The Wheeling daily intelligencer. [volume] (Wheeling, W. Va.) 1865-1903, 1884-11-24
THE sOlHEs MUSICALE
Out Mt Mt. dc Chn'tni Las. Saturday
.t' Evening. p

THE SOllsEE MUSICALE
Out Mt Mt. de Chun,ni Las, saturln,
.- Evening.
To The Eiior Of the Inte.lioencer. ,
SiR:-Now TINT the two National target!
have been removed from the field, and SC
thoroughly perforated Tint not a square
inch was left OH which 10 waste furthc,
powder and shot, It will not be amiss tc
introduce the subject Of music. Among
the din and diseord which have pervadet
the political atmosphere for the past few
months the inmates Of Mt. de ChantaI
have pursued "tle even tenor OF thei,
way" peace and harmony have been pre-,
served, the arts and sciences have been
duly cultivated, and notable progress in
all has bccneiIected. Themusicul ~recitals,
combining instrumental and vocal mu.
sic i%nterspersed with choice readings,
have been given at the usttal intervals,
and on the evening Of the end inst, in
honor Of St. Cecilia, the Pa.roness oil
Music, q grand concert was given by St.
Cecelia's Society, inaugurated'for the oc.
casion. 4f (
The programme was as follows:
4 Sketch OF the Lie Of 1t. CECILIA, read By Miss
Carrie O'Erien.
Kyr.c Elc!S0n from Mozart's muss In c. No. J. by st.
Ccceiia Society.
Piano Solo-"My Home ...... -. e.. Rl,einbnuer
Miss lIrookAis Robinson.
Slnmber Song. with harp accom- plGimtnt) Geibel
Miss Jennie Glenn. 90"
Miss Xnnn iAms.
Piano nuo-"Mhtch T.iOlnphalc' ...........G. Snt'cr
Misses Jennie Quinn sud Julia DorAn.
= 7A'Du'' 49, Mis- Nellie TySn. '''''''"' ''eyeF
Piano Solo-Sonata op 30. No. l........ go. cismcpti
Miss jluic fiumcs.
poem-Wantcd-A I.it,le Irl........ =
Miss Fay Collins. r.r0N
Vocal Duo1."Rrar Me, Norma Dou'zctti
Misses Fannie ItGbiEsou and Mary Donaliue.
Plano solo-"Slinuing song', -. .... Il. Joseily
MIS- Jen"Ix ,Qalan.
Miss Agnes Kane.
Front Doors and Kills Sis. R 6S,g,tsH ; :;; Holmes
''Glorin" from Mozarts Mas ID c.. j.
by The 81. Cecilia saaies,r.
There is no instrument that can COM
pare with the human voice, since it alone
can sustain a tone Tor any length OF time,
and add to toue The gift Of speech. The
vocalist who sings without enunciating
clearly and distinctly the sentiments 10 be
expressed, dcgradcs the art to the sphere
OF purely mechanical Instrumentation and
renders useless one OF the most glorious
gifts Of God. WeSibility, whicl, enables
the performer to execnta rouladcs, trills.
&C., is the vulgar idea OF v6ocl culture.
Yet 1t is but mere ornament, anu by 10
means III essential part Of true music.
To sing d simple ballad, utterly void Of
ornament, with DIT. expression, is not so
easy n ieat as some may Imagine. TO rouse
the tendercst sympaihies Of the human
heart, to fill tho eyes with unbiddcn ,ears,
or evoke the spirit OF patriotism until the
countenancc g!6HS with fire, or with arch
ness and hum0r wrratha it in smiles, this
requires intelligence, feeling eHd nil that
constitutes the soul Of music, without
which L ~}'ieless body alone remains. At
Mt. de Chantal this truth has, for many
years, been fully recognized, but the diff.
Guilty still remains Of making it compre.
hended by the pupils, and herein ,ias tho
ceaselepa and intoIerable labor Of lie
teachers. With n high ideal before ones
eyes, results always appear mcagre, and
were it not for the SUPERNATURAL motive
which elerates natural exertlon Il; q 0
exalted plane. sad and discouragine, In.
deed, would be tho work Of a teacher.
Miss Carrie O'Bricn, Of Toledo, Ohio, read
the sketch Of St. Cecelia'a lilo with a great
deal OF Intelligence, feeling aud distinct.
ness OF enunciation. The "Kyrie EIeison,h
by Mozart, WITS most effectively rendered,
the different parts blending h%urmoniously
and the shading being particularly fine.
Miss Brooksic Robinson, OF ArkanSas, made
her debut rs n pianist, giving evidence Of
considerable talent, which, with increased
application will make her ultimately a
good performer. She also made her first
In mi OF the preceding s.usi.
as a vocalist. She possesses a prom.
Using voice, which, with Sufficient culture,
bids fair to make her as good & singer ~
an instrumental player.
7 Miss Jennie Flynn, OF Mercer, Pa, nc.
herself in a pretty lullaby.
upon the harpasH Having eommenced the
study oftilis Instrument only three mouths
ngo. it was Il very creditable performance,
On two other occasions this year. her
voice, which is n sweet soprano, has shown
itself TO. much greater advantage. In
Jenny Lind's trio sing her execution,
not perfectly finished, was a great
luSnIlec uluh plcvlQuo StAoIts, Huu III ltle
luo OF kucken's "Driit My Bark" which
she and Miss Mary Donahue pronounced
30 distinctly and sung with so much en-
preston, they were richly entitled to the
theyreceived.
Miss Annie Lang, OF Wheeling, ". Va,
,ave Adelaide Pr0ctor's poem, "Words"
with excellent emphasis and distinct arlj-
:~ulation. @
The Marchc Trionphnlc, for two pianos,
~ Gatter, was played by Misses Jennie
queen. OF Ohio, and Julia Doran, OF Penn.
Thaae two young Indies deserve
,rcat credit for tie admirable manner in
which they executed this duo, having pre-.
jared it mainly by themselvcs, and oh.
with great attention their phras:
ng, shading and the very perfection oi
line, without anybody to count Tor them,
practiced SO we'll tllnt they could
.old Themselves independent Of all direc-
ion IN the OCCASION.
Miss Nellie Ryan, OF Cleveland, O., sang
20 Salutaris, (which. however. did not
l~!ervoice to such advantage as the
allad sung Mt the previous musicale
nlled Dream Faces" In this her bcnr-
iful mellow tones suited the words, which
'ere distinctly uttered and expressed
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