The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-11-30
THREE CONCERTS.
Whitinsville Musical
Associations
Program.
GOOD ARTISTS ARE ENGAGED
Many Of Them Heard in
This City " here They
Are Favorites.
GOOD ARTISTS ARE ENGAGED

The official prospectus Of the Whitins-
vile Musical association for the sixth
season has just appeared. Unusual ef-
| forts are being made to render the COM
| ing season even more successful than
its predecessors. The association will
also be at greater expense than before
but it feels that this will be warranted
by the greater excellence.
There are to be three concerts, on the
evenings respectively of Dec. Is, Jan. 80,
1900, and March q. The society will
have the following assistance: Mrs. E.
G. Coleman, Miss Claudia A. Hocken-
hull, sopranos; Miss Marguerite Hall,
Mrs. Ralph c. Knapp, contraltos; Frank
V. Pollock tenor; Ericsson Bushnell,
bass; Miss Anna E. Often, violinist: A
Blaess, 'cellist; Arthur ]. Bassett, plan
list. Chorus of 125 voices.
The first concert will consist of vari-
Gus selections by the chorus assisted by
Miss Claudia A. Hockenhull Of Jackson
vile, ILL.,, a pupil of Nine. Marchesrs.
Mendelssohn's Hear my prayer will
be the chief work Miss Hockenhull and
the chorus will be accompanied by the
Boston Festival orchestra, which will
also be heard in several instrumental
numbers
| At the second concert, or on Artists
night" will be heard Miss Marguerite
Hall of New YorlA contralto; Miss Anna
E. Otte1, of New York, Violinist; A.
Blaess, solo 'cellist of the Boston Sym
phony orchestra; and Arthur ]. Bassett
of Worcester, pianist; an array of tai
ent which the association has previous
| ly been unable to present at this con-
cert. Miss Hall is a faYorite in Wor-
cester, where her musical intelligence
and good taste are acknowledged. Miss
Often is a new performer in these parts
She studied with Hugo Hermann at
the Hoche Conservatory of Music
Frankfort, and made her first appear
ance in Hamburg. She afterwards
played in many of the large cities OF
Europe, winning the praises alike of the
public and critics. The New York critics
praise her work highly. OF Mr.. Blaess
1t need only be said that, although g
newcomer to this country, he is the
leading 'cellist in the Boston Symphony
orchestra The last concert will include
| Gounod's "St. Cecilia Mass" and eX'
cerpts from Mendelssohn's oratorio
| Elijah" The mass was presented by
the association four years ago and the
high degree of favor then accorded
leads to its repetition. The chorus viii
have the assistance of the following
soloists: Mrs. Eva Gardner Coleman, o.
New York, soprano; Mrs Ralph G
Knapp of Worcester, contralto; Frics
son F. Bushnell of New York, basso
Frank V. Pollock, tenor. Mrs. KNAPP
has been contralto soloist at Trinity anc
All Souls churches in Worcester. Mr.
Pollock is said to have scored a grea'
success at the last Maine festival where
he sang the "Cujus Amman" from the
"Stabat Mater"
The same arrangements hold as il
the past three years regarding tht
orchestra The Boston Festiva
orchestra will play at the
first concert; an orchestra chosen
from members of the Boston symphony
orchestra will be heard at the third con
cert. The chorus is being drilled with
great thoroughness and discretion by
Arthur M. Curry, whose services as con
ductor the association is fortunate in
| retaining.