The age-herald. [volume] (Birmingham, Ala.) 1897-1902, 1899-06-17
COMMENCEMENT AT
THE CONSERVATORY
Successful Close of a Brilliant
tSeason Last Night,
GOOD WORK OF S0LOISTS
Prof Guckenberger Highly Compli-
mented by Mr.. Rhodes and Mr..
Ullman on His Efforts for
srl Good Music in City

The fourth annual commencement exer-
cises of the Birmingham Conservatory of
Music took place last night in the large
hall of the institution and was attended by
a representative audience. The musical
programme was as follows:
Part Song, "How Sweet the Moonlight
Sleeps Upon This Bank (Callcott-Con-
servatory Chorus Glass.
Voice. Aria from "Mignon" (Thomas);
q am Titania)-NIiss Daisye Long.
Voice, Willamette" (Del Acqua)-Mrs. w.
B. Catchngs.
Piano Concerto, Major CMozarD first
Movement. (A1legro)-Mlss Alice Moore.
Voice. Aria from pearl of Brazil" Da-
vid) (Thou Brilliant Bird)-Miss Lena Jack
son.
Voice, Aria from "Odysseus" (Bruch);
penelope Mourning)-Niss Leah Ullman.
Serenade (AbD-Conservatory Chorus
| Glass.
Miss Long has voice of great power and
she made a fine impression. Mrs. Catch
ings made one of the hits of the evening.
She was in exceptionally good form and the
song she sang, full of variety and technical
difficulties, was singularly well adapted to
her timbre and compass Her scale work
was almost faultless and her soft notes
were exquisite. The applause was spon-
taneous. Miss Lena Jackson has a voice of
rare sweetness and her vocalization is thor
oghly artistic. She sang her song most ac-
ceptably and was loudly applauded. Miss
Leah Ullman is one of the best of vocaists
of oil loo tor
she sang with high credit to herself, but
she has accomplished much since then in
the way of method. At recital several
days ago she rendered difficult song in a
very finished manner, and last night she
acquitted herself most handsomely. She
has all the qualities of a musical artist
After singing the Bruch song she was
forced to come twice to the footlights and
bow her acknowledgements.
The two choral numbers were exceedingly
fine. But how could it have been
otherwise when every member was
a vocal soloist and a "regular?'-
Mrs. Chandler, Mrs. Catchings, Miss
Long, Miss Jackson, the Misses I'LL
man, the Misses Bostick, Mr. Bostick, Mr..
Burns, MIR. Jackson, Mr.. Harvey, Mr.. Mar
tin and others; and then Mr.. Guckenber-
ger waved the baton. The attack, phrasing
and shading were perfect.
The one instrumental number, the Mozart
Concerto, by Miss Moore, accompanied by
MIR. Guckenberger, was sympathetically
and gracefully played.
After the muical programme Mr.. Quicken
berger announced that Mr.. Rhodes, who
was down for the address, was prevented
from being present by severe cold and
hoarseness Mr.. Samuel Ullman spoke in
his place and made many graceful illusions
to the Conservatory as a center of culture
He referred to music as the one universal
religion. Men might differ about theology
and dogma, but all could unite on music.
Mr.. Ullman paid high tribute to Mr.. and
Mrs Guckenberger and read a letter from
Mr. Rhodes to Mr. Guckenberger. The Age
Herald representative caught these SEN
tences:
II was anxious publicly to express my
congratulations to this community upon
your having come and remained among
us. In four short years you have made
the Conservatory of Music a powerful
agency in the advancement of Birmingham
and Alabama to high place Of culture and
genuine refinement" Mr. Rhodes then al
luded to Mr.. Guckenbegers personal grace