The Saint Paul globe. (St. Paul, Minn.) 1896-1905, 1901-12-15
BEST OF THE SEASON
ST. PAUL CHORAL CLUBS CONCERT
WAS BEYOND ALL CRIT
ICISM
BIG CHURCH WAS CROWDED
Prof. NOrmingtOn's Success in Train.
ing the Chorus Has Stamped
Him as One Of the Best
of Conductors.

The season thus far has been full Of
good things in a musical way; but easily
the most suspicious musical event of the
year was the st. Paul Choral clubs con-
cert of Tuesday night. Those who have
worked so hard that this organization
might be success must have found their
reward in last weeks concert Artistic
ally. it was above-criticiSm. For when
one considers the brief time that the
members have sung together-it takes
more than one season of hard work to
weld into one big, smooth chorus, 150
notes.-the success of Tuesday nights
performance must seem little short OF
remarkable.
Prof. Normington has accomplished a
fine piece of work. His handling OF the
St. Paul Choral club has placed him
easily in the very front rank of musical
conductors in the Northwest.
But after ALL the most satisfactory
thing about Tuesday nights concert was
the audience. The mass of people that
made even the big auditorium Of the
Peoples church seem crowded proved
oonclusively that the Choral club has
supplied a real want. 1t proved, too,
that the people-not an exclusive few,
but the mass of people-appreciate ora
torio. The success of the Choral club
leads one to hope that in the not dis
tant future the Messiah, presented
every Yuletide in st. Paul. will be a
musical event that will not only delight
the people Of st. Paul, but that will at
tract music lovers from other parts Of
the state as well. A good foundation has
been laid. 1t only remains for those who
have started the good work to continue
their efforts.
The members of the st. Paul Choral
club will resume at once their weekly re-
hearsals for the music of the February
concert, which Miss Sarah Anderson, of
the Paris opera house, and Bayreuth will
be the soloist.
The student section of the Schubert
club gave a creditable recital Wednesday
afternoon at Summit hall. The large au-
dience present was an encouragement to
the musical fedgelings, some Of whom
were trying their wings for the first time.
Miss Bessie Parnell, whose excellent
piano work would have done credit to a
more mature pianist, is not exactly a
fiedgeling In music work, for her short
concert tour this summer has given her a
confidence that was perceptibly lacking
In the voice and piano work of many of
the other performers Miss Parnell' $
playing reveals talent of @ high order.
Her execution Is brilliant and her concep-
tons have maturity and vigor as well
as q delicate and essentially feminine
grace that many a better known artist
would be glad to possess Wednesday
afternoons concert showed that the or
ganization of the student section of the
club was a move in the right direction.
The timidity of the performers betrayed
the need of just such an opportunity as
was given to them Wednesday to play be-
fore critical but kindly audience
One of the treats Of the week will be
the second in the series of violin and
piano recitals that Is being given this
season by Arthur Bergh and his sister,
Miss Minnie Bergh, at Mozart hall. The