The Newtown bee., 1901-07-19
OUR NEIGHBORS.
BROOKFIELD.

A LOCAL REVIVAL IN MUSICAL MAT
 TIERS.
 Quite d musical revival is resulting from the efforts of H. w. Green and some of his assistants to raise the stan- dard of church music in the two churches, and in the public meet
 ing at MT Greens studio, Saturday af-
 ternoons. The singers in town are re-
 spending very enthusiastically and are
 making the most of these OppOrtun-
 ities. The church music has improved
 to such a degree as to very materially
 increase the church attendance on
 Sundays, and for all classes to exhibit an increased interest in church work.
 THE H. W. GREENE SUMMER SCHOOL OF MUSIC OPENING CONCERT.
 It would seem as if weather conditions on Thursday were quite unprOpitious enough to discourage any attempts whatsoever on the part of MT Greene for carrying out the excel | such was not the case. While the terrible
 downpour made the roads impossible for those
 lists from getting in safety and comfort to the Town hall, but did not prevent the concert when the rain had somewhat subsided walks
 were laid leading to Mir Greene's small hall, whither all the members of the school and a select few of the tOwnSpeOple. repaired. Although an extended criticism of the per tprmance is not possible, we cannot forbear to
 o
 York, who was IS the prma donna of the occas- ,
 of the most beautiful women in the profession and we fOresee for her great future. Great interest was centered on the appear
 ance of Claude Selby who so delighted his au- dience last year. While his many friends ex-
 pected to hear an improvement in his voice 1 they were absolutely unprepared for the sur
 prise which greeted them Not only has he
 at the same time retained the fine resonant | tone which was so full of promise last year.
 resident pupils should be Miss Ellelee Futile
 of Philadelphia. Her voice is one of rare beau
 o and to be so characterLstic of MT Greene's pupils. Her rendering of her solo number was exquis- ite and was. perhaps, the most enjoy a ble num- Der of the evening. In her appearance with
 MT Greene she showed her adaptability by en fully the demands made upon her by the su- perb rendering of her teacher.
 bers of Miss Purves and Mrs Allaire The for
 through her direction of the School for Sight interests in musical work: She is a woman grand in stature and grand in voice and sang her number with conviction and finish; Mrs which she gave her Chadwick and Vanuch pr Charles G. Woolsey. one Of the distin- guished baritones of the country, deserves more than passing mention. A man of com
 manding voice and presence is he, who has the purpose of perfecting himself in recital programs, which he is accustomed to give throughout the country during the winter. He excels in broad dramatic work but is very hap py in the rendering of English ballads and folk songs. Brookfield is exceedingly fortunate in artist
 Robert Bruce Pegram Is a young baritone of great promise His reading of Schubert's ''TO Sylvia" was strictly in conformity with the spirit of the great composers classic mold and left no charm in the song unrevealed. In "Thy Beaming Eyes" by MacDowell, he show ed wonderful control and elasticity of tone and seemed to possess endless resource in the Benjamin Ravens of North Carolina, who for two years followed the course in the cOnserva- tory in Leipsic. played his number with great finish and aroused much enthusiasm by his Aarup for the summer to extend his reper- tOire.
 Miss Gaia Aarup in her piano numbers is ev- l CT a joy. Her combination of delicacy and wig l or, her evident ease in overcoming technical difficulties and the deep interpretative insight l into the works she undertakes places her at once among the first artists and revives fresh interest in the much played and much abused piano.
 The concert was in every way a success and It will be repeated in part at future concerts especially the concerted numbers. The next l entertainment under the auspices of the school
 %i taks n phacs p}h on on SSatprday Sa 1X 20 at Robert Bruce Pegram vii! give short talk on Musical History, which will Do followed by an informal program. The public is cordially in- vited.