Evening times-Republican. [volume] (Marshalltown, Iowa) 1890-1923, 1902-06-10
TIE GRAND ORAlOR|O
GrinnelI's Musical Festival Mon.
day Brilliant Success.
Orchestra Applauded.
Noted soloists...Chorus Of Hun.
dred Voices and Orchestra
Render an Opera.
Commencement and Inaugural.
ton OF New Pre- sident Notable
Events This Week.

nual festival of the Grnnell Oratorio
Society occurred yesterday afternoon
and evening. 1t was the rarest musical
treat of the year and compares most
| favor ably with anything that has ever
been heard in Grinnell before. The at
ternoon program was furnished by out
side talent entirely. The Chicago
| Symphony Orchestra, which also APP
peared here last year under the au
spices of the Society and was so en-
Enthusiastically received. was welcomed
back with tremendous enthusiasm.
The new Colonial was packed for
each performance. An ideal place
for the concerts was furnished in thia
auditorium, the effectiveness of the
orchestra suffered last year because
of the poor acoustics and the small
improvised stage near the audience IN
the Congregational church, 1t not being
adapted to such performances.
The large orchestra with its many
instruments We're accommodated amply
on the commodious stage of the new
theater and the musical effect was
fully given in these surroundings.
The first number on the afternoon
program was Wagner's Vorspiel to
Lohengrin This beautiful number was
but an indication of what would fol-
low. Brushs First Concerto followed
and received tremendous response
supported by the full orchestra won
hi in h cd
sponded to the scond movement in the
great Concerto.
Sue Harrington Furbeck appeared
in the first musical number rendering
in her rich contralto, the Aria from
Herodiade by Massenet. This was fol-
lowed by Tochaikowsh's symphony
Pathetique, by the orchestra, constitut-
ing the last number before the inter-
mission. This commanded the same
applause which Jan Van Oordt's solo
number called forth. The first num-
Der in the second section of the pro-
gram was the Aria "Onaway, Awake!
Beloved" by Coleridge- Taylor, sung by
the great Tenor, Holmes Cowper. Hd
left a delightful impression on the au-
dience.
Next the orchestra played Two
Slavonic Dances by Dvorak, with ex-
cellent effect There were not how
ever as pleasing as other numbers by
the Symphony
Mrs. Sue Harrington Furbeck's sec
ond number was the Aria, My Heart
Is Weary" by Goring Thomas. A hear
ty applause was accorded. The clos
ing number Of the program which was
also the opening number of last years
program by the orchestra vas the
..Freischutz' by Won Webb. This
beautiful selection with its difficult
variations was repeated by request
and was the most popular selection
of the evening. 1t was in this number
that the power and mastery director
ship OF Adolph Rosenbecker was best
shown. The audience departed with
enthusiastic memories and prepared
for the evenings entertainment in
which local talent should shine.
The evenings program consisted Of
the beautiful FrithJof Saga, sung by
the Mems Chorus of the Oratorio AS,
ISOLATION and Helen Buckley in the role
of Ingeborg, the heroine of the Saga,
with Charles w. Clark, of Chicago, in
the title role and the chorus and solo
lists supported by the full orchestra
This is one of the last appearances
of Mr.. Clark before he goes abroad
for years study. His farewell re-
cital was given in Chicago few weeks
ago. This beautiful story told by Bish-
op Tegner in his great Swedish poem,
rejecting the hero worship and person
al rivalry of the Viking Age and set
to music in free translation by Max
Bruch was tremendous success. The
chorus under the direction of Profess
Sor Matlackl did excellent work and
the solo parts by Miss Buckley ant
Mr. Clark both of whom are intense
favorites with Grinnell audiences, were
applauded The Choir
us appeared at its best in the descrip-
ton Of the wedding of Ingeborg and |
at the close of the saga. The |
following gentlemen were members |
of the chorus: Tenors, Messrs. Benson |
Butterfield, Condit, Davies. Davis, Ora
ham, Hunting, Kibby, Lewis, Mitchell |
Morrison, Kicker, Van Evera, Wal
laser. Westlake, Wilson, Ziegler. Bas-
sos: Messers. A. A. Blatherwick, G. w.
Carney. Crane, Hodgdon,
Lewis, B. Mccartney, Meade
Nollen, Olds, seeley, Smith, Trigg
George Walker, John Walker, and I
Weber.
The second part of the program was
he story of Hiawatha's Departure from
Longfellow's poem composed by Coler-
dge-Taylor. The full Oratorio Soci-
ETY. appeared in this, the solo numbers
being rendered by Henen Buckley.
soprano, Holmes Cowper, tenor, and
Charles w. Clark, baritone, the Sym
ohony Orchestra also supporting the
focalists. The society with it's hun
ired voices and the full orchestra with
'oloists and director completely filled
he stage of the theater. The appear
ance presented by the society was eX-
luisite. The musical work was of the
highest order and the audience sat |,
hru the entire number with only signs
If enjoyment.
The solo work was generously APP
olauded, and also the strong chorus
PARTS.
The aim of the Oratorio Society is to
sather all the musical talent of the
own and college for great musical
cstival to be held each year during
week, giving Grinnell
,eople an opportunity to hear first class
musical talent from abroad and fur
fishing the same opportunity to the
guests from other
titles. The last years program was a
great success and this year under the
direction. of Prof. Matlack the society
las the same hearty congratulations