New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1896-05-07
A NIGHT OF NEV-ENGLAND MUSIC.
AN INTERESTING PROGRAMME OF SINGING AND
SPEAKING.

AN INTERESTING PROGRAMME OF SINGING AND
SPEAKING.
The May meeting Of the New-Eng'and eoneV OF
Trooklyn was held In the galleries or the Ar buo
ing in Montague-st., last night The programme
was entitled IAN Evening of Music IN New-Eng-
land" interpreted by Misses Ethel A. Chamberlain
and Lille H. Story. sopranos: Mrs Hamen-Kuiand
and Miss Anna 3. Bush. contraltos and the Dudley
Buck Male Quartet. The quartet Included H. H.
Distelhurst, first tenor: Charles S. Phillips. second
tenor: Everett S. Swain, first bass. and Frederic
Reddall second bass. John Hyatt Brewer was tho
musical director General Stewart L. Woodford
president Of the society. in his Introductory said:
This is the first attempt Of this society to have
lf-and-half meeting-a meeting made up OF the
members and their better halves-and, judging from
the audience before me. It must be pronounced a
great success Not very long ago. 1t was proposed
In our society strike the word male from the con-
sttution. and thus make women eligible to member
ship the extremely conservative element OF our
membership. some OF whom are no doubt here TO-
night prevented the proposition from being carried
to a successful termination. After this meeting,
feel sur. that the conservatives will be swept away
and that there will be consolidation Of men and
women in this society. And want to announce now
that the next meeting will be held in place yet to DO
secured, but which will be commodious enough to
contain not only the members OF this society but
their wives their daughters. their sweethearts their
cousins and their aunts. and where the members will
have an opportunity to get a square meal and tho
feminine members Of each family be able to know
the exact condition of their husbands and brothers
when they leave the banquet ROOM. .
The general concluded by renarking that
II he longer deferred the musical part OF the
entertainment. he might not be regarded as great
a lover of poetry and song as he really was
Frederic Reddall then briefly sketched the rise
of music in England, and choir OF mixed
] voices rendered the familiar hymn. Before Je-
hovahs Awful Throne" This followed by
'Strike the Cyrnbal," II sung century ago.
The phras eology Of the first stanza will give some
idea of the quaintness Of the famous old hymn:
Strike cymbal. roll the tymbal.
the trump OF triumph sound:
Powerful singing, headlong bringing
Proud Goliath TO the ground
Mr. Reddall continued his sketch Of music and
| the choir then sang lover the Mountain Wave" by
George Lunt, music by White.
The next number. Mrs Hemanss Song OF the
| I,anding" was given by the Dudley Buck quartet:
| The '.Mountainner's Farewell by choir OF mixed
| voices was heartily applauded and repeated. Be-
| low are the words:
have come from the old Granite State.
Where the hills are lofty magnificent and great.
have left kindred spirits in the land OF the best.
| when babe them adeu for the far distant West;
Oh thy mountain oh. thy valleys In my own native
State.
| nh thv hills and thy valleys are sacred to me-
| NJ natter what in lands OF others may see.
n,av view as fair and as smooth
rran ri think Of cottage that stands In the grove;
On nv childhood oh, that homestead In my own native
State.
| A collation. followed the concert.