular university degrees, the conservatory la constantly extending tho scope of Its influence by tho establishment of branchCB In different states.

The thirty-first commencement was held at the Waldorf-Astoria June 28 last, when tho Parlor tn ra Company, consisting ot the senior rlass and alumni rendered excerpts from "II Trova-tore" In Italian, and the new opera "La Corsicana." Another feature was the String Quartet, by Dr. Daniel Proiberoe, rendered in a masterly and artistic manner under the leadership of Beairice Klierliard. Doth of tho talented compomrs, Dr. J. Lewis Browne and Dr.

Daniel Protheroe are aluniul of the Grand Conservatory of Mu It Is a well known fact that in Europe the munlcal journals discuss and tpraise the compositions and creations of thisconservatory'asludents. Miss Beatrice Eberhard has been recognized the worldovcr as a great violin virtuoso and received as a testimonial from Anton Duller a magnificent concert violin. This house haa also established a prize of a concert violin to be awarded each commencement to the best violin student of tho conservatory. George W. Butler, of Kansas, has also instituted a prize in the shapo of a tree scholarship.

Tho piano department Is by no means behind the others, as Is attestrd by the extraordinary work done by lis studenia In their Juno examinations, playing eleven of the most promlnont concertos for piano. The orchestral parts of all the ronrertos at the examinations were played hy Dr. Eberhard on a second piano. Dr. Eberhard Is the founder and president of the conservatory.

He la known as an energetic and progressive man. During the coming season he has arranged for a aeries of sonata recitals for violin and piano, at which Misa Beatrice Eberhard will be the violiniBt. Three sonatas will be rondered each time, one of them being entirely now. The office for regis! ration and for information Is at 68 Went Eighty-third street, Manhattan. The Sorer Studio.

Over the portals of tho Dnrer Studio of Musical Art shine forth the glorious words: "Individuality, truth, freedom, self-reliance, intelligence, inspiration." For the student who has never known what It means to be In possession of these qualities by which alone success may be attained the Dorer Studio offers its services. The studio also seeka to do more than that. Having Incul musicians ot Brooklyn. He Is a teacher ot experience and success. The studio Is located at 1G Urcene avenue.

Misa Gertrude Campbell. The studios of Miss Gertrude Campbell are at 205 Hart street, Brooklyn, and 7 West Korty-socond street, Manhattan. Miss Campbell In thus dividing her timo finds It possible to give much bettor attention to those pupils residing In both boroughs who wish te place themselves under her instruction. In teaching tho piano Miss Campbell en-dcavors above all thinga to start the pupil right that Is, to see that from the beginning the pupil has a correct understanding of the theory of music, without which no person may attain a musical education, the word education here having Its full meaning. The muHicalcs which Miss Campbell gave lust ycur, her pupils furnishing the greater part of the programmo, and which were highly will be continued this year.

Miss Campbell has been teacher for over twenty years, and has herself stud-led under such distinguished Instructors as Dudley Buck, A. M. Virgil and Ut'. William Mason. The Berta Grosse-Thomason School.

Mme. Berta irosse-Thomason Is one of the most successful teachers of the piano in the city. She began her musical career at the sue of a very talented child, at the Krans Kullak Academy, In Berlin, and played, when but 16, concertos by Beethoven, Kumt-Sacnn. Weber, Schumann aud other works In public with great success. She is a horn musiciun and a teacher.

Frans Kullak demonstrated his great confidence In her ability as a teacher by giving Ms piano elsss Into her (liarge when out of the city. During the right years of her stuy in this country ilie has dune a great deal of concert ork. She has been equally successful a teiiihrr; Imlied. her rarneHtness. enthusiasm ami magtietism can hardly be rqualed, and the many pupils of tbe Berta (ir.iHre-Thoinason School for Pisno are do-votedly attached to llu lr principal.

Mrs. H. Bernard Carpenter. Mrs. II.

Bernard Carpenter will resume musical Instruction this month. The Lesrheti.ky piano method Is used and Mrs. Carpenter has always Becured the best results Willi her pupils, thus proving her ability and experience. Mrs. Carpenter has taught for several years anj has established for herself a renutstlon of considerable prominence an a thorough musical Instructor.

Private lesnn are given and Individual attention paid to all students. Mr Carpenter's pupils have won notice In the musical world and she has received the highest praise for her work. Miss Amelia Hoffman. Miss Huffman receives beginners only for Instruction on the piano, in the Kngltsh language or In German. Tbe Kohler method used.

A great deal depends upon the ground work and Miss Hoffman gives thorough Instruction In the fundamentals In her sieclal subjects. Her studio is at 1V Leon- ard street. The terms are reasonable and Misa Huffman will be glad tn consult with, anybody who may wlah to place themselves or their children under her rare. William Armour Thayer. William Armour Thayer, whose studio fa made honorary member of the Royal Acaae-mies of Music in Rome, Florence and Bologna, Among those who have expressed by letter and marks of distinction their admiration for the genius of Signo" Pirani, are Queen Mar-gherita of Italy, the Emperor Frederick of Germany, Thcodor Kullak, Gio Brugnoll, the director of the Royal University of Bologna, Hans Richter, Engelbert Humperdlnk, Francesco prime minister of Italy.

Rezasco, the Italian minister of public instruction; Amintore Galll, professor of the Royal Conservatorium of Milan. Mme. Webster-Powell was prima donna soprano with the Conried Metropolitan Opera Company and is known throughout Europe for her extraordinary vocal technic and artistic acquirements. High gTade experience in concert, oratorio and church work fully qualifies her to direct earnest students in their musical careers. The vocal method in use at the institute was planned by Mme.

Webster-Powell and Is designed to surmount every known difficulty in vocal art in the shortest time possible. The vocal, piano language and acting departments will be under the personal sunervision of musical directors and teachers chosen by Slgnor di Pirani ana Mme Webster-Powell. Both Mme. Webster-Powell and Signor di Pirani have Just completed a fnur-vear concert tour of the world. Through their extensive acquaintance with musical leaders and managers Mme.

Webster-Powell and Signor di Pirani are enabled to preatly Bid advanced students in the launching of their careers. A summer branch oj the institute has been located at the Pirani Villa in Unterach, on the Altar Lake, Austria, where students wishing to continue their studies through the summer may ho accommodated. Miss Bertha L. Clark. Mi Bertha L.

Clark, the wlo Jlollnlst and instructor, who is located at 218 Sixth avenue is well known fn mustcar and artistic circles. As a young girl Bhe traveled the states as Boloist with the Schubert Quartet of Chicago. Since then she has 1 played privately in Dresden. Paris, Berlin. Munich and London, and while abroad was a nupil of Charles Daucra.

Her pu.lla on Montrose avenue. On tne aeam oi ma father, in 1S91. he succeeded him as organist and has since filled the position. He is well known as a thorough, able, successful music teacher, an evidence of which is his large yearly class of pupils coming from among the most prominent people of Brooklyn. The annual musieale given by his pupils is yearly pronouueed a success.

He is a member of the Music Teachers Natioual Association and of the Arion Singing Society of Brooklyn. Mrs. Emma Ostrander. Mrs. Emma Ostrander, formerly director of the Quincy College of Music, has this year opened an additional studio in the Pouch Gallery.

This movement has been made necessary by tho requests of Mrs. Cstrander's many pupils who live in Flatbush and who found it inconvenient to go to 73 Patchen avenue. For the coming year, therefore, Mrs. Ostrander will have two studios, ono at 73 Patchen avenue and one at the Pouch Gallery. The same courses of instruction and tho same thorough drill will be given at each of the studi03.

There will bo during the coming, as during previous years, several musicals, at which the principal performers will be Mrs. Ostrander's pupils. It is quite important that musical students know how to use their talent after they have developed it, and this the musical helps them to do, and tho public appearances of the pupils are an important part of the year's work. Ono of Mra. Ostrander's pupils of last y-ar was awarded a free scholarship for the coming year at the National Conser.

vatory of Music. The Powell Pirani Musical Institute. A distinguished career In music coupled with unusual ability to teach is a combination not always found. People who possess It arc not numerous and are eagerly sought for by those who wish to learn music. The Powell I'irani Institute at 915 President street, has in its two proprietors people who are known equally as performers or as teachers.

Eugenlo di Pirani, a native of Ferrara, Italy, Is widely known on tho continent as composer and pianist of the first rank. Signor Pirani was for ten years professor of the advanced piano classes at the Kullak Academy in Berlin, and music critic of the Berlin Klelnes Journal, and is still correspondent for the same paper and also of the Berlin Boerscn Courier and the Italian newspaper La Perseveranza of Milan. His most known compositions are the operas "Das lloxenliod" and "Black Blood," a slave tragedy; "Fete au Chateau," an orchestral suite have also attained distinction, several or. liem being instructor in the South. Miss Josephine Thompson.

The music studio of Miss Josephine son is at 191 Clinton street. Misa Thompson refers by permission to Dudley Suck, the cated thoroughly the qualities enumerated above, it endeavors to the pupil to form an ideal of Its own. and to work It out. Ludwlg Dorer holds high rank among the In Writing to Instllutiom, Please Mention BrooWjn Eagle Educational Section,.