The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1898-04-17
CONCERT Ar CHAPEL HILL.
y Delightful Programme and a Grand
Success.

Chapel Hill, ~ c.. April Ii. -(Spe-
cial.)-The most artistic concert ever
given here was that last night by the
Chapel Hill Choral Society at Gerard
| Hall, under the direction of Prof. Karl
| L. Harrington. The society is comp0s-
cd of local talent having fifty members
! from the village and the University.
| The solos were rendered by visiting
| singers of well known reputation, the
| bare mention OF whose names will
carry the conviction that with such
singers and such a chorus and such
skillful director as Prof. Harrington the
occasion was grand success. The
programme opened with Victoria Era
! DiavOlo) by Aubcr. Prof. David #.
| Huyck, Of Winston. the well-known
| tenor, sang Gonnod's with Newer
Strings My Mandoline," and in this AMI
all the duets that followed was repeat
edly encorcd. Mr.. Arthur Scrivenor. Of
| Richmond. director of the Wednesday
Club of that city, as baritone. grew up
on the audience from Franz Res "Ab.
sense and Hatton's "r0 Anthca" to
| the "Recitativc and Air, the JOY Of My
! Heart is Ceased from Abraham
| (Molignc) and was descrycdly cncorcd.
| The charm, sweetness aud richness Of
the voice Of Miss Il. l.. Lcinback (ol
| Salem) C0mmandcdc the rapt attention
and called out tie enthusiastic applause
of all. As a soprano Of unusual
strength and compass, Miss Lcinbach's
and Mr.. Huyck's duet. Might Hymn
at Sea" by Goring Thomas, was ex-
cellent. In Aria CHaydon) with Yer
| dure Clad" from Creation" and in
| the closing mOtct for soprano and chO-
rus. where Miss Lcinbach had the sup
port Of the full chorus. her voice had
full sway for its charming exquisiteness
and showed a cultivation rarely sur
passed.
Tie choruses were harmonious and
showed the careful training of the gift
ed director. included such difficult yet
charming music as Mcndelssohn's
Farewell TO the Forest and ION the
Sea- from Wagner's Tannhause; ,
Hail Bright Abode" Governs Bridal
Chorus" king Al Glorious" in which
Messrs. Huyck and Scrivenor We're So
lo:sts, and BE Not Afraid from Eli
jah.'
One Of the chief charms Of the com
pIetcneSs of such musical rcndcrings
was the exquisite touch Of the accom-
panists on two pianos. by Mrs X. l..
Wnston-Salem. while the noble notes
OF the organ were added by Mr. Huyck
IN the Gallia (Gounod from Lamental-
lion I. which with its harmony and up
lift closed il most perfect concert. TIE
chorus was composed of the following
trained singers of Chapel Hill:
SOPRANOS
Miss Nellie Barhee. Mrs Charles Bias
kcrv:lle. Miss Bertha Crawford. Mrs. u.
]. Currie Miss Mary Davis. Mrs. X. L.
Harrington. Mrs. Thomas Hume, Miss
Annie Huskey. Miss Carrie Huskey,
Miss Louise H. Manning. Miss Mary
MacRae. Miss Mary Patterson. Miss
Rena Pickard, Miss Stella Pritchard,
Miss Mary Robertson. Miss Lena Stone.
Mrs. T. ~ Tankersley. Mrs. +. L.
Nenabe, Mrs j ID. Webb. Mrs. Cora
Williamson. Mrs y. I'll ID. Wilson. Mrs.
O. Wilson.
ALTOS.
Mrs. J. W. Gore, Miss Mary Harris,
Miss I.ovie l.. Jones. Mrs. Il. 5. Mae
Rae, Mrs. l.. w. Norwood. Miss Eliza
beth Pond. Miss I4ulie Watkins, Miss
Alice Wilson,
TENORS.
MarSdcn Bellamy. Hal. I. C0WleS,
Daniel j. Curric. j. X. Dozier, j. w.
Greening. H. Il. Holmes. +. NJ. Hood,
Charles $. Mangum. g. l.. Myers. J. I'll.
Pratt, r. NJ Rawls. w. f. Rucker.
BASSES.
Halcott Anderson. George L. But
Ter. II. \. Chatham. G.. \. Coffey. f.
w. Cocker. r. w. Kendr;ck, ii. Mere
dith. !. X. Pfohl, w. ID. Price, Charles
Robertson. \. III. -. Wilson