The Seattle post-intelligencer. [volume] (Seattle, Wash. Terr. [Wash.]) 1888-1914, 1891-05-24
CONSERVATORY OF MUSIC.
Closing Exercises Largely Attended by
Society People.


Both Miss Blanche Robnson's recital on
Wednesday afternoon and the exercises of the
Conservatory of Music in the evening at the
First NJ Z. church, were well attended and thor
oughly appreciated The programme selected
for the recital embraced wide range of musical
treatment. The composers who were drawn
from were for the instrumental, Weber, Kullak,
Moszkowski, Beethoven and Mendelssohn,
while Norris and Tours supplied the vocal
score. The matter chosen for Miss Robinsons
work gave her an opportunity TO show high
musical capability. She has a deft touch, con-
siderable delicacy Of expression, and as much
technique as one OF her experience could well
possess. Miss Jennie Houghton, in her two
solos, because of Thee Tours, and "Prelesta-
tion," Norris showed a clear soprano voice,
well trained and flexible in quality. The work
OF Miss Julia L. Chamberlin as accompanist was
characterized by elegance and finish, and to-
gether with the violin otligato of Professor J.
F. LANCER, furnished fine background for Miss
Houghton's second song. Miss Robinson did
her most charming work in Kullak's "Serenata."
This selection is permeated with q motive of
tender sentiment, and as the music Is wrung
from the keys one can almost catch a glimpse
OF the lady stealing out upon the balcony listen
ing with deepest interest for the floating music
Of her lovers voice. In Beethoven's "Marcia
Funebre" the theme is simple, yet the master
music mind has lifted it up, thrown around it
and sent breathing through IL his towering
fancy, his genius, and 10, it becomes immortal
Beethoven has done for music what Shakespeare
did for English literature, and each has lett his
imprint upon the ages TO come
At the evenings exercises OF the Conservatory
OF Music the audience was again a reflex of
seattles best people. The programme was far
more varied than that OF the afternoon recital
1t was also slightly of q more popular nature
from general point of view. The German as
well as the Italian school had representation in
the programme. Verdi in his earlier creations
represents the Italian, and Wagner the new
German school. the music of the future Miss
Edith Simon and Miss Abbie Drew played, in
duet form, some selections from the welI-worn
"l Trovatore, yet contrived by their personality
to infuse into the music some newer meaning
The Pilgrims Chorus" from Wagner's Tam
hauser, was given by the organist, Mrs. Clara
6. Patterson, with Miss Julia l. ChamDe berlin at
the piano. II is the claim Of the thoughtless
that Wagner's music possesses force without
sentiment, noise without harmony, inLeusfry
without tenderness Those who hold this view
should have heard the strong, nourrful, vearn-
ing dignity of the refrain that poured forth from
the inspired throat OF the religious enthusiast
Mr.. E. d. Crsndali. in his selection from
Haydn's oratorio, Creation" OF "In Native
Worth, showed the possession OF cultivated
voice of remarkable sweetness. The prettiest
thing about Mr.. Crandall's voice Is his perfect
enunciation. His encore of Tours i.sweet
Aignoneste,' was gracefully brilliant, airy