Show CITE COMMUNITY SINGING Deny It Died Out After IWar War Messiah Chorus I Discussed I A denial of or the sometime sometimes ut- ut uttered Uttered ut uttered declaration that community singing Ringing died bLed out with Ith the al at is made by the tho author of a new brochure on Community and the Community Chol u The writer Kenneth S dark Cleric has been I actie In singing since the start of the war first war first ne n one lof of the army my song leaders lenders liter In InI InI I charge of or the music mul of corn com com community I service I e and no now with the Bureau Hureau for tor the tho Advance Advance- Advancement e I ment of or Music It Is In the latter bu- bu bureau bureau bu bureau reau which has Issued the pamphlet let In question from its he terM 4 45 West Vest Fort fifth Fort fifth New York CIt City In this booklet Mr Clark states n a confident belief regarding the tu- tu future fu future ture of community singing Says he In the first place communIty Is la nothing new It h Ivd d 1 Ite t I In various forms torms long lone be- be be foe e the tho World war ar It lt was In the 1101 ears earM just preceding that nar ar ho eer that community singing I na a developed among us a us nn an InstitUtiOn In thear the war ar ar emergenCy emergency cy Its unifying Ing and re reh is h po were d drawn drain ra n upon anti and It ItI ItI ItI I reached a climax of emotional and dramatic Impressiveness Follow rollow- Following I ing the demobilizatIon demobilisation atlon period there 1 a natural slump In community singing which wa a was n a pat pait t of or the I emotional 1 let down t do n of that per ported od T niu IDT T lilT bilE i ir OLT OUr The The slackening sl of the tho tide of caused cl thin persons to ask nOh Did not community community community singing dl dI die out nith Ith the war nr That can be ans answered ered sith Ith witha sitha I a confident negative U It 14 Is la true truo that thele are arc fewer teer or for tor holding big com corn community sings s upon a t high emo emotional plane probably there thero Is a volume ot or communIty singing Ing or rather a less leas frequent pull by large lares masses maes or of N Nevertheless community singIng Is still stilt going on In what hat it II Us advocates ocate con con- con consider older elder to bo be tt more a-more more n wholesome form Besides Its use on special occasions It now non plais a moro more part In the daily lIy life of tho peo- peo peo-le peo Ie Ia A question that l I Is sometimes I asked Is Do vou ou consider I communIty singing has lias any artistic tic Itie tic valus alus That all alt depends The I worth north of or community singing how how- hoI hoe how however eer ever e er Is not entirely ly to be decided ll I by the answer anser to that IhM All AllI forms torms of community music espe especially daily community singIng Ringing hn e a I t two 0 fold rold Influence cultural Influence cultural cultural and social Besides Its lis musical I eon community singing has untold powers for the unification lot of our people as expressed In the I r Er hody Neighbors Through Song respective ll It of or the tho artistic merits of sing sIng- sIngIng singing ing In- Its lis sponsors belle believe that It has da good tood purpose If It meets meet that sociological test te t As to Its cultural results these thle tip up- upon tipon up upon on the skill and ingenuity with lib It Is ts administered Ion 1 I OK OR MI 11 SSI tJ I I I 1 hat skill kIil is to b be judged both botha a as to whether hether tho ho sings aie ame made educational to their public and n as asto asto to heth whether r they lead to cultural outgrowths such as community chorus community o chestra a PC- PC e- e esler e-Bler e of a ai at lists lIsle concerts or other such manifestations In the tho pamphlet mentioned the theauthor theauthor theauthor author pro provides Ides a manual manu of pro pro- procedure pro procedure for such ouch progression all the way from the miscellaneous com coin com sing to the The Tho booklet describes the cit n Ide organization of ot commit commit- I nit singing gh gi gives ea ci hints to leaders and accompanists and treats the formation of a a and a 0 choral society It may be obtained without charge chargo coin the headquarters of the bu- bu bureau bureau bu bureau reau n |