The Nashville globe. [volume] (Nashville, Tenn.) 1906-193?, 1907-04-26
At Fisk Memorial Chapel,
Friday Night, April 10.
AN APPREcIATIVE AUDIENCE
LISTENED ENRAPT AT THE
RENDITION OF THAT SPLENDID
PRODUCTION BY A MAcNIFl.
CENT ARRAY OF FlsK's SWEET.
EST SINGERS.

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The twenty-seventh season of the
Mozart Society was celebrated in tbe
Memorial Chapel, Fisk University
April ~ and 20, at which time thew
gave their fifty-ninth and sixtieth CON
aerts. This society has elected more
han one applause from Nashville,s
enthusiastic music-loving public It
was said year before last when they
rendered "The Messiah" that thew
lad reached the climax of their per-
'ection in this line. A similar remark
vas made the preceding year when
hey produced "St. Paul" but the
staging and producing of Harry r.
fincent's "Prodigal Son." has proven
hat these predictions were all untrue.
risks Mozart Society produced this
oratorio in a way that the public shall
not forget. The fact that so MANY
ave looked upon that oft-repeated pas
age of Scripture from the Bible to
ompare with their conditions, made
he occasion one eagerly looked for
ward to. The program itself was
nough to guarantee a large audience.
t appeared in the neatest form, show.
ng beautiful cut of the Memorial
chapel as it looks from Jubilee Hall.
The members of the Mozart Society
consist of some of the leading singers
IF the South. Many visitors come
from adjoining cities to witness these
annual concerts. The conductor, Prof.
4. Fl. Wright, appears to spend his
force on these particular occasions.
Hence the fifty-ninth and sixtieth con-
'erts on last Friday night and Satur-
lay matinee will long be remembered.
Special praise for excellent service
IS made of the sopranos, Misses Marie
V. Peek and Elsie V. Taylor. Both of
'hese are in a class by themselves.
They are favorites and will remain so
For time to come. Mrs. John w.
Work, the undisputed best contralto
singer in the South, was by far the
ideal of the evening. Mr.. John Work,
the tenor, as usual, enraptured the
audience with his beautiful tenor
solos. Mr.. Alfred G.. King. baritone
soloist, was a new star. Certainly the
Young man is destined to come up in
his class. Too much can not be said
Vt the different parts taken and rem
| 1ered. The several choruses were es-
7ectally enjoyable. Each part grew
better and better The chorus, "There
is joy in the presence of the Angels of
God over one sinner that repenteth.
more than over ninety and nine just
men that need no repentance" was
captivating. 1t was enchanting and
brought forth tremendous applause
from the audience The last quartet
by Messrs. Boutte, Merrill, Mrs John
Work and Miss Peek was another beau
tiful selection; but the choral fan
fare, ooh that men would therefore
praise the Lord for His great mercy
INTO the children of men," was con-
sidered by all the treat of the even
ing. Notwithstanding the clam-like
mode of the audience, which was
plainly evident throughout the entire
evening, they had to burst forth with
= tremendous plaudit It was noticed
that the audience did not show the
proper appreciation for the perfect
and beautiful production, "The Prodi-
cal Son."
Notwithstanding the second piece in
mart one Father, give me the por-
ton of good that falleth to me-" sung
by the sweet tenor soloist, Prof. John
W. Work was beautiful In every re-
spect, not a sound Of appreciation went
mp from the audience. A Globe re-
norter paid particular attention. It
was about the middle Of part second,
when some apparently enthusiastic
hearer broke the long silence with a
boisterous handicap, which seemed to
set off as by electricity a part of the
hearers It was taken up and carried
around and by the time part three was
reached, the audience was giving vent
in more than one handicap to their