The Newtown bee., 1904-08-12
LITCHFlELD COUNTY
WASHINGTON.

A MUSICAL TREAT.
 these days with his preparation for the concerts, which will be given on
 Friday, August 26, here and on Satur-
 day, August 27, in Litohfeld. De-
 parting from the custom followed for
 the last six years, of concerts by 8 chorus of women's voices only, the old Washington Choral club of mixed voices will again step to the front and
 make it's bow to the public. It will
 be remembered that seventeen years
 ago Op September 10, the church on
 the Green was packed from the edge
 of the pulpit to 'the ceiling of the rear
 gallery, to hear the last concert given
 by this club. People came from all
 the adjoining towns, more than 80
 from New Milford. a special train
 Waterbury, the latter driving in all
 40 miles to hear the concert. This
 season 8 new scheme is being carried
 out. The Washington club will give
 it's concert, assisted by a new club,
 which MT Woodruff has just formed in
 Litchfeld, of between SO and 70 voices;
 then tle titchfield club will glye it's
 concert assisted by the Washington
 club. Special traipa will be run for
 each club and good musical results are
 looked for. The two clubs together
 will number about lS0 voices. "Fair
 Ellen" by Max Bruch, which created such furore IT years ago, will be re- peated. It is one of the most dramat- ic cantatas written and deals with
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 tis9 sIperstitions and apparitions the program. Roth of these will be sung by the full chorus with string or. chestra and piano accompaniment. Mrs William Haesche of New Haven, who sang 30 beautifully here last winter, will sing the part of "Fair Ellen" and g group of songs. Mrs c. G. Board map will sing the part of "Love1y ROsabelle" and the incidental solo in "Silver Rell," 8 most delightful little part song for wOmen's voices, in the style Qf German Laendler by Rein- hold Herman, which was written for one Of 4r Woodruff's clubs: A first class bass soloist from New York will sing the part of ,hord Edward" in the t@ke af TraHn'' by Thiertot for bass solo and womep's chorus with | string orchestra and two groups of songs. His name will be 6npOunced | later, when negotiations are complet- l ed. The ever acceptable and satis- factory string quartet which Gustav Dannreuther brings with him, will play the accompaniments and give two groups of string orchestra numbers. Among the several numbers which the | womah's chorus of 90 voices will sing, is an arrangement of the old Boccher- ipi mippet for strings, which has been | exoellently adapted and set to the poem beginning "GFandMa told me all about it, how she danced the minuet" etc. Walter Goldsmith will play the 1 piano accompaniments. It is hoped | that the great outlay of time, labor l and money on the enterprise, may meet with most loyal and hearty l support from the public, who will l surely find most delightful evening | of music. Both clubs are rehearsing two evenings and one afternoon in each week now in order to perfect themselves in their several parts. The program in full will follow later.