St. Paul daily globe. [volume] (Saint Paul, Minn.) 1884-1896, 1892-12-02
THE CHORAL CONCERT.
PleasurabIe Opening of the ST.
Paul Associations Fourth
Season.
Miss Emma Juch Still a Perfect
Artist-Good General
Work.

The st. Paul Choral association began
its fourth season in concert, work at the
Peoples church last evening before a
fairly good audience. The opening
night was of great interest. for it pre-
sented to the public long absent but
favorite singer, and also because it IS
the work Of the association this year
which will give it its standing among
the competing associations at the
worlds fair.
The choral work is scarcely up to the
breadth and richness which has CHAR
acteriZed its singing of oratoros, but
the programme of last evening was
composed of lighter works. part songs
and light cantatas The most impor-
tant, and by far the finest choral num-
Der was Memberships magnificent
psalm, Hear My Prayer" The breadth
of tones, the precision of attack were
within Mir. Baldwin's usual strong and
able way.and the beautiful religiOSo solo
byMiss Juch was among her finest works.
The Feast of AuoniS" is short can
tata by Jensen, and is full of the musi-
Cal strains which run in pOetical fancy
through Keats "Endymion." There
were daiuty choruses of maidens, and
the stronger background of choruses of
young men. Mis-. f. ID. De Wolff sang
the soprano solo very acceptably.
Among the part-songs, The Sands Of
Dee and tile madrlgal, "Matona, Lovely
Malaen," were sung in perfect express
sion and cadence. The last choral num-
Der WAS Dudley Bucks LYNN to
Music" sung with power and strong
ensemble. anu as it should be.
Miss Emma Juch was the soprano
SoloiSt OF the evening, and her art has
not left her during the TWO years that
have elapsed since her appearance in
the May festival of 80. She is still the
same sWeet-voiced caEtatrioe and a
perfect artist. All the velvet tones,
the caressing cadenceS, the powerful
expression are there, though she may
have lost some of the ringing tones OF
earlier years. Her chest tones were de-
fective, owing, perhaps, to the recent
raw weather, but the upper notes and
that bane of waning sngers-tlle middle
regIster-are still as fresh and pure and
resonant as when we knew her first.
Her stage presence is fascinating, and
her art cousummate. BY far her best
number WAS an aria from Der Fret
ScheutZ." The dalntineSS, the power, the
beauty and Splendor of her voice re-
yealcd new beauties in this difficult
sole. AS ali encore she gave when
Apples Grow on Lilacs." Her other
solo was the AVE Maria" from Cay
allera Rusticana" 1t was sung finely,
with that grace and finish which be-
token the actress as we'll as the singer,
not as glorious as the Freischeutz song,
but that is because the Wagneriau tone
OF MaseagnfS masterpiece is not suited
to her light dramatic style. The encore
for this was Deep as the Night"
Emil Straka gave two delightful violin
solos, and proved that a prophet has
honor i'll his own country, for he re-
ceived perfect ovation. A hungarian
rhapsody from HauSer and a reyere by
| VieuXtempS were his selections, and he
! played them with mastery skill and
musiclanty interpretation. His bowling
| is accurate and his double-string work
mastery. As encorcs he played a ''Lul-
| label" Of Ills own composition, OF
dreamlike deicacy and especially
suited to his light touch; and Moskow-
| skis Sprenade