Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1902-05-28
A MAINE TEACHER.
Success of Mr.. Bachelor and His
Pupils in New York.
He WIFI Conduct = Summer School of
Music at Wilton Lake.

We clip the following notice of Willis
e. Bachelor and his pupils from a recent
issue of the New York Press. Mr.. Bach
cller is Il former Kennebec county boy
with a host of friends and admirers in
this section who viii be glad to know Of
his continued success in the metropolis.
The Press says:
Pupils of Willis r. Bachelor sang for j
fine audience in his Pelham Heights
home one night recently. One hundred
and fifty guests filled the large studio
Mrs. Bachelor, 4 gracious hostess, was
assisted in receiving by Mrs. Frank C.
Howard ana the Countess Castelvucchio.
The women taking part were the Misses
Smith, Wilson, Sachs, Weismantle, Hor-
ton, Wencgie. Vinton, Burleigh, Simon,
Paxton, Merritt. Wenige and Baldwin.
The program was:
''Stabat Mater" Pergolasi
dor soil and female voices.
Ave Maria" COtello'D Verdi
Edna Phebe Smith.
'Bergnacht," Berger
"Ye Who Have Yearned Alone"
Tschaikowsli
..c,, Ethelyn Hope Burleigh.
Because l Love You Dear" Hawley
Miss Wilson.
Six Tuscan duos, Carriciolc
Miss Smith and Miss Burleigh.
chorus, stars of a Summer Night
West
Mr. Danielson was at the piano.
Mr.. Bachelors ideas of voice culture
evidently are not involved, as his stu
dents know what they want and proceed
to do it in earnest simplicity. 1t is re-
freshing to see young singers stand before
an audience and sing as if they had some
thing to say, without affectation or man
nerisms As tone is the cardinal principle
of singing, these young folk gave a splen-
did example of Mr.. Bachelors teaching
in that direction.
Miss Smiths voice is clear, true So
prano and her singing of the ave Ma
ria was not simply so many notes ard
words strung together, but a soulful APP
probation Of this beautiful song
Miss Burlegh's singing was a fine ex-
ample Of temperament and color. with
delightfully."- sustained tone work. She is
fortunate in possessing these qualities az
they are rare
Miss Wilson seems to have a mezzO
voice of much power and a velvety quail
ity. Her songs were a delight especially
the last few measures of Because | Love
You, Dear"
These Tuscan duos should be heard Oft
ener They are beautiful.
The New York papers also make the an
nouncement that Mr.. and Mrs. Willis T..
Bachelor will open summer school of
music at Wilton Lake, Me-, which will
continue ten weeks. With the musica.
temperament a love for nature is likely
to be united, and in opening a summer
school in Maine, far from the cities noise
and heat, Mr.. Bachelor appeals to the
manY-sided nature of the musical student
and opens a path to much pleasure in the
hot months. He has bought about ninety
acres of land upon the east shore of beau
tiful Wilton Lake, commanding an eX-
Here ten camps have been built overlook
ing the water. One of them is devoted to
the dining room and kitchen arrange
ments alone. The others are smaller con-
tanning one, two or three rooms for the
accommodation of from two to four per-
sons. Each little cabin has its own COM
| Portable beds, furnishings and fireplace.
| This lovely spot, with its mountain air,
pure spring water. pure food fresh vege-
tables from the garden, milk, cream. eggs
and butter from the farm, and altogether
healthful outdoor life. has been chosen
as best adapted to the development OF
both voice and health. All outdoor sports,
| like bathing, fishing, (salmon and black
bass, golf, tennis and mountain climb
ing, are at hand. The old town of Wilton
is within a ten minute walk, and the rail
road station is about mile distant Mr..
and Mrs. Bachelor have given recitals in
Maine for several summers.
| In his wife Mr.. Bachelor finds an able
coadjutor. She is a graduate of Wellesley
and. like her husband, studied for more
| than two years with Vincenzo Nannini in
| Florence. Mile. Blaze de Bury in Paris
and Shakespeare in London. In his New