The daily sentinel., 1906-11-10
TWO TRUE MUSICIANS
The Bross-Lothian Recital One of the
Finest Given Here in Several
Hears.-Large Audience.

The people OF Grand Junction are
music loving people A cultured
musical attraction never fails TO re.
ceive liberal consideration at their
hands Such being the case the city
is often afforded opportunities to hear
musical talent of the very highest de
gree. Decidedly one of the most de
lightful and successful as well as one
of the most brilliant recitals of music
given in several years was that rem
/ dered last evening at the Metho list
church by Miss Julia Anna Bross and
Miss Myrtle Mabel Lothian.
The audience was of large pro.
portions. the auditorium of the
church being almost completely fill
ed. And 1t was an audience that was
keenly appreclatlve. Every number
of the superior program was enthus.
iastically received.
There were eight numbers. but the
encores demanded and graciously res
ponded to by the two young ladies
called for as many more selections.
yet the program was a very moder-
ate one in length.
As a contralto Miss Bross is un-
doubtedly entitled to a place in one
of the highest musical ranks. Few
contralto voices that have ever been
heard in local public musical recitals
have given more pleasure than that of
Miss Bross. Her solos last night
were each and every one of them of
most exquisite nature. They were
so varied that practically every tone
and note of the naturally remarkable
and richly cultured voice was brought
into play. Among the sweetest solos
might be mentioned the "song to the
Rose" "oh That We Two Were May.
ing" and the Scotch ballad AN
gus Mcdonald" the latter compost
tion of Roeckel "The Wood Pecker
song was an extremely charming lit
tie air. Parker's "A Gypsie Maiden,
l., was beautifully and perfectly rem
dered. over the Desert" by KeIlie
proved a beautiful selection. In ans
wer to the encores Miss Bross kept
the audience laughing with her merry
and sparkling light airs of catchy
humorous nature. including a dainty
and quaint little Irist ditty. In clos
ing Miss Bross sang Dudley Bucks
great solo. difficult and lovely in its
every phase THE Sunset"
The soloist has perfect control over
her voice and sings with an ease and
grace that is not often witnessed. Her
voice has a mighty volume, yet is deli
cate in its every texture and she pro.
nounces the words of every selection
with clearest distinctiveness.
Those who heard Miss Lothian last
evening recognize in her pianist of
extraordinary talent, her mastery
over the piano is very nearly com
plete. 1t takes pianist of far more
than the average ability to repeatedly
and successfully entertain an average
audience for instrumental solos as a
usual thing some times fail to grasp
and hold an audience as their worth
deserve, but not SO with Miss Lo-
IHldu seleCtlOuS laSt nlBnl, one Cdli-
ed forth enthusiastic admiration ami
vigorous applause from her auditors.
There is a charm in her playing that
is hard to withstand. Her touch of
the keys is delicate and she seems to-
be able to get the very sweetest quail
tiles from every composition she un.
dertakes. The Menuet Moderne from
Conrath. the German Dance from
Beethoven. difficult classics. were OF
fered the audience with marvellous
rendition. The triple number "To A
Wild Rose, From an Indian Lodge
and "The Song of the Brook" afford
ed a splendid demonstration of the
young lady's power over the instru-
ment Her encore responses were de-
lightful and her work in accompany
ing the singer was of the highest type.
1t was indeed an evening of delic
ious musical delicacies of the rarest
class. 1t has been a long time since
more pleasing entertainment of
any nature has been given at the
Methodist church.