The Houston daily post. [volume] (Houston, Tex.) 1886-1903, 1901-12-22

Anw items Of news about music should he
sent to Mrs. Willie Hutchcson, room 81,
Hotel Brunett, telephone No 1lO4.
The music Of the service in Christ church
O5plscopaD last Sunday was exceptionally
hne. In addition to the excellent regular
choir Mr. Carrick Major of the Olympia
Opera company sang Dudley Bucks Fear
Not Ye. o Israel" as brilliant preface
~ the regular choral cffertory, Radiant
Morn" which Is itself a lovely thing and
was beautifully sung by the choir.
This plan of the solo being sung before
the Offering is collected is an excellent
idea. The people can listen to the muslc
without distraction or interruption.
Mr.. Carrick Majors voice shows to much
greater advantage in church music than in
light opera. Not only is his rich lyric
but his experience 81 many years as a choir
singer counts vastly of course
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The Women's Choral club met last Mon
day and after the usual practice it was
decided by vote not to have another meet
ing until after the holidays.
In letter TO the president OF this Hous
ton club Mrs. r. j. Groce Of Galveston,
who is vice president for the Southern
States OF the National Federation Of Musl-
cal Clubs. suggests that we federatc.
Mrs. Hutchinson hopes TO make visit
to Galveston during Christmas week and
discuss the matter with her friend, Mrs.
Groce. and at the next meeting viii be
prepared TO lay the proposition before the
choral club with all It's pros and cons.
BY no means the last but the latest
meeting Of the Friday Musicale was at
the home OF Mrs. Robertson,
This was the Schubert evening. The roll
call was answered by the recital of some
incident In the life of schubert or by a
short musical selection from the works OF
The life Of Schubert was read by Mrs.
MaXey.
bert's instrumental compositions played.
These were rendered in highly artistic
manner by Mrs. Bruce Morton, Miss Cum
minis, Miss Ransomc and Mrs. Robertson
Mrs. Nelson Munger sang eXquisitely
Schubert's familiar and ever lovely 'sere
made"
The Friday Musicale will hold its next
meeting at Mrs. LIZARDS on the Friday II
Christmas week. 49,
Below is a short extract from Ions
and very interesting letter received by
The POSTS musical editor from Mrs. Led
better OF Coleman, Texas:
Mrs Willie Hutchinson.
Dear Madam; / am eager for The sun
day Post every week, aud you can tmag
Inc the interest your page excltes when
reveal TO you the fact of our family thuS
band. myself ana SIX chlluren) couSttuuhl
an orchestra within our own household 10
many years.
Mrs Ledbetter Enclosed the following
clipping from her town newspaper. w
certainly hope to have a report of the pub
lie entertainment to be given by the ladies
orchestra of Coleman:
The ladies' orchestra has Just completed
two months study. and has achieve,
phenomenal success In ORCHESTRA sight
playing" under the leadership OF Prof
Boyer OF san Angelo. Their repertoire con
sists OF twenty five numbers All beautltu
pieces. Each week party OF friends asl
to be present at their practice and en-
couraged by the complimentary criticism
OF their audience, they propose giving "a
ment upon the enterprise in the very nea
future
lows: Airs. Walter Grey, violin; Miss win
ME Ledbetter. violin; Mrs. Tom stevens
violin: Miss Ola White, violin; Miss Paul
Inc Magness. bass violin; Mrs. Oscar John
sion. flute; Miss Maude Lewis. hute; Mrs
Tom Johnson, cornet: Miss Unity Ledbet
ter, cornet: Miss Mamie Collins, clarinet
Miss Ana Lee Pearce trombone Mrs. Rel
whitaker small 6 drum; N Nsu ora nan Dunn
The orchestra ladies are enthusiastic an
hope to attain the classic before their en-
thnsiasm abates. They meet every Wtanes
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Here IS clipping from the San Frar
cisco Cali about the anal performance q
the Grau grand opera season on the Ps
cifc coast:
Well, Il is all over. the brilllnnt sen
and pageant Of the last three weeks a
the Grand opera house. and II closed las
night ia Il great blaze OF glory No sue
scenes as those that marked last night
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