The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1881-06-24

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schools this young lady might be exsolleC
90 q finished mistress Of the piano, but a
Mt, de CbRptAl che receives only the fn
pFemiumin the fourth class Of music, thu
bearing testimony to the high standard o.
the academy,
"Qui Furbons." from Der F~reischulG, 4
vocal duo, was charmipgly executed BY
Misses Mildred TuckermAp, Of Boston,
and Agnes Reilly. The voices blended
beautifully, while finish Of style and Intel
ligent expression gave 9 faithful inteTpTe'
tation Of Weber's ideas.
The P~olonaise, by Chopin, was we'll
rendered by Miss KAte Flynn, Of Atlanta,
Ga. This PolonAise is in O minor, with
Q slow majestic movement and that pecu'
liar shade Of sadness pervAdipg the whole
which constitutes so marked Q feature in
the greater partof Chopin's compositions.
A true Pole, the sorrow Of his unhappy
land bro0ded over his soul, and directed
his genius into = sphere which brought
forth q school differing from the German,
and which may beaptly termed exclusive
~ Polish, The young pianist, TO whom
the Interpretation was CoDfded, entered
into the spirit OF the piece, aud played
with genuine feeling, Her bold. clear
touch made the instrument ring 10 the
heavy passages, while the Hsatness Of her
execution enabled her to bring out the
melody In prominent relief.
The chorus, by Schubert, the 81
Psalm, 10 simply exquisite. The plaintiff
words, 1.-THE Lord Is my Shepherd, whom
shall l fear" resouuded through the
room as 90 many young, fresh voices
united In rendering homtgs to the creator
OF that genius, whose fame as q song.
writer 10 without parallel, The cresCendos
and dlminuendos with the piano and
forte passages, we've given with fine effect;
the measure maintained with perfect &C.
curaCy, aud the entire performance so
conducted as TO prove satisfactory even TO
an artistic ear,
The vocal trio by Oimarosa deserves
special meltion, Miss Lucy Loring be-
ing absent, her place was most efficiently
tilied by Miss Leila Godbee, Of Waynes.
burg, Ga. The trio Ia taken from the
opera OF the Secret Marriage" and 10
by two sisters with their aunt, who holds
the authority Of Q mother. Caroline, the
younger oil the sisters, 10 secretly married,
and having suspected Elizabeth Of loltier
aspirations than her own, sAluteS her As
my lady Countess" and &C. finRly ridi
Culss her %pretensions until FldAlora, the
aunt, ia compelled to interfere, aud crying
shame on them both, e%ndelvors, In vain,
To restore peace, This was sung with
great animation, particularly by Mics Mild.
red Tuckerman, her moCklDg gestures and
s1liIic4l, ripping laughter being admlra'
bly, given, while the sweetness OF her
voice, combined with sweetness Of exeCu.
ton, excited universal admiration. The
voices Of Miss Alexander and Miss Godbee
are very fine.
10 q cultivated listener there is no mis-
taking Bse,hovsn's style, Its grandeur
and simplicity strike the ear at once
such were the thoughts Of the writer on
listening to the piano quartette overture
In Egmont, by Beethoven, The young
lady performers appeared impressed with
the serious nature OF theirtSsk In the effort
TO present this grand work 10 q suitable
manner 10 the audience; and, considering
their youth, they succeeded we'll.
The vocal solo from Don Giovanni, by
Mozart, was brilliantly executed by Mics
Cuckerman, who with q fine soprano voice,
has the rare faculty Of iuiuslng into her
that earuestness and vim without
which music loses lie charm. This young
lady, Judging by the finish aleady &C.
qaired, gives promise oil distinguished ex'
GsllcnCe in the future.