Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1900-06-13
FESTIVAL CHORUS CONCERT.
Good Music but Small Audience
The Ellsworth Chorus.

Good Music but a Small Audience
/ The Ellsworth Chorus.
The concert by the Ellsworth festival
chorus last Thursday evening was a
musical success, but the attendance was
Fundamentally small. That a concert
OF so high character should be SO poorly
patronized does not reflect credit upon
the city.
There was no lack Of appreciation on
the part of those who attended. Quick
to recognize musical value, and quick to
respond, they made up In ent husiasm
much that was lacking In mum bers This,
however, would not make up the deficit
In the receipts
| The chorus was assisted in the concert
| by Wasgstt string quartette, OF Bangor,
E. NJ. Wsterhouse, OF Boston, tenor, and
the chorus itself was strengt bened
by George s. siIsby, of Bangor, Prof. C. p.
Harrington, of orono, o. w. Tapley, of
Ellsworth, tenors, and A. X. Cushman, of
Ellsworth, bass.
| The work OF the chorus was excellent.
Since its organisation three years ago Il .
chorus has worked faithfully, and the re-
suit is credit not only to the chorus but
to the city. In the following programme,
| the numbers which were most favorably
received we're "Evsntide" and Forget
me-not", the latter being encored. The
| rendering Of the choruses from "EIijsh"
also was good.
The selections BY the Wassatt string
quartette were finely executed. The
Quartette 10 composed Of DIR. o. E. Was
gait, FIRST violin; Ralph Preble, second
violin, Harold c. Sawyer, viola: Roland
J. Sawyer, cello. This quartette is
rapidly coming into deserved prominence.
The cello solos by r. J. Sawyer and
violin solo by DIR. Wasgatt were among
the most pleasing numbers on the pro-
gramme.
| +. Nj. Warehouse, who appeared in
Ellsworth last summer as "John Alden"
in the opera Priscilla, found a warm
welcome awaiting him. His sweet, mellow
tenor voice touched responsive chord in
all his hearers. His rendering OF "Sweet-
heart" called forth an encore. His work
In Elijah" was excellent, especially the
aria "If with all your hearts ye truly seek
me-.
/ The other parts in the selections from
"Elijah" were well received, particular y
the trio by Miss Hopkins. Mrs. Royal al
Mrs. Smith. Following Is the program Q
in full:
| PART 1.
Festival Hymn. .......................-Bu Buck
| Chorus
| No q. l9-aaac fo-niegro y{yaca--fnter-
| OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES. Mendessohn
| wasgatt quartette.
a Recognition of Land. .........-.......6rie
Forget me. .........................G iese
/ Chorus
| songs-a Thou art SO like a flower. Chadwick
| Sweetheart. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS. Foote
Z NJ Warehouse
Esehtiae ....'.-.'....... ..'.--...Abt
b Lullaby ................. Brahms
Chorus
| a Romance sans paroles ............. Van Goens
La veritabie manola...... .-.....-. Bourgeois
Cello solos by MIR Sawyer
| Violin soio-Gipsy dance .......... Keller Beler
DIR o Wasgait
Choral No 53-...- -..-.-....-.. Bach
| Chorus
| Erkiarung.. ..........A Joachim Raft
DIE Muhle... ...-......-....-..
Quartette
PART II.
From Mendeissohn's oratorio "E,Uah".
Tenor solo--"If with all your hearts,"
Mr. Warehouse
Chorus-"Yet doth the Lord see 1t net"
| Bass solo-"Lord, God of Abraham"
MIR A Cunningham
nrm sfaS .,
Miss Hopkins, MIR whitcomb. Mr. and
Mrs Cunningham
Aria-Look down on u.s.
MIR Cunningham
Chorus-Open the heavens,
Trio-Lift thine eyes,
| Miss NJ Hopkins, Mrs Grace Royal,
Mrs Smith
Chorus-He watching over Israel
| Cborus-Thanks be to God
THE ELLSWORTH FESTIVAL CHORUS.
| At this appropriate time a word may be
said about the Ellsworth festival chorus.
The chorus was organized in the fall OF
1897, for the purpose OF studying the mu-
sic to be sung at the Maine music festival
the following year, and to participate in
the festival as part OF the chorus.
The work of the first year encouraged
the chorus to continue the study OF the
music Of the masters, and 1t has worked
faithfully ever since. 1t was hard work
at first. but the chorus persevered, and il
now handling music OF the most pre-
tentious kind in q manner that would
reflect credit on much larger ehoruses and
much larger towns. The chorus has al
ways been handicapped by lack of male
| voices.
| The present officers OF tho chorus are
J. A. Cunningham, president; Mrs. c. s.
McLearn, vice-president; w. A. Alex
snder, treasurer; Z. g. Hodgk ins, secre-
tary; j. A. Cunningham J. o. Whitney.
Mrs. II Graalr Miss AZ u Ho.xi.a AGiaa