The Portland daily press., 1874-11-06
The Glee Club Concert.

The Army and Navy course opened last even
/ ing with concert by the New York Glee and
| Madrigal Club. There was very large audi
/ ence present, and the general impression was
l complimentary in the extreme to the manage
ment of the course. The Army and Navy
make it a point to give their audiences novel
/ ty every season, and it is invariably something
surprisingly good. This season they have out
done themselves, and in the introduction OF the
Glee Club to the Portland public have afforded
qualification to all lovers of music.
The entertainment last evening was dainty
one The programme was excelently made
up, and before the first number was completed
the singers had won high place in the esteem
of their hearers. Of the quality OF the per-
Torrance it is difficult to speak in too high
terms. The rendition of the part songs and
glees approached about as near perfection as
can be expected from fallible mortals Ore of
the most noticeable and praiseworty features of
the whole concert was the marked distinctness
of pronunciation. Especially commendable is
this in the fine, old English glees in which
immortal words are married to immortal
verse" and in which the artistic impression is
due quite as much to the sense and collocation
OF the words as to the excellence of the purely
musical rendition.
The concert opened with Hatton's "Happi-
est Land" 1.-THE words by Lonfellow) which
gave happy opportunity for test of the quail
ity of the male voices of the Club. Mr. Bush's
peculiar and wonderfully variable voice, the
sweet tenor of Mr.. lockwood, Mr.. Beckett's
full, vigorous baritone, and the profound bass
of Mr.. Aiken, each and all provoked admira-
ton and applause.
The "As it Fell upon Day." of Richard
Barnfeld, brought out Miss Beebe and Miss
Finch, and proved fortunate introduction.
But the fine phrasing, and clear, sweet fluent
voice Of Miss Beebe was shown further on in
the "Bid me DISCOURSE" of Bishop, while her
strength and purity in and command of the
upper notes was made manifest in Callcots
glee. Miss Finch showed her exquisite sensi-
bility in 30 Sweet and Fair" while warm
encore gave her opportunity to display charm
ing mixture of piquancy and pathos in "The
Maid of Arcade" In response to an impor-
the audience with "Robin Red" q
Mr.. Beckett gave QUE solo, ''The Sea hath its
Pearls" An enthusiastic encore. the warmest
OF the evening, called out Bayard Taylor's Be-
douin Serenade, giving ample scope for the dis
play Of his robust and hearty, and yet sympa-
thetc style.
In response to an encore the quartette gave
crest, Baby, Rest in which the admirable
phrasing, perfect time and sympathetic treat
ment displayed, created.a marked and favora-
BILE impression.
The selections, however, which were, per-
haps, the most worthy of note, because of mat
ter of the songs and manner of delivery, were
Kingsley's ''Three Fishers who sailed to the
West when. the Sun was down" and "Sigh no
more, Ladies'"
The entertainment was an suspicious opening
of the course, and we but express the thought
of the large, refined and apprecative audience
when we express our thanks to the Army and
Navy for the feast furnished to the music low
ing portion of our people last evening.