The Scranton tribune. [volume] (Scranton, Pa.) 1891-1910, 1898-05-21
MusiCal
Gossip

III ....
One of the finest pieces of choir work
ever heard in Scranton was rendered
by the choir of the Second Presbyterian
church last Sabbath evening. The
beautiful hymn, Now the Day is
over" by Barby, was sung by the en-
tire chorus for the offertory, without
accompaniment. -Four stanzas were
given with a beauty OF voice. sympathy
of expression and rich tone blending
and coloring which was enhancing.
The shading and balance of voices
blended beautifully and at the close
Of the fourth stanza, when the voices
had melted away into the most deli
cate pianissimo, Mr.. Chance took up
the refrain in a charming soft COM
bination OF tone on the organ in the
same key as the piece was written and
throughout the entire selection the
choir had not varied from the true
pitch. TO render a selection as this
was given requires art, voice and care
full practice, and this excellent body OF
singers under the capable leadership
of Mr.. Chance are giving to the con-
gregation of the Second church as fine
music as can be heard in any church
in any city.
At the weekly students recital at
the Scranton Conservatory of Music
last Tuesday evening, the following
programme, consisting Of compositions
for piano, voice and organ, were given:
Concerto in d Ma Mozart
Misses Clara Browning, Marion Hutchi-
son.
Springs Awakening" Mackenzie
Miss Winifred Melvin.
! Les SylphCS ....................,...Ba BaChman
| Miss Elizabeth Allen.
! SChcrZo ...............,........... Gade
Miss Gertrude Barrowman.
! FlOrianS Song recommendation
Miss Grace O'Malcy.
| Waltz in \ Fiat Chopin
Miss Helen Matthews.
| Song Without Words in ..MendelssohH
Miss Clara Browning.
lie Cinquantaine,"
Gavettc, Gabriel Marie
Miss Josephine Phelps.
| Impromptu in B Schubert
Miss Anna Ansley.
| Spring Song .......,........Me MendelsSohn
Miss Marion Ilutchison.
! Polish Dance ....................... Thoma
Miss Bessie Reel.
| Prelude and Fuguc in b Flat........ Bach
Mrs. +. Z. Price.
Inc IOllOWlnS musical StleCllOnS VIII
be rendered at Elm Park church to-
morrow morning and evening under the
direction OF ]. Alfred Pennington, or
ganist and musical director:
MORNING SERVICE.
Organ. Meditation in G. Minor. .Des hayes
Quartet, Amazing Grace. ........ Bartlett
Organ, Cantabile in A........... .Lemmcns
Quartet, Come, Said Jesus Sacred
Voice ...,.,..,,..,,......,..... Holden
Organ, Postludc in F......,........Rink
EVENING SERVICE.
Organ, Andante in b Flat......... McrScl
Quartet, "Grant is Thy Peace"
Mendelssohn
Organ, Prayer in E............ Lemmens
Duet for Tenor and Alto, Raise Me,
Jesus, to Thy Bosom" "........IIuntley
Quartet. "ln the Secret Of His Pres
encc" ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Murlowe
Organ, Allegro from Sonata in
Minor ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Merkel
QuartettcNIr. Alfred Woolor, tenor;
Mrs. NJ. G. Kennedy, soprano; Mr.. Rich
ard Thomas, basso; Miss Margaret Jones,
Ccntralto.
\ notable concert was given in the
Bicycle club house on Tuesday even
ing by the Apollo club of forty male
voices, led by Prof. HemberGer The
event was in compliment to Prof. T.
j. Davies, Mus. BaC., who has gone to
PittsburE to reside The club showed
by its singing that the voices were
trained and of good quality. They sang
two selections, one of Dr. Joseph
Parry's composition. Boat Song" and
one Of Prof. Davies composition. "Au
Thro' the Night" The latter selection
received hearty applause.
We have received from ]. Fischer e.
Bro, Z Bible House New York 4 copy
Of a new and spirited march Ctwo-
step. entitled. "Thc Patriotic Ameri-
can" composed by George ii. Fischer.
This is undoubtedly one of the most eff
fectiYe marches published this season.
The melody throughout is bright ana
, catchy. and combined with good mar
tial rhythm, which makes this compO-
siticn cNcellontly adapted to either
= dancing or marching purposes. Also
| arranged for band ana orchestra
The following well-known vocalists OF
the West side will take part in a con-
, cert TO be held in the Methodist Epis-
| copaI church at Plttston on Tuesday
5 evening Of next week: Edwin Bowen,
l GriGith Morgan, VIII J. Jones and
Philip Warren.
| Mr.. Tom Richards, Of the West Side.
possesses a deep. rich bass voice of
remarkable quality and range. At a
recent occasion on the West Side Mr.,
Richards scored a great. hit and the
cultured audience assembled gave him
most enthusiastic encorcs.
"The END of the Way" is the title Of
. new composition Ivy Mr.. Lewis Wat.
kins which has recently been compiot-
ed. 1t is a part song for male voices
and Is full OF sweet melody. 1t will be
p published in sheet form in few weeks.
Evan II. Williams, o. % tho finest
tenors. and Gwilvn Miles, one of the
finest bartones i'm America, both Of
New York, sang in Canegie hall Pitts
burg. on Wednesday evening, Meudols-
sohns Elijah and Rossiui's "Stabat
Mater"
; T. ]. Davies, mus. baco and Daniel
ProtNero, mus. bac., both late Of Scran-
, ton. have been engaged as musical ad-
! Indicators at the forthcoming eistedd-
fod TO convene at New Castle, Pa.
= The choir OF ST. David's Episcopal
church on Jackson street were enter
tanned by Miss Ethel Dunkar'y OF
, Meridian street, on Tuesday evening.
Miss Jennie O'Boyle, Of Archibald,