The Wichita daily eagle. [volume] (Wichita, Kan.) 1890-1906, 1898-01-29
OF The ''HOLY CITY,
Sang the High School Chorus
Last Night.
WICHITA'S HIGH REN0WN
As a Musical Center is Mar
veIousIy Enhanced.

Wichita has a glowing reputation all
over the land for many things to be proud
Of Not alone as packing house center
and real estate booms is the city renown-
ed, but in all the departments of art, mu-
sic and professional skill.
Last evening a large audience was pres
ent at the Auditorium to greet the High
School Chorus and Orchestra in their
splendidly rendered cantata, Gaurs Holy
City The chorus is composed of 125
members and the orchestra OF ten, made
up of three first violins, two second vio-
Inns, one viola, one cello. one double bass,
piano and organ. At last evening enter
tainment the personnel was assisted by
Miss Gertrude Calhoun, accompanist at
the piano; Miss Emily Torrington. at the
organ, and the following soloists: Miss
Jetta Campbell, soprano; Miss Blanche
Childe, alto; Mr.. Elmer Jones, tenor; MI
Harry w. Stanley and Mr.. Robert Tor
rington, bass. They are all under able in
struction and direction of Miss Jessie
Clark, whose patient and untiring work
coupled with finely trained musical ed
ucation and good Judgment. has brought
this organization up to a high standard
such that she. her pupils, the board of
education and the public at large may
well be proud. Her classes respect her
and the result is faithful work and zeal
and application.
For last evenings production the cho-
rus has rehearsed twice a week since the
school year commenced last SEPTEMBER The
music for il cost them $50 and was paid
for with the prize money won by them
at the last Hutchinson jubilee. Prof. b.
| S. Hoagland, secretary of the jubilee as
ISOLATION and director of the Hutchinson
Glee club, came down to take notes on
last evenings effort and expressed him
self highly pleased and surprised at the
| finish and ability shown by those taking
part.
DR.. Slutz, after the performance, re-
marked that he was now convinced of the
success of "The Messiah" soon TO be
given.
GauPs cantata of 1.-THE Holy City, is di-
vided into two parts. the first portraying
contemplation" all the parts in the mu-
! sic showing subdued reflection and mus
| ing over the beauties and grandeur of the
New Jerusalem, the Scripture passages
| being adapted from those inspired dream
| ings of Israel's psalmist. The second part
| is named Alteration and here the mu-
sic is more spirited, the chorus parts
| breaking forth in exulting. beatifed
praise. The Bible parts in this are from
the mystic and profound author of the
Apocalypse and the lofty, spiritual Isaiah.
| In the first part the rendition begins
with an orchestra overture. and IN the
second with an intermezzo. The solo
parts were rendered in the first part by
Mr.. Elmer Jones and the Misses Campbell
and Childe. Added 10 the chorus parts
were uuartette number and finely rem
dered trio composed of Misses Fode Stan
| ". Campbell and Childe. This part closed
with a grand swelling chorus of the en-
! tire 125 voices.
| In mart second the soloists were Messrs.
| Stanley and Torrington. and the Misses
! Campbell and Childe. with one duet COM
posed of the last two ladies. Chorus Sc
! lections. uuartette and one semi-chorus
made up the program of part second
closing as before with the entire class
| chorus.
It would be impossible to give too much
credit TO these we'll trained and finished
singers and players or to their able d.
rector, Miss Clark. The entertainment
last evening was given throughout its
great length without an awkward hitch
or embarrassing hesitancy. Promptness
and self-control marked every feature,
| and not few were the comments OF
nrnnnise for the future of come of the spe-
cjaI part soloists The audience went
away well satisfied and proud of the
achievement of a local amateur musical
| organization.