The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-09-19
OPENING CONCERT or SEASON
Given Last Night by the Houston Quar-
tette Society,"


tette Society.
Last night at Bryan hall, TO maenih
cent audience, completely filing tho hall
the Houston Quartette society gave its
first concert Of this season, complimentary
to the honorary members and their friends
1t Is one Of the duties as we'll as one
Of the pleasures Of this excellent organ
lzation to provide opportunities for musical
Houston to hear the talented singers from
other cities. Nnt only is novelty pleasing
but the cducationally formative value
of hearing the various iutcrprctauye STYLES
of many different singers is intellectually
great. Adelina Patti herself said That
she hahitually learned on the stage by
great.
The Quartcttc society was very fortu-
nate In their selection Of the two artists
they presented TO their friends last night;
Mr.. Ashendcu has sung here before. and
bis ptRsoIa popularity YIN ne audlfhGe
ever he appeared He has a beautiful
lyric baritone yoice--it Is full Of the grace
and rcpose of pure beauty. He does not
attempt anything Of the dramatically
grand. His selections were all of the
| gentle cantebile style of composition and
| his simple and unaffected manner of sing
| Ing them was refinement and grace itself.
| Particularly pleasing was the German song
| he sang, "lcin." With it's suggestions OF
| Shuberts compositlons-in the accompanl-
| ment especially.
The soprano. Mrs Ellen Bright Ray, was
| at least a whole glorious beam of lowell
ness. In the first song she sang, Calm as
the Night" she attacked her notes with
| exquisite precision and delicucy and tht
quality Of her voice was that Of a yelyety
cello.
Italian, showed brilliantly the amplitude
and dramatic power Of her tone and th'
colorature passages she rendered most ar
tistically. To sum II all up, She sang witt
the ease and aftlucnce Of n bird.
The work Of the quarlette was good o
course. The effect Of the Cornish march
Ing song, 'TrclHwny, was quite stimu
lating. and the touching old Scotch ballad
Loeb Lomond' was delightfully."- done
Light and shade Of sentiment were wei
last two verses recalled Robert Brown
lng's lnes
And MS some long lost moan
OF minor suddenly is propped beneath
by note, which, new struck, turns the wal
that was
The major coming with the words "rI
he in Scotland ,afore We,
Franz Van der Stuckcu, the cmnen
composer and leader of the great symptom
club of Cincinnati wrote recently an earn
/ estly enthusiastic article setting forth tn
educativc and generally henehcent induenc
of Just such organizations as the Houston
| Quartctte society. He speaks of one ain
, Of male chorus singing societies being I
develop the Unborn love Of music in al
! classes and thus prepare for the rehnn
influence of chamber music. great orChc;
! Tal concerts and the highest type o
, opera.
He says: From these societies. In time
when patriotism awakens the genius o
poets and composers to its mission. wi
/ arise the songs which kindlc the hear
: Of the nation 10 It's purest hlme,'
7 TIE Quartette society has splendi
, musical menu In store for the music .-er
) of Houston this season, including III
' famous Nordica, who viii appear later /
I the season.