The Worcester spy. [volume] (Worcester, Mass.) 1898-1904, 1899-01-18
Clinton Unitarians
Will Change
MUSIC SYSTEM.
Volunteer Choir to Super
sede the Paid Quartet.

Clinton, Jan. 1.-THE music commit
tee of the Unitarian Church has adopt
ed new scheme for the church music,
embracing changes radical as the
substitution of a volunteer chorus for
the paid quartet that has done the
singing for years, and the substitution
of an organist in place of Organist w.
/ Stockwell
= week ago the committee caused a
letter TO be sent to each member of the
quartet choir conveying the informal
tien that during the ensuing year there
would be no money with which to pay
Singers.
The quartet is Mrs. George w. Morse,
soprano; Mrs. Maria Wheelock, con-
tralto; William Noddng bass; and Jas.
NJ. Pollock, Jr., tenor
The volunteer choir is in process of
formation. 1t will embrace some of
the most talented singers in town as,
for instance. Newman Harrison.
The purpose of the committee is to
have the choir rehearsed once d week
by Jean Buzzell of Worcester Mr.
BuzZell directs the Clinton Choral I'm
pressed by his work with the union.
II decided to secure him to train the
volunteer choir.
Tne committee was also influenced
by excellent work he has done with the
chorus Of the Second Congregational
Church of Worcester. The committee
hopes with Mr.. Buzzell's assistance to
raise a chorus that shall contain a
double quartet. assisted by 20 or more
voices, and that Shall compare favor
bly, with the Worcester chorus
Mr.. BuEzelfs other engagements
make it impossible for him to direct the
choir Sunday, as he must be in Worces-
Ter This made it imperative to secure
an organist who can hold the chorus
together Just who win be secured,
the committee has not determined Tn
doubleday Mrs Samuel w Tyler has
been offered the post. Mrs. Tyler is
one Of the finest organists in Worces-
ter county.
1t is more than possible that orches-
lra1. accompaniment may be arranged
Tor. Three or four Instruments, the
committee believes, will add to the eff
fectiveless of the music
These changes will take effect AnriI
l, when the engagements of the quar-
let singers expire. The rehearsals of
the volunteer choir will begin at an
earlier date. -
The announcement of these changes
VIII be received with no little surprise
They are not known TO the congrega-
tlon. Even the Franklin Unity does not
Know the detail, and the Unity is di-
rectly charged with the duty of raising
money for the support of the music.
The sentiment leading IN TO this
change has been in existence for year
or more. A sentiment in favor of a
chorus appeared in he Unity. 1t spread
through the congregation, ana became
SO strong it was possible to elect a mu-
sic committee devoted TO the innoya-
ton. This COMMITTEES is Mrs. Charles
F1eld, Mrs. William Bancroft and Will
liam Carter
At first there was some opposition to
the change, among the older men,
bers of the church. .wuo had become ac-
customed to the Quartet and who
dreaded change. The mead of this SEN
timent was Jonathan Smith. an infu-
entail member of the church, and a
leading lawyer of the town. The re-
form didn't make much progress while
Mr.. Smith was opposed to if but he
was won over, and now the congrega-
ton will welcome it almost to a per
son.
The member of the parish committee
from whom the correspondent of The
Spy had these important facts is now
OF the opinion that the new music will
prove vastly popular.
There is the additional advantage that
M0sic will cost less than it does now.
The disagreeable circumstance is the
necessity of parting with the quartet
whose members by their long service
and faithful work are endeared to ey-
erybody in the parish
The correspondent interviewed Rev
j. Z. Duncan, pastor of the Unitarian
Cturch. Mr.. Duncan confirmed the
TACT that the new plan will be instituted
about April /.
The subscription assembly held in
Bigelow hall this evening brought out
the society of Clinton ana Lancaster.
The hall was festooned with laure
that hung in loops from the ceilings
Extemporized divans, draped and cush-
Toned, We're arranged in the alcovas
Music was furnished by Beedle's or.
chestra- The orchestra is from Keene
y. II, It contained eight pieces. II
furnished the music for the first as.
sembly, and was SO pleasing to the
committee in charge of the assembly
that it was re-engaged.
The musicians We're seated on tn,
eSase behind banks Of palms and pottet
plants.
Supper was served by Whitney. Tn,
subscribers We're: John f. Thayer
Samuel w Tyler Samuel Putnam
John Riddell S. Ives Wallace, A. w
Tidd Albert T. Trout. Clarence c
Coulter, David Latham, w. p. Stat
ford, George F. Morse, George Z. Mar
tin, Eugene Jaquith. F. s. Burr, w. Fl
loietzman, q. E. Richardson, w. F
Sanborn, George A. Rodger. A. w
Ladd Z. f. Hail. Mrs. Eda Jones. EbeI
Mann, Wilfred s. Plaskett. Josial
Stickney H. *, Swinscoe, Henry T
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