The Minneapolis journal. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1888-1939, 1903-03-28
st. PAUL" BY THE PHILHAR-
@s MONIES 20

. A large audience gathered at the Swed
ish tabernacle last evening to hear Men
delssohn's early oratorio, saint Paul
the best loved by musicians. The theme
Is the conversion of Saul of Tarsus, perse-
cutor of the Christians, and it follows
very closely the biblical s.rrative- The
orator. lies between Bach passion and
the more epicaL Handel oratorio. Much
narrative recitative is introduced as we'll
as fine Lutheran chorals. The choruses
which give a large part Of the local color
range from the most heathenish of cries
full expression of alteration, GLOW lovely
are the Messengers III 8. go -
The Philharmonic club. under their
leadership of Emil Ober Hoffer,, certainly
secured these effects. 1t might be said
that the chorus was not SO synpathetically
responsive to the baton as in the earlier
concerts of the season and the work was
rather jagged in one of two attacks but in
spite of this the choruses were given with
a spirit and general precision truly COM
mendable. The audience was apprecia-
tive Of these efforts, but because of the
programs length no encores were given.
The best results appeared in GLOW Lovely
Are the Messengers,'' 1.-THE Nations Now
Are the Lords" and '"rhe Gods Them
selves as Mortals Are Descended. The
last chorus as well: as the last soprano
recitative were absolutelyruined by the
number Of ill-mannered departures frcm
the hall. The club succeeded in interpret
ing the underlying feeling, whether it was
revengeful, mobilize anger, barbaric idol
atory or deeply religious Christian piety.
/ The soloists, three of whom are Mime
apolitans. were Miss Clara Williams So
prano; Mrs. Maude Adams Waterman
contralto; Evan Williams, tenor; Gwilyn
Mileo, barytone, and Alfred Wiley, basso:
Miss Williams sang the numerous pas
rlrlfQfivo f,h1 II
though she did not apepar to very great
advantage except in the two arias which
gave her much better opportunity for
display of the lyric quality of her voice
and the artists touch and finish. After
both of these Miss Williams received the
Warmest OF applause. In the contralto
aria Mrs. Waterman with her rich warm
voice, proved the Justice of her popular
1ty here and graciously acknowledged the
plaud1ts accorded her. Mr.. Williams, by
his sympathetic Interpretation scored a
success. His voice is of sweet quality and
though slightly affected with Vibrato, was
entirely adequate. Neither he nor Mr..
Miles neglected the dramatic element and
noth bowed MANY times in recognition of
the applause. Their duets were sung with
good taste and pleasing unity. The bass
ara O God, Have Mercy9 Upon Me'~was
especially good. The orchestra, com
posed of thirty-five selected musicians.
did fine work throughout and aided
greatly In supplying the local color and
dramatic effects.
In the intermission Frederick Fayram.
| president of the club. came forward and
thanked the music lovers of Minneapolis
for their hearty support during the year.
he SAID that IN spite of heavier expenses
the club was able to close the season with
no deficit. He expressed the clubs graft
tude to the church for the use of the
auditorium. For next season he promised
| still better productions and closed by ap-
pealing for the. continued support of the
public. -.t ~ -. ~. .-C
The high standard set by the club this
year and the general excellence of its con-
certs augur we'll for next years success.
Minneapolis is too proud of such an organ
ization to allow its efforts to go unap-
preciated. ~ -.> -: a..~ 49, :.