The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-03
ANNUAL CONCERT At PEACE.
End of a Most Successful Commence
ment at Peace Institute.

The annual concert that marks the
closing night at Peace is looked forward
| to bv music-loyers as one of the events
of the year. Year by year the standard
of the school of music has been raised,
| and these concerts have improved IN
like manner. The amateurish selec-
tions that in most concerts fill in the
| dreary space between the better num-
| bers have been wiped off the pro
gramme at Peace.
Eleven numbers were rendered last
evening, and they were notable for rare
selection as well as for excellent eXecu-
| ton.
Gottschalk's brilliant 'Radieuse," III
all it's glowing life and music-color,
with the full volume of eight pianos in
unison. was a fit opening number.
Miss Mary Dinwiddie sang Geibefs
Beneath the Summer Skies" charm
| ing selection, well suited to her clear,
melodious voice--a voice like a silver
| chord. Her voice is unusual in its
| sweetness and purity.
| Campanas Row us Swiftly, Il
| bright boating song with a wave-mo-
| ton in its ripping movement was well
| sung by a double trio of young ladies.
| Miss Minnie Mangum sang In sam
mer'' (Chaminade), and made one of
| the successes of the evening. She
combines fine vocal power with rich
ness of tone. and this was well brouE 1
out in the melody of this song of sun
shine and unclouded skies.
A chorus of eighteen young ladies'
sang the jolly, rhythmic "Estudiantina"
| from Lacome's opera The Spanish
Student" with all its Tilt and life.
There was only one violin solo. Miss
| Bruce Carr, the dainty little dau9h-
| ter of His Excellency, the Governor,
| rendered the "Amorita" of Czibulka
| with sweet simplicity that added
much to the really fine execution OF the
piece. She shows real genius IN the
manipulation of this most subtle OF
musical instruments.
Miss Ella Melee recited with fine
| expression and effect very amusing
selection that had the title "Old Ace.
Anything more delightfully."- natural
than the recitation of Miss Edith But
Ter is hard 10 conceive. The lightning
Ichanges from the languid Vere-dezzYere
of New York upper-tendom, to the
| free and easy manner OF the daughter
of the breezy West, and now and then
| the glimpse of her real self, called for
| unusual facility of expression. The
| delicate humor of the situation was
brought out With rare grace.
Instrumental music of course made
up the major portion of the pro-
gramme. And the fine training and
high standard of the school of music
were adequately demonstrated
Miss Estelle Timberlake, a Raleigh
young lady. rendered the Polka de la
Refine" (Raff) with fine effect.
The beautiful Allegro non Troppo,'
from Beethoven's Pastoral Sympho-
n.y. was finely rendered by sixteen
young ladies.
Miss Beulah Witherspoon played
LISTS Twelfth Rhapsodie." She has
fine expression, and the piece received
an excellent rendering.
BY special request Miss Margaret
Knox rendered the superb "Polonaise
in A Flat" by Chopin (opus SD With
phenomenal power and brilliancy she
played this Wild wierd work of the
master in music who could better than
any other phrase into expression the
color-full passionate life of his own
native Poland.
The programme was ended by the
grand ''Galop Chromatique" of List,
| that in the majestic sweep of its force
| and intensity rolls like the surging
| pillows of music sea.
PROGRAMME.
Piano Duets pianos), ,Radieuse;
Gottschalk. Misses Johnson, Foy, lis
dale, Watson, Exum, Edmundson,
| Bush, Faucette. Misses Leach, Russell,
Guion, Won Claim, McKimmon, .Wynne.
| Holt. KIueppefberg. =, - i''.'
| Vocal SoloeBeneath the Summer
Skies, Geibel--Miss Mary Dinwiddie.
Recitation-Old Ace, f. 4. Brooks
| Miss Ella McGee.
Piano Solo-Polka de la Refine, Raft
| Hiss EstelIe Timberfake. Mt
| Double Trio-Row us Swiftly, Cam
pana- Misses Archer, NJ. Dinwiddie,
| Johnston, McKinnon, Green, b. Din7
| widdie
| Allegro non Troppo-From Pastoral
Symphony, Beethoven-Misses Chase,
| Mills, Scarborough, McGee, Bailey,
| Wyatt, Morton, Rodman, Archer, Steb-
| bins, Dinwiddie, Holt, Hazlett, Blue,
| Mebane, Rankin.
Recitation-Th Society Belle-Miss
| Edith Butler.
Piano Solo-12th Rhapsodie, List
| Miss Beulah Witherspoon.
| Vocal Solo-In Summer, Chaminade
Miss Minnie Mangum.
Violin Sofo-Amorita, Czibulka-
Miss A. Bruce Carr.
Chorus-Estudianti LacoIne.
Galop Ohromatique-(S pianos),
| Liszt-Misses Jones, Ramsey, Timber
| lake, Butler, Moring, +. Owen, Grimes,
White, Mebane, Hazlett, Chase, Rankin,
| S. Owen. Mills. MYatt. Stebbins.