The record-union. [volume] (Sacramento, Calif.) 1891-1903, 1897-05-01

varied and altogether novel and clean
ly programme.
The Arion Concert Company had
full house at the Metropolitan Theater
last night on the occasion of the third
annual concert of this orchestral assoc
citation The entertainment proved
very agreeable one, in many respects
remarkable one. In the combination
there is not a professional, if we except
Mr.. Stever, who is a teacher. All the
others are young men and one young
woman who toll by day and make music
an avocation. The Arions organized
some four years ago and by application,
hard study and modest pretensions
have so won upon public favor that
their concerts are looked upon as must
cal events of no small importance. 1t
is indeed remarkable that so large
body of youths some twenty-five, we
believe, who do not make music a voca-
ton, should have, advanced to so ex
cellent a plane without the advantages
of high class training. Their director,
S. L. Heilbron, is a youth of but IL,
and it is probably due to his insistence,
energy and native ability that the COM
pany has held to it's work so well and
attained to respectable music altitude.
The numbers of the programme were
as printed in yesterdays Record
Union" but nearly everything was en-
cored and the young men graciously
complied with these friendly demands.
The best number played by the orches-
ira, that showing most clean-cut work
and least hesitation, was Selections
firr1 OIL Wi n
more of vigor and most of precision.
The orchestra was assisted in several
numbers by the Ideal Mandolin Club,
fifteen persons. with guitars, mandolins,
| cello, piano and violin, c. G. Stever
| director. The club gave two numbers
alone and twice played Jointly with the
! orchestra. One of these dual works
The Anniversary March, was exceed
ingly good work. The club is a strong
organization, plays with decided self
possession and with an ease and grace
altogether satisfying. The orchestra
was also assisted by Miss Maud Van
De Mark of San Francisco, a contraIto
| of pleasing quality. Her voice is not
strong as heard last night, but in it's vol
une is very sweet. limpid and tuneful
! The lady suffered somewhat from en-
| barrassment, We should Judge owing
to the strangeness of her surroundings.
| But she is by no means unused to pub
lie appearance. Miss Erma Wing of
| this city also assisted the orchestra
She is a girlish soprano of decided good
! quality. Her voice is thin and uncertain
| now solely because of emba rrassment
and inexperience. But with confidence
it will be smoother and of greater vol
| ume. 1t is of a clear and naturally
feeling order, easily made flexible and
| having capacity for excellent effects
| Indeed for one so young and making a
| first appearance before so large an au-
dience, Miss Wing has every reason to
be encouraged by her work and the
very kindly reception she received.
Both ladies We're recalled several times.
but Miss Wing the most often. In her
responses she proved that she has more
and better voice, and that she has a
promising future, under good schooling
One interpolated number was a min
strel song by w. +. Peterson Jr. and
| two pckaninny aids, with orchestral
accompaniment. 1t was a decided ino-
| vation-rather startling - but very
amusing and quite a success, but Mr..
| Peterson has not voice enough as yet to
sing with strong orchestral accom-
paniment. The names of the orchestra
and instruments played are:
Leader. S. l.. Hebron, violin: first
violins. a. NJ. Braddock, William r.
Toll. Ed Elkus, c. Worth second vio-
Inns. w. f. Peterson. Jr., Charles Saw
telle: viola. c. Hopkins; clarionetts,
lGus Zimmermacher. w. F. Fisch, Frank
Gehring; flutes. l. L. Hebron, Charles
r. Sdckney; cellos. M. s. Nathan. c. G.
Stever. c Morton: bassos. V. Wilbur
William Hoskins; piano-forte. Miss
Mammie De Puy; comets. George Gift
ford. Jr., H. s Mcmahon; trombone. A
f. Engstrom: French horn. William
Barteis; tuba, George White. drums. f.
II. Adams
The leader. Mr.. Hebron, leaves to-
night for Stuttgart, Germany. where
he viii devote two years to study of the
violin. He is ambitious. has much tai
emit plays already with remarkable skill
for one of his years. and assuredly I'M
der training he win receive abroad will
develop into an artist of whom Sacra-
mento may well be proud After the
concert last evening the members OF
the orchestra and support with
friends and few guests. en-
Joyed a banquet at the Maison Faure
where there was much speech making
some medal presentations. and a dea,
OF God bless yous" and Good bvs'
for Master Hebron
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