The Savannah morning news. (Savannah, Ga.) 1900-current, 1903-03-22
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enthusiasm no longer did it burst forth
into applause. The wise provisions OF
this rule in an amateur organization
such as is the Music Club are thor
oughly appreciated, and to the credit
OF the members and their guests let 1t
De said that they displayed a wonder
fuI Self-control in restraining them
selves to the extent that they did in
the face of the excellence of every
number on the programme of last
Thursday evening.
When Handers Messiah" was first
presented in London every member of
the vast audience, including King
George III. of England, who was pres
ent on the occasion, involuntarily rose
10 their feet when the passage For
the Lord God Omnipotent Reigneth"
was reached, and remained standing
throughout the singing of that pas
sage. Ever after that the audiences
IN England have risen and remained
standing whilst that portion of the
famous oratorio is being sung.
BY reason of the length of time that
they have sung together and the
amount of study and work done by
them during that time, the choir of
christ Church is probably not equalled
in the city, and is excelled by none in
the South. Each member of the quar-
tette sings in full sympathy and &C.
cord with the others, and they work
together in a smooth, finished style,
blending their tones in thorough har-
mony. Much of the excellent results
of their work is due to the intelligent
training given them by the director
of the choir, Miss Emma E. Coburn.
Those composing the choir are Mrs
n. H. Finnie, soprano; Mrs. ]. J..
Gaudry, contralto; Mr.. ]. T. German,
tenor, and Mr.. George w. Beckett
baritone each ranking among the most
prominent singers of the city.
Mrs. T. P. Wickenberg has been
highly complimented from many
sources for the excellence of her sing
ing at Mr.. George Blakeley's organ re-
cital at st. Johns Church on last
Wednesday evening. OF especial merit
was the manner in which she sang
"Elizabeth's Prayer from Tannhaus-
Ell. There is no question but that Mrs.
Wickenberg is in better voice at pres
ent than ever before.
The famous Kneisel Quartette that
the Music Club may succeed in bring
ing out for a concert between now and
the close of this season in May never
go on concert tours. Nor do they make
engagements through any of the mus
ical agencies of the North. They are
recognized as the foremost string
quartette in this country and probably
in the world and are a very inde-
pendent organization. They play in but
few places outside of New York, Bos-
ton, Philadelphia, Washington and
Baltimore. Occasionally they play in
Chicago and St. Louis. And with this
limited number of places in which they
appear they give but few concerts
during any one season. 1t is, there
fore, most difficult thing to secure
them for an engagement. They have
never appeared in the South, and
should the Music Club succeed in
bringing them here they will accom-
plish a thing that larger cities than
Savannah have been attempting to ac-
complish for the past ten years, but
without success. 1t will be the great
est musical triumph that Savannah has
yet scored. The commercial results to
the city will also be great, showing to
the entire country that we have a city
an attraction. Should the contract that
the club now has for Nine. Zeisler's
appearance here fail on account of the
continued illness of her husband. the
present indications are that the Knei-
sci Quartette will be brought here this
season.
Mr.. John Wiegand, organist and d.
rector of the Independent Presbyterian
Church choir hoS