The news & observer. [volume] (Raleigh, N.C.) 1894-current, 1905-05-26
CONCERT
Musical Event of the
Year at St Mary's
School.
TODAY,S PROGRAM.

If a. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT Exercises
The annual concert given by the
Music Department of st. Mary's School
under the direction of Prof Sanborn
last evening was the browning event
of the school year, and one of the
most delightful occasions ever enjoyed
by the citizens of Raleigh. The large
auditorium was crowded beyond its
capacity, and scores of people were
turned away. not being able TO gain
admittance The young ladies exc
cuted their parts well. and were heard
by Responsive audience.
The orchestra under the direction of
Miss Charlotte Kendall Hull gave the
Tannhaeuser March with a good
swing and effective shading. The vio-
Inns showed the good work of their
instructor i'll bowling, tone and precis-
ion. The Good Night. From a Day Ill
Venice was a fitting close to most
enjoyable evening.
May Lee Montague sung the pathetic
Ballade of Kate yannah, with sim
plicity and well sustained tone. The
prelude of Chopin. by Cad Clopton
Hervey and the Witches Dance, by
Katherine Hampton, were well played.
Winifred Ross Massey caught the
spirit of the German Lied, and the
sweetness of Mendelssohn. While Mar
garet Rosalie DuBose displayed her
versatile talents in the Introduction
and Polonaise of Allen The vocal
quartette. The Day is Done. sung by
Misses G. Sanborn, Durham, Cowles
and Fleetwood was very effective. well
blended and nicely phrased. Fanny
Hines Johnson showed the true musi-
clan in the DeBeriot variations both
in tone and technic. Her tonal effects
almost equallinG q viola in intensity,
while the rythm pulsated with life.
Katherine Leigh Winslow gave the
Schumann Aufschwung with a sweep
ing rush of rhythmic changes and
strongly contrasted tone effects almost
startling. She has a beautiful tone.
deft fingers and much dramatic feel
ing. Nora Lawton Edmonston, in the
Wieniowski Polopaise displayed good
musical feeling. a nice quality of tone
and effective phrasing. Sadie Macel-
line Jenkins played brilliantly the
finale of Mendelssohn with a big tone
and we'll sustained. nicely contrasted
coloring. Margaret Longfellow San
born sang with dramatic feeling and
Lassiter played the difficult Waltz de
Concert of Wieniowski, with beauti-
ful shading. fine touch and brilliant
technic. The Recitative and Aria.
from Beatrix, dislayed the emotional
beauties of Mary Ellen Durham's
flexible voice. Gertrude Elaine San
born. in the Andante and Scherzo.
from David, showed brilliant technic,
clear and true stopping. and graceful
bowling Carrie Mott Cowles played
the Scherzo of Chopin. with full tone,
nice shading and characteristic phr1s-
ing. Mrs Weihe gave very beauti-
full interpreta ton of Grey's Autumn
Song. her rich and sweet tones rising
and falling like an autumn breeze,
Matte Caroline Hunter played the A
fiat Ballade, of Chopin, with much
feeling. true dramatic force and five
touch effects.
The LEtoile Club german, given
Yesterday morning at II o'clock, was
one of the pleasantest students events
of this session, and was participated
in by all the young ladies' and
number of their girl friends from the
city.
The meeting of the trustees was
held in the afternoon. but the bust
ness transacted was Of usual routine.
there being nothing done of interest
to the public generally