Cincinnati Conservatory of Music - Pans Pipers Yearbook (Cincinnati, OH)

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IT TAKES ALL AND GIVES NOTHING artist, had been here in ttthe Statesll about three years, and had decided to re- turn to his home at Leipsic. I had 'taken my last lesson from him, and just before saying goodbye, we had drifted into a discussion of the opportunities for a musician to Hget 0nu in the World. He said, thy bowel hope you do not intend to follow music as a profession; there is nothing in it. Take my advice and use it only as a hobbyea diversion . VON HONITZ, the famous French horn The last thirty years have proved the worth of Von Honitz' advice. I have drifted from one part of the country to another, and it is only during the last six years that I have made a fairly comfortable living as second horn player in the philharmonic . I have saved no money, and my playing days will soon be over. What Vthen?-I do not know. I suppose I have been a fool for following music as a vocation; it takes all and gives nothing. Von Honitzl words came back to my mind . with startling clearness yesterday, when I ; found myself saying them to a favorite pupil of mine. The young man had just told me of an offer of a position with Prouzarls Band. I ad- ! vised him as Von Honitz had advised me so many years before. This morning I was immensely pleased to hear that he had accepted the position. RONAL W, STONE. 1r --. Page 12?

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? :92? THE ALUMNAL ASSOCIATION tCUNTlNl'ICDt amount for which was created by an artistic choral concert given under the auspices of the Alumnal Association. This fund has slowly but surely grown, serving as a great stimulus to the activities of the Association. For each of three successive years the Alumni have conducted a Frolic and a Revue, and have also presented one recognized artist in a recital in Conservatory Hall. The soloists engaged for these occasions were Gabrilowitsch, Bachaus and Maria Car- reras. Proceeds from'a performance given by the Opera Department of the Conservatory, and various other undertakings of the Association as well as contributions from many sources, have added materially to this Fund. In 1924 the Scholarship Fund had reached such proportions that its trustees announced it was ready to start upon its mission, and it is now a matter of pride to every alumnus that the Clara Baur Memorial Scholarship Fund is not only steadily increasing, but also functioning. The Cincinnati Conservatory of Music Alum- nal Association has, indeed, points of contact with the student body of the school. and these are becoming more and more evident. It is an organization Which has among its purposes the promotion of a spirit of fraternity, loyalty and service, the maintenance of the highest stand- ards of scholarship and efficiency, and the great desire to aid and encourage, especially, Ameri- can composers and American musicians. It is only through devotion to these guiding princi- ples that the Association can prove its loyalty to and affection for its Alma Mater. CLARA GREGORY BRIDGE. Page 126

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