Lamoille newsdealer. [volume] (Hyde Park, Vt.) 1860-1877, 1868-02-05
TINE MUSICAL CONVENTION.

wrote, We TIRES ii into the waste bag,
and now commence anew.
We intend only to speak of that which
VIC can commend. five observed thai
which deserved criticism. VIC bestow upor
it the charitable need Of silence. OF Mr.
Emerson as conductor, little remains tt
be sid at this time. He has we'll es.
tablished fame. not only as conductor,
but as . composer and from wha: VIC
saw Of him We judge he richly deserves
It. He appears to have sufficient energy
and snap. united with a quiet refinement
ofmsnoer, which must ever make him o
f.vorite. He never busters but his
chorus had been 50 completely suhjugated
to his will during the Convention. that at
the Friday eve s concert. it seemed to
obey the slightest indication of the baton
And here we would observe that the cbo-
ruscs were very we'll sustained. With
Whipple at the piano they could hardy
fail. The Soprano was uncxceptionable;
the Bass we'll mp to the mark the alto
full and sweet, and the tenor better than
usuaL
The alto. though 80 absolutely indis.
pensable to good harmony in the chorus
es, is the most uugrateful part. so to
speak. to sing. Alto singers seldom get
noticed, as singers, yet their absence
makes sad chasm in the harmony
Great praise ia due to those ladies who
have SO heroically sustained this part 70,
two years, nearly, in our Association,
without an honorable msntion. AMI with.
out once finding fault because they have
not been noticed Mrs. Glecd. Mrs. San.
born. and Mrs Cutting; Misses Noyes
aud Ritterbush, have been very constant
and punotusl al rehcarsals, and seem to
have an ambition to do good and add to
the pleasure Of others. We never have
heard--ana never shall hear---that they
have made the conductor. or any one else,
any unplcassntuess by their import'mi.
ties Cor more praise for themselves. nor by
csptious fault finding because others were
app.audeJ. For these, aud other amiabe
traits which have come under our obsesg
walton, the NGwsDEALER writes them down
ladies'. W
Mrs Smith, who had raised The public
expectation SO high, failed to appear. and
Mrs. Hall came as substitute, at less
price. The apology for Mrs. Smith not
coming was that che was telegraphed to
60 to Chicago. where she had been for
some time engaged to sing at four concerts
when notified. Mrs. Smith has the repu-
tation Of being the most brilliant songs
trees III New England, in cavattno. but
is said to have mo emotion" and as a
ballad singer, to be much inferior to Mrs.
Hall !; 80 the public who expected
her may judge how much they really
lost by her not coming.
Mrs Hall sang the solo in The Mar
v'lous Work" and We consider it no dis.
parseemcnt Of her to say that We have
heard Miss Reyes and Miss Parker. sew
orally, eng it far better than she did
Tho ballad, Birdie looking out for me-
sbe rendered with much feeling, and in
style to earn that expressive silence
Of the audience which is always
the highest applause which can
follow song of that character
showing that the heart of the audience
has been touoaed. The fine rendering of
thia beautiful ballad is sure to ingratiate
one ia the sympa,hies Of large portion
Of any audience. How many mothers
eye grows dim and moist as the plaintive
air and touching words remind her Of her
own lost little one. whose tiny wardrobe
has been 90 tenderly folded and laid
away. We arc sure Mrs. Hall left many
warm friends who would gladly hear her
ssain. m ta !
OF our own singers VIC would mention
Miss Cora Clement. VINO has very sweet
voice. aud slways sings in excellent taste
She seems 10 have modest understand
lug of her powers. aud to be perfectly sat,
iskea with what she eau accomplish. and
never makes herself ridiculous by trying
to knock of persimmons' which are be.
yond her reach Miss Rosie Carleton
did not slug at the last concert except in
chorus. aud 90 we did! not have the
pleasure Of bearing her; but we can east
ly believe, having often heard her. what
We hear !, viz: that she sang beautifully
at The concert on Thursday eve. We
look upon bor % one of the most promis.
ing sopranos 10 the county. With proper
cultivation, and judioiona physical train.
ing. she viii certaiuly excel.
Upon The whole. the Convention was
success. lhe last eoneert.' too, was
sucsssa zlsAasgh nat As good, to snr