Wheeling register. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1878-1935, 1880-05-08
CONCERTS.
Hermann Armstrong The Ju-
bilee Concert.

pills Ot PrOts. Hermann anu Armstrong
gave a soiree, sn exhibition, Ms il were,
Of the progress they had made under
the tuition of the gentlemen named
above. To enliyen the Instrumental
programme, a sOUpcOR OF vocal music
was inserted 10 good advantage. A
very encouraging audience was present,
made up, largely, Oi the friends OF the
performers, whose names appear IN the
following programme;
Misses Rio aud oldham.
, Senate, No. = Cd movement L"....'-" mozart
Miss Sttfel.
4 SlnAte, No. ~ (El mOyemenU .......,...., mozart
Mis- Horkheimer.
I senate, N0. 10 t3rd moyemenu" .....-.ilayden
Miss liAer.
5 senate, No, 10 tsrt moyemenp - ..." Mozart
Mia Mann
d puo.Apdante MrndelShOu
Mis- lNadorc Pollock and Prot Armstrong
Nalsc
Mis- Maggie Oldham,
Mis- Bailey.
y Tarantellc u Minor. .,...g v.....,,.. Heller
Miss MAdge Rice.
Mis- GrAcc boyd,
Mis- lsAdore Pollock,
u lm~prOmpIu .- .~."".'hopln
Mis- IIOrkheimer.
u Nalse 'isA'
Miss bzct.
"a CAppHceioso. .... -.a.,. --.....,-.. Mendelshoa
Miss Mann.
Is GrAnd ualnP -, -s: ,"-- ....a slnlth,
Mis- bailey aud Prni. Hermann. .
We have not space, nor Is II our pur-
pose % mention the performances indi'
vidually. Indeed, when the excellence
Was 40 uniform, EXPERIMENTATION Is un-
necessary. The Stuttgart method IL
taught, and il believed by many must.
clans 10 be the best. As the resnlt Of
their lab0rs, Professors Hermann and
Armstrong should feel gratitied at the
showing made by their pupils last night
rHK JUBILEK CONCEPT.
The first concert in our city 10y the
renowned colOred songsters from Fisk
University, Nashville, Tennessee, was
given at the Opera house, last night, To
an audience which fully appreciated the
touching rendering oi the hymns and
songs of the old log cabin aud ptanta-
ton. Nor were these the only pieces Of
music rendered. Some Of the more
modern OF artistic were sung In a man.
ner that might be called taultless, A
learned musical critic has well said just
what seemed TO be the universal feeling
last night that their singing must he
heard before Il can he realized, and IN
some respects IL disaIms criticism in
Others ID d.fes IT," A pure minded
young Highland girl nee said OFT 1T
filed my whole heart 'steal away
10 Jesus" Was such a tAyor-
tie when sung by the Centennial
troupe, was rendered in such a manner
last night as threw ar In the shade any
rendering Of Il ever given, Ii begins
likes gentle, secret prayer, swelling intO
an entreaty Of anguish until the deep
bass notes Of Loudin roll out nightly
and appear like potent pillars on which
an invisible church is rising. And ~,
too "Home, SWEET Home" Never has
IL been heard in Wheeling as il VA last
night. But Ne have neither time nor
space 10 note each piece or each singer,
Each one knows well his and her part,
and they render them with such preci-
sion as shows most careful training
The outward appearance Of the artists
Tor artists We may really call them-is -
modes, and digni6ed that many q public
performer might learn q lesson from
them. They have evidently been able
20 stand prosperity" and their world
renowned lame has not in the least ele-
waited them above measure.
Miss sheppard, pianist mansgel a
ine Weber piano, furnished by c. \.
Lucas, is a mastery manner. The Last
concert will be given At the Open House
.nn,.ht tka nnmnanx ka:n. a-unanneel
10 sing at Newark on Monday. Those
Of our readers who fAil N hear the Fisk
University singers will indeed miss q
rars tresi and perhaps an opportunity
not soon again to be enjoyed.