Connecticut western news., 1907-06-06
THE GREAT CONCERTS
AT THE NORFOLK MUSIC SHED
They Were Pronounced the Greatest Musical Events Ever Held in the County of Litchfield.

The eighth season of the Litchield County Choral Union closed with the big festival at the music shed, Norfolk, on Tuesday and Wednesday evenings of this week. That this was the greatest musical event ever held in this county is unquestioned and the snecess of this season $ work is bringing abundant con- gratulations to MT. Stoeckel, MT. Paine, and to all the ohoruses in the;union. The two-evening festival marked new de- parture in the program Of events and the additional treat was highly appreci- ated by all It gave the ehoruses the power to gratify more completely the great desire for admission. It is very gracious of MT. Stoeckel to hand over to the choruses all but comparatively few of the invitations which he reserved for his personal use. The festival began with joint rehearsal on Monday night with the soloists and orchestra. The so- loists for the festival were: Mime. Emma Flames, soprano; Mime. Louise Homer, ccntralbO; MT. Edward Johnson, .tenor; MT. Emilio DeGogorza, baritone, and MT. Herbert Witherspoon, bass.
 The orchestra was composed of sixty five picked men from New York, mostly players in the Metropolitan opera house, under the direction of Dr. Arthur Mees, with Mr. H. F. Schmidt, concert master. MT DIV Shailor presided at the organ. The chorus was composed of 325 singers selected from the choruses in Norfolk, Winsted, Salisbury and Canaan. The great chorus was splendidly trained and was responsive to the masterful leader ship of MT. Paine. They took all the ex- treme changes in mood with fine feeling from the sOmbre minors to the great climaxes of victory. The work on the unisons and chorals was fine, but the eff feet with the great orchestra and the an swering trumnets in the " unfold" cho- rus was simply immense. In that and in the last chorus the vast volume of sustained controlled tone was over whelming. The work of the Winsted chorus and especially of the six Winsted ladies should be specially mentioned. Unquestionably this rendering of Guo- nod's Redemption '' will rank as one of the greatest ever given in this coun- Ity, considering all the parts-soloists, orchestra and chorus.
 The concert of Wednesday evening was entirely by the orchestra and solo, ists It was brilliant and beautiful concert. It was the first appearance of Mme Flames at the Norfolk concerts and she was greatly enjoyed, as was to be expected. Mime. Homer is always a fau0rite with us and she was enjoyed more than ever. The great duet which they sang was beautiful. It was the first time they had sung it outside of the Metropolitan opera house. Four hun dred aud twenty invitations and tickets for the concerts came to Canaan and all of those who were benefited express unbounaed appreciation to MT. and Mrs. Stoackel for this great pleasure.
 Notes.
 We regret we have to register another complaint against the train service.
 The honorary members elected this year are Dr. Arthur Mees and MT. Sid ney Homer MT. Homer, the husband of Mime. Homer, is a composer
 At dress rehearsal beautiful bouquet of roses was given to Mrs. Stoeckel, and at the first concert gift was made to Mr. Paine from the joint chorus.
 It was the first time the Canaan cho- rus had faced the music " of a great orchestra, but they did their part like veterans.