The evening times. [volume] (Grand Forks, N.D.) 1906-1914, 1907-02-02
MUSICAL NOTES

MUSICAL NOTES
The choir of the Presbyterian church
will render special music at both SER
vices tomorrow. The following mum.
bers will be sung:
Anthem-"In His Was Life".
-. =. Schneider
Solo-"Unto the Hills. .Mercadante
Mrs. A. J. Becker.
Anthems Savior, When Night.
=. =. Shelley
Evening.
Anthem-"As Christ Upon the Cross"
:. :: ..Bullard
Solo-"Faith" -. :. Chadwick
N. B. Black.
Special organ numbers will be rem
dered by the organist, Mr.. A. p. Cliff
ford.
The program given by the First
Methodist church choir tomorrow IN
der the direction of Professor Stout,
Mrs. Stout organist, will be as follows:
Morning.
Prelude-Canon ........... de Wilm
Anthem-Hosanna in the Highest.
.'''''''..' Observation-Disclosures. Stainer
Onertory-Prayer ........... .Devret
Postlude in E fiat Loud
Evening.
Prelude-Larghetto .......... Brossig
Anthem-Lead Kindly Light. Sullivan
Offetory-Bercense .......:.. Barber
ENTHUSIASTICALLY ......:.. Guilmant
Mrs. Ruby Redmon Stout organist.
MIR. Geo. A. Stout, chorister.
The first public performance of "The
Messiah" was given under. Handlers d.
rection at Dublin on April 10, l742,
and was for the benefit of charity,
On account of the great interest in
rehearsals the request was made
through the newspapers "that ladies
would please come without hoops and
gentlemen without swords" This en-
abled the authorities to seat six OF
seven hundred more people.
In London "The Messiah was NOT
heard until March, 1743, and during
the singing of the Hallelujah chorus
there, the effect was such that King
George II arose and with him the en-
tire audience all standing to the end.
The cratorio opened a new era In
choral culture in England which has
never died out.
The Thursday musical will hold its
next meeting on the 14th of February
instead of next Thursday as was pre-
dicted. 1t will be an open one ana
each member will be privileged to
bring a friend The subject of the
meeting will be "The Dances of all
Nations"
TIE Evans quartette has been
meeting with encouraging success in
the attendance at the concerts it has
been giving throughout the neighbor-
hood. Many testimonials have been
given them as to the character of the
entertainment every number being
strictly first class. Bemidji is fav-
ored this week, two concerts are to
be given thehe today and sacred one
tomorrow.
Members of the Fargo Musical club
and their friends enjoyed most de-
ightful and profitable evening at the
public library Thursday evening. The
program which was devoted largely
to vocal music opened with the read
ing of paper on the Mechanisms of
of the Voice, by Mrs. Jesse Tayor Hall.
The paper was illustrated by black
board drawings and related to the ply
steal organisms which are now used
in singing.
The first musical number was
night song, a quartette section which
was rendered in a pleasing manner by
Mrs. Dilworth. Mrs. Dodsley. A. H.
Lodsley and Rosa Babcock. Mrs. +.
H. Wright sang two vocal solos, Wade
Ven Spesso and When Love is Done.
A delightful piano selection was rem
dered by Mrs ]. w. Clapp. The final
number Lead Kindly Light, was rem
dered most effectively by quartette
consisting of Mrs. Dilworth, Miss Min
ME Carpenter, A. H. Dodsley and Ross
Babcock.
There will he several more musicals
in the White House during the winter.
These have proven most popular, and
are always the prettiest of the enter
tainments at the executive mansion.
The recent one when the Kniesel quar-
tet of Boston gave program, was
red-letter evening. The music was !,
rare treat. The quartet, the best OF
its kind, must have caught an inspir-
alton, for, If it Is possible, the members
Played better than they ever played
before. And it was one of the most
distinguished audiences ever assembled
at one of Mrs. Roosevet's musicales.
Gowns, jewels. and beautiful women
60 far to make up a successful enter
tainment.
At recent musical exposition in
Berlin an invention for increasing the
resonance of the voice was exhibited.
1t consists of film, which is applied
to the roof of the mouth, and acts as
sounding board. 1t is intended for
the use of orators. officers and any.
one wishing to increase the reach of
the voice as we'll as musicians.
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