Martinsburg independent. [volume] (Martinsburg, W. Va.) 1875-1900, 1875-07-03
BERKELEY FEMALE SEMINARY
THE CLOSING EXERCISES.

/ Wdo tioWueu Dy an intelligent au-
dlence TO witness the Closing Exer-
cises Of the Berkeley Female Semi.
nary. As the pupils. attended by
their teachers. marched into the
room the audience was charmed BY
Tannhasser's Grand March well
rendered by the skillfgl management
OF Misses Hunter and Harrison. =
Prayer by Rev DR.. Riddle. fittingly
followed, and was appropriately sue
ceeded by the chorus Beautiful
summer, one Of Roots bright little
glees, rendered by the entire Glass.
/ In theabsence Of Judge Hoge Hon.
X. NJ I Hunter, was then intro
duced, and addressed the audience,
cofnbiningfine thought with eloquent
diction and graceful oratorical deliy-
cry. His remarks We're well-timed,
exceedingly appropriate and abound
ing in rich kernels, which those who
heard may take with them into the
world, plant and reap therefrom gol-
den fruit.
Following the address was Ger
ney's arrangement of & Fra Diavolon
performed by Misses Vroom, Sharer
ana I-unter.
| An eloquent, thoughtful and we'll
arranged composition upon "The
chimes that ring out from earth, by
Miss Beard was then read which was
followed by the chorus, g From, the
Child of the Regiment, )" arranged as
solo, with vocal accompaniment,by
Mr.. Riddle and class; Mr.. Riddles
pure tenor telling effectively in the
solo. Next come an instrumental duet
I-Bergers' " Lucie Gle Lammemoor,"
Misses Robinson and Sharer, and
though both young, they displayed
good tectniche as well as aesthetic
culture. A very nice and carefully
written composition on "Cameos,
from History, Poetry and Art was
read by Miss McCune.
Miss Vroom succeeded Miss Me-
Cune's composition with her instru-
mental solo, La Reve D'Amour," in
which she displayed considerable skill
as a solo performer.
Miss Beard then sang a solo, being
assisted by others of the school in the
chorus.
"Shells of Ocean," that good old
melody of Cherry's, was well perform
ed as an instrumental trio by Misses
Doll, Robinson and Thrasher.
A well written and creditable COM
position entitled son the Banks of
Beautiful Rivers was then read ny
Miss Edwards.
After Miss Edwards concluded,
Misses Hunter and Harrison perform
ed Caprice Hungroise, a duet by Ket-
terer," which was certainly the gem
of the evening in brilliancy, though
it lacked the profoundness of Tam
hauser. These young ladies have
good execution, and show by their
performance that that they have
very high conception of music.
Massini's Home of the Swallows
was next on the programme, and was
sung by Misses Doll and Vroom in a
style showing good training in voice
culture, though one voice seemed a
little too weak for the other.
Miss Sharer then performed the
the Snowflake Galop," and seems,
from her performance, to have more
than ordinary talent for one, who, as
we learned, sorecently began the stu
dy of music.
The closing instrumental perform
ance was "Mephisto Galop'' by Labi-
tzky, though rather difficult, it was
rendered in a clear and animated man.
| by Miss Thrasher and VroOm.
Then followed the distribution Of
medals and certificates. Miss Kate
M. Edwards received the first medal,
and MISS L G Sharer the jnnior med
al, and Miss Bessie Vroom received
the medal for pofirciency in music.
We are compelled for want of space
to omit the certificates. The exer-
cises were closed by benediction by
Rev. p. III. Murray.
BY way of conclusion, we would
say that the performers reflected
great credit on their teachers gener-
ally. From the clearness and dis
tinctness of their execution, it is evil
dent that finger exercise and scales
are not neglected.
The selection of Music from such
authors as Kitterer, Czerny, Wagner
and others, is creditable, and shows
excellent taste, for as carpenter is
known by his chips, so is a musician
by his selections. We regret that