Rutland weekly herald. [volume] (Rutland, Vt.) 1859-1877, 1863-04-16
Local and State Items,
MUSICAL Entertainment at Yer
g9nnes.

MUSICAL Entertainment at Yer
gennes.
Mr.. III. A. SCOTS Concert at Vergennes
on Wednesday evening, of this week must
have been an unusually excellent and in
teresting entertainment, A correspondent
writes:
"The Congregational Church was filled
with highly respectable and appreciative
audience, in spite of the storm and horri-
BILE travelling, thus testifying to the popu-
larity of Mr.. Scott as competent and
faithful teacher of music. The exercises
of the evening commenced with a volunta-
ry on the organ, by Mr.. Luclus Morse of
Rutland. Part first of the Concert was
devoted to the Juveniles Seventy misses
and fifty lads, between the ages of 4 and
Is years, of all the religious societies rep
resented by the numerous churches in ''the
city," Mr.. Scott has, with infinite care
and good taste, trained these children to
render some difficult compositions with
wonderful precision, and the Echo Choir
u.s." performed by three beautiful sprites
of girls, stationed in a distant part of the
Church, assisted by full choir on the
platform was, of itself, worthy of the
highest praise that could be bestowed up
on the leader of an Italian or German
| Maestro. And then the National songs,
"Flag of Our Union" and the Star
Spangled Banner were given with thrill
ing effect by one hundred and twenty
singers, led in the solo parts by two spirit
ed lads oneIofwhom was the son ofthe ex-
cellent Mayor of Vergennes.
The intermisslon was occupied by COM
plimentary patriotic remarks from Rev.
Mr.. Eastman, of the Episcopal Church,
and the remainder of the evening was de-
voted to performances of the Adult Glass.
Mr. Scott has been equally successful in
calling around him talent of high order,
as was evinced by the effective rendering
of Sacred, Sentimental and Patriotic mu-
sic. The solo and chorus entitled, "Sa-
cred Stream" was admirably performed,
although your correspondent had once the
qualification of listening to the same piece
Of music, rendered by other pupils Of Mr..
Scott in Pittsford, when the Choir, under
the direction of Mr.. S. Dana Winslow,
and the exquisite Instrumentation of their
accomplished organist, Miss Granger,
with the bird-like trills of Miss Z. Hen
dee in the solo, produced an electric effect
upon their audience"
We were happy to notice the presence
of some of the Pittsford choir, in testimo-
ny of their esteem for their former precep-
tor in the Z" Heavenly Art."
Two Quartettes composed by Mr.. Scott
were sung during the evening-one of
which, {" We Parted in Silence" would
have been encored but for the length Of
the programme.
Since the above was given to the prin-
ter, we have received from Vergennes
correspondent, "R. Fl. H." another
account of the Concert, and, owing to the
length of the above, must centent our
selves with making some extracts from it.
ar. H. H." says:
aThe exercises consisted Of two parts,
LIST the performances of the juveniles Sec
ond. those of the adults. The little folks
made a grand display. Nearly all the
| children in town were out. Dressed IN
their neatest, daintiest pink and white,
their faces radient with smiles and rosy
with health, they excited no small degree
of admiration, l assure you. Meanwhile
their part of the concert was very credita-
| blv performed indeed. THE Golden Shore,
the Flag of our Unien,' Star Spangled
Banner { Marching Along and There's
Light in the window for thee, were rem
dered in most effective manner. The
Echo Chorus was perhaps the best of the
pieces performed by this class,-three lit
tie cherubs, from the far gallery above, in
a most charming manner returning the ech-
oes. and swelling the song. A chorus Of
children's voices is always interesting
Where shall we find more heavenly music
than can be discoursed by such a choir
God bless the little children. This move
ment, having for its object to interest this
portion of the community in the songs o.
Zion. cannot but have the most salutary
effect. 1t must tend to preoccupy the mind
and crowd out and create dlstaste for the
vulgar and ribald songs of the market
! place and the street."
cater brief intermission, In which
Rev. Mr.. Eastman, in few well-timed re
marks, expressed on behalf of the commu
nity, their acknowledgements to Mr.. Scot
for the patient, laborious efforts on hi
part, by which he had brought this inter
, esting class forward to such degree of Of