The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1896-06-11
ANNUAL CONCERT AT ST. MARY'S
IFS Notable Features The Grand Clos
ing Chorus--It Was Best OF ALL Sa'o
a Lady Who Knows.
Tho n1.oYra1omp:


The programme: ., -...,
Raft. Ave Maria-Hano-Miss Lucille
Murchison.
Smart, The Angelus- First Soprano,
Miss Lizzie Gotten. Second Soprano,
Miss Florida Barnes. Alto, Miss Kate
| Matthews.
Dancla, Gavotte-Niolin, Miss Sarah
Cheshire.
Massenet, Elegy-Alto, Miss Ellen
Underwood. Violin, Miss Ward.
Raft, Tarantella-Piano, Miss Marga-
ret Smedes.
Denza, Dusky Night-Soprano Miss
Virginia Jordan. Alto, Miss Ellen I'm
derwood.
Danbe, Cantabile ct Bolero-Violin,
| Miss Ethel Norris.
Abt, II Sognio-Soprano, Miss Lizzie
| Gotten.
Bach Gbumod, Neutrality-suspicious.
| Misses T. Boylan, s Cheshire, Il. Fau-
cett, f. Norris, b. Pescud, II. Smedes,
W. Trapier. Master James Thomas,
| Miss Ward.
Piano-'NIiss Eva Lee organ-Miss
| Stone.
Rubinste;n, Kamennoi-0 str'ow-Mis
| Patty Lewis.
| NeNln, 1tOElS- oNId dliC, Miss II
| oinia Jordan Niolin-NIisS Ward.
Wagner-Bendel, prize song from The
| Mastersingers' -Piano, Miss Eva Lee.
Gau, Chorus of Reapers, Intermezzo,
Wedding March
1T was the best concert | ever
heard at ST. Mary's." said a lady Of
discriminating musical taste last even
ing. And, you know, St. Mary's con
certs are affairs of note.
The quality of music-the discrimi-
mating selection and the pleasing rem
dering-made the concert an occasion
that will be remembered.
The number and high quality of the
selections of violin music was prob
ably the most striking feature of the
concert In few female schools in the
South are there so many excellent
young violinists. The fine special
training in the violin is accountable
for this feature. Miss Ward, the violin
instructor, is not only an excellent
performer, but an instructor OF rare
competence. The violin septette, Me
citation" 0Bach-Gounod) was finely
| rendered. The violin solos were: Miss
Sarah Cheshire, a Gavotte by Dancla;
Miss Ethel Norris, "Cantabile ct Boz
lero" Danbe.) Both manifest talent
| and give fine promise.
Four piano solos were given. Miss
Murchison's playing is marked by
| rotund, full, melodious tone. Miss
Margaret Smedes has a bright bril-
liant style that we'll fitted the "Taran-
tella." Miss Patty Lewis rendered
with excellent expression a selection
by Rubenstein whose liquid notes
glisten like diamonds of music. Miss
Eva Lee has a discriminating touch
that tints the notes with fine shad
ing.
The vocal selections were melodious
and enjoyable.
The Chorus of Reapers, the Inter
mezzo and the Wedding March from
GauPs Cantata, Ruth" made up the
closing number that ended the pro-
gramme with brilliant chorus. The
merry song of the reapers, the beau
tiful intermezzo, and the superb we'd
ding march was the trio that bound
together made a fitting finale. There
were in this closing chorus nineteen
voices in the orchestra, eleven siolins,
drum, triangle, cymbals, piano and
organ.
The following took part:
First voices: Misses Y. Jordan, l..
tObten, NJ Clayton, =. MundS, ~. IAN
nady. X. Leach, f. Sans, ii. Gather,
NJ. p. Jones, NJ. Lockhart; second
voices, Mrs. Mack, Misses +. CHASER,
NJ. Jordan, f. Barnes; third voices,
Misses K Matthews, NJ. Haigh, G.
Means, o. Armstrong and f. Under
wood.
Niolins: Miss Ward, Misses Florence
| Boylan, Emma Burwell, Lula Haw-
| kins, Bessie Underwood Sarah
| Cheshire, Ellen Faucette, Ethel Nor
ris, Belle Pescud, Helen Smedes, Wind
ham Trapier, and Master James
| Thomas.
Piano: Miss Pattie Lewis. Miss Eva
Lee.
Organ: Miss Stone, Miss Murchison.
Drum: Miss Annie Root.
Triangle: Miss Mary Smedes
Cymbals: Miss Annie Cheshire.