Telegram-herald. ([Grand Rapids, Mich.) 18??-1892, 1891-05-03
MUSIC HATH CHARMS
For the Young and Old. the Grave
and the Gay.
TIE USUAL ROSTER OF ATTRACTIONS
Lseaf singers 80 taEe Part IN the .-Pestry
OF ths Was7-st teeeisA's Concert
Brief aud es-sipy ausi-
cal AeDtios-

Nearly all q tbs yoealists OF the city
vii take part IN the grand production
Of "poetry OF tne Val" 10 DC gwen by
the Press club aud 81 Cecilia society
On THURSDAY aud Friday. Nay Ia and
Is. The following veil known singers
viii be the solossts of the occasion:
Mrs. +. n. Davis, Mrs {. h. Nichols,
Mrs. Reuben Peterson. Mrs Eta Yale,
Mrs. Helen A. hackley and Mrs. Fred
u. mills. sopranos, Mrs l.. l.. Pattsn.
Mlss Abole Aeinnes and Mrs. Il. W.
Merrill. eonlraltoss Messrs. Will III.
Looms, A. III. Norehead and Col. j. {.
Herxner, tenors; MIR. Francis Camp
bell, baritone; Nessfs- Lawrence Z.
Edny. Clarence A. Cotton and ii. Z.
Robinson, bAssos.
Trained Voices IN the Chorus
The following yocahsts have been in
vited 10 assist IN the chorus: Mesdames
l.. L. Eddy, Gay, Sweet, Kirkland,
Hoskens, Peterson. Foliett, DAVIS. Nale,
souks, shedd. Hoops. MeGarry. patsen,
kslkey. whlte. Tucker, Lieley, and
Misses Moore, smith, Looms. Wenham,
brokan, wykss. Pearl Moore. Good
man.
Messrs Eddy. Campbell, DAVIS. Cot
ton, fAteunl, herrick, Hughart. Kirk
land. peane. Sours, shepard, Seymour,
Benexer, Kroner. Miller. Wilnsrth,
NorrlscD. Robinson, Norehead, LOOMS.
Schulz, Ste,nuAni. kerkner, Bennett,
Gsiswold, Scnramm, Merrill, Ives,
Curry, II. Parker, Robinson. A. L.
Kroner. Whiteomh. fssoldt, Wurster.
iioyt.
BY reading the list Of names anyone
can see thar the affair will be great
social as well IS music and dramatic
success. Tue first rehearsal Was held
at the West Michigan conservatory last
evening and another will be held soon;
probably Tuesday evening, at the same
place.
One of the novelties of the conven-
ton Of the Michigan Music Teachers
ASSOCIATION to be neld here dnrlng the
coming summer will be a. set OF waltz
love songs, composed by Johannes
Branrus. to Do sung by the quartet Of
st. Marks church with piano forte Duet
accompaniment.
St Csciiia's Friday.
The st. Cecilia Society program Fri
day afternoon was q piano recital by
Miss Cora Bliss Wenham. She was as
sisted BY Miss Clara Goodman. soprano.
The program: q. Mendelssohn. Pre-
lude. Il MINOR. b. Tshaikowsky:
Chant sans Paroles. Or. 2, No. 3. c.
Schumann: Sonata. Op. %, No. 2.
Presto. Andantino. Scherzo. q. Carl
Bohm: "Calm as the Night" b.
Meyer. Helmund: "Ball Room Whs-
pers." Miss Clara Goodman. a. St.
Saens: Mazurka. OPP. "a. b. VIM.
Sherwood. Idylle, Op. 5. No. .. c..
Schumann: Carnival. Op. o. Pre-
ambule, Pierrot. Arlequin. Valse No
BILE, Eusebius. Fiorestan. Coquette,
Paplllons. Lettres Dansantres. Chopin:
Valse Allemande. Rondlnella: "Christ
the Lord is Risen Today" Miss Good
man. Won Weber: Concertstucke-
Orchestral accompaniment arranged
for second piano. Second piano
played by Miss Helen Putnam.
Grand Rapids Guard Benent.
The Schubert concert for the benefit
Of the Grand Rapids Guard, was .
muncal success, although the treasury
OF Company b has not been swelied to
any amazing extent by the entertain
ment. Mrs. f. NJ. Davis sang beauti-
fully, as did also Mr.. Looms. Both
received encOres. Mr.. Ed Robinson
made great hit with his comic song
and dance. The singing of tue Schu.
berts was splendid, as 10 always is, and
it is hard H. account for fair sized, in
stead1 OF crowded house.