Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1904-02-16
H|AWATHA


Despite considerable rainstorm
last evening Honolslu's society turned
out ensemble to listen to local singers
In their rendition of the beautiful can.
tata "Hiawatha". and few vacant seats
could be found in the Opera House.
The cantata was augmented in the
first part by several part.songs and so.
plano solos. all the compositions Of
Gerald Barton, the new Professor Of
Music at Oahu College.
These compositions were all exqui.
site pieces of harmony with occasion,
al beautiful melodies, and all arranged
with piano accompaniment that were
artistic revelations, but requiring the
rare skill Of an accompanist like Mrs.
Barton to bring out the full effect;
likewise most of the songs, partakins
Of numerous minors, were difficult OF
rendition.
The first number of the program
was a fve,part song, Spring Madri.
gal', by Mrs. G. b. Cooper, Miss Hart,
nagel, Miss Won Holt. @. F. Davies
and w. l.. Stanley. This was follow.
ed by three pretty little songs by Miss
Ada whitney and then trio Of four.
part songs by double mixed quartet
consisting of Mrs. e. D. Tenney, Miss
Kelly, Mrs. W. A. Kinney, Miss Won
Holt. Messrs. @. F. Davies, Terry,
Stanley and T. c. Davies. After a
soprano and tenor duet by Mrs. c. B..
Cooper and Clifford Kimball, Mrs. Geo.
W. Macfarlane received an ovation in
singing "Day.break", by Gerald Bar.
ton. The applause was SO tremendous
and continuous after this song that
Mrs. Macfarlane was compelled to re.
turn. and she sang her faverite Com.
in Thro' the Rye, which was also so
enthusiastically encored as to again
call the singer before the footlights.
One more four.part song. entitled
Moonlight and Music, concluded the
first part of the program.
In the second part Gerald Barton
made his initial appearance before q
Honolulu audience In the capacity OF
conductor of the chorus in "Hiawatha'
and Mrs. Barton as an accompanist.
The excellent manner In which the
cantata was sung spoke volumes fol
Mr.. Barton's ability as conductor
and showed the great amount OF mus
ical talent in Honolulu amateurs wher
brought out by skillful leader.
Mrs. Barton's manner and style o.
playing as well as her perfect time
proved her an accompanist of the frs
rank.
The cantata Is from Longfellow':
''Hiawatha" set to music by d. Cole
ridge Taylor and is descriptive of "Hia
watha's Wedding Feast.
The first and third parts are entirely
choral and so well sung that the words
Of the epic could be distinctly followed
throughout. The second part opened
with choral description of Chibeabas
and his wonderful music which Mrs
&. w. Macfarlane. becomingly gowned
In black, illustrated in the beautiful
solo "Onaway, Awake Beloved" sup.
posed to be the song Of Hiawatha to
Minnehaha.
Those taking part in the cantata were
as follows:
soloist-Mrs. G. W. Macfarlane.
Accompanist-Mrs. Gerard Barton.
Director-Gerard Barton.
CHORUS.
Sopronas-Mrs. G. G. Ballentyne
Mrs. c. f. Camp, Mrs. c. NJ. Cooke. Jr
Mrs. C. B. Cooper, Mrs. E. B. Hibber.
dine, Miss Edna Kelley, Mrs. L. T
Peck, Miss Irmgard Schaefer, Mrs. E
ID. Tenney, Mrs. r. w. Waldbridge
Miss Kulumanu Ward.
Altos-Mrs. c. b. Damon, Mrs. l.
Folsom, Miss Gertrude Hall, Miss l.
Hartnagel, Mrs. w. A. Kinney, Miss
"! Won Holt.
Tenors-Messrs. ]. L. Cockburn. G
F. Davies, Clifford Kimball, George
Smithies, Mason Terry.
Basses-Messrs. w. d. Adams, w
Beakbane, J. G. D'Almeida, T. C.
Davies, !. s. Dillingham;, L. T. Peck
W. L. Stanley.
The proceeds OF the concert are fol
the organ fund OF st. Andrews Cathe.
dral and that many ladies of other
churches In the city aided In the con.
cert shows how harmoniously the