Staunton vindicator. [volume] (Staunton, Va.) 1860-1896, 1889-05-10
The Staunton Choral Society.

The Staunton Choral Society.
THE FIRST OF ITS SERIES OF FREE
CONCERTS.
In the first of the series of free concerts to
begiven by it, the Staunton Choral Society on
Friday night took q long step forward. And
upward too, fol- it has put its claims on
higher artistic grounds than it has yet
essayed to occupy. The following was the
vocal and instrumental programme rem
dered:
PROGRAMME.
PART FIRST
l. Opening Chorus from "The Holy City" Gaul
Soloists: Mrs. w. L. Bumgardner, Mrs. G. C.
Jordan; Messrs. G. 6. Jordan and .. E. EurItt.
2 Vocal Duett "Opera BeliSario, '.......DonIzet1
Miss Butternore and Prof. b. Meyer.
g. Piano solo--Introduetion and allegro Motto
Master I. Meyer.
f. Baritone Soo-"Good- bye Tosti
Mr. Alfred Jaffe.
s. Trio for Female Voices-"Let us meet the
sP fadiss Of ;;taunton Choral Society. 7n"r'
g. Contralto Solo-"I4ost and Found,' De-
Mrs Geo c. Jordan.
I. Piano Solo-Improvisa ton by Bendel on ''By
Silent HEARTH from Wagner's Die Mester-
singer Miss Carrie Tipping. '''
y '' Miss furthermore
PART SECOND.
g. Chorus-"The Heavens are Telling from
stanton Choral society '''' w.
solosts; Miss E. r. Il Ives ffa Messrs' Cooke and
TO- Piano solo-(a), Waltz op. 81 No2,
%, Waltz OPP. 81 No 3, Chopin
Master /. Meyer.
II. Tener solo-"Tell Her Love Her So ....
Mr.. G. +. Cooke ''' '''o
70. SeXtette-'Lucia di Lammermoor, .Donizetti
Mrs W L. Bumgardn7er, Mrs G. G; Jordan;
13. Piano solo-"Concert Vase, MAX Vogrich
Miss Carrie Tipping.
II. Basso Solo-"Were Homeward Bound, 80.
MI j. j Shirley ~
10. Bridal Chorus from "The Rose Maiden, '..
staunton Choral Society.
To render this programme the array Of
vocalists was familiar to the Staunton
public with these exceptions Geo G.
Jordan, contralto; Mr.. Geo. G. Jordan, ten
OF; Miss Buttermore, soprano, "a pupil
from the Augusta Female Seminary;
Miss E. E. Ives, Soprano; Prof. B. Meyer,
baritone, and Miss Carrie Tipping and
Master 1. Meyer, pianists.
The surprise of the evening was the eho-
rus. The Society's chorus had been heard
before, but in opera where the dramatic &C
cessories will cover up many defects. On
Friday night it passed through the ordeal of
the concert where criticism has full leisure
and opportunity to make up it's verdict. The
verdict was that it was nearer perfection
than any chorus that has been heard on that
stage. Prof. Meyer is entitled to the high
est praise for the patient, conscientious and
able work bestowed by him on it, and which
has produced such a result-a result that
reflects the highest credit on him as teach
En-. The opening chorus of 1.-THE Holy
City, was executed in the most perfect
harmony, and settled in the minds of low
ers of music the question of what the even
ing's enjoyment was to be. The second
chorus, for female voices, LET US meet the
Spring." was equally as well sung but
failed of being as effective in consequence
of being badly balanced-there being too
many sopranos and too few trained central
tos in the chorus. That is a defect hoWev Ell
that will soon be remedied and which is
not apparent when the male voices are
engaged. The chorus which opened the
second part, "The Heavens are Tell
ing" from the oratorio Of The Crea-
tion, was a much seVerer test Of the train
ing the singers had received than either of
the two named, and is a really difficult
piece of chorus work. 1t was finely deliy-
cred and was hailed by the lovers of good
music as another laurel for the brow of
Prof. Meyer as well as for the singers.
While the sextette from Lucia di Lam
mermoor" was no surprise of the evening,
yet it's rendering may be set down as one of
the highest enjoyments OF the occasion, and
one that the lovers Of music would like to
have had repeated again and again.
The first appearances of the occasion were
four in number. Miss Buttermore Of the
Augusta Female Seminary, a pupilof Prof.
Meyer, who, on very brief notice, had kindly
consented to take place made vacant, WAS
one. She has a soprano voice of much
promise. Miss Carrie Tipping and Master
[. Meyer, also pupils of Prof. Meyer, were
two more first appearances, and their per-
formances on the piano were of marked
excellence. Miss E. E. Ives Of the Virginia
Female Institute, was another, whose
sweet voice was heard for the first
time. Mrs. Geo. G. Jordan, with her
powerful contralto voice, was another
whose singing Staunton has not had many
opportunities to enjoy in public.
The other solo singers who are already
established favorites of our people-Mrs.
w. L. Bumgardner, and Messrs Geo. G.
Jordan, J. j. Shirley, G. L. Cooke, A.
Jaffe, and E. d. Euritt, all sustained their
high reputation and were enthusiastically
applauded.
There was but one matter Of regret
for a music lover in the whole evenings
performance, and that was that the quar-
tette from Rigoletto by Mrs. Bumgardner,
Mrs. Jordan and Messrs. Cooke and Shirley
could not be given.
The address of Mr.. Tucker was brief, in
admirable taste, and contained apractical
suggestion that the public should take to
heart In these days of stock companies,
which is but another name for combined
effort, said MI. Tucker, why should not
every citizen of Staunton take pecuniary
interest in the Staunton Choral Society, in
the shape of an Honorary membership, and
by a united effort put it in a position to