The record-union., 1898-06-08
MUSIC RECITAL.
A Long and interesting Programme
and q LARGE Audaemce.

and Large Audience.
Every community owes 1t to itself to
develop whatever native talent in any
Of the fine arts 1t has. Development
is encouraged by kindly sympathy of
the public extended to those who make
an endeavor to bring to maturity their
natural gifts. The very large audience
filling the auditorium completely-in
the Congregational Church last night,
was evidently inspired by such senti-
ments for it received Mrs. Frances
Moeller's pupils and the Ladies' Choral
Society in a manner at once kindly, en-
couragdng and discriminating.
The programme was exceedingly
long, but under Mrs. Moeller's system
of promptness and the refusal Of en-
cores the twenty numbers were given
without at all wearying the audience.
The Ladies' Choral Society, charm
ing, well-drilled chorus of good voices
and the leads" excellently distributed
added greatly to the recital. The So
.ciety sang Ave Maria" to open the
recital and closed it with Abt's beauti-
ful cantata THE Hermit's Harp" a
rather difficult work and much extend
ed. The members of the Choral So
ciety are Miss Mildred Obarr, Presi-
dent; Miss Sophia Jones, Vice-Presi-
dent; Miss Rose Sheehan, Secretary
Treasurer; Miss Anna Schaw, Accom-
panist; Mrs. Frances Moeller, Director;
Mrs. A. HichbOrn, Emma Schilling,
Mrs. D. Barnes, Sophie Jones, Amanda
Titherington, Tillie Lohmeyer, Mrs.
Rhoads, Mrs. F. BeNhouse, Miss Klein
sorge, Miss E. Considine, Miss De Pue,
May Ormerod, Mrs. G. H. Smith, Mrs.
F. M. Jones, ]. Pritchard, Minnie Klein
sorge, Mrs. D. c. Smith, Alma K;rth,
Bessie Graham, Emma Nicholson, Mrs.
w. D. Davis, Miss E. Hughes, Miss G..
Klotz, Lottie Shepstone, Florence Bar
Der, Laura Williams.
The accOmpanist for the evening
was Miss Ann Schaw and M. Adler
twice appeared playing violin obligato
to two numbers.
The several numbers were given by
Mrs. Moeller's pupils as follows:
"Clang of the Forge" Ed Gerrish, bas-
so; The Dying Flower" Miss Mamie
Johnston, soprano; Absent" Mrs. D.
Barnes, contralto; You Love Me-"
Miss Bertha Ruhl, soprano; THE Con-
Queror," w. j. Morrison, baritone;
Good Bye" Miss Lizzie Wright. con-
tralto; Come To Me- Miss Emma
Groth, soprano; "Matinata," w. H.
Dunster, tenor; my Darling" Mrs. G..
L. Mel, contralto; Comm Thro' the
Rye'-Roots' arrangement-Mrs. D. G.
Smith and Miss Obarr, sopranos, and
Miss Rose Sheehan and Mrs. Moeller.
contraltos; Lovely SPRING" Miss En-
ma Schilling, soprano; Heaven Hath
Shed a Tear" Mrs. A. D. Fellows, So
prano; Midsummer Dreams" +. c..
C4I
F. M. Jones, contralto; Stella Conf
dente,'' Mrs. D. c. Smith, mezzo sopra-
no; My Dreams" e. s. Elkus, tenor;
"A Cry of Love-" Mrs. F. Bellhouse,
soprano; Thou Whom I Ever Loved, I"
Miss Mildred Obarr.
With so large a list Of singers to
specify those of special excellerNe
would be neither helpful nor accurate
except too lengthily extended. For the
fact is that the class acquitted itself
meritoriouSly with ease, modesty and
bore strong testimony to the method
employed by it's instructor, and espec-
tally to precision, self-reliance, vigor
Of attack and exceeding attention to
the art of enunciation and to express
iveness The recital was distinctly
creditable to the participants and COM
plimentary to the instructor. While
there were no really Indifferent num-
bers there were some which stood out
in marked prominence, distinguished
by quality of voice, method Of deliv-
cry and expression
The entertainment proved that there
is much native vocal talent In the
community and that from this and
other music classes the city is devel-
oping plenty of ability, in fact more
than is usually found in a population
of this size-a fact before this referred
to in these columns