Missouri Valley times. [volume] (Missouri Valley, Iowa) 1874-1931, 1899-03-16
Evening Choir Concert.

TIC OI LnlS CITY MrS. Green also owes q
debt of gratitude.
Mrs. Green last evening gave to Mo.
Valley one of the finest concerts ever
given in our city and in turn Missouri
Valley turned out one of her largest
and most appreciative audiences.
This last year has marked q vast
Improvement in the concerts given
here, and although they have been
much more numerous than in the past
years, 1t is pleasing to note that at
each and everyone Of the concerts they
have been attended by large and ap-
preciative audiences.
If we could have q concert such as
the one Of last evening or if they keep
to the standard of good music, they
have established for US in the future as
in the past, the "Negro Minstrel" ele-
ment will find its self in very broken
condition in our city.
A concert such as the one last even
ing could be listened to every week IN
the year ana prove itself interesting at
each performance. With the names
of such grand old masters as Schu-
mann, Schubert, List, Gounod, Verdi,
Saint-Saens and others on the program
1t could not help but be food, the
healthiest of food for even those who
like "Prunes better than Strawberries. !"
The program opened with q selection
by the Evening choir and was given in
9 very pleasing manner, and was fol-
lowed by aduet of Salnt-Saens, entitled
"The Unfortunate" given by Miss
Lola Esther Chapman and Mrs. Sny.
der. 1t was given with deep feeling
and we think it was one of the finest
duets. If not the finest ever given to
our musical people. 1t was very clas-
steal and above the understanding of
some, but man can't become &C.
quainted with Shakespeare by reading
Red Handed Sam.
Give us Shakespeare until we do
understand him.
Mr.. Monte Moore, our sweet voiced
tenor, gave the "Memoria" by Lynes,
and certainly made one of the hits of
the evening.
Mr.. Moore has sung himself into the
very hearts of our people. He respond
ed to a very hearty encore.
In the reading of 1.-THE Violin's
Voice" Miss Bartlett gave the audience
feast, meal, a rare treat. She spoke
with the soul of master and held her
large audience as still as if death it.
self was within our very midst. This
is 8 reading that will live with those
who heard her.
If there is anything Missouri Valley
has as much reason to be proud of as
her gre 1t basso, Mr.. Arthur Middleton
we have failed to find, in fact, we
never expect to find it.
His rendition of 1.-THE Two Grena-
dters" of Schumann, was fine.
For one yet so young, we think with
out a doubt, Mr.. Middleton has the
most wonderful voice we have ever
heard, and we have heard few.
Its q pleasure to have such q perfect
little gentleman and such wonder
full singer with us, we should certainly
to appreciate it.
The first part of the program closed
with the Damascus" Triumphal march
by Costa, and was given very broad
interpretation.
Mrs. Green has proved herself to be
not only very thorough musician but
q director of very remarkable ability.
In the opening of the second part,
Mrs. Snyder sang the gem of all, ave
Maria" the Schubert Ave Maria, and
she sang as only finished musician
can. In our opinion Mrs. Snyder
never sang as we'll before Mis-
souri, Valley audience as she did last
evening. Sheheld the people SPELL
bound until the last note. Mrs. Snyder
is an artist.
In the following number Gas the
d .wn" by the Sextette, we are again
surprised by the talent we possess in
our city, and for as young an organiza-
ition as the Sextette. we have never
heard of such advancement. The Sex
tette hes very bright future.
Who in our musical circle here HOLDS
the place that does Miss Lola Esther
Chapman, although last evening she
was nat at her best. far from il. she
capt,vatcd her audience. 1t was fear
ed that if wonld he impossible for her
to sing. but she plncki'y went on, and
for one as sick as was she she did
nobly. Her number, "Le Parlate d.
Amor" from Faust. was interpreted as
only finished musician can. And if
there ever was finished musician,
Miss Chapman is certainly one.
The "Il' Trovatore Chorus" brought
the concert to an end and all went
away feeling that in that evening they
had found as much of the good as
could be absorbed in one evening
Mrs Green proved herself not only q
musician of high merits, but as man.
a9er as we'll. Give us more Shake
Snoarp ~