The Democratic advocate. [volume] (Westminster, Md.) 1865-1972, 1893-09-30

Miss Mary Eugenla Lewis, oil New ork,
and Miss Gertrude Gladys Westlake, of Flor
ida, the new members of the Faculty of West
ern MARYLAND College, in the department of
Music, were formally introduced TO the stu
dents and some invited friends on the evening
ofthe 22d instant. The programme indicated
three instrumental numbers by Miss West
lake, interspersed with three vocal numbers
by Miss Lewis. and closed with duo. One
needed only to see that the first two numbers
were transcriptions from that master musician,
Liszt to rise at once to a state of expectancy
of something above the common-p place in
music, and that expectancy in this instance
brought no disappointment, either in the Sc
iections themselves or their presentation.
The Spinning Chorus, with its graceful roun
delay, lis truly gem OF Wagnerlan opera, which
has only been enhanced by the setting the
great Hungarian has given it, and the beau
tiful soul moving air of "Cujus Amman, .
from Stabat Mater, he makes sing itself
through harmonies rich and varied. The
gifts of an artist are needed for the playing
of List Great technical skill, ability to in
terpret and that subtle power of sympathy
must combine to give expression to his in
comparable music. Miss Westlake was emf
nently successful in these numbers and won
her way at once to the hearts of her attentive
auditors Her beautiful swinging touch gave
fine effect to her cantabile passages, while
the involved figure work of arpeggios, double
note scales and octaves was crisply and dis
tnctly brought out. One OF Schumann' 5
dreamy, sentimental romanZes, one OF Cho-
pins graceful valses, and an octave etude,
by Low, formed block number, at the close
of which the performer was vigorously re-
called and in response she gave tantalizing
bit of the Chopin waltz.
The vocal numbers included Mobiles Seign-
eurs,' from Meyerbeer's Les Huguenots,
The Merry Brown Thrush, from Dudley
Buck, Faure S" Bon jour Suzon, Zone Morn
ing, o! so early by Thomas, and Pinsuti's
s.Bedouin Love Song The rich contrato
voice of the singer was well adapted to the
operatic Aria, mobiles Seigneurs,' and it
proved happy selection with which to make
| first impressions. 1t is full of fine phrasing,
! embellishments and trillS, and the broken
accompaniment frequently leaves the voice
to do its work alone and thereby show itself
ousiy appauded and Miss Lewis acknowl-
edged the encore by singing Dekoven's cap
| tivating Winter Lullaby" Faure is per-
haps better known by 1.-The Palms" than by
'iBon Jour Suzon;' and yet this is beautiful
balad-at least it was made so by the inter-
probation given it in this instance. But Miss
| Lewis reserved her best music for the last,
and even the last phrase-s the last piece, for
there could be but one opinion on her singing
| of the refrain, It'll the grows cold and
the stars gro old and the leaves ofthe judg-
ment book unfold''-it was excellent. Two
movements of Mozart's Fantazia were played
| by Miss Lewis, with an accompaniment for
second piano, played by Miss Westlake. This
| accompaniment written by Greig, is a won
| derful help to Mozart music. 1t lends addi-
| tional volume to the opening octave passage,
| it reinforces the weaker portions and gives a
dainty, embrodery-ike finish to the senti-
mental themes.
But it would be simple injustice to close
/ any account of this exceptionally good recital
without II special tribute to Miss Westlake for
the good taste and finish with which she ac-
companied the vocal numbers. She never
| lost sight OF the accompanies true office.
1t is due, too, to Miss Lewis to say that she
| is also an insirumentalist and will at future
| reeitals have something to offer in that line