Vermont phÅ“nix. [volume] (Brattleboro, Vt.) 1834-1955, 1876-01-28

field lecture engagement was indefinitely
postponed.
The following Is the list of lettors ro-
naming in the post office in this village
Jan. 26:
Gents.-Frsnk p. Connors, Herbert r.
Clark, L. L. Dennlson, J. NJ. Eddy, Thos
Hammond, Frank Kahlers, James c. Mag
son, A. II. Ryan, 2, G.. +. Reed, Ebenezer
Richardson, Geo. Wardner
Ladies.-Mrs. Granville Bamcs, Miss Ju-
liza Bradley, Miss Bridget Cavaghana, Mrs.
Howard Dooltte, Miss Addie Fisher, Miss
Nellie Gregory, Mrs. j. l.. King, Mrs. N.
C. Kenney,s2, Miss Emma Lscom, Miss
Nellie Lillis, Mrs. G.. Il. Scripture, Miss
Lucy II. Wait.
Held for poslage.-ITarrs Stockwell,
West Brattleboro, VI, Mr.. Albert w. Dress
or, Grafton, VI.
PATRONS OF HUsBANDRY.
The County Council of Patrons Of IIus-
bandry of Windhnm County will hold It's
10 o'clock q. m. Each Grange in the Coun-
ty is requested TO send three delegates 10
the Council, aud other brothers aud
sisters will be welcomed. Brother ]. II.
Crosby, State agent will be present with
samples, etc. Bros. Cotton and Col. Mead
will be present, also Col. Smolley, lecturer
of the National Grange, who will deliver
on that day at . O'Clock free public lee
| ture. A general invitation is extended to
all PERSONS who would like to hear the lee
ture, whether members of the order or not d,
to attend. The Colonel is good speaker
and all will be fully repaid for coming.
Let us have good house.
THE CHORAL UNION CONCERT.
The concert given by the members OF
| the "Choral Union" under the leadership
OF Mr.. l.. w. Hawlcy, on Thursday eve
ming of last week, assisted at the piano
by Misses wilkins and Harris, and at tho
organ by Mr.. James X White, offered nc
foreign attractions but was entirely due to
home talent. But this fact far from being
considered good and sufficient reason foi
the citizens Of Brsttleboro to excuse them
selves from attending the concert, onl =
served TO draw out one of the best houses
of the season, which, in face of tho numer.
Gus claims upon public attention just now
denoted highly praisworthy desire on The
part Of those present to encourage an un.
dertaking which, in this particular in lance
would do honor to any town.
The choruses performed on this occasion
were Six in number and sufficiently variot
in character, as will lie seen from the fol
lowing list:
joy joy! Freedom to-day" Sir Jules Benedict
Gypsy Life. SchumAnn
~ waited fer the Lord"
| (Solos, Duet and Chorus) Mcndclssohn
"CrowLod with the t. mpCSt.' Verdi
Phantom Chorus Dellin
| THE II av6ns are telling. Haydn
As the design Of tho Choral Union is 70
the study Of chorus singing, it is in thi
special branch of music that the chief inter
est of such a concert lies, aud 1t is here tina
MIR. Hawley's merits as a faithful and con
scientious director became apparent TO al
presents for it docs not suffice TO have
class composed of independent and carofu
singers under ones direction these sing
ers must be made TO sing together, to com
mence and end like one voice, and to no
tic the light and shades of the music un
der practice, without which, nothing lik
an artistic effect can be produced. All VIII
ha We ever tiied TO lead even n quariette c
voices know how difficult it is TO attain an.
thing like satisfactory result, and ca
re adily understand what difficulties MI
Hawley has had to contend with bofor
bringing the chorus up to the point wher
we found it Thursday evening. We do nc
pretend that the chorus singing was fault
| l.. al II. 4
ono or two instances the tempo was taken
little slower than is customary; but thes
faults are of too frequent occurrence anon
the most experienced musicians and organ
izations, to create any surprise or to meri
any censure in This instance. In fact th
chorus singing was, as n whole really fine
and the last grand movement from lfayd
only needed more power than the numbe
, Of voices present could furnish, TO make
. magnificent indeed. And tho manner /
which tho bewitching chorus from Schu
mann was rendered merits particular mon
tion rs docs also the ease and grace whic
distin Guished the performance of the Phau
} tom chorus from the Sonambua. The fir;
f chorus was bright and sparkling, Will
"Crowued with the Tempest" which Offer
some difficulties in the way of correct an
. elegant phrasing, was, on the whole, ssti,
5 factorily performed. The least successfu
} among tho choruses was the selection froi
t Mendelssohn, which was, however, we
received by the audience, in spite of SON
/ shortcomings in its execution, mainly du
: to tho fact that the class had not thorough
= mastered the spirit of tho composition
= ii oweyer, the solos Of which the first on
| is always unthankful were well rendered
G nd the duet was admirable.
Y On the programme were three quarteltes
] l. March. Beekc
Messrs. Taft, HAwlsy, Perkins and Leonard.
@ .. Hail, Smiling Morn. Spofort
n Misses sprsgue and Dugbee Messrs Taft and TAylC
I D. Twenty-third Psalm. sehubei
Miss Cooke, Miss Bidwol, Mrs. Durham, MI
Dearborn.
OF these, space will only permit us
say that the first selection was of an EN-
neutly pleasing character and performed
so artistic manner as to call for an encor
and that the second selection on the pre-
: gramme, "Hail, Smiling Morn" alwaJ
I, sure to please promiscuous audience, pa
ticularly when sung by so charming a voit
= as Miss Sprague possesses, met with sin
q liar reception, while the beautiful and din
) cult quartette of female voices from Schl
bert was finely rendered and thorough
enjoyed by the audience.
a The only duet on the programme, exec
the ono to be found in the selection fro
Mendessohn, already mentioned amor
the choruses, was the much-admired "El
celsior" from Bale, sung with much tas
by Messrs. Markham and Taylor.
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