The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1902-02-14
READY TO SING
THE MESSIAH
Philharmonic Society Production
of the Oratorio at
Pauahi Hall.

| The first ambitious performance OF
HandeIs Messiah will be given at
lPauahi Hall, Oahu College. this even
ing, under the direction of Professor
Ballaseyus, musical director of the in
Istitution, by the Philharmonic Society.
The solo soprano parts viii be sung by
Mrs Genevra tombstone Bishop. of
iChicago, who is expected to arrive to-
/ day for the purpose of appearing in
this production.
The society, young, but energetic
which Will essay the oratorio, will have
| in its chorus something like seventy
| five voices, adm will furnish the other
soloists. There viii be. too. an orches-
ira of fifteen pieces, and this will be
supplemented by a piano and the grand
organ, to use which, primarily, the hall
was selected. As there has entered in
TO the preparation of this performance
the most thorough and conscientious
work, and the direction will be that of
one completely familiar with the entire
ora torio, the treat offered will be a
rare one in itself.
There are in the oratorio many ex-
ceedingly fine passages, the soloists
each having numbers which are of the
highest rank, primarily for the soprano
and the bass. the tenor role being per-
perhaps the least grateful. The grand
chorus, the ''HalleIujah," written as it
was for small chorus, and never
sung during the life of the composer
by more than two dozen voices. will
be given a rendition which will be a
revelation to admirers of this music,
who have never heard it with orchestra
and organ and such chorus as is now
The frequent rehearsals have put the
chorus in good trim for the heavy
work which is expected of them, and
he local SnlOiStS have ha
highest praise from those who have
heard the rehearsal productions.
The soloists other than Nine. Bishop !
are, alto. Miss Ethel Cameron; tenor !
Loye H. Miller; bass, Frederick Melchers |
In the chorus will be heard:
Sopranos-Mrs. Isabel Davis. Mrs. J. |
Buckingham, Mrs. G.. E. Rugg. the
Misses Helen Desha, Florence Deveril,
Ethel French, NJ. E. Lewis. Sarah Ly-
man, Ethel stinson. Claire Uecke. Ethel
Wolf, E. Amweg, P. Ashley, Carrie
Crewes, Irene Fisher, Flossie Hill, NJ.
Peterson. Dagmar Sorenson. Edith Spal-
ling.
Contraltos-Mrs ]. F. Brown. Mrs. j.
4. Hill, Mrs. L. H. Miller. Mrs. ]. w.
farndley, the Misses Ethel Cameron, H.
;orenson, NJ. Whine, Gertrude Brown, E.
Damon, Florence Hall, Harriet Hapai,
amy Hill, Edna Horner, Evelyn Nichols, J
lay Patty, Ruth Whitney, Olive Wool
nington.
Tenors-A. Benson, DR.. G. w Burgess,
v. M. Campbell, E. L. Collins, J. H.
} Almeida, l.. H. Miller, o. Lansing, A. T
johnson. p. Schmidt, F. Shingle, w.
'ycroft.
Basses-Julius Bayer. w. Breakbane,
:. G. Beardslee, w. NJ. Burns. A. Con- E
label, Carl Du Roi, w. L. Fletcher,
gorge Mcclellan, F. Melchers, C. H.
racy, c. Allen, Kelly Brown, NJ Davis.
Deverill, A. Heen, G. Hapai, S. Low
V. Nj. Robinson r SPhnaPlr
In the orchestra will be the following:
II. ANIME, Miss lola Barber, Miss N
lice Woods, Miss Gretchen Kopka, and
hers, first and second violins Joseph
osin, viola; j. Baker Of the band, dou- -
e bass; j. Jocher, clarinet: Messrs.
opke and Snyder, flutes; Charles
reuter-, cornet. and several other MEM
RS of the band